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This is a good one to leave the year on, I think, a 4000 word essay by Becky Cloonan on the evolution and execution...

The Japanese government is taking matters into its own hands by spending 15.5 billion yen ($14.7 million) to launch its own TV network with an eye to foreign distribution.

If you wonder who is the hardest working man in comics biz, there is only one answer: Charles Soule, currently scripting seven monthly titles and running a law firm. As he admits in this post, people are always asking him "HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS???"—in fact I asked him that the last time I saw him—so he has written a blog post to explain so he doesn't have to waste precious time answering that question any more.

I'm sure you all saw this but in case you missed this holiday offering, a new chapter in The Private Eye, the futuristic tale of a world where privacy exists by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin, went up a few days ago. It's based on a pay-what-you-want model. $3.99 feels about right, if you ask me.

Ty Templeton's Bun Toons are always a delight. He currently running down the year in cartoons.

Kate Beaton has put all her holiday comics in one massive post. These are finely observed moments of family life, the laughter specific...

Well, another bar is closing in New York: Smithfield on 28th Street. This was mostly a soccer/sports bar, as the above photo of Six Alex Ferguson, legendary manager of Man United, hanging out with the owners shows. But as Ben and I knew these owners and much of the staff, this was also a little bit of a comic book bar.

§ I don't know what the Brevard Times is, but they are hiring a cartoonist. Experience in caricature drawings.  Interested applicants should send their resumes...

Marvel’s David Gabriel: we haven’t sold comics in bookstores for months and no one noticedhttp://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tweet Remember what I was just saying about how if...

A page of Declan Shalvey’s art from the new Warren Ellis Moon Knight bookhttp://ift.tt/19Aw6ot Tweet Speaking of Marvel periodicals: Axel Alonso just tweeted another preview page...

Nice Art: Mister X poster gallery by Jaime Hernandez and Paul Rivochehttp://ift.tt/1bxA3tV Tweet There was never ever nor will there ever be a better promotional...

Marvel no longer selling single issues in chain bookstoreshttp://ift.tt/19Ci74V Tweet Marvel is no longer selling periodical comics to Barnes and Noble and Books-a-Million, the two...