The weekend is almost here and we plan on relaxing to read a nice pile of comics. What geeky things will you all be doing? Sound off in the comments below! While you wait for the work day to end and weekend begin, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

News 5 Cleveland – Woman fighting high illiteracy rates in Cleveland through the power of superheroes in comic books – This is cool to see comics used for such a good cause.

The Beat – Jillian Tamaki wins A Second Govervor General Literary Awards – Congrats!

Reviews

Talking Comics – The Backstagers: Halloween Intermission

ICv2 – Crush