Christopher Butcher writes the most stinging indictment yet on the clusterfuck that was CMX.
Simon Jones explains that adult manga isn't going to save the industry.
Sean Collins argues for the end of certain debates that have passed their sell by date, specifically the notion that alternative/literary comics are autobiographical "woe-is-me whining". Readers chime in with their own suggestions. Tom Spurgeon suggests three issues we should be discussing more thoroughly. To which Sean responds by asking: Why can't we stop talking about superheroes?
In order to honor the end of Lost (Thank God?), Tom lists his best good-byes in comics.
Yes, I was reading Bone when I wrote my contribution to this Five for Friday. Given the popularity of Hulk vs. ____ battles, maybe I should have substituted my own with Bronze Tiger vs. Batman.
Yes, I know that it was recently the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, the second Star Wars film: It's a mystical martial arts movie with cool futuristic weapons; without the pesky Asian faces.
Nick Carr shares his thoughts on Google, Apple, and cloud computing.
