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Some Fanta artist previews for the Post-It Show 3 at GR2. December 13, 2008 – January 14, 2009Reception: Saturday, December 13, 6:30 -10:00 Curated by artists Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson and Giant Robot, the exhibition is slated to feature nearly 2,000 works by over 95 noted contributors each starting at only $20. These pieces will be on standard-sized 3 x 3 Post-It notes. (Larger sizes of 4 x 4 and 6x 6 will also be available.) Tim Hensley: Steven Weissman: Johnny Ryan: (*Speaking of Mark Todd — he has a show at La Luz in LA coming January…

Don't forget, if you want your order shipped by our Standard shipping option within the U.S. to arrive before Christmas, tomorrow (Friday, December 12) is the deadline to get your order in! (UPDATE: our shipping folks have informed me that if you're shipping to a P.O. box, you'll want to select First Class or Priority Mail shipping rather than Standard.) After that, you'll have until Monday for USPS Priority Mail delivery and until next Friday for 2nd Day UPS. We'll post reminders for those deadlines as well. If you need some gift suggestions, check out our handy Holiday Gift Guide…

Or anything about the depictions involved. But I like it. More here.

Now available at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle: capacious, durable, environmentally-friendly canvas tote bags emblazoned with the likeness of Dan Pussey, the store's official mascot, as drawn by Daniel Clowes. These sturdy, smart-looking bags measure 18" x 12" x 6" — enough room for about a dozen copies of Gary Panter's Jimbo in Purgatory, one of our largest books — and have reinforced nylon webbing handles for your heaviest loads. Sure to last through years of comic conventions, farmer's markets, record stores, etc., all while broadcasting your excellent taste in comics and keeping pounds of paper and plastic…

• Newsarama talks to Greg Sadowski, editor of our forthcoming anthology of early Golden Age superhero stories Supermen! (with a bonus deleted story) • Dick Hyacinth's best-of-the-year long list includes his thoughts on a full baker's dozen of our 2008 releases • The River Cities' Reader includes Robert Pollard's Town of Mirrors in its holiday recommendations of rock-related coffee table books • At Comics Comics, Frank Santoro rediscovers an Eros Comix classic from the 1990s

Some magazine out there could do a lot worse than hire a 21-year old Australian to become their staff portraitist. For what it's worth, I really like what she's doing.

Once again this week your local comics shop is not scheduled to receive any new titles from us. Keep it tuned right here for next week's update.

  Effective this week through Monday, Dec. 15, all of Jeremy Eaton's original artwork currently available at Comic Art Collective is available for just ONE-HALF the listed price.

We have a new duo of downloads with which to decorate your desktop! Just click on the size below that matches your monitor resolution — find more info (and lots more choices) on our downloads page. The Lagoon by Lilli Carré 800 x 600 | 1024 x 768 | 1152 x 864 | 1280 x 960 | 1280 x 720 | iPhone Zippy: Welcome to Dingburg by Bill Griffith 800 x 600 | 1024 x 768 | 1152 x 864 | 1280 x 960 | 1280 x 720 | iPhone

Due later this month, The Comics Journal #295 features interviews with Brian K. Vaughn, Gipi, and John Kerschbaum along with the usual reviews, commentary, comics sections and more. Take a virtual flip-through with this preview. Click this link if the embedded slideshow doesn't appear above, and/or to open it in a new window.