The weekend is almost here, yay!  There’s lots of comics to read and our Sunday radio show.  Here’s some news for you to waste the day away.

Around the Blogs:

Counter Punch – Graphic Foreign Policy – A pretty interesting read.

Press Citizen – Comics studied at UI?! – Comics being taken seriously by academia.

CBLDF – NYC: Volunteer Recruitment Party on Sep 27! – If you’re in the NY area, get involved!

Con Coverage:

Bleeding Cool – Free Retailer Swag At New York Comic Con

Spandexless – SPX Pulls: House of Twelve Comics, Number Three

Spandexless – SPX Talks: Adam Dembicki

Fantagraphics Books – Hey, Remember Comic-Con 2011?

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Birds of Prey #1

MTV Geek – Catwoman #1

Divanee – Code Word: Geronimo

Fear Net – J.N. Williamson’s Illustrated Masques

CBR – Wonder Woman #1

MTV Geek – New 52 Review: Batman, Captain Atom, Deadman, and Legion of Super-Heroes

The Mary Sue – The New 52 in Review: Week 3

IGN – Comic Book Reviews for 9/21/11

MTV Geek – New 52 Reviews: ‘Green Lantern Corps,’ ‘Red Hood and the Outlaws,’ ‘Nightwing,’ and ‘Blue Beetle’

London Free press – Graphic-novel review: There’s no reason for DC relaunch