• Review: "The publication of I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets by Fantagraphics is a perfect example of publishers saving comics from obscurity. Hanks’ figures are blocky, the anatomy can be clumsy, and the writing is simplistic, yet on each page there is at least one panel that takes your breath away with its energy and power… There are terrifying images amidst his clunky compositions and strange leering grimaces in the faces of the heroes and villains alike. On top of all these aesthetic challenges and rewards, they are great stories, …lively with a passionate definition of right and wrong, which gives them an infectious dynamism and excitement." – Christian Zabriskie, The Graphic Novel Reporter
• Review: "The line-up is mind-boggling…" – Rob Clough, in a 2002 review of the comics section in The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 2 (currently 50% off!) which originally ran in Savant
• Plug: Portland OR radio personality Daria from 105.1 The Buzz has selected Maggie the Mechanic by Jaime Hernandez as her Graphic Novel Pick of the Week
• Plug: "Released at last! America's finest comic book: Tales Designed to Thrizzle #5" – retailer Mike Sterling, spotlighting this week's new comics
• Plug: Fluxtumblr spotlights a joke from Tales Designed to Thrizzle #5
• Interviews: Someone identified only as Telebob sends along this compilation of video interview footage with original undergrounder Jack Jackson, which we are happy to share
• Shout-out: Hey Tucker Stone, let us buy you a drink (at the 9:32 mark)
• This just in: Jean Schulz is awesome