We’re off to San Diego Comic-Con but have a day packed with news. While we head across the country, here’s some comic news from around the web to start the day.

ICv2 – Fan Expo Signs Multi-Year Deal with Stanley ‘Artgerm’ Lau – Interesting.

Smash Pages – Jeff Smith will collect his college paper comic strip ‘Thorn’ – This has been wanted for a long time.