June 7, 2008
CR Week In Review
The top comics-related news stories from May 31 to June 6, 2008:
1. Al Qaida
claims responsibility for a suicide bombing at the Danish embassy in Islamabad. Six are killed.
2. Tokyopop
splits into two entities, one devoted to publishing. That unit will cut Tokyopop output by half. Thirty-nine people lose their jobs.
3.
BEA concludes in Los Angeles, attendance down, comics looking pretty good given the general state of things.
Winner Of The Week
Chris Ware
Loser Of The Week
This Guy
Quote Of The Week
"Thanks for your understanding as we morph into the next evolution of TOKYOPOP!" --
Mike Kiley
this week's imagery comes from pioneering comic book house Hillman Publications
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