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  “I believe that romance comics suffered from being stuck in a male oriented industry: male writers, writing from a male point of view, with male artists doing their level headed best to do comics that they might want to look at (and thus with a male-centric point of view when ...

  “We know artists have a hard time mastering this anatomy-defying pose, since unless you are a member of Cirque Du Soleil it’s actually impossible to turn your ass and your tits in the same direction. But they will try, oh yes, they will try [...]“ - Heidi ...

  “What is happening to Christopher Handley is an affront to sane system of law. It’s an affront to human decency.” - Ed Sizemore   “I think there should be a new rule: any such ‘how do I get a woman to like comics?’ column MUST be ...

  “Just yesterday I was complaining about how Apple sometimes treats its customers as if they were stupid. “I had no idea how right I was.” - Tom Richmond   Well, not a “day off,” exactly, but I need to spend some serious time getting ...

  “ The Dark Knight Returns additionally helped start the ‘grim and gritty’ trends in comic storytelling that still exist today. That was an unintended result, and I am truly sorry it happened. Comics are much too dark today. Er — in my opinion…” - ...

  “How nice for you. I don’t have an iPhone, so I don’t really care. I know lots of people do, though, and that’s why there are now something like 100,000 apps out there for that platform. If you couldn’t compete in the direct market, what makes you think ...

  “Your conventions are total horseshit, so it’s wise to stop branding them with the name Wizard. But no amount of polishing is going to make me want to attended any of the 5 turds your company is going to crap out in 2010, especially when you schedule them against other ...

  “I want someone to pay Al Columbia six figures to adapt Stephen King’s It .” - Sean T. Collins   Above the Fold   [Top Story] Life in interesting times San Diego Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf died yesterday at the age of ...

  “I am taking your suggestion regarding Charlotte Braun and will eventually discard her. If she appears anymore it will be in strips that were already completed before I got your letter or because someone writes in saying that they like her. Remember, however, that you and your ...

  “There will never be a website that has a comics writer like Peel. Like movie reviews and music criticism, the Internet has destroyed all of the potential jobs available for future John Peels.” - Tucker Stone   “For all we know, Newsarama could have ...

  “Your raw materials cost is going to be half of your cover price? Really?” - Christopher Butcher   Above the Fold   [Top Story] Life in interesting times Reporters Without Borders brings word that Iranian cartoonist Hadi ...

  “Henry Allen’s patience is shrinking like a stamp-sized comic. Pica by evaporating pica, the funnypages are testing his will to read.” - Michael Cavna   Above the Fold   [Top Story] Life in interesting times Tom ...