ComicSpace is okay, really!
We got some heat in the comments for our post yesterday on ComicSpace and their unscientific demographics. Now before you get all riled, that...
Friendly giant towers over superhero
We know all Beat readers were gladdened by the heart warming story of the world's tallest man, 7 foot 8 inch Bao Xishun,...
Chanukah: A Time For Superheroes
What the--
Doctor Leonard Samson, better known as âDoc Samson,â? strides down the corridor and into the classroom, massive muscles rippling beneath his skin-tight red...
Comics’ alarming demographics
ComicSpace the new social networking site for comics folks, has added user defined tags. The result is a quick demographic snapshot of who is...
New careers for Campbell and Pope?
The recently started blogs of Paul Pope and Eddie Campbell are enough to make you think they have taken on new careers. Both are...
Alan Moore in Arthur Magazine
Jay Babcock writes to remind us that this month's ARTHUR magazine has a long essay by Alan Moore in its pages:
"Bog Venus vs. Nazi...
Comics Living Golden Age
Mark Evanier has a nice post noting that while Mart Nodell's passing marks the end of one Golden Age comics creator, we are lucky...
I link, U click
§Aaron Renier has a spiffy new website, with much charming art like the attached.
§Comi-Press alerts us to Prospero's Manga, a new website that...
Breaking news: young American boy draws manga
American manga-ka are being crown in Fremont, CA:
Chris Cogdill took coloring very seriously.
But by age 3, he lost interest in cute coloring books and...
Ross art bargain
Yesterday, we were asking for a larger image of this classic Village Voice cover by Alex Ross. While our favorite Ross cover for the...












