This year’s Grand Prix d’Angoulême finalists are Emmanuel Guibert, Rumiko Takahashi and Chris Ware
Takahashi would be only the second woman to win.
An Interview With Ogre Gods Creators Hubert And Bertrand Gatignol
The Ogre Gods series debuted this Fall with the release of Petit, the first standalone tale introducing readers to the hauntingly beautifully and equally horrific fairy tale world ruled by Giants.
INTERVIEW: Sylvain Runberg’s & Miki Montlló’s WARSHIP JOLLY ROGER Channels The Sopranos and Battlestar...
An in-depth conversation with the creators behind this BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-esque "envelope-pushing sci-fi tale of space pirates and political intrigue"
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.
