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Missed It: Don Rosa's "Why I Quit"
Don Rosa is a fine cartoonist and has long been in many ways a great story for cartooning: a comics super-fan from the great generation that collectively revived the art form who became a lauded,...
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A Note Or Two On The Rise In International USPS Rates
I've heard back from about a half-dozen people that practice some element of their comics-related business by sending books or 'zines to customers not in North America, and I'm starting to see...
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Your Danish Cartoons Hangover Update
I'm not a fan of this article about the attempted murder of those critical of elements of Islam. I'm not a fan of "hard man"-style boasting in journalism generally, and anytime a columnist or reporter...
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Richard Neal: Zeus Comics Won't Carry Orson Scott Card-Written Superman...
Superior link-blogger Kevin Melrose has his usual fantastic write-up here on Dallas-area comic book shop Zeus Comics owner Richard Neal declaring his shop won't carry the Superman-related publications...
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Go, Read: AdHouse Books On International Postal Rates Hike
Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books details his company's response to a recent semi-severe rate hike on international postal rates from the US post office. It's pretty straight-forward, and slightly resigned...
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Go, Read: Steve Lieber Wants To Bring Back Mentoring
Veteran comics illustrator Steve Lieber makes a case for the mentor-mentored relationship in a guest post at the Comic-Con blog. I think this is a good idea; I think there's a lot of room to improve...
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Irfan Hussain Case Re-Opened For Police Accountability Purposes
I'm not sure that I all the way understand the process of what's happened here, but it looks like the murder case of India cartoonist Irfan Hussain has seen some subsequent legal action in that a judge...
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Bundled Extra: Study Group Comic Books Announces Print Version Of Farel...
Study Group Comic Books has announced its next print project will be a collection of Farel Dalrymple's webcomic It Will All Hurt. The Dalrymple comic was one of the jewels of the Study Group web...
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Random Comics News Story Round-Up
* the home of cartoonist and illustrator Syd Hoff has been designated a literary landmark. * Sean T. Collins on Prison Pit Vol. 4. Spittle on Hicksville. Ian McGillis on Susceptible. James Hunt on...
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Forthcoming Comics-Related Events, This Month And Next
February 16 * If I Were Near Telford, I'd Go To This * If I Were In Brooklyn, I'd Go To This * If I Were In San Francisco, I'd Go To This * If I Were In Chicago, I'd Go To This * If I Were In Warren,...
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