Brian Cunningham out at Wizard
The grapevine is buzzing today with news that Executive Editor Brian Cunningham has been let go from his position at Wizard. Cunningham had been...
Kirkman: do your own thing
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Robert Kirkman took to the bytewaves at CBR yesterday to deliver a video editorial explaining that he left Marvel Comics to save comics. The...
Nick announces Best Kids’ Graphic Novel Awards
With so much good stuff being done again, it's about time:
Nickelodeon Magazine, the leading entertainment and humor magazine for kids, has announced its first-ever...
Bell to produce Everett book
Via PR, Blake Bell is following up his Steve Ditko book with one on Bill Everett, creator of the Sub-Mariner, and donating 10 percent...
Stan Lee’s “Soapboxes” collected!
ITEM! You won't believe your eyes, True Believer! Hero Initiative is collecting Stan Lee's "Soapboxes" from classic Marvel comics! In this one scintillating volume,...
More on creators vs enablers
Geoff Boucher links to this story by Rachel Abramowitz on the fight for the heirs of Tolkien to get a share of the...
Catching up on sleep
In case you haven't been noticing, The Beat has been on summer hours this week. Next week, for at least part of the week,...
Wright Awards controversy
You may have noticed Hervé St-Louis kicking up a fuss in our comments section regarding the Doug Wright Awards -- the bone of...
Shocker: Content king at Time Warner
Kremlinologists will have a goddam FIELD DAY with this long piece in the New York Times on Time Warner's new strategy entitled: Holy Cash...
Got insurance?
If you're an self-employed freelancer with no health insurance, you will probably want to read Colleen Doran's rundown of resources to get insurance:
Here’s a...
2008 Doug Wright Award winners
The Doug Wright Awards for achievements in Canadian comic book artistry were presented this weekend and the winners are:
Best Book:
The Magical Life of Long...
2008 Hugo Award Winners
The Hugo awards were presented at WorldCon this weekend, and here are the winners:
Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate)
Novella:...













