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February 11, 2008


Quick hits
Exhibits/Events
Go See Mark Evanier
Go See Alison Bechdel
Profile of Cartoon Contest Judge
Report on Golden Age Comics Exhibit
More On LA Times Festival Logo Contest
Charles Brooks Donates Work to Museum
Exhibit About Detroit's Influence on Comics
Report on Seattle Editorial Cartoonists Show

History
Punch 31
Punch 32
Tongue In Cheek History of Comics

Interviews/Profiles
The Gazette: Joe Sacco
The Gazette: Mat Johnson
Comic Related: Matt Silady
National Post: Kazu Kibuishi
Detroit Free-Press: Jeff Kinney
Naples News: Kevin Kallaugher
Newsminer.com: Chad Carpenter

Not Comics
He Even Has Tailgunner 2

Publishing
Indian War Comics Project
NYT on Manga Bible Projects
Cul De Sac Hits Murfreesboro

Reviews
James R: Shooting War
Terri Gudowicz: Blankets
Erik Hinton: Southern Cross
B. Glen Rotchin: Exit Wounds
Matt Dembicki: Batman #673
Davey C. Jones: Zatch Bell Vol. 27
Shaun Manning: Disguised as Clark Kent
Christopher Butcher: Tokyo Is My Garden
Don MacPherson: Project Superpowers #0
Richard Krauss: King-Cat Comix and Stories #68
Angela Youngman: Manga Pro Superstar Workshop
 
 
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CR Reviews
• Pittsburgh
• Frontier #18 (Tiffany Ford)
• A Fistful Of Drawings
• Heroes For Hire #5
• The Beagle Boys #36
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CR News
• Do You Know Me? TCAF 2017 Exhibitors In Unidentified Photos
• The Collected Notes From The Comic-Con International Floor, 2013
• Ongoing Link List To Publishing News Stories From San Diego’s Comic-Con International 2013
• Kim Thompson, 1956-2013
• Albert Weinberg, 1922-2011
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CR Interviews
• News Interview: Matthew James-Wilson
• CR Sunday Interview: Eric Reynolds
• CR Sunday Interview: Joe Decie
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CR Letters
• Michael Grabowski On Laundry Land As A Habit-Changer For Alt-Comics Consumers
• Jim Salicrup On Russ Heath’s Last Comics Works
• Brad Bartkus On People Having Beefs With The Lenticular Process
• Mike Catron On TCJ’s Long Ago Coverage Of Wally Wood’s Passing
• Ivan Brunetti On His Informal Lecture In Chicago, March 28
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CR Commentary
• Welcome To Nerd Vegas: A Guide To Visiting Comic-Con International 2014 (The Placeholder Edition)
• The Comics Reporter Planned Convention And Festival Schedule For 2014
• The Comics Reporter Group-Facilitated Reconsideration List, 2013
• Comic-Con Coping Guide 2013—180 Tips To Survive And Thrive San Diego Con Weekend!
• Photos From The Matt Fraction Hawkguy Sandy-Relief Signing At House Of Secrets In Burbank
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Bart Beaty's Conversational
Euro-Comics
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On The Angouleme 2012 Program Sent Out This Week
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On Kolor Klimax
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On The Recent, Slyly Revealing Diary Comics Of David B.
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On Recent Work From Lewis Trondheim
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On Jean-Christophe Menu Leaving L’Association
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CR Calendar, Dates, Events
• Forthcoming Comics-Related Events For January 2020 And Beyond
• List Of Columbus (Ohio) Comics Shops
• Crystal Ball: Scheduled Books and Major Releases
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CR Comics 101
• A Brief Overview
• Buying Comics
• Getting Published—Comic Books
• Making Mini-Comics
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Collective Memory
• Ted Stearn, 1961-2019
• Batton Lash, 1953-2019
• Best Comics And Graphic Novels Lists For 2018
• Marie Severin, 1929-2018
• Harlan Ellison, 1934-2018
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• Books About Comics
• The Comics Registry
• Comics Creators And Related, All On Patreon
• North American Comics Shows (Plus)
 
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