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On the Saturday night of Con I was walking back from the Hilton Bayfront to the Manchester Grand Hyatt and happened upon the end of a line of campers. While once the madness of Hall H—where the biggest show biz spectacles are held—fell poignantly silent on Sunday, now it was a titanic blockbuster—Sunday's line-up included the final appearance of Breaking Bad, the final appearance of Matt Smith as Doctor Who and the appearance of Supernatural in the fulsomeness of its midlife.

(Photo from and © American Virus) When I moved to Los Angeles in the 80s, I lived in West Hollywood at the height of the AIDS crisis. I was a sheltered young woman without much...

As a follow-up on the very fun and well-received "24 Hours of Women Cartoonists" event in March, Team Beat is reassembling starting at midnight E.D.T. tonight for "24 Hours of Webcomics." Steve, Laura, Hannah,...

Hey everybody! It's Laura Sneddon's flippin' well birthday innit! Snedds, as I'm fairly certain she would hate for me to call her, is one year older today. And you can give her the finest gift...

One year ago today I said goodbye to my best friend, Inky. It was one of the saddest days of my life and I still think about it. Since then, two wonderful new friends...

Happy Birthday to The Beat's one and only (we hope) Zainab Akhtar!    On this most special of days, I ask you all to go spam her with messages over at her blog and on her...