Allison Baker is new Director of Operations at IDW
Monkeybrian co-publisher Alison Baker has been one of the smart people in and around comics for a while, and now IDW has done something...
DC resets royalty system; colorists and digital now eligible
I've been hearing a lot of conspiracy theories of late about DC, and some of them involve their participation/royalties system. In addition for quite a while, people have been complaining about the fact that colorists aren't eligible for royalties—and neither are digital-first comics.
But that is changing. I understand a letter has just gone out to DC creative folks announcing a complete overhaul of the DC royalty system. For the first time colorists will be eligible for royalties and will get cover credit. And digital first will also be eligible for royalties. Little things like direct deposit and electronic vouchering will also be available.
Warren Simons Named Valiant Editor-in-Chief
Word on the street is that Valiant has a lot of new stuff coming down the pike, and perhaps to run the paving machine for both the street and the pike, they've promoted Warren Simons to Editor-in-Chief. His previous title was Executive Editor. Since the company's relaunch in 2011, Wimons has been in charge of book including X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong, Unity, Rai, and more. In his new role as Editor-in-Chief, Simons will continue to preside over all day-to-day operations of Valiant's editorial department, and manage Valiant's growing editorial team, which was just boosted by the addition of former DC assistant editor Kyle Andrukiewicz. CBR has the promotion interview that has a nice snapshot of Valiant's progress so far:
The Winners of the Max und Moritz-Preis for Best German Comics
Every two years, the city of Erlangen, Germany hosts the Erlangen Comics Salon.
In a nutshell, it's the German version of Angoulême. It's not as...
Kirby Case to SCOTUS more likely?
The family of Jack Kirby's quest to regain some rights to the Marvel characters still has a chance to go all the way to...
Barcon, that starts with ‘B’ and that rhymes with ‘T’ and that stands for...
We're off to HeroesCon in Charlotte later today and one of the many pleasures of that show is its relaxing and expansive Barcon; as opposed to other conventions where people scatter to their various drinking holes, pretty much everyone at HeroesCon stays in the same bar, and it's a great place to catch up with folks and maybe lay the foundation for future work.
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CrowdWatch: The Economics of Digital Comics by Todd Allen
Frequent Beat contributor Todd Allen has just launched a Kickstarter for a new edition of his book The Economics of Digital Comics —the goal...
Theft follows Denver Comic Con
Just one more little bad news for Denver Comic Con -- it seems two of the dealers, Mindy and Zac Skellington Conley of Hall...
Is the Clickhole Calvin and Hobbes Cartoon Illegal Child Porn?
Clickhole, the Onion's answer to Buzzfeed and Clickhole, has posted an audacious NSFW video parody, "If You Grew Up With 'Calvin and Hobbes,' You...
RIP: Charles Barsotti
Famed New Yorker cartoonist Charles Barsotti has passed away at age 80. He was 80. Barsotti had been suffering from brain cancer since...
Cartoonist who got paying job hired another cartoonist for job!
Alert the media! Everyone was excited last year when Award-winning cartoonist Matt Bors got hired by the Medium to edit an actual comics page,...
Notes From The Future: First Details Regarding September Releases
Ahead of their solicitations, The Beat has learned about several new books coming out in September and beyond.
GI JOE returns to the shelves with...
