NYCC ’13: DC Announce Stephanie Brown’s Return
The Batman panel is going on right now, and The Beat has Jeffrey O. Gustafson on the floor right now. But according to reports...
Ben Affleck is Batman in Man of Steel Sequel
You may or may not have noticed, but the internet has exploded.
In a statement released last night by Warner Bros, it was announced that...
The Killing Joke ending revealed?
The ambiguous ending of Alan Moore and Brain Bolland's Killing Joke, in which the Batman and Joker famously share a laugh and some hearty...
BCGF Co-Founder Announces New Brooklyn Comics Festival
Following the news earlier this year that the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival is now no more, it appears a new festival has just...
SDCC13: Stuntmen Become Real Superheroes By Saving Jumper
Stuntmen on location to rig stunts for a "Kick-Ass 2" party save a distraught woman from jumping.
Police were called about 2:40 p.m, but before...
DC Announce Harley Quinn Series from Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner
DC have entered the SDCC pre-fray with the news that Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner will be co-writing an ongoing Harley Quinn series later...
The beautiful, starry adventures of… Astro Dog!
I've been meaning to flag up Paul Harrison-Davies' new web-comic, Astro Dog since its launch on June 28th. I know of Paul's work from his...
Marvel Announce Inhumans Series by Matt Fraction featuring… Nightcrawler?
The Inhumans were promised to have a big role in Infinity, and it appears that we're about to get an idea as to what...
Valiant Hire Alejandro Arbona as Associate Editor
Another of the editors laid off by Marvel in 2011 has found a new home at Valiant, as editor Alejandro Arbona (who worked on...
Who Is Andrew Hope, and What’s He Doing at Marvel, Man?
Once upon a time, there was a man from Glasgow, and his name was Andrew Hope. He dabbled in comics a bit, at a...
Five Weapons Has Been Bumped up into an Ongoing Series
The last issue of Jimmie Robinson's five-issue miniseries Five Weapons - which is fantastic - was published this week. And it came with the...
Big Interview: Julia Gfrӧrer: ‘I don’t get why people write stories without sex in...
One of the advantages in writing for The Beat is the opportunity to provide under-appreciated comic creators with a platform, to share work which...
