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MacDonald discussing the career of Trina Robbins in 2016 Heidi MacDonald (born November 15, 1961) [ 1 ] is an American writer and editor of comic books based in New York City . ...

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Heidi MacDonald (born November 15, 1961)[1] is an American writer and editor of comic books based in New York City. She runs the comics industry news blog The Beat.

Career

MacDonald is a former editor for DC Comics' Vertigoimprint[2] and Disney Adventures.

In 1993 she was one of the founders of Friends of Lulu, an advocacy organization designed to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry.[3] (One of the organization's other founders, Trina Robbins, described MacDonald as "the founding mommy" of Friends of Lulu.)[4] In 2005, MacDonald was given the Women of Distinction Award by Friends of Lulu.[5]

In 2007, MacDonald edited the graphic novelThe Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning from Fox Atomic Comics, that was a prequel to the 2006 film.[6][7][8]

From about 2006 to 2010, MacDonald also was an editor and writer at Publishers Weekly, where she co-wrote PW Comics Week.[9][10] In January 2016, MacDonald announced she was laid off from her position at Publishers Weekly, although she would continue to write for the magazine on a freelance basis.[11]

The Beat

MacDonald created her long-running blog The Beat: The News Blog of Comics Culture (also known as Comics Beat) at Comicon.com in June 2004, before moving it to Publishers Weekly in 2006, and to an independent site in 2010.[12] In 2016, she announced she was moving The Beat to the webcomics site Hiveworks. She wrote, "The era of the 'bedroom blogger' is long gone, replaced by corporate entities trying to outdo each other with clickbait headlines and subsisting on popup ads that get more bewildering every day."[11]

In 2017, comics publisher Lion Forge acquired The Beat. In January 2020, it was announced that after Lion Forge was acquired by Polarity, the company cut ties with MacDonald. In a press release, MacDonald indicated she would continue the blog independently.[13][14]

In 2025, The Beat won the Eisner Award for "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism", presented at San Diego Comic-Con.[15][16]

References

Citations

  1. ^Comics Buyer's Guide #1636 (December 2007). p. 135.
  2. ^Thielman, Sam (May 26, 2016). "Marvel editor-in-chief: 'Writing comics was a hobby for white guys'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  3. ^Lacher, Irene (January 20, 1995). "Separated at Mirth: The comics biz is a man's world. But these women are joining forces for the last laugh". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  4. ^Kaplan, Avery (July 23, 2019). "SDCC19: How the Friends of Lulu changed comics: The Friends of Lulu panel at SDCC19 discussed the history of the important organization". The Beat.
  5. ^"Lulu Award". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013.
  6. ^ICv2 (February 21, 2007). "Heidi Mcdonald Named Editor At Fox Atomic". ICv2. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Las colinas tienen ojos: El comienzo" . Publishers Weekly . Archivado del original el 25 de octubre de 2023. Consultado el 25 de octubre de 2023 .
  8. ^ "Las colinas tienen ojos: El comienzo (edición de bolsillo) – 3 de julio de 2007" . Amazon . Archivado del original el 25 de octubre de 2023. Consultado el 25 de octubre de 2023 .
  9. ^ Reid, Calvin (29 de enero de 2010). "El blog de cómics 'The Beat' dejará 'Publishers Weekly'"" . Publishers Weekly . Archivado del original el 5 de abril de 2010 . Consultado el 22 de febrero de 2010 .
  10. ^ Reid, Calvin (16 de febrero de 2010). "MacDonald relanza el blog de noticias de cómics, The Beat" . Publishers Weekly . Archivado del original el 25 de octubre de 2023. Recuperado el 25 de octubre de 2023 .
  11. ^ a b MacDonald, Heidi (13 de enero de 2016). "Cambios para The Beat" . The Beat . Archivado del original el 25 de octubre de 2023. Recuperado el 25 de octubre de 2023 .
  12. ^ McDonald, Heidi (16 de febrero de 2010). "Exclusiva: The Beat dejará Publishers Weekly" . The Beat . Archivado del original el 25 de octubre de 2023. Recuperado el 25 de octubre de 2023 .
  13. ^ Johnston, Rich (24 de enero de 2020). "Lion Forge rompe con el ritmo" . Bleeding Cool . Archivado del original el 25 de octubre de 2023. Recuperado el 25 de octubre de 2023 .
  14. ^ Calvin, Reid (27 de enero de 2020). "MacDonald recupera la propiedad del blog de noticias de cómics 'The Beat'"" . Publishers Weekly . Archivado del original el 25 de octubre de 2023 . Consultado el 25 de octubre de 2023 .
  15. ^ Alverson, Brigid (26 de julio de 2025). "Premios Eisner 2025: The Beat galardonado por su periodismo en el ámbito del cómic" . ICv2 . Consultado el 26 de julio de 2025 .
  16. ^ Puc, Samantha. "SDCC '25: Anuncio de los ganadores del premio Eisner 2025" . The Beat . Consultado el 26 de julio de 2025 .

Fuentes

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  • The Beat
  • Heidi MacDonald at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
  • Heidi MacDonald at IMDb
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