We're slowing things down a little for you this week, which is probably good considering the torrent of long articles we've been publishing lately. Also, a breather is probably necessary before the next flood.
This morning, Sean T. Collins reviews the first issue of Ryan Standfest's Black Eye. I'll agree that book is a little uneven, but I liked a lot more than it looks like Sean did. That may be at least partly due to a lingering soft spot I retain for this kind of self-published heart-on-its-sleeve anthology, in which the editors' excitement at getting their ideas into print is both palpable and inspiring. This is a dangerous weakness for a Comics Journal editor to have — I promise to rid myself of it asap.
It seems like a slow week elsewhere on the comics internet, too. Journal contributor Matthias Wivel has written a review of Chester Brown's Paying for It, if you aren't worn out on discussing that book by now. And Journal editorial coordinator Kristy Valenti concludes her series on Kate Beaton for comiXology. Otherwise, things seem eerily quiet right now.
