* Kelly Thompson writes about the role of humor in getting her onboard with certain comics, which isn't something that usually gets considered in terms of mainstream comics.
* there were no surprises on this list of ten best comics shops in Los Angeles, which was actually a little sad -- I was hoping to find a place I hadn't heard of yet. Still, that's a bunch of great stores and one of the reasons that the Los Angeles area can make a claim for being the capital of US comics.
* Alex Hoffman on 
