Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* grateful to Gianfranco Goria for writing about the Patreon.

* Rob Clough on a little pile of mini-comics, including Reich #12. David Harper on the ten best Image comics of the moment.

* this Oliver Sava article on artists receiving credit is quite interesting, and I'd say necessary in terms of correcting general oversight and sloppy crediting. He has most of the reasons down why writers are favored, although I might additionally emphasize that 1) writers might look to other writers, 2) comics are increasingly seen as default narrative vehicles which is a way of looking at comics where people might favor their conception of what a writer does, 3) there's the Stan Lee thing where value of comics in a mainstream context is how they can be transposed into other media which in many cases might favor the writer's contributions.

I think in most cases it's pretty shameful not to credit contributing artists of all types. I also think there are exceptions where one might wish to look at single voices within a team framework. That can be done for a writer or for an artist or for a colorist or for an editor, even. I strongly feel the main genius of most prestige TV shows is what they've done for acting, and the performances drive the best of these shows, but I don't think it's a shot at James Gandolfini -- or even the other writers involved! -- to refer to The Sopranos as David Chase's show for a certain kind of piece. I think if you have respect for artists in general, of all types, positive and respectful ways suggest themselves in nearly every case.

* the writer Matt Fraction has his own thoughts on the aforementioned crediting issue here. I wish him all the best in what I can only infer is a rough current situation.

* not comics: I'm bad at figuring out this kind of thing, but two readers wrote in after Comic-Con to say that some of the "Flaming C" work posted by Conan O'Brien's TV show featured work by Mark Marek.

* finally, Abraham Riesman talks to Ales Kot. Tim O'Neil talks to Jon Morris. Zainab Akhtar talks to Kris Mukai.
 
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