Michael George found guilty
A jury has found Michael George guilty in the slaying of his wife 17 years ago.
George was accused of shooting his wife, Barbara,...
Michael George jury deliberates
Prosecution and defense have rested, closing arguments have been made. It's up to the jury to decide whether retailer/convention organizer Michael George killed...
Dark Horse, Uni pact
Dark Horse and Universal have announced a 3-year production/distro deal. Universal is putting out this year's HELLBOY 2 (which was long without a...
Jeff and Vijaya’s busy day
Jeff Smith's blog comments on the comics' move to Warner Bros:
The whole thing happened very quickly last Friday night. Warners called and...
Cold Cut becomes Haven
Cold Cut Distribution, the largest comics-centric alternative to Diamond as a distributor, was recently acquired by a Chicago-based webcomics publisher, and the new owners...
Buck Rogers returns from Dynamite
Buck Rogers, the early sci-fi comic strip icon is coming back to the comics from Dynamite Entertainment. Rogers debuted as "Anthony" Rogers in...
Penguin’s US Classics win design award
Penguin's well-received line of classics with covers by comics-type illustrators (such as Chris Ware, above)has won the Design Museum’s Brit Insurance Design Awards :
The...
Beware the Double Post, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
In case no one has noticed, The Beat is having some server hiccups. We moved servers last week and the process has been...
Bits o’ DC news: LIARS trailer, Canadian pricing
§ DC has created an animated trailer for the new David Lapham book YOUNG LIARS. No direct embed but its in there.
§ DC...
You spoke, we ate a gyro!
Thanks to every who voted in our little poll yesterday. The results were pretty much what we expected, although everyone who wants gossip, please...
RIP — The Real Mlle. Marie?
While reading the NYT today, I was struck by the obit of Pearl Cornioley, a resistance fighter during WWII, who died a few weeks...
