* Former DC editor KC Carlson takes a long look at the history of corporate comic book formats and pricing and ultimately concludes Marvel and DC are making a mistake: “We’re spending too much time talking about the cover price instead of talking about the package. The 32-page comic book is ultimately a dead end. And it has been for a very long time, except no one really wants to talk about it.” Much more in the link. (via Johanna.)
* What’s the real impact of digital comics on the industry? CBR news editor Kiel Phegley provides an in-depth look at last week’s “Conference on Comics and Digital” at the New York Comic Con. (via Jaunty Sean T.)
* Speaking of Sean T., Collins continues his crowd-pleasing Love and Rocktober series with a look at Perla La Loca, the third volume of the Locas series.
* Uncomics: James Howard Kunstler on the latest mortgage crisis. Oops.
* Uncomics II: As Los Estados Unidos teeters on the edge of a new civil war, here’s a really compelling piece on Jon Stewart and his Rally to Restore Sanity, at The Huffington Post.
— Alan David Doane
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