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• Chris Ware draws Tiny Tim for 6-year-old Clara Ware's review of a Tiny Tim compilation album at Roctober (yes, you read that correctly) • Dame Darcy offers artwork for sale with partial proceeds donated to the Red Cross for Japan relief; she also encourages you to donate directly • Fight or Run artwork from Kevin Huizenga; also some super-moon-related cover art • A commissioned sketch of Wonder Woman from 1998 by Richard Sala • Drew Weing posts a page from the story he drew in the new issue of Papercutter • Title design (in various stages) by Leslie Stein…

If you have the means please consider making a purchase or donation to Hans Rickheit as he searches for a new job after his place of employment shut down. He has plenty of stunning original pages for sale or you can buy a book or even just slide him a few bucks for his acclaimed free webcomic Ectopiary. See all your options listed and linked here. Yep, we're all getting rich off of comics, boy howdy.

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Whenever Fantagraphics releases a new Popeye book it's cause for manic joy, but this one is extra special because it introduces the mythical beast known as Eugene the Jeep who was possibly the namesake of the car/jockmobile. It also introduces Popeye's foul-tempered father, Poopdeck Pappy, who dislikes Popeye and punches Olive Oyl in the face. […] This volume is pretty special." – Nick Gazin, Vice • Review: "I like that Jordan Crane had decided not to play the victim of infidelity/villainous partner dynamic with the story of Leo and Dee. He has stripped…

I've been hoping a report from the panel discussion with Lorenzo Mattotti & Dave McKean in London earlier this month would show up, and now one has courtesy of Joel Meadows at Walls and Bridges. (Via The Comics Reporter.)

Luc Besson's film adaptation of Jacques Tardi's The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec comes to cinemas in the UK starting April 22, reports Empire. No word about what this might mean for a potential U.S. release. (Via Bleeding Cool.)

Yet another page, pre-color, from Jason’s forthcoming book Athos in America. Via Jason’s Cats Without Dogs blog, where there are further details and an English translation of the dialogue. (Also don’t miss Jason’s hilarious list of "Things to do in Paris.")

(Click image for larger version) Come check out the fabulous backglass for the forthcoming Frank pinball machine that recently arrived at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! A thing of jaw-dropping Woodring weirdness. According to game developer Eli Curtz of Olympia, the custom playfield program will interface with a Stern or late model Williams driver board. We can hardly wait to play the thing. In the meantime, you can get a glance of this work in progress at Fantagraphics Bookstore. Come down to the store and get some amazing comix, then stay and play at one of Georgetown's many amusing pinball emporiums….

Fans of Johnny Ryan and/or vintage horror movies and/or black metal will want to get their hands on this Lord Foul t-shirt featuring Johnny's rendition of "The Man" from the 1962 horror film Carnival of Souls.

Australian fan Luke Read found a novel use for his growing collection of our exclusive signed bookplates — wall decoration! Thanks to Luke for sharing these images on Twitter. We have dozens of books available with these signed bookplates as a free bonus for our customers, and we've recently received some new stock: brand new bookplates signed by Joyce Farmer for Special Exits, a new twin set signed by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez for Love and Rockets: New Stories #3, and a restock of plates signed by Johnny Ryan for Prison Pit Book 2!

Cathy Malkasian has set up an online shop where you can buy t-shirts, hoodies, baby onesies, stickers and other merch featuring new artwork of the protagonist of her award-winning graphic novel Percy Gloom and other illustrations. Lots of designs, styles and colors to choose from! Additional designs will be going up this week so keep checking back. I mean come on, how can you say no to this: