Marshall, MO final notes
A few items that have drifted in over the day regarding the library cencorship story that everyone is tracking.
One of our correspondents notes...
Do you like Penguin Classics’ comics covers? — LINK FIXED
Over at Galleycat they are having a little survey about Penguin's recent comic-esque covers to the Classic series.
Go and let 'em know how...
Robert Anton Wilson – UPDATE
UPDATE: Boing Boing has a further report, saying that Wilson has enough money to live out his last few weeks, as reproducing a note...
BLANKETS and FUN HOME on hot seat in MISSOURI
A Marshall, Missouri woman has requested that FUN HOME by Alison Bechdel and BLANKETS by Craig Thompson be removed from the library shelves, because...
Comics in Virginia Quarterly Review
Now even literary magazines, the last bastion of reading, are being invaded by comics! But the comics are cool and...well, literary. The Virginia...
Byron Preiss assets on the block for $150K
Following Chapter 7 Bankruptcy proceedings, the remaining assets of Byron Preiss Visual Publications and iBooks will be going on the block on October 19...
News from all over
• Love the New York Post's headlines: FINDING HUMOR IN A TUMOR a profile of Marisa Acocella Marchetto and CANCER VIXEN.
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Woman Corner
Over at TIME.com Andrew Arnold reviews five graphic novels that all happen to be written by women.
Meanwhile, over at SF Weekly, Karen...
Owen’s Dragons soar at Warners
Comics-type James A. Owen (STARCHILD) has a new career as the author of a new children's fantasy novel, HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS and the...
Comics make BIble cool!
Gannett News has a fairly comprehensive look at the new religious comics publishers:
LifeWay's "Spirit Warriors" follows the adventures of six rebellious teens mysteriously orphaned...
Johnson to Hachette
Publishers Weekly reports that Rich Johnson, formerly in charge of DC's book trade biz, has been hired at Hachette to set up a graphic...
Quotable Brad Meltzer
In a very long interview with Scott King the best selling author talks about doing creator owned material:
Scott: …I know you write comics but...
