Eddie Deighton and Benjamin Shahrabani take us on a tour behind the operations of indie U.K. comics publisher Com.x, a little company responsible for some very big, and very good, graphic novels.

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The 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are honoring the best books of 2011. The awards will be handed out on Friday, April 20, 2012, as part of the annual Festival of Books. The ceremony will be open to the public and will take place at the Bovard Auditorium on the campus of USC. For more information, check out latimes.com/festivalofbooks.

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Sorry this is too late for Valentine's Day, but here's a link to a site that celebrates the joy of Sandman in sugary, frosting-y goodness. That's Death, Dream, and Delirium featured in cupcake form, the perfect notion for any Sandman (and sugar) lover.

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Over on PW's site, Heidi MacDonald does a nice interview with DC Comics' John Rood (executive vice president for sales, marketing, and business development) about their recent reader survey. Lots of interesting tidbits were revealed in the survey:

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Teacher Maureen Bakis shows educators the valuable lessons she’s learned in her new book, The Graphic Novel Classroom.

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All of us here at GNR are big fans of Jimmy Gownley, both in his Amelia books and in person (if you ever get a chance to see Jimmy on a panel at a comics convention or elsewhere...go; he's great). So it's sad to hear in this PW story that he's ending his Amelia Rules! series, but its awesome to learn he's putting his talents to work on something new.

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New York librarian Ryan Donovan sifted through decades' worth of Batman tales to pick his Top 10 favorites. Check out what he recommended and see if they make your own list here (and check them out from your local library if you haven't read them yet!).

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In just a few hours, MashUp Radio with Peter Biddle will air “Comics In a Digital Age” featuring Ryan Penagos, editorial director for Marvel Digital Media Group and Marvel.com. Peter and Ryan will discuss comics in the digital age and how it affects both fans and creators. The show begins today (Friday, February 3) at 3 p.m.

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The good folks at the American Booksellers Association have released the Indie Comics & Graphic Works Bestseller List for the two-month period ending January 22, 2012. I'm glad to see Habibi topping the list! Here's the top 10; click the link to visit the ABA page for the entire list.

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Here's a very cool event coming up. If you're in the New York area, it's definitely worth checking out. The Society of Illustrators (128 East 63rd Street) is giving comics fans a unique opportunity to watch the creative process unfold in the hands of some massively talented people, including Louise Simonson, Walt Simonson, Bob Wiacek, Chris Sotomayor, and John Workman. The entire day, called Comics Out Loud, will be curated by Danny Fingeroth.

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