X-Treme X-Men and Age of Apocalypse end in April
Two of the stronger X-Men titles during an incredibly strong period for X-Men titles in general, April will sadly see the cancellation of both...
The Superior Spider-Man Gap and Other Points of Interest From the December Sales Charts
The big sales news for December was definitely coming out of the Marvel Now relaunch and the "death" of Peter Parker. Big numbers on...
Review: CREATOR-OWNED HEROES #8 and BLACK BEETLE #1
Well, here it is. The final issue of CREATOR-OWNED HEROES. When you think “last issue”, particularly on a series meeting an untimely end, you...
The utterly insane world of Platinum Studios
As we reported last night, the story of Platinum Studios, the bizarre IP company founded by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg on his peripheral involvement in having published the MEN IN BLACK comic book, has gotten seriously bizarre, with shareholders and acting president Chris Beall banding together to attempt to oust Rosenberg from the company after a series of what they claim are flagrantly fraudulent money shifting and credit card embezzlement—all from the coffers of the publicly traded company. While we don't know the whole story, we can piece together some of it.
Platinum shareholders try to oust Rosenberg as chairman
We'll have a more retailed report on this in the morning, but the short version is that shareholders in Platinum Studios—one of whom...
Batwoman, Kevin Keller etc get GLAAD Award nominations
The 2013 GLAAD Award nominees recognizing media for outstanding images of the LGBT community have been unveiled and they are:
OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOK
Astonishing X-Men by...
Ron Perazza heads to Marvel
It seems that departed DC and comiXology digital exec Ron Perazza will be joining Marvel, CBR is reporting. Since ankling comiXology last year, many...
Walking Dead Zombie walk is coming back to Comic-Con this year
Lost in some of The Walking Dead behind the scenes excitement and chart topping sales, is the human element: the Zombie Walk will be...
The Beat is safe!
Despite the malware warnings, The Beat has not been compromised. Thanks to everyone for all the emails and tweets! It's all part of a...
News and Notes: Jaime Hernandez, Capetown, etc
The CBLDF has launched a program with Jaime Hernandez merchandise, which means it will probably be very popular.
DC Cancel Saucer Country, I Vampire, Superman Family Adventures and DC Universe Presents
The solicitations for April's DC titles reveal that four of their books will be ending, including Joshua Hale Fialkov's I, Vampire and Paul Cornell...
The Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency Experience with Studio YOLO
In October of 2012, eight cartoonists spent three creatively game-changing weeks at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida as...
