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Saturday Runaround – She Can See Russia From Her Clockwork Cabin

Published Sat, 22 Jan 2011 04:28:17 -0600

Last updated Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:00:17 -0600

MoneyWatch: Interactive digital comic strip company Bitstrips is tagged as a digital company to watch in terms of financial performance.

PalinWatch: Steampunk Palin from Antarctic Press seems to be the critic-proof comic of choice. No matter what the quality, it's going to do well.

SimsWatch: Chris Sims creates alternative comics ratings systems that are refreshingly not based on either existing movie or game ratings systems

SimWatch: Dave Sim is a doctor with an exciting new theory. That appendicitis is caused by poor diet in 95% of cases and anyone who doesn't want to have/can't afford healthcare should eat healthily and everything will be fine. Hear that, HERO?

Actual doctors only seem to cite low fibre intake as a possible factor. But then they never drew 6000 pages of comics straight…

NHLWatch: Peter David on the Guardians comics initiative;

I was backstage at the New York Comicon right before Stan the Man and Neal Adams were about to go on a panel to discuss it. I was the first one to get the teaser poster for it, autographed by Stan and Neal.

If it gets comics fans interested in hockey, great. If it gets hockey fans interested in comics, great. In the meantime, according to the article… hockey fans are bitching about it. Nice to know that the default reaction of hockey fans appears to be the same as comics fans: It's gonna suuuuuuck!.

This is The Bleeding Cool ComicChron Robot speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.
comiXology Teams With ICv2 to Expand Retailer Network and Increase Brick and Mortar Growth Opportunities

comiXology announced today a strategic agreement with ICv2, the #1 source for business information in the comic industry. ICv2, led by CEO Milton Griepp, will work closely with comiXology to further develop, manage and expand its relationships with brick and mortar comic book retailers as new programs and technologies are introduced to help retailers prosper.

Russ Cochran Publishing in trouble? | The Beat

From what we're hearing it's going to be a rough year in the business end of comics–the herd will be thinned. And here's one that's lagging behind as the hyaenas circle: Russ Cochran is one of the survivors of the pre direct market days as an independent publisher, specifically known for his extensive reprinting of the EC comics long before classic comics reprints were commonplace.

FLASHPOINT FRIDAY: The First Preview of FLASHPOINT Arrives on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

This is the perfect jumping-on point for new readers who can't wait to see the "Green Lantern" major motion picture from Warner Bros.! Discover how and why Hal received the power ring that changed his life forever with this reprinting of GREEN LANTERN #30, a pivotal chapter of the Green Lantern: Secret Origin graphic novel. No comic fan can afford to miss this exclusive first sneak peek of FLASHPOINT, DC's blockbuster event of 2011, by the all-star team of Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert.

Cliff Chiang talks about drawing Zatanna (and a sneak peek at an epic puppet battle)

"It's easy to fall back on the obvious stuff when you've got a woman in fishnets and thigh-high boots, but Paul writes Zatanna with so much personality and humor. It's been a pleasure and a challenge to bring that character to life. I'm really glad to hear people are enjoying my work on it."

Comixology Works on ChromeOS, Google Netbook

Better still the viewer used for reading the comics, which is also pretty sweet, works without a hitch on the Google ChromeOS Cr-48.

First Look: Marvel Girl

When Jean Grey's best friend was tragically killed in a car accident, her strange psychic powers appeared. Only with the aid of PROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER was she able to control her mutant abilities

The CBLDF's Charles Brownstein On The Steven Kutzner Sentencing

Kutzner and Handley were both Federal prosecutions arising from the PROTECT Act, which was written in part to criminalize the possession of "obscene" depictions of minors, and has, in practice, morphed into an attempt to prohibit the possession of any sexual depiction that involves minors, even if no actual children are depicted and the image is entirely imaginary. These cases aren't really about laws being entrenched in specific localities, they're more about the enforcement of a really bad Federal law and a presumption of obscenity that isn't tried by a jury.

Design a Superhero Costume for Mayor Adams | Blogtown, PDX

After considering and rejecting several Portlandia jokes, I've decided I'm for this. It's a clever, light-hearted way to highlight the mayor's support for the city's comics industry while also raising some scratch for homeless kids. Who can argue with that?

TOTAL RECHARGE: Milligan on "Red Lanterns" – Comic Book Resources

Yes, amid the blood, death, gore and pain, I hope to shoe-horn in some savage satire and outright weirdness.

Barnes & Noble slashes buying staff, leaving publishers shaken | Robot 6

Following in the wake of the Borders Group's worsening financial problems comes news this week that Barnes & Noble, the largest bookstore chain in the United States, has laid off much of its buying staff.

Is DC dropping the Comics Code just another cost-cutting measure? at Comics212

I've also heard rumblings that I cannot really talk about that DC is going back to press on fewer titles than ever right now. Basically if it's not making a certain sales target, it doesn't get reprinted, regardless of whether or not it's volume 1 of a series of trades that are still coming out.

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