“March: Book One” and Other Books Presented at KPBS’ 12th Annual One Book, One...
San Diego’s Local KPBS Television Broadcasting has led the One Book, One San Diego program for the last 11 years. Each year, one book is chosen among the countless others nominated across the region....
INTERVIEW: Lilah Sturges and MINE! Celebrate Freedom and Choice
In August 2017, ComicMix launched their Kickstarter for Mine! A comics collection whose proceeds will go towards the nonprofit health services organization Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood provides health care, medical screenings, education, and resources for...
INTERVIEW: Shining a Light on Planned Parenthood’s Chat/Text Service with PAUL LEVITZ & ...
In August 2017, ComicMix launched their Kickstarter for Mine!, a comics collection benefitting health services organization Planned Parenthood. Mine! features contributions from Eisner-Award winners and nominees to independent creators and up-and-coming artists, aimed at...
INTERVIEW: Cartoonist Justin Hall’s Discusses MINE! and more
In August 2017, ComicMix launched their Kickstarter for Mine!, a comics collection benefiting health services organization Planned Parenthood. Mine! features contributions from Eisner-Award winners and nominees to independent creators and up-and-coming artists, aimed at...
META BENEFIT: ‘Twin Peaks’ Meets ‘Scott Pilgrim’ to help Puerto Rico
I haven't gotten around to finishing Twin Peaks The Return yet, but here's a piece of benefit art that is sufficiently weird and meta to go along with the show. It's a drawing of...
Mine! Comic Anthology Hopes to Benefit Planned Parenthood
Comics and Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit dedicated to reproductive choice and healthcare, may not initially appear as the most obvious of alliances. That’s something the creators behind the recent comics anthology Kickstarter Mine! would...
SDCC ’17: Get a personalized sketch for only $10 at the Cartoon Art Museum...
More comics at Comic-Con! Amazing. San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum holds an annual Sketch-a-Thon at booth #1930, where top artists donate their time to sketch as a fundraiser for the museum Details below
The Cartoon Art...
Win a free trip to San Diego Comic-Con in the Traveling Stories sweepstakes
Missed out on getting passes to this year's San Diego Comic-Con?
Hoteloween gave you a rock?
There's still a FEW chances to go to the con, and one of them is this sweepstakes being sponsored by Traveling...
Retail watch: Librairie Astro in Montreal is having financial troubles but you can help
Via a reader, Librairie Astro, a popular comics shop in Montreal is running a GoFundMe campaign to help with tax bills. Announcement below.
The economic climate for small business is always challenging but, since the recession of...
Peter David is crowdfunding a dire financial situation
Peter David just launched via a plea for fan donations due to an $88,000 tax bill that stems back to some TV work he did many years ago.
The IRS has been understaffed for a while, but...
Steve Bissette is sending you some swell Swamp Thing art when you help Loren...
If you look on the categories of the Beat (I know, unlikely) you'll see one for Cryptozoology - in the early days of this site, sightings of weird critters was one of our little...
DC and IDW team for LOVE IS LOVE anthology to honor Orlando shooting victims
DC and IDW are teaming up for LOVE IS LOVE, a project spearheaded by writer Marc Andreyko intended to honor the victims of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting.
The result is an anthology with more than...
