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The Number 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 By Thomas Ott Swiss horror master Thomas Ott returns with the first full-length graphic novel of his career. When clearing up the cell of a prisoner who has been sentenced to death and subsequently executed, a prison guard finds a small piece of paper with a combination of numbers on it. On the spur of the moment, he puts it into his pocket. As the guard lives a solitary, monotonous life, the numbers on the paper awake his curiosity. To find out their hidden meaning could add a new meaning to his life as well, so the…

Angry Youth Comix Vol. 2 #14 By Johnny Ryan In this issue Boobs Pooter reveals THE WORLD'S FUNNIEST JOKE! 24-page black & white 6.75" x 10.25" comic • $3.50 Add to Cart • Read More…

The Pritzker Military Library has a production budget to envy. But I'm glad they do, because this hour-long video interview with Bill Mauldin biographer Todd DePastino is pretty great.  

Courtesy Mary Fleener:

  Jeremy Eaton wants to pitch George Clooney on a biopic about the Marvel Bullpen. George, have your people call me, I'll set up the meeting. Meanwhile, Eaton's "Criminals of the Art World" series of paintings are rather brilliant, aren't they? 

Publishers Weekly interviews Todd DePastino about WILLIE & JOE: THE WWII YEARS by Bill Mauldin, perhaps the most extravagant package in our 32-year history of publishing.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival this past weekend! Great turnout, incredible guests, an intense early-summer NYC heat wave, and a couple of visits from emergency service personnel made it a memorable show! Once I'm caught up with business here, I'll write up a full run-down with photos and a bit of video; in the meantime, you can spend a few seconds looking over some real-time text updates I sent to our Twitter page during the show..

I think is my favorite King card of them all, and the last one I have. Hope you enjoyed 'em!

Courtesy Ben Katchor: 

Look for these UNLOVABLE stickers at Comicon…