HaiNaNu “Nooligan” Saulque is a visual artist who finds inspiration from fashion, cartoons, golden age comics, and comic strips. He is most recognized for taking pop-culture figures and exaggerating them in cartoonish fashion, always complete with a signature pair of sneakers. Earlier in the week, we posted a review of the DC Artist Alley figures […]
INTERVIEW: Daryl Gregory, Author of “Spoonbenders”
Fantasy author Daryl Gregory’s newest novel, Spoonbenders. centers around the Telemachus family in the very distant and backwards year of nineteen-ninety-five. The Chicagoan family are anything but normal as they were once known “The Amazing Telemachus Family,” regularly touring the country and appearing on television. Following an unfortunate T.V. appearance that marked them as frauds, […]
A Tale of Two Wonder Womans
Two panels. Two vastly different views of Wonder Woman, the movie. All of these women had seen the same film but had experienced it in distinctly different ways.
SDCC ’17: INTERVIEW – The Hernandez Bros. on the latest developments in the world of LOVE AND ROCKETS
Today sees the release of the latest issue of Love and Rockets, the alt-comics landmark by the Hernandez Bros. that has inspired and entertained for 35 years. Personally, it’s a series that’s run in the background of my life since I was very, very young. Around the same time I was learning the contemporary line-up of the X-Men, […]
SDCC’17: The Appeal and Legacy of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
If SpongeBob SquarePants was to end right this second, there would still be no denying the character’s inclusion among the all-time great cartoon characters right up there with the Looney Tunes and so many other classics. Not that any hypothetical scenarios are necessary since the show displays absolutely no sign of slowing down anytime soon. […]
SDCC ’17: Moving Beyond the Strong Female Character
By Andrea Ayres The strong female archetype is one people have an almost reflexive awareness of, the character of Wonder Woman springs to mind as an obvious example. Movies like Elektra (2005) or Catwoman (2004) exhibit the stereotypical strong female character well. It’s someone who may possess physical strength or agility but that’s about it […]
SDCC ’17: Five things we learned about the new superhero comedy OK K.O.! LET’S BE HEROES
The Beat sat down with creator Ian Jones-Quartey, known for his work on Adventure Time and Steven Universe, to learn more about the brand new show he’s created for Cartoon Network: OK K.O! Let’s Be Heroes. The show features the titular K.O., who wants to become the world’s greatest hero. 1 .OK K.O. IS A […]
SDCC’17: Interview: Actor Tom Kenny Illuminates NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT
Amazon continues its amazing track record of acclaimed original content with its latest animated series Niko and the Sword of Light available now on Prime Video. Based on the motion graphic comic by Imaginism Studios, Inc., Niko has the distinction of being the first Amazon Original to win an Emmy for the pilot before the […]
All the podcasts of San Diego 2017 with Three Women in a Hotel Room and more
You’re probably as sick of San Diego Comic-Con as we are, but in case you missed any of our podcasts from the show, here’s the definitive guide! First, Brigid Alverson, Deb Aoki and The Beat Herself reunited for “Three Women in a Hotel Room” – a sorta daily podcast of our impressions of the show, […]
SDCC ’17: The Expanse cast & crew talk season 3
By Rachel Maurer The Expanse debuted its pilot episode at SDCC in 2015 to a half-empty room and a lot of uncertainty. While the source novels already had a strong following – four had been released at that point – the titles weren’t exactly mainstream. But two years on, the Saturn- and Hugo-nominated series […]
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