Comings and goings: Robertson, Atkins, Scott
A number of comics coming and goings of late:
§ Dark Horse has promoted Sarah Robertson to director of sales.
Robertson will be responsible for business development, overseeing the in-house sales team, managing distributor and retailer...
Marvel Switches the A-Force Talent Line-up: Thompson and Caldwell Enlist
Fans got the chance to read the brand new A-Force #1 last week but Marvel has already announced a brand new creative team for the series. Writer Kelly Thompson (Gem and the Holograms) is...
Great Geek News diaspora continues with layoffs at MTV
CORRECTION: In all the excitement I managed to forget the news that MTV has aquihired most of the ex Grantland staff. So clearly they have online plans but with a new crew in place....
YALSA reading list spotlights comics for reluctant readers
YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) has released one of their annual reading lists, 2016 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, which represents:
The Quick Picks list, presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting suggests...
Soule and Noto tell Star Wars’ Resistance pilot Poe Dameron’s Story
Marvel has just announced a brand new ongoing title featuring Rebel pilot Poe Dameron from writer Charles Soule (Star Wars: Lando) and artist Phil Noto (Star Wars: Chewbacca.) After being introduced to the pilot in Star Wars:...
It took Bill Sienkiewicz 45 minutes to make this tribute to Alan Rickman
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NBM celebrates 40 years with a new logo, new brand and new website
When you look at the list of comics publishers who have stayed the course throughout decades of tumultuous changes in distribution and audience, one most usually thinks of Archie, Marvel and DC. Only a...
Ch-ch-ch-changes for The Beat
If you're a faithful Beat reader, you know the past year has been filled with discussions of the economics of running a comics news website. This talk was prompted by an unprecedented run of comics sites closing down or losing key personnel. I summed up a lot of my thoughts back in September, pointing out that the realities of the web make running any kind of independent site very difficult these days.
Announcing the Comics Industry Person of the Year for 2015: Noelle Stevenson
The votes are in! And after an exceptionally close race, for the second year in a row a prominent YA graphic novelist has taken Person of the Year.
IDW announces new international licensing program, kicking things off with Archie
About a year ago, IDW made headlines by buying Top Shelf. They haven't topped that yet, but they do have a new business division: IDW International, which will handle all the publisher's foreign rights....
ALA: ‘Rollergirl’ is a Newbery honor book, three other graphic novels honored
Victoria Jamieson's Rollergirl, a graphic novel about a girls dream of becoming a roller girl star, was named a Newbury honor book, this morning, one of several honors awarded to graphic novels. The awards...
Civil War 2 will include Marvel’s quarterly character death
A Daily News writer was privy to the most recent Marvel retreat where the events of Civil War 2 were hashed out, and while a Iron Man Captain Marvel conflict was revealed, the sausage...
