Amazon Sales Chart: Hyperbole and a Half and the Kindle dominate
Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.
Are Comics Sales Better? They Are For IDW!
There has been much talk about "corporate comics", and the ongoing migration of notable talent deciding to explore creator-owned options.
Of course, almost all comics...
SDCC ’13 #Tweetfolio Season 2.0 goes #Beatfolio at Comic-Con
by Bon Alimagno
I'm Bon Alimagno, writer of the #Tweetfolio portfolio review column Heidi has linked to here on the Beat in the past. As...
Pacific Rim: Rip-roaring fun, emphasis on the ROARing
by Aaron Humphrey
In the increasingly geektrified environment of mass culture, Guillmero del Toro stands out among film directors as Hollwood’s One True(st) Geek, the...
Jim Zub and Miguel Sepulveda Take Over Shadowman for Halloween
The Valiant solicitations for October have been published, and amongst them comes a one-off issue of Shadowman which has a few tricks up its...
The Phoenix Presents: James Turner on Star Cat!
Every Friday, Stately Beat Mansion invites round a comic creator or two for a cup of tea, complementary Kit Kat, and a chat about...
Steranko-ing: the early years
Thanks to Sarrah Horrocks, this undated but 80s ish photo of Jim Steranko and Jack Kirby shows that Steranko-ing has a long, proud tradition....
Is DC launching a stealth price hike?
While holding the line at $2.99 was a rallying cry for DC a few years ago, since then realities have been encroaching on comics...
“Hawkeye” Pizza Dog shirts to benefit Futures Without Violence
Hawkeye is becoming Matt Fraction's pivotal Marvel work. The series is consistently grabbing new readers month after month and contending in five Eisner categories this...
Columbia University acquires Al Jaffee archives
Anyone who has ever met him knows that they want to be Al Jaffee when they grow up. The master of MAD's fold-ins is...
Marvel are including a Peggy Carter mini-film on the Iron Man 3 DVD
FINALLY! Marvel have announced that the Iron Man 3 DVD release will come with a short film called 'Agent Carter', which will see Hayley...
DC to run TV ads for Before Watchmen collections
If you support comics creators rights, you may want to avoid Time Square for the next few days.
The NY Post has the exclusive...
