Good site: PD56, copyrights that should have lapsed but didn’t
In one of his comments, frequent Beat commenter Jason A. Quest linked to his websitePD56 | works that should have become Public Domain after 56...
Dan Berry Almost Quit Drawing Comics!
Over on his website, Dan Berry has just put up a new comic which explains how he almost quit drawing comics. It's a story...
The Phoenix Presents: Daniel Hartwell and Karen Rubins on Chatterbox!
Every Friday, Stately Beat Mansion invites round a comic creator or two for a cup of tea, complementary Kit Kat, and a chat about...
The Cover for Wimpy Kid #8: Hard Luck has been revealed
They are the rites of fall: kids buy new pencil cases, Jet Coach Rex Ryan says something stupid, turkeys look back on their life...
The retail view: Crescent City Comics Leo McGovern on Villains Month allocation: “ridiculous”
by Leo McGovern, Crescent City Comics
Greetings and salutations, Beat-readers! My name is Leo McGovern and I manage a comic shop in New Orleans, Louisiana...
Marvel wins appeal in lawsuit brought by Jack Kirby’s heirs
Another chapter in the long battle over Marvel's characters ended today when a three-person New York appeals court upheld Marvel's victory in a lawsuit...
Convention mistakenly advertises X-men Creators reunion, apologizes
The other day I received an email from comics historian and artist Jim Amash on behalf of inker Terry Austin to alert people that...
MUST HAVE: Fletcher Hanks’ Stardust the Super Wizard gets an awesome figurine
If you are a fan of bizarre, pseudo-naive comics which actually reveal the terrors and struggles of our very subconscious in fantastic form—and who...
DC’s Villains Month 3D covers to be allocated; retailers to be aggravated
This news has been buzzing around for a bit and was apparently a topic of some discussion at this weekend's Boston Comic-Con, but now...
Well, Loki here! Watch the latest Thor 2 trailer
Is it safe to say that this is really "Loki 2: The Dark World" and just pretend Thor sorta matters? Disney and Marvel Studios released...
RIP: Stan Lynde
Artist Stan Lynde, creator of the comic strip Rick O'Shay and one of the best known Western comics artists, has died at age 81....
Valiant: Unity Unveiled, Returnability Revealed, and Further Alliteration
Valiant have sent round a few press releases this week, each clarifying more detail about their upcoming Unity storyline. Formerly thought to be a...
