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Comixology publishes a group of titles from Delcourt, a French publishing house. Each week, The Beat checks out these series and tells you about what you should be reading. This week features a pair...

A little while back, Brian Hibbs wrote a piece involving the place of Kickstarters in the comics world that still seems to be making the rounds online.  It comes at it from the retailer...

As crowdsourcing has become a normal part of financing creative projects, a few bad apples have soured the barrel with non delivery. A few months ago, the FTC announced it would start looking in to Kickstarters that don't deliver and now a Seattle court has ordered the creators of the Asylum Playing Cards Kickstarter—Altius Management and Edward J. Polchlopek—to pay over $54,000 in fines and settlement.

Comics Beat hosts its first panel at Long Beach Comic Con 2015 and we've got a Lollapalooza of a line up.

This year's Ignatz Award nominees have just been announced, and if you needed a reminder that 2014 was an awesome year for comics, here you go. This year's judges— Lamar Abrams, Cara Bean, Robyn Chapman, Sophie Goldstein and Corrine Mucha—have a great selection from the fairly popular (March, SuperMutant Magic Academy) to the up and comers (Sophie Goldstein's The Oven, Sophia Foster-Dimino's Sex Fantasy.)

A somber start to the morning as reports roll in that 51 year old Leonard Robinson, better known to countless children, families, and members of the public as the Maryland Batman, died on Sunday night. According...

At D23 in the Anaheim Convention center this morning, Disney revealed a short clip and some concept art for the biggest single 'land' expansion of Disneyland yet: Star Wars Land. The new area based on...

You probably didn't even notice, but The Beat Herself has been on vacation for the last week, however we're headed home today although travelling by train, the most restful way to travel. However WiFi...

We've been writing about it for months now, and can hardly believe it's almost here: the second annual Doctor Who Comics Day is tomorrow!

Today, Universal released a new trailer for the film adaptation of Jem and the Holograms showcasing the song "Youngblood," which debuted in the movie's initial trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXdE3yy7Fdk I was but an egg when Jem and the Holograms first aired in...

After his heartfelt speech a few years ago when winning a Harvey Award, having Vivek J. Tiwary host the Harveys this year seems like a great idea. Tiwary, the author of The Fifth Beatle,...

Recently, Comixology has begun translating and releasing a line of comics licensed from Delcourt, a major French publishing house. This week’s roster of comics features several returning players from the past including Duarte, the incredible artist behind the...