Interviews

I talked with Mike once before about Battlepug, and was happy to do it again following its recent grande finale. I asked him more about...

On Tumblr, artist Ronald Wimberly wrote a very cogent post on why artists should get paid to do sample pages: A quick preface: Yesterday a friend...

Maia Kobabe is a very talented up and coming cartoonist as the above page from her Tom O'Bedlam adaptation shows. (disclosure: she is also...

"If you’re going to make a comic book make the most comic book comic that you can comic."

Chris Sebela is everywhere. I first became aware of him thanks to the Everest crime thriller High Crimes from Monkey Brain, and since then he has...

2016 is the year of Hope Larson.

"This is a classy toilet book, a 'Paris Review toilet book.'"

Earlier today, The Beat posted a review of Snotgirl #1, the latest book written by Seconds and Scott Pilgrim writer Bryan Lee O'Malley. Illustrated by Leslie Hung, the series focuses on Lottie Person, a prolific fashion blogger who is plagued by inner demons. Recently, The Beat had a unique opportunity to talk about Snotgirl #1 with O'Malley. We discussed how he met Leslie, what inspired Snotgirl, and even get a hint as to unannounced projects on the horizon...

"The strength of a work commands interest more than where it's from." We celebrate Natacha Bustos, artist on MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR!

"I don’t want to worry about paying for those big names but I’m starting a publisher because I also want the freedom to put forward my ideals forward. After a certain size, your idealism becomes a liability if you’re looking to make money."

By Anne M Kletcha Deep in the grubby sump of one of those so-called 'Social Media' sites, there is a clump of aging comics fanboys...

It's been quite a week for master purveyor of words and professional mind f**k*r Chuck Palahniuk. The off the wall comic book sequel Fight Club 2 has a collected...