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June 16, 2007


CR Week In Review

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The top comics-related news stories from June 9 to June 15, 2007:

1. Egmont acquires Bonnier, promising potentially huge and perhaps unwanted changes in various European markets.

2. More and more stories of police pressure against the Death Note manga series.

3. Comics world shocked by word that prominent interviewer Daniel Robert Epstein died at age 31 in his New York home.

Winner Of The Week
McSweeney's, rallied around by their fans and well-wishers.

Losers Of The Week
The creators of the Vilebrequin album, at odds with their publisher.

Quote Of The Week
"First of all, I didn't recognize Jeff Bridges at first. I thought that was Lemmy." -- a typically great first question from the late Daniel Robert Epstein, this one to Terry Gilliam, one of his favorite interviews.

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


 
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