Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* the British Comic Awards are a go. I like the rigorous focus and the limited number of honors that will be given. That's a thriving, deep scene that deserves some home-grown recognition. They're modeling after the Doug Wrights, too, which is intriguing all by itself.

* the great Tony Fitzpatrick on arts festivals. It's not about comics, but with lines like "It's prom night for the assholes" it's hard for me to care.

* Henry Eudy and J. Chris Campbell talk to Brad McGinty and Rob Patterson. Robin McConnell talks to CF and Keenan Marshall Keller. Reed Tucker profiles Steve Ditko. Andy Burns talks to Christopher Golden. JP Fallavollita talks to Matt Kindt.

* I don't care for sites like the one discussed here, but on first glance I have to imagine that posting work and then discussing it is protected speech -- unless there's something I'm not seeing.

* Dominic Umile on Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. That's a fascinating book; there's something about seeing Sacco's work in that context as opposed to one he fashioned solely for himself that's super-instructive.

* here's some sort of social hub/comics culture site some 55 days away from launching.

* Paul Martin, Nipper fan.

* not comics: our old industry pal Joel Meadows is celebrating a 20-year anniversary on his Tripwire effort; part of that celebration is this editorial about the spread of comics-hero culture onscreen. There was a time in the mid-1990s that it seemed every single time I went to a convention I saw Joel there -- I liked Tripwire's role as a kind of glossy Amazing Heroes for that time period.

* like thousands upon thousands of folks out there, veteran San Diego Con attendee and foundational member of the Direct Market system Joe Field gets ready for this year's show.

* Heritage Auctions is gearing up for one giant sales at the end of the month.

* finally, I totally missed Irish Comics Appreciation Week over at ICN. In fact, I don't think I've been accessing that site as much as I should be.
 
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