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The week's most important comics-related news stories, July 9 to July 15, 2005:

1. Byron Preiss dies in Long Island auto accident. Company he founded to continue on.

2. Comic-Con International, the American comic book industry's strange mix of pageant, strip mall and trade show, kicks off in San Diego.

3. The 2005 Eisner Awards remember Will Eisner.

Winner of the Week
Either Fruits Basket, Full Metal Alchemist, manga in general or Tokyopop; all four could lay claim to winner status based on this week's bookstore figures.

Loser of the Week
The Evil that is Comic Sans. (Thanks, Josh Fouts.)
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Quote of the Week
"When I was young, monsters were my friends." -- David B., at his San Diego panel.

art from Whit Spurgeon
 
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