It’s the latter part of the week and anticipation is building to see what Wondercon has as far as news.  I’ll be at synDCon instead checking out what a Washington, DC game convention is like.  We, of course will have coverage.

Around the Blogs:

The Back Room – Indy Comic Book Fail Lesson 46:The Crushing Defeat Of Moderate Success – How’d I miss this great series of articles about indy comics?  I  have a lot of reading to do to catch up I guess.

Evil Twin Comics – Talking to Comics “Pirates” – Writer Fred Van Lente wants to hear why you pirate comics.

The Beat – Comics retailers talk about business in 2011 – Unlike what Rebecca Black thinks, it’s not all “Fun, fun, fun, fun.”  The Beat has the view of the comic book industry from various retailers at the front lines.

The Economist – In graphic detail – More and more journalists are turning to cartooning to report the news and The Economist covers this new trend.

The Sydney Morning Herald – Here’s hoping for a superhero every girl can aspire to – It’s not just a costume that Adrianne Palicki will be stepping into, it’s also a hell of a role model.

Bleeding Cool – Kyle Chandler Sought For Starring Role In Powers – I’m a huge fan of Friday Night Lights, so I’m first on board to say hells yes.

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Bleeding Cool – Action Comics #899

Multiversity Comics – Chew #18

Cosmic Book News – Cyclops #1

Bleeding Cool – Cyclops #1 and Wolverine #7

Comicvine – Savage Dragon #170

Complex – The Best Comic Books This Week: Captain America, Batman, Lex Luthor and More!

Kotaku – Week in Comics

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