* Five for Friday's results are up at The Comics Reporter. This on almost made me a little misty for the days of mail-order comics buying. Of the five I listed, the biggest impact on me was by Bud Plant and FantaCo, but I'll never forget that giant box of dirt-cheap comics from the Passaic Book Center. Someone mentioned Russ Cochran -- I didn't think of that, because I think of him as a publisher, not a dealer, but of course he was that too. I bought almost the entire EC Library from him in the early 1980s. Those were packages most keenly anticipated, let me tell you.
* Johanna Draper Carlson has details on the 10th anniversary reissue of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Lost At Sea. It's a great work of O'Malley's that's been overshadowed by the lengthier, more audacious Scott Pilgrim series. Hopefully the new edition brings it some new attention; it deserves it.
* Johanna also reviewed the new Justice League direct-to-video movie War. She liked it better than I did. She observes that "Older teens may find it a blast. They’ll likely find the personalities of the heroes, all somewhat juvenile and pouty, easier to relate to, too." Sadly, she's probably right; I think I prefer that superheroes, just sort of generally, don't act like jerks and call each other "douchebag" right after they've met for the first time. Perhaps it could inspire kids in real life to not act that way as they grow older. JL: War, on the other hand, reinforces the idea that that's normal, acceptable behaviour. Which sadly, I suppose it is, more and more.
* Longtime writer-about-comics Randy Lander has posted his January update, about comics and more.
* The Simple Dollar has advise for how to invest in collectibles that is relevant to comics collectors. And sports card collectors. And Beanie Baby collectors...
* Uncomics: Jim Kunstler on the end of the Yankee Dollar chain of dollar stores.
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