Tag: diversity
The Diversity in Comics Panel – SDCC ’17
By Andrea Ayres
When it comes to talking about diversity in comics there’s certainly no shortage of opinions. Vince Hernandez (VP/editor-in-chief, Aspen Comics) took some...
Convention news: BLERD City takes over NYC on July 29-30
Not making it to Comic Con this week? Don’t sweat it. On July 29 & 30, the Big Apple will transform into BLERD...
Watchtower Someday: The Times They Are A-Changing
We're slowly transitioning back to reality, like those sandhogs that depressurize to avoid the bends.
I'll have a last look later today or tomorrow... meanwhile,...
Unscientific Twitter poll: 66% of readers buy comics based on diversity
A couple of snap polls on Twitter suggest that people pick up comics for many reasons, but here's our own comprehensive poll -- vote often and early!
The Year Ahead: What Marvel Needs to Do to Stay All-New and All-Different in...
Marvel’s 2015 is best boiled down to one core idea that influenced the entire line: Secret Wars. For the most part, the event was successful,...
NYCC and SDCC ’15: Portraying Mental Health in Comics
Mental illness has been a trope in comics-related properties ranging from Peanuts to Gotham, but do new sensitivities to mental health issues mean that...
NYCC ’15: Diversity Sells Out
Diversity is a recurring theme in panels at this year's New York Comic-Con, mirroring a trend in fandom nationwide.
Race, gender, physical ability, mental...
2015 Ignatz Award Nominees showcase a diverse slate
This year's Ignatz Award nominees have just been announced, and if you needed a reminder that 2014 was an awesome year for comics, here you go. This year's judges— Lamar Abrams, Cara Bean, Robyn Chapman, Sophie Goldstein and Corrine Mucha—have a great selection from the fairly popular (March, SuperMutant Magic Academy) to the up and comers (Sophie Goldstein's The Oven, Sophia Foster-Dimino's Sex Fantasy.)
HELP WANTED: Sales charts, reviews
Once again, The Beat is looking for a sales chart analyst to take over the monthly Indie Sales charts. Kate Reynolds has done yeoman service but she's moving on to other frontiers and vistas. (Including hopefully some more writing for The Beat.)
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...
ALAAC15: Librarians Assemble For Comics Diversity!
Once again, librarians are meeting for their annual conference, this time in San Francisco!
So what happens when a bunch of librarians come to the...
2015 Glyph Award nominees announced, led by Matty’s Rocket
The nominees for this year's Glyph Awards, recognizing the best in comics made by, for, and about Black people in 2014, have just been...