Tag: nycc ’17

By Karama Horne One of the highlights of the comic book announcements coming out of NYCC this week was the The Return of the Dakota Universe and the Launch of Earth M, (a.k.a. - “The...

IDW's been dropping  a bit of news around NYCC: Star Wars: Forces of Destiny  is a 5 week series based on the animated shorts: Fans who took their first step into a larger world with Star Wars...

Rushing over from another panel, I was one of the last 25 people able to enter the conference hall at the Javits Center for the Black Heroes Matter panel. Many others weren't so lucky,...

It’s been quite the year for Lion Forge who has been busy announcing new imprints like CubHouse, Roar, and Magnetic Collection (formerly Magnetic Press). The independent publisher based in St. Louis had a slew...

Congratulations to Alex Segura.  The Beat has obtained verbal confirmation of Alex's promotion to Co-President of Archie Comics. Alex was previously doing double duty as SVP of Publicity & Marketing and editing the Dark Circle...

By Kerry Erlanger The English language editors of Weekly Shonen Jump were on hand Saturday at New York Comic Con to give fans the latest developments on new series, as well as their all-time favorites. The panel...

By Brandon Pascall Marvel’s Legacy: Avengers panel features Tom Brevoort(Executive Editor), Michael Bandini(Captain Marvel), Ta-Nehisi Coates (Black Panther), Al Ewing (Royals), Nick Spencer (Captain America),Donny Cotes (Dr.Strange), Jim Zub (Thunderbolts), Joe Quesada. Sana Amanat. The panel kicks...

The institutional memory of women in comics is short, but women have been involved in comics for over 100 years. It’s something that surprised the panel’s moderator Amy Chu (Red Sonja, Poison Ivy). Chu,...

A packed room was in attendance on Friday afternoon at NYCC to listed to comics legends John Byrne and Walter Simonson sat down to talk about their love for comics uber-legend Jack Kirby, in...

By Kerry Erlanger One of the interesting things about this year’s New York Comic Con is the breadth of topics being addressed in the panels. In addition to the usual studio discussions and next big thing...

Without further ado: all the links to The Beat's Friday New York Comic Con 2017 coverage: NYCC Day 1: Loading Docks, Doritos, Data Points and a little Doomsday Clock NYCC ’17 – Inside Marvel’s...

Lion Forge has announced four new editorial hires, including their second Andrews McMeel alum. Official PR: Lion Forge announces four new hires in its editorial department today, including Desiree Rodriguez, Erika Kuster, Hazel Newlevant, and Jasmine...