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A week of tab clearing.

§ Scott Edelman spotted a kid reading a mysterious comic book in an old episode of The Mary Tyler Moore show and can't make out the logo. Can you help him ID the book? (Chances are it was a prop, fake book, but maybe Kalo* drew some of it?) We're more intrigued by the child's violent blue jacket.

Alcatraz premiere is comics-centric, two new Love and Rockets books, tons of new books for spring.

All kinds of news and quotes from the world of comics! Comics are back! The Huffington Post said it is so!

It's a brand new day here at Stately Beat Manor! We're rested and refreshed, and based on past refreshments, this state will last well into the early hours of the morning.

One of the best comics traditions of the holiday season is The Comics Reporter's Holiday Interview series, which is running now. As usual it's an information- and insight-filled series. Thus far we have:

§ A new genre of writing: the New 52 Exit interview, in which a creator expresses wistful enthusiasm for all the ideas they dreamed up for a given character before it was decided a new direction was needed, as he or she wishes the new team good luck with a wan smile. This time out, Sterling Gates explaining how he left HAWK & DOVE in the hands of Rob Liefeld:

Interview call outs galore, plus the Bay Area scene. More.

From now on we're using a phrase from this in every article!

Alan Moore, gift guides, Cassandra Cain vs Wonder Woman.

A whole week of catching up!

A few for the road.