Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* did I ever link directly to Kim Thompson's remembrance of F. Solano Lopez?

* Timothy Callahan read all of Cerebus in seven days and lived to tell the tale. In fact, he says it wasn't all that difficult. That's going to be the new 24-hour comic for reviewers, isn't it?

* will Achewood be back soon? Gary Tyrrell points out a hopeful-sounding tweet and mentions that we'll soon be coming up on the strip's 10th anniversary. I know I'd like to see it again.

* not comics: Stan Lee will throw out the first pitch at a Nationals game to promote literacy.

* Thea Liberty Nichols interviews Dan Nadel. Tim O'Shea has a chat with Rachel Pandich. Sophie Gould at The Portland Press Herald profiles Ranae de Liz. Robin McConnell grills Chip Kidd.

* Brandon Graham talks about Roger Langridge and casually tosses out the best name for a comics review column ever.

* listed and justified: the new DC Comics series retailer and foundational comics blogger Mike Sterling will follow. That's a lot more books than I plan on checking out, but I'm not exactly a devoted mainstream comics reader at this point. I'm in more of a "listen to what people say is good and then buy copies when it's canceled and the back issues go on sale for $1 each" phase. I may have a fantastic 2013.

* this is nice and everything, but I think we all know the real money is in leather jackets and locks of hair.

* not comics: this list of science fiction and fantasy books recommended by NPR poll-takers sure is odd. Neither my favorite book in that category that I read as an adult, nor my second favorite as a child made the list. Two comics works did -- Watchmen, Sandman -- which I guess is why a bunch of you sent it along.

* Robot 6 has a link-heavy post to cartoons that covered the London riot.

* Eddie Campbell muses on Bill Mauldin.

* finally ANN notes that attendance at this summer's Comiket declined 20,000 from highs in 2009 and 2010. Considering that high was 560,000, I can't imagine anyone sees this as a super-serious matter. One worth noting, though. It's in no way related, and isn't a comics show, but Gen Con was apparently up 20 percent.
 
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