All the news that’s fit to capsulize!
WHO WANTS HOT LINKS?
• Comic book lovers wishing to express their emotions via dress should check out Atomic Madhouse’s line of retro sound effects T-shirts. Available styles include “AAARRGGHH!!,” “BLAMM!” and “KPOWW!”
• Abe Books has assembled a graphically pleasing list of 30 books worth buying for the covers alone.
• Edgar Allan Poe expert Ed Pettit — aka “the Philly Poe Guy” — discusses the Philadelphia Gothic tradition at the Library Company of Philadelphia in a free MP3 podcast.
SOMER TIME
Jeff Somers — author of THE DIGITAL PLAGUE and THE ELECTRIC CHURCH — went to the New York City Comic Con 2009 and all I got was this lousy* video diary:
TRAILER PARK
From Heske Horror comes BONE CHILLER, a new horror comics anthology … and here’s the rather well-done trailer for it:
*The word “lousy” is used solely as sarcasm, for the sake of the joke. —Rod Lott




