Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* cartoonist Makoto Raiku has settled a lawsuit with former publisher Shogakukan for a still considerable $26,000 (down from $34,000). At issue was the loss of five colored pieces of art from his popular Zatch Bell Raiku sued in June.

* there's not a lot of writing out there that profiles homegrown Indian graphic novel talent, so this one about 29-year-old Amruta Patil fairly pops.

* here's something that interests me. Cartoonist Norm Feuti is launching his rejected newspaper strip Gill as an on-line comic that will run five days a week. I liked the proposal that he's still burning through, and while I'm not the biggest fan of his Retail, it's clear that Feuti knows his way around a gag. Not only will the prospective success for the project compel me to return to the site, but it may be fascinating to read a cartoonist divested of the kind of fine-tuning that a young, syndicated strip usually receives.

* in an item that may only interest me, Eric Reynolds and Randy Chang, Blazers fan blog Bust A Bucket makes copious use of comics.

* not comics: I kind of expected this kind of thing, but about the movie more than the promotional campaign. Does the sexual pose and suggestive language used on this Watchmen poster indicate a juvenile mentality that doesn't match up with the original graphic novel's general bearing, or is it a clever take on modern superhero movie cliches that is necessary to translate the project to film? I suspect we'll never be able to tell.

* a copyright primer.

* not comics: "fortune favors the bold" in terms of the future of modern media -- well, at least according to those who would likely receive some of this fortune if people became bold.

* the blogger Sean Kleefeld continues his look at economic tough times and comics, noting that cost in moving product around probably gets passed on to retailers rather than readers.

* not comics: a reason why 2009 should be an interesting year in terms of the future of the newspaper.

* finally, Mark Siegel of First Second Books heartily endorses Cul De Sac while at the same time totally revealing he doesn't read this blog or at the very least doesn't value any of the opinions expressed here! Thanks for nothing, Siegel! Actually, I'm kidding, and am glad that Siegel enjoyed the first Cul De Sac book as much as so many of you have told me you have. It's a really, really strong strip.
 
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