1. Tax dollars at work in Southern California:When it's completed this fall, Riverside's Hillcrest High School will be a high-tech academic hub with wireless Internet, a robotics lab, digital smart boards in every classroom and a first-rate performance...
Dark Horse Review Roundup
Dark Horse was kind enough to send me a few preview issues:1. Hellboy The Fury #1 by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo features outstanding art, and the issue feels packed with panels. You can read a few preview pages here, but they're easily the most...
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comic books,
dark horse comics
Link roundup
1. Long, interesting article about Paul Budnitz and kidrobot. I suspect some of his former employees have a less glowing take on the relocation of the business from New York to Colorado:All employees were invited to make the move, but most had no interest...
Golden Age Sandman action figure (and more)

MTV Geek has a look at DC Universe series 19, including Sandman, Stargirl, and Magog.*Buy DC Direct action figures at eB...
Illustration roundup

Batman wallpaper available in high-res here.Oh, Betty!Seriously, if this was just fan art by some random artist, would anyone have reposted it today? I mean, it's almost as ridiculous as getting excited over the news that George Lucas has written 50...
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batman,
comic books,
funny,
mermaid,
wallpaper
Link roundup
1. Comic strip by Lucy Knisley about online dating.2. Weird niche blog - - Could they beat up China Mieville? Via.3. It's Yang, Master of Kung Fu vs. a mistress of wolves in Night of the Wo...
Link roundup
1. Totally bizarre story of a nuclear power plant mishap that killed three men in 1961 Idaho. "When one of the trio was buried, his family asked to see the coffin: permission was only granted when they agreed to rush through the funeral in five minutes."2....
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comic books,
full scan,
marvel,
science,
weird news
Hogwarts house penants

Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Ravensclaw penants by Andy Pitts. The Gryffindor penant is on sale here.*Buy trophies at eB...
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harry potter
Green Lantern Lego Cubedude (and more)

A few Lego Cubedudes by Chris Doyle:Green Lantern Hal Jordan.Red Lantern Atrocitus.Sinestro.White Lantern Deadman.Relatedly, I saw this Lantern Lego Cubedude on sale at eB...
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cubedude,
dc comics,
green lantern,
lego
The time when Wonder Woman had to babysit a dinosaur for charity

Full scan of Wonder Woman #90, when Wonder Woman had to babysit a whale, elephant, and dinosaur for charity.*Buy invisible jets at eB...
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comic books,
dc comics,
full scan,
wonder woman
Ian Alexander Martin: Book Publishing Trends & Challenges - Blog Business Success Radio

Listen to Wayne Hurlbert on Blog Talk RadioIndependent book publisher and President of Atomic Fez Publishing, Ian Alexander Martin, shares his views on current and future trends in the publishing industry. Ian describes the challenges facing publishers...
Link roundup
1. Wild, probably NSFW book cover for The Princess Bride.2. "Cow tipping or cow pushing is the purported activity of sneaking up on a sleeping, upright cow and pushing it over for fun. As cattle do not sleep standing up, cow tipping is a myth." Via.3....
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trivia
New Alice: Madness Returns gameplay footage and wallpapers
This Alice: Madness Returns video really shows off how platforming-centric the game will be. (Hopefully those elements will be a lot more fun and forgiving than the first game.) I cropped some widescreen wallpaper-sized stills:*Buy American McGee's...
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alice in wonderland,
video games,
wallpaper
Weather screensaver

Stefan Trifan's The Weather, City Edition screensaver for Mac can be downloaded here. V...
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screensaver
Hark! A Vagrant! cover

The upcoming book cover for Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant!. She also recently posted several strips about what she said to cartoonists this weeke...
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comic books,
funny
Prints by James Hance

Star Wars, Calvin and Hobbes, Doctor Who and more star in James Hance's prints on sale here and here (many are less than $10). He's trying to raise money to cover his daughter's medical bills. (Thanks, Vie...
Super Hero Pictograms

Some of Tedyy Hahn's 15 super hero pictogra...
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batman,
green lantern,
spider-man
Charlie Brown, pirates vs. ninjas, and more at Threadless

A few of today's new Threadless t-shirts (25% off with the code SUNSUNSUN):SUPERnova! by Andy Pitts.AAUGH! by Nathan W. Pyle.Pop Culture Clash by Anna-Maria Jung.Sharkquestrian by Rachel Mae Geig...
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peanuts,
t-shirt,
threadless
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