Fox and Warners making nice over WATCHMEN
To the surprise of few but the relief of many, it appears that Fox and Warners are hashing out this WATCHMEN thing, as...
Rickey being Rickey: the greatest of all time
Congratulations to Rickey Henderson, arguably the greatest lead-off hitter of all time, on his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame today.
As someone who...
Meet the Elite Beat Squad: Mark Coale
As we get 2009 rolling, we thought it would be nice to learn a little bit more about the Elite Beat Squad of writers...
Golden Globes wrap-up
It all went according to the script: Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor for DARK KNIGHT, WALL*E won for Best Animated Film and in...
Tomorrow to do: S. Clay Wilson benefit
Readers may recall that underground legend S. Clay Wilson suffered a severe brain injury back in November. Although he's making progress towards a recovery,...
WATCHMEN talks “fruitful” and “productive”
According to the trades and blogs, Warners and Fox are busy talking behind the scenes to resolve the WATCHMEN spat, and talks are getting...somewhere....
Wizard World cancels two shows — UPDATED
Newsarama reports what we've been hearing all morning: Wizard World is canceling their Los Angeles and Dallas shows. WizardWorld LA was scheduled for March...
Movie award roundup
With the Golden Globes taking place this weekend and the Oscar® nominations due shortly, it's time to look at where the nerd and animated...
WATCHMEN’s clock is ticking down
As previously reported, Fox and Warners, both embroiled in the legal struggle over the WATCHMEN movie, had agreed to wait until January 20th...
Shuster Award blog updated
Canadians! They look just like us. They act very much like us. But they are not us. They are Canadians. You may find this...
Colombian coffee growers angered by Mother Goose & Grimm
You just do not mess with Juan Valdez. Cartoonist Mike Peters has learned that the hard way. The January 2nd edition of the comic...
The Beat’s Annual Yearend Survey, 2009 Edition: Part III
That's it for this year. For once, in my five years of doing this, there was consensus on both last year's big story and...
