SKIDOO: Ralph Kramden on Acid
http://www.youtube.com/v/tFO-D3TInGg&rel=1
No really. I saw SKIDOO, the long suppressed all-star Otto Preminger bacchanal, thanks to Mark Evanier and circumstance, and you must see it to...
Reynolds and PItzer interviews
The Spurge--or at least his website--is up and at 'em again! His holiday interview series continues today with Eric Reynolds, publicity maven and...
Stars of ’08: Dash Shaw
With THE BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON a 720-page graphic novel coming out later this year (from Fantagraphics), stories in MOME and Marvel Comics, and the...
MAC cartoon makeup
MAC cosmetics, a brand near and dear to The Beat, is collaborating with Parisian grafitti artist FAFI, and the resulting theme has a very...
Comic Books in the Classroom: all the rage?
We knew it! Barely a week after looking at comics as teaching aids, The New York Times is back with a freaking EDITORIAL...
Land o’ Links
Yet more year end lists:
§ We (that means me) compiiled the Second Annual PW Critics poll, which was topped by Exit Wounds and Scott...
Comics Reporter update — UPDATED
Tom Spurgeon reports on his continuing website outtage over at the TCJ board:
Since we've been unable to a) get the site back, or...
The Beat’s Annual News Survey, 2008 Edition–Part 1
It's here! The Beat's annual survey of comics professionals, journalists and respected hangers on covering the biggest events of 2007 and where they think...
Benazir Bhutto bought comics
We refrain from too much current events here, but the continuing story of the death of Benazir Bhutto has a tiny little comic book...
Torchbearers launches
Indefatigable Cheryl Lynn has launchedTorchbearers, am LJ blog given over to...well, we'll take the liberty of quoting Cheryl's introductory post in its entirety:
Welcome to...
