RIP Michele Wrightson
According to several social media postings, Michelle Wrightson has passed away. Wrightson contributed as a colorist on several Marvel, Heavy Metal and Milestone comics, and was a cartoonist in It Ain't Me Babe, the...
Review: Old Man Logan #1 Discharges Apocalyptic Swagger
Writer:
Brian Michael Bendis
Artist:
Andrea Sorrentino
Colorist:
Marcelo Maiolo
Letterer:
VC's Cory Petit
Wolverine is grizzled, dirty, and tired -- but Old Man Logan is downright nasty. Logan's resolve is killing now in the midst of Secret Wars, his motivations are...
UPDATED: DC to Begin Placing Ads on Story Pages
UPDATE 2: According to sources inside DC, the half-page ads will only appear in books releasing this June. This makes the advertising experiment concurrent with the Divergence relaunch of DC's comic line.
UPDATE: An earlier...
Convergence #8 Marks the first steps of Divergence in the DCU
So...while you were away DC Comics just shifted their Multiversity concept. I know, I know, DC does this all the time. The last specific instance being in 1985, when this whole Crisis business first started. However,...
BEA 2015: More French comics on the way to the US
The gorgeous Albertine bookstore at the French Embassy.
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I'm in the middle of Book Expo/Book Con hubbub but I wanted to draw beat readers attention to the conference on French-language comics held this past...
Divinity II Establishes Abram Adams status as “one of the next great heroes in...
With the final installment of Valiant’s Divinity mini-series shipping in stores today, the publisher has announced that the marquee hero is going to be relaunching in another mini-series. Divinity II will feature the same creative team of...
Ruby Thursday Visits the Stately Beat Manor Comics Pull for 5/27/15
I would prefer not to name names, but a certain member of the Beat Staff has ingested one too many Steve Gerber comics and fell into the celebration of oddities. For those not in...
Roz Chast wins the Reuben Award
The Reuben Awards were given out over the holiday by the National Cartoonists Society, and Roz Chast won the Reuben Award, a once in a lifetime trophy only bestowed on the finest cartoonists. Chast...
News and notes: Albuquerque show postponed; Denver draws 100K and more
§ It's the week of Book Expo/Book Con, the latter of which could possible be called "sitcom co-star with a new book con" but that's how it goes. Anyway, I'll be at both...
Review: Valhalla Mad #1 Offers Incentive to Raise a Glass
Story:
Joe Casey
Art:
Paul Maybury
Letters:
Rus Wooton
Designer:
Sonia Harris
Flats:
Ricky Valenzuela
Publisher:
Image Comics
Their names are legend: the Glorious Knox! Greg Horn the Battlebjörn! Jhago the Irritator! Three warrior gods vacationing on Earth, just looking to get their drink on and...
Review: A-Force #1 Delivers on Captain Marvel Punching a Shark in the Middle of...
Writers:
G. Willow Wilson
Marguerite Bennett
Artists:
Jorge Molina
Craig Yeung
Colorists:
Laura Martin
Matt Milla
Letterer:
VC's Cory Petit
Marvel's Mightiest Women finally get their own explosive series! In a secluded corner of the Battleworld, an island nation is fiercely protected...
Exclusive: Titan’s Doctor Who Comics Day poster art from series artist Neil Edwards
The folks at Titan are really teasing their upcoming three four Doctor crossover story line from Hugo-nominated Who writer Paul Cornell, slated for release on August 12 ahead of their second annual Doctor Who Comics Day on August 15. On Monday, Diamond revealed the poster art to advertise the upcoming Doctor Who Comics Day event to their retailers. Drawn by series artist Neil Edwards (Justice League United), you'll be seeing the art in local comic shops in the near future, but allow us to leak that to you now, Whovians