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The first post was so popular, here's a sequel! More of Alan Gardner's reports from the Success in Comics seminar.

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Despite all the gloom and doom talk in the biz of late, there is still room for Success in Comics, Alan Gardner writes. In fact they held a whole seminar devoted to the topic!

Here's more of the promo art that came out over the weekend from various Image projects, mostly released at CBR or on Twitter. Previously, MARA and CHIN MUSIC.

Unlike last year's extremely uncomfortable Oscar® telecast, with its poorly-matched, inexperienced hosts, this year was as comfy as a cup of warm borscht, as Billy Crystal busted out venerable schtik and timing. Other than that, it was all a parade of white dresses, sequins, and very, very predictable wins. But a few moments stood out for Our Kind:

As we do every year, it's time to take a look at the five Animated Shorts in this year's Oscar race. Picking this obscure category is a key to winning your pool. Anyone can pick the best Movie or Actor (although this year Oscar may finally have reached parity in the Best Picture race as it's almost anyone's guess what will win.) But it's those pesky, unknown short subject films that really separate the knowledgeable from the guessers.

After my long post yesterday, there were a few loose ends and misstatements and yet more viewpoints that deserved some linkage.

Artist Gabriel Hardman has tweeted a peek at a new project which Corinna Bechko is writing. The duo is currently teaming up on some...

Wow! All hell has broken loose in comic book-land! Last week's surfeit of Aquarian-born comics creators created a busy circuit of birthday parties, and if I had a dime for every time the name "Gary Friedrich" came up, his legal fees would be paid. IP Wars are breaking out everywhere.Why here, why now? As always, follow the money. The most visible and lucrative segment of comics industry has, since the great distribution collapse of the '90s, been primarily in the IP business. Entire comics companies have sprung up just to create movie storyboards masquerading as comics. Big media corporations outfit swanky offices just for the purpose of developing existing IP. It's become a cottage industry. No wonder then, that controlling and profiting from IP has become THE major preoccupation of the comics industry from the CEO selling movies to the colorist selling prints.

Looks like convicted comic book store killer Michael George is running out of legal options:

It's been a year since writer Dwayne McDuffie passed away. The world would be a better place if he were still here.

As comics become more accepted, we see more mainstream awards covering them. The Bram Stoker Awards are from the Horror Writer's Association. The Stoker's have added a graphic novel category and the nominees were recently announced: