11 Years of Comics Beat: My First Comic
Everyone remembers their first. Comic. Whether it was a Peanuts strip, an X-Men floppy, or the collected run of Watchmen, we were all introduced to the...
Special Report: Comics in the Turkic World
Beat correspondent Serhend Sirkecioglu travels from Turkey to Kazakhstan in search of the Turkic world's comics culture— and he finds it in this groundbreaking report!
SDCC ’15: BOMBSHELL — you may not have to camp out over night to...
In news that has rocked sales of lawn chairs and MREs CCI announced their policies for Hall H wristbands and there is a massive difference this year! You can sleep in a bed and still get in!!!!
Jamal Igle talks Molly Danger, Supergirl, and overcoming failure
Jamal Igle didn't expect to receive the support he got when he decided to work on his creator owned project, Molly Danger. Igle raised $50,329 to...
*WEDNESDAY UPDATE* SDCC ’15 Exclusive Funko Toy Announcements
By: Nick Eskey
Welcome back toy enthusiasts to the last installment of exclusive Funko toys for the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con. Well known for their...
11th Anniversary Special: Really Famous People Holding Comics Books, world politics division
In honor of the Beat's 11th anniversary ehre are two epic photos from recent social media. In the first, Congressman John Lewis presents signed...
Closing Time: Anthony Desiato’s ‘My Comic Shop History’ Chronicles the Life, Death, and Legacy...
In the end, memories are what make us who we are. Although they slip away so easily, these small fragments of past inform our...
Anime Matsuri showrunner accused of sexual harassment
This has been alluded to over the last few days on social media, but the Houston Press sums up charges against Anime Matsuri head...
ICv2 and Comichron release 2014 sales report: comics now a $935 million business
For the second year, ICv2's Milton Griepp and Comichron's John Jackson Miller have released a joint report on comics sales in the previous year, and they report that the state of the union is good, with graphic novel sales hitting a 20 year high. Sales are up in all channels except newsstand sales, where Marvel jumped ship and DC may have as well. SO STOP TELLING US TO GO BACK TO NEWSSTANDS, OKAY? Comics are doing just fine without "newsstands."
Review: Terminator Genisys – What’s the point?
Can the dormant Terminator franchise find new life?
The Beat is 11 today!
It's July 1st, meaning it's the day we celebrate the Beat's birthday and today marks 11 years of daily comics news! It's a very...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 7/1/15: Eight links you should click on and one you shouldn’t
§ Fusion's comics page has some great content, for example this piece where 8 LGBT cartoonists share their reactions to legal same-sex marriage, with...
