CR Week In Review



The top comics-related news stories from February 2 to February 8, 2008:

1. International rights agencies and press advocates rally to decry the potential criminal prosecution of two cartoonists in Turkey who drew caricatures of that country's president.

2. One of the great comics craftsman of the 20th Century, the cartoonist Gus Arriola dies at age 90.

3. A Kentucky state representative seeks to re-classify reporters and editorial cartoonists as lobbyists, thus barring them from the statehouse floor. That there are roving bands of editorial cartoonists on the statehouse floor comes as news to everyone.

Winners Of The Week
Eddie Campbell fans.

Loser Of The Week
Kentucky State Representative Jim Gooch.

Quote Of The Week
"I'm sorry to say this, all the science fiction producers making stuff in America, they are way too engaged with their fandom. They all need to step back." -- Doctor Who producer Russell T. Davies, describing why the TV show's web site lacks a message board.

this week's imagery comes from pioneering comic book house Hillman Publications
 
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