Matsumoto, Blutch, Spiegelman, Mouly headline 2013 TCAF
It was a must-go sight unseen but now that it's been seen, we're dialing up Porter Air for tickets. This year's Toronto Comic Arts...
Stumptown announces 2013 guests
Not much news this peaceful time, as folks enjoy either going back to work or the US equivalent of Boxing Day, but the Stumptown...
On the Scene: Locust Moon Comics Fest
by Dre Grigoropol
This past Sunday marked the first Locust Moon Comics Fest, a rookie comics show in West Philadelphia organized by the two owners...
It’s International Darkstar Day!!
The big day is finally here! Ladies and gentlemen of The Beat, gather your young ones and race onto the street. Proclaim for all...
MoCCA Fest 2013 announces steering committee, new projects
Last summer, the Musuem of Comics and Cartoon Art in NYC lost their physical space and transferred their assets to the Society of Illustrators....
Non-Japanese cartoonists exhibit at the Kaigai Manga Festa
First off...congrats to cartooners Abby Denson and Matt Loux who tied the knot not long ago.
And then celebrated with a honeymoon in Japan...
One Week Until International Darkstar Day 2012!
You know how The Beat works now. While everybody else works hard on getting the best interviews, writing the strongest articles and the most...
To Do Today: Canny Comic Con and Leeds Alternative Comics Fair
Christmas is being held on December 25th this year, so you've only got a few weeks left to find something decent to give your...
To do NYC: Annual Thanksgiving Comix Night at KGB
Laugh off that gravy with a night of top notch cartoonists reading their work at the Annual Thanksgiving Comix Night at KGB. $5 at the door. Curator/host Robyn Chapman presents guest readers Gabrielle Bell, Alabaster, Julia Wertz, Nathan Bulmer, and Jeffrey Lewis.
On the Scene: Thought Bubble!
The wonderful thing about Thought Bubble, an annual festival in Leeds that encompasses the academic Comics Forum and a two day comics convention covering all sequential art from Bunny to Batman, is that two people can attend the event and come away with a completely different experience. So while Steve Morris brilliantly scratched the surface, the following is the tale of my adventures as I visited one of the UK's most popular conventions for the very first time.
A guide to tonight’s comics/art events
So much going on part ii! But they are all in Brooklyn so gallery hopping is somewhat do able.
Too Art for TV 6
We are...
Quick guide to tonight’s BCGF events
Too much to choose from!
A French Comics Celebration: Discussion and Cocktail Party
Thursday, November 8, 7pm, FREE
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy / 972 Fifth...























