Jason Lutes’ new project: games influencing comics
BY JEN VAUGHN - For anyone who has ever performed any improv, there is a simple rule: 'Say Yes.' Say yes to a situation...
REVIEW: TIME WARP #1, Putting the Vertigo in Sci-Fi
Publishers seem increasingly willing to roll the dice on anthology formats recently. Maybe it’s the success of things like Dark Horse Presents, and the...
On the scene: The Center for Cartoon Studies
The Beat is going to be hung up for the next day or so with Industry Day here at the CEnter for Cartoon Studies...
Long Island is getting a show: Eternal Con
Local comic-cons are all the rage these days, and now Long Island is getting its own show: Eternal Con, which will be held June...
Uncanny Avengers Introduces ‘The M-Word’
Even allowing for the fact that we're not supposed to like any of the characters in Uncanny Avengers (only this week, Wolverine calls Japanese...
Podcast Alert: More To Come 46: Exit JManga, Persepolis Banned
People often ask me "Why don't you do a podcast?"
I answer, "I do."
This week on More To Come 46: Exit JManga, Persepolis Banned, myself,...
REVIEW: Everyone at The Beat Jumps Onto 2000AD Prog 1824
2000AD, the British anthology comic, announced that their most recent issue - last Wednesday's prog 2814 - would be an easy jump-on point for...
On the Scene: NIGHT JOB Salon Gets Personal
On March 21st 2013 at the Union Hall bar, restaurant, and music venue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, comics creator and TRIP CITY co-curator Dean...
Now a big softie, Todd McFarlane comments on the return of Angela
Although once known for combative rhetoric and an aggressive stance, McFarlane Toys CEO Todd McFarlane sounded a conciliatory note when asked about the return...
Guess what? WonderCon is partially sold out!
Although we and many others have been touting this weekend's WonderCon in Anaheim as the anti-Comic-Con -- a SoCal show where you can just kick back and wander in and out and not worry about hassles—it's popular enough to have sold out ahead of the actual show:
Review: Action Comics, the Grant Morrison Edition
Grant Morrison's run on Action Comics has been met with both high praise and no small measure of bewilderment. But this is a legendary...
James Asmus, Tom Fowler and Jordie Bellaire relaunch Quantum and Woody in July
As predicted, Valiant's teaser from earlier in the week was for a relaunch of their massively popular duo Quantum and Woody, who will be...
