Marshall Library decision?
The Marshall, MO school library board voted last night on whether to keep shelving FUN HOME and BLANKETS. At our press time, Tom Spurgeon...
Weird yet True
Wow, is this a crazy world or what? A terrorist plane crasher turns out to be a NEW YORK YANKEE! Tragic. All this talk...
IDW prez’s tot son terror threat
This story from KFMB, San Diego reveals how IDW's head Ted Adams 4-year-old son Sam shares the same name as someone on the "do...
Something to scream at
Comic Book Resources has red carpet photos of comics personalities and other slebs from the Scream Awards, many shot at an ungodly close range....
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...
