ALAAC’15: Winners of the 2015 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries announced
While most comics fans are familiar with Will Eisner and his many contributions to comics, most are not aware that he also created a...
Image partners with Trajectory for digital distribution to libraries
The Beat's head is beginning to spin a little bit from the flurry of digital comics announcements that are flying fast and furious in...
DC announces Comic-Con schedule and variants including Black Canary, Batman, Superman and more
DC Entertainment announced the outlines of what they'll be presenting at Comic-Con, with 19 panels covering all the lines from MAD to Morrison. And...
SPX announces first guests: Kate Beaton, Luke Pearson and Noelle Stevenson
Millennial comics superstars Kate Beaton, Luke Pearson and Noelle Stevenson have just been announced as the first guests at this year's SPX which will spotlight creators who have only worked in the 21st Century. So get ready to write either your 6000-word think piece or your series of tweets on what this all means.
This year's SPX will be held September 19-20, with over 650 creators, 280 exhibitor tables, 22 programming slots and countless rollaway beds. IT's the annual Camp Comics on the schedule and this sounds like a real watershed year.
Image EXPO Schedule Announced: Parties, Signings, and Art Exhibits!
Today, Image Comics released the schedule for their 2015 Expo, which will run on July 2nd at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in...
Batman: Arkham Knight PC Sales Suspended in Wake of Botched Launch
Following a huge wave of complaints about Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Knight's PC Port performance, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has suspended sales of the title. These...
Editor Sierra Hahn moves to BOOM!
The West Coast editorial shuffle continues as star Dark Horse's editor Sierra Hahn has just moved over to BOOM! where she'll have the title of Senior Editor starting July 1st. Reporting directly to E-i-C Mat Gagnon she'll develop new titles and help with mentoring Boom! younger staffers. Hahn is a much liked and respected editor so this is a nice get for BOOM! At Dark Horse she was the Joss Whedon wrangler as well as editor on projects including Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case, Two Brothers by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá and more.
DC Comics Available for the First Time on Public Library App Hoopla
In their struggle to stay relevant in the technology-obsessed 21st century, many public libraries have turned towards e-book services to keep membership levels high....
SDCC ’15: Comic-Con is staying in San Diego! Plus next year’s dates and this...
Life as we know it is going back to normal next year as the dates for SDCC '16 have been revealed and it's...
ALAAC15: All the Comics Programming!
WOW! San Francisco is one of the epicenters of comics culture in the U. S., and the American Library Association is tapping into that...
Dynamite gets the Homies for art book and more
The Homies are coming back to the comics! This hugely popular line of small collectible figures depicting various Latino characters started as a an...
*WEDNESDAY UPDATE* SDCC ’15 Exclusive Funko Toy Announcements
By: Nick Eskey
It’s that time again, legion of toy lovers; The Wednesday update for the Funko toy exclusives for San Diego Comic-Con 2015.
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