Ben Carver (Animation Aficionados) and John Lotshaw (Accidental Centaurs) join us in this week’s webcomic and comic news discussion. We mostly talk about Paypal saying it’s users can no longer use Class Action Lawsuits against them, a library not flagging for 18+ material for minors, social media and free speech; and more! Thom Revor heads the show this week; and thanks to all of our news team: Thom Revor, Dean Esmay, Marie Tary, Jason Strawsburg, and Eric Kimball.
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Top Stories
Paypal changes user agreement to prevent class action lawsuits
Original Source: Bright Side of News
Additionally: Blog Critics
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Obituaries
Marcus Swayze Dies at 99
Original Source: The New Star
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Buzz
Playboy playmate is a webcomic creator
Found via: NBC News
Original Source: Penny Arcade Report
Inman Interview
Original Source: Smart Planet
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Business
Penny Arcade joins the Humble Ebook Bundle
Original Source: Penny Arcade
Shuster family loses superman court case
Found via: Daily Cartoonist
Original Source: Washington Post
Additionally: Justice League movie is announced the next day
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Tech
The Problem of Ad Hijacking
Original Source: Paid Content
More on Social media’s free speech quandary
Original Source: GiGaOM
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Legal
Library refuses to restrict access to Yaoi
Original Source: Robot 6
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People
Steven King launches webcomic
Original Source: Comicbook.com
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Tidbits
Google’s webcomic
Found via: Webcomic Overlook
Original Source: Google
Additionally: CNN
Oni Press launches webcomic
Original Source: Comic Book Resources
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I just want to comment on the yaoi/library story- my local branch uses self check out. You just walk up to a machine- scan your card and your books and it prints you a receipt. You can also reserve and order books through it. There is no ilbrarian involved. Its been a long time but I am not sure if library cards carry information like your birth date.
I do find it odd that the an explicit comic was not as least flagged as mature material. But than again are romance books rated as such, cause those can get pretty uhh graphic in their descriptions? Sounds like reader beware…
The closest library to me used to have a young adults section, where all the 18+ books and comics were kept, though there was nothing keeping you from going in there and reading them, or taking them out, running them through the self check-out system and bring them home to read.
I’ve frequented that section since I was twelve, until they removed it, put the 18+ books with all the others, and filled the section with poetry instead…