CR Week In Review



The week's most important comics-related news stories, May 6 to May 12, 2006.

1. Officials believe a series of cartoons mocking a political leader led to thuggish lunatics with AK-47s shooting up a newspaper, murdering two.

2. Young readers lines at Tokyopop announced, perhaps anticipating future protests against the material on age-appropriate grounds.

3. The Direct Market comic book shop promotion Free Comic Book Day celebrates another year. Even related efforts do well.

Winners of the Week
Fans of Thimble Theatre that can't afford the e-bay price of the existing volumes.

Loser of the Week
Bad week for this guy, I'd say.

Quote of the Week
"These days, Nick Fury doesn't smoke cigars, because Marvel editor Joe Quesada lost family to lung cancer. I lost family when Godzilla took down a SHIELD Helicarrier over San Diego, but that doesn't seem to bother those insensitive shits at Marvel." -- from a list of Marvel's 50 best characters.

not comics: Popeye and Eugene have the right idea
 
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