1. The unsinkable Johanna Draper Carlson has announced a new contest to win a copy of Andy Runton’s Owly. Go enter, won’t you?
2. The online verison of the Wall Street Journal has an interview with American Splendor‘s Harvey Pekar. (via Obscure Store)
3. Here’s a reproduction of a 1953 comic-strip advertisment for the film Invaders from Mars.
4. Tom Spurgeon sends me some linking love on The Comics Reporter, regarding the fantastic beauty of silly ’60s DC comics. Be sure to check out his article for additional super-pet linkage.
5. Thanks to the mighty Scott Saavedra, I am now the proud owner of this piece of artwork. Fan-tastic.
5a. Also prepare to be terrified of Scott’s newest illustration.