SDCC '17

By Andrea Ayres What does the future of comics look like? If Image Comics has anything to say about it’s a little dark, a little funny, and hopefully always new. Cat Staggs (Crosswind), Gail Simone...

For those keeping score, this marks my EIGHTH year as the "Designated Survivor" of Team Beat. This year, I'm going with a simple format. I'll copy the headlines from various websites, with the link...

At a sunny, informal press breakfast DC unveiled a few details of upcoming Harley Quinn and Batman projects, and Joelle Jones' cover for Batman #33, her first issue. Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Paul Dini...

On preview night of the widely hyped San Diego Comic-Con, DC Collectibles kicked off with a soiree of food, booze, and industry chatter. Some notables on hand were DC’s Jim Fletcher, Kevin Kiniry, and...

By Andrea Ayres The panel Be Your Own Superhero: Intersectional Feminism in Comics offered attendees a guide to navigating comics and fandom through the lens of feminism. Moderated by Sam Maggs, author of The Fangirls Guide...

Escape rooms are pretty trendy right now, so it makes to see one pop at SDCC off-site events this year – the room, presented by Alcon Television Group and themed to SyFy’s series The Expanse, pits two teams (between 4-5 people on a team) against one another in a race to escape a failing ship. The event is located at 450 2nd Avenue and is open from 10 AM to 7 PM Thursday and Friday, 9 AM to 7 PM Saturday, and 10 AM to 6 PM on Sunday.

There's no shortage of off-site events at SDCC this year, and USA’s Mr. Robot is back on the ground with a new concept. At a makeshift E Corp bank located at 327 4th Avenue, fans can open an "account" with E Corp, loaded with 20 Ecoin cryptocurrency. The event is open from 11 AM - 7 PM through Saturday and then from 11-4 PM Sunday.

On early Saturday afternoon, former DC Comics publisher Paul Levitz sat down for an in-depth discussion with Vertigo founding editor and current editor of Dark Horse’s Berger Books imprint, Karen Berger. Levitz, who recently...

We're currently in the room for DC's "Meet the Publishers" panel, where both Dan DiDio and Jim Lee are in the hot seats. We'll be reporting live with any of the breaking news or...

It’s a surreal feeling talking with voice actors and the people who’ve created your favorite animated shows. On one level, they are consummate professionals who dedicate their lives to the work and craft before...

We're here at the Jim Lee spotlight panel! Let's see what DC's co-publisher has to say about his career and current work! Should be a fun time! Lee is doing this one solo, as its...

It's hype season and Netflix is starting to hype the upcoming Defenders series... but you probably weren't expecting the hype to originate from Netflix Korea or to prominently feature Stan Lee. It seems Netflix Korea...