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Zeitgeisty Brandon Graham covers the Stumptown Comics Fest, to be held April 16-17, in Portland, OR.

Several attendees of the Angoulême comics festival are still filing their reports. A must-read is this report on the Rights Panel, including such smart folks as Peggy Burns, Carol Burrell, and Calista Brill talking about publishing realities:

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This looks amazing Through a mix of newspaper tearsheets, comics, puppets, posters, zines, wallpaper, toys, animated film clips, interactive media and more, Cartoon Polymaths showcases...

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Tony Millionaire at Desert Island -- let do this!

Last year, writer Brett Lewis, author of the astonishing WINTERMEN, was attacked and suffered a life threatening head injury. With the help of friends, family and his own colossal stubbornness and fighting spirit, he's still around to make us laugh and think. To celebrate his return, the Golden Apple is holding a party, and if there is ONE THING we would love to go to LA for, this would be it.

 If you missed the earlier stops, you can still see the one and only phenomenal Lynda Barry talking and inspiring: DO NOT MISS Lynda Barry...

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He's done launching social networks, and has moved on to climbing walls. The first photo of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man has been released; he...

While searching for various comics events, I discovered this over on the Image Comics website. Here, uncensored, is the PR from their website.  That's a...