David Harper explains what made him bring the website back, creating a subscription revenue model, and why Heidi was right.
The Beat is at Keystone Comic Con today to talk about education and cons and journalism
The Beat is paneling at Keystone! Don’t miss out!
Nerds flame on at Flame Con: all the queer cheer is here
In its fourth year, Flame Con continues to be a haven for diverse voices among indie creators, artists and the fans that love them.
Review: Any of us could be ‘The Strange’
I’ve never been able to wrap my head around the anger directed toward undocumented immigrants, and the escalation of that topic hasn’t helped me parse the topic any better. I can understand if you have reasons to be against people entering the country without going through the “proper” channels — not my view, but you […]
Review: Turning the mirror on journalism
Having worked as a journalist since the late 1990s, I have found that most people have no clue about how news organizations work, which leads to a lot of confusion about how the news gets delivered and why certain news gets delivered while other news does not. There are tons of intricacies we could go […]
SDCC ’16: State-of-the-State: The New Comics Journalism Panel
by Nancy Powell The Comics Beat’s own Heidi MacDonald moderated a Thursday evening panel discussion on the state-of-state of comics journalism, featuring Megan Purdy of Women Write About Comics, Brett Schenker of Graphic Policy and Mark Stack of Comics Bulletin. What they had to say about the challenges of writing against the backdrop of media […]
SHAKEUP! Comic Book Resources Acquired by Media Conglomerate Valnet
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
It’s about disclosure in comics journalism
For the past few days there has been a kerfuffle in the extremely high profile, glamourous and profitable world of comics journalism.
Rather than comment on this hot mess, I’m going to talk about why it happened. And what we an do to improve things.
SDCC ’15 – The Beat’s Panel on Ethics in Comics Journalism
Reflecting on The Beat’s comics journalism ethics panel tonight at San Diego Comic-Con, my thoughts keep going back to the comics community – who we are, where we’re going, and what can keep us all connected however much we grow. Jeff Trexler
SDCC ’15 Comics Journalism Panel – You-know-what vs. the Beat?
What will you be wearing on Thursday night at 6:30pm? The answer could reveal where you stand on the theme of Heidi’s latest SDCC Comics Journalism panel, “It’s About Ethics in Comics Journalism.” Jeff Trexler