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May 1, 2012
Random Comics News Story Round-Up
* the great Moto Hagio
received Japan's Medal Of Honor
.
* if I timed this correctly, by the time you read this you should be able to download a copy of the CCS/NCS tabloid team-up
The Cartoon Crier
at
cartoonstudies.org
. If I didn't, well, wait a few; it's coming.
* missed it:
new (well, not anymore, I guess) Johnny Ryan
.
* Rob Clough on
two new comics from Michael DeForge
. Todd Klein on
Creepy Comics
Vol. 1
and
The Flash
#7
. Don MacPherson on
various comics
and
Captain Atom
#2-5
. Katherine Dacey on
I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow
. Sean Gaffney on
GTO: The Early Years
Vol. 12
. J. Caleb Mozzocco on
two
Superman
trades from way back in the olden days before New 52
. Team AV Club on
various comics
. Jason Sacks on
Popeye
Vol. 6
. Alicia Korenman on
Love And Rockets
.
* hey, new
Destructor
.
* not sure anything close to
this headline
has ever been typed by anyone before.
* Michael Cavna talks to
Marjane Satrapi
. Jason Barr
talks to Johnny Ryan
. Lauren Davis talks to
Jeffrey Brown
. Tim O'Shea talks to
Ty Templeton
.
* well,
this is just adorable
.
* I think
I'm all for the Bat-Stache just short of taking a glamor photo of yourself with the Bat-Stache
.
* finally, Rob Clough
reports
on Joe Sacco's recent Duke appearance. It doesn't get much better than Joe Sacco.
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