NSFW: THE PRO cartoon
Okay, this is DEFINITELY NSFW. Don't say we didn't warn you. THE PRO, the tale of a working girl with superpowers by Garth Ennis, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, has been a sales sleeper...
Nice Art: Ted McKeever’s META 4
“What's different [about META 4],” McKeever said, “is the lack of a specific central theme or category. In the past, I would find myself wanting to do a ‘political drama’ or an ‘apocalyptic horror’ tale. But here, I am allowing myself to weave through [different] subjects, and pull into it whatever is needed based on that given scenario. The challenge is to make it all work.”The key to that, he said, lies with the characters. “[They] have to be designed in such a way that they come across as subtly ‘real’ and yet malleable enough to show extreme emotions when called for,” McKeever said.<
BEAT MAY GIVEAWAY FRENZY #7: Eddy Current
Today we are giving away a cult comics classic which was published in 1987 but still speaks to today's issues. Before there was Wesley Gibson or Dave Lisewski or Flex Mentallo there was...Eddy Current, the story of an inmate at a mental asylum who finds himself melded with the "Dynamic Fusion Suit" he ordered from an comic book ad and escapes to save the world.
Anatomy of a panty shot
Dear lord, what is coming out of this woman's vajayjay? People, dogs, monster claws, golden light, frayed denim. This one has it all. The cover to Image's new NANCY IN HELL miniseries by Juan...
Corey Lewis’s SEEDLESS
Image has just released information on a new Corey Lewis concoction -- this time a saga of garden fruits and the aliens who look like them:
Just when you thought it was safe...
Personnel moves: Barton, Martinez, Cabardo, etc., etc., etc.
Lots and lots of personnel announcements over the last few days.¶ Image has hired Todd Martinez as their new Sales & Licensing Coordinator. For 14 years, Martinez was manager of the pioneering Bay area...
The march of art
In the spirit of cleaning out our email in-box, here is some promo art that came in yesterday that may be of some interest to Beat readers, including THE CRUSADES, MORNING GLORY ACADEMY, HAWKS OF OUTREMER, FCBD IRON MAN/THOR, DARKWING DUCK and SECRET PROJECT ROBOT.
C2E2: Top Cow teams with the Bears' Lance Briggs
Via PR:
Top Cow Productions, Inc. is proud to announce Lance Briggs, the 5-time Pro Bowl player and Co-Defensive Captain of the Chicago Bears, will play a special role in Top Cow’s plans for next...
C2E2: Image Comics gets Windy
It's hot in the Windy City of Chicago as Image Comics gets ready for the inaugural edition of C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo). It'll only get hotter at the Image Comics booth, #651,...
Betsy Gomez joins Image
Image has hired Betsy Gomez as their new PR and Marketing Coordinator . Previous marketing coordinator Joe Keatinge will be staying on as Sales and Licensing Coordinator with increased duties in those areas, while...
Image appears exclusively at ComicsPRO
With convention season revving up, retailer meeting season is also gathering steam. First up: the annual ComicsPRO meeting, this year in Memphis, TN, on March 24-27th. ComicsPRO is a trade organization for comic book...
Nepotism corner: The CHOKER Tour
We interrupt this blog for some hype, which we hope we will be forgiven for, just this once.
For those of you who read this blog just to follow along with Future Mr. Beat,...