December 11, 2010
FFF Results Post #238—The News
On Friday CR Readers were asked to "Name Four Important News Stories (In Positions #1-4) From 2010 And One (In Position #5) You Expect To Be Noteworthy In 2011." This is how they responded.
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Tom Spurgeon
1. Zunar Continues To Cross Malaysian Government
2. The Danish Muhammad Cartoons Turn Five
3. DC Undergoes Nearly Year-Long Orgy Of Hiring And Promotion, Mostly From Within
4. Publishers Begin Slow Move Into Digital Comics
5. Michael George Trial II
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Tom Mason
1. Rising Cover Prices
2. CCI Staying In San Diego
3. DC Reorganization
4. Big Publishers Admit Reality And Follow Smaller Publishers And Independent Cartoonists Into Digital Comics
5. Green Lantern's Box Office
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Sean Kleefeld
1. DC Killing Off All Minority Characters!
2. DC Kills Online Comics!
3. President Sings Praises of Muslim Creator
4. Bloodbath at Comic-Con!
5. Online Comic App Merger!
(Obviously, I've exaggerated the actual news items a bit to mimic stereotypical newspaper headlines. The death of Ryan Choi by itself is not really signifcant, but the broader discussion of race is.)
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Buzz Dixon
1. Kirby Estate Lawsuit Continues
2. "Little Orphan Annie" Taken Out Back, Shot
3. Archie Comics Moves Agressively Into The Late 20th Century
4. Superheroes Gain Popularity & Inscrease Audience In Every Medium Except Comics
5. Implosion Of Print, Brick & Mortar Book Stores After 50 Million Kids Get iPads For Christmas
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Michael J. Grabowski
1. Cartoonists Use Internet To Turn Readers Into Patrons
2. Archival Comic Strip Collection Boom Not Yet A Bust
3. Comic-Con International To Extend San Diego Residency
4. Portable Reading Devices Increase Market For Digital Comics
5. Marvel To Publish Digital-Only Spider-Man Comic
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Thank you so much for reading and/or participating in Five For Friday this year. I imagine the feature will return in January.
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