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May 1, 2008


OTBP: Cryptic Wit #2

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On the day I got both The Explainers and the new Lynda Barry, both of which look astounding, I have to admit this is the one that made me whistle and go, "Holy Crap."
 
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CR Reviews
• On-Line Review Round-Up
• Cryptic Wit #2
• Twelve Mostly Overlooked Comics Published In The Last Twelve Or So Years
• Star Trek: Assignment Earth #1
• The Best Book You're Not Reading; Maybe The Best Book About Comics Ever
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Bart Beaty's Conversational
Euro-Comics
• Bart Beaty in Luzern 02
• Bart Beaty In Luzern 01
• Bart Beaty Reviews The New Actus Book, How To Love
• Bart Beaty Reviews Campo Di Baba, by Amanda Vahamaki
• Bart Beaty Reads Fokke & Sukke, Drinks A Free Beer
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Flipped - David Welsh
On Manga
• Flipped! David Welsh on Kazuo Umezo
• Flipped!: David Welsh On The Banjo
• Flipped! David Welsh on Manga Translation Projects He'd Like To See
• Flipped!: David Welsh On More Of The 2008 Manga-Related Nominees
• Flipped!: David Welsh Speaks To Bryce Coleman About Tokyopop's New Full-Color GN Line
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CR Commentary
• Nerd Vegas: A Guide to Visiting and Enjoying CCI in San Diego, 2008! (Final Version)
• The CR Holiday Shopping Guide 2007
• Nerd Vegas: A Guide to Visiting Comic-Con International in San Diego, 2008 (Placeholder Edition)!
• So Why Were The X-Men Popular?
• Are Joe Samachson and Joe Certa As Nearly Well Known As They Should Be?
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Letters to CR
• Scott Radtke on My Notes Regarding Alex Ross and Jack Kirby
• James Langdell on Five For Fridays #125 -- Cameos
• Tyler Page On Nothing Better's Summer Vacation (PR)
• Cole Moore Odell On Why The All-New X-Men Were Popular
• James Kingman on Final Crisis #2
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CR News
• What It Is Is A Very Strong Seller
• Fantagraphics Announces Its Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Books List
• Michael Turner, 1971-2008
• DC Keeps Batman Year 100 Excerpt From The Best American Comics, 2008
• The Last Great American Comic-Con -- 50+ Thoughts on HeroesCon 2008
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Out and About
• Collective Memory Index
• Collective Memory: 2008 HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC (June 20-22)
• Collective Memory: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Art Festival 2008
• Collective Memory: 2008 NCS Meeting (New Orleans) and 2008 Reuben Awards
• Collective Memory: Book Expo America (BEA) 2008
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• An Interview With Lynda Barry
• A Short Interview With Thomas Scioli
• A Short Interview With Gary Panter
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