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December 13, 2008

CR Week In Review

The top comics-related news stories from December 6 to December 12:

1. Tribune Co. files bankruptcy. Media company loaded with debt becomes poster child of problems facing newspapers. Company owns ten dailies and one of the traditional comic strip syndicates.

2. Judge in Australia rules that dirty pictures of the Simpsons are actionable pornography.

3. Details of iPhone comics initiative with uClick announced and discussed.

Winner Of The Week
Posy Simmonds

Loser Of The Week
People that like sweating and being cramped.

Quote Of The Week
"As you know, Kent, it's tough time right now for newspapers..." -- Perry White

this week's imagery comes from pioneering comic book house Quality

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