Linkage 10/9
§ This story from the New York Times on the diminishing appeal of animated films has been getting a lot of links, but it...
More book banning thoughts
We'd like to take a moment to recognize our regular gallery of posters here at The Beat, and commend them for their insightful...
Weekend Update
Our gym now has "Cardio Theatre," small plasma TVs on most of the cardio equipment so you can turn your brain off while you...
Marshall, MO final notes
A few items that have drifted in over the day regarding the library cencorship story that everyone is tracking.
One of our correspondents notes...
Activate seeks webguru, launches fall offensive, gets censored
ACT-I-VATE, the LiveJournal based webcomics co-op has gotten much press and attention, and just released a "Fall Line-Up" graphic that shows why it's become...
Removing FUN HOME and BLANKETS
Yesterday we told you about an attempt in Marshall, MO to remove FUN HOME and BLANKETS from the shelves of the library. Now via...
Jeff Smith in Frankfurt
Jeff Smith blogs his trip to Frankfurt with lots o' pictures
It was also the first time I got to see the new TokyoPop...
Al Columbia.com
Al Columbia is one of the more mysterious figures in comics, although it's more mystique than reality. Part of the mystery stems from his...
Hyeondo Park and FOR MURPHY
Another comics star in the making?
UPDATE: Dean Haspiel reminds us that Park draws COME THE DAWN at Chemistry Set:
Part One
Part Two
BLANKETS and FUN HOME on hot seat in MISSOURI
A Marshall, Missouri woman has requested that FUN HOME by Alison Bechdel and BLANKETS by Craig Thompson be removed from the library shelves, because...
Just one word: infographics
The rise of the graphic novel is greatly tied in with the increased prevalence of "visual literacy." As guru McCloud predicted a while ago,...
Ben Heymann guests with Lauren Weinstein
Lauren Weinstein writes to tell us that the very first guest artist is up at girlstoriescomics.com.
His name is Ben Heymann, a former teenage student...
