Conventions

Detroit FanFare, which was held this past weekend, was the first show this year that I spent mostly behind a table, being a dutiful guest of the show. It was a welcome change from the usual running around and helping Ben McCool work his table meant I got to see comic-con culture from a new viewpoint. And I learned some things.

Last weekend I headed south for Kendal, a bustling town in the beautiful Lake District of England for a comics festival with a difference....

Moderated by Heidi MacDonald, this was a panel featuring a line-up of European artists discussing the rise and change in foreign comic markets. Panellists...

Once again, Chevy produced a white car, and allowed various artists to modify the body with body art. (Here are pictures from 2011.  Scroll down.) The...

Even if you're not at the Detroit Fanfare there is plenty to do around the world in comics this weekend!

By Bruce Lidl While the vast bulk of the comics industry, including most of The Beat staff, was gathered in Manhattan for New York Comic...

It is never too soon to fret about San Diego Comic-Con! We've already had badge PRE-REGISTRATION, Film Festival registration, professional registration, and now press...

Starting with moderator Mike Molcher quickly breaking two microphones in a row and ending with him soliciting selected members of the audience for sexual...

Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it’s More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat’s own Heidi...

I'll be a guest at next week's Detroit FanFare con in Dearborn, and I'm happy to say that in advance of the event they...

Straight from the convention booth of Publishers Weekly at New York Comic Con, it’s More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and...

I have a number of panel recaps to write up for you all, so you should expect them to occupy the next few days...