Shawn Hamrick upped to VP of Operations at Diamond

04/23/2019 11:45 am by Heidi MacDonald Leave a Comment

Hamrick is a 25 year veteran at the company.

Help Wanted: Random House Graphic, DC, Marvel are all hiring

03/27/2019 1:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald 4 Comments

Lots of job openings for folks looking to make their mark in the comics industry.

Wu and Illidge join A Wave Blue World

03/25/2019 6:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald 2 Comments

The indie publisher is staffing up with two notable hires.

San Diego Comic Fest 2019 Celebrates the Moon Landing and more!

03/04/2019 1:30 pm by Nicholas Eskey

I don’t think there’s a person alive who would debate the fact that Sergio Aragonés is the world’s greatest living cartoonist. So many industry giants look up to this man for his cartooning talent. The fact that he’s going to celebrate his 60th year at MAD Magazine with us, I could not be more thrilled to have him. Everyone loves his work. He’s so highly entertaining and funny. It just floored me when he actually said yes to being the guest of honor, because at the heart of it I’m still a fanboy and I do not know anyone on this planet that is not a fan of his work. To be able to highlight Sergio’s career and all that he’s done is immense and I cannot stop being excited about it.

Managing Editor Rantz Hoseley departs Heavy Metal magazine

01/28/2019 3:25 pm by Heidi MacDonald

The Eisner Award-winner is leaving after three years.

All the hirings and promotions from the last month: everywhere from Marvel to Random House

01/18/2019 1:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Gagliano’s Random House Graphic imprint staffs up with Leopard and Crotty.

Former DC head Diane Nelson joins mobile video launch Quibi

12/13/2018 9:30 am by Heidi MacDonald

She’ll be the head of operations for the new mobile platform.

Chris Ryall rejoins IDW as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer; Goldstein steps down

12/10/2018 3:09 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Publisher meets Ryall; publisher loses Ryall; publisher gets Ryall.

Lion Forge restructures, lays off 12

11/30/2018 10:45 am by Heidi MacDonald

Numerous outlets are reporting, and the Beat has confirmed, that 12 staffers were laid off yesterday during a restructuring at Lion Forge, a sister company of this website. The one confirmed layoff is editor Greg Tumbarello, who joined the company at the beginning of the year. Although other names have not been released, The Beat […]

Future Home of Comic-Con Museum Hosts SAM Symposium

11/06/2018 3:00 pm by Nicholas Eskey

Since this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, there has been a big push in asking convention goers and fans of Comic-Con what the museum should feature, ranging from topics discussed to what “superhero-inspired drinks” should be served in the café. Keegan referred to this as “Fan Curation.”