Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe Films, Pre-Age of Ultron edition
A countdown of the MCU from worst to best
Awesome infographic on the Avengers then and now
Mistress of the infographics (and cover reviews) Kate Willaert has really outdone herself with this then-and-now piece on the Avengers. Willaert took stills of the Avengers from that Avengers: Age of Ultron movie—including news kids Vision, Scarlet Witch and so on—and matched it was a drawing of how they debuted back in the day.
Greg Weisman’s Rain of the Ghosts Kickstarter has a stretch goal: a comic book
Neither audio plays nor YA projects have a great track record on Kickstarter, so the success of RAIN OF THE GHOSTS is a real...
Stan Lee joins with nerdlebrity all-stars for comedy film
Audi produced this short comedy advertisement with Stan Lee teaching how to do what he does best: appear in cameos in Marvel films. The short, directed by Kevin Smith with appearances by Smith, Jason Mewes, Michael Rooker, Tara Reid and, poignantly, Lou Ferrigno, sort of sums up where we're at as a culture right now.
“I’ve studied a lot of acting methods,” Rooker says in the short. “I’ve studied the Stanislavski method, the method method, but I’ve never studied anything like the Stan Lee method.
Arm-Fall-Off-Boy Visits The Stately Beat Manor Comics Pull: Best Comics of the Week for...
Floyd Belkin joins the Beat Staff for our weekly picks on the best new comics available at your local shop this week. Pull apart these books!
C2E2 attendance continues to grow
ICv2 has a definitive business round-up of C2E2, the Chicago based show that just wrapped it's sixth year. And it's still growing:
Fun Home the musical gets 12 Tony Award nominations
The Tony Awards nominations are out today, honoring the best on Broadway, and Fun Home tied for most nominations with 12 (An American in...
Walking the Game Beat: Batman, Disney Infinity 2.0, Call of Duty, RIP Silent Hills
Comics will have to be enough for Silent Hill as the new game has been canceled, but the good news is more Batman: Arkham Knight!
A-Force #1 Preview: Yes, Captain Marvel Punches a Shark…Stop Asking!
Marvel’s A-Force #1 from G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett with art from Jorge Molina features a stable of the publishers mightiest female heroes --...
Batman: Arkham Knight, Now With More Nightwing, Robin, and Azrael?
This time the Batman brings family.
Ty Templeton is home and has some advice for all of us
The Beat has been reporting over the last few weeks on Ty Templeton's severe heart attack and I'm pleased to report that he's...
Here’s a giant interactive map of 200 comics events around the world
Planning to visit a con, or set up? You can map your world tour with this resource. Biserka Stringer-Horne has just created a...
