Ding-Dong the Twinkie’s Dead
Hostess , the maker of guilty pleasures such as Wonder Bread, Twinkies and Ding-Dongs have anounced they are filing for bankruptcy because of the strike by their employees...
To do this weekend: NC Comicon with special appearance by The Beat and more
This weekend, following a brief birthday vacation with family, we'll be at the NC Comicon, which kicks off this weekend at the Durham Convention...
Ray Zone: RIP
I am sad to report that Ray Zone, known as the master of 3D comics for more than 30 years, passed away on Tuesday:
Ray...
“Ask for Janice” as Jim Mahfood salutes the Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique
Few albums have the mystique and legacy of Paul's Boutique, released pver 20 years ago by the Beastie Boys. LA artist Jim Mahfood is...
Sunfire, Wasp, and Wonder Man join the Uncanny Avengers
Marvel is holding one of the press conferences to cover UNCANNY AVENGERS this afternoon, and although neither The Beat nor Sterling Steve Morris could...
The state of the comics internet on September 4, 2003
If you're a digital hoarder like The Beat you may wake up one day and realize you have some bookmark files that go back 10 years or more. And then you may poke around and you may find something like. Bradley's Almanac - comic book links which was last updated more than nine years ago.
Amazon announces Their Best Graphic Novels of the Year
It's time for the year-end lists to start coming thick and fast. Amazon is out of the gate with their list of the year's best graphic novels and to no one's surprise, Chris Ware's Building Stories leads the pack.
A new comics shop has opened in LA: Thank You Comics & Books
While we're not privy to the local scene, based on this, it seems that LA's popular Secret Headquarters comics shop has officially opened a...
Kieron Gillen Discusses Iron-Man: The Godkiller
Conference calls! You love them, Marvel loves them, and today saw the first in a new wave of conferences take place. This time we...
DC scaling back variants as sales setting records
DC's sales experts Bob Wayne and John Cunningham have gone off on their monthly round of website chat, and things didn't go well at...
Enough with the faux “fake geek girl’ outrage already
Outrage erupted on Twitter and Facebook over the weekend when writer/journalist Dirk Manning posted a still from Ted with an "anti fake geek girl"...
Kick-Watcher: Temujin & The Locksmith
By: Henry Barajas
Two projects with three days left to hit 100% of goal and desperately need your support.
Project: Temujin: The Graphic Novel
Talent/Project Manager: Allison Smith
Days to Go:...
