John Seven reviews ‘The Antifa Comic Book’ by Gord Hill
INDIE VIEW: True tales of the border, true parables of the monkey planet, and true insanity at the clothing store
Reviewed: Uniqlo Superman by Yan Cong, POTA: Visionaries by Dana Gould & Chad Lewis, The Scar by Andrea Ferraris & Reno Chiocca
Three Great Comics for Midterm Tuesday
The midterm elections are upon us and we need comics to survive it. This year’s voter turnout is projected to rival that of the 1960s, when the counterculture was at its peak and when the political rifts that divided the nation rivaled those that led to the Civil War a century earlier. Comics offered a […]
REVIEW: “Batman White Knight” is a daring, but strong start for DCs new “Black Label” collection
I have never read a Batman comic. I’m not even sure I’ve ever read a DC comic! It’s nothing against them, I’m just not much into superheros that are “gods among men.” That said, I love Batman The Animated Series, which I consider a timeless classic, and the story of th game Batman Arkham Asylum, […]
Editorial: “Blame Games” And The Flaws In That Argument
With the recent tragedy of yet another mass shooting, all sorts of voices are rising, many trying to label the biggest roots of this continued problem in the US. Two republican congressmen, Brian Mast & Matt Bevin (the latter endorsed by the NRA,) saying that the problem isn’t guns, it’s “the culture of violence… hollywood […]
DC Entertainment to hold MLK holiday celebration of diversity, “DC in D.C.”
Announced today, DC Entertainment is partnering with Warner Bros. Television Group and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment for a public event in Washington DC over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Entitled “DC in D.C.” this two day function will bring together the stars and creatives behind hit DC Comics-based CW series, a number of the […]
SMBC’s state of the union speech will break your heart
“Look east, and you can see Libertas shrugging. There are weights around her robes, and her torch is flickering in New York Harbor.”
Review: 5 comics that grabbed my attention this week
Our Mother by Luke Howard Comics has become the territory of many examinations of mental health in regard to personal history, and each manifestation of this is going to be as varied as the individuals tackling it. Luke Howard takes an immensely refreshing approach by splitting up the details into various comics of different genres and […]
Preview: Awesome Con is going to be…awesome
Tomorrow Awesome Con in Washington DC kicks off, and The Beat will be there. In case you missed it, last year Awesome Con partnered up with Leftfield Media, the convention organization run by Greg Topalian, who founded New York Comic Con. Greg and I had a blast working on the very first NYCC together and […]
Marvel wants you to “Vote Loki!” because this election just doens’t have enough mischief already
Comics characters running for president in a presidential election cycle is a hallowed tradition. Bill the Cat did it. The Demon did it. Howard the Duck did it. Uncle Duke did it. And now Loki, the Norse god of mischief. Because this presidential cycle needs more mischief. Sadly, as he is not a native […]