History Archives - The Beat

Black Comics Under Fire: 10 Stories That Sparked Controversy

Beat Staff - 02/25/2026 1:00 pm

First Freedom cover art (cropped)

Graphic Novel Review: First Freedom – The Story of Opal Lee...

Samantha Puc - 02/12/2026 1:00 pm

Interview: Cartoonist Zander Cannon on the frontlines of the Minnesota resistance

Beat Staff - 02/04/2026 9:30 am

Bill Schanes acquires assets of Bud Plant’s Bud’s Art Books

Heidi MacDonald - 01/29/2026 9:00 am

martin luther king and the montgomery story

A year of free comics: Martin Luther King and The Montgomery...

History Beat Staff - 01/19/2026 9:30 am

Inside the upcoming Heavy Metal Library Kickstarter campaign

History Beat Staff - 11/14/2025 2:45 pm

The secret history of the toy/comics connection: Larry Hama and The...

History Beat Staff - 10/29/2025 5:30 pm

Heavy Metal and Métal Hurlant: It’s Complicated

History Beat Staff - 10/22/2025 10:15 am

compact comics through the ages

Honey, DC Comics Shrunk the Comics: A brief history of DC’s...

History Rich Johnson - 10/02/2025 10:15 am

Mort Walker’s THE LEXICON OF COMICANA getting a new edition

History Heidi MacDonald - 08/27/2025 9:45 am

So what will it take to get a street named after...

History Heidi MacDonald - 07/22/2025 9:30 am

Unassuming Barber Shop: SUPERMAN is a political protest

History Brad Ricca - 07/15/2025 3:15 pm

Remembering Jim Shooter

History Heidi MacDonald - 07/01/2025 9:45 am

Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane at WonderCon 2025

WonderCon ’25: X marks the spot as Jim Lee and Todd...

Conventions Beat Staff - 04/10/2025 5:30 pm

stan lee documentary

The Kickstarter campaign for Stan Lee: The Final Chapter has been...

History Heidi MacDonald - 04/08/2025 9:30 am

Retailer op-ed: Trump vs. the American comics industry

History Beat Staff - 04/01/2025 9:30 am

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