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Last week's announcement of the Harvey Awards nominees was, as usual, accompanied by controversy. This time it wasn't the domination of Valiant (20 nominations) and Boom/Archaia, but rather just why certain books and people were even eligible. For starters there was the "Most Promising New Talent" category which included the following:

The Beat is home! Charlie and Lucy are thrilled and I'm trying to reset my sleep schedule. With this year's Comic-con in the rearview mirror, the attention span of the nation has moved on...

Comics artist Alan Kupperberg passed away last night at age 62 after a battle with thymus cancer, as reported on FB by his brother, Paul Kupperberg. Emerging from Neal Adams' Continuity Studios, Kupperberg pencilled...

As usual the intrepid Jamie Coville went to the con and recorded some of the best panels. He also got audio of the Eisner Awards—fast forward to the Orlando Jones/ Michael Davis showdown or...

Today, comicbook.com broke the news that WWE veteran Adam Copeland has been cast as Al Rothstein, aka Atom-Smasher in CW's TV adaptation of The Flash.  The second season, which premieres this fall, will feature the...

After an interminably long time (two years, to be precise), Neil Gaiman's and J.H. Williams III's Sandman: Overture is finally coming to an end.  Issue #6, currently scheduled for release on September 30th, will wrap up the...

Writer: Robert Venditti Pencils: Doug Braithwaite Robert Gill Colors: David Baron Brian Reber Letters: Dave Lanphear The blockbuster Valiant event of 2015 starts here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) joins superstar-in-the-making Robert Gill (ARMOR HUNTERS: HARBINGER) and...

Darth Vader is a “force of nature” in the Star Wars Universe, able to take on a horde of Rebel scum with no problem, that being said, would it be possible for him to...

This October, Marvel will release a set of variants that pay tribute to famous rap albums.  While I'm not personally big on rap, I appreciate the amount of work and dedication put into making...

With the immanent release of Valiant's Book of Death crossover story this week and the announcement of the Wrath of the Eternal Warrior series set for November, author Robert Venditti is one of the busiest writers...

This weekend, actor Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Lex Luthor in next year's Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, was seen at the premiere of The End of the Tour, a film about the release of David Foster...

The nominees for this year's Harvey Awards, as voted on by industry professionals, have just been announced and as usual they are a a surprising mix of books. Every year, one company seems to have...