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May 21, 2005


CR Week in Review

Top Stories

The week's most important comics-related news stories, May 7 to May 13, 2005:

1. Latest legal action of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan against his country's editorial cartoonists begins in court this week with a blistering response from the defense. Trial to resume in July.

2. Darby Conley sued for reference to Boston area newscaster in his Get Fuzzy strip.

3. Membership shake-up at popular on-line site Keenspot.

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Winner of the Week
Frank Miller -- movie at Cannes, various graphic novels at top of DM sales list, Batman and Robin thingamawhatzit series with Jim Lee still to come.

Loser of the Week
The Born Loser, naturally. He turns 40.

Quote of the Week
"Who are these people on the Internet?" -- Marjane Satrapi about this site, in phone conversation.
 
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