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Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/12/15: What is an “indie comic” anyway?
§ By chance, two websites have been devoting some time to overviews of...non Big Two Comics I guess you could call 'em. Multiversity is running Small Press Month and offers A Brief History of...
It’s true: women know how to read comics
About six months ago, I took a victory lap. And I'm gonna take another one. Because I was right, all along. Last's week's twin announcements of the revamped DC line-up and Marvel's all-woman A-Force showed that even the big two have embraced the idea of a diverse readership as a sound business model. It was only four years ago, when the New 52 launched, that there was an outcry about only 1% of the creators being female, and DC co-publisher Dan DiDio got put on the spot and reacted with a less than conciliatory tone.
So anyway…Take the Beat Polls!
I've been slaving away on an outside project ever since the holidays wrapped, and I've had very limited time to write anything too substantial here. Luckily the new kids have been keeping things going reading comics, posting news and generally running wild in the place. So thank Brandon, Alex,
Kyle, Hannah and Dave! The project is wrapping up and I'll be back in the saddle I hope. The new features like reviews and entertainment news won't be going away but I hope to get back to the regular Beat recipe which has been altered a bit of late.
Webcomic Alert: End 2014 with a little “Optimisim” by Anders Nilsen
Anders Nilsen sees the year out at Medium with a beautiful full color comic called On Optimisim: Why 2015 Won't Suck. It's a very direct and straightforward work from the often oblique (and marvelously...
One person can make a difference
Continuing this morning's elegiac tone, here's a lovely remembrance of retailer Nick Post by the CBLDF's Charles Brownstein. Postiglione, to give his full name, passed away last week, and my social media has similarly...
Robin Williams, depression and life
The reaction to Robin Williams' death has been unlike any celebrity death I can remember. We all knew Whitney was going to go, and Michael Jackson's end was as expected as it was bizarre. With Williams there seem to be few mysteries. It was a battle, and he lost. Yet the shock of his tragic decision seems to have transcended our celebrity autopsy culture with its essential question: how can someone who gave so much, who had so much to give, have turned away from the light with such finality?
Housekeeping notes for August
What's happening at Stately Beat Manor! So many exciting things, you won't believe it! Just amazing.
Announcing The Beat’s new Crowdfunding campaign on Patreon!
The Beat has joined the crowdfunding revolution! Now you can support the stuff we do here directly with your dollars via the Patreon platform. Lot's of folks have suggested that we do some kind of crowdfunding campaign over the last year or so, but I've chosen Patreon because it's method—recurring monthly payments—seem like a more usable model for an ongoing website than the one and done big bang of a Kickstarter.
SDCC 2014: Welcome to Hell Week! And what could make it more hellish?
It's what I like to call Hell Week, boys and girls, the week before San Diego Comic-Con when every single thing has to get done, including all those things you thought of in January...
TCAF Bound
We're off on the road to TCAF! The only thing harshing my mellow is the Newark Airport monorail being down, but otherwise the charming Porter Air experience is already in full effect with cappucino...
Writers wanted: C2E2 and beyond
Are you going to C2E2? The Beat is not for the FIRST TIME. Torsten will be there for all the inside story as only Torsten can cover it, but if you have a hankering to listen to people make awkward banter about upcoming comics and then race to feverishly type it up, you may be just the person we're looking for! If you'd be interested in covering it for The Beat, email me at comicsbeat at gmail dot com.
Sick sick sick
I gots the con cruds which has killed The Beat dead in its tracks. Sorry about this lost week. Hopefully back in the flow for MoCCA!
BTW when I'm sick, I drink BAI coffee-tea-fruit...