Sandman Visits the Beat Staff Pull for 7/22/15
After powering down from Comic-Con team Beat needed a nap...or twelve. While we were away, the team continued to see visions of none-other-than Wesley...
The Delcourt Round-up from Comixology: You Should be Reading!
Comixology has partnered up with Delcourt, a French publishing house to deliver comics from across the pond. The titles contain wonderful art and a sense...
Harvey Awards confusion leads to response from Zdarsky, others
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:
SDCC ’15: who to thank
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...
RIP Alan Kupperberg
Comics artist Alan Kupperberg passed away last night at age 62 after a battle with thymus cancer, as reported on FB by his brother,...
SDCC ’15: 15 panels and the Eisner Awards in Audio
As usual the intrepid Jamie Coville went to the con and recorded some of the best panels. He also got audio of the Eisner...
Adam Copeland to Play Atom-Smasher in CW’s The Flash
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....
J.H. Williams III Shows off Sandman: Overture Finale Art
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,...
Review: Book of Death #1: Knocking on Death’s Door
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...
SDCC ’15: It’s Darth Vader Vs. the Entire Rebellion in Vader Down
Darth Vader is a “force of nature” in the Star Wars Universe, able to take on a horde of Rebel scum with no problem,...
Marvel Kills the Game as they Unveil Rap Crossover Covers
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...
SDCC ’15: Valiant’s Master Tacticians and Horror Stories: a Conversation with Robert Venditti
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...
