Nice Art: Chicago by Clowes
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago currently has this Daniel Clowes illustration of his native Chicago on display, and Chicago magazine has his...
Pacific Rim: The Graphic Novel fleshes out every kid’s fantasy
Monsters vs robots in bone crushing Guillermo del Toro-vision? I'm there! Get in the mood as we talk to screenwriter Travis Beacham about his prequel graphic novel.
Marvel Month to Month Sales May 2013: X-Men break the quiet
by Paul O'Brien
Marvel generally like to make their big launches as they come out of major crossover events, and so with AGE OF ULTRON...
Boom! Studios acquires Archaia
Well, well. While the general state of comics is pretty healthy these days, there had been one company whose well-being we continually heard whispers...
Monday’s Review Slate: Transformers, The Amateur Astronomer’s Journal, Demeter
This week's review slate sees me trying out Transformers for the first time ever, in the form of Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #1. I'll...
The Best of New York City in Comic Books
As our own set spy photos this morning show, New York is one big playground for superheroes. It's also the background for some of...
Warner Bros. studio shakeup official: Robinov out, Kroll, Silverman, and Emmerich in
(Above Jeff Robinov and his wife, Nicole.)
Despite the importance of MAN OF STEEL in the futures of both Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, its...
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...
