What is Happening with the X-Men and Fantastic Four properties at Marvel Licensing and...
‘What’s going on with the X-Men and the Fantastic Four comics’ is the question ringing in the ears of astute comic book fans. Since...
Interview: Ed Luce Tackles Wrestling, Music, and Sex in Wuvable Oaf
By Melanie Burke
Images courtesy of Ed Luce
In anticipation of the launch of his first project in comics, Wuvable Oaf, The Beat took a minute to...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 6/2/15: Second Avenue Caper wins a Lammy
§ The Lammy Awards were presented last night, aka the Lambda Literary Awards, which honor LGBTQ literature in many categories from lesbian romance to...
Special Edition NYC 2015: Maps, Panels, and Sundry
Just as ReedPOP has finished up BookCon at the Javits Center, we turn our attention to their next show, Special Edition New York City, located...
Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf to Launch Thursday at Portland’s Floating World
It's Monday. The work week has just begun. That means it's time to start making weekend plans. If you're in Portland, OR, you can...
Andy Oliver replaces Frederik Hautain as Broken Frontier EiC
The Great 2015 Comics Site Editor-in-Chief Mass Step Down continues as Broken Frontier, a long running comics news and culture site, has announced that Andy Oliver will takes over the site from Frederik Hautain, who held the position since the site's launch in 2002. Oliver was previously Managing Editor, and they are seeking candidates for that position now. Check out the details here or send an application to joinus@brokenfrontier.com. Like every job in comics journalism, it is an unpaid position.
Matt Bors on changes at the Nib
As reported last week, The Nib, the political comics site edited by Matt Bors and run by Medium, is undergoing some changes, and on...
Bazooka Joe gets a new look
Bazooka Joe, the icon of Bazooka brand bubble gum, and star of countless mini comic strips packaged with that gum, has a new modern look consisting of "a stylish, modern version of his well-known ensemble of jeans, t-shirt, and baseball cap." The new look was chosen in an online voting process by fans, with artists offering up their looks. (You can see some of them here,) The winner was designed by Victor Intrasombat of Clockwork Animation. The new look will be given a renewed push for merchandise and gum pack comics.
Entertainment Round-Up: Justice League: Mortal concept art, Spider-Man finalists test in Atlanta, Mastodon appears...
A quick round-up of a few Entertainment headlines that appeared over the weekend
Book Con 2015: Papercutz to Release First Issue of Nickelodeon Magazine in June
Papercutz debuted the first issue of their rebranded Nickelodeon Magazine this past weekend at Book Con 2015. First announced back in February, the magazine...
RIP Michele Wrightson
According to several social media postings, Michelle Wrightson has passed away. Wrightson contributed as a colorist on several Marvel, Heavy Metal and Milestone comics,...
My San Diego: BookExpo, BookCon 2015
Counting the Memorial Day weekend, I has been NINE days away from my day job.
This week, my days were spent either sleeping or...
