CR Week In Review



The top comics-related news stories from May 12 to May 18, 2007:

1. Trial over claims of ownership regarding the late Ben Wicks originals apparently left behind during a move captures attention for the seemingly odd nature of some of its details as well as the major issues involved.

2. Ellison Vs. Groth, Thompson and Fantagraphics, Inc. heads towards mediation in late May or early June.

3. Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. declines to carry Comic Foundry, causing a great deal of attention to be focused on the struggling comics magazines-about-comics market.

Winner Of The Week
Ted Rall

Loser Of The Week
Iranian student organizers harassed ostensibly because of an offensive cartoon, but more likely as an act of political reprisal.

Quote Of The Week
"As a 90 year-old Christian and preacher, I am very disappointed in your Editorial Cartoon regarding Jerry Falwell." -- line from a letter received by Michael DeAdder, a Canadian editorial cartoonist who drew a cartoon that depicted Falwell arriving in Hell. Apparently, Pastor Perry Rockwood pulled all of his ads from the paper that carried the cartoon, which is what makes it worth noting. If you could make up a fake advertiser to depict the current, fragile state of newspaper advertising, it would probably be a 90-year-old that pulled ads after reading cartoons they didn't like.

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