Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* the new Viz kids properties have an international flavor that's pretty astonishing coming from a company so ingrained in our consciousness as a Japanese market first publisher.

* I can't imagine a better time at one's desk on a Friday than spending 20 minutes with this interview with the great Gilbert Hernandez.

* when Kevin Cannon posts an art update, he posts a lot of art.

* the conflicting roles of manga editor and manga blogger.

* this "Mike Mignola and Me" post is one of the week's most linked-to, and is a lot of fun. The "Me" is Rob Liefeld.

* the art comics publisher PictureBox is having a sale. The pertinent e-mail text:

"For the rest of April everything on PictureBox (except original art) is 30 percent off. That means you have your pick of new releases, rare French books, gorgeous new and vintage prints, handmade records , and even the occassional vinyl toy. To keep you coming back, I'll be adding new stuff throughout the month, including Paper Rodeo back issues, Real Deal #2, some Crumb obscurities, CF merch, and much more. Stock up now, because, as they say, this will not happen again.

"Just enter coupon code APRIL on the checkout page and watch those dollars melt away!"

To conclude: they are a really good publisher and you likely want some of what they sell. I know I do.

* not comics: I'm pretty certain my life could have been a lot different had I a Red Skull doll with which to play as a child, and I'm not all the way certain I mean different in a good way.

* this long, humorous post by Chris Sims about weird alternate-universe deaths of favorite superhero characters seems very thorough to me. I like how authoritative Sims sounds on subjects like these, and I have no reason to doubt him.

* last weekend a comic shop saved his life.

* "Ann Nocenti is a cool lady" isn't a bad starting or ending point for a longish piece on Daredevil comic books.

* finally, Fantagraphics has posted some preview pages from July's final issue of MOME.
 
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