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May 17, 2012


Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* this clipped and assembled oral history of the Countdown To Final Crisis series is like the Live From New York of poorly-received superhero series.

image* Zack Soto reports on the Zack Soto-curated Study Group show at the Fantagraphics bookstore.

* go, look: Yellow Calx.

* much thanks to Colleen Doran on the occasion of a break from creators rights activism for that creators rights activism.

* Bruce Canwell profiles Joe Sinnott. Alex Dueben talks to Alison Bechdel.

* go, read: "Let Me Explain How To Make And Print An Eight Page Comic."

* who doesn't like Gorilla Grodd? Who doesn't like Dragon Man as drawn by Jack Kirby? Who doesn't love scans of old-school comics fanzines? (via) Who doesn't love correspondence from old-timey comics pros and fans?

* this TCAF report is good enough to pull out and link separately from the Collective Memory for same. I like its focus on small press creators and their creations.

* Dan Morrill on Chicks Dig Comics. Greg McElhatton on Brody's Ghost Vol. 3. Johanna Draper Carlson on various mini-comics she picked up at the MoCCA Festival. Brian Hibbs on the Avengers movie and a couple of comic books. Todd Klein on The Complete Peanuts: 1983-1984, Green Lantern #7-8, Green Lantern Corps #7 and Legion Of Super-Heroes #7. Brandon Soderberg on Conan The Barbarian #1-3. Rob Clough on Forming. Nick Smith on The Lovecraft Anthology Vol. 1.

* Dan Clowes draws Patton Oswalt.

* here's a design process post on that Wizzywig collection.

* here's news of a big Richard Sala art sale.

* finally, tiny books are some of the best books. I still have a tiny Chris Ware book around here somewhere.
 
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