SDCC ’13: Gam3rCon is back
As Comic-Con continues to morph into a loose confederation of events all centered around the Old Spaghetti Factory on 5th and K, Gam3rCon will...
Fight! Jim Carrey vs Mark Millar over Kick-Ass 2 gun violence
The fight will be gentlemanly fisticuffs only. Carrey—who has been coming out pretty strongly for gun control in recent months—portrays Colonel Stars and Stripes...
Ivan Brunetti covers the New Yorker
Here's a nice Summer surprise: this Week's New Yorker has a cover by Ivan Brunetti. Brunetti's new book, "Aesthetics: A Memoir" is out now,...
Review: Trader Joe’s Instant Coffee Packets
Veteran readers of this site know that if three's one thing The Beat is obsessed with it's Vietnamese Instant Coffee. This amazing product as...
San Diego Comic-Con 31 years ago
Prepare to feel old, beatniks. While scrolling through my Facebook feed I stumbled upon Alan Light's Flickr gallery. Light gave me permission to share...
Exclusive!!! Amazing Spider-Man 2 Set Photos
While running errands this weekend we wandered haplessly into a film set! Exciting. Look at those Panavision cameras -- the real deal. Amazing Spider-Man...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 6/24/13: Closing the tabs
§ You have a few hours left to support THE YOUNG PROTECTORS Vol 1 by Alex Woolfson and artist Adam DeKraker. It's a gay-themed...
MAD MENTAL CRAZY! The True Life of the Fabulous Zenith
Once upon a time there was a comic strip named Zenith. The creators created, the publishers published, but not a contract was there to...
Podcast Alert: How much Beat blabbin’ can you take?
People often ask me "Why don't you do a podcast?"
I answer, "I do."
• In this week's More To Come podcast, Calvin Reid, Kate Fitzsimons...
REVIEW: Noah Van Sciver Draws What He Wants to Draw in BLAMMO 8
Noah Van Sciver possesses one of the most original voices in indie comics. There’s little doubt about that. But he’s been on a strange...
IDW’s Ted Adams confirms that comics are not dying
IDW president Ted Adams is always engaging and as candid as any comics CEO might be, so when ICv2 catches up with him for...
SPX announces Kupperman and Modan as guests
While many of us are beginning to be terrified of the imminent San Diego Comic-Con, the Small Press Expo is ramping up for September's...
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