The top comics-related news stories from September 6 to September 12, 2008:
1. Convicted retailer and convention organizer Michael George will get a new trial concerning the murder of his then-wife in their Michigan comic book store.
2. Zapiro under fire for strong cartoon featuring the ANC's Jacob Zuma.
3. Maurice "Sine" Sinet has an initial hearing on anti-Semitism charges regarding an essay that led him to getting fired from Charlie Hebdo; blows it off to work on his new magazine but presents witness list and gets second hearing date in January.
Quote Of The Week
"He took control of his life with help from an equal-rights-oriented Milford point guard named Hadley V. Baxendale" -- Gil Thorp plotline summary in a Chicago Tribune article about the strip's 50th anniversary. It's not the greatest quote, but I love the name Hadley V. Baxendale.
this week's imagery comes from pioneering comic book house Quality
