Asgard is Promised to Open at Disneyland in November
As spotted by good ol' Kevin Melrose over at Robot 6, it appears that Disney are lining up for another Avenger appearance at Disneyland,...
Nearly 50% of the comic book market consists of variant covers
Although this is the best time in recent comics history for sales and quality, the current sales success doesn't come without an asterisk: the...
Avril Lavigne’s New Video Is The Best Comic of 2013
If Heidi is allowed to post about Lord of the Rings, then I'm allowed to write about my passions too, and of course by...
The 9th Art Award Shortlist Announced
The inaugural 9th Art Awards, a new graphic novel prize hosted by Graphic Scotland and awarded during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, have announced their...
Congratulations to Leela Corman and Tom Hart
I am certain that all of the world of comics will join me in congratulating Tom Hart and Leela Corman on the birth of...
Interview: John Romita Jr. on career planning, Kick-Ass and rape scenes
John Romita Jr. talks about facing a world of options for his career and addresses concerns over Kick-Ass 2.
There’s a New Lucy Knisley Comic Online
If Lucy Knisley puts a comic online, The Beat is going to link to it. That's how the system works, and how it will...
Garth Ennis Returning to The Punisher in 2014 for New Miniseries
This has only just been picked up online by fans - and subsequently by me - but in an interview on ComiXology's podcast 'The...
Kick-Watcher: Comics Documentary ‘Comics Undressed’
Before we head into the weekend, here's a Kickstarter which is on the very verge of being funded - a documentary about comics called...
The Killing Joke ending revealed?
The ambiguous ending of Alan Moore and Brain Bolland's Killing Joke, in which the Batman and Joker famously share a laugh and some hearty...
Pedigree Chum, 16/08/13: Captain America Steps Onto The Good Ship Disney
Heidi's away, so there's a bit of a twist on the Kibbles N Bits section today. Well, I say 'bit of a twist'... but...
The Unwritten to End in November; Relaunch in January
Mike Carey and Peter Gross' series The Unwritten, one of Vertigo's longest running books, will be going on a two month break after November,...














