• Review: The Chicago Tribune on Monologues for Calculating the Density of Black Holes by Anders Nilsen: "The loneliness comes off the page in waves, trailed by dark humor… Nilsen's work may have a minimalist look, but he's exploring the biggest issues around. And you can't stop turning the pages."
• Review: Brix Picks' Book of the Week is The Chuckling Whatsit by Richard Sala, which they say "is one of those books that I revisit regularly because it's just so fun to read."
• Review: Bookopolis gives Unlovable Vol. 1 by Esther Pearl Watson 4.5 stars: "This book is so much fun – it kept me laughing for hours. Not only is the dialogue hilarious but the drawings themselves are really hysterical."
• Review: The Walrus, running down all of this year's Doug Wright Awards nominees, looks at Hall of Best Knowledge by Ray Fenwick: "…Fenwick’s skill with design renders the handwritten words adaptable and full of stubborn character, turning them into a cocky little world of their own."
• List: Cartoon Flophouse names "My Holy Trinity of Humor Comics," including E.C. Segar's Popeye ("brilliant… I love the rhythms of Segar's strips, the repetition from strip to strip, and the way Popeye evolved into a lead character") and Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper ("in his 'Powerhouse Pepper' strips, Wolverton demonstrated some of the best character designs in comics. And the whole rhyme-scheme dialogue is insane. There's a really good Fantagraphics book that collects all the Powerhouse strips" — and it's half off, we might add)
• List: The Examiner's "essential comic book geek's guide to women and dating and sharing the love" shares the following advice: "If you've got a girlfriend or potential love interest, show her why comics are wonderful. Show her… Ghost World by Daniel Clowes, Black Hole by Charles Burns…"
• Preview: Dave's Comics looks at the recent flurry of Paul Hornschemeier material
• Preview: Holy Heroes on our solicitation for The Wolverton Bible: "Now this is exciting… as someone who's a fan of the weird, the religious, and the weird religious, [this book] is more than welcome news."
• Reportage: Paul Karasik goes to Italy, hangs out with Paul Auster, writes a hilarious blog post about it
• Things to see: I think this might be an outtake (in rough form) from Steven Weissman's "Blue Jay"