Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* three girls in a cafeteria.

* I couldn't figure out the links at first, but here's a very nice reminiscence of these Marvel Bullpen photos from the 1975 Marvel Con program. Scott Edelman gets a little emotional writing about them. I imagine if you showed me a bunch of photos of people I knew and felt fondly towards 35 years ago, the building blocks of the rest of my life and also a bunch of people that have since passed on because mainstream comics had a very small second generation, I might choke up a bit, too.

* speaking of which, and certainly not comics, this elegant, short remembrance by the writer James Vance of his mother hit me because it talks about two things for which parents rarely get credit: supporting their children through personal loss and taking pride in the decisions they make.

* Rich Tommaso has unkind words for Gina Barreca and all those other eggheads out there.

* not comics: have you ever suspect that the way we process art is a topic without a bottom? Because for as long as I've owned nearly all the early Peanuts paperbacks and currently own the Complete Peanuts hardcovers, I still enjoy the crap out of seeing random Peanuts culled and displayed for my pleasure. It's kind of like how some TV shows seem more fun to watch five days a week at a certain time even if you own the DVDs.

* strangely, the age and weight for Lois Lane divulged here fairly describe the Kate Bosworth version.

* Devlin Thompson continues to send in weird links I don't understand. If this were an Alfred Hitchcock record album, I'd find out that "Devlin Thompson" died in 1958.

* finally, I almost missed this post on the early contributions to Comic-Con International made by enthusiastic members introduced to the show by a regional JRR Tolkien fan club. I find that kind of thing really, really interesting.
 
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