Macbeth gets a makeover in Toil and Trouble
Mairghread Scott (Transformers: Windblade) and artists Kelly & Nichole Matthews are giving the story of Macbeth a comics reinvention with Toil and Trouble,...
Review: Fantastic Four, a case of botched vision colliding with studio demands
In the current mold of superhero film-making, it's difficult to escape the prevailing wisdom of how studios formulate their respective franchises. There's the Marvel...
Unassuming Barber Shop: In Search of the Fantastic Four
On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin became the first human being to achieve Earth orbit, effectively winning the space race. At NASA,...
Fall Preview: Dean Haspiel’s Beef With Tomato sparks a “conversational flame”
Rolling along with the Fall line-up for comics, here's another September release, Hang Dai Studios has teamed with Alternative Comics to release their fall schedule,...
The Flash adds another speedster as Keiynan Lonsdale is cast as Wally West
Jay Garrick won't be the only Flash joining Grant Gustin's Barry Allen in Season 2 of the popular CW series, as Australian actor Keiynan...
SPX and Nickelodeon team for Call For Submissions for animation
Here's a on offer that many people might just get excited about: The Small Press Expo and Nickelodeon are teaming for a Call for Submissions...
Archie Broadway musical is in development with Adam McKay and Funny or Die
The enduring and malleable world of Archie Comics is headed or another medium with a Broadway musical now in development with Adam McKay and his Funny or Die production shingle. McKay (Anchorman, Talledega Nights) will write the book; a team for the music has not been announced.
On the Archie side, the show is in good hands: CCO Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has a long history as a playwright and he was once brought in fix Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. President Jon Goldwater will also assist with the development of a show that will be “bright, colorful and slightly demented” according to McKay.
Good-bye ferry: Billy Bishop Airport opens its tunnel
This post is purely for Porter Airlines fetishists who enjoy that portion of their trip to TCAF every year. Those of you who take...
Interview: Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell talk to The Beat about...
As a part of the Junket Press Day for Fantastic Four here in Atlanta, I had the opportunity to join some of my fellow...
The Delcourt Roundup from Comixology: Modern Men and Spin Angels
Comixology releases Delcourt comics via their Soleil imprint, featuring the finest creators and the best comics this side of the French publishing house. This...
The Deadpool trailer brings R-rated superhero action to the cinemaplex
A version of this trailer debuted at SDCC, but now you too can get a glimpse at what just a few thousand got to...
Devil Dinosaur Visits the Stately Beat Manor Staff Comics Pull for 8/5/15
Last week some of our most elite staffers that contribute to The Beat found themselves in an impossible situation. When our entire team worked...
