R.I.P Harry Horse
A very sad story today from Scotland: Cartoonist/illustrator Richard Horne, akak Harry Horse was found dead in his home along with his wife, Mandy....
Nightcrawler weds cartooner
Actor Alan Cumming--who donned the blue paint to play Nightcrawler in X-Men 2--has wed his boyfriend of two years, Grant Shaffer, whom news reports...
Cowboys and Aliens uncovered
Dirk presents his findings in the matter of Platinum buying the #1 graphic novel spot, and we recommend you just go over there and...
Today in AMS
The AMS bankruptcy continues to unfold with unknown but seemingly ominous consequences for many small publishers. GalleyCat and our own PW have had the...
Marvel vs DC – now with bar charts
This movie site analyzes Marvel vs DC at the box office with all kinds of pie charts and bar graphs. Not too much that...
Open Book seeks ‘hot’ literary material
Man alive, the New Year is hopping with excitement! Remember Open Book Press, the indy publisher formerly owned by Mike Gagnon? Its new owners...
SCOOTLES scuttled? Creator beware!
Okay, this is a little long, and we're short of time, as always but in essence, Ryan McLelland over at Newsarama reports on the...
Thompson, Frankenhoff upped at CBG
Some change at our Alma Mater CBG:
F+W Publications Associate Group Publisher, Sports and Pop Culture Jeff Pozorski has announced the promotion of Comics Buyer’s...
AMS Bankruptcy fallout continues
The bankruptcy proceedings of distributor AMS continue to ripple throughout the book industry. As shown by this story in the local (San Diego) paper...
Sluggards post thoughts
Both Chris Butcher and Joey Manley sent letters apologizing for missing the Beat's Year End Survey, but posted their answers on their own weblogs...
