* a color version of a very, very, very strong and harrowing comic done by Jess Johnson for the first Dirty Stories almost 20 years ago can be found here. Not safe for life. I know that kind of work is not to everyone's taste even for a simple share like that, but I remember being blown away by how idiosyncratic and disturbing that comic was in that anthology, as my memory is a lot of cartoonists played the sex parts for underground-style yuks or cinematic-style allure.
* the Trouble With Comics crew try to figure out the perfect comics shop. These are always interesting to read, but more from a cultural perspective than hoping there will be any sort of serious discussion of retail. You tend to get this nice blend of nostalgia plus a wish that the ideal retailer be a place where the issues of the day are more fairly adjudicated than they are on average.
* foundational comics blogger Mike Sterling writes about the difficulty with guesstimating Iron Man comics sales in recent years and howevent comics and interruptions can make that even more difficult.
* I keep forgetting to congratulate this year's British Book Design & Production Award comics nominees. So congratulations to all the creators and designers behind Super Crash (Myriad Editions), The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace & Babbage (Penguin) and Woody Guthrie And The Dust Bowl Ballads (Penguin/Random House).
* totally missed this interview with 
