Oscars 2024: BARBIE shouldn’t be the focus
The focus of the announced Oscar nominations is, of course, Barbie director Greta Gerwig and female lead Margot Robbie being seemingly skipped over when they're the central part of how the movie happened. But should it be?
The DWAYNE McDUFFIE AWARD FOR DIVERSITY IN COMICS finalists have been announced
The 7th annual prize winner will be revealed virtually
Jhane Myers and Dan Trachtenberg talk about PREY’s success and Comanche representation in media
Over the weekend of September 9 through 11, 2022, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ returned to D23 Expo: The Ultimate Fan Experience to showcase their streaming...
INTERVIEW: FRIDAY FOSTER book editor Christopher Marlon talks about the ’70s strip
A hardcover collection, FRIDAY FOSTER: THE SUNDAY STRIPS, was recently released by Ablaze Publishing.
Black Lives Matter Comics: The systemic racism of policing in comics
Just a few examples of police brutality towards people of color in comics.
Mattel launches CREATABLE WORLD gender-neutral doll line
The gender-neutral dolls are currently available exclusively online.
INDIE VIEW: Revelations of the lives of girls with autism in ‘Camouflage’
Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women
Written by Dr. Sarah Bargiela
Illustrated by Sophie Standing
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Surprise! Women who believe they might be autistic report...
Black History Month Comics: Nowhere Man by Jerome Walford (Plus a bonus interview!)
Nowhere Man is a great example of black superheroes done right.
Women in Comics, By The Numbers: Summer and Fall 2018
Tim Hanley brings his analysis of gender in the comics industry to The Beat with a breakdown of creative and editorial roles at the Big 2.
Black Comic Book Festival ’19 was a revolutionary celebration of blackness in comics
The 7th annual Black Comic Book Festival, which took place on January 18-19 at the Schomburg Center in Harlem, was a fierce statement on...
The 2019 Dwayne McDuffie Award submissions are open
Cheryl Lynn Eaton and Geoffrey Thorne have joined the judging panel.
