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As New York Comic-Con's show floor slowly shuffled to a close on Friday evening, The Beat's Zach Clemente slipped behind the Epic Proportions booth to chat with one of his all-time favorite artists, Cliff Chiang. They talk mostly about Chiang's new book with Image Comics, "Paper Girls".

Robert Kirkman sits down with Seth Myers to talk about what grosses him out about zombies.

Image Comics expands its digital footprint onto your Kindle.

Wrapping up our preview of what's what at NYCC, Image Comics has two parties, three panels, six show specials and a gazillion signings.  And a digital sale: $0.99...

Axcend from Image comics smashes two different story telling worlds together, but is it worth pushing start?

Although the comics industry seems to be hitting a rough patch, one thing that I noticed at last week retailer summit is that a bunch of people have just been hired as staffers to actually work in the comics business! And interestingly, many of them are working directly with comics retailers. I think if you're going to invest money in your business at a time like this, investing in new employees who work directly with the people who buy your products is a pretty smart move. Here's the new faces:

Former Vice President, Publishing Planning & Collected Editions at DC Entertainment Jeff Boison has just been hired by Image Comics and will join them Monday, October 5 as Director of Publishing Planning & Book Trade Sales. Bison worked at DC since 2009 and was at Rondom House for 11 years prior to that.

As much as we here at The Beat love single issues shipping each month, sometimes certain comics and stories tend to get the best...

Comics sales have been growing and continue to grow, but we're definitely entering a period of retrenchment and contraction for many, as I...

Descender is back!  After a slightly longer than average hiatus, the series' second arc, entitled "Machine Moon," will begin in November. The first arc of Descender made...

Local Comics Shop Day is the latest holiday on the comics calendar, to be held November 28th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The date has...

In a special push to celebrate Local Comic Shop Day on November 28th, writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, artist Valentine De Landro, and Image Comics have partnered with ComicsPRO,...