Catch up on your comics history with The Superhero Reader
The University Press of Mississippi has published many excellent scholarly works on comics and here's a new one: The Superhero Reader, a volume of...
What are the Graphic Novels That Always Work?
EW recently put out a "best of everything" issue, and Johanna Draper Carlson caught the ten best graphic novels list, which I'll quote from...
Lion Forge to publish Miami Vice, Punky Brewster and more
Lion Forge is a newish comics publisher that had an impressive and eye catching display at C2E2—I haven't seen any of their comics because...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits, 7/2/2013: The Hobbit’s kitchen of corpses
§ By now you must have seen Tom Spurgeon's incredible obituary for Kim Thompson. It's history not only of a man but a company,...
ComiXology Launch Subscription Service; Curated Comics Bundles
Launched and active right now, ComiXology have unveiled a subscription feature for their website, allowing readers to buy their comics automatically and get alerts...
The problem with Wonder Woman and the solution: Melissa McCarthy
Here's the latest version of the "What the hell can we do with Wonder Woman?" piece by Shoshana Kessock but it's a really...
RIP Jim Kelly
The Karate expert who co-starred with Bruce Lee in ENTER THE DRGAON has died at age 67. These stills remind us that the...
Monday’s Review Slate: Lazarus and Pizza Dog
This week's been a big week for comics! All kinds of goings-on were, well, going-on. I'm narrowing it down to just the two comics,...
The fifth new Vertigo title is Coffin Hill and the sixth is Suiciders —...
This morning's NY Times story on Vertigo's six new titles only managed to have room to mention four of them. However if you look...
SDCC ’13: Comixology, the Hero Initiative, Palmiotti, Conner and pals make a giant comic...
Okay we told you ComiXology has a lot of stuff going on at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Not only are they co-sponsoring the...
Big Interview: Julia Gfrӧrer: ‘I don’t get why people write stories without sex in...
One of the advantages in writing for The Beat is the opportunity to provide under-appreciated comic creators with a platform, to share work which...
On The Scene: Wizard World’s “NYC Experience” Wasn’t Half Bad
Among people I talk to about cons and comics, about half won’t bother to go to Wizard World Cons, about a quarter might go,...
