Happy New Year and let’s kick things off with Andrew WK
Happy New Year, faithful Beat readers. Hoping it's a happy and healthy one for all. 2015 was a challenging year for many of us with many changes blowing through the world of comics, but,...
MATT CHATS: Ryan Kelly on ‘Cry Havoc’ and Other Proclamations
I’ve been a big fan of Ryan Kelly’s for a long time. Local was one of the first comics I read outside of the Big Two, and it wowed me. I even got a...
KAPTARA’s Serious Side and Chip Zdarsky’s Not So Serious Side
We examine the gravity of Kaptara and Chip Zdarsky talks cat-tanks.
MATT CHATS: Si Spurrier on Unleashing Monsters and Myth in ‘Cry Havoc’
Based on the first two issues I previewed, Si Spurrier with Ryan Kelly have crafted a captivating story about identifying the monsters inside and out. Cry Havoc, described as mixing “the hard-boiled militaria of...
Interview: Jody Houser on Revolutionizing the Meaning of Heroism in Valiant’s FAITH
In the 2015 superhero comics landscape, Valiant's Faith stands alone. As someone who doesn't fit traditional standards of beauty when it comes to BMI, she's a hero I can relate to on more than one...
Interview: Amanda Conner on SuperZero #1 “I used to really want to be a...
Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, the team behind the smash hit Harley Quinn series are back with a brand new hero: Drusilla Dragowski, a teen-aged girl who dreams of being a superhero but has some wacky ideas for how to go about it.
MATT CHATS: Albert Monteys on Bringing His ‘Universe!’ to Panel Syndicate [EXCLUSIVE ART]
Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and friends made a big splash with their digital-first, pay-what-you-want series The Private Eye. But they always intended for the publisher they created, Panel Syndicate, to house more than...
Talkin’ ‘Great Big Hawaiian Dick’ with B. Clay Moore
Recently, B. Clay Moore sat down with The Comics Beat to talk about Great Hawaiian Dick, a special Kickstarter-exclusive comic that stems from his recent NBC TV Series deal.
INTERVIEW: Confessin’ sins and talkin’ SAINTS with Sean Lewis
You might recognize Ben Mackey’s name because of his kick-ass Twin Peaks tarot cards or Sean Lewis for his work on This American Life. How the hell did these two guys meet? We're about to find out.
MATT CHATS: Greg Rucka on Creator-Owned, Collaboration & Extra Content
Greg Rucka has been on a tear lately. Not only has he written two Star Wars novels and a comic book series set post-Empire, he’s also been impressing in the creator-owned sphere. Lady Sabre, Lazarus and...
Interview: Writer Rafer Roberts on Mashing Up Indie and Superheroes in “A&A,” the New...
Comic Book author Rafer Roberts is best known for his independent work on titles like Plastic Farm. Now, he is making his Valiant debut, partnering with the publisher's exclusive artist David Lafuente to pen next installment...
Interview: Özge Samanci on Art, Family, and a Love of Learning
By Cal Cleary
Özge Samanci is a multi-media artist, an assistant professor at Northwestern University, and a talented cartoonist who has had exhibitions of her work hosted all over the world. Her first graphic memoir, Dare...
