Gilbert Hernandez on the comics of childhood

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Tweet I was lucky enough to attend the slideshow and talk by Gilbert Hernandez at Housing Works Bookstore the other night. Beto presented a slideshow of his favorite comics of his youth, a particularly salient topic since his new Marble Season is about the joys and mysteries of a kid’s world, including comics and tv [...]

SPX: Great cartoonists destroy priceless originals with drool

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Okay, that was metaphorical, but…While we work on our semi-coherent SPX thoughts, check out the Official Daniel Clowes Twitter for some fantastic images of the weekend. Here’s Clowes and Chris Ware pouring over Crockett Johnson Barnaby originals at the Library of Congress:

News and notes: January 1-15

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Alcatraz premiere is comics-centric, two new Love and Rockets books, tons of new books for spring.