Discover How a Page from DC Vertigo’s HIGH LEVEL is Built from Start to Finish

03/12/2019 12:00 pm by Alexander Lu 1 Comment

Alex Lu gets the whole High Level team together to show us how they build a page from the series– script to pencils to colors to letters!

INTERVIEW: Faith Erin Hicks Charms With A Full Length Novel That Mixes Comic Book History With a Romeo & Juliet Twist

03/11/2019 2:00 pm by Beat Staff 2 Comments

By Nancy Powell Canadian cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks is primarily known for her graphic novels such as The Nameless City trilogy, Friends with Boys and the Eisner Award-winning The Adventures of Superhero Girl. But recently, Faith penned a novel loosely based on her life as as a comics creator. We sat down with Faith to […]

Black History Month Comics: Nowhere Man by Jerome Walford (Plus a bonus interview!)

02/21/2019 1:00 pm by Ricardo Serrano Denis Leave a Comment

Nowhere Man is a great example of black superheroes done right.

INTERVIEW: James Sturm Reflects on the Nature of Love and Politics in Off Season

02/11/2019 2:00 pm by Beat Staff Leave a Comment

By Nancy Powell James Sturm has never been shy about tackling the complexities of race and ethnicity in his graphic novels. Recently, Sturm turned his observant eye on the 2016 election season and set it as the backdrop from which a marriage unravels. Off Season, Sturm’s newest graphic novel, just dropped in stores this past […]

INTERVIEW: Spencer & Locke’s David Pepose and Jorge Santiago, Jr. Goes Where No Funnies Have Gone Before

01/31/2019 10:00 am by Beat Staff 1 Comment

By Nancy Powell When David Pepose and Jorge Santiago Jr. last left Spencer & Locke, it was with a tired but satisfyingly-twisted happily ever after. Locke had just mowed down dear old dad, who mowed down Locke’s sweetie, Sophie. And now the action will take on a darker and more sinister turn when this new […]

EXCLUSIVE: ASSASSIN NATION’s Bishop Tells Us About the First Time he Killed Someone for Cash

01/25/2019 12:00 pm by Alexander Lu 2 Comments

Die, die, die? How about guns, guns, guns?! Skybound’s latest book, Assassin Nation is one hell of a hectic murder fest. Helmed by Kyle Starks (Rock Candy Mountain, Sexcastle) and Erica Henderson (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), Assassin Nation brings 20 of the world’s greatest killers together in one room. Their job? Protect their new crime boss, whom Starks describes as […]

GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUB: Kids Ask Frank Cammuso Insightful Questions About EDISON BEAKER

01/11/2019 12:00 pm by Alexander Lu

The Eisner-nominated cartoonist shares hard-earned wisdom from his long career

EXCLUSIVE: Heather Antos Joins Valiant as Editor

01/09/2019 10:00 am by Alexander Lu

The former Marvel editor begins a new journey at Valiant

INTERVIEW: Curt Pires on WYRD and the downside of immortality

12/13/2018 2:00 pm by Joe Grunenwald

Ahead of the debut of the Dark Horse miniseries, we talk with the series writer about what makes Pitor Wyrd tick.

INTERVIEW: Humanoid’s Jud Meyers on marketing an open-minded comics culture

12/13/2018 12:00 pm by Ricardo Serrano Denis

Humanoids Comics took a very calculated approach to 2018. They’ve announced a new imprint, called H1, that looks to establish a shared superhero universe complete with on-going and limited series. They’ve expanded upon stories that already have an established presence in comics, internationally, with new entries or reprints from Jodorowsky’s Incal universe and Carthago, about […]