Dark Horse on AMS/PGW and 300
We had a chance to talk to Dark Horse vp of Business Development Michael Martens about the recent Chapter 11 of distributor AMS/PGW....
Yet more on SCOOTLES
We also received a noe from Shelley Madeja, the manager of HCNoel comics taking issue with our own recent post on the SCOOTLES brouhaha....
Gullible children ‘thrilled’ by cartoonist visit
Once in a while you see a headline that is so alarming that you know immediate action must be taken to protect the...
Gren: Welsh cartoonist dies
Popular editorial cartoonist Grenfall "Gren" Jones died this week at age 72, and Wales, an obscure part of Southern Britain, seems to be taking...
Wheeler in the Onion
As recounted in his blog, we ran into Too Much Opera Man Shannon Wheeler on the subway the other night, and he told us...
John Callahan profiled
Beat Spy RK sent us this profile of quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan, which ran last week. Popular back in the 90s, with several best...
The best comics about the Iraq war
Comics-loving Slate rounds up a bunch of comics about the Iraq warwith a spoilerish slide-show and critical comments. Books covered include DMZ, PRIDE OF...
The Beat’s Annual Year End Survey, 2007 edition part III — UPDATED
Yes, like The Lord of the Rings, this had to come out in THREE EPIC PARTS! Before we finish up, a special thank...
Leni Riefenstahl would have loved this — UPDATED
George Lucas was the Grand Marshal of yesterday's Rose Bowl Tournament Parade, and some 200 members of the 501st Legion -- the guys who...
The Beat’s Annual Year End Survey, 2007 edition, part 2
More picks and pans on the past and future from comicdom assembled:
Mark Millar, Marvel Civil War, Ultimates 2, 1985, Kick-Ass
What was the biggest story...
The Beat’s Annual Survey, 2007 Edition, Part 1
Every year we invite a selection of creators, publishers, retailers, commentators and other comics observers to give us a quick look at the year...
