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November 11, 2008


Quick hits
Craft
Call For Papers
From Quentin Blake

Exhibits/Events
Cartoons For Peace
Wordstock Panel Report
Gaiman On Recent Show
Art Spiegelman In Austin
From The NCN Convention
Leigh Rubin Lecture Report
Editorial Cartoonists At Baylor Report

History
Jenny Everywhere Never Went Away
The Power Of Cartoons During Elections

Industry
Crisis On Earth Webcomics
Pixton.com Project Profiled
Help Us Choose New Strips
Gianfranco Goria For President
What Is Your Favorite Comic Strip?

Interviews/Profiles
NPR: Mo Willems
CBR: Kevin Colden
Wizard: Mark Millar
Wizard: Peter David
Time: Dave Gibbons
CBR: John Kerschbaum
This Link Is For Gil Roth
Town Crier: Arie Kaplan
City Paper: Art Spiegelman
State Journal-Register: Chris Britt

Not Comics
Yikes
Great Headline
We're All Doomed
Best Day Job Ever
Fanboys For Charity
Manga Tells The Future
Reagan Loved Comics, Too
Japan PM Needs Manga, Too
How Do You Find Stuff On-Line?
Kochikame Statue Unveiling Brings PM

Publishing
Gipi Covering TCJ
Love For Black Jack
LA Times Tries Luann
Archie Stays The Same
Sgt. Rock Project Profiled
Paul Gravett On Classic Comics
Non Sequitur Picks Up Kennebec
Election Day Through Cartoonist Eyes
The Breadth Of Today's Comics In One Headline
Superhero Storylines Always Sound Goofy In Prose
Milestone Comics Characters Coming To DC Universe

Reviews
AV Club Round-Up
P. MacDougal: Che
Leigh Walton: Various
Smriti Daniel: Various
Colleen Mondor: Skim
Elizabeth Spires: Skim
He Likes These Comics
Jason Yadao: Black Jack
Johnny Bacardi: Various
Derik A Badman: Jessica
Tim Doody: The Alcoholic
Nisha Gopalan: Bat-Manga!
Frank Shatz: It's Superman!
Rizal Solomon: Black Summer
Leroy Douresseaux: Bat-Manga!
Leroy Douresseaux: Shy Intentions
John Hardick: Back To Brooklyn #2
Nina Stone: Wolverine Power Pack #1
Tom Feran: Best American Comics 2008
Matthias Wivel: ACME Novelty Library #19
Chris Landers: Stan's Soapbox: The Collection
J. Caleb Mozzocco: The Good Neighbors Vol. 1
Johanna Draper Carlson: Inubaka: Crazy For Dogs Vol. 11
Leroy Douresseaux: The Record Of A Fallen Vampire Vol. 3
Sandra Scholes: The Rising Stars of Manga: UK and Ireland
Holly Ellingwood: Gankutsuou The Count Of Monte Cristo Vol. 1
Sean T. Collins: An Anthology Of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories Vol. 1
 
 
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CR Reviews
• Pittsburgh
• Frontier #18 (Tiffany Ford)
• A Fistful Of Drawings
• Heroes For Hire #5
• The Beagle Boys #36
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CR News
• Do You Know Me? TCAF 2017 Exhibitors In Unidentified Photos
• The Collected Notes From The Comic-Con International Floor, 2013
• Ongoing Link List To Publishing News Stories From San Diego’s Comic-Con International 2013
• Kim Thompson, 1956-2013
• Albert Weinberg, 1922-2011
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CR Interviews
• News Interview: Matthew James-Wilson
• CR Sunday Interview: Eric Reynolds
• CR Sunday Interview: Joe Decie
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CR Letters
• Michael Grabowski On Laundry Land As A Habit-Changer For Alt-Comics Consumers
• Jim Salicrup On Russ Heath’s Last Comics Works
• Brad Bartkus On People Having Beefs With The Lenticular Process
• Mike Catron On TCJ’s Long Ago Coverage Of Wally Wood’s Passing
• Ivan Brunetti On His Informal Lecture In Chicago, March 28
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CR Commentary
• Welcome To Nerd Vegas: A Guide To Visiting Comic-Con International 2014 (The Placeholder Edition)
• The Comics Reporter Planned Convention And Festival Schedule For 2014
• The Comics Reporter Group-Facilitated Reconsideration List, 2013
• Comic-Con Coping Guide 2013—180 Tips To Survive And Thrive San Diego Con Weekend!
• Photos From The Matt Fraction Hawkguy Sandy-Relief Signing At House Of Secrets In Burbank
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Bart Beaty's Conversational
Euro-Comics
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On The Angouleme 2012 Program Sent Out This Week
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On Kolor Klimax
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On The Recent, Slyly Revealing Diary Comics Of David B.
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On Recent Work From Lewis Trondheim
• Conversational Euro-Comics: Bart Beaty On Jean-Christophe Menu Leaving L’Association
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CR Calendar, Dates, Events
• Forthcoming Comics-Related Events For January 2020 And Beyond
• List Of Columbus (Ohio) Comics Shops
• Crystal Ball: Scheduled Books and Major Releases
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CR Comics 101
• A Brief Overview
• Buying Comics
• Getting Published—Comic Books
• Making Mini-Comics
• Getting Published—Comic Strips
• Reading Mini-Comics
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Collective Memory
• Ted Stearn, 1961-2019
• Batton Lash, 1953-2019
• Best Comics And Graphic Novels Lists For 2018
• Marie Severin, 1929-2018
• Harlan Ellison, 1934-2018
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Lists and Links
• Books About Comics
• The Comics Registry
• Comics Creators And Related, All On Patreon
• North American Comics Shows (Plus)
 
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