Chicago dreamin'
Despite being sick as a dog, The Beat and crew have made it to Chicago! If the flu didn't kill us, the red hot...
Almost made it
After a couple of months of non-stop travel and activity, The Beat finally got sick; not so sick that we can't go to C2E2,...
Top Five Publisher surprises in March
Damond has just released its sales charts and market shares for March, and the top publishers list is of some interest: ...
Marvel leaves Diamond Books for Hachette UPDATED
Starting in September, Marvel will have a new distributor to the book trade, Hachette. Marvel was previously distributed by Diamond Book Distributors; Diamond Comics...
2010 Eisner Award nominations announced
They're here, led by ASTERIOS POLYP, Urasawa, Robert Crumb, and lots and lots of DC books, including BLACKEST NIGHT. A quick look suggests that...
Geppi mansion goes on sale today
We've covered Diamond Comics Distribution owner Steve Geppi's debt problems several times here. In what has to be seen as a particularly demoralizing blow,...
Con Report Part 3: San Diego convention center gets more land
As covered extensively in the local San Diego press, a complex real estate deal has been okayed which would
allow the San Diego Convention Center...
Your annual Beat Guide To Winning the Oscar Pool
As we remind you every year, the key to winning the Oscar® pool is correctly selecting the winners in the Best Animated Short, ...
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...
