Girl geeks flood Otome Road
Wired takes a look at doujinshi, visiting ComiKet and the gender-sepaated geek districts of Tokyo:
Higashi-Ikebukoro is one of Tokyo's outermost neighborhoods, but it's...
“Temporary” Wolverine piercing
This lucky fellow can just pull out his surgical steel spikes...but Logan must live with them forever! Tragic.
Butter Brandon wows ’em in Iowa!
Recently we told you of the big shake up at the Iowa State Fair, with apprentice butter carver Sarah Pratt taking over for...
Trouble in San Diego and Rosemont!
No, not with comic book conventions, but with CITY GOVERNANCE. It seems both towns have severe malfeasance at the top.
In addition to pension...
Jocks vs Nerds Chapter 1,524
Speaking of cosplay, indispensable Anime News Network recounts an amusing anecdote from Otakon, where the convention center borders the Camden Yards baseball park, with...
Fight! Simone vs Bendis!
NO not really. THERE IS NO REAL FIGHT. Just some posting on an internet message board. A few people sent us the links to...
Worst Fan Ever?
Colleen Doran reports on a Very Bad Fan who stalked Billy Boyd at the LotR con:
All of the women having dinner at her table...
Graphic novels serving as inspiration for movies
Have you heard???Graphic novels serving as inspiration for movies? It's true!
Graphic novels serve as rich source material for film producers looking for ready-to-visualize stories,...
This used to be my slabbed playground
Neilalien rounds up a bunch of recent links that paint a sad picture of the decline of the sports card industry.
Slate: Requiem for...
Jonathan Levine interview
Regular Beat readers know that we're big fans of Jonathan Levine's art gallery here in NYC, which specializes in "lowbrow" or "pop surrealism"...
Con odds and ends
Yes yes, we know this is yesterday's news and Chicago is where it's at now, but a few last links before we sail into...
