Marvel’s usual post-Spidey decline kicks in
As we've mentioned, historically, when a SPIDER-MAN film comes out and sets box office records, Marvel's stock usually takes a tumble as people rush...
The future, yes
We're getting into deadline crunch time here at SBM for THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY, so we're trying desperately to ween ourselves away from the 12...
CBLDF makes a statement
We may have had to close down the epic thread about you-know-what, but so may opinions were flying fast and furious, that CBLDF head...
Spring 2007 Xeric Grant Winners announced
Unlike the last two batches, the latest bunch of Xeric Grant winners includes several people with actual track records -- including Typer Page (Stylish...
“Artist’s work looked familiar”
The St. Petersberg Times has an interesting and informative article on Todd Goldman::
Jim Benton, a fellow T-shirt designer, said Goldman's fans bought into his...
Summer trav(ai)els
It's that time of year when unpacking your travel kit becomes a complete non-necessity as con season looms. I'm actually scaling back a bit...
Internet memes analyzed
As computer-centric as you may think The Beat is, we're often as baffled by the latest fads as the next guy. Take the whole...
Everybody run, the webcomicker has got a gun — UPDATE
This story isn't as corroborated as we'd like, and a bit hard to piece together, but it seems that web cartoonist Matt Boyd of...
Quick Hits
§ San Diego Comic-con board member and hubby indicted in crazy-ass $7.7 million stock scam: The arrest has nothing to do with the con,...
Does anyone need a wormed puppy?
By now we're all hep to the Nigerian Scam, and the Autograph Scam and so on...but here's a new one making the rounds...and it...
RIP Tom Artis
ComicMix is reporting the death of artist Tom Artis:
Comics artist Tom Artis died of complications from diabetes today at his home in Springfield, Illinois.
Tom...
People news and notes
§ Publicist Sierra Hahn has left DC...best of luck to her!
§ Former DC employee Vinnie Costa has been cast on the Latin American season...
