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Given the week's events, looking at the above photo by Dynamite's Nick Barrucci taken at the C2E2 bar—the creme de la creme of comics internet media, Newsarama's Albert Ching, CBR's Kiel Phegley, The Beat, ComicVine's Tony G.Man Guerrero and IGN's Joey Exposito—you might be forgiven for wondering which member of the comic press would soon have a big red X drawn over his or her face. It was that kind of week.

Well now. As of today, I am no longer working at MTV Geek. Much thanks and appreciation to my intrepid and talented writers -- among...

This has been a rough week for the internet. The news that Comics Alliance was to be shut down, thus removing us all from...

There was a lot of talk at C2E2 about press lists, who's on, who's off, how you get on and what's expected. There's no question that Marvel and Dc, like the studios that own them, want to have more control over a positive message about their products. Unquestionably, the very professional PR people who work at Marvel and DC know that this isn't always possible, but they still have to do their jobs.

Some of the amazing sights at this year's C2E2 convention! (Not really -- just some random fuzzy pictures The Beat took.)

Although Alan Moore had finished with Miracleman, it wasn’t the end of the character, or the comic. Knowing he was nearing the end of...

It seemed to start at this year's ECCC, and before the year is out we'd expect it to be the new standard: streaming panels live from comic-cons for those who can't go but want to follow along at home. This year at C2E2 in Chicago, Twitch will be streaming a bunch of panel (Including one that includes The Beat DREDD and beyond)

Looking for the future superstars of comics? Stop by SVA's Fresh Meat show tomorrow night—it's a mini-convention of the best SVA students have...

The Superman and Superboy lawsuits are officially over, pending appeal.After an obligatory mop-up opinion whose outcome & reasoning was foreshadowed in my previous post,...

It's St George's Day today, so to celebrate here's an interview with the only other person on known record to have slain a dragon -...

Okay, I put my hand up: I feel inordinately and stupidly pleased when comics I've loved and enjoyed are nominated for awards, particularly those...

In a chilling reminder of the obstacles free speech still faces around the world, Egyptian political cartoonist Magdy El Shafee was arrested on Friday, and despite many reports that he was freed, the latest news is that he is still being held. El Shafee is a contributor to World War 3 Illustrated, and they reported on his arrest: