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    BY Tucker Stone Nov 18, 2019

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    Hard to Get a Handle on This Double Edged Sword (This Week’s Links)

    BY Ryan Flanders Nov 22, 2019

    This week, Ryan dances between the raindrops and finds enough non-Alan Moore-doesn’t-fave-my-tweets comics news to keep things moving right on through the weekend. Continue reading →
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    “But On The Other Hand, It’s Great Story Fodder:” A Conversation with Kim Deitch

    BY Bill Kartalopoulos Nov 21, 2019

    Master cartoonist Kim Deitch speaks with Bill Kartalopoulos about his latest release, Reincarnation Stories, and the lifetimes it took to get it made. Continue reading →

    Eric Reynolds Remembers Tom Spurgeon

    BY The Editors Nov 19, 2019

    Fantagraphics Associate Publisher and former TCJ staffer Eric Reynolds remembers The Comics Reporter’s Tom Spurgeon. Continue reading →
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