Still under the weather
Regular posting will resume later. It's a great day to reflect and celebrate.
Top, cartoon by R.J. Matson. Bottom, New Yorker cover by Drew...
New Diamond policies expected to have massive effects
Diamond Distribution, the largest and practically only North America distributor of periodical comics, is in the process of rolling out a few new business...
Comics status report: Hibbs Division
Last Friday's "Tilting at Windmills" column by Brian Hibbs sums up the comics zeitgeist circa last Friday pretty well. A few bullet points:
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I’m not a voodoo goddess!
BUt The Beat does have the cold that's going around. WE'll be back in a bit with all the day's rather stunning developments.
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Meet the Elite Beat Squad: Aaron Humphrey
Meet the Elite Beat Squad winds up this week with Aaron Humphrey, our official intern, who puts together the events chart, posts quotes, and...
2009 Winter Xeric Winners
The Xeric Foundation has announced its most recent grant recipients. A total of $25,031 was awarded for six comic book projects.
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Jay Kennedy Scholarship deadline nears
Via PR:
The annual Jay Kennedy Scholarship, in memory of the late King Features editor, was funded by an initial $100,000 grant from the...
Recession Watch: Imagi Studios
Forbes reports on how the ASTRO BOY movie is squeaking through the tough times as Imagi Studios, the production company, searches for funding...
WATCHMEN suit settled
White flag! Warring studios Fox and Warners have released a statement:
"Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox have resolved their dispute regarding the rights...
Meet The Elite Beat Squad: Steven R. Stahl
Of all the Elite Beat Squad members, copy editor Steven R. Stahl has the most unusual origin. It started when he would write us...
Recession Watch: Bye bye, Virgin UPDATED
We've reported on this before, but one of the few remaining Virgin Megastores is to close soon, since designer clothes are more profitable than...
Recession Watch: Magazines take hit from distributor
The New York Post reports that in addition to falling advertising revenues, magazines must now deal with an added seven cent surcharge from their...
