What a week it was… or was it?! El Santo posts up a question about "what age of comics" are we in? I think both in terms of the evolution of digital platforms and explosion of variety of subject matter this decade represented the beginning of a new era. What to call it though? Digital is only half the story.
SWIPER NO SWIPING! Two incidents of bad behavior this week – one already rectified. FLEEN has a writeup of Hot Topic's selling of ripped-off artwork from Vera Brosgol. I saw bits of the twitter stream on this yesterday and while Hot Topic seriously needs to revamp it's IP review in its process of acquiring product, the "producer" of this shirt was some band. (The Beat has a picture comparing t-shirt to artwork) Artists ripping off other artists? Not cool guys. The other big to-do this week was Nick Simmon copying artwork repeatedly from the manga seriesTite Kubo Bleach. Simmon's publisher Radical has pulled his book for now.
MONEY MONEY MONEY: Rare comic books sell for one million dollars. Okay, whatever? I don't care one way or the other about rare comic book sales — I like to read comics, not collect physical artifacts.
INTERVIEW: CBR interviews Phil Foglio about his current webcomic Girl Genius. The Foglios are having a donation drive for their colorist Cheyenne Wright who was quite ill (but good news! is recovering).
CONTEST: Raina Telgemeier is having a contest where you can win a copy of her new graphic novel Smile. Deadline is this Sunday!
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