Marvel news and notes
Yesterday, we mentioned Marvel's alll-new webcomics. Now, Todd Allen suggests that Marvel's current hiring pattern reveals this initiative is going to get a...
Heidi sense…Tingling!
Yesterday, we made some reference to our periodic Heidi sense tingling...a spider-like precognitive power that warns of danger, portentious omens, or the presence of...
2008 Ignatz Award nominees
The nominees for this year's Ignatz Awards have just been announced and here they are -- a very, very indie list, with few of...
What is going on?
Look, it's been a long time since we chatted -- just the two of us. I know there's a lot to talk about. Just...
Scream Awards should be renamed COMIC BOOK AWARDS
Spike TV has announced the nominees for its yearly Scream Awards, which fete the best in "horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres" -- you...
Michael George is getting a new trial
Once convicted of killing his wife in 1990, comics retailer and convention organizer Michael George is getting a second trial, after a judge overturned...
MARS needs interns!
Actually, both The Beat and Publishers Weekly need interns!We mean it!The Beat is still looking for an intern who can help with all sorts...
Diamond Retailer Summit news roundup
by Torsten Adair
• Diamond's new warehouse:
At Monday's breakfast, Cindy Fournier, Diamond Vice President of Operations, presented the new distribution warehouse moving from Memphis,...
Land o’ the links
§ An Entrepreneur.com story on webcomics includes the fact that Chris Onstad makes $250K a year from ACHEWOOD-related activities:
Webcomics cultivate an underground rapport with...
Rowling wins fair use suit
J.K. Rowling has won a lawsuit against the Harry Potter Lexicon website, which was planning to publish a print version.“I took no pleasure at...
ALL-STAR BATMAN #10 recall
Well, it looks like the slow news day may be ending, as DC is requesting that this week's shipment of ALL STAR BATMAN AND...
Email woes on a Friday afternoon
Here at Stately Beat Manor, we've put our entire tech team on a VERY troubling and pressing problem. It seems that we have not...
