Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* whoa, Tundra hit the 500 client mark. That's... that's pretty remarkable. Tundra is self-syndicated.

* Ellen Lindner talks to Jeroen Funcke. Tim O'Shea talks to Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis. Andy Burns talks to Shane Houghton and Matt Whitlock. Eric Khoo talks about his Tatsumi film. Matt Staggs talks to Brian Wood. Someone talks to Karl Wills in 2003. Brigid Alverson talks to Brad Guigar.

* this anecdote Goldie Hawn shares about Al Capp has to be one of the three least-appealing anecdotes about a cartoonist ever shared.

* Fantagraphics picks up on the forthcoming auction of an absolute Peanuts rarity.

* The Beat names its various people of the year.

* Justice League #5 will miss its ship date. I'm not even sure how to analyze that one; it certainly doesn't speak well of DC's adherence to a strict schedule of shipping dates, but it's also by two of its lead creator/editors and it's going to sell like a billion copies even if it took two months off. I am a little worried that between this and the cancellation of titles at an eighth issue, we're going to see strategies begin to seep back in that aren't about long-term publishing success but more about managing the entire enterprise. Here's the thing: it's going to take a while for the market to learn how to react positively to anyone instilling elements of publishing discipline. This means it's going to be extra-hard to stay the course on a lot of them.

* speaking of Graeme McMillan, this is an interesting catch.

* hey, it's a new Todd Klein + Someone Else print, this time the someone else being Dave Gibbons.

* James Bacon on Turning Tiger. Richard Bruton on The Phoenix #1-2. Katherine Dacey on A Devil And Her Love Song Vol. 1. Sean Gaffney on Love Hina Omnibus Vol. 2. Philip Shropshire on Inner Sanctum. Greg McElhatton on Witch Doctor: The Resuscitation.

* I am made very uneasy when publishers that aren't the creators themselves decide to abandon one of the traditional duties of publishing -- providing capital -- and turn to the pre-orders model offered by Kickstarter. It makes me worry that the person being published isn't really getting their part of what a publisher should offer the overall deal. Then again, I find this kind of thing creepy, too, so maybe I'm just old.

* a pair of items over at Deb Aoki's place worth noting: a preview of Shonen Jump Alpha; various strategies for maximizing one's manga dollar.

* this is a pretty funny piece of PR-driven hype from Marvel in the form of a feature article.

* finally, Chris Pitzer sounds very excited to be attending Angouleme this year, and why shouldn't he be?
 
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