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...
Marvel plays Hunger games with Fialkov and Kirk — UPDATED: “Someone’s getting eaten.”
Marvel's conference call on the AGE OF ULTRON wrap up and new series Hunger by Josh Fialkov and Leonard Kirk just kicked off and here's the...
Stripped Book Fest Line-Up Announced
The Edinburgh Book Festival, held annually in Scotland's capital city every August, is the biggest public book festival in the world. This year it...
DC Announce Superman/Wonder Woman from Charles Soule and Tony Daniel
It must be nearing solicitation time again, because news seems to be racing in today from all sides. DC have announced on IGN that...
Spider-Man Has a Sister! Marvel announce graphic novel by Waid, Robinson, and Dell’Otto
Brian Truitt, knower of all that is right and true in this world, has an interview on USA Today with writer Mark Waid, announcing...
Matt Kindt and Steven Sanders Team Up for Marvel Miniseries
Thrillingly, two of the best minds in comics will be teaming up this September for a new four-issue Marvel miniseries, called Infinity: The Hunt....
Katsuhiro Otomo, Nobrow, and Japanese fashion house Comme des Garcons collaborate
As a comics fan, it's always nice to see the medium get wider recognition from other fields, although perhaps not as surprising in the...
$143,379 Later, Lady Sabre’s Kickstarter Closes
One of the biggest stories for comics in 2013 has been the phenomenal success that a number of creators have had in taking their...
Autoptic Festival: official poster, more guests announced
We promised to keep you updated and so here we are with more details and updates from the new Minneapolis-based comics/art/music festival, Autoptic. Back...
Zenith artist Steve Yeowell talks about contracts and Grant Morrison
When news of a limited edition version of the long-long comic ZENITH broke last week, speculation centered on Grant Morrison, who, according to...
