Hulu digs in to the mystery of Bill Finger with new documentary
Bill The Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman
Well, it's really only a mystery if you've never passed Comcis History 101, but it's nice...
A Year of Free Comics: LIVING LEVEL-3: SOUTH SUDAN, a searing look at one...
Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli reunite for a troubling comic about the famine in South Sudan. The comic was sponsored by the World Food Programme.
On the Scene: Frank Miller and Klaus Janson remember Will Eisner and when Neal...
As part of Will Eisner Week, celebrating the life and career of the visionary comic creator, 100 Years of Genius: The Life and Legacy...
The Hall of Lost Comics: Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope
Copyright issues mean we may never see two of DC's most successful humor books of all time ever reprinted.
Injustice writer Tom Taylor cancels ECCC appearance over US Immigration policy changes
As mentioned earlier today, ECCC is the first big con of the year, and a ton of comics creators will be there to talk...
When Labels Don’t Mater: George Herriman and Krazy Kat
We've been writing a bit about Michael Tisserand's comprehensive new biography of George Herriman, Krazy: A Life in Black and White, but last night...
RIP Richard Kyle, inventor of the term “graphic novel”
Alan Brennert reports on FB that comics retail founding father Richard Kyle has passed away at age 87. Kyle had been in ill-health for...
The Beat podcasts! More to Come with Neal Adams, Amy Chu, and Ron Marz
At the recent New Jersey Comics Expo I had the good fortune to talk to Neal Adams, Amy Chu and Ron Marz about comics, life,...
Veteran’s Day Special: Vic the Vet, unseen for 50 years
Today is Veteran's Day and About Comics publisher Nat Gertler wrote to let us know about a book he just put out that's pretty appropriate...
Unassuming Barber Shop: A Real Doctor Strange
Welcome back to Unassuming Barber Shop, a semi-regular column here at The Beat that examines--and sometimes flat-out speculates-- on the possible historical origins of fictional comics...
San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum finds a new home!
San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum has found a new home after closing down last September sue to rising rents in its SoMa home. The new...
Kickwatch: A Minyan Yidn depicts the world of early 1900’s Jewish life
Here's a very worthy Kickstarter that's just a tiny bit shy of being funded with a few days to go that's a daughter's tribute to...
