First Look: The Fabulous Killjoys comic finally coming out in June – UPDATED
One of the great comics from the Plane of Limbo, The Fabulous Killjoys is finally coming out this June, with a Free Comic Book...
It’s International Darkstar Day!!
The big day is finally here! Ladies and gentlemen of The Beat, gather your young ones and race onto the street. Proclaim for all...
Marvel Starts Releasing 50th Anniversary X-Men Covers
Here are a few of my favourite things.... Marvel, aware that I demand delight at least once a month, have started releasing 'X-Men 50th...
Comics come to Fox & Friends with Joe Palooka
Apocalypse now? Boxing announcer/comics publisher Joe Antonacci will be appearing this Friday on Fox & Friends to talk about the Joe Palooka comic which...
No more Spirit or pulp heroes at DC
It seems that DC has stopped its program of licensing old pulp heroes, based on a post on Dan DiDio's Facebook page, as reported...
INTERVIEW: Cullen Bunn Pitches Fearless Defenders
When the news was announced that Cullen Bunn would be writing Fearless Defenders for Marvel next year, the world breathed a sigh of relief....
Marvel’s Next Big Thing: Jeph Loeb’s Nova
The conference calls are back at The Beat! Last night Jeph Loeb participated in a phonecall with member of the comics press to discuss...
Image publisher Eric Stephenson on recognizing and growing new talent
The recent argument over Image, reprints and retailers, it's clear that conscientious retailers and creators are trying to figure this out together....it's not a...
The Beat Comic Reviews for 12/12/12: Batman Vs Vampires
Hey! It's one of those dates where American readers can't shout at me for getting the day and month the 'wrong' way round! Hurrah!...
Before Watchmen and Solo get deluxe collections this summer
DC also released their collection plans for the DCU for May-August, and they include FOUR deluxe editions collecting the various BEFORE WATCHMEN miniseries. Perhaps...
Image and retailers: one retailer speaks out
What a difference a day makes, and more importantly it seems that at least one publisher has decided to listen to the people who...
So what’s up at Vertigo, anyway? A Sandman Omnibus for one thing.
When it was announced that executive editor Karen Berger was stepping down last week, articles on the Vertigo imprint immediately took on an elegiac...
