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Why are there no women “Modern Masters” of comics?
When I saw an item about a new book in TwoMorrows Modern Masters from Paolo Rivera in my feed I thought "Oh cool! Rivera is such a good artist. "And then I wondered "Have...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 12/1/15: Come back, Peter Jackson, all is forgiven
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Here’s 49 seconds of Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice
A Batman v Superman teaser was released tonight and it really puts the "v" in BvS! The shot opens with Batman (Ben Affleck) hanging from chains. Superman (Henry Cavill) strides into the room and some guards to look Naziish bow before him! What! Is Superman a fascistic overlord after all? And then...he rips of Batman mask!
Best of 2015: ‘Here’ is a New York Times notable book; Horn Book choices
And Who's on first. Never realized there were so many jokes to be made with Richard McGuire's masterful graphic novel Here. It's the only gn to make the New York Times list of 100...
RIP Shigeru Mizuki
Shigeru Mizuki, one of the all time great cartoonists of Japan (and the world) has passed away at age 93. Mizuki-sensei popularized the "yokai" monster genre with GeGeGe No Kitaro (to be reprinted early...
On the Scene: what the New Jersey Comic Expo debut says about the state...
Are there too many comic cons? Absolutely. Is there room for one more? Almost certainly. That's the paradox that I had on my mind as I went out to Edison, NJ for the debut...
Happy Thanksgiving from The Beat to you!
Art by Walt Kelly.
Happy Turkey Day to all the Beatniks around the world! We're very thankful for all our readers and your continued support and hoping you have a safe and happy holiday.
As...
Gift Guide: Marvel Phase Two DVD collection with custom art by Matt Ferguson
Since we're all giddy over the Marvel Cinematic Universe today, the Amazon Exclusive Marvel Phase Two boxed set drops on Tuesday, December 8, with all new bonus content, film replicas and more. And each film has a new custom disc sleeve from artist Matt Ferguson. Before you get to the art here's whats $199 buys you:
Guardians of the Galaxy, Starlord’s father and the horrible joy of the spoiler
What secrets are left to us in an age of internet crowd-sourced sleuthing? We'll find out where Luke Skywalker is in a few weeks, but the question of who is Peter Quill's father in...
Brian K. Vaughan joins social media…teases new project
Brian K. Vaughan has been the last holdout for social media (or at least the last holdout under the age of 50) but he broke down and joined Twitter the other day, promising promotional...
Jessica Jones: some thoughts, art and news notes
I had the chance to watch the first two episodes of Jessica Jones, the new Netflix series based on the Marvel characters and I liked it a bit more than Kyle thus far. It's...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/25/15: San Diego is getting MORE hotels!
§ Rob Salkowitz gives an overview of the various subscription based comics services including Marvel Unlimited, ComicBlitz and so on.
From Spotify and Apple Music to Netflix and Amazon Prime, huge chunks of the...
