MATT CHATS: Mike Norton on the End of Battlepug, Doing an Eisner Award-Winning Webcomic...
I talked with Mike once before about Battlepug, and was happy to do it again following its recent grande finale. I asked him more about...
Dynamite ‘Bundles Up’ for exposure and bucks
If you've been reading the Beat regularly – and I know you have - you may have noticed that Dynamite is the King of...
Beyond the Page: A Digital Comics Roundtable [C2E2]
Anyone fascinated by the emerging world of digital comics was in for a treat at C2E2, thanks to a panel made up of a...
MATT CHATS: Paul Allor on the Geopolitical, Topical, but not Allegorical, Fantasy ‘Past the...
With something as subjective as a comic book there is never any guarantee of quality, even from creators you trust. I asked Paul Allor, who...
The Beat Podcasts! More to Come: iTunes – The Graphic Novel
Recorded live in New York, it's More To Come, the weekly podcast of comics news, interviews and discussion with Calvin Reid, Kate Fitzsimons and...
E-book sales slipping, paper still popular but beware the phone
As many have noted of late, e-book sales are slipping, and Publishers Weekly's Jim Milliot has a report on how slowing e-book sales hit...
How To Make Crowdfunding Sustainable For Comics
A little while back, Brian Hibbs wrote a piece involving the place of Kickstarters in the comics world that still seems to be making...
Interview: Jennifer Crute Opens Up in Jennifer’s Journal
By Nick Eskey
Jennifer Crute is a native New York City artist, turned comic creator. She began her love for making art at an early...
Digital pioneer 2000 AD offers DRM-free downloads
Quick, which publishers are the pioneers of digital comics? You might think IDW or Marvel, but the UK's Rebellion, publisher of 2000 AD, has been selling digital editions of its book since all the way back in 2005 with great success—it's the fastest and cheapest way to get Judge Dredd if you don't live in the UK after all. Now they are making their downloads DRM free. All comics purchased—past and present—via any method—web, Android, iOS—will now be available in DRM-free PDF and CBZ files.
MATT CHATS: Comics Marketing with Cory Casoni
Welcome to MATT CHATS, a weekly interview with someone working in the comics industry. This week that person is Cory Casoni, and his job...
Archie Joins the Humble Bundle Bandwagon; Image Scores with 2nd Bundle
By Bruce Lidl
Following immediately on the conclusion of the second Image Comics Humble Bundle, Archie Comics has joined the Humble Bundle comics movement with...
ImageExpo 2015 in Depth
By Bruce Lidl
As has become a tradition at Image Comic’s semi-annual event, the announcements of upcoming titles came fast and furious today at ImageExpo....



















