Call for entries: BEA and MoCCA
Hey kids, next week is BookExpo America, the big book show of the year. As we've been reporting, there will be a diminished presence...
SHOJO BEAT cancellation CONFIRMED
Evelyn Dubocq at Viz is sending out the following statement regarding SHOJO BEAT, confirming that it is ending with the July 2009 issue.
Yes, the...
Business Briefs: SHOJO BEAT ending?
A lot of sources today are picking up a distributor's note that Viz's SHOJO BEAT is ending publication in July. Anime News Networkrounds...
Coming home
We're in transit today, so totally normal service will resume tomorrow.
In the meantime, check out our vacation photos!
Simonson art now benefits Save Whiskers
Via an email from Nick Barrucci, artwork that was purchased at a benefit for the late Mike Wieringo is now being auctioned on eBay...
Toy/internet people sought
Beat Pal Frank Patz at The Eternal Collector is looking for some people to help him upgrade his site:
Are you interested in the Toy...
Internet vacation
We're taking a little R&R for the next few days, and maybe even taking a much needed internet/Twitter-cation. Check back daily for special features...
Media Apocalypse Monday
We usually start off our day with Media Bistro's news roundup -- as goes advertising and circ, so goes entertainment -- and today's state...
2009 Doug Wright Award Winners
Saturday night, the Doug Wright Awards, honoring the best in Canadian comics, were given out and the winners are:
Best Book: Skim, by Jillian &...
Eagle Awards and more British comics stuff
Frankly, we haven't been in the loop on British comics gossip, so we have no idea why this year's Bristol Comic Expo has been...
Internet, your days are numbered
Free content on the web, it's time to stock up on food and ammo, and shore up the compound, because big media is coming...
Business briefs
A few quick notes on notables things:
§ BOOM! has announced that its line of kids comics will be carried at Disney's Soda Fountain Studio...
