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We present the first-time experience of a long-time comics fan, as he experiences C2E2 in Chicago. (Be Gentle.)

For the last few weeks an anonymous (but knowledgable) blogger has been picking apart each week's New Yorker cartoons for their humor and artwork content at the tumblr Sh*t My New Yorker. Delivering insightful analyses of punchlines and surprise, the identity of the blogger was much speculated upon in certain circles. Well, the blogger stands revealed:

Lynda Barry: Girlhood through the Looking Glass is a new scholarly look at the esteemed cartoonist's work, especially as it related to girlhood. Written by Susan E. Kirtley, the book is available now. With Barry'swork in a variety of mediums - comics novel sand stage -- widely acclaimed, , a dedicated look at her work is long overdue. It's part of UPM's Great Comics Artists Series.

Robert Kirkman's latest Image comics series, Thief of Thieves, is now in development with AMC TV with Kirkman writing and executive producing and Chic...

We really don't link to our comics coverage over at PW Comics World as much as we should, so we are here to remedy that, especially when an issue as jammed as this month's comes out. Some highlights:

Yahoo Answers....the raw id of our unknowledge....the cry for help in a darkling plain of the unknown. Some lass named Jann wandered in there and asked:

How far would you walk for a copy of your favorite comic? Would you do it with a group of friends? How about a road trip? People wander in pub crawls, sometimes in costume, so why not do it for comics instead of cheap beer?

The Hugo Awards have been cool with comics for longer than most non-comics-specific awards, so this is far from a new award. This year, Phil Foglio and Girl Genius are not on the ballot. Foglio has been the only winner in the category, sweeping it since the Graphic Story's inception in 2009.

The Avengers is pulling an advance ticket sales sweep a la The Hunger Games. Deadline reports that AMC Theaters' marathon showings of The Avengers...

Of all the new features of the revamped Comics Journal website, perhaps none is so awesome as the series of cartoonist diaries—from Brandon Graham to Emily Flake to Michael Deforge to Pascal Girard. It's a treasure trove of observations and art. But perhaps none will tug at the heart as much as this week's by Dylan Horrocks.

By Todd Allen Roughly 9 years ago Mark Millar and Jae Lee teamed up for a crossover one-shot between Top Cow and Dynamite (or should...

Our feverish maunderings about old comics did draw one great link, from Jamie Coville, this interview with DJ Arneson, who was the editor for Dell after Western pulled its licenses and the company essentially started a comics company from scratch in 1962. It's a fascinating look at the business away from Marvel and DC. And it also provides a glimpse into a long ago Shangri-La before...approvals: