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The Beat’s Annual Creator Survey Part 5: From Emma Rios’ new book to “Blood & Drugs”

01/09/2019 1:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald 1 Comment

The Beat’s Annual Creator Survey Part 5: From Emma Rios’ new book to “Blood & Drugs”

Lots of art and opinions – just what the internet is good at.

Filed Under: Cartoonists, Holidays, Top News Tagged With: 2018 creator survey, Alex Lu, Ayo, Brian Hibbs, Emma Rios, Henry Barajas, J.T. Yost, joan hilty, Josh Bayer, kat kan, marinaomi, Previews, randy reynaldo, Steve Foxe, Tom Kaczynski, upcoming comics

The Beat’s Annual Creator Survey, 2018 Edition, Part Three: “I’ve heard that a lot of comic shops are suffering”

01/03/2018 12:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

The Beat’s Annual Creator Survey, 2018 Edition, Part Three: “I’ve heard that a lot of comic shops are suffering”

We’re back with more thoughts on the state of the comics industry, news and inspirations. Thanks to the creators from all over the industry who took the time to participate at the busiest time of the year- you’ll find some thoughtful perspectives in the comments below – and as always a lot of sneak news. And […]

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: 2018 creator survey, Alex Lu, ben towle, creator survey 2018, gary tyrell, inspirations, jaems romberger, james ottaviani, Jimmy Palmiotti, Josh Bayer, keiler roberts, Kelly Sue DeConnick, patrick crotty, sean mckeever, Shaenon K. Garrity, Stuart Moore, Van Jensen

INTERVIEW: Box Brown Announces New DIstribution Deal for Retrofit Comics

06/27/2013 12:00 pm by Hannah Means-Shannon

INTERVIEW: Box Brown Announces New DIstribution Deal for Retrofit Comics

Box Brown (“Belen!”, “Love is a Peculiar Kind of Thing”) is a fixture at indie comics shows, tirelessly producing his own bold and appealing short comics on a regular basis, but also, in 2011, launching an experiment in the return of the “floppy” or mini-comic via branding in the form of Retrofit Comics. Retrofit consists […]

Filed Under: Comics, Indie Comics, Interviews, Kickstarter, News, Retailing & Marketing, Top News Tagged With: andre the giant, Andrew White, Beach Girls, Big Planet Comics, Box Brown, Corinne Mucha, Dash Shaw, Indie Comics, Interviews, James Kolchaka, Josh Bayer, kickstarter, Mini Comics, Nathan Schreiber, noah van sciver, Retrofit Comics, Roman Murandov, Simon Moreton, Sophia Foster-Diminio, SPX, Ze Jian Shen

My New View of Mocca Fest 2013

04/13/2013 12:07 pm by Beat Staff

My New View of Mocca Fest 2013

By Dre Grigoropol I have always been a fan of the Society of Illustrators.  When I found out they were taking the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art permanently under their wing, I felt positive.  After seeing what the museum is like at the SoI compared to its old space I would have to say […]

Filed Under: Art Comix, Comics, Fantagraphics, Indie Comics, Small Presses, Top News Tagged With: Alisa Harris, Andrea Tsurumi, Antonisa Scott, Carey Pietsch, Charles Brownstein, comixology, Dash Shaw, Dean Haspiel, Desert Island, Dre Grigoropol, Drink and Draw Like a Lady, Fantagraphics Books, gregory benton, Hannah Means-Shannon, Hazel Reed Newlevant, Heidi McDonald, Hic and Hoc Publishing, Jacq Cohen, Jam in the Band, Jane Mai, Janice Chiang, Jen Vaughn, Johanna Draper Carlson, Josh Bayer, Kat Fajardo, Kenan Rubenstein, Kim Ku, Lance Tooks, Lindsey Richter, Marion Vitus, MoCCA FEST, MoCCA Festival '13, Revival House Press, riot grrrls, Robin Enrico, Society of Illustrators, Space Face Books, Torsten Adair

MEGA-INTERVIEW: Cliff Galbraith on the Meteoric Rise of the Asbury Park Comicon

03/25/2013 2:00 pm by Hannah Means-Shannon

MEGA-INTERVIEW: Cliff Galbraith on the Meteoric Rise of the Asbury Park Comicon

If you’ve been following the history of the Asbury Park Comicon, which opened only a year ago in March of 2012, you know it’s been a strange, yet rather astonishing ride, but imagine how much stranger it must be for founder and indie comics creator Cliff Galbraith. What started in a bowling alley turned music […]

Filed Under: Comics, Conventions, Events, Indie Comics, Interviews, News, Top News Tagged With: Al Jaffee, Arthur C. Clarke, Asbury Convention Hall, Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park Comicon, Bernie Wrightson, Bob Camp, Box Brown, Chris Irving, cliff galbraith, Comics, Danny Fingeroth, Dave Ryan, Dean Haspiel, Don McGregor, Ed Roth, Evan Dorkin, George Barris, Heavy Metal Magazine, herb trimpe, Isaac Asimov, Jack Davis, Jamal Igle, Jay Lynch, Joe Kubert, John Holmstrom, Josh Bayer, Mad Magazine, Mark Mazz, Mark Morales, Michael Uslan, Mike Dawson, Mike Zapcic, Ming Chen, Moebius, National Lampoon, Pierre Boulle, R.O. Bleckman, Rat Bastard, Richard Corben, Rick Griffin, Rob Bruce, Robert Crumb, Sarah Dyer, seth kushner, Stephanie Buscema, Steve Mannion, Unbearable, Will Eisner

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