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I don't intend to give daily update updates on Peter David's condition following his stroke, but his wife Kathleen has a blog post yesterday called simply How do you tell a 10 year old that her father might never be the same? and its a powerful, affecting piece of writing. Those who know Kathleen know she's a talented writer and creator herself and following her blog will undoubtedly be the best way to follow Peter's progress and to send along continued best wishes. The good news is that Peter is showing signs of recovering, and things are not as bad as they might have been. But it's still a long hard road for them.

A nice capstone for a year of graphic novel triumph as Dotter of Her Fathers Eyes by Mary and Bryan Talbot has won the Costa Award for best biography. The Costa is a respected UK literary prize, and the Talbots win is emblematic of wider acceptance, says the Guardian

It seems appropriate to ring in the new year with a blue moon and a stork-bourne baby Smurf. THE BABY SMURF, including the title...

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§ Matt Thorn at TCJ on the life of Barefoot Gen creator Keiji Nakazawa: Nakazawa hated platitudes and whitewashing. He generally avoided the annual peace...

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2012 was a wacky year here at Stately Beat Manor and we look back at the good and the bad.

Writer Peter David's wife Kathleen has more on the stroke he underwent while vacationing at Disney World: What happened was that we were in Disney...

Every week, the New York Times runs bestseller listings, which include "Graphic Books".  There's a listing for Hardcover, Paperback, and Manga titles.  The Times...

Over the past year creators' copyright crusader Marc Toberoff took some serious hits in the various Superman and Kirby lawsuits. Yet there was also a deceptively routine procedural matter that could have already assured him a victory in the Siegel estate's Superman appeal.