MARVEL NOW!: New Defenders are fearless and female
The "Fearless" teaser in Marvel NOW! has been unveiled as FEARLESS DEFENDERS by Cullen Bunn and Will Sliney, and it will be a buddy...
Vertigo Cancel Hellblazer; DC Announce Constantine
Hellblazer, one of the longest-running books in mainstream comics history and one of Vertigo's launch titles, will be cancelled in February 2013, with issue...
DC’s Monthly Comics Now On Amazon/Kindle, iPad/iBooks, B&N/Nook
DC Comics just made a big move in the digital space. If you read The Beat regularly, you'll have seen me scratching my head...
INTERVIEW: The 2012 Thought Bubble Anthology is Here!
Lisa Wood is the founder of Leeds' Thought Bubble Festival, which is now only ten days away (AIIEEEE indeed, readers), but last year also...
ALSO AN ADVANCE REVIEW: Deadpool #1
Deadpool enters the Marvel Now orbit with— no, wait, I’ve already written that. Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn and Tony Moore are the creative team...
ADVANCE REVIEW: Iron Man #1
Iron Man enters the Marvel Now orbit with a relaunch, shiny artist, and British writer at the helm. Kieron Gillen and Greg Land are...
DC goes all out for new JLA book with 52 variants
Okay this is the limit. In January DC will launch a new JLA book by Geoff Johns and David Finch, and to make sure...
Astrophysicist locates Krypton
A real astrophysicist has found a planet which fits the profile of the fictional Krypton, and a back-up story in ACTION COMICS #14 will...
Publishers Weekly Announces Best Graphic Novels (and Best Books) of 2012
Although hampered by the lack of electricity at their offices, Publishers Weekly has managed to release their Best Books lists for 2012.
Leading the list...
First Look: Avengers #1
Heres a peek at the new Jonathan Hickman/ Jerome Opena/Dean White Avengers #1, on sale 12/5/2012. Cover by Dustin Weaver.
Now it’s time for ‘Uncanny’ from Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo
Oh gosh, what mystery is this we spy? Some kind of book written by All-New X-Men's Brian Michael Bendis and Wolverine & The X-Men's...
Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill Gets A Late Addition To DC’s January Slate
Here's an odd one: DC just added a comic to their January schedule that wasn't in the solicitations that went online on October 15....
