Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* for the life of me, I'll never understand the costume impulse.

* the cartoonist and occasional critical lightning rod Frank Santoro takes a look at the conclusion of Gilbert Hernandez's Dark Horse series Speak of the Devil and bemoans the state of the serial comic in today's publishing world. I think we'll see a rebound in the serial comics situation in a few years, but it is pretty awful right now in terms of non-mainstream material released in this format.

* one thing that I think separates Jeff Smith from a lot of even just-as-successful cartoonists is that his endeavors often work themselves into positive and unique publicity opportunities when other folks' similar efforts tend to fade. Two cases in point: the exhibition of his work winding down in Columbus have recently spawned a public resolution on Smith's behalf and a segment on PBS Newshour. I can't recall even talking about another exhibit past its opening date since the Masters of American Comics show.

* the animator Nick Park will celebrity-edit the 70th anniversary issue of Beano. I'm surprised this isn't done a lot more frequently over here, but I would also imagine that it's hard to figure out which celebrities are worth the trouble they would bring putting together such an issue.

* finally, something from the world of not exactly comics: this article broaches the subject of Richard and Mandy Horne's murder/suicide and the way local officials processed the crime in terms of the sort of inquest involved. That may be its ultimate legal legacy, although I remember it hit some folks at first that e-mailed me in terms of the isolation and lack of support that cartoonists sometimes feel, and I think that's a legacy, too.
 
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