The Beat: Comics and Pop Culture News, Review, and Interviews

LORE OLYMPUS will be published in print this October

Avery Kaplan - 03/04/2021 3:15 pm

CONTEST: Win a copy of Mark Crilley’s new YA graphic novel, MY LAST SUMMER WITH CASS

Joe Grunenwald - 03/04/2021 12:00 pm

Attack of the Online Comics Events!

Avery Kaplan - 03/03/2021 4:00 pm

The Marvel Rundown

The Marvel Rundown: AMERICA CHAVEZ: MADE IN THE USA #1 delivers a knockout punch

Joe Grunenwald - 03/03/2021 12:00 pm

2020 L.A. Times Book Prize Graphic Novel finalists announced

Heidi MacDonald - 03/03/2021 11:45 am

Latest Pandemic News

The Pokémon Go Kanto Tour was a life affirming hit

Beat Staff - 02/24/2021 6:15 pm

There will be no Arrowverse crossover in 2021 due to COVID-19

Joe Grunenwald - 01/15/2021 1:45 pm

BookExpo and BookCon are being ‘retired’ for good

Heidi MacDonald - 12/01/2020 12:45 pm

Acrossing the Miles: SIMON HANSELMANN of Tasmania’s CRISIS ZONE

Avery Kaplan - 11/05/2020 2:00 pm

Latest Comics News

Colleen Doran gets out the paints for Neil Gaiman’s Chivalry

Dean Simons - 03/04/2021 7:00 pm 0

Multi-omni award winner Colleen Doran is to reproduce Neil Gaiman classic Chivalry for Dark Horse. It is her latest Gaiman comics adaptation and follows...

A Year of Free Comics: In SPACE SWEEPERS, capitalism’s trash strikes...

Avery Kaplan - 03/04/2021 6:00 pm 0

The Tapas series is based on the Sci-Fi blockbuster on Netflix.

LORE OLYMPUS will be published in print this October

Avery Kaplan - 03/04/2021 3:15 pm 0

The collection will be published by Del Rey Books and Penguin Random House.

Henderson & Garbett’s SHADECRAFT in development at Netflix

03/04/2021 2:45 pm

INTERVIEW: Theresa Chiechi on the creative process behind ITHAQA and DRAWN...

03/04/2021 2:30 pm

REVIEW: A Wave Blue World’s EMBODIED explores gender and identity from...

03/04/2021 2:00 pm

CONTEST: Win a copy of Mark Crilley’s new YA graphic novel,...

03/04/2021 12:00 pm

Attack of the Online Comics Events!

03/03/2021 4:00 pm

Dark Horse announces a pair of new OVERWATCH hardcovers

03/03/2021 2:15 pm

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Patrick Star

SpongeBob’s best buddy Patrick Star gets his own spinoff!

Taimur Dar - 03/04/2021 5:00 pm 0

Coming this summer to Nickelodeon

WANDAVISION and the legacy of LOST

Avery Kaplan - 03/04/2021 4:30 pm 0

The Disney+ series carries on the tradition of the serialized show that helped rebrand ABC Studios.

One-of-a-kind life-size MANDALORIAN Baby Yoda & hover pram up for bid on eBay

03/04/2021 4:00 pm

Henderson & Garbett’s SHADECRAFT in development at Netflix

03/04/2021 2:45 pm

Coming 2 America Jermaine Fowler

INTERVIEW: Jermaine Fowler talks his royal legacy in COMING 2 AMERICA

03/04/2021 10:30 am

Justice Society: World War II

Wonder Woman punches Nazis in JUSTICE SOCIETY: WORLD WAR II clip and images

03/03/2021 4:40 pm

The start of the new Riverdale-Stonewall football rivalry

RECAP: Riverdale – S5E6 – Chapter 82 – Back to School

03/03/2021 3:30 pm

INTERVIEW: Fred Van Lente and Crystal Skillman on adapting KING KIRBY as a podcast

03/03/2021 2:30 pm

HAPPENING NOW

Colleen Doran gets out the paints for Neil Gaiman’s Chivalry

Dean Simons - 03/04/2021 7:00 pm 0

Multi-omni award winner Colleen Doran is to reproduce Neil Gaiman classic Chivalry for Dark Horse. It is her latest Gaiman comics adaptation and follows...

A Year of Free Comics: In SPACE SWEEPERS, capitalism’s trash strikes...

Avery Kaplan - 03/04/2021 6:00 pm 0

The Tapas series is based on the Sci-Fi blockbuster on Netflix.

SpongeBob’s best buddy Patrick Star gets his own spinoff!

03/04/2021 5:00 pm

WANDAVISION and the legacy of LOST

03/04/2021 4:30 pm

One-of-a-kind life-size MANDALORIAN Baby Yoda & hover pram up for bid on eBay

03/04/2021 4:00 pm

LORE OLYMPUS will be published in print this October

03/04/2021 3:15 pm

Henderson & Garbett’s SHADECRAFT in development at Netflix

03/04/2021 2:45 pm

INTERVIEW: Theresa Chiechi on the creative process behind ITHAQA and DRAWN TO KEY WEST

03/04/2021 2:30 pm

REVIEW: A Wave Blue World’s EMBODIED explores gender and identity from a diverse feminist perspective

03/04/2021 2:00 pm

CONTEST: Win a copy of Mark Crilley’s new YA graphic novel, MY LAST SUMMER WITH CASS

03/04/2021 12:00 pm

Woodrow Phoenix recovering from pneumonia

Dean Simons - 03/02/2021 4:30 pm

INTERVIEW: Filmmakers discuss Mike Mignola documentary Kickstarter

Zack Quaintance - 03/01/2021 2:00 pm

INTERVIEW: Virtuous Con founder Cerece Rennie Murphy on launching a new BIPOC-focused con

George Carmona 3rd - 02/18/2021 2:30 pm

INTERVIEW: Amanda Conner on what Vampirella means to her career

Heidi MacDonald - 02/16/2021 2:30 pm

A MONTH OF GREAT ROMANCE: Why Emma Frost is the better choice for Scott Summers

Deanna Destito - 02/10/2021 2:30 pm

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Red Guardian

Red Guardian and Melina Vostokoff figure 2-pack BLACK WIDOW film tie-in revealed

Taimur Dar - 03/01/2021 4:30 pm

Agatha Harkness and Project Cataract WANDAVISION Funko figures revealed

03/01/2021 1:15 pm

Hasbro unveils IG-11 and Lando Calrissian Vintage Collection figures

02/26/2021 3:45 pm

Hasbro reveals BAD BATCH Clone Force 99 deluxe action figure

02/24/2021 4:30 pm

CON NEWS

[email protected] returns as in-person SDCC 2021 is postponed until 2022

Joe Grunenwald - 03/01/2021 3:45 pm

INTERVIEW: Virtuous Con founder Cerece Rennie Murphy on launching a new BIPOC-focused con

02/18/2021 2:30 pm

It’s official: WonderCon ’21 will be online only

02/12/2021 9:00 am

TCAF 2021: virtual lineup announced

02/01/2021 4:00 pm

SALES CHARTS

Marvel and Spider-Man lead Diamond’s November sales charts

Heidi MacDonald - 12/02/2020 5:15 pm

Milton Griepp to deliver 2020 Comics White Paper at the ICV2 Insider Talks

10/28/2020 6:15 pm

Venom and Jack Kirby lead Diamond’s September sales charts

10/22/2020 9:00 am

Tynion and Simmonds’ Department of Truth reprinted after 100K first printing sells out

10/07/2020 3:15 pm

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