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COMIXTALK

• The January issue rolls along with interviews with WCCA Chairman Frank "Damonk" Cormier; the creators of Blank Label Comics; creator and world traveler Ryan Estrada. We also have a review of Rob Hanes Adventures; plus Michael Payne’s feature on vanished webcomics; Tim Broderick’s feature on whether to approach an agent or a publisher first with your graphic novel proposal; Patric Lewandowski’s feature examining how a creator’s intent relates to what is a comic; and Derik Badman’s look at Murder Dreams, a short comic from 1954 drawn by B. Krigstein.
• Don’t forget to check out our advertisers: The Learn to Draw course and the webcomic The Vanguard.
• Next month, February 2008, is ComixTalk’s fifth anniversary! [Insert slightly vulgar exclamation here]

News and Blues

• WCCA Nominations due this Wednesday, January 23rd.
• Kris Straub has changed the URL for his webcomic Starslip Crisis to starslip.com – make sure to change your bookmarks!
• Sequential Tart has an interview with Bill Barnes of Unshelved.