Tag: The Beat
RIP: Morrie Turner
RIP: Morrie Turnerhttp://ift.tt/LeuUlf
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Morrie Turner, creator of Wee Pals, and the first African-American cartoonist with a nationally syndicated strip, passed away Saturday at the age of 90. He had been undergoing dialysis treatment...
WB/Target release horrible products with differnet art styles for each gender
WB/Target release horrible products with differnet art styles for each genderhttp://ift.tt/1jKbyjJ
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Sue at DC Women Kicking Ass has a post on the fruits of that WB/Target licensing deal that was announced last year,...
SPX Exhibitor 2014 Lottery is underway!
SPX Exhibitor 2014 Lottery is underway!http://ift.tt/1mR8zZr
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That’s right the first ever lottery style exhibitor application process is underway— a mad dash for table space at the one of the exceedingly few premiere indie shows...
It’s Colorist Appreciation Day 2014!
It’s Colorist Appreciation Day 2014!http://ift.tt/1fi8ZTp
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Colourist Appreciation Day started last year, essentially, from the mind of Jordie Bellaire – who subsequently spent the rest of the year becoming one of the most famous and...
The BEST ‘best of’: 2013 in comics overview
The BEST ‘best of’: 2013 in comics overviewhttp://ift.tt/1mCjN0S
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Okay, here we go: no ‘best of list’ but a completely subjective round-up of the comics I enjoyed most in 2013. Of course, I’ve not read...
The Angoulême Dining Guide: it’s a lot more than crêpes
The Angoulême Dining Guide: it’s a lot more than crêpeshttp://ift.tt/1eKQmrY
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by Abby Denson, with Jessica Abel and Xavier Lancel
So you’re going to Angoulême? Lucky you! I’ve exhibited with Xavier Lancel for the past several...
TCAF announces more guests: Smith, Blaine, Pearson, etc.
TCAF announces more guests: Smith, Blaine, Pearson, etc.http://ift.tt/KQ2oFA
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I’m not sure when this rolled out, but the Toronto Comic Arts Festival has announced more guests. While I think if you’re going to TCAf you’re...
Casual comics readers vs. superheroes
Casual comics readers vs. superheroeshttp://ift.tt/1fhLkT2
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Children’s book illustrator and sometime cartooner Jed Alexander read my piece on top selling graphic novels the other day, and spun it off into his own piece entitled The...
My 2014 Angoulême Diary: Day -1
My 2014 Angoulême Diary: Day -1http://ift.tt/KTKJ0v
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I think I mentioned a few times that I will be going to Angoulême this year—the 41st annual Festival International Bande Deseinee, held yearly in Angoulême, France. This...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/24/14: Warren Ellis’s west coast project
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/24/14: Warren Ellis’s west coast projecthttp://ift.tt/1mPWGCX
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§ Warren Ellis has trashed another laptop, prior to moving to LA for six months ro work on a mystery project. I repeat, Warren Ellis...
Indie Month-to-Month Sales November 2013 — The Usual Suspects
Indie Month-to-Month Sales November 2013 — The Usual Suspectshttp://ift.tt/1aPQoLk
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By Paul Mellerick
After an unusual couple of months things are pretty much back to normal this month, with the usual suspects of Walking Dead, Saga,...
Farel Dalrymple’s The Wrenchies is coming this fall
Farel Dalrymple’s The Wrenchies is coming this fallhttp://ift.tt/1mxAMSa
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The beautiful, complex art of Farel Dalrymple has been missing from the shelves in a major way for a while. His Popgun War was exquisite,...
