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This week Archie dropped a preview of Jughead #4 by Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson that casually revealed that the famed crowned cap wearer is...

Everyone is teaming up for DC Super Hero Girls, the multi-company, multi-platform push for girls' versions of DC's lady characters. Target will have an exclusive line of apparel and toys; Boomerang will air a 44-minute special and the digital shorts. The line also claims some firsts: "the first-ever 6-inch action figure designed for girls; first 12-inch collection of action dolls featuring strong, athletic bodies that stand on their own in heroic poses; and first-ever action role-play toys for girls." Toys that stand on their own -- kinda a nice metaphor there.

function resizeEmbed() {iFrameResize({}, "#deadpoolembed iframe")}; The Beat's own Kate Willaert, infographic queen, has been at it again with a comparison of the characters in the...

Continuing our spotlight on #BlackComicsMonth, by arrangement with Vixen, we have some catching up to do. First FREE COMICS! Concrete Park Vol 1. is...

The top 300 comics charts are out for January, and John Jackson Miller has his monthly analysis which reveals that graphic novels were heavily...

With the exponential rise in comics shows, and a corresponding rise in attendees, there's been a lot of talk recently about various pros imposing signing limits or charging for autographs at show, with the money often going to a charity. Popular con guests Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner have just made their policy clear.

Here we go again. A parent in Seminole County, Fla. found that her nine year old brought home This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki...

Continuing our spotlight on #BlackComicsMonth, by arrangement with Vixentoday's spotlight is Volume 1 of Concrete Park by Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander. AND...


 In 1992, the MTV News crew visited the Marvel Bullpen and talked to then Editor in Chief Bob Harras, the late Mark Gruenwald and...

There was some drama and soul searching last week when it was revealed that Isaac and Laura Perlmutter had donated a cool $1 million...

Monday, February 1 was Hourly Comic Day, where cartoonists challenge themselves to draw comics every...hour. The results are quotidian and charming slices of lives...

Storage: the secret shame of the comics world. Like many in the comics industry I'm a bit of a packrat (to put it mildly)...