FIVE YEARS LATER, Grant Morrison’s MULTIVERISTY is finally coming out
Sometimes the wheels of comics grind exceedingly slow, and Multiversity, a now somewhat outdated multiversical look at the DCU that folds in various...
Bone gives Shades of Grey a run as one of the 10 Most Banned...
If you were to guess what the 10 most banned or challenged books in the US in 2013 were, you might guess 50 Shades...
Indie Bookstores are survivors, just like comics shops
Speaking of Amazology, Lauren Davis at io9 got right to the darkest conspiracy theories of all with a post titledWill Amazon Do To Comic...
Reports: Linework NW was a hit
Over the weekend Portland, OR saw Linework NW debut as a new indie-styled comic arts festival to replace Stumptown, which has merged with Rose...
Comixamazon weekend round-up
People are STILL talking about Amazon's announced plans to acquire Comixology, although it has settled into the wait and see mode for now, as...
Commentary: An Inevitable Surprise—Amazon buys ComiXology
by Rob Salkowitz
Is Amazon’s acquisition of comiXology the beginning of the end, or just the end of the beginning, of digital comics’ golden age?
It...
Lust and Yang win LA TImes Book Prizes
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were handed out last night and the winner in the graphic novel division was Ulli Lust's Today is...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come: MoCCA Fest 2014
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it’s More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat’s own Heidi...
Retailers can unlock The Woods secret cover
We've been having a lot of coverage of Booms! Lumberjanes this week, but the next hot book from Boom is likely to be The...
RIP: Courtney Utt
Designer Courtney Utt, who was responsible for some of Viz's most distinctive covers, passed away recently at the age of just 37 following a...
Will Comixology go the way of Audible or Zappos?
The great digital hope has been acquired by one of the giant fire breathing kaiju of the digital era. Will they trample tiny cottages beneath their feet or become a lovable behemoth? Ask me in a year. In the meantime...
First off, will you be able to read your comics? A story at the Guardian indicates yes...but...
What we learned about getting a Comic-Con hotel room from Hoteloween 2014
Yesterday was the day when Travel Planners sent out hotel notifications and it was joy for a few and grief for many more. I...














