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Johnny Ryan has a pointed new comic up at Vice. It's actually SFW! [Follow our Tumblr blog for lots more Things to See every day.]  

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "…[L]ike Herge, another exemplary creator who made comics primarily for kids and later found an audience of devoted adults, Barks’ duck stories are richer, more compelling and smarter than a cursory glance might suggest… Most reprint projects worth their salt these days require some thoughtful essays and supplemental materials and [Walt Disney's Donald Duck:] Lost in the Andes is no different…. In short, this is exactly the book that Barks fans and the curious have been waiting for. …Barks remains an exemplary cartoonist. His work is thrilling, funny and rather knowing about human nature without…

Steven Weissman is taking the week off, but we have Mark Kalesniko's Veterans Day comic (more about which here) to take up the slack, our weekly Kupperman, and links to other strips from around the web: — "Uncle Bob" by Mark Kalesniko: Up All Night by Michael Kupperman (view at original size): And elsewhere: The All-New Cartoon Boy Adventure Hour by John Kerschbaum at ACT-I-VATE: Belligerent Piano by Tim Lane: Forming by Jesse Moynihan: Humblug by Arnold Roth (3 new strips this week): Maakies by Tony Millionaire: Les Petits Riens by Lewis Trondheim (scroll down at the link for one…

In commemoration of Veterans Day we present "Uncle Bob," a two-page story by Mark Kalesniko, which is loosely based on a relative of Mark's who fought in World War II. It originally appeared in the out-of-print 2003 Comics Journal Special Edition. Thank you to Mark for allowing us to host it. Read it here.

We've aquired a small stock of this out-of-print comic — these are some of the last copies available anywhere! Babel #1 by David B. 32-page 2-color 8.5" x 11" comic book • $9.95Published by Drawn & Quarterly, 2005 Back in Stock – Order Now! The first installment of the breathtaking series by French cartoonist David B. A boy's world is shattered by his brother's epileptic seizures and his growing awareness of turmoil in warring countries. The stunning two-color artwork evokes an extraordinary range of influences, from the boldness of primitive art to the lyricism of Winsor McCay. This comic is…

Gilbert Hernandez "High Soft Lisp" Exhibit Print – Signed 16" x 22" three-color silkscreen print • $20.00 Order Now! The signed, limited-edition 3-color silkscreen print for Gilbert Hernandez's Spring 2010 exhibit at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery features Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, star of the Love and Rockets collection High Soft Lisp. Signed by the artist, in an edition of 75. We are pleased to now offer this item to our mail-order customers! Printed in black, red and mint green on white heavy bond paper. Designed by Jacob Covey. Special Offer: Order this print together with High Soft Lisp and save $5.00!…

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "If you've never heard the name Carl Barks, then you probably see this book [Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes] and wonder, 'What makes this Donald Duck comic so great? Is this, like, an ironic VICE thing? Did I just get VICEd?' This is no goof, this book is the first in a series of volumes collecting some of the best examples of comic bookery ever produced…. In many ways these comics feel more similar to European adventure comics like Tintin or the Smurfs than they do with other American comics….

You can all have Female Trouble this coming Friday, November 11th as our friends at Meltdown Comics kick off their latest exhibit, Pretty? Pretty? A Divine Art Show — a tribute to the one-and-only John Waters ingenue! That's a sneak peek of one of Johnny Ryan's pieces above,  and as he mentions on his blog, the other "is a 'mixed media' piece [he] can’t reveal just yet." (Mike Baehr to me, "I hope it's Johnny in drag!") The opening reception for Pretty? Pretty? A Divine Art Show is from 8:00 – 11:00 PM, featuring a live DJ, free booze, drag’s…