SDCC ’14: Inside, Outside–A Visual Recap
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Pam Auditore
While at SDCC I could not help but notice the grumbling across Social Media of how little seemed to be coming out of SDCC in real time, and how deeply missed G4 was...
The Beat Podcasts! – Looking Back at Comic-Con 2014
Recorded at Publishers Weekly, it's More To Come, the weekly podcast of comics news, interviews and discussion with Calvin Reid, Kate Fitzsimons and The Beat’s own Heidi MacDonald.
In this week's episode, the More to...
SDCC 14: Gene Luen Yang on the First Asian American Superhero, Faith and the...
By Kyle Pinion
Gene Luen Yang is the writer/artist of critically acclaimed graphic novels like American Born Chinese and Boxers & Saints, as well as the writer of Level Up, The Eternal Smile, and adaptations of...
SDCC ’14: Tula Lotay on Supreme, Thought Bubble, and Career
by Zachary Clemente
Tula Lotay (aka Lisa Wood) is a comic artist hailing from the UK. Her work includes Elephantmen, Bodies, and the new Image book Supreme: Blue Rose with writer Warren Ellis. She also consults for the well-regarded Travelling...
SDCC ’14: Jeff Lemire on creating a new universe in ‘The Black Hammer’
By Kyle Pinion
In part two of our weekend long discussion with Jeff Lemire, we sat down with him to discuss his newly announced Dark Horse creator-owned title The Black Hammer to find out more...
SDCC ’14: Michael Cho on ‘Shoplifter’ – Influence of Advertisement & Social Media
by Zachary Clemente
Michael Cho is an illustrator, cartoonist, and writer currently residing in Toronto. He has worked with Marvel, DC, and others. His graphic novel, Shoplifter is out this September from Pantheon Books.
Comics Beat: How...
SDCC ’14: Journal – 4 Days and 10 Years Later, What I’ve Seen and...
By Victor Van Scoit
I planned on writing journal updates based on my daily experiences, but the time vortex that is San Diego Comic Con always wins at some point. With its voracious appetite it...
SDCC ’14: Dysart, Kindt, Simons, and Venditti on Valiant’s Current Direction
By Alexander Jones
Valiant is an incredibly dynamic and interesting superhero publisher that isn’t afraid to take risk after risk with their properties. Comics Beat had the opportunity to sit down with some of the...
SDCC ’14: Image Dares to Give Us an All-Artist Panel (It Was Great)
by Zachary Clemente
Sometimes, it's the smaller details that stand out most. Sure, Image Comics is pushing for changes in the comics industry and has really been an a great example of how different publication...
The State of Conventions in 2014 (AKA – The Annual Gripes Turn Up)
It seems like every time SDCC rolls around, there's a referendum on the state of comic conventions in the mainstream media and in the comics media. Sure enough, Comic Con '14 rolls around and...
SDCC ’14: Fashioning a Response to Cosplay Harassment
Comic-Con hit TMZ after America's Next Top Model winner and media personality Adrianne Curry, dressed as Catwoman, chased down and whip-punched a man who thrust his hands down the tights of another model dressed as Tigra....
The Beat Podcasts! – SDCC ’14 Day 5: Chuck Palahniuk
Live from San Diego Comic Con, it’s More To Come! Publishers Weekly’s podcast of comics news, interviews and discussion with Calvin Reid, Kate Fitzsimons and The Beat’s own Heidi MacDonald.
In part five of More...
