INTERVIEW: Juan Diaz Canales on writing BLACKSAD, CORTO MALTESE and FRATERNITY
The famed writer of BLACKSAD talks about his career.
Official Selections for the Angoulême Prize announced; Cristin wins Goscinny
This afternoon, the Official Selections for the big prize at the 2019 FIBD in Angoulême were announced, along with prize nominees. The prizes -...
Actor with amazing sideburns cast as Corto Maltese in new film
If you've known The Beat for a long time, you know there's one thing we love more than anything and it's Corto Maltese. Hugo...
MAD Events partners with CPIT Shanghai and announces C3 Schedule
In advance of this weekend's Long Beach Comic Expo, MAD EVents has made a few announcements, including the schedule for C3, the Comic Creators...
FIBD Angoulême Day 3 & 4: Attendance was up at a very good show
FIBD #45 is just a memory now but it seems to be a pleasant one for most people who attended. The hanging out and...
FIBD Angoulême 2018 Day 1-2: Hot graphic novels of Europe
Bonjour from Angoulême. A few naps and some bad wifi since last we spoke but things are humming here. As at most cons, Saturday...
FIBD Angoulême 2018: Day 0 – Richard Corben wins the Grand Prix
It takes about 18 hours to get from Manhattan to this charming medieval town in France including lots of jetlag so the first day...
The Beat staff schedule in Angoulême 2018!
by Xavier Lancel
The Beat rendez-vous at Angouleme FIBD (January 25-28th)
The Beat will be at full throttle during the festival, proposing to you several encounters:
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Statix Week: Titan’s Chris Thompson on finding new European voices and global comics
It's Statix Week at the Beat and we kick things off with an interview with editor Chris Thompson on publishing more European Comics in the US.
Graphic India has a $5m plan for digital comics and more
Long time comics indusry watchers will appreciate the story of Graphic India, an Indian digital content portal that has a familiar face behind it:...
2018 Angoulême Festival Official Selection prize nominees announced
The 2018 Angoulême comics festival will be held January 25-28 next year, and today the official selections for the big prize were announced. The...
NYCC ’17: “French Comics Kiss Better” with huge Comics Framed festival
Once again, the French Comics Association, the French Embassy, NYCC and some of the greatest cartoonsits working today are teaming up for "Comics Framed,"...





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