EXCLUSIVE: Comic Foundry #5 cover
Tim Leong has provided The Beat with the debut of the cover to Comic Foundry #5, featuring Bryan Lee O'Malley.
This fifth issue will...
The curious case of Wonder Woman
Dr K looks at the quirks of early Wonder Woman comics history.
There’s a WHAT today?
So, I hear there is a big game today and I don't mean Liverpool-Chelsea or the Tyne-Wear Derby. Contrary to popular opinion, there are...
Today’s pet peeve
What is it with the comic book reviewers who include this in their reviews?This review was based on a complimentary copy provided by the...
ALA’s 2009 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
As part of the Winter ALA fest, the list of 2009 Great Graphic Novels for Teens was also released. It's a wide-ranging sampling, from...
Lost: “Nice to meet you.”
Looks like we have a new mystery on our hands.
That and so much more after the jump....
Okay, the question is .... "Whose mother is...
Some Stan musings
§ Steven Grant looks at the history of Stan Lee and his failed dot-com:
Which led to an interesting phenomenon, though one not so rare...
Recession Watch: Welcome to the Essex!
(Above: The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer)
Well, people, in case you haven't noticed, it is a grim time in the empire. When people ask...
Recession Watch: Newsweekly comics meltdown
Yesterday, cartoonist Tom Tomorrow revealed the dire news that his strip, This Modern World, and all other weekly cartoons were being canceled by Village...
Who says wrestling stuff doesn’t belong here?
The next time some dope complains about the wrestling coverage on THE BEAT, whether it's about Rey Mysterio wearing a Flash costume on pay-per-view...
Comics about the Louvre in the Louvre
(AP Photo by Thibault Camus)
As previously reported, Paris's famed Louvre museum is now housing an exhibition featuring comic books by some of the world's...
