DuckTales is back next summer with the whole crew
Disney dropped the debut date and a teaser for their DuckTales revival this morning. The series will debut on Disney XD next summer with 21 episodes and two hour specials. Creative personnel include...
31 Days of Halloween: You will not believe the insanity that is Mickey’s Inferno
As we've been reminding you all month, tomorrow is Halloween Comic Fest, one of those Diamond supported comic book holidays. Participating stores will have special Halloween swag on sale and Halloween themed events that...
Marvel launches Enchanted Tiki Room #1 for kitsch fans everywhere
I'm not sure exactly why Marvel keeps publishing these comics based on Disney theme park attractions, but it probably has something to do with the fact that Disney owns Marvel. Anyway, if you're old...
Disney is rebooting The Rocketeer as a black female character
No scrap of IP goes wasted at Disney and they've dusted off The Rocketeer, Dave Stevens' classic pulp-inspired character, with a projected reboot that will star a black female heroine. Max Winkler and...
Report: Rankled Ike calls Iger before he’s even had his coffee
In a wide ranging interview with THR to reflect his being named the most powerful person in Hollywood, Disney's CEO Bob Iger was asked about his relationship with Marvel's Ike Perlmutter: and the state...
Civil War: Isaac Perlmutter’s influence continues to reshape Disney
Five years ago, I was told that far from retiring with his $1 billion in profits from selling Marvel to Disney, Marvel CEO Isaac Perlmutter was actually taking a more active involvement in running...
The Battle of 2017 Could Be Disney v Comic-Con
Today Disney put out the official word on the dates for their next D23 Expo in 2017. The show is slated to take place on July 14-16, 2017 at the Anaheim Convention Center. This...
The Beat’s Weekly Toy Review/Preview: Many things POPPING in June
By: Nicholas Eskey
Welcome back boys and girls to another exciting installment of the Beat’s Weekly Toy Review/Preview! Since there is just too many toys out there to wrangle into one medium sized post, I’ve...
Disney Infinity Gets Marvel’s Civil War… Sort Of
When Disney entered the toy-to-life game genre with Disney Infinity there was little doubt the house of mouse would exploit this opportunity for every last drop of its worth to figuratively print money. With...
The Beat’s Weekly Toy Review!
By: Nicholas Eskey
Every week, companies announce new, nerdy toys that threaten to drain our bank accounts and fill every spare inch on our shelves. To help you decide what is buy-worthy, we have decided...
Disney Remasters Star Wars Once More, as a Graphic Novel!
Last year, Marvel launched their new Star Wars comics by offering remastered editions of the original comic book adaptations.
Well... next March, Lusasfilm Press will release a brand new graphic novel adaptation of the original trilogy...
Hopes briefly flare for a new Darkwing Duck tv show, but are cruelly dashed
https://twitter.com/amymebberson/status/689168071299170304
Earlier this week Joe Books announced a new ongoing Darkwing Duck comic book, by Aaron Sparrow and James Silvani, thus righting one of the great comics kerfuffles of all times. But as this news...
