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Bleeding Cool reports that this piece by Mark Bodé, titled Tag Dis, was stolen from a San Francisco art gallery. If you come across it, please notify the proper authorities. (I just picked up an issue of his Miami Mice comic last weekend!)

Head on over to The Beat to check out the first 10 pages (including a title page) from Jim Woodring's new graphic novel Congress of the Animals.

That's right, Drew Friedman started up a new blog! What better place to keep up with all his latest illos, artwork and updates? None, I tell you!

Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Eye of the Majestic Creature by Leslie Stein 128-page black & white 7.5" x 11" softcover • $18.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-413-9 Previews & Ordering Info Eye of the Majestic Creature is a collection of semi-autobiographical and fantasy-based comics that combine dry humor, psychedelia, and emotion to show the viewpoint of one person’s world internally and externally. The story follows a young girl, Larrybear, and her talking acoustic guitar Marshmallow on their adventures through the countryside, Chicago, San Francisco and New York. While Larrybear struggles to connect with strangers, her friends, and her family…

Video and photo looks at our most recently reprinted volumes of The Complete Crumb Comics, slightly belated, but as promised — if they're not displaying for you below, click the titles to view them on their respective product pages (where you’ll find more info about each book, natch): The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 13: The Season of the Snoid (New Softcover Printing)by Robert Crumb 128-page black & white/color 8.5" x 11" softcover • $19.99 ISBN: 978-1-56097-413-0 Order Now! The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 15: Mode O'Day and Her Pals (New Softcover Printing)by Robert Crumb 128-page black & white/color 8.5" x…

Artwork from Gary Panter's solo show at Galerie Martel in Paris — well over 100 drawings and paintings spanning 4 decades — is now visible on their website, along with photos of the exhibit installation. Wow wow wow.

At The Beat, Brady Russell reports and shares photos from a recent exhibit of never-before-seen sketches and correspondence by Charles M. Schulz at SPACE 1026 in Philadelphia. I have mixed feelings about sharing this link: it's fascinating, but also a bit voyeuristic, as the material is highly personal in nature and was obviously never intended for public consumption, and I can't imagine Sparky would consent to having it displayed if he were alive.

• Old strips, illustrations, sketches and movie reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog • A nice set of sketches from John Hankiewicz • Lilli Carré shares a recent illustration for the New York Times and some alternate sketches • Sergio Ponchione illustrates John Cooper Clarke's "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" for Retrophobic • From Kevin Huizenga , something Ganges-esque and a labor of Hercules • Pages, sketches and updates from Derek Van Gieson at his These Days I Remain blog And more Things to See from the past week: • Steven Weissman's latest "I, Anonymous"…

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "More than anything, …21 is a book of huge ambition and formal daring. The storytelling is kaleidoscopic, leaping from Clemente’s final game in 1972 to his childhood to his 1960s heyday and back again, with time out for portraits of both the steel city and the Caribbean island that he loved so much. But for all his overt displays of (admittedly dazzling) technique, Santiago never loses track of his story. Though it’s not an ideal starting point for readers unfamiliar with Clemente’s life and significance — the treatment is far too idiosyncratic and…

Some great news: Dash Shaw and his producing and creative partners for their in-development animated feature film The Ruined Cast have hit the fundraising goal they set for themselves on Kickstarter with several days remaining before the deadline! There's still time to contribute: "Exceeding our goal will allow us to go even deeper into the dark pre-production and production phases — create even more backgrounds, maybe even cast and record all of the dialogue for the film. We will put any funds raised to good and thrifty use." Plus you'll get in on the pledge incentives, which include postcards, prints,…