RIP: Old Beat
Th Beat archives at Comicon from 2004 to 2006 have finally been taken down. This was supposed to happen back when we moved last...
Jay Kennedy RIP
Very sad news going around this morning that Jay Kennedy, the highly respected editor in chief at King Features syndicate has died in a...
Stan Lee Media Sues Marvel for $5B
A classic story of intrigue, double crosses, runaway financiers, campaign skullduggery, and Stan Lee got yet another chapter underway when it was announced that...
Bruce Sterling: blogs done in 10 years
Famed SF/syberpunk pioneer Bruce Sterling is bearish on blogging, giving the fad 10 years in a speech at SXSW:
"There are 55 million blogs and...
THR: Helfant “forced out” at Marvel Studios
The trades are announcing a slew of changes at Marvel Studios, with The Hollywood Reporter reporting that "Michael Helfant, the studio's president and COO,...
Desperado laves Image
PR:
Continuing its mission of publishing the highest quality comics from top-notch creators, Desperado Publishing has announced that their two and a half year publishing...
Baker family hosts autism benefit with Baseball
Join Kyle and Co. at a day at Shea for a very good cause:
Join Kyle Baker and family for A DAY TO BELIEVE: AUTISM...
Resting up
The time change has us knackered, so we're restricting ourselves to some PR posting today. But for a little bonus, here is a list...
DC’s Arnold Drake obit
Writer Arnold Drake, a mainstay at DC Comics during the 60s and 70s and best known as the creator of THE DOOM PATROL and...
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More on Arnold Drake
As reported yesterday, writer Arnold Drake passed away yesterday of complications from pneumonia and septic shock. He was 83.
Drake was a busy writer...
Sponge Bob Plagiarism Pants?
A Calfornia cartoonist is suing Sponge Bob creator Stephen Hillemberger and Nickelodeon claiming the underwater toon icon was a rip-off of his...
