THE SHADOW HERO by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew reveals a revamped Green...
Gene Luen Yang is riding high right now with his excellent two-volume BOXERS & SAINTS getting great reviews and a shortlist for the National...
31 Days of Halloween: Toby Cypress’s Frankenstein
Here's an awesome piece by Rodd Racer/Head Lopper/Black Science/much more artist Toby Cypress, who informs us that you can buy it as a poster...
George Perez updates his eye situation
As has been revealed in the news of late, veteran comics superstar George Pérez has been battling sever eye problems that left him wearing...
New York Comic-Con 2013: creepy camera crews, Arizona’s big cans, and harassment
While stock is still being taken of the record crowd at this year's New York Comic-Con—a crowd by and large peaceful and fun...
31 Days of Halloween: Francesco Francavilla’s Friday the 13th tribute to Halloween
YES, we are still at this although we missed a few days. We'll be double posting to catch up! In the meantime, how about...
Today is Torsten Day at Stately Beat Manor! 2013
Two years ago, I was gobsmacked when Heidi proclaimed October 10 as "Torsten Day".
Now, there wasn't a celebration that day, or last year, so...
Gene Deitch’s Nudnik joins Tumblr, Twitter and so on
As long as we're talking about the groovy 60s, the angular, sketchy cartoons of Gene Deitch (father of Kim) were a staple of the...
The day Archie’s publisher put the heat on J. Edgar Hoover over dirty comic...
Back in 1960, Archie Publisher John L. Goldwater told FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover that he was WRONG about dirty comic books
Nielsen and Twitter reveal the harsh truth that the biggest fan chatter doesn’t equal...
Does social media buzz always equal a huge audience? Not necessarily. Nielsen, the sampling company which is the go-to measurer of TV viewership, book,...
Al Jaffee archives going to Columbia University
Librarian Karen Green has done it again! She's gotten venerable cartoonist Al Jaffee (The Mad fold-in guy) to give his archives to the growing...
On the Scene— Jeff Smith at CCAD/MIX: Avoiding Garfield
by Christian Hoffer
As part of the Columbus College of Arts and Design’s MIX Comic Symposium, Tom Spurgeon (of Comics Reporter fame) interviewed Jeff Smith...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – Comics on TV
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it's More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat's own Heidi...
