Chris Hazelton (Misfile) joins in on this week’s webcomic and comic news discussion! This last week’s comics news is brought to you by Thomas Revor, Eric Kimball, and Jason Strawsburg!

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Top Stories

The Oatmeal controversy over Tesla vs Edison
Original Source: TechFlash

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Buzz

Faith Erin Hicks interview
Original Source: Comics Reporter

DC and Marvel Jockey For Media Spotlight with Gay Storylines
Original Source: Hollywood Reporter
Additionally: The Beat

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Business

Bad Machinery goes from Web to Print
Original Source: Comic Booked

Iron Skys creators are pro file sharing.  The distributors not so much
Original Source: GiGaOM

Mark Andrew Smith on Sullivan’s Sluggers, Kickstarter and the future of print distribution
Original Source: Robot 6

Mark Waid makes his comic available for filesharing
Original Source: Comic Book Resources

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Tech

Pakistan shuts down twitter over “everybody draw Mohammad day”
Original Source: Washington Post

Qwiki an interactive slideshow format
Original Source: GiGaOM

Changes in WordPress on the way
Original Source: Paid Content

The problem of page bloat
Original Source: GiGaOM

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Tidbits

Neil Gaiman advice to graduating students
Original Source: Bleeding Cool

Penny Arcade to be made part of Munchkin game
Original Source: Steve Jackson Games

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Oddities

Marvel and 1928 Jewelry Co. Launches Superheroic Jewelry Collection
Original Source: Comics Alliance

Snowflame Knows No Pain!!
Original Source: io9

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