Del Rey update
In the recent manga cutbacks, one company has remained conspicuous by their silence -- Del Rey's manga line, mostly licensed from Kodansha, has been...
Cosplayers make fun of Westboro Baptist Church bigots
The biggest sociological story here at SDCC10 on Thursday was definitely the Cosplay counter protest against Westboro Baptist Church's protest. The cosplayers outnumbered the...
SD10: Thursday, a day crowded with incident
And now, the news...
Comics to Screen
Joss Whedon has officially confirmed he will direct THE AVENGERS. There is now, officially, a chance in hell it will pass the Bechdel test.
The day at CON: Helen Mirren salutes Harvey Pekar
Classy lady!
Helen also commented on the late Harvey Pekar by wearing a shirt with his name. “It was a great graphic artist and I...
While all the women came and went
While the ever-fashionable, erudite, and hobnobbing Beatrix navigates the nerd herd of Comic-Con, I continue Watchtower duty her at stately Beat Manor, munching on...
Marvel announces STRANGE TALES 2
Marvel announced a second series of STRANGE TALES, indies-do-superheroes, at their Mondo Marvel panel this afternoon. It will be a three-issue miniseries with...
Day 1 notes
Well, it's been nuts, to say the least. We're about to dash into our ONLY APPEARANCE OF THE CON: 1:30 Room 3, we'll be...
Will the media ever find the comics in Comic-Con again?
As we wander the halls of Valhalla here at Movie-Con, there's lot of those upstart comic book people clogging the aisles. Can't they get...
SD10: The Con-Torsten-ist: All Along the Watchtower
By Torsten Adair
While the Beatrix goes forth among the ravenous hordes of Comic-Con International, I remain at stately Beat Manor, stuck on monitor duty.
So,...
Party Poop: Pop Candy Meetup
There are lots and lots of events at Comic-Con, but The Beat also endorses the Pop Candy Meetup, hosted by our pal, Whitney Matheson!
