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With images from the upcoming Tintin movies being released I thought it would be a good time to post some photos from my visit...

Many secrets and mysteries are revealed in today linkage from around the web, from the history of Jeffrey Dahmer to the cartoonist who could best fight the zombie apocalypse.

Dustin Harbin delves into the strange world of the Ames Lettering Guide, whose mysterious wheel and holes have long mystified non-acolytes:

Via the CO2 blog, Gerry Giovinco explores the history of coloring via the color chart, a mix of CMYK values which was all folks had to work with as recently as 10 years ago. I remember once seeing an editor reduced to tears by having to spec a color guide from a color chart. It wasn't pretty.

If this cover to FOUR COLOR No. 423, September 1952 were published today it would totally be hipsteriffic.

Last week ‘s Walking Dead left off with everyman hero, Rick Grimes, down one seriously gored horse and trapped inside a tank with throngs of the undead crawling all over it.  Will he make it out alive!? Yeah, sure, of course.  But not without trial, error, carnage and a morally compromised ol’ lady.   This week’s episode, Guts, started off driving home Rick’s cruel fate even further by opening up with his former cop buddy, Shane, licking the now wedding ring eschewing Mrs. Grimes all over. 

This video of Stan Lee being confronted with the original art for FANTASTIC FOUR #12 for the first time in 47 years or so (or if he did, he probably forgot) is undeniably touching. But it also contains secret clues to the biggest treasure trove of all, Robert Langdon!!!!

We totally forgot about this photo from 2008 NYCC. It was taken by Vaneta Rogers but the original is gone. So useful!

It wasn't all fun and games at MCM last weekend. The folks at DDR:UK had some supposed journalists steal from their booth Sunday morning....

This weekend, the second New England Webcomics Weekend is happening in Easthampton, MA. Guests are a veritable who's who of the webcomics world, including...

This weekend marks the start of the Comica London International Comics Festival. Over the next month there will be many events including talks by...

Continuing this week's Image teaser campaign.