Buffy + Twilight = Obama
Wow, if you wanted to come up with a formula for getting traffic, that would do it, right? Yesterday, CBR previewed issue #40...
Marvel set to turn into Disney at the end of the year
While the aftereffects of 10 Days That Shook The World™ have been rather muted of late while Warner figures out what to do with...
Comics news; WWE, Lady Gaga
A tradition long lacking from the comics shelves -- wrestling comics! -- is being remedied by Titan publishing. The increasingly comics active UK-based publisher...
Amazon’s best book covers
Amazon has its nominations for Best Book Cover of the Year up and there are a few familiar friends in the nominees --...
Announcing…December!
The 12th month is upon us, and all our usual end-of-year tasks are coming due -- the Beat's annual year-end survey. the PWCW's critics...
Truly thankful
The Beat definitely lapsed into blog-silence this holiday weekend, but it was for a very good cause -- the ongoing re-shelving and organization of...
I came in here for the special offer
It's Black Friday, people. Remember to be kind to the harried and overstressed retail employees.http://www.youtube.com/v/UJOjTNuuEVw&feature=youtube_gdata
RIP: Sonny Trinidad
Gerry Alanguilen writes that illustrator Sonny Trinidad has passed away in the Philippines. Known in the US for his work on Conan, Dracula,...
Producers honor Joss Whedon
He may still be on his Dollhouse cancellation-induced drinking binge, but Joss Whedon will need to clean up and dry out to get the...
RIP Ken Krueger
Ken Krueger, a co-founder of the San Diego Comic-Con and an influential figure in comics publishing and retailing on the West Coast in the...
Time, time, time, look what you’ve done to me
Careful observers may have noticed that The Beat's scheduling has been a bit erratic of late. Apologies for the lack of Morning Beat for...
2010 Eisner Award judges announced
Via PR, this year's Eisner Award judges have been announced:
Comic-Con International is proud to announce that the judging panel has been named for the...













