CR Week In Review



The week's most important comics-related news stories, June 17 to June 23, 2006.

1. Mana Neyestani and his editor Mehrdad Qassemfar will stand trial in Islamic Revolution Court for a cartoon of Neyestani's that led to regional riots from the Azeri minority.

2. May's Direct Market numbers delight the cognoscenti.

3. With its transformation of approaches to sales and marketing moving into its 18th and 19th months, DC Comics lets Rich Johnson go.

Winner of the Week
Muse Comics, for attracting a group of artists including Jim Lee to do CBLDF-related signing far off the usual convention and shop circuit.

Loser of the Week
Todd McFarlane, who lost an appeal on a $15 million decision that went against him concerning his use of a derivation of the hockey player Tony Twist's name in his comic book. Any court left for appeal will have to choose to hear it.

Quote of the Week
"Let's just say that Baron's scripting on the new stories were "far different" that my expectations anticipated, and I just couldn't accept them." -- the artists Steve Rude on the final fate of the indy-superhero stalwart Nexus.

Clip Art Clarence up there has the right idea
 
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