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April 24, 2008


Quick hits
Craft
Cartooning 101 01
Cartooning 101 02
Cartooning 101 03
Cartooning 101 04
Cartooning 101 05

Exhibits/Events
Report From CBLDF Holiday Party
Alec Longstreth's 24-Hour Comics Day
Review of Chris Ware's New Yorker Exhibit

History
Daily Cross Hatch Birthday
Best of 2007 Chosen By Artists
Ivan Brunetti on Nancy and Life
2007 Year In Review Discussion With Heidi MacDonald

Interviews/Profiles
Tom Hart on Margo Dabaie
The Daily Cross Hatch: Tom Hart 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Tom Hart 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Tom Hart 03
The Daily Cross Hatch: Andy Hartzell
The Daily Cross Hatch: Tom Neely 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Tom Neely 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Tom Neely 03
The Daily Cross Hatch: Julia Wertz 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Julia Wertz 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Chris Duffy 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Chris Duffy 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Chris Duffy 03
The Daily Cross Hatch: Rutu Modan 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Rutu Modan 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Peter Kuper 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Peter Kuper 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Evan Dorkin 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Evan Dorkin 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Evan Dorkin 03
The Daily Cross Hatch: Paul Karasik 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Paul Karasik 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Nick Abadzis 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Kevin Colden 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Kevin Colden 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Harvey Pekar 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Harvey Pekar 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Harvey Pekar 03
The Daily Cross Hatch: Renee French 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Renee French 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Renee French 03
The Daily Cross Hatch: Alex Robinson 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Alex Robinson 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Alex Robinson 03
The Daily Cross Hatch: Cory Doctorow 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Tom Kaczynski 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Tom Kaczynski 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: David Yurkovich 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: David Yurkovich 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Paul Gravett and Nick Bertozzi 01
The Daily Cross Hatch: Paul Gravett and Nick Bertozzi 02
The Daily Cross Hatch: Paul Gravett and Nick Bertozzi 03

Not Comics
Persepolis Reviewed
Patton Oswalt Interviewed
James Kochalka, Movie Star

Publishing
Profile of Fight Comics Site
 
 
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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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Lists and Links
• Books About Comics
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• Comics Creators And Related, All On Patreon
• North American Comics Shows (Plus)
 
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