Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* so apparently Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher is in negotiations with the Baltimore Sun to do a weekly cartoon for the paper. KAL was on staff there for 17 years before leaving in 2005.

* Richard Bruton on It's A Man's Life In The Ice Cream Business Part Two, The Phoenix #4 and Badger's Diary. Johanna Draper Carlson on 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die. Leroy Douresseaux on Dawn Of The Arcana Vol. 2. Sean Gaffney on Durarara!! Vol. 1 and Book Girl And The Corrupted Angel. Rob Clough on three minis by Grant Thomas and Streakers. Lauren Davis on The Situation. Greg McElhatton on The Sixth Gun #18 and Usagi Yojimbo #143. Mike Sterling on the Pander Bros-era Grendel.

* Graeme McMillan gets all snobby about lettering. He then takes a look at the Fantastic Four's involvement in various high-profile Marvel event series and tries to figure out what's wrong with the superhero first family that nobody likes to play with them as much.

* Bruce Canwell shelf porn.

* yikes, indeed.

* Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Deputy Director Alex Cox tells the readers of CBR's "Comics Should Be Good" column why it's important to support that organization.

* Brian Wood talks cover design.

* Chris Mautner profiles Gabrielle Bell. Andy Burns talks to Joshua Luna. Matthew Sheret talks to Marc Ellerby. Katie Moody profiles Paul Pope. Christopher Irving and Seth Kushner profile Jill Thompson.

* Frank Santoro begins his west coast tour diary. In case you were wondering: he lives about seven hours from me. That's what living west of the Mississippi is like, for the most part.

* David Brothers uses the opportunity of digital availability to go over a few titles that had their start/origin/basis in the Milestone line.

* Drew Friedman is selling a print of that lovely Harvey Kurtzman image that accompanied/led to his recent TCJ mini-essay.

* learn from Dean Haspiel.

* finally, ComicsAlliance has more on Cliff Chiang's new membership card imagery.
 
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