Gillen and McKelvie Roundup
By Steve Morris
Artist Jamie McKelvie and writer Kieron Gillen have taken the spotlight today, with several pieces of news - both good and bad...
Amethyst’s long heritage of attempted rape
So Amethyst is finally back! I admit this fantasy saga of a 13-year-old girl who finds she actually a princess of Gemworld was one...
Variant cover for A-Babies vs X-Babies establishes Marvel’s own "cutecore" line
Somehow we missed the news that marvel is releasing a one shot called A-BABIES VS. X-BABIES #1 which is coming out next month. with...
Advance Review: Happy #1
By Steve Morris
Happy marks the first creator-owned story from Grant Morrison in a while, with the writer busy reworking Batman and Superman over the...
DC's new Talent page
No, not a page for new talent. A new PAGE for Talent. In fact we noticed there was this very page URL with no content a while ago, but now it's a nice index page with names and links and stuff. The individual creator pages have covers, bios, and sometimes photos. Not all are completely filled out, but it's a great start for the resource.
Double Ships and The End of Amazing Spider-Man – Marvel's December Solicitations
By Todd Allen
The December solicitations for Marvel are out, and while you've read a lot of the Marvel Now announcements, there's still a few...
Marvel Signs a Digital Exclusive With iVerse — For Non-English Editions
By Todd Allen
There's a new wrinkle is the burgeoning battle of digital exclusives. Marvel has signed a digital exclusive with iVerse. I know, you're...
What's the New 52 Cancellation Threshold? Here's What the Numbers Say:
By Todd Allen
There have been some questions about what sales circumstances call for a book's cancellation. Now, there are factors beyond simple sales --...
First Look: Avengers Arena #2 cover by Chris Bachalo (and Barron Storey)
Marvel has given The Beat readers the first peak at the cover to Avengers Arena #2. The art is by Chris Bachalo.
I, Vampire and Demon Knights are not getting canceled
@paul_cornell @comixace I, Vamp is sticking around also.— Joshua Hale Fialkov (@JoshFialkov) September 18, 2012
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Following this morning's speculative piece on which DC New 52...
New 52 Cancellation Watch – Another Purge On the Way? UPDATED
By Todd Allen
When DC released their solicitations yesterday, the dreaded words "Final Issue" were on the listing for G.I. Combat #7. Thus far, DC...
Free Genndy Tartakovsky's Luke Cage Comic!
While he was out junketing for HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA, animation genius Genndy Tartakovsky was asked about his Luke Cage mini series for Marvel that was announced in 2007. While you would have guessed that it was just a cool idea that never got very far, Tartakovsky drops the bomb:

















