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Cyclist sees stolen bike on Craigslist, steals it back

Danny Lesh is an avid cyclist, and when the bicycle he bought in 1998 was stolen, he became a vigilante.

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[Source: msnbc.com: Weird news]

Indie Month-to-Month Sales March 2012

Indie books are definitely doing well again this month, with many new books going through multiple printings, several of them up to fourth and fifth printings. Brian K Vaughan's Saga looks like it'll be taking over the top of the charts for a while, but the Walking Dead continues to rise in sales. Buffy & TMNT continue to be joined by Fatale and Magic TG and Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi in the top hundred, and Jonathan Hickman's new book Manhattan Projects and Conan are only just outside.

133 indie books charted this month, 1 down on last month. The bottom book sold 3,276, over 1,500 down on last month. In total those books sold approximately 1,153,980, a bit down on last month's 1,257,329. Average sales are 8,677 per book, down on last month's 9,389. As usual, UK and European sales from Diamond UK are not reported in this chart.

This month Image snatch the top indie publisher spot with 6.66% dollar share and a 5.59 market share, followed by IDW with 5.74% dollar share and 4.71% market share, Dark Horse with a 5.24% dollar share and a 3.98% market share, Dynamite with a 2.90% dollar share and a 2.38% market share and Boom with 1.42% dollar share and 1.27% market share.

This weekend the Asbury Park Comic-Con kicks off

As we've been noting of late, the local comics scene has been blowing up—pretty much around the globe, from Dubai to Denver. And tomorrow Asbury Park gets its first comic-con, courtesy of organizer Cliff Galbriath, (left) aka frequent Beat commenter Citizen Cliff. Cliff sent along a fact sheet on the Asbury Park Comic Con and some photos of the venue, which is a cool retro bowling alley/club a few blocks from the Asbury Park Boardwalk and a bunch of fine restaurants and bars. Admission is a mere $5, with $1 going to the Hero Initiative. You can read all the deets in the PR below, but everyone we've spoken with has been psyched about going to this show; if we weren't so conned out, we might be tempted by a birthright journey back to Jersey. We're always especially charmed by seaside conventions like San Diego, MeCaf, Long Beach and now....Asbury Park.
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[Source: The Beat]

Owned and Operated

Owned and Operated is a mosaic of the world through the lens of the internet. Showing our lives as consumers, under the thumbs of privileged individuals and their methods of control. But the world is awakening, and the experience is something outside the normal rules of social

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[Source: Top Documentary Films]

Palmiotti and Gray Revamping Phantom Lady (and Doll Man) For DC

The Freedom Fighters don't appear to have formed in the "New 52" DC universe yet, but darned if Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray aren't hovering over the characters. Palmiotti & Gray wrote the pre-relaunch Freedom Fighters comics, the post-relaunch The Ray and now will be writing Phantom Lady. Not just Phantom Lady, either. Freedom Fighter alumni Dollman will also be part of what appears to be a fairly major reworking of the characters.
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[Source: The Beat]

ComiCON-versation #4: How do you pitch your show to exhibitors?

By now you've gone through all the hard work involved with the pre-production of your comicon. You have a venue and dates for your show. You've got a floor plan design that you feel happy about AND was approved by the fire marshal. The next step in the process is to begin to promote and pitch your show to potential exhibitors.By "exhibitors," I mean publishers, small press publishers, retailers, artist alley creators (artists, writers, inkers, colorists, painters, etc) and whoever else you feel might be a fit or want to exhibit at your comicon. For Long Beach Comic & Horror Con we place a specific emphasis on comics and their creators in our Artist Alley. That emphasis varies from comicon to comicon, of course, but for us it was a must.
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[Source: The Beat]

Known Universe: Stellar Storms

Take a trip around the cosmos to see some of the universe’s most extreme weather. Never mind the pesky blizzards and mudslides we deal with. Imagine dodging frozen methane raindrops, or winds of 11,000 mph. Travel to Venus, the hottest planet in our solar system, where temperatures