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Jim Woodring fans will want to visit our arthouse friends at Payseur & Schmidt. Available at a preorder discount is a very limited edition puzzle and print that will blow your mind (tiny detail shown here–more at P&S). I'll be surprised if this isn't Ebay fodder in no time.

If anyone has tried to email me directly in the last week or two and not received a response, there's a good chance I never got the message. I had a major laptop meltdown last week and there was a window of a day or two where I was unable to get my messages and it looks like they've disappeared. If I owe you a reply and haven't given one, please send me an email again before thinking I'm a negligent dick. Thanks! 

  No, not really. But now that I've planted the seed for a great commercial after seeing the above screenshot from the Batman TV show (think about it, Nike, Batman may even be a better role model than most NBA stars and since he isn't real, he'll do what you want), don't forget to send me a check. From Batmania's awesome Los Onomatopeyas.

The Washington Post ran a major feature on graphic novels this morning, but the highlight is this handsome strip created to accompany the piece, by Post writer Bob Thompson and MOME contributor Jonathan Bennett, about Thompson's visit to the studio of Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.  

Now that I've posted all of my sketchbook entries on the Flog, I've archived them all as a set on Flickr. I hope some of you've enjoyed this Flog filler!

  Very nice. Cubeecraft.com has created this killer 3-D LoadyMcGee paper doll you can download, print, & build. Via Johnny's blog.

A couple of Friday night videos for your enjoyment, consisting of footage filmed in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood (where our Bookstore & Gallery resides) in the early 1990s, and featuring sound design (and a cameo) by our own Nico Vassilakis. These are very cool. (If they don’t display below, click for Part 1 and Part 2.)

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Has it really been 3 weeks since we brought you the last installment of Steven Weissman's in-progress pages from "Blue Jay," an epic 32-page story from Chocolate Cheeks, the next collection of the Yikes! gang's adventures? Indeed it has. For the record: Steven skipped 8/8, and then I missed putting up last week's installment due to various meshugaas. To make up for it, this week we're giving you a double dose! WARNING: Possibly upsetting for the very sensitive (you know who you are)! (Remember, you must be registered and logged in to read.)

Reviews that popped up on our radar this week:  • Matthew Brady takes a good look at Pocket Full of Rain and Other Stories by Jason • Tim Lane's Abandoned Cars is a Pick of the Week at the fictional comic shop in the webcomic The Rack • Sequart on Grotesque #2 by Sergio Ponchione • Abhay Kholsa at The Savage Critics looks at the first two issues of Sammy the Mouse by Zak Sally • Jog and Sequart both delve into Mome Vol. 12 • Jarett Duncan says the works of Dave Cooper are "Worth Your Time and Dollar"…

Here's another multimedia preview of a recent release: the new printing of The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 14: The Early '80s & Weirdo Magazine. (Actually, shhh, the video and photos are of a copy of the previous edition… see if you can catch me covering up the old cover price with my thumb!) Click here if it doesn't appear above. We've got some teasers of upcoming releases that we'll be unleashing next week, so watch this space…