Cartoon is appointed ambassador for Japan
Lovable toon robot cat DORAEMON has been appointed Japan's cartoon ambassador!
Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura appointed the cat an "anime ambassador," handing a human-sized Doraemon...
BEA spotlights Graphic Novels with day of panels
Back in the neolithic times when The Beat first started working at Publishers Weekly, there was usually one graphic novel panel at the yearly...
PictureBox opens store
Following in the footsteps of Fantagraphics and Drawn & Quarterly, Picturebox, the Brooklyn-based art comix publisher, is opening a store in Gowanus, Brooklyn!
First, we...
February sales slump
The ICv2 charts same out yesterday, and for the second month in a row, things were down:
Comic and graphic novel dollar sales to comic...
Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
Visionary and science fiction giant Arthur C. Clarke has died at age 90.
The British-born Clarke, who lived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for decades, died...
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...
