Random Comics News Story Round-Up * my friend and yours the podcaster Gil Roth of Virtual Memorieswill be joining Dan Kois and Keren Katz as judges for the Slate/CCS prizes this year. I'm happy to hear that. I like VM and think deserves more attention for its comics content. I hope Roth will be considered for any and all such gigs, particularly hosting things in and around New York City.
* not comics: this is a fun article about culturally-driven industries even if you don't see comics connections, but I was reminded of comics industry institutions that gain cultural force that runs on a different track than the artists involved, and even sometimes has different needs. I see that in every article, though.
* finally: industry veteran Scott Dunbier remembers his younger years in New York.
* my friend and yours the podcaster Gil Roth of Virtual Memories 
