Controversy!

Last week's announcement of the Harvey Awards nominees was, as usual, accompanied by controversy. This time it wasn't the domination of Valiant (20 nominations) and Boom/Archaia, but rather just why certain books and people were even eligible. For starters there was the "Most Promising New Talent" category which included the following:

Reflecting on The Beat's comics journalism ethics panel tonight at San Diego Comic-Con, my thoughts keep going back to the comics community - who we are, where we're going, and what can keep us...

Apparently there's a weak spot in the fortress that is the line for Hall H tickets at SDCC.  Twitter user @Dre222 snapped a pic of this open area: @HallHLine @Comic_Con here's a pic of the...

The facing page Twix ad is only a one-off...but it is enough to destroy the comics industry as we know it?

Denver Comic Con is a bit of a puzzler. It's a huge, fast growing show that entertains many people, but it's also had a lot of problems with crowding, ownership and some eye-rolling over...

Previous parts of this interview: Part I – Steve Moore, River of Ghosts, The Show, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Part II – Punk Rock, Crossed, and Providence. Now read on... PÓM: A few...

A new and potentially awful chapter in Con Wars opened up today. The Honey Badgers are the ladies auxiliary of the MRA (Men's Rights Advocates) groups, and MRA groups are largely affiliated with GamerGate, the endlessly annoying group that has been fighting diversity behind a shield of anti-censorship for the last since last summer. And sadly this warzone—mostly held on social media until now—just got dragged into the real world of the Calgary Expo.

One of the privileges of attending WorldCon, the World Science Fiction Convention, is that you get to nominate and vote for the Hugo Awards.  Awarded since the 1950s, the Hugo Award is one of...