Studio Coffee Run: Arrow, The Walking Dead, Kickass 2, The Hobbit, etc.
While the 2nd episode of Season 3 of The Walking Dead dropped in the ratings from the first episode, it still topped the ratings...
Comics: for one fantastic moment, everything was OK
Is this the magic moment? Probably. Or as a recent ICv2 headline put it:Comic Retailers Cautiously Ecstatic, following the "Return of the Pamphlet." Despite the innate caution, pessimism and low self-image endemic to the comics industry, it seems that following a year of improved sales, general awareness, mainstream recognition and booming live events, the comics industry has taken a moment to kick back the recliner and crack open a frosty one:
Kick-Watcher: Interview with Home of The Brave’s Spencer Toyama and Jon Lewis
The Kick-Watcher chats with Hawaii's own Spencer Toyama and Jon Lewis the creators of the soon to be successful Kickstarter project; Home of The...
31 Days of Halloween: Gary Leib’s Desert Island storefront
We were stunned by last year's spectacular Halloween display by Gary Leib at Brooklyn's own Desert Island Comics, and he's back for 2012 with an all new display. Leib has lots more Halloween goodness at his tumblr.
Interviews of note: Randall Munroe, Eric Stephenson, Julia Wertz
Catching up on closing those tabs, here are some interviews well worth your time.
Math Horizons interviews xkcd's Randall Munroe on some of his...
Grant Morrison, MBE
Grant Morrison models his Member of the British Empire medal which he was just presented with. And no, you cannot call him Sir Grant, as that honorific only comes with the two highest orders of the British empire.
The Walking Dead Season 3: Now THIS is a Good Zombie Show!
We’re two episodes into Season 3 of The Walking Dead and I’m relieved and pleased to be able to say: now THIS is the...
What’s next for New York Comic Con
By most accounts, this past New York Comic Con was a success, giving fans access to all kinds of stars, comics and otherwise, and presenting a news fusillade on many topics. It was also crowded, congested and teeming with people. Crowding has been a serious issue at NYCC ever since the very first one, which was shut down by state troopers and left many people who had purchased tickets stuck outside. Since then the madding hordes have ebbed, but mostly flowed. Crowd control was pretty horrible in 2010, and got a little better in 2011—but my witnesses say it was back to 2010 levels this year.
Rob Liefeld announces he uses Facebook
In a rush for an attention getting headline, instead of checking with the most accessible comics pro on Twitter, another site this morning announced...
Wizard stuff: Macaluso Chairman; Austin programming; convention profits up in Q2
Despite the nearly daily arrival of Wizard World PR in our inboxes, we haven't been the most attentive to running their news; apologies for that. With this weekend's Wizard World Austin Comic Con coming up, here's a little of what's happening and a peek at the most recent SEC filings:
The Beat named one of the 25 Best Blogs by TIME.com
I know I tweeted this yesterday, but for those who missed it, the newly revamped Time.com website ran a list of the Top 25 Blogs of 2012. and
The Beat was on the list!
Dark Horse to publish the complete Sin Titulo
Cameron Stewart's excellent webcomic Sin Titulo has finished and will get a hardcover collection from Dark Horse next year. The strip, described as "a dark, neo-noir semi-autobiographical mystery thriller concerned with dreams, family, and memory" launched in 2007 as part of the TX webcomics collective, and has continued on, with a few lengthy breaks, ever since. It won the Eisner Award for Best Webcomic in 2010
