EXCLUSIVE: 2013 New York Comic Con Programming: Thursday October 10
New York Comic Con has just released its panels and screenings schedule. But as in past year's, it is presented in a database...
Rick Geary announces crowdfunder for Obama conspiracy chapbook
Rick Geary's first Kickstarter for The Elwell Enigma has just shipped—and I was just enjoying my digital comic bonus last night— but no rest...
2013 Shel Dorf Award nominations announced
The nominations for the 2013 Shel Dorf Awards went up yesterday, and we're pleased to note we're nominated in the "Comic Blogger of the...
Learn the secrets of Todd Klein’s lettering lore with his new print
For 20 years, ace letterer Todd Klein has been releasing a series of prints showcasing his calligraphic skills. Many were done with writers supplying...
SPX 2013: 600 cartoonists walk into a bar…
That is not a joke. It is definitely not a joke. With the SPX floor increased by a third to encompass the whole exhibition...
CW Release Enjoyable Teaser Posters for Arrow Season 2
It must be great to be a male guest star on Arrow and find that every other male around you is ridiculously stacked. But...
Walking Dead gets a spin-off TV series for 2015 with Kirkman co-producing
AMC is jumping on the "spin-off" bandwagon. With Breaking Bad ending, a Bob Odenkirk-headlined spinoff called "Better Call Saul" is in the works, although...
Uncivilized Books to publish Sam Alden’s “Hawaii 1997”
One of the "It" cartoonists at this year's SPX was definitely Sam Alden, who took home the Most Promising New Talent Ignatz, and was...
Complete 2013 Ignatz award winners: DeForge wins three
I'm here at the Ignatzes where the shortest award show on the planet is held, and the room is PACKED. SRO as always, and...
New, bigger SPX debuts with 600 exhibitors
The 2013 edition of SPX has already kicked off with a radically enlarged show floor—the number of tables has been raised to 280, meaning...
They’ve Cast Grant Gustin as The Flash
Setting up the TV pilot for a Flash TV series, The CW appear to have cast actor Grant Gustin - best known for his...
The Beat Podcasts! – Heidi interviews Jeff Smith!
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...














