Kibbles ‘n’ Bits, 10/7/13: Barefoot Gen translator’s talk canceled
Here's a complicated story out of Japan. Alan Gleason, translator of Keiji Nakasawa's classic manga about the bombing of Hiroshima, has a talk at...
On the Scene— Jeff Smith at CCAD/MIX: Avoiding Garfield
by Christian Hoffer
As part of the Columbus College of Arts and Design’s MIX Comic Symposium, Tom Spurgeon (of Comics Reporter fame) interviewed Jeff Smith...
Where The Beat will be At New York Comic-Con
Here are the who, what, and when of our con--some great panels, so PLEASE come out!
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Title: How to Get Press Coverage (for Small...
Jamie S. Rich’s Webseries ‘From The Gutters’ Launches with Matt Wagner Interview
From The Gutters, a new comics interview show, has launched their first episode today. Presented by Jamie S. Rich, the webseries will be hosting...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – Comics on TV
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...
Barnes and Noble marks up 2D Villains month comics to $3.99
Reader Andy Stowell writes that he was at his local Barnes and Nobles and found them selling the regular old 2D editions of DC's...
MoCCA Fest 2014 announces Guests of Honor: Bechdel, Cruse, Staples and Williams
Details for 2014's MoCCA Festival have just been revealed, and it answers many questions. The Guests of Honor are Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Fiona...
NYCC ’13: The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead celebrates the art of zombies
Who'd a thunk there would be a bunch of Walking Dead events at New York Comic-Con? So unlikely. But it's happening.
In addition to...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/4/13: This weekend, San Diego Comic Fest
§ I hadn't realized that there was a second San Diego Comic Fest, but there is and it's this weekend. This is a "throwback"...
31 Days of Halloween: Steve Niles’ Arcane Images tumblr
It's Halloween every day of the year at writer Steve Niles' very very busy Tumblr blog, Arcane Images; it's a continuous flow of images...
George A. Romero’s ‘Empire of the Dead’, with Alex Maleev, Announced by Marvel
Empire of the Dead, George A. Romero's next zombie story, will be published as a comic by Marvel.
A fifteen-issue maxiseries, the comic will be...
Facebook Demographics: How many women read graphic novels?
And speaking of reaching new audiences, Brett Schenker has been continuing his studies into Facebook's comics demographics, and has some very interesting info. He's...
