PUNISHER opens
Opening this weekend is that other comic book-themed movie, PUNISHER: WAR ZONE. The movie stars Ray Stevenson as violent, vengeful Frank Castle. We...
Hurricane Helms back in the ring
The Beat wanted to send a shout out to longtime Beat pal Gregory Shane "Hurricane" Helms who returns to action in the WWE ring...
Pull Quotes: Integral to the human experience
"One of the writers I heard the other day said he didn’t think there was any such thing as artistic genius, which is exactly...
Attention: Social networkers!
Sign up for my Beat Facebook Fan Page. Unfortunately, due to the huge number of friend requests I get from people I don't actually...
THE SPIRIT premieres in Madrid
Last night, there was apparently a premiere of THE SPIRIT at a "benefit cocktail" in Madrid. We're not sure what a "benefit cocktail" is,...
JLA film: one headache after another; Johns campaigns for gig; so does Lexi
§ Just when everyone was breathing a sigh of relief and declaring the JLA movie dormant, it has risen zombie-like from the grave, causing...
American version of AKIRA?
http://www.youtube.com/v/jafd97yJFOI&hl=en&fs=1
Please enjoy this brief satirical cartoon by BRIT Harry Partridge, showing what AKIRA, Katsuhiro Otomo's classic cyberpunk vision of a future Tokyo, would be...
Celebrity comics watch: Art Brut
News that this or that "famous person" reads comics isn't exactly a headline-maker (unless you're running for president, of course). With all the success...
Best book covers of ’08
The Book Design Review unveils its choices, and one is Jordan Crane's design for Michael Chabon's Maps and Legends. Many more great...
Studio coffee run
• More pictures of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine! That's great, because we were starting to get bored.
• Oh boy, a new Planet...
HobbitWatch: Mignola involved?
Just to get things straight: We are dedicated to covering the two planned Hobbit movies in brutal detail over the next three years or...
Cool new book: Chicken and Cat Clean Up
Johanna points us in the direction of a new children's book by the marvelous Sara Varon: Chicken and Cat Clean Up.
In this volume, a...
