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We get most of our mainstream comics news at The Outhouse, which despite being a little rough with the personal jokes, still has a jaundiced view of comis publishing that's closer to the truth than many would suspect. However in a recent spate of comics news site turnovers, The Ourhouse is losing it's editor in chief, Christian Hoffer, who's moving on. Although he cites the usual—life changes, less time—it's clear that the snarky tone of the Outhouse also took its toll:

Your Thursday round-up of headlines

Tom Spurgeon is relocating from New Mexico to Columbus, OH this week. I can only imagine how stressful that is—some tweets posts about...

Awards season is barreling along now. And here are the nominees for the LA Times Book Prizes, which added a graphic novel category several years back. It's a prestigious literary prize, and the winners over the years—Duncan the Wonder Dog, Finder, Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life among them—have definitely lived up to the billing. This year's five books chosen include what I would almost call the usual suspects for 2014:

With Agent Carter plugging up the airwaves with awesomeness, it’s time for the comics to start integrating period pieces back into the fold. Enter...

Another day, another Secret Wars flavored tie-in series. Are you still with me? Good, because this is another one that is bound to raise...

This year's nominees for "Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year” have been announced by the National Cartoonists Society and they are Roz Chast, Stephen Pastis...

Your mid-week round-up of entertainment related headlines

Alex Alice, Audrey Benjaminsen, David Palumbo, James Turner and Lisa Wood (aka Tula Lotay) are the comics finalists for the 2015s Spectrum 22, the awards given to fantasy influenced art in a number of disciplines. Justin Gerard, Virginie Ropars, Greg Ruth, Annie Stegg Gerard and Dice Tsutsumi were this year's judges, and the selected finalists for Gold or Silver medla sin eight categories. Winners will be announced at the Spectrum 22 Awards Ceremony held in conjunction with the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live event in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday, May 23th. Spectrum 22, edited by John Fleskes, will be published by Flesk Publications in November.

Announcing the newest graphic novel from one of comics' rising talents

The Black Hood #2 "The Bullet's Kiss Part Two" Duane Swierczynski: Writer Michael Gaydos: Artist Rachel Deering: Letterer Kelly Fitzpatrick: Colorist. Archie slid us an advance copy of Black Hood #2....

Today is my first day as an Editor at DC Comics. I'm very happy and excited and looking forward to hearing what you guys...