Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* the alternative comics focused web site Daily Cross Hatch has tagged Oliver East to write on the subject of the UK and European comics scene. It looks like this will result in some insider coverage of the UK small press scene, which I usually find fascinating.

* the critic Jeet Heer writes on Betty & Veronica and the Politics of Hair Color, which ends up being much more interesting than anything on such a well-worn subject has a right to be.

* the latest volume of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto series falls out of the top 20 this week on USA Today's chart, but only into the mid-20s. If this is any indication how these books are going to sell post-Naruto Nation, that may go down as one of the most successful publishing stunts ever.

* two publishers launch two manga anthologies aimed at women.

* finally, here's a really fine essay from the writer Steven Grant about how Alter Ego crystallized and then went on to heavily influence American comic book fan discourse and therefore the American comic book industry. His points about the fundamental arrogance of the fan who wants to be a pro are particularly well-taken, and he's right -- everyone needs to read that famous Gil Kane interview.
 
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