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Playboy has a long interview with Stan Lee here (link NSFW but not really as much as you'd think), Normally I'd call this an "autumnal" interview, but under the circumstances, it's more...the lion in winter. Lee, perhaps realizing this is one of the few spots he has to dig in a little, sometimes avoids the kind of jokes and spin he uses in other interviews. And while his memory is always spotty (and any Lee interview includes may spots where he takes the question and moves the answer to more familiar territory) his grasp on things is still pretty sharp all things considered.

Here for the moment, on the Google homepage you'll find a lovely animation by Eleanor Davis celebrating the first day of Spring. Of course it's barely scraping 40°F as I type this. Hurry, Spring, hurry!

With comics sales stalling out after a sustained period of growth, many comics publishers are looking to get out while the getting is good....

Speaking of Comic-Con, Ashley Eckstein of Her Universe, the Star Wars themed clothing line, has announced a "geek couture" contest for designers at this...

Above art by Jill Bauman, a World Fantasy Award nominated artist who specializes in horror and fantasy. Bauman has a whole set of cat holiday paintings in the link. Confession: back in the day I had a bunch of these prints hanging up in my office at Vertigo. Bauman is an accomplished artist but I find these cats a bit more disturbing than endearing! I'm not sure if that was the intent or not, but one thing is certain: YOU CAN'T LOOK AWAY.

Let's start out this late St. Patricks Day roundup with Shaenon Garrity on two webcomics that adapt Irish Mythology:

  Richard Sala is running another Tumblr comic, SUPER-ENIGMATIX. IT includes mysterious masked figures, pretty girls, enigmas and other Sala trademarks.   You know you want it.  

by Matt Hawkins Why do we need more diversity of creators in comics? The simple answer is money. The only color in business that matters...

Over the weekend there was a kerfuffle or two! Are you shocked? These involved comic cons which had promotions that seemed to forget that about 40% of the con going audience is now female.

Just in case you can't enough of a smiling Abe Vigoda, there's a really nice Flickr set of the Old Jewish Comedians opening up at the Society of Illustrators page. With lots of old Jewish comedians and some great shots of the exhibit itself.

Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it’s More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat’s own Heidi...

I'm happy to report that Sequart's SHE MAKES COMICS documentary has been fully funded and reached a first stretch goal of making a special...