Bond mania hits Big Apple
By Steve Bunche, entertainment ronin
Keeping the vibe of old school fandom alive, Michael Carbonaro’s always-welcome Big Apple Convention once more sets up shop this weekend at Manhattan’s Penn Plaza Pavilion and celebrates the release...
More technical problems
If you're reading this with your morning coffee, it's because our Internet has been off all night. Thanks, Time-Warner Cable! Posted via iPhone
HEREVILLE goes to Abrams
HEREVILLE, the webcomic by Russ Manning Award nominee Barry Deutsch, has been picked up by Abrams for the book treatment. It's interesting to note that while the rush to sign cartoonists to book deals...
Business news and notes: Hibbs, Mayo
§ Brian Hibbs's new column extols the virtues of his POS system (MOBY), which he feels has enabled him to show an actual uptick in sales even during the current pre-recession. The whole column...
To do: October 6 – 11
Monday, October 6
Washington, D.C., 5 PM - "Happy Accidents" Panel at George Washington University's Gelman Library
Cartoonists Jesse Reklaw (THE NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE), Dash Shaw (BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON), Trevor Alixopulos (THE HOT BREATH OF...
Frank Miller in Spain
The Beat's unofficial Spanish correspondent, Pepo, alerts us to a post (in Spanish) on his blog about Frank Miller in Spain. Writer Borja Crespo caught up with Miller on his Spanish SPIRIT invasion. Pepo...
This is lame, but…
Does anyone have a picture of the Kirkman/Bendis hug at their panel I can use for a Baltimore story I'm writing? Full credit will be given. Email at the usual spot.
Thanks.
At the Harvey Awards
Hey, guys, sorry for the lack of posting today. Poor Internet connections! However, we are Twittering the Harveys at Twitter / Comixace. More later.
Polls are fun: You are what you read
We've decided to make everything a little more interactive here at Stately Beat Manor, because we've heard that social networking and interactivity are where it's all at. To that end, we want to know...
Archie unveils new logos
Archie Comics continues their modernization efforts with new logos which look...well, different. Via PR:
Archie Comics, the world’s largest English-language publisher of all ages comics, is pleased...
