Why Maggott Isn’t the Worst X-Men Character of All Time
A few days ago Brett White wrote a passioned defence of teen hearthrob X-Men character Maggott on CBR. Many would mock him for such a...
Patton Oswalt Pitches a Star Wars/Marvel Crossover Movie
Patton Oswalt has been rather busy over the last few weeks. When not convincing the World that he should be cast as The Penguin...
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer Go “Live” at Bard College
The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Red Hook, New York, hosted "An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer"...
On the Scene: WonderCon 2013 Recap and Photo Gallery
As I suggested in my early con impressions, WonderCon had a reasonable amount of space and handled the numbers of attendees pretty well. It...
Fully Dressed Redesigns of Superheroines
A project by Michael Lee Lunsford - of Supernnormal Step webcomic fame - that sees some of our favourite women superheroes dressed in non-revealing costumes...
On the Scene: WonderCon 2013, Nerdist’s Chris Hardwick Pushes Fan Empowerment
While the Nerdist Industries’ arena event at WonderCon this year was ostensibly about the future of the Youtube based pop culture conglomerate, and, indeed,...
On The Scene: WonderCon 2013, THE VIKINGS Invade!
Any illusion I had that I was the only human being watching the new History Channel drama THE VIKINGS was shattered walking into a...
Watch! Jesse V. Johnson’s Wonder Woman Fan-Trailer
We all want Wonder Woman to be in a movie. In fact, I'm going to go out on a limb and say we want...
The Beat’s Guide to Avoiding the DC SPOILER
Oh no! Spoilers have escaped onto the internet once more, this time for a DC title of some kind! How can you avoid reading...
The worst message board posting of all time?
I'd like to think this is a joke....and while I don't like spotlighting trolls, they may be the most appalling and yet hilarious comment on a comics related topic I've read in a while. It comes in Deadline's report on the WB win in the Superman case yesterday, and this poster has it all figured out. I've actually edited the comment a bit to get to the punchline faster, but nothing that changes the meaning.
RIP: Comics Buyer’s Guide (1971-2013)
In a brief, statement, publisher F+W announced the closing of CBG, the Comics Buyer's Guide today. The magazine's 42 year run will end with issue #1699, one shy of the farewell #1700 that the collectors it appealed to would have liked.
The cause of death was the usual suspects:
It’s International Darkstar Day!!
The big day is finally here! Ladies and gentlemen of The Beat, gather your young ones and race onto the street. Proclaim for all...
