Bombshell Confirmed: Comics will no longer have NY Times Bestseller Lists
Like the death of a warrant canary, sometimes the most notable news stories stem from absence rather than presence. Such was the case last night when...
The “nerd categories” for the 2017 Oscars are in!
Another year, another set of Academy Award nominees. As always at The Beat, we like to zero in on the "nerd categories", those films...
Exclusive preview of FCBD’s Catalyst Prime: The Event from Lion Forge
Since it was announced at NYCC, we've been learning more about Lion Forge's new Catalyst Prime superhero universe. The line is debuting on Free Comic Book Day with a one shot intro, Catalyst Prime: The Event by Christopher Priest, Joseph Illidge, Marco Turini and Jessica Kholinne. This will be followed by seven monthly series by the likes of Priest, Joe Casey, Amy Chu, David F. Walker, Brandon Thomas, Alex deCampi, Sheena C. Howard, and Ramon Govea...and many more, all guided by Illidge.
The Retailer’s View // The Flood
Welcome to the end of the world as we know it. Walk with me into the maw of the abyss, dear friends. It’s time to talk comics retail in 2017.
Star Wars VIII gets a title and it is
Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Or TLJ as it will be known in about 8 million internet arguments.
It sounds kind of sad...and Luke-centric. The film opens...
This one tweet reveals an awful lot about the state of comics
https://twitter.com/COLORnMATT/status/822340256787791872
This tweet by colorist Matt Wilson was going around last week, and not only does it reinforce the importance of properly crediting colorists but...
Wizard World now requires cash up front for booths, leaves TicketLeap
Yesterday a rather curious message went out from Wizard World to vendors with a new table policy: they will no longer accept credit card...
A year of free comics EXCLUSIVE: read the complete issue ANOTHER CASTLE #1
Anyone who played a Super Mario game as a kid knows the bloodboiling feeling of seeing the phrase "Your princess is in another castle"...
Editor Shelly Bond is back with Femme Magnifique
Editor Shelly Bond left Vertigo last May, but you knew you knew she wouldn't stay away for long. Along with Hi-Fi Colour Design founders Kristy Miller and Brian...
Comic book store provides safe space for DC inauguration protesters
Fantom Comics in Washington, DC announced via Facebook that they would open their doors as a safe space and rest area for those protesting the Inauguration of President-Elect Trump on Friday, or marching in the Women's March the following day.
EXCLUSIVE: First look at interior art of Sky Doll: Sudra from Titan
Last month we broke the news that Titan Comics would release the first English-language edition of Sky Doll: Sudra. Today we've got another Sky Doll exclusive for Beat readers: first two pages of art from issue 1 and several covers for issue 2.
More on DCs digital and print pricing
DC's sudden announcement of digital codes as a bonus in comics priced at $3.99 seems to be a clear dig at Marvel's dropping this...
