Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* this article at the French-language news clearinghouse ActuaBD.com seems to suggest that fixed pricing on digital books might be a big concern for their general book industry. I'm trying to wrap my mind around this being an issue for North America and specifically North American comics. I certainly think there are a small number of major players out there in a way that some sort of prohibitive deals are achievable, but I'm not sure how what they're talking about would work, really. It does make me wonder if down the road there's a chance for some really aggressive, take-out-the-competition pricing strategies. There's a lot of history in comics for that kind of thing. As it turns out, this kind of move isn't even on the table yet as people wonder after making any money at all, and then after making enough to keep the current infrastructure in place. My stomach still hurts at the thought, though.

* I like that "Gary Gianni draws giant squid" can be an organizing principle for any effort, even one as modest as a blog post.

* check out this fun MAD promotional shot. It's one of those things where I'm sure I've seen it before, but I don't have a specific memory. I mean, I would have seen that before now, right?

* I'm still collecting Collective Memory links for Moebius' passing, such as this tribute from Fábio Moon.

* here's Helen Rosner on the best of culinary comic books. Speaking of which, here's a great-looking cake.

* I can't remember if I linked to this fun post about Marie Severin's Marvel Bullpen Map or not, but it's worth the risk of linking to it again, whatever that risk may entail.

* Rob Clough on some autobiographical mini-comics. Bob Temuka on late-1980s/early 1990s Justice League. Brian Hibbs on various comics. Johanna Draper Carlson on The Earl And The Fairy Vol. 1. Sean Gaffney on Poor Poor Lips Vol. 1. Todd Klein on Batman: Gates Of Gotham and Irredeemable Vol. 7.

* Knut Larsson writes about participating in one of those draw-to-live-music deals.

* Evan Dorkin offers up maybe the greatest character name ever.

* Sean Kleefeld would like to convince you that comics are like red meat.

* not comics: I can't remember if I didn't know someone had done a Lynd Ward documentary or if I knew someone had done one and had since forgot. I blame the crushing yet handsomely rendered gears of modern society.

* speaking of things to check out, and we were at some point on here, scroll down a bit here for a 1902 Happy Hooligan poster. That is one good-looking poster. (thx, Devlin Thompson)

* some nice person at Horror News Networks speaks to Frank Hudec.

* finally, ROAD TRIP!!!
 
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