* I didn't get to a "By Request" column this week, but for that column I was tracking two crowdfunders that have since met their goals. You might want to participate or at least check out why they did well: Aki In Tiko by Barry Linton; Baggywrinkles: A Lubber's Guide To Life At Sea by Lucy Bellwood. Congratulations to both authors.
* it fairly thwarts my linking, but I've been having fun seeing sketches from Darryl Cunningham's Marvel Comics-related sketchbook via his twitter feed. Ther are a lot of choice artist/characters match-ups there like Hunt Emerson and Thor.
* finally, I went back and read Ben Towle's wrap-up of last month's Heroes Con at a friend's suggestion. It reminded me how much I like blog reports and how much detail just doesn't get into Facebook posts and a series of tweets. I really like, for instance, the sideline with Craig Hamilton and a look at his auction art.
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