The weekend is almost here! What geeky things will folks be doing? We’ll have our latest episode of Graphic Policy Radio up later today so you can listen to it on demand this weekend.

While you wait for that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

Around the Tubes

Thomas Reuters Foundation – Indian rape survivor comic superhero takes on acid attacks – Very interesting.

Vulture – Walter Mosley on Why Spider-Man Is Black – Also an interesting read.

CBLDF – Singapore Bookstore Chain Pulls Webcomic After Parent Complaint – Sigh.

The Beat – I Used To Sell You Comics: Comics Are For Everyone (and how working in a comic shop reminded me of that) – Boy do we have stories from our comic shop days.

Around the Tubes Reviews

Bam Smack Pow – Adventures Crime #1

Talking Comics – Clone Conspiracy #1

The Beat – Shortbox