Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* I think most people know deep down that girls are readers, too, and thus readers of comics. How to enact strategies to better serve that readership given the rigidity of certain market infrastructures, the general lack of money to throw around and the intractability of certain publishing entities over, mostly, those same money issues -- that's an item of significant discussion. Always nice to hear about kids enjoying comics, though.

* RC Harvey on Dick Locher. Sean T. Collins on Heather Benjamin.

* Mike Lynch found Jim Keefe talking about the layout on one of the Sunday comics title panels he does for Sally Forth. I either didn't know or have forgotten that they call those "drop panels."

* Michael Netzer recently did a lengthy, 2-hour podcast here with Arutz Sheva unpacking his unique perspective on comics.

* J. Caleb Mozzocco on Trinity War. Sean Kleefeld on Superheroes: The Best Of Philosophy And Pop Culture and The Naked Artist. Sean Gaffney on Neon Genesis Evangelion Omnibus Vols. 10-12. Matt Derman on Ninja High School #1-3. Rob Clough on Science Fiction. Ng Suat Tong on The Strange Tale Of Panorama Island. Paul Tumey on Society Is Nix.

* Charles Burns draws Alan Moore. Jim Woodring draws a chicken.

* the Wun Cloo feature trades in depressing racial stereotypes, but it is little-seen -- for that reason, I imagine -- Jack Cole.

* even as much as I know about the sometimes-awful world of collectible comics, it's still difficult not to notice when a new character hits with a certain element of fandom even when the character doesn't sound appealing to you at all. I guess it'd be fun if they pulled an Alex Keaton with the character and the Joker's daughter was like an actuary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

* finally, CF does Batman.
 
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