CR Week In Review

The top comics-related news stories from November 5 to November 11, 2011:

1. Charlie Hebdo responds to last week's bombing of their magazine's Paris offices with a cartoon cover featuring a Muslim man kissing a cartoonist.

2. Analysis of Direct Market numbers for October show a reversal of downward sales trends that should stabilize the year-end market by December and a clear, decisive victory for DC Comics in terms of units sold and dollars earned.

3. Bil Keane passes away at age 89, causing a flood of poignant remembrances and tributes.

Winner Of The Week
DC Comics

Loser Of The Week
The Lazy Cartoonist Stereotype

Quote Of The Week
"The decline of manga sales is due to many reasons. As you know, one of the largest bookstore chains, Borders, has closed, and it had a huge effect on the industry. The continued flat economy has also depressed consumer buying. And generally speaking, many publishers are in the process of the transition to digital books, media and distribution, which is an expensive and often unpredictable proposition. This is a period of major transition and re-strategizing and I think overall sales will start to rise again as this transformation evolves and is more widely integrated." -- Seiji Horibuchi

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today's cover is from the great comic book series Four-Color. Also, please remember I'm not judging the quality of a life lived in the way Bil Keane lived his; I'm communicating my impression of the news impact of his passing

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