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August 11, 2012


CR Week In Review

imageThe top comics-related news stories from August 4 to August 10, 2012:

1. The passings of Argentine writer Carlos Albiac and Indonesia comics pioneer RA Kosasih remind that key generations of comics creators not from North America are starting to fade.

2. New book announcements for Ethan Rilly and Theo Ellsworth throw early attention on this year's Small Press Expo.

3. There's a new filing in Tony Moore's efforts to secure co-authorship credit for The Walking Dead.

Winner Of The Week
Spider-Man, now eligible for membership in the AARP.

Losers Of The Week
All those cartoonists that might have been edited by Lee Salem that won't be now.

Quote Of The Week
"I think I already see Kickstarter Fatigue kicking in." -- Roger Langridge

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today's cover is from the small-press and independent comics scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s

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