Scott McCloud Flash expression generator!
Boing Boing leads us to a page showing Scott McCloud's soon-to–be-infamous facial emotion generator, and a nifty Flash app that lets you blend...
Today’s Jeff Smith quote
Via B o n e v i l l e:
Another interesting thing to note: in Germany, the black & white manga version of BONE...
Stardust site, Gaiman vs Brazil
A coupla Neil Gaiman notes. The teaser site for the STARDUST movie is live.
In addition, Bookslut has an unusually fun interview with...
Meanwhile, on the East Coast…the Quills
Our Scream Awards viewing was interrupted by attending a real live event, the Quill Awards, honoring the best in books via voting by the...
PORN STAR unpopular in blogosphere
It's a bit unusual for the comics blogosphere to raise torches and pitchforks against a non-superhero offering, but the debut graphic novel from Regan...
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...
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...
Do you like Penguin Classics’ comics covers? — LINK FIXED
Over at Galleycat they are having a little survey about Penguin's recent comic-esque covers to the Classic series.
Go and let 'em know how...
Robert Anton Wilson – UPDATE
UPDATE: Boing Boing has a further report, saying that Wilson has enough money to live out his last few weeks, as reproducing a note...
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...
Comics in Virginia Quarterly Review
Now even literary magazines, the last bastion of reading, are being invaded by comics! But the comics are cool and...well, literary. The Virginia...
Byron Preiss assets on the block for $150K
Following Chapter 7 Bankruptcy proceedings, the remaining assets of Byron Preiss Visual Publications and iBooks will be going on the block on October 19...
