It’s the beginning of a new week and the ticker is counting down until San Diego Comic-Con, and we’ll be there!  Wee!  As you get settled for work, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

The Mary Sue – Medikidz Comic Opening an Office in the United States – An example of comics being used for educational purposes.

The ComiChron – Where did comics numbering come from? – Some nice history about comic book numbering. Always great to see articles like this.

Kotaku – Sunday Comics – Each week Kotaku brings various web comics.

Con Coverage:

Bleeding Cool – Joe Harris To Debut Issue One AND Issue Two Of Spontaneous At San Diego?

Bleeding Cool – Retailer Swag From Diamond At San Diego Comic Con

Robot 6 – Comic-Con International rolls out Sunday programming

Bleeding Cool – San Diego Sunday Programming Strikes Back!

DesMoines Register – ComicCon, Iowa style, proves modest

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Comicsgirl – Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures

Comic Book Movie – Superman Earth One