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October 17, 2008


Quick hits
Craft
Eddie Campbell On Art In Joker
Who Invented The Three-Fingered Hand?

Exhibits/Events
Go See David Rees
Indie Spinner Rack At SPX
Black Age of Comics Report
Cartoons & Cocktails Event 10-23
The Sad Thing Is I'd Totally Go To This
Does Gerald Scarfe Have A New Press Agent?

History
Who Draws Attractive Men?

Industry
Another Piece on DHP's PSU Donation
I Didn't Know They Still Ran Articles Like This

Interviews/Profiles
CBR: Lucy Knisley
CBR: Robert Goodin
BBC: Garry Trudeau
Rob Clough: Various
Complex: John Mayo
Pulse: Adi Tantimedh
Inkstuds: Rick Veitch
du9: James Kochalka
Pulse: Sacha Borisich
CBR: Josh Williamson
Fear.net: Brian Azzarello
Telegraph: Matt Pritchett
Comic Riffs: Mike Luckovich
Doomkopf.com: Jim Valentino
Panel Border: Eddie Campbell
Newsarama: Richard Thompson
DownTheTubes.net: Jeff Brooks
Talking With Tim: Mike Cavallaro

Not Comics
Go Hire ADD
MAD Selling Archival Art
MN = Underground Comics Hotbed
DiCaprio Apparently Not Doing Sleeper
Batton Lash Draws Mark & Bill From The Amazing Race
Whichever Campaign Springs For Cover Incentive Will Win

Publishing
How Do We Replace Opus?
Go Take The ICv2.com Survey
DC Encyclopedia Project Profiled
I Would Not Have Guessed N=Navy
I Find This Confusing And Terrifying
Comic Books As Business Communication Tool

Reviews
Noah Berlatsky: JLA
Gary Tyrrell: Moresukine
Andrew Wheeler: Various
KC Carlson: The DC Vault
Don MacPherson: JLA #25
Richard Krauss: Octopus Pie
Kevin Church: Black Jack Vol. 1
Charlie Jane Anders: Holy Sh*t!
Joe Libutti: Krazy Kat 1943-1944
Richard Bruton: Hellblazer: Joyride
Johanna Draper Carlson: Tall Tales
Amanda Growe, John Lucas: Various
Matthew Brady: Shojo Beat (Nov 2008)
Sandy Bilus: Daredevil: Cruel and Unusual
Richard Bruton: Where Grows The Bitter Herb
Sean T. Collins: Fight Or Run: Shadow Of The Chopper
 
 
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CR Reviews
• Avengers #19
• Monster Christmas
• The Road To Wigan Pier
• Prison Pit Book 3
• Sugar And Spike #95
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CR News
• Rabee Aridi, 1976-2011
• Charles Brooks Sr., 1920-2011
• Albert Weinberg, 1922-2011
• Minck Oosterveer, 1961-2011
• Sergio Bonelli, 1932-2011
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CR Interviews
• CR Sunday Interview: Rich Tommaso
• CR Sunday Interview: Box Brown
• CR Holiday Interview: Sarah Morean
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CR Letters
• Danny Fingeroth/MoCCA On Forthcoming The Stan Lee Universe-Related Event (PR)
• Gene Yang On Two Forthcoming Airbender-Related Events
• Brett Warnock On Why Marvel Has Variant Editions Of An Archival Series
• Tim O'Shea On CR's 2011-2012 Holiday Interview Series
• Steve Bissette On My Note About Graeme McMillan's Presentation Of A Link
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Send e-mail to tom@comicsreporter.com

CR Commentary
• Welcome To Nerd Vegas: A Guide To Visiting Comic-Con International 2012 (The Placeholder Edition)
• Comic-Con By The Numbers: 150+ Tips For Attending San Diego's CCI 2011!
• Photos: A Brief Visit To Dan Wright's Studio
• Alan Moore On Watchmen Rights, DC
• Welcome To Nerd Vegas: A Guide To Visiting Comic-Con International 2011 (The Placeholder Edition)
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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 April And Beyond
• 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
• Getting Published -- Comic Strips
• Reading Mini-Comics

Collective Memory
• Collective Memory: FIBD 2012
• Collective Memory: The Best Comics Of 2011
• Collective Memory: Joe Simon, RIP
• Collective Memory: Jerry Robinson, RIP
• Collective Memory: The Brooklyn Comics And Graphics Festival (BCGF) 2011
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Lists and Links
• Books About Comics
• Comics Links
• The Comics Registry
• Comics By Local Scene 2012
 
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