Random Comics News Story Round-Up
* there is no more pressing issue for our industry. Actually, that is super-useful. I just use that hole-in-the-wall one, whatever is on sale, but I am a sad, old drunk.
* is there a quality cartoonist who has more of the bulk of their work in hard to find, obscure publications than John Pham?
* I look forward to carving some time to get into the late Etta Hulme's life a bit. She didn't get her break at the Fort Worth newspaper that was her primary platform for cartoon-making until her late forties. That strikes as potentially just as interesting as the parts of her admirable journey that had to do with working in editorial cartoons as a woman. She had a nice, easy-on-the-eyes style. Michael Cavna collected testimonials.
* some nice person at The Two Page Spread interviewed Chris Stevens. Kate Tuttle profiles Box Brown.