Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* the writer Peter David wants you to know he admits his mistakes, and 'fesses up that his initial take on unit sales figures in the Internet-heavy 21st Century was off. The good thing about this is that we get to look at a handy summary of unit sales figures.

* this may have just escaped my attention, but the great Eddie Campbell has returned to blogging. One of his posts links to an enjoyable mini-essay and art dump about an unknown tabloid illustrator of the early 20th Century.

* speaking of people that don't blog frequently, Zak Sally jumps on-line with some words about John Porcellino taking art commissions, which is great news for fans of comics art. Cool picture, too.

* here's a fun list of French comics blogs.

* the writer Ed Power would like you to know that if you make his Zuda offering the winner of the current competition, he and creative partner Melissa DeJesus would be the first syndicated comics people to win. He thinks.

* not comics: Rick Klaw runs down a list of the films made from comics by Alan Moore.

* finally, I missed this, and I'll further admit to having no idea what Marvel ending its open submissions policy means beyond that it's likely to end up with less work being done by some poor intern stuck with the slush pile and a pile of pre-printed rejection letters. I suspect this is less some seismic shift at Marvel than a small step that confirms a new reality whereby the Internet and a more aggressive con appearance schedule allows them to see all the new work they want to see.
 
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