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...
31 Days of Halloween: Steve Niles’ Arcane Images tumblr
It's Halloween every day of the year at writer Steve Niles' very very busy Tumblr blog, Arcane Images; it's a continuous flow of images...
Facebook Demographics: How many women read graphic novels?
And speaking of reaching new audiences, Brett Schenker has been continuing his studies into Facebook's comics demographics, and has some very interesting info. He's...
Man of the Day, Ed Piskor
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Ed Piskor's HIP HOP FAMILY TREE is one of the cooler comics of the season—a detailed history of the music and the people who...
New comics website launches: 13th Dimension
Like a Phoenix from the ashes...in our recent obituary for MTV Geek we noted that the NY Post's Parallel Worlds site also seemed to be gone. And indeed, a NY Post website design claimed its young life. However, undeterred, editor Den Greenfield has teemed up with Asbury Park Comicon's Cliff Galbraith for a NEW SITE, 13th Dimension.
MUST-READ: Mark Waid’s Open Letter to Young Freelancers
Mark Waid's taken to his blog to write some advice for freelance writers who are just breaking in - or trying to break in...
Steve Bissette: no money YET for Constantine TV show
By now everyone including the Hollywood trades has linked to Steve Bissette's Facebook post about the Constantine TV show and the fact that he...
31 Days of Halloween: Nightworld: A Gothic Treasure
The comic miniseries Nightworld is a saga of psychodramas between cunning devils, gross monsters, and the inner demons of regret of lost love. It's...
