Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* Heidi MacDonald announces her site's industry person of the year, the artist Noelle Stevenson. There are heartfelt testimonials about other people on the finalists lists and some people that received heavy write-in votes.

* Richard Bruton on Wrinkles. Gene Ambaum on Terror Assaulter.

* there was a ton of comics-maker reaction to the passing of musician and actor David Bowie. Neil Gaiman re-ran a story based on the cultural icon. I was reminded that Bowie's list of 100 favorite books included Viz and RAW. A bunch of comics people tweeted out art (you should check your favorites). I'm better nearly a full day of time was lost to many cartoonists and comics makers that dove back into their music collection. Bowie's story of an absolute outsider turned desired, beloved tastemaker is a powerful one for comics culture, with dozens of entry points based on who Bowie was. It should remain so. Here's a Roger Langridge cartoon.

* more that's not comics: an original The MAD Show performer and later George W. Geezil in the Altman/Feiffer Popeye, character actor supreme Richard LIbertini died on January 7.

* Superman + Lois Lane = the best, no matter the era.

* I'm not sure everyone needs to read recaps of 22-year-old Wizard, but I always find it intriguing to encounter the crassness of the values that were around back then, a moment in comics history where the initial build-slowly period for the wider market was punched in the kidneys enough times it crawled rather than strode thrugh the end of the decade and has only since started to be revived via a series of smart licensing deal, diversity in publishing and another generation willing to put their time into that segment of the market before hoping to make bigger money elsewhere.

* Jewel Kats, RIP.

* Gary Tyrrell makes the very interesting point that Iron Circus Comics, with its page-bonuses from the crowd-funding going so well project to project, likely has one of the best page rates in comic book history.

* finally, Liza Donnelly live-drew the Golden Globes. I kid about old people slavishly watching any and all awards shows so they can tweet about them, but I honestly think there's some truth to it. Shared experiences are very uncommon now, and awards shows qualify, if only barely.
 
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