Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* I certainly don't know the legalities of it, and I would assume they'll be decided, but DC Comics going after the lawyer representing the Siegel and Shuster families, suggesting collusive agreements that have kept those families from signing what DC feels are fine contracts for the families to have with DC, strikes me as the most patronizing strategy possible and suggests that they don't think they can win on the copyright issue.

* James Stokoe's Orc Stain pages make for the best previews. Holy beans. Craig Thompson's collage-like post images are wonderful in a different way, less in support of a specific project or publication than some sort of cracked-open window into the cartoonist's world.

* here's a big review link-dump from the author for Anya's Ghost.

* there are a bunch of weird industry assumptions quivering just beneath the surface in the comments thread underneath this article about the artist Steve Rude being rebuffed for work by DC Comics.

* the great cartoonist Kim Deitch has relocated his memoir-through-music on-line writing to TCJ.com.

* I like the notion in Jason Aaron's latest column that wannabe comics professionals compare themselves to what they feel are the worst people getting work and not in a very sophisticated way, either. He's also right I think about the low participation threshold generally, and the high premium placed on discovering new talent.

* Sean T. Collins notes that The Beguiling has just made available for sale a bunch of original art from Paul Pope. Pope's original art is super-attractive and The Beguiling does an honorable job representing its partner artists.

* finally, Bully has all the great ideas: Jim Steranko's splash pages were almost always fun and cool-looking.
 
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