CR Week In Review

The top comics-related news stories from January 28 to February 3, 2012:

1. Three men were convicted in Oslo for their roles in a plot against the Jyllands-Posten newspaper. Two were convicted under Norway's new terrorism laws; one was convicted for assisting those two men in their procurement of explosives. Jyllands-Posten published the Danish Muhammed cartoons more than a half-decade ago now.

2. Recent moves against cartoonists in India come to a head with Mumbai police serving a warrant on charges against a young cartoonist based on the flimsy ideas that 1) the state should never be criticized; 2) criticizing the actions of those operating within the government is somehow akin to sedition.

3. Jean-Claude Denis wins Grand Prix at Angouleme; other prize winners prove formidable in what is described as a really fine show despite somewhat reduced crowds.

Winner Of The Week
Seems weird to go anywhere but Angouleme this week, but come on: David Choe.

Loser Of The Week
Comics, generally, for this piece of grossness. It's like being at a dinner party that ends super-ugly; it just feels a little more rotten to be in the room.

Quote Of The Week
"Chances are, Facebook started out as a minuscule part of Choe's investment portfolio." -- Deborah L. Jacobs at Forbes, showing off her rigorous knowledge of the meticulous investment portfolio strategies of artists and cartoonists. (via Joe Gross)

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today's cover is from the thriving, small-press independent comics scene of the 1980s and 1990s

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