The weekend is almost here! What geeky things are you all doing? Sound off in the comments below. While you decide on that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

JTA – New graphic novel tells the story of Malaysia’s lost Jewish community – This sounds really interesting.

The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: Close encounters of the weird kind in HELION – Free comics!

Review

AV Club – The History of Science Fiction
Atomic Junk Shop – Noir is the New Black
Laughing Place – Star Wars: Darth Vader #18