Culture

With all the controversy about who is and is not a True Geek, and with competition for highly sought after "geek perks" at an all time high, a book on how to be a geek is definitely what we need—and with much loved Geek icon Sheldon Cooper on the cover no less. From Krause, fine publishers of guides to collecting salt shakers, coins and comics, comes The Geek Handbook, by rocketllama.com co-creator Alex Langley. And there is nothing stereotypical at all about this book's blurbs:

This weekend saw Thought Bubble 2012's convention, and.... phew, it was busy. I did my best to talk to everybody, but don't think I...

While The Beatrix is down South for a a comics convention, I'm back home in Omaha, Nebraska, spending Turkey Week with family and friends....

The inaugural British Comic Awards ceremony was held tonight, with founder Adam Cadwell presiding. More details to come tomorrow, but here's a list of the winners. Congratulations...

Are you here? Have you arrived? Leeds' Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival has reached the convention stage today, with guests including Kate Beaton, Mark...

Speaking of family vacation, I'm staying with my cousins, a household that includes girls of ages 3 and 6 1/2 year old twins. Reading...

Hostess ,  the maker of guilty pleasures such as Wonder Bread, Twinkies and Ding-Dongs have anounced they are filing for bankruptcy because of the strike by their employees...

As a birthday wish, this blast from the past from the pages of long ago Disney Adventures Magazine by cartoonist Gregory Benton. AWESOME. Greg has...

Spoilers for X-Treme X-Men #6 below, as a classic Marvel character made their glorious comeback in this week's issue, which was written by Greg...

Speaking of Wonder Woman, in more pocryphal news, DC has announced Announcing YOUNG ROMANCE: A NEW 52 VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL for this February...

If you're a digital hoarder like The Beat you may wake up one day and realize you have some bookmark files that go back 10 years or more. And then you may poke around and you may find something like. Bradley's Almanac - comic book links which was last updated more than nine years ago.

There's a new socialite on the scene, and she's penning Diana Prince's Diary. Between whirlwind social events and world saving, it's all a girl...