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Parker Adair was a guest columnist here last year, covering C2E2 as a first-time convention-goer.  This year, the planned nuptials prevented a return visit, but instead,...

In February 1992 Todd McFarlane, along with six others, announced the founding of Image Comics, after having failed to negotiate more favourable terms for...

And here's the last of the Free Comic Book Day titles for 2013! Hard to believe the first FCBD in 2002 had only four titles! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— KELLERMAN...

One year ago today I said goodbye to my best friend, Inky. It was one of the saddest days of my life and I...

I guess I should have expected that, the terrifying part, given not only the title, but the author concerned. I somehow missed reading Joe...

The fact that both the Iron Man character and the Avengers team has reached their 50th anniversary since creation hasn’t received a lot of...

Recent sales patterns continued in the April comics sales figures just released by Diamond. While DC had the top selling books with Batman #19. Marvel continue to dominate both units and dollars—especially units, where they opened up a 14% lead over DC. In a month without a lot of strong graphic novels, The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye led the charts yet again. while Injustice: Gods Among Us, and DC Collectibles' new Injustice: Deathstroke Vs. Green Arrow Action Figure 2-Pack led the video game and toy categories.

For the past month, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy has played host to a very special union of French and New York-based...

Happy Birthday to The Beat's one and only (we hope) Zainab Akhtar!    On this most special of days, I ask you all to go spam...

The Northlake library in Illinois has hatched a scheme to build a large scale— 9 foot tall—statue of The Hulk. To do so they have fashioned an Indiegogo campaign. So far they have raised only $920 of the $30,000 needed, so you better get your ass over and there and pledge because it's pretty obvious that the world needs more giant statue of the Hulk outside libraries.

I have a whole week of links for you in case, like me, you have been too brain dead to keep up with the...

As we've been noting, literary awards for graphic novels are becoming more common everywhere, and here's a new one: The 9th Art Award. The prize is a joint venture between Graphic Scotland and the Edinburgh International Book Festival and will be presented this August at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.