NYCC ’16: The Surprising Business of Con Afterparties
Recently The Hollywood Reporter posted an article about how stars can make a lot of money at conventions from bookings and signings. This is a part of the changing economy of conventions and the growth of the profits and business opportunities surrounding it. Another large growth market is the afterparty market.
NYCC ’16: For Elite Beat Fans – See a special preview of WAR FOR...
Hey Elite Beat readers, as a thank you for your continued attention you're among the first to get a crack at seeing an exclusive Behind-the-Scenes look...
Comics Journalism is alive!!! Pt II: Akhtar kickstarts new zine, Critical Chips
Not only is comics blogging still alive, but so is PRINT comics criticism! Zainab Akhtar, formerly of Comics & Cola and now of Short...
Comics Journalism is alive!!! Comics Should be Good and Robot 6 alums set up...
The revamed CBR.com phasing out its bloggy subsites, but a lot of the writers involved still have blogging in their blood. This is a...
31 Days of Halloween: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl You the Choose Story #1
Continuing with our look at Diamond Halloween Comic Fest offerings, here a seasonal adventure by Ryan North, Erica Henderson and Rico Renzi featuring Squirrel...
31 Days of Halloween: The Three Stooges in “Halloween Hullabaloo”
It's that time of year - there's a snap in the air, something pumpkin flavored in your hand, and Halloween pop up shops are,...
Unassuming Barber Shop: Bat-Klan?
Why did the early Batman villain The Monk disappear from his rogue's gallery?
Bob FIngerman, Jeffrey Brown and Chris Ware team to help Marc Maron play a...
Netflix has a lot of original series, and not all of them get as much attention as Luke Cage. Easy is a new anthology...
Webcomic Alert: Dustin Harbin on the unrest in Charlotte
Diarist cartoonist Dustin Harbin is a Charlotte local and his diary for the day is about the unrest in Charlotte that started over a...
The 2016 Small Press Expo: capturing the love in snapshots
This year's Small Press Expo was another love-in. Glen Weldon wrote all about it for the NPR blog
In theory, SPX seems a lot like many...
To do tomorrow, 9/20: Lee Marrs signs Pudge Girl Blimp
Over the weekend at SPX I had the extreme pleasure of interviewing Trina Robbins and meeting Rebecca Wilson, one of the original contributors to...
DC catches the holiday spirit with DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1
This is a nice return to a hallowed comics tradition: the oversized holiday special! DC will release to 96 page DC REBIRTH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 on December 14th with stories by James Tynion IV (DETECTIVE COMICS), Steve Orlando (SUPERGIRL), Vita Ayala (SUICIDE SQUAD: MOST WANTED), Cullen Bunn, Tim Seeley (NIGHTWING), James Asmus, Heath Corson (BIZARRO), Gustavo Duarte, Dustin Nguyen and others. No price given but it's got Detective Chimp so the value is PRICELESS.
