Sorry about that, Chief
We don't know why the comment table keeps crashing. Our tech team is looking into it around the clock and will not rest until...
Blog report: Mouly, etc.
Jeet Heer explains why Francoise Mouly is Underappreciated and Essential. We agree. Strongly.
Is there anyone in the cartooning world who is more underrated...
It’s a good thing THE BEAT has been cleaning
It looks like room will need to be made at Stately Beat Manor ...
ADULT SWIM toys!
From the Kidrobot Discussion Board:
Adult Swim - Mini...
More on the origins of 20-something superhero fans
Our experiment in parsing the superhero trends of today ended in disarray as the discussion devolved into the kind of sock puppetry and name...
Some new movie stills
WB released new stills from SPEED RACER, CLONE WARS and THE DARK KNIGHT on Friday. In this post, we share ones we like with...
Brave & the Bold: This is the way it is
When Marc Oliver Frisch asked why Brave and the Bold by Mark Waid and George Perez had been sliding in sales, it seemed to...
Even More on Wertham
Jeet Heer examines both side of the Wertham legacy in a piece in Slate.
So, who is right, Hajdu or Beaty? Did Wertham have...
The many faces of Edgar Allan Poe
Golden Age Comic Book Stories has been spotlighting Poe with all kinds of incredible artwork and a few comics stories.
The Black Cat (1843)
by...
Fight Club
For those of you who enjoyed our ULTIMATE FIGHTER Season 5 recaps we've moved them to a more fitting venue over at UGO,...
Wertham: Friend or foe?
While Fredric Wertham is the archetypal real-life bogeyman of comics, his legacy is not all black and white. Bart Beatty, author of Frederic Wertham...
On the road
We'll be on the road for a few days for some semi-R&R. That means we'll be blogging, and reading email but only for a...
