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Opening December 7 at NYC's prestigious Exit Art gallery, GRAPHIC RADICALS: 30 Years of World War 3 Illustrated, curated by World War 3 Illustrated co-founders Peter Kuper and Seth Tobocman along with Susan Willmarth. This exhibit includes artwork from Peter Bagge, Steve Brodner, Sue Coe, Spain Rodriguez, Joe Sacco, Art Spiegelman, and many, many others. For complete exhibit details and information on the opening reception and schedule of artists' talks, see the full press release after the jump.

TIME's Techland blog features an exclusive 9-page preview of The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec today. Check out the excerpt from "Pterror over Paris"!

Our weekly strips from the Steves, plus links to other strips from around the web (apologies for tardiness — things got a little ahead of us last week as they sometimes do): — Monday's Strip by Stephen DeStefano (view larger) Originally run as an experiment on Stephen's blog starting in 2008, Monday's Strip is re-presented here. — Barack Hussein Obama by Steven Weissman (view at original size): — And elsewhere: Lucky by Gabrielle Bell: Ectiopiary by Hans Rickheit: Maakies by Tony Millionaire: Truth Serum by Jon Adams:

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • List: The New York Times's George Gene Gustines recommends Moto Hagio's A Drunken Dream and Other Stories in their "Graphic Books Roundup — Holiday Gift Guide 2010": "This 10-story anthology shifts from young romance to supernatural mystery to kitchen-sink drama, so there will probably be a touchstone tale for everyone." • List: New York Magazine presents "Dan Kois's Great New Autobio Graphic Novels," including Joyce Farmer's Special Exits at #4: "The final four years in the lives of underground cartoonist Farmer’s father and stepmother, told with honesty and humor. A book that will resonate…

Watch this adorable chat that The KB Life had with the creators of Rip M.D. at the Long Beach Comic Con a couple of weeks ago.

At What Things Do, it's a new installment of "Dark Day," the new chapter in Jordan Crane's ongoing sequel to The Clouds Above.

See works from Sophie Crumb's debut solo exhibit at DCKT Contemporary in NYC at the gallery's website. (Via Tom Spurgeon.)

A new short silent animated video from Dash Shaw. Dash explains at The Ruined Cast blog.

Now available in the Jim Flora Fine Art merch shop: a new large (13" x 17") letterpress calendar, SHEFFIELD ISLAND, adapting a 1954 Flora woodcut of a maritime silhouette, plus small letterpress 2011 calendars, in three designs, featuring 1950s illustrations by Flora. Click the links for more info and to order.

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "First off: a round of applause to Kim Thompson for his translation of The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec. The French title of the first volume translates literally as 'Adele and the Beast,' and that was the title of the previous American version (20 years or so ago) — but 'Pterror over Paris' is way funnier, and in line with the overheated, not entirely serious style of this book. …[T]his is really charming stuff… and it's super-fun." – Douglas Wolk, TIME/Techland • Review: "This is a powerful tale about creativity, morality, verity and…