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Monday Runaround – Occupy, Play, Pekar

Published Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:38:07 -0600

Last updated Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:38:25 -0600

PekarWatch: The memorial to Harvey Pekar has met its $30,000 target in Kickstarter.

PosterWatch: The inspiration for Occupy posters.

The strong black-and-white style used against coloured backgrounds by Occupy the Streets with its striding woman, Occupy Philly with its Liberty Bell, and Occupy Portland with its face of a young woman representing the 99%, all share the aesthetics of comic book artists such as Art Spiegelman and Charles Burns.

GameWatch: Is your superhero gaming getting a little… predictable?

PoliticsWatch: I may have gone a little too far with my Guido Fawkes cartoon this morning…

This is Computo the Comic Link Conqueror speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.

They say I am a work in progress. The fools.
Barnes & Noble Sees Bright Future in Digital

Barnes & Noble sees it sales of e-books rising from about $250 million in 2010 to over $2 billion in 2015, according to a presentation made by CEO William Lynch at Liberty Media's investor meeting Thursday. While e-book sales are expected to skyrocket, sales of print books through B&N; are expected to fall from about $3.6 billion in 2010 to about $2.8 billion in 2015, Lynch reported.

Inside Pulse | DC Comics Relaunch: Dan DiDio Reveals 5 Things You Didn't Know About New 52 (Justice League, Etc.)

We all know with the proliferation of social media, it is difficult to keep up with what the powers-that-be have to say. So, with that said, I've done some digging around DC Comics' Co-Publisher Dan DiDio facebook account from the last 30 days. And here are the top 5 news tidbit that haven't been widely circulated that may make some of you happy and others sad.

Sneak Peek: New Mutants #35 | X-Men | Comic News | News | Marvel.com

Join the hunt for Blink as you get your first look at NEW MUTANTS #35! Just as Dani Moonstar and her team have the renegade mutant fall into their laps, they must go head to head against chaotic forces summoned by a group of death metal rockers. Can the New Mutants put an end to the music and get Blink back in time? Find out in NEW MUTANTS #35!

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