Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* drop whatever you're doing and go read this fantastically entertaining Mark Waid interview, if only to hear him talk about former employers."[Crossgen Founder Mark] Alessi was a spoiled eight-year-old with a checkbook, and he was the biggest bully I've ever met in my life -- and, coming from a lifelong comic book geek, that's one hell of an indictment." That's like the 20th best line in the piece. Too funny. (via)

* that's a great title

* not comics: this is the best summary statement on Portfolio closing up shop you're going to read.

* the phrase "Smurfs in Vietnam" may make most of us think of some unaired, early-'80s sketch comedy bit, but in this case it's just that the popular Peyo exhibit that ran at the Centre Belge de Bande Dessine to record-setting audience has moved on to Ha Noi after a stopover in Romania. The article breaks down the simple and logical way the exhibit is organized.

* I'm told that Sweden loves Jeffrey Brown.

* for that matter, Malaysia certainly loves Lat, and there's a flurry of articles about a release of early work from the great cartoonist. The ones I had bookmarked are gone now, but this one comes up on a google news search. In addition to the absolutely awesome photos, I like how the cartoonist is up front about the nostalgia-buy aspect of having that book done.

* finally, anyone who's ever wanted to be a comics retailer and order all that fine product for your store should read Chris Butcher's two-part piece on going through the ordering catalog in real time. People who like funny stuff should read it, too. There's also some industry commentary worth noting. Butcher's indictment of a 1 in 250 special issue ordering incentive for retailers seems to me and my outsider's perspective as spot on. Moreover, that seems another clear piece of evidence that the bigger companies simply aren't thinking enough about these down economic times when deciding how to approach their markets.
 
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