Mike Allred Does the 2018 Membership Art for CBLDF
It's a new year and that means new Comic Book Legal Defense Fund membership artwork. Mike Allred will be the 2018 artwork as you...
The Comic Shop Down $72K: Another Account of 2017 Sales Slipping
Being down $72,000 in sales in nothing to laugh about and takes some courage to admit. As the Beat continues to look at retailers...
New BLACK PANTHER footage debuts during National Title Game
Debuting not but a few moments after the College Football National Championship halftime show (whoever you're rooting for, I hope they win!), here's the...
Eleanor Davis, Julia Gfrörer and more in this years New York Comics Symposium killer...
MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, renaissance man and all time great cartoonist Ben Katchor is not busy enough being a certified G(enius). He also organized...
Marvel introduces Tessa Thompson style Valkyrie in Exiles
I gotta admit, as a kid, the original Valkyrie from Defenders was one of my most favorite Marvel characters. A somewhat naive six foot...
Crowdfunding Watch: Secret Libraries, Reimagined Fairy Tales and Time Travel
This week's crowdfunding watch is brought to you by my childhood. I dreamed of living inside books or having them somehow magically become part...
When a Comic Shop Has To Do a Podcast About Marvel Sales Declining
You'll recall last week we told about how Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago didn't have the greatest 2017 on record and was down...
Kiernan Shipka Casts a Spell as Sabrina the Witch
After the success of the darker and edgier Riverdale on the CW, it came to no surprise when a new television project based on...
Review – This Bitter Cold will End in Margaux Othat’s Blanc
Margaux Othats' Blanc would probably have featured in my best comics of 2017 had I written that list during the cold wave hammering...
And the 2017 Comics Industry Person of the Year is: Emil Ferris
It’s time to announce the annual Comics Industry Person of the Year, as voted on by industry peers. This is the person who moved...
More 2017 Sales Slippage Reported in the Direct Market – $22K Less Marvel Sales...
Earlier in the week, we told you about Challengers Comics having a slow 2017 and selling $21K less of Marvel single issues. Tilting at...
01/05/2018: Small Press & Indie Comics Galore New Year’s Edition
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Nice Art
§ I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Welcome to 2018. Let's start this year with some nice art from Maddi Gonzalez, a...
