CR Week In Review

The top comics-related news stories from November 15 to November 21, 2014:

1. The Malaysian cartoonist Zunar was detained and questioned by police about his new book, which they investigating under three different criminal charges.

2. Jillian Tamaki wins the Governor General's Award for her work on This One Summer, throwing a spotlight on both that awards program lack of interest in graphic novels for older readers (it's actually in the rules that these works are disqualified from consideration) and the difficulty with splitting creators with overlapping duties from consideration when it comes to making comics. Hopefully, this can be resolved.

3. ICAF, Short Run and Thought Bubble all ending last weekend throws a spotlight on the crush of shows throughout the calendar year. There's one weekend in April 2015 that has four prominent or at least well-known shows.

Winner Of The Week
Tamaki

Losers Of The Week
The Authories Bothering Zunar

Quote Of The Week
"[Johnny Hart] and his fabulous wife, Bobby, had bought a beautiful estate in Binghamton. He had a wonderful home and he built this gorgeous studio next to it, all on his property. One day, Bobby noticed that these sightseeing buses were pulling up to [the] entrance of their home, and people were getting out and taking pictures. She told Johnny that this was happening on a regular basis. Johnny thought it would be a good idea to pass out little signed copies of B.C. and Wizard of Id to give to these sightseers. So Johnny made up the cartoons and signed them and Bobby cooked cookies.

"So the next day, a sightseeing bus pulled up. ... Bobby would pass out the cookies and cartoons, tell them a little about [Hart's strips] and thanked them for coming. The people seemed very appreciative but a little puzzled and asked, 'What's B.C. and Wizard of Id?'

"What Bobby and Johnny later found out was that the hill they bought was the same hill [where] Joseph Smith [the founder of Mormonism] had received his golden plates that eventually became the Book of Mormon, And people still come today."-- Mike Peters
 
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