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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
• 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
• Getting Published—Comic Strips
• Reading 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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