CR Week In Review



The top comics-related news stories from March 14 to March 20, 2009:

1. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer releases its final print edition and moves into on-line only publication.

2. Your 2009 Reuben Award Finalists: Dave Coverly, Dan Piraro, Stephan Pastis.

3. An issue of Amazing Spider-Man featuring President Obama on the cover tops the Direct Market charts for two months in a row.

Winner Of The Week
Grant Snider

Losers Of The Week
Fans of editorial cartooning that received their primary exposure to the form through Bill Day or Robert Ariail, two rock-solid veterans that will no longer have staff positions.

Quote Of The Week
"Sgt. Carter gets his wires crossed, erroneously believing Gomer Pyle USMC is on his deathbed, not merely suffering from the flu, and takes instructions meant for a dying horse, feeding the private lumps of sugar in his bunk and (funniest scene ever!) brushing his hair while the rest of the platoon watches in stunned silence, drawn by Jack Davis." -- Fred Hembeck

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