Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* this is nice: a library-focused graphic novels contest where people win collections of graphic novels for their libraries.

* Sean Witzke on Heavy Metal Vol. 1 #1-2. Tucker Stone on a bunch of stuff. The Mindless Ones launch into LOEG: Century: 2009. Rob Clough on some minis. Sean T. Collins on Interiorae. Paul O'Brien on a bunch of X-Men related comics. Stergios Botzakis on Canterbury Tales.

* Mark Millar loses me with the stuff after the first phrase of the second sentence, but I know what 70,000 pre-orders means. That's really good in today's market.

* here are 50 comics and characters that resonate with LGBT readers. I can't even imagine the grousing that an article like this must have spawned, and I'm too fearful to look.

* not comics: a lot of folks in the comics realm are linking to this Manohla Dargis/AO Scott piece on superhero films, but I thought it was kind of a scattered mess, without the compensating virtue of any really strong, stand-alone points. I guess if you need a primer as to the various things people have been asserting about superhero movies for ten years or so now, that's a decent place to start. I'll be reading some of my comics from the Silver Age Of Marvel.

* John Siuntres talks to a whole bunch of people. Frank Santoro profiles a bunch of new talent. Rodrigo Baeza profiles Artie Simek.

* kids today, I swear.

* Christian Sager on the new crowdfunding realities.

* finally, this not-comics piece on the culture of "busy" by Tim Kreider wasn't written with comics in mind, but it applies to the comics-world big time. In comics, you're not only busy, but you must constantly tell everyone how busy you are in glorious, world-conquering fashion.
 
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