Maker Faire San Diego allows sneak-peak into the Comic-Con Museum
Despite not even having an official opening date planned, the former Hall of Champions Sports Museum and the future home of the Comic-Con Museum opened its doors for the first time to the public for the Maker Faire weekend.
Chris Duffy joins Workman to edit graphic novels
Another publishing house has hired a dedicated graphic novel editor and in this case a very knowledgable one. Chris Duffy has been hired at Workman publishing...
Help Wanted: Random House Graphic is hiring a senior editor and a designer
Two exciting job openings at the newly named Random House Graphic imprint.
Rotterdam joins AfterShock as SVP Sales & Marketing
The Great ComicsShuffle of 2018 conrtinues!
Lion Forge Adds Jill Gerber as Director of Education Outreach and Collections
Gerber's role will focus on supporting teachers and librarians.
Carol Burrell joins the Lion Forge editorial team, Colvin upped to EIC
Well this is great news! Lion Forge has just hired Carol M. Burrell as executive editor of the company’s CubHouse imprint. She'll report to Andrea Colvin who has just been promoted to editor in chief.
Mike Zagari leaves AfterShock, new gig TBA
Mike Zagari, formerly SVP, Brand/Digital-Creative at AfterShock, announced he was leaving on Twitter yesterday. "Next steps" will be announced Monday.
https://twitter.com/mikezagari/status/994927163924205568
Zagari was previously at Disney/Marvel/Star Wars/Pixar, and...
IDW names John Barber as Editor-in-Chief, Anita Frazier as SVP Sales & Marketing
Following some personnel changes over at IDW, John Barber has been named editor in chief at the publisher. He replaced Chris Ryall, who departed...
Celebrating International Tabletop Day with Some Personal Beat Staff Favorites
In honor of today being International Tabletop Day, myself and fellow Beat staffer Victor Van Scoit have decided to share some of our own personal-favorite tabletop games. As criteria, we've decided to stay away from oldies like “Chess,” “Monopoly,” and “Dungeons & Dragons,” because there are a TON of other games out there. We have also decided to only share games that are still available for purchase if there are any readers who wish to experience these games for themselves.
SD Comic Fest ’18: A Friendly, Intimate, and at Times Confusing Convention Experience
Headed by Mike Towry and Chairman Matt Dunford, this convention pays homage to the early days of Comic-Con. Organizers of Comic Fest pride themselves in its intimate setting. In many ways, I find it to be quite charming, lacking the Hollywood of Comic-Con and instead allowing attendees and invited guests to mingle together. A lot of love goes into this convention.
