Journey into Mystery
We're on the road today with no reliable internet access, so no posting on all the exciting news, like Rob Liefeld's exclusive comics for...
Housekeeping: Advertising
If you are interested in advertising on The Beat, shoot us an email at heidi dot macdonald at gmail dot com. As you can...
Must read: Handley’s attorney comments
The Comics Journal has run a statement from Eric A Chase, attorney for Christopher Handley, the Iowa man who pled guilty to "possessing drawings...
A cat that cooks ramen, and a boy and his gorilla
A couple of publishing announcements that caught our eye the other day.
• Tokyopop will publish Kenji Sonishi's NekoRamen. a manga about a cat...
So which Marvel character has ‘FALLEN’ this time?
PREVIEWS has the exclusive unredacted cover and copy for Marvel's upcoming FALLEN mini-series, and it seems someone has photoshopped out that shocking death that...
Top Shelf debuts new website, new books
This morning, indie publisher Top Shelf unveiled a new, more user-friendly website, but they've also announced a slew of new books for 2011 and...
DC lawyering up for Siegel case
Over at Blog@ Jeff Trexler decodes some court filings which suggest that DC/Warners MAY expect the Superman case to go to trial. ...
Lee and Johns tweet it up
Its no secret that newly installed DC Co-publisher Jim Lee and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns are two of the more charismatic and popular...
Looking at the Handley case
Whatever you do today, read these essays by Charles Brownstein, Jason Thompson, and Carl Horn on the Christopher Handley case. Searching high and low,...
The Swipist #2: Vera Brosgol and Hot Topic
In yet ANOTHER case of stealing, artist Vera Brosgol noted via Twitter that Hot Topic had totally ripped off her T-shirt design. Brosgol's drawing...
Image appears exclusively at ComicsPRO
With convention season revving up, retailer meeting season is also gathering steam. First up: the annual ComicsPRO meeting, this year in Memphis, TN, on...
DC Lantern Ring to take up 9th finger
A new retailer incentive ring, this one the elusive White Lantern, and this one lights up. "Lighty, brighty" -- Rich J., you are really...
