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* I can't remember if I knew that Fantagraphics is publishing Buz Sawyer in addition to Wash Tubbs. I don't think I did; I think that's an honest-to-goodness product announcement. Even if I forgot, who cares as long as we get nice volumes of Buz Sawyer? I'm with the comics orthodoxy that Buz Sawyer is the lesser of the two great achievements in Roy Crane's long career, but it's a fun strip and frequently stunning-looking.

* in case you missed it, here are the details about the new edition of Dylan Horrocks' mighty Hicksville.

* a new issue of Johnny Ryan's always-funny New Character Parade is out and available for order.

* John Hankiewicz gives us a sneak peek at a forthcoming cover.

* Scholastic's comics-related 2010 looks like this right now: The Bone Handbook and Raina Telgemeier's Smile in February; Doug TenNapel's Ghostopolis and the new Bone: Tall Tales collection (plus new material) in July; Bone: Quest For The Spark Vol. 1 this Fall.

* the writer Kurt Busiek talks a bit about finishing up his series Marvels: Eye Of The Camera.

* Richard Thompson provides a look at Cul De Sac en Francais.

* John Romita Jr. will join Brian Bendis on the new Avengers title, coming out later this Spring as Marvel relaunches that now-central franchise for storyline purposes. I bet Romita Jr. is that girl that's so pretty she never gets asked out, but that's okay because her father/editor is always setting her up on dates. Okay, I don't bet that. Also, I suppose someone out there is complaining about Captain America packing heat.

* here's some more publishing news that's immediate instead of coming soon: John Porcellino has joined the line-up of What Things Do with an on-line version of an issue of his all-time great comic King-Cat.

* I'm glad they're continuing this great series of digests.

* Comics Waiting Room is about to undergo a format change.

* count Colin Upton among those finding new life for old comics on-line.

* the cartoonist Paul Rainey sent out a mass e-mail saying that he'll end his series There's No Time Like The Present with issue #13. The comic is available through issue #11 at Rainey's site.

* Heidi MacDonald's popular "blog of comics culture" The Beat has moved to its new address.

* finally, the cartoonist Bryan Lee O'Malley assures us that the final volume in his Scott Pilgrim series will be out before the movie. The movie opens in the US on August 13. That's great news.


 
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