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The fact that both the Iron Man character and the Avengers team has reached their 50th anniversary since creation hasn’t received a lot of...

Recent sales patterns continued in the April comics sales figures just released by Diamond. While DC had the top selling books with Batman #19. Marvel continue to dominate both units and dollars—especially units, where they opened up a 14% lead over DC. In a month without a lot of strong graphic novels, The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye led the charts yet again. while Injustice: Gods Among Us, and DC Collectibles' new Injustice: Deathstroke Vs. Green Arrow Action Figure 2-Pack led the video game and toy categories.

Happy Birthday to The Beat's one and only (we hope) Zainab Akhtar!    On this most special of days, I ask you all to go spam...

The Northlake library in Illinois has hatched a scheme to build a large scale— 9 foot tall—statue of The Hulk. To do so they have fashioned an Indiegogo campaign. So far they have raised only $920 of the $30,000 needed, so you better get your ass over and there and pledge because it's pretty obvious that the world needs more giant statue of the Hulk outside libraries.

This year, publishers have distributed fifty-two titles for Free Comic Book Day this Saturday. While it is not uncommon for many comics shops to order all...

As we've been noting, literary awards for graphic novels are becoming more common everywhere, and here's a new one: The 9th Art Award. The prize is a joint venture between Graphic Scotland and the Edinburgh International Book Festival and will be presented this August at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

At C2E2 the sad, event-born death of longtime Marvel character Luke Cage was reported on by Patrick Reed and worth quoting at length: The audience...

Destination X by John Martz Nobrow I would just like to take a moment to squee a little over the pairing of Nobrow and John Martz:...

Pop culture is a bizarre creature and often creates strange intersections in media. Brooklyn-based artist Jen Ferguson has found herself standing at a cross-roads...

Matt Fraction skyped in to celebrate Iron Man’s 50th anniversary at a Comic Book Round Table event held at John Ordover's Soho Gallery for...

Iron Man is smashing records and breaking hearts, and it hasn't even hit the States. Grab your fleece snuggie, oversized soda container, popcorn jug,...