Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 6: Buck Wild, Hero for Rent!
First, Happy Birthday to what would have been Dwayne McDuffie's 56th Birthday today. Dwayne McDuffie Week still going strong!
After re-reading my Damage Control, it's...
GET A GRIP!: Healing by Millimeters – Nate Piekos on how lettering injured his...
Nate Piekos, the founder of blambot.com, has created some of the comics industry’s most popular fonts, lettering comic books for Marvel Comics,...
INTERVIEW: Lawrence Lindell Couldn’t Afford Therapy So He Wrote This Comic
Lawrence Lindell (From Black Boy With Love) is an artist, musician and educator from California. I came across his comic, Couldn't Afford Therapy, So I...
Cartoonist John Callahan gets a biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix
To the slim canon of movies about cartoonists (Crumb, Zodiac, Monkeybone) we can now add He Won't Get Far on Foot, starring Joaquin Phoenix,...
And the 2017 Comics Industry Person of the Year is: Emil Ferris
It’s time to announce the annual Comics Industry Person of the Year, as voted on by industry peers. This is the person who moved...
The Beat’s Annual Creator Survey, 2018 Edition, Part Five: chock full of preview art
And let's wrap things up! This may not have been the biggest survey ever, but it had perhaps the widest participation ever, and I'm...
The Beat’s Annual Creator Survey, 2018 Edition, Part Four: Including some incredible preview art...
We're into our fourth day of creator thoughts, inspirations and projects. As always, thanks to everyone who took the time to participate. As you...
Free Comics: Noelle Stevenson’s advice to her younger self
Noelle Stevenson posts a "year in review" comic every December. The creator of Nimona and now showrunner on She-Ra doesn't do many comics these...
INTERVIEW: Marnie Galloway, Paula Knight & the Myth of Having it All – Part...
In last week's interview with Paula Knight, author of the graphic memoir The Facts of Life, we dove into popular cultures remaining difficulties with discussing...
Greg Pak and Warren Ellis on newsletters and creators controlling platforms
If you're looking for the model of the modern, successful creative, Greg Pak is a good start. Multimedia (from making films to making comics),...
Noelle Stevenson to be the showrunner for Netflix She-Ra reboot
You're 25 years old and you've already created a beloved webcomic/graphic novels, helped launch a YA comic that reset gender roles, been a National...
Jack Kirby & Wally Wood – In Color: Sky Masters of the Space Force...
There have been a number of Kirby projects this year, but here's one that's a little more unique. Amigos Comics is issuing a full...
