One Week Until International Darkstar Day 2012!
You know how The Beat works now. While everybody else works hard on getting the best interviews, writing the strongest articles and the most...
Radio 4 Gather Stunning Voice-Cast for Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s ‘Neverwhere’
Well, this is certainly one of the most British things I've ever heard. Please whistle the theme tune to The Archers while you read...
SPOILER! Who are Bleeding Cool’s Top Ten Most Powerful People in Comics?
While we respectfully did not inform you of this at an earlier juncture, we here at The Beat would like to warn you of...
NC Comicon—the local con wins
It was nice to finish up a busy and exhausting year of cons (11 or 12) with one of the strong local shows that has been a hallmark of current comics/nerd culture. The NC Comicon was put together by the guys behind Ultimate Comics, a popular shop in Durham, NC.
Confused about how to be a geek? New book has answers
With all the controversy about who is and is not a True Geek, and with competition for highly sought after "geek perks" at an all time high, a book on how to be a geek is definitely what we need—and with much loved Geek icon Sheldon Cooper on the cover no less. From Krause, fine publishers of guides to collecting salt shakers, coins and comics, comes The Geek Handbook, by rocketllama.com co-creator Alex Langley. And there is nothing stereotypical at all about this book's blurbs:
Scratching the Surface of Thought Bubble 2012
This weekend saw Thought Bubble 2012's convention, and.... phew, it was busy. I did my best to talk to everybody, but don't think I...
Alan Moore Drops Hot New Single
Comic book writer Alan Moore has dropped a new single today, available through Occupation Records. His first new recording in a while, it shows...
Good Work, Comics: Post Halloween Edition
Nothing is safe anymore, is it? The world was rocked once more this week by a series of pop-culture calamities, proving without a shadow...
Pre-Orders for ‘My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’ are gigantic; great news
I imagine that most people read articles about comic book sales in a darkened room, in a enclosed and private space - perhaps curtained...
On the Scene: MorrisonCon—how life changing was it?
That’s a lot to promise. When mold-breaking comics retailers James Sime and Kirsten Baldock united with iFanboy podcast host Ron Richards to put together a show—“all magick, no science” as Sime repeated over the weekend—their goal was to dismantle the current model of comic book conventions and build something new in its place.
London Super-Con reveal their starting line-up of guests
By Steve Morris, UK Correspondent
This year London Super-Con surprised us all by netting Stan Lee as the guest of honour in only their first year...
Inappropriate touching and stalking roundup
In light of recent stalkerish stories, two incidents from last weekend's PAX video game show, make for disturbing readings.
While it occurred at an event that wasn't officially affiliated with PAX, the incident recalled by female video game blogger Kyle is perhaps given away by her blog post title: Boundaries and The Penis Incident:
