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The Beat's Heidi MacDonald returns to the show to chat about a particularly wild time in the comic industry. MacDonald discusses the insanity of this moment, staying on top of everything, the Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy mess (note: This was recorded before the final decision of who won was in), the varying players, why Diamond may have favored Universal/Ad Populum, whether it matters who won, the importance of institutional knowledge, the infamous podcast appearance of Alliance's head, how the direct market responded to the bankruptcy, tariff concerns, actual and perceived impacts, the current state of the direct market, the ComicsPRO experience, what helps her in tough times, and more.

It's our BIG Best of 2024 podcast! In the annual very lengthy podcast, Jimmy and Producer Joe invite friends Avery Kaplan and Heidi MacDonald to join in the fun. They each talk about their favorite picks of 2024 in comics, TV, streaming and film. While they all often have multiple picks per category, Jimmy still has trouble narrowing down his choices (as usual). Hang in there for the ride as there a tons of great picks from the gang! Of course, as we always say, these picks are what we read/saw and we didn't read/see EVERYTHING. Do understand if we don't talk about some of your faves. Let us know what they are and we'll check them out!  Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

In a special year end episode of Off Panel, we look at the defining themes of 2024 in comics with the help of retailer Steve Anderson from Third Eye Comics, The Beat's Heidi MacDonald, and writer Joshua Williamson. Up first is Anderson (1:12), who talks about a time of struggle for Marvel in comic shops, the area of effect that can have on other publishers, what seems to be fueling those struggles, his hopes for the future, and more. After that is MacDonald (29:26), who discusses "The Big Lie," which is all about the intersection of comic publishers and media rights, the focus publishers have on media rights these days, the new publishers chasing IP plays, the impact that has on the rest of the industry, and more. And to close is Williamson (1:01:02), who talks a year defined by the phrase "go big or go home," varying examples of that thinking, why that's so important, the importance of big swings, how that affects creators and publishers alike, and more.

To discuss the first half of April 1967, MRC welcomes legendary comics journalist Heidi MacDonald (who actually knew Marie Severin and tells us about her!) She chose her favorites, so we're out of order, doing X-Men 31, Amazing Spider-Man 47, Tales to Astonish 90 featuring Namor and Hulk, and Strange Tales 155 featuring SHIELD and Dr Strange! Check it out!

We continue to celebrate the life of the legendary cartoonist John Cassaday who tragically died on September 9th. He was one of Jimmy's closest friends. Jimmy shares some stories of their friendship and adventures. He also asked some of John's friends/colleagues to send in their memories of him as well. They talk about his incredible body of work, how they met, fun times together and more. Thanks so much to Ben Raab, Paul Pope, Heidi MacDonald, CB Cebulski, John Layman, Fabio Moon, Laura Martin, Michael Avon Oeming, Lorraine Cink, Nick Barrucci, Dean Haspiel, Marta Balusek and Producer Joe for sharing their reflections on John. This is an emotional and raw episode but also full of love and light. We all love and miss him terribly. We were all lucky to have him in our lives. His legacy will keep his energy around us eternally.  Thanks for listening.

Are we back? Find out as we share our thoughts on the MCU's latest release and all the news coming out of this year's Comic Con. Plus, get a sneak peek on Ryley's sit-down with Heidi MacDonald from Comics Beat!Timestamps00:41 - Intro03:29 - Deadpool/Wolverine (No-Spoilers) 14:31 - Deadpool/Wolverine (SPOILERS) 44:11 - A sneak peek at Talk Nerdy To Me with Heidi MacDonald 1:00 - MCU Comic Con News CreditsCatch Heidi's latest news and takes on comics at comicsbeat.com or on Twitter/X @comixace! Hosted by: Ryley Trahan Co-hosted by: Deepak Chitnis and Bruno Menezes Produced by: Bruno Menezes, and Sterling Heyns Big thanks to Purple Planet Music for our scoring our intros! https://purple-planet.com Nerd It Here First is a channel where we play the games we love and talk about the movies and comics we can't stop obsessing over. For more content like this, visit https://www.nihf.com. And don't forget to subscribe for all the latest updates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nihf.com/subscribe

Sorry for delay of this episode! Jimmy is exhausted after all of his massive and fun coverage from San Diego Comic Con (SDCC). He got around 14 interviews and covered 3 press rooms. He also helped his pal Heidi MacDonald of The Beat by appearing on 2 episode's of Electric Now's "Con Daily" segments. Go check those out on their site! In this episode, Jimmy gives his recap of the show. Overall attendance, exhibitors, cosplayers, guests, events, friends, drinks, rants, raves and more! He also had a chance to talk to Maria Bamford and Scott Marvel Cassidy. They chat about their new graphic novel HOGBOOK AND LAZER EYES, how they met, their relationship, pugs, hooking up with a Ferengi AND Vulcan, stand-up comedy, exes, and more. Please come back to hear all of the SDCC coverage over the next month.    Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

The Beat's Heidi MacDonald returns to the podcast to talk about Penguin Random House's acquisition of BOOM! Studios and our expectations for San Diego Comic Con. MacDonald discusses the big PRH/BOOM! news, why the former may have wanted to acquire the latter, the big news ahead of San Diego Comic Con, where things are right now, DSTLRY's big move, how SDCC is shaping up, how unique SDCC is relative to other conventions, the big plans The Beat has for the event, her upcoming daily TV show, celebrating 20 years of The Beat, the evolution of comic cons, what keeps her excited about The Beat, and more. There are two corrections from the podcast. First, Filip Sablik's title at BOOM! Studios was actually President of Publishing & Marketing, not Sales & Marketing as I stated in the episode. Second, while Tiny Onion does a lot of design and production work for DSTLRY, Emma Price, Erika Schnatz, Jared K. Fletcher, Francesco Francavilla, and Lee Garbett have also done design work on a variety of individual titles and logos.

Mohammed El Hazzouri.who's an Associate Professor of Marketing with the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University talks about the boycott of Loblaws. We hear feedback on an interview we did yesterday with a councillor from St Stephen, NB. And on the phone-in: Heidi MacDonald discusses her new book, "We Shall Persist: Women and the Vote in the Atlantic Provinces".

UNBSJ Prof. Heidi MacDonald discusses her new book, We Shall Persist: Women and the Vote in the Atlantic Provinces, with host Julia Wright.

Nicole O'Byrne talks to Heidi MacDonald about her book, We Shall Persist: Women and the Vote in the Atlantic Provinces. We Shall Persist captures both the long campaign and the years of disappointment. Suffrage victories across Atlantic Canada were steps in an unfinished and contentious march toward gender, race, and class equality. This insightful book will appeal to readers with an interest in women's history, as well as to historians, political scientists, and women's studies scholars and students. Heidi MacDonald is the author of numerous articles on women's and gender history in Atlantic Canada. She is co-author, with Rosa Bruno-Jofré and Elizabeth Smyth, of Vatican II and Beyond: The Changing Mission and Identity of Canadian Women Religious. From 1999 to 2018, she taught at the University of Lethbridge and served as the founding director of the Centre of Oral History and Tradition from 2013 to 2017. In 2019, she became dean of arts and professor of history and politics at the University of New Brunswick Saint John. Image Credit: UBC Press If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

This week Jess and I continued our discussion of PITCHING, and about feeling weird and lousy and under pressure and low boundary and high maintenance and under the gun and everything else!Tune in next week to for Episode 8 of The Terrible Anvil: Monetizing Every Moment of Waking Existence on Instagram (What Could Go Wrong?) I believe a transcript will be posted with this!?Cheers' y'allHere's some random thoughts we hitWe talked about both creators and publishers creating realistic expectations and boundaries--if a publisher doesn't give you a deadline, don't wait for them to hand you one! You might need to build you own. I thought having a looming book deal would give me the accountability to stay on track, and while it sort of did, it mostly stressed me out. I'm so grateful I was able to publish a beautiful book, but it was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be (see those pesky "feelings" Cara Gormally mentioned above.)Tom Hart talked about his second-book slump where he tasked himself with outlining a sequel to his beautiful graphic memoir, Rosalie Lightning. At the end of his twenty-some page outline, Tom didn't want to make that book! It ended up becoming the seed for his book The Art of the Graphic Memoir.Tom said a paraphrase of a great quote, whose origins are unknown to me:"How to get a book deal? First get famous!"I chimed in: "“If I'm not going to make any money I might as well make comics!""Later on the call Tom Hart and I tried to speak to this great idea from Adrean Clark :"I wonder if it's possible to talk about transforming our work -- not everything has to be something to "go big or go home" on. An idea can be a self-published zine, can be a comic feature in a newspaper, and so on. Thinking about the full range of pitches, whether to pitch to ourselves or to others. Does that make sense?"Tom Hart read this quote I sent him from an article, via J.F. Martel:I also added: "spend time with your own work for a long time before launching it from the (marketing) cannon!"We remembered the awesome Pro Call with Laura Gao, you can see the recording over here! Their process and the timeline for their book deal (Messy Roots) was super-duper fast and a ton of work all at once after their comic went viral. (thanks Jim for the Pro Call link!!!)Tom Hart mentioned the art critic Heidi MacDonald's podcast interview with comics creator Box Brown. Box said: "I feel stupid for following my dreams!" Re: capitalism can kinda make things feel cruddy. Tom noted that  "There are a lot of reasons to feel bad while making art. Most of those are expectations of results, expectations, rewards"He noted the value of self publishing and Jim added: "I agree with Tom! I just ordered 100 of my books from Lulu. And that was after a couple of proofing cycles."I asked Tom is art-making might be a form of mental illness and he said, "Art is not a mental illness but a sane response to an insane world."Leonie Sharrock asked:Question re 'form' … what happens when you want to go hybrid? how do we pitch hybrid works?Tom Hart said:Leonie, those are more difficult but slowly people catch on… 

COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few noteworthy exceptions).In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) and Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.• EPISODE 1:  Steven and Chris embark on the paradigm-shattering psychedelic trip that is the first seven issues of THRILLER — published by DC Comics in 1983 — and find themselves awestruck in its wake. One thing is certain: Trevor Von Eeden is a goddamn genius.SHOW NOTES0:05 - Discussing our first exposure to this "unsung-shock-your-brain" idea bomb of a comic.9:07 - An attempt to summarize our unwieldy pulp beast of a story, with an assist from Robert Loren Fleming, as well as discursive detours into THE SHADOW, DOC SAVAGE, and the great Richard Pryor.18:04 - Unconventional pacing in THRILLER and the powerful "delayed cumulative impact" of its story rhythms.23:20 - Novel panel compositions ("an obscene amount of panels!"), storytelling innovations, and the downright psychedelic properties of THRILLER. “…an incredible sense of discovery... Trevor Von Eden is literally inventing new storytelling mechanics on every page." "It's impossible for us to convey verbally how inventive this guy was."39:27 - TVE's atypical, kinetic, emotionally resonant approach to inking. "...no one was finishing their work with this roughness and gestural vitality... Von Eeden is all about the emotion..." With detours into the styles of Alex Toth, Neal Adams, and David Mazzuchelli.44:23 - Drawing characters "acting" without masks in non-superhero comics.  50:09 - Innovation in art, from Michaelangelo to manga, Frank Miller to Steven Spielberg, and how David Mazzuchelli's relatively small body of work that casts a huge shadow.1:30:17 - Dick Giordano's inking of TVE plus TVE being uniquely unrecognized for being such an absolute friggin' genius.1:37:17 - Celebrating the vibrant and unique voice of Robert Loren Fleming  — way ahead of his time in his decompressed approach to comic book storytelling, as well as the bold originality of his ideas.1:38:45 - Reading from Heidi MacDonald's amazingly astute, contemporaneous review of THRILLER from THE COMICS JOURNAL #93.1:47 - Discussing the outrageous letter column (mis)behavior of THRILLER's so-called editor, Alan Gold.1:49:34 - Back to Heidi MacDonald's absurdly prescient review, praising the overarching ambition,+ Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to get a look at some of the fantastic art discussed in our episodes!+ We appreciate your support of the show via Patreon: ComicsRotYourBrain+ Join us! Sign up for our newsletter, Letter Column, at CRYB! Check out our YouTube channel. You can also find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.+ Read, Subscribe to, and Support Chris's Substack - THIN ICE©2024 Comics Rot Your Brain!#comics #comic #comicbooks #comicbook #comicbookfan #comicbookfans #comicpodcast #comicspodcast #comicbookpodcast #comiccollecting #comicscollecting #comiccollector #comicscollector #comiccollection #comix #80s #bronzeagecomics #bronzeage #thebronzeage #1980s #dc #dccomics #dccomic #dcuniverse #marvel #manga #marvelcomic #marvelcomics #comiccon #indiecomics #darkhorsecomics #imagecomics #vertigocomics #eighties #comicsrotyourbrain #cryb #graphicnovel #graphicnovels #sf #scifi #sciencefiction #spaceopera #80scomics #80scomic #1980scomic #1980scomics #eightiescomics

In a special year end episode of Off Panel, we look at the defining themes of 2023 in comics with the help of Books with Pictures' Katie Pryde, The Beat's Heidi MacDonald, and writer/artist Jamal Igle. Up first is Pryde (1:10), who talks about this unusual time in comics retail, what started us on this path, the exhaustion in the space, where it's manifesting itself, the metadata situation, how Books with Pictures is adjusting to it, and more. After that is MacDonald (30:01), who discusses the world of comics marketing, how the current state of social media and comic sites is affecting things, the unseen work of marketing, fitting within the distribution system, its impact, and more. And to close is Igle (1:02:15), who talks about the overwhelming fear of the unknown in comics, where and how it manifests, how it impacts things, the path forward, and more.

Award-winning author, and Editor-in-Chief of The Beat, Heidi MacDonald, joins Badr for Ep. 410 to talk about her 40 yr career in comics, how comics journalism has evolved throughout the years, her time as an editor for Disney and DC, and the state of the comic industry today and what can be done to save it Watch the uncut video version of this episode on our YouTube channelTOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Career milestones - 11:34The duties of a comic book editor vs Editor-in-chief - 21:56The state of the comic industry - 42:49The history of The Beat (aka Comics Beat) - 57:52Heidi's Comic Mt. Rushmore - 1:05:47Heidi's advice for aspiring writers - 01:14:45ANNOUNCEMENTS: Join our Patreon Community and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! Try it out 7-days for free. No pressureGet 10% off your next purchase from our merch store by using the discount code: “YOO“Take your comic shopping experience to the limit by shopping online at Gotham City Limit!Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showGET IN TOUCH WITH US!

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Is it really possible to meet with EVERY student in your school? We know it's important to check in with students to see how they are doing but how could you possibly sit down and talk with every single student? Our guest today, Dr. Heidi MacDonald is a school psychologist who uses “minute meetings” to talk to every student in her school and is sharing how you can implement this in your school as well!           Dr. Heidi MacDonald is in her 25th year of being a school psychologist. She resides in Connecticut but was born and raised in Pennsylvania.  She is a proud graduate of Penn State University's School Psychology Program.  She is married to a school psychologist and they have one daughter, who is a Junior at Penn State.  Heidi loves her job! She enjoys supervising interns from and teaching in the School Psychology Program at the University of Hartford.  In her spare time, Heidi loves working out, thrift shopping, crafting, and batching everything that she can in order to make life more efficient.  She and her family have 4 cats and 1 guinea pig, Marcel, who goes to school with her.           We want to make sure that no student falls through cracks and that every student is getting the services they need. Getting the student's perspective and input on how things are going not only gives us valuable data but also gives us insight into how we can best support our students. In this episode, Heidi is sharing about her role as a school psychologist, how she implements minute meetings, and what the benefits of implementing these meetings are.       *     Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/minute-meetings           *     Resources Mentioned:         Join the IMPACT Membership: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/impact          Check out Heidi's Website: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Sr8SQs4KrLD-Lw1R7_kqImCGEhr_zpF-mEfChr6uHhQ/edit#slide=id.g8a30f011fe_0_0            Enroll in the Stress-Free School Counseling Course: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/enroll         *     Connect with Rachel:     Shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Futures-Counseling     Blog: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightfuturescounseling/     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2473191466030095     If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-counseling-simplified-podcast/id1534494971

The Beat's Heidi MacDonald returns to Off Panel to talk about the past month or so of crazy news in the world of comics. MacDonald discusses the merits of Free Comic Book Day, the onslaught of news, building up The Beat's staff, Ike Perlmutter's departure, how Marvel looks post changes, the impact of this move, IDW's layoffs and reorganization, IDW's identity, where things went wrong, where IDW is headed, our DSTLRY thoughts, Substack and Zestworld, what makes DSTLRY work (conceptually), the drop culture comic, the digital comics landscape, what young cartoonists are focused on, and more.

Last week, Jimmy, Producer Joe, Heidi MacDonald and Ricky Serrano Denis chatted about their personal Best of 2022! This week, Jimmy recruited many of his favorite reviewer friends to send in 3 of their favorite things in entertainment for 2022. Thanks to great friends Melissa, Marta, Jon, Steph, Ashley, Therese, and Edie! Some more great choices and some that weren't mentioned in last week's big show. What were some of your favorites? Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

This episode originally aired in two parts on 3/24/16 and 3/25/16. It features Gavin Napier prosecuting Man of Steel and then Mark Radulich and Robert Winfree defending Man of Steel.Reaction to the film among comics creators was mixed. Those who enjoyed it include Jeff Parker, Heidi MacDonald, Ethan Van Sciver, Christos Gage and former Superman writer Dan Jurgens. Among its detractors were Joe Keatinge, Sean McKeever, Gabriel Hardman and Mark Waid. MacDonald praised the film's action, drama and leads Henry Cavill and Amy Adams. Van Sciver singled out Cavill in particular for praise. Gage called it the best Superman film since 1980's Superman II. Hardman said that he liked a lot of the mechanics but did not connect with the characters, which robbed the story of tension. Waid, who wrote the origin miniseries Superman: Birthright, criticized the film for its overall "joyless" tone, and for Superman's decision to kill Zod, a criticism echoed by other creators. Writer Grant Morrison, who wrote the critically acclaimed miniseries All-Star Superman, expressed mixed reaction to the film, saying that while they "kinda liked it and kinda didn't", it did not present anything new, as they would have preferred a "second act" type story with Lex Luthor instead of re-establishing the character by presenting information Morrison is already familiar with. Morrison also questioned the need for a superhero to kill, as did artist Neal Adams. Adams suggested that other alternatives were open to Superman when Zod threatened innocent people with his heat vision, such as covering his eyes. He also criticized Superman for not moving the battle away from Metropolis as the character did at the end of Superman II. Jim Lee had a positive opinion: "It's epic. It's got a lot of heart, but one of the things that was kind of missing from the last Superman movie I think was the action, and this movie has it in spades. I mean it is a visual thrill ride. It is amazing. You get to see all the powers of Superman, and in all its glory, and I think people are going to be blown away."Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsosnapchat: markkind76FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulich

This episode originally aired in two parts on 3/24/16 and 3/25/16. It features Gavin Napier prosecuting Man of Steel and then Mark Radulich and Robert Winfree defending Man of Steel.Reaction to the film among comics creators was mixed. Those who enjoyed it include Jeff Parker, Heidi MacDonald, Ethan Van Sciver, Christos Gage and former Superman writer Dan Jurgens. Among its detractors were Joe Keatinge, Sean McKeever, Gabriel Hardman and Mark Waid. MacDonald praised the film's action, drama and leads Henry Cavill and Amy Adams. Van Sciver singled out Cavill in particular for praise. Gage called it the best Superman film since 1980's Superman II. Hardman said that he liked a lot of the mechanics but did not connect with the characters, which robbed the story of tension. Waid, who wrote the origin miniseries Superman: Birthright, criticized the film for its overall "joyless" tone, and for Superman's decision to kill Zod, a criticism echoed by other creators. Writer Grant Morrison, who wrote the critically acclaimed miniseries All-Star Superman, expressed mixed reaction to the film, saying that while they "kinda liked it and kinda didn't", it did not present anything new, as they would have preferred a "second act" type story with Lex Luthor instead of re-establishing the character by presenting information Morrison is already familiar with. Morrison also questioned the need for a superhero to kill, as did artist Neal Adams. Adams suggested that other alternatives were open to Superman when Zod threatened innocent people with his heat vision, such as covering his eyes. He also criticized Superman for not moving the battle away from Metropolis as the character did at the end of Superman II. Jim Lee had a positive opinion: "It's epic. It's got a lot of heart, but one of the things that was kind of missing from the last Superman movie I think was the action, and this movie has it in spades. I mean it is a visual thrill ride. It is amazing. You get to see all the powers of Superman, and in all its glory, and I think people are going to be blown away."Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsosnapchat: markkind76FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulich

Jimmy went upstate to visit Producer Joe for Christmas and they decided to do a little Christmas catch-up! They talked about stuff they've liked and maybe didn't like so much in comics, TV and film. They also teased next week's "Best of..." episode with Heidi MacDonald and Ricky Denis. Always a great time when the 2 CNI pals actually get together in person to record. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

In a special, year end episode of Off Panel, we look at the defining themes of 2022 in comics with the help of Big Bang Comics' Bruno Batista, The Beat's Heidi MacDonald, and Vault Comics' Damian Wassel. Up first is Batista (1:10), who talks about the number of comics in the direct market with no clear audience, how widespread this issue is, how focused this issue is, how much this issue has worsened, whether marketing fits into this, and how this has affected the market. After that is MacDonald (33:00), who discusses the stagnant page rates, creator monetization, where those subjects are all headed. And to close is Wassel (109:09), who talks about the state of storytelling in comics, where sci-fi and fantasy are as genres, longform storytelling in comics, how things are evolving, comics being the last bastion of serialized storytelling, and more.

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The Beat's Heidi MacDonald joins Off Panel for a chat about the return of conventions and where the comics industry is right now. MacDonald discusses how cons are ramping up, how they're performing after much time off, the value of conventions for websites, the importance of comic sites, how they're valued, comic book distribution, the health of single issues, finding new paths, AI art, where things are right now, the state of DC, and more.

Heidi joins Alex to talk about the comic industry, but they fall for Sauron's clever trap and talk about JRR Tolkien's creations and many other wonderful creations that come from the rich world-building.Find Heidi  Twitter @Comixace  Website comicsbeat.com#comicbook #podcast #marvel #dccomics #imagecomics #idw #boom #dynamite #oni #darkhorse #valiant #thebeat

In collaboration with Heidi Macdonald's The Beat comics blog, Jimmy zooms it up with actress Vanessa Yao of the hit CW series KUNG FU. She joins season 2 as "Mia", the mysterious cousin of the lead Nicky. They talk about the audition process, what it was like going from Canada to study film in China and then back west to be in KUNG FU, fight skills, fitting in with the cast, what's in store for Mia and more! A delightful, informative and fun chat. Thanks to Heidi for setting this up. If you want to SEE us chatting, please go to the Comics Beat YouTube channel. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

UNBSJ Dean of Arts Heidi MacDonald celebrates the strides made by NB women to regain voting rights, run for office, and play a vibrant role in the political life of the province. She speaks with host Julia Wright with a preview of her talk on women's suffrage in the province, and the work that still needs to be done

Who doesn't love a great drinking story? For the final episode we go back to the late 1800s when prohibition was first introduced on PEI. Although prohibition lasted for 70 years on the island, you could still get your booze… if you knew where to go. From rumrunners to moonshine makers to speakeasy bars, we discover just how inventive islanders were in skirting the law for a good drink.   Features guest interviews: Dr. Heidi MacDonald, Reginald "Dutch" Thompson, J. Clint Morrison and Ken Mill.

In this week's episode of Off Panel, The Beat's Heidi MacDonald returns to the show to chat about the recent craziness in the comics world. MacDonald discusses recent events, what it means, the Substack deal, Substack's reading experience, its viability, ComiXology's big change, the retailer response to this digital wave, the DC/Webtoon deal, creators protecting themselves, conventions, the distribution situation, and more.

By special request, this episode is a monologue about graphic novels in libraries. It was created for Karen Gavigan's students at Old Dominion University (Go Monarchs!), but I think there's plenty for a general audience to appreciate and dissect. We talk about the rising popularity of comics, particularly for younger readers and manga, perceived notions of quality in reading material, booktalking, professional reading, and suggestions for classroom activities. “People used to laugh at me when I said kids liked reading comics. Now everyone laughs while they count their money.” - Raina Telgemeier’s Guts is the bestselling BOOK overall in the US this week - Heidi Macdonald, Comics Beat, 2019 Streaming Anime Lifts Manga Sales - Deb Aoki, Publishers Weekly, 2021 Using Graphic Novels In The English Language Arts Classroom by William Boerman-Cornell and Jung Kim 9781350112698 Teaching Artfully by Meghan Parker 9781951038205

In this week's special episode of Off Panel, we look at the defining themes of 2020 in comics with the help of Random House Graphic's Publishing Director Gina Gagliano, Third Eye Comics' Steve Anderson, and The Beat's Heidi MacDonald. Up first is Gagliano (1:15), who talks about a year of revolutionary change, the year's impact on promoting and publishing comics, how the book market was affected, and the year that was in that market. After that is Anderson (27:57), who discusses the disappearing backlist of trades in the direct market, distributor changes, and how single issues were affected. And to close is MacDonald (59:46), who talks about the end of the single issue, the rise of the webcomic, and how the balance of formats is shifting.

Who would've thought superhero comics could be political? In the first issue of Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris' Ex Machina, we see a hero elected to be Mayor of New York - and why they put him there. To get into it further, we're rejoined this week by special guest Heidi MacDonald, who knows a thing or two about BKV comics...

A group of magnificent bastards set off to investigate the extraordinary actions of some irredeemable bastards as Warren Ellis and John Cassaday kick off their much-loved Wildstorm series, which heralded in the 21st century. Everything old is new again, and this week Matt welcomes special guest Heidi MacDonald to don a trenchcoat and talk all about it!

In this week's episode of Off Panel, Heidi MacDonald from The Beat returns to the show for a chat about the state of comics during a pandemic, which, I should note, was recorded Thursday evening before the insanity of Friday (we did an addendum in the episode). MacDonald discusses how her world is, comics changing from the inside, conventions, whether Diamond would be the only direct market distributor at the end of this, comics' obsession with the new, DC's distribution solutions, DCBS and Midtown as retailers/distributors, doing this when shops can't even open, the William Schanes story, AWA and Bad Idea, the state of Image, the book market, ComicHub vs. retailer solutions, who she's concerned about, learning from this experience, the comics community, and more.

As usual, we're just a bit late with our "Best of" list but we got there finally. Jimmy welcomes friends Heidi MacDonald and Jon Hoche to do their annual podcast picking their favorite comics, TV, film and more of 2019. This is the favorites that we read/saw/etc. We didn't read/see everything so there are probably some things that are left out that may have made it. Just our opinions! But we think many of you will agree with us. So much great content in 2019 and we barely scratch the surface on it all. What did we pick? Tune in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

PODCAST | Baby Yoda vs the Best TV Babies, Mandalorian Chapter 2 Review, Watchmen Ep 5 Discussion, Heidi MacDonald Interview | Ep 197

In this week’s episode of Off Panel, The Beat's Heidi MacDonald returns to the podcast for a bit of a New York Comic Con precap and check-in on the world of comics. MacDonald discusses her view on cons, the celebrity circuit, how that scene is changing, how The Beat works, adjusting to the new media landscape, the state of comics right now, New York Times bringing the best selling graphic books back, changes at Diamond, the three publishers she's most intrigued by, what we're looking forward to at NYCC, and more.

Comic-Con's legacy continues with special guests Ashley Eckstein, Marc Bernardin, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, Chuck Rozanski, Heidi MacDonald, David Glanzer, Jackie Estrada, and Mark Evanier! Their stories include memorable San Diego Comic-Con moments featuring Mark Hamill, Joss Whedon, Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner, and many more...

Episode 77 #psychedpodcast is pleased to chat with Dr. MacDonald about dos/don’t for school psychologists, especially first year/early career psychs Powerpoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/112JlJbi3BlubciCeFXNBQFKWF1u3mcEd0pt3Q1UhoiI/edit?usp=sharing Dr. Heidi MacDonald is a school psychologist practicing in the state of Connecticut. She earned her doctoral degree from Penn State University. Currently, she works in an intermediate school with 3rd through 5th… Continue reading Episode 77 – A School Psychologist’s Words to Live By…

Heidi MacDonald of The Beat joins Jimmy for their annual "Best of 2018" picks! Best of what they read/saw and while it was a lot...it wasn't everything! Download to hear some of their favorite comics, TV shows and films. Will you agree? What did they leave out? What are your picks? So many great comic books in 2018 and you will hear about many of them here. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Join Elise and Dave as they tackle Wolfman and Perez's omnibus "Very Special Issues" of the New Teen Titans, wherein our intrepid creators and superheroes bear witness to the threat of DRUGS (and teen prostitution, and parental violence, and homelessness, and rogue district attorneys, and telepathic assault, etc.) Also: Tara Markov attacks the Statue of Liberty and Elise brings in another 1980s Marv Wolfman interview from The Comics Journal (this one conducted by Heidi MacDonald)     Audio Credits: Intro music: Debbie Harry - "Comic Books"

Heidi MacDonald has been working in the comic industry or a very long time as both an editor and journalist. She’s witnessed the modern evolution of the comic book industry firsthand. She joins me on this episode to talk about the evolution of comics journalism, what makes the medium of comics unique, and the things every creator needs to know about the comic industry.

In this week's episode of Off Panel, The Beat's Heidi MacDonald joins the podcast to talk about New York Comic Con and recent happenings in the comic world. MacDonald discusses the NYCC experience, her favorite announcements from the con, the publisher boom, what's happening at DC, Bendis's fit, the Batman Damned controversy, the rare double Telgemeier, the Chuck Wendig news, the C.B. Cebulski era at Marvel, Ike Perlmutter's influence, industry doom and gloom, and more.

Jimmy went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) over the weeekend and got a ton of great interviews! 13 total equaling about 5 hours of content. So you will hear all of them over the next 2 weeks! No reviews or news this week since it's the TCAF recap. Jimmy got friends Heidi MacDonald and Molly Kremer to send in their quick recaps as well. 2 awesome interviews in this episode. Jimmy sat down with Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell to discuss their new book Bizarre Romance. He also got them to talk about some of their more popular works The Time Traveler's Wife and From Hell. He also sat down with good pal Willow Dawson about her new book White As Milk, Red As Blood: The Forgotten Fairy Tales of Franz Xaver von Schonwerth. They discussed the dark and twisted fairy tales within. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Brian, Dave, and Mary open the Listener Mailbag and answer all your questions. Then, Bryan Smith sits down with Brian and Lombardo to reflect on the success of the 68 KILL adaptation, his growing fame, and what the future may hold. Plus, the impact of the California fires on Michael Bailey and Gene O'Neill, Victor LaValle celebrates Richard Matheson, and disturbing allegations are leveled at Publishers Weekly and Comics Beat's Heidi Macdonald.

On this week's episode of Off Panel, The Beat's Heidi MacDonald returns to the show to talk the state of comics and comics journalism. MacDonald discusses where comics are creatively, the sheer volume of comics these days, how new opportunities have changed things for creators, what she's really enjoying in comics, the health of the comics industry, Marvel's arrogance, DC's bold moves, where comics journalism is these days, the Craig Yoe controversy, the niche-y nature of journalism, monetization models, how the journalism struggle goes beyond comics, and more.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks comics books with founder and editor of The Beat Heidi MacDonald. My Summer Lair Chapter #45: What Came First: The Comic Books Or The Culture? Recorded: May 14, 2017 1:00pm

        Small Press Expo 2016 Part 2 0:00 Intro 1:29 Day 2 Highlights - Love and Rockets, Amiculus 14:50 Spotlight on Charles Burns and Daniel Clowes - Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) talks to Charles Burns and Daniel Clowes about their careers in comics and how their approaches to subject matter and the process of creating comics has changed over the years 26:21 Spotlight on Trina Robbins - A conversation between Trina Robbins and Heidi MacDonald about Trina's work in comics as a creator and a chronicler of the lives and work of other women in comics 39:36 Additional Notes - Lily Renee, Trina Robbins and Kickstarter, The Legend of Wonder Woman 43:15 Look Back and Looking Ahead - conventions, podcasting 46:04 Outro Cover Art: SPX 2016 Attendee Badge by Gilbert Hernandez [47:30] - - - - -  

The Beat's Heidi MacDonald guests on this week's episode of Off Panel, as she talks with David about her career as a comics journalist and beyond. They talk about how things have changed over her thirty years in the industry, the stigma surrounding comics, comics culture, her goals for The Beat, the state of things in internet and comics journalism, leading for the writers of tomorrow, and what has her the most excited about the future of comics. It's a great chat with one of the savviest people in the comic industry today.

Heidi MacDonald, creator of The Beat, editor at Publishers Weekly, and all-around comics industry expert and pundit joins Nick and Lars to watch Spider-Man. Spider-Man? Yes, but it's the version of Spider-Man from Japan that Toei made in the late '70s. "Wow, that sounds like a good show," you say. And you're right. It is a good show. Send your emails to letters@breakfastquest.net! Watch the show we watched HERE! ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!

This year at Comic Con, I had the pleasure of moderating these 2 informative panels about the comic book and geek marketplaces, the changiong demographics and ways content creators manufacturuers and cartoonists are changing the ways they do business.(7:41) First the 10th Annual Comic Book Podcaster Panel featured writer Greg Pak, who talked about how podcasts have evolved in helping him promote his works, along with podcasters John and Kay Mayo of Comic Book Page, and Publshers Weekly analyst/podcast host Calvin Reid.(1:34:39) We wrap up with The Future Of Fandom Panel created by Author Rob Salkowitz (Comic Con and The Business Of Pop Culture) and featuring Heidi Mac Donald (Publisher of The Beat) and Brett Schenker of Graphic Policy, who's been breaking down facebook analytics to determine the demographics and buying habits of men and women who consider themselves geek fans.

This year at Comic Con, I had the pleasure of moderating these 2 informative panels about the comic book and geek marketplaces, the changiong demographics and ways content creators manufacturuers and cartoonists are changing the ways they do business.(7:41) First the 10th Annual Comic Book Podcaster Panel featured writer Greg Pak, who talked about how podcasts have evolved in helping him promote his works, along with podcasters John and Kay Mayo of Comic Book Page, and Publshers Weekly analyst/podcast host Calvin Reid.(1:34:39) We wrap up with The Future Of Fandom Panel created by Author Rob Salkowitz (Comic Con and The Business Of Pop Culture) and featuring Heidi Mac Donald (Publisher of The Beat) and Brett Schenker of Graphic Policy, who's been breaking down facebook analytics to determine the demographics and buying habits of men and women who consider themselves geek fans.

Jimmy is joined in studio by The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald and frequent co-host/pal Jon Hoche! They dive in deep and have a lengthy/lively discussion on their 2014 favorites in comic books, TV, animation, film, video games and more. So much love shown to a lot of the people and things we loved in 2014. Did we leave anything out? You'll have to tune in for that answer and let us know your picks of the year! We do cover some news as well that includes: Image Expo announces massive slate of titles to be released, Emerald City Comic Con partners with ReedPop, animated Vixen series coming to the CW Seed, and Kate Beaton's new collection Step Aside, Pops will be released from Drawn & Quarterly this September. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Rocket Raccoon Vol 2 #1, Tech Jacket Vol 2 #1, Knights of Sidonia, Sailor Moon Crystal, The 7D The podcast wife Erica Schultz returns! Jimmy hopes you loved his massive Heroes Con coverage. If you missed it, just go back and check out the last 5 episodes! They give some mad love to the Hero Initiative and their awesome professional volunteers, wish Heidi MacDonald and The Beat a Happy 10th Anniversary, giggle at the broody Superman picture released, guffaw at the Fox ADHD Captain America song parody and Jimmy expresses glee over Community getting a season 6 on Yahoo. They also end with talking about their tentative San Diego Comic Con plans (hint: SUPER BUSY). News includes Starz developing Neil Gaiman's American Gods, Vertigo announces The Kitchen, Amazon announces top comics of 2014 so far, Sleepy Hollow TV show coming to comics, Green Arrow comic gets new writers, Arrow TV show gets many a new cast member, Barnes and Noble announces Get Pop Cultured, and Marge Simpson goes MAC (cosmetics). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

The SDConCast team returns for another week of Comic-Con talk. We get asked why we don't cover comics more than we do, so we're bringing back our friend Heidi MacDonald from The Beat to talk about the latest in the comics industry, her thoughts on the convention and how comics fans can make the most of their SDCC. Got a question? Join us live and ask us via the Q&A app, or tweet us at @SD_Comic_Con with hashtag #SDConCast , and we'll answer them on air. And if you aren't able to join live, you can always watch the broadcast recording on YouTube, or subscribe/stream the audio version (with bonus content) to listen to over the weekend. Site Links: [Google+ Event Page] [SDCCBlog.com] [Facebook] [Twitter] [YouTube] Show Notes: Kotobukiya SDCC 2014 Exclusives Factory Entertainment SDCC 2014 Exclusives Gentle Giant SDCC 2014 Exclusives EXCLUSIVE: MyCoolCarStuff SDCC 2014 Exclusives Extracurricular Activities’ 2014 Print Captures Why We Love SDCC ‘Avengers’ Cast Flying to San Diego For Comic-Con; Hulk Footage Teased Teen Wolf Returns To SDCC 2014 With Panel, Booth, Signings BBC America: No ‘Doctor Who’ Panel For SDCC 2014 ‘Once Upon A Time’ Panel To Return to SDCC Next Month ‘Vikings’ Setting Sail For San Diego Comic-Con 2014 ‘Hannibal’ To Take A Bite Out of SDCC in 2014 [UPDATE: Panel Thursday July 24] 20th Century Fox Studio Panel Headed to San Diego Comic-Con On Friday July 25 Five Steps to Planning a Fan-tastic SDCC Event Chuck Jones Gallery Releases Event Schedule During Comic-Con 2014 The Thrilling Adventure Hour’s Ben Acker Discusses SDCC Crossover Show With Welcome To Night Vale SDCC 2014 T-Shirts Now Available For Pre-Order Comic-Con Banners Now Up in San Diego [UPDATE - Guardians Banners Also Up] SDCC 2014 Shuttle Map, Schedule Revealed Music: Intro: “Omg I

Heidi MacDonald discusses her philosophy of teaching.

This week on Built to Play, we talk to Kan Gao about music and memories in To the Moon. Heidi MacDonald tells us which video game character would have the most success on OKCupid. George Buckenham of the Wild Rumpus discusses how to make a sweet game party. Plus, Facebook buys Oculus, 3D Realms wants to make a new Duke Nukem and Iron Galaxy develops a Killer Instinct, season two.

Sep. 13, 2013. Heidi MacDonald discusses the progress of the graphic novel after the successes of the two groundbreaking works from the end of the last century, "Maus" and "Watchmen." Speaker Biography: Heidi MacDonald is an American writer and editor in the field of comic books based in New York City. She is the creator of The Beat (a daily news blog about comics) and a former editor at DC Comics. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6209

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Reviews: Dead Boy Detectives #1, Illegitimates #1, Midas Flesh #1, The Saviors #1, Origin II #1, Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor Happy New Year! It's the wee hours of the morning and Jimmy's been drinking lots of champagne. So, it's a quickie new year's special full of reviews and no resolutions. He chats briefly about some of the awesome nerdy Christmas goodies he got including the Batman and Superman cape socks and zombie slippers. Next week's podcast will be the Best of 2013 with Heidi MacDonald, Erica Schultz and Mike Cho so tune in to compare/contrast/rant/rave. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: The Other Dead #1, The Powerpuff Girls #1, Rat Queens #1, Sex Criminals #1 It's the epic 500th episode recording and we do it live with an audience at The Hourglass Tavern (373 w. 46th St.) in New York City! We've sang for years and have teased a musical since 2005...and this will be the closest you'll get. Many a musical number and so many special guests! Michael Emerson (Person of Interest, Lost), Carrie Preston (True Blood, The Good Wife), Veronica Taylor (Pokemon), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), ChrisCross (Bloodshot, Katana), Rafael Kayanan (NCIS: LA, Conan), Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante), Michelle Mozes (Blue Streak), Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co.), and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat). News includes: lightsabers are going to be real, Marvel teases many new titles to be announced at NYCC, DC based TV shows Gotham andConstantine are on the way and Dynamite Entertainment launches toys/games line. The CNI chorus (Patrick Garrigan, Salli Garrigan, Amy Wolk, Kristen French and Erick Pinnick) opens the show with a rocking tune. Jimmy and Kristen sing a duet as Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, a special voice mail from Avengers 2, and Jimmy almost spoils Breaking Bad in song. Many thanks to the rotating co-hosts Erica Schultz (the Podcast Wife), Emily Edwards and Kristin Garay. Of course, none of this would be possible without Producer Joe Gonzalez running everything. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Last of Us: American Dreams #1, Mice Templar Vol 4 Legend #1, Snow Angel One Shot, Thanos Rising #1 Jimmy is joined in studio once again by the EIC of The Beat, Heidi MacDonald! They give their big recaps on MoCCA Festival and were quite pleased with the show. The Society of Illustrators took over this year and did a bang up job! Jimmy gets a few interviews at the show with Rob Davis (The Complete Don Quixote), Robert Sellers (Hellraisers) and Matt Miner (Liberator). They also remember comics legends Carmine Infantino and George Gladir. News includes: Apple bans Saga #12 due to gay sex scene, Carrie Kelley returns as Robin and In the Flesh comes to BBC America.  As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Jimmy moderated a panel about British comics with UK creators from SelfMadeHero (Rob Davis, Glyn Dillon, JAKe, and Robert Sellers). It was recorded but the sound is not great. We are working on putting up a somewhat ear-pleasing version for an episode. If not, we'll chat a bit about it on next week's podcast. Stay tuned!

Reviews: Avengers Vol 5 #1, Hellboy In Hell #1, Kevin Keller #6, Star Wars Purge: Tyrants Fist #1, Thunderbolts Vol 2 #1 Jimmy heads down to the My Damn Channel studios in midtown to record with Beth Hoyt (Host/Writer) and Molly Templeton (Director of Talent and Audience Development). The opening subject is something you wouldn't expect...Jimmy's birthday! Jimmy also gets some mad love from pal Heidi MacDonald's site The Beat when he is picked as Person of the Day. They give their thoughts on the trailers for Star Trek: Into Darkness and Man of Steel. Plus, Jimmy and Molly are excited to see The Hobbit while he and Beth are excited to see Les Miserables. News includes: Gail Simone off Batgirl, Harlan Ellison and Paul Chadwick team up for DC, Jim Starlin returns to DC with unnamed project, Creator Owned Heroes ends with issue #8 and the new Fantastic Four film gets a release date. Jimmy checks in with Molly and Beth on just exactly what it is they do both at My Damn Channel and in the real world. Let's just say they are super talented, funny, smart and charming women. SAY IT! And, a special movie trailer for a new Christmas movie starring Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Arrow #1, FF #1, My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #1, RIPD City Of The Damned #1  Jimmy is joined in studio by a real comics journalist in the form of The Beat's Heidi MacDonald! They chat about Jimmy being drawn by pal John McCrea in a future issue of Mars Atacks!, his upcoming birthday on December 9th and The Beat's big relaunch bash on Thursday. News includes: Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere coming to BBC Radio 4, Discovery Channel believes in zombies, Bazooka Joe gets canceled and The Dandy ends and begins anew! They also remember and pay homage to comic artists Spain Rodriguez and Josh Medors. Plus, Jimmy gets Heidi's insight on Karen Berger's departure from DC/Vertigo and the possibility of Alan Moore getting the Watchmen rights back. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

It's the epic 400th episode recording! Recorded live at Hourglass Tavern in midtown Manhattan. Jimmy is joined by frequent co-hosts Kevin Conn, Grace Helbig and Jon Hoche! Producer Joe is on the mixer/tech and made sure everything ran smoothly. So many great guests joined in the fun including Paul Pope, Kevin Maguire, Ben Templesmith, ChrisCross, Becky Cloonan,  Ben McCool, Emma Hayley, Dr. Vasilis Pozios and "Alan Moore" even showed up. There was news, reviews, songs and all sorts of silliness. And oh yes...we drank! Thanks to Kasha  for photography, Brad for video, Producer Joe for producing, and to Beth and Josh at Hourglass for putting up with us. Also, a big thanks to show sponsors Heidi MacDonald of The Beat and Ryan Swearingen of Stated Magazine for chatting with us for  a few minutes as well. CNI and The Beat had a big announcement too! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

We're very pleased to bring you the Acme Comics Womanthology Summit with Ming Doyle, Chrissie Zullo and Janet Lee in (almost) its entirety! This was one of the most thought-provoking and progressive discussions we've heard in the world of comics, and we need to thank Jennifer Fernandez from the News & Record and Dr. Johnson at Bennett College for helping us make the whole thing possible! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Then Jermaine, Stephen and Frank are joined by new sound engineer Griffin to do a tanget-ridden, winding edition of Comics at the Table! Show Notes: Comics Beat, the comics blog of Heidi MacDonald, as mentioned by Ming Doyle during the panel. "Womanthology Artists Participate in Acme Comics Panel" at Yes Weekly.com. Comics at the Table - Avenging Spider-man #4, Secret Avengers #23, Flash #6, Prophet #22, All Star Western #6, the Ray #3, Invincible Ultimate Collection #7, and Wally West EC Artist's Edition.

Reviews:  The Guild: Tink One-Shot, Ruse Vol 2 #1, Spider #1, Xombi Vol 2 #1, The Downsized Stepping into the rotating co-host chair this week is good friend Heidi MacDonald (The Beat). Heidi gives a great recap of last week's big Chicago comic convention, C2E2. Jimmy hopes his real journalist pal wont call him out on his fajournalism. They chat about Jimmy being interviewed in Stated Mag, wish William Shatner a Happy 80th, judge the first pic of Adrianne Palicki in herWonder Woman outfit, Pop Funk Archie t-shirts and the new Simon Pegg/Nick Frost/Seth Rogen movie Paul. News includes: Zack Snyder's plan for his Superman film, new Sailor Moon in the U.S., The Sandman TV series is back on, Steve Rude needs an intern and Darren Aronofsky leaving the Wolverine movie. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Digested #1, Knight & Squire #1, Star Wars Knight Errant #1, Superior #1, Tiny Titans/Little Archie #1 Another milestone for the boys, 300 Episodes!  Recorded with a huge live audience and tons of special guests who sat in with us including Kevin Maguire (JLA), Kate Beaton (Hark A Vagrant), Veronica Taylor (voice of Ash from Pokemon), Michael Emerson (Ben Linus from LOST), Molly Crabapple (Dr. Sketchy's), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) and Ben McCool (Choker).  Jimmy has several fun skits for your listening pleasure and we even have live music with a special "unplugged" performance by H2Awesome!  A night to be remembered.

The Federal Governments decision to replace the 2011 Canadian mandatory Census long form with a voluntary “National Household Survey” has been a hotly debated issue since Canada's minister of industry Tony Clement announced the change earlier this summer. Despite widespread criticism and weak public support for the change, it appears likely that the Harper Government will follow through on their controversial plan. In the past, the mandatory Canadian Census has been held every five years with 80 percent of the households receiving the short form and 20 percent the long form. Under the new proposal, all households would receive the mandatory Census short form and one month later, one third of those would be asked to voluntarily complete the long form survey. The speakers will explain the importance of the Census long form information and evaluate the possible consequences of the voluntary vs. mandatory aspect of the proposed changes, regarding both near and long term. Speakers: Susan McDaniel and Heidi MacDonald Dr. Susan McDaniel is the Prentice Research Chair in Global Population and Economy, Director of the Prentice Institute and Sociology Professor at the University of Lethbridge. She relocated to Lethbridge in the summer of 2009 from the University of Utah where she was Professor and Senior Investigator in the Institute for Public & International Affairs. Dr. McDaniel is an internationally known sociologist/social demographer, the author of many books and research articles. She is a frequent advisor on social and science policies both in Canada and elsewhere. Dr. McDaniel also serves on the National Statistics Council of eminent Canadians which advises the federal government on data collection/analysis. She has advised on the Census for almost two decades. Dr. Heidi MacDonald has served as a History Professor at the University of Lethbridge since 1999 and was Chair of the History Department from 2004-09. She is currently a member of the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors. Dr. MacDonald received her PhD in History from the University of New Brunswick in 2000. She studies and teaches Canadian history and is currently working on a book on coming of age during the Great Depression in Canada. Over her career, she has been a frequent user of the Census of Canada both in her own research and in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.

The Federal Governments decision to replace the 2011 Canadian mandatory Census long form with a voluntary “National Household Survey” has been a hotly debated issue since Canada's minister of industry Tony Clement announced the change earlier this summer. Despite widespread criticism and weak public support for the change, it appears likely that the Harper Government will follow through on their controversial plan. In the past, the mandatory Canadian Census has been held every five years with 80 percent of the households receiving the short form and 20 percent the long form. Under the new proposal, all households would receive the mandatory Census short form and one month later, one third of those would be asked to voluntarily complete the long form survey. The speakers will explain the importance of the Census long form information and evaluate the possible consequences of the voluntary vs. mandatory aspect of the proposed changes, regarding both near and long term. Speakers: Susan McDaniel and Heidi MacDonald Dr. Susan McDaniel is the Prentice Research Chair in Global Population and Economy, Director of the Prentice Institute and Sociology Professor at the University of Lethbridge. She relocated to Lethbridge in the summer of 2009 from the University of Utah where she was Professor and Senior Investigator in the Institute for Public & International Affairs. Dr. McDaniel is an internationally known sociologist/social demographer, the author of many books and research articles. She is a frequent advisor on social and science policies both in Canada and elsewhere. Dr. McDaniel also serves on the National Statistics Council of eminent Canadians which advises the federal government on data collection/analysis. She has advised on the Census for almost two decades. Dr. Heidi MacDonald has served as a History Professor at the University of Lethbridge since 1999 and was Chair of the History Department from 2004-09. She is currently a member of the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors. Dr. MacDonald received her PhD in History from the University of New Brunswick in 2000. She studies and teaches Canadian history and is currently working on a book on coming of age during the Great Depression in Canada. Over her career, she has been a frequent user of the Census of Canada both in her own research and in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.

The Federal Governments decision to replace the 2011 Canadian mandatory Census long form with a voluntary “National Household Survey” has been a hotly debated issue since Canada's minister of industry Tony Clement announced the change earlier this summer. Despite widespread criticism and weak public support for the change, it appears likely that the Harper Government will follow through on their controversial plan. In the past, the mandatory Canadian Census has been held every five years with 80 percent of the households receiving the short form and 20 percent the long form. Under the new proposal, all households would receive the mandatory Census short form and one month later, one third of those would be asked to voluntarily complete the long form survey. The speakers will explain the importance of the Census long form information and evaluate the possible consequences of the voluntary vs. mandatory aspect of the proposed changes, regarding both near and long term. Speakers: Susan McDaniel and Heidi MacDonald Dr. Susan McDaniel is the Prentice Research Chair in Global Population and Economy, Director of the Prentice Institute and Sociology Professor at the University of Lethbridge. She relocated to Lethbridge in the summer of 2009 from the University of Utah where she was Professor and Senior Investigator in the Institute for Public & International Affairs. Dr. McDaniel is an internationally known sociologist/social demographer, the author of many books and research articles. She is a frequent advisor on social and science policies both in Canada and elsewhere. Dr. McDaniel also serves on the National Statistics Council of eminent Canadians which advises the federal government on data collection/analysis. She has advised on the Census for almost two decades. Dr. Heidi MacDonald has served as a History Professor at the University of Lethbridge since 1999 and was Chair of the History Department from 2004-09. She is currently a member of the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors. Dr. MacDonald received her PhD in History from the University of New Brunswick in 2000. She studies and teaches Canadian history and is currently working on a book on coming of age during the Great Depression in Canada. Over her career, she has been a frequent user of the Census of Canada both in her own research and in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.

The Federal Governments decision to replace the 2011 Canadian mandatory Census long form with a voluntary “National Household Survey” has been a hotly debated issue since Canada's minister of industry Tony Clement announced the change earlier this summer. Despite widespread criticism and weak public support for the change, it appears likely that the Harper Government will follow through on their controversial plan. In the past, the mandatory Canadian Census has been held every five years with 80 percent of the households receiving the short form and 20 percent the long form. Under the new proposal, all households would receive the mandatory Census short form and one month later, one third of those would be asked to voluntarily complete the long form survey. The speakers will explain the importance of the Census long form information and evaluate the possible consequences of the voluntary vs. mandatory aspect of the proposed changes, regarding both near and long term. Speakers: Susan McDaniel and Heidi MacDonald Dr. Susan McDaniel is the Prentice Research Chair in Global Population and Economy, Director of the Prentice Institute and Sociology Professor at the University of Lethbridge. She relocated to Lethbridge in the summer of 2009 from the University of Utah where she was Professor and Senior Investigator in the Institute for Public & International Affairs. Dr. McDaniel is an internationally known sociologist/social demographer, the author of many books and research articles. She is a frequent advisor on social and science policies both in Canada and elsewhere. Dr. McDaniel also serves on the National Statistics Council of eminent Canadians which advises the federal government on data collection/analysis. She has advised on the Census for almost two decades. Dr. Heidi MacDonald has served as a History Professor at the University of Lethbridge since 1999 and was Chair of the History Department from 2004-09. She is currently a member of the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors. Dr. MacDonald received her PhD in History from the University of New Brunswick in 2000. She studies and teaches Canadian history and is currently working on a book on coming of age during the Great Depression in Canada. Over her career, she has been a frequent user of the Census of Canada both in her own research and in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.

Reviews: Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #1, Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1, The Waking #1 It's St. Paddy's Day, so stay in and avoid the amateurs that go out. Jimmy visits some local UK shops and has a few former students find him. Joe is busy hanging out with Mariska Hargitay and Sharon Stone while they are shooting Law & Order on his block. Heidi MacDonald of The Beat joins us via phone to discuss some of the Emerald City Comic-Con highlights. News includes: Amazon glitch woes, new Firefly comic by Patton Oswalt, Summer Glau in The Cape, The Sword doubles final issue, Mary Jane leaves the Spidey musical, Power Girl gets new creative team, Comics exhibit at Columbia U., Detective Comics wins GLAAD award, Barnes & Noble doesn't have Scarlett fever, SyFy makes superheroes, another BSG spin-off and more ECCC highlights! 

Reviews: Batman/Doc Savage Special #1, Ghoul #1, Tracker #1, Supergod #1, Tank Girl: Skidmarks #1 Jimmy went out last week with John McCrea on his last night in town. Garth Ennis, Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Keith Burns and Lee Bradley all joined in on a beer fueled/fun filled/late night interview. It's informative, raucous, hilarious and fun! But...WHO is Darth Guinness?! News includes Lava-Roid now available, Dollhouse cancelled to no one's surprise, Zack Whedon does a Terminator comic, Angel of Death online again and more!

Reviews: Cursed Pirate Girl #1, The Last Days of Animal Man #1, The Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween One-Shot It's our big Bicentennial and we're doing it all up! Recorded live in front of an audience at Latitude Bar & Grill here in NYC. Special guests galore including Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" from Lost), John Cassaday, Vito Del Sante, Kevin Colden, Miss Lasko-Gross and more! We do the news and reviews and some hilarious sketches to boot. There's a musical bit, some radio theater and you have to hear Michael Emerson read movie quotes! Cassaday also gives an exclusive announcement about the final issue of Planetary! Special thanks to Heidi MacDonald from The Beat and Mike from Astro-Zombies comic shop for their kind donations of door prizes. And hey...we also did a video (probably the first and last time) of this so you can finally see our antics for yourselves!

In our second installment of VERSUS!, it's A History of Violence vs. A History of Violence. We cover it all from the original graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke to the stunning film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris and William Hurt. The round table consists of your familiar hosts Jimmy and Joe, along with comic newbie Lenae McKee and comic journalist and The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald and up and coming comic writer Ben McCool.  Join us as we break down each medium in 20+ minute increments and end with a compare/contrast of each. Which did we like best? How violent is each one? And just how much does Jimmy love Maria Bello? Tune in to find out!

Reviews: Viking #1, American McGee's Grimm #1, Warlord of Io and Other Stories One-Shot The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald joins us in studio along with up and coming writer Ben McCool for a lengthy and Twitteriffic show! After a tasty BBQ and many drinks, the gang sallies forth to record a show. Uh-oh. 4 chatty folks on beer and wine! Hang on! News includes Free Comic Book Day, Wolverine Nike's and easter eggs, Sin City 2, Predators reboot, Twitter wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, get a part in Smallville and more! We get into a heated discussion about Twitter and the advantages/disadvantages of it all.

Reviews: Terror Titans #1, Top 10: Season 2 #1, City of Dust #1  Jimmy got his indie on at SPX this weekend and entered the world of mini-comics and self-publishing. Oh, what a wonderful world. No interviews but a great recap of the show (including Ignatz Awards) and fun hanging with Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Danielle Corsetto, Katie Benson, Phil Jackson, Nikki Cook, Laura Hudson and Jah Furry. News includes Opus ending, more Wizard shake-ups, 300 sequel, more zombies from Romero, Fringe, Kung Fu Panda sequel, saving Superman's crib, Wonder Woman fashion and Leave it to Dick!

ReviewsGravel #0, The Misadventures of Clark and Jefferson #1, The End League #1, Shark Man #1It's our "Best of 2007" show! Raph joins us in studio to share in our best picks of the year. We give Heidi MacDonald of The Beat a call and get her opinions as well. And we meticulously go through our "Best of..." list and break it all down for you. Special thanks to Iz for the voice over work!

ReviewsThe Metal Men Vol.3#1, Shanna the She Devil #1, Iron & the Maiden #1The big event has arrived!  Episode 100, recorded with a live audience in NYC.  Special guest interviews with: Jimmy Palmiotti, Heidi MacDonald, John Lucas, Paul Pope & John Cassaday. 

Marvel announced that Civil War is going to be late. This news has really stirred things up. We discuss this issue, as well as get thoughts on the topic from Beau Smith, Brian Hibbs, Heidi MacDonald, David D, and John Mayo.