BookCon 2015: The Con Expert Gets Conned and Learns a Lesson in Management
Last Saturday, I headed to the NYC Javits Center to spend a day at BookCon 2015, part of a five day publishing industry extravaganza....
Marvel reveals first look at “Eight Months Later” reboot—here’s what we know
Marvel
unleashed the first teaser image for the new rebooted/relaunched Marvel U this morning, and it contains SHOCKS—Agent Coulson? Red Wolf?—SURPRISES—No X-men or FF...
Traumatic Thursdays: Reactions to The Wicked + The Divine #11’s Shocking End
Dear Kieron, Jamie, Matt, and Clayton:
I hate you.
I woke up this morning, put on my Wic+Div shirt, ran to the comics shop, and strapped...
Fraction and Zdarsky draw Naughty Bits on Sex Criminals Blank Covers
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky are at it again with Sex Criminals, this time they are offering a random sketch incentive for picking up...
Color King Visits the Stately Beat Manor Comics Pull for 6/3/15
This week at The Beat our staff members were particularly swamped with new books -- between Archie comics ending their titular title and DC...
What is Happening with the X-Men and Fantastic Four properties at Marvel Licensing and...
‘What’s going on with the X-Men and the Fantastic Four comics’ is the question ringing in the ears of astute comic book fans. Since...
Interview: Ed Luce Tackles Wrestling, Music, and Sex in Wuvable Oaf
By Melanie Burke
Images courtesy of Ed Luce
In anticipation of the launch of his first project in comics, Wuvable Oaf, The Beat took a minute to...
Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf to Launch Thursday at Portland’s Floating World
It's Monday. The work week has just begun. That means it's time to start making weekend plans. If you're in Portland, OR, you can...
Book Con 2015: Papercutz to Release First Issue of Nickelodeon Magazine in June
Papercutz debuted the first issue of their rebranded Nickelodeon Magazine this past weekend at Book Con 2015. First announced back in February, the magazine...
Review: Old Man Logan #1 Discharges Apocalyptic Swagger
Writer:
Brian Michael Bendis
Artist:
Andrea Sorrentino
Colorist:
Marcelo Maiolo
Letterer:
VC's Cory Petit
Wolverine is grizzled, dirty, and tired -- but Old Man Logan is downright nasty. Logan's resolve is killing...
UPDATED: DC to Begin Placing Ads on Story Pages
UPDATE 2: According to sources inside DC, the half-page ads will only appear in books releasing this June. This makes the advertising experiment concurrent...
Convergence #8 Marks the first steps of Divergence in the DCU
So...while you were away DC Comics just shifted their Multiversity concept. I know, I know, DC does this all the time. The last specific instance...
