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...
Links and thoughts
§ Rafael Kayanan thinks the Silver Surfger would look better without eyeballs.
§ Jimm Rugg talks about PLAIN JANES, the lead title in the...
Another Rockwell masterpiece drives family apart
Regular readers will recall the tale of "Breaking Home Ties," the Norman Rockwell painting that turned out to have been a forgery after...
The NRA Graphic Novel
We don't have a lot of time to round up the reactions to this stunning piece of work here, but you can read the...
