SDCC ’17: Box Brown Discusses His Eisner Award Nominated “Tetris”
We all know the game “Tetris.” It’s addictive and embedded in the halls of video game history. Did you know though that it originated...
Koyama Press’s Fall line-up includes Willumsen, Kyle, Lee, Freibert, GG and Foster-Dimino
Catching up a bit here on the news, and Koyama Press announced their fall line-up filled with work by some of today's most exciting...
A Year of Free Comics: Hannah Blumenreich
Hannah Blumenreich is best known for her blockbuster Spidey zine which tore up the internets and subsequently got her an actual paying gig at...
Is Valiant an Indie? Shamdasani and Simons Discuss
What is an indie comics publisher? NO one seems to have the definitive answer!
4/20 – Heavy Metal will publish a marijuana themed companion magazine
Here's some blazing news that just arrived in a puff of smoke: Heavy Metal Magazine is publishing a marijuana-themed magazine to add to its...
A Year of Free Comics: Powdered Milk by Keiler Roberts, a painfully honest look...
Man oh man how have I not linked to this before? Keiler Roberts' Powdered Milk is an ongoing autobiographical comic about a woman, her...
A Year of Free Comics: The Doorman #1 by Kibblesmith, Rahal and Goode
Imagine a world where every planet has a door that leads to other worlds. And each door has a doorman - an old timey porter...
Interview: Luke Healy on Arctic Expeditions and How To Survive in The North
Luke Healy tells Alex Dueben about the inspiration for his new graphic novel How to Survive in the North, and why most Artic expeditions end in disaster
The Beat Gift Guide Part 1: For the Indie Admirer
The holiday gifting time is here and the Beat crew stands ready with some suggestions for the comics lover, comics curious or even comics oblivious - there's something for everyone out there.
CXC: Tyler and Aragones share CXC Master Award; Trudeau and Czap also honored
The CXC festival was held over the last four days in Columbus and the Sunday night driving home tweets were all very happy. I've...
CXC is going on right now and on through the weekend and you should...
I hvae done a really awful job of reporting on the goings on at CXC in Columbus. The Comics Crossroads festival is now in its...
Review: Shortbox #2 – Impressive Comics
Zainab Ahtar Short Box project has delivered its second collection, and it's another strong outing.























