Sean Murphy drops truth bombs on Comics’ ongoing money problems and more
In the debut issue of Sktchd.com's Off Panel podcast interview series, David Harper sat down with Sean Gordon Murphy, prolific illustrator of titles including The Wake and Hellblazer: City of Angels. Recently, he collaborated with Mark Millar on Chrononauts, a time-hopping action miniseries that was optioned for a movie deal before the release of its first issue. While Murphy is known as one of the most talented artists in comics, he's also one of the most brutally honest, and this podcast is full of truth bombs about the harsh realities of working in comics.
HeroesCon Interview: Evan “Doc” Shaner – Origins, “The Smiling Hero”, and the Merging of...
Evan "Doc" Shaner is quickly becoming one of the most sought after names in comics. After his critically acclaimed collaboration at Dynamite with Jeff...
Happy Fourth of July!
Image by Ward Sutton
Happy fourth to all! I'm taking it easy on the pre San Diego news to run errands, upgrade my laptop and...
James Robinson releases statement on Airboy #2 to GLAAD
As anticipated, writer James Robinson has made a statement to GLAAD about the controversy over the issue of Airboy #2, which we reported on earlier...
Airboy #2 criticized by GLAAD for transphobic storyline
When creators James Robinson and Greg Hinkle showed me a copy of the first issue of Airboy back at NYCC last year, my jaw...
PREVIEW: Corto Maltese: Beyond the Windy Isles
What better way to celebrate the Beat's 11th anniversary than with a preview of one of our all time favorite comics, Corto Maltese by...
11th Anniversary Special: Really Famous People Holding Comics Books, world politics division
In honor of the Beat's 11th anniversary ehre are two epic photos from recent social media. In the first, Congressman John Lewis presents signed...
Closing Time: Anthony Desiato’s ‘My Comic Shop History’ Chronicles the Life, Death, and Legacy...
In the end, memories are what make us who we are. Although they slip away so easily, these small fragments of past inform our...
The Beat is 11 today!
It's July 1st, meaning it's the day we celebrate the Beat's birthday and today marks 11 years of daily comics news! It's a very...
Eventbrite Survey: conventions have achieved gender parity but some still feel unwelcome
EventBrite, the ticketing agency, caused a lot of talk last year when they released the results of the first survey of convention attendees with...
Know your exploiters in comics: a brief guide
This is an old link, but Robort Boyd has posted a slideshow he delivered on Comixploitation! that rounds up some of the more egregious...
HeroesCon Interview with Michel Fiffe Part 2: The Possibility of Digital, Comparisons to Cerebus,...
Continuing on from our first entry this past Friday, here is the second part of my HeroesCon interview with Michel Fiffe, creator of the...

















