Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* although it's not the main point of the piece, this article makes the case that David Rees was first out of the gate when it came to anti-Bush art-making in the wake of 9/11. I'm not informed enough in a way I could suggest otherwise, although I seem to remember the post-9/11 issue of The Onion being really funny and smart and a tonic to the initial wave of political maneuvering that followed that horrible event. Still, Rees' work really hit when people first became aware of it, and I think it's generally under appreciated.

* the arts-comics focused PictureBox Inc. is having another sale. I tend not to mention sales except at the publisher level like this one and then only rarely. But it's a good publisher, this is their second sale in as many months, and you can apparently get their astounding Gary Panter art book for a jaw-dropping $30. That's like seven Marvel comic books.

* I spent about a half-hour yesterday morning scanning through a German-based superhero blog, Tales From the Kryptonian. I couldn't tell you why, exactly.

* here's something you don't see as frequently as one might think you would: a project-specific blog, this one devoted to a series called Shadrach Stone.

* I was honored to be asked to interviewed for a Best of 2008 round-up at Inkstuds with Douglas Wolk and Paul Gravett. I'm completely inarticulate and insight-free, but you should listen to it for Paul and Douglas. Paul in particular goes after Chris Ware and Dash Shaw in an admirably focused, straight-forward way, however much I might disagree with the substance of what he says.

* I forget how I received this link, which eventually leads you to a site where a graduate student is assembling medical-related plots and elements in various comics.

* finally, two overheated comics Internet wars of words obliquely shine a light on a couple of interesting issues although maybe not the one of their primary intent. The feminism, definitional and even industry-critical portions of a back and forth between Johanna Draper Carlson and Valerie D'Orazio aren't as interesting as the notion of criticizing institutions while supporting them as a consumer. A battle between Erik Larsen and Steve Wacker, with Peter David commenting on the side, is a struggle over something that doesn't seem worth fighting over: how much Marvel's crass Obama commemoration resembles Larsen's crass Obama commemoration. The idea of what constitutes intellectual theft in industries that deal in multiple arenas of homage and frequent copying and which also traffic in some really rudimentary ideas may make it worth a glance for those of you who, like me, tend to think about these things way more than they deserve.
 
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