Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* Craig Fischer on Paul Joins The Scouts. Richard Bruton on Gum Girl Vol. 4. Joe Gordon on Dept Of Monsterology #1. Colm Creamer on Batman, Incorporated #13. Kelly Thompson on Trillium #1 and Scratch9: Cat Tails #1. Paul O'Brien on X-Men: Legacy #13-14. Jeffrey O. Gustafson on various comics. Brian Gardes on an older effort by Warren Ellis. Grant Goggans on various Legion Of Super-Heroes comics. Rob Clough on Tales Designed To Thrizzle. Noah Berlatsky on The Death-Ray, mostly. Sean Gaffney on Last Of The Mohicans.

* J. Caleb Mozzocco takes his own look at the state of DC Comics.

* a lot of folks were upset enough about this panel report to tweet about it a bunch, and there were a few blog posts in response. While it seemed like there were unfortunate statements being made, or rather statements with unfortunate implications, it didn't seem like core-of-being stuff. As was the case with Before Watchmen, I think there's a real tendency in comics to super-excoriate those that say or do things with which we strongly disagree, right down to a "I just don't like that guy" level. People are complicated. As much as Mark Millar took it on the chin the last couple of days -- and deservedly so -- for his statements about rape in the context of a growing body of work that uses certain plot points specifically for their upsetting nature, we can recall he helped track down and stop a real-life harasser of female comics professionals not too long ago.

* not comics: Matt Bors gets a request to clean up some links.

* Sean T. Collins profiles Matt Furie.

* it still seems to me that in many ways, John Buscema was the most talented natural comics illustrator to ever work at Marvel Comics, and they had both Jack Kirby and Joe Maneely working there. I think Kirby's the greater artist and accomplished far more, but in terms of just natural talent, the ability to turn around high-quality drawings on a regular basis, Buscema probably still has my vote.

* Tony Moore says he's sorry.

* finally, Len Wein reveals a bit more as to why he was cut a check for that The Wolverine movie.
 
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