I had a lot of fun meeting Chris Wilson a few months ago at the Miami Book Fair, so I was thrilled to hear that he's recently been named the technology instructor for the Nixa, Missouri, public school system's new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) magnet school, which will include grades K through 6. The school will open next year.

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DC Entertainment is doing a very cool thing. It's teaming the Justice League with real-world charitable organizations Save the Children, MercyCorps, and International Rescue Committee to help raise money and awareness for hunger in the Horn of Africa (which includes Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya). Because they're facing a horrible drought, the worst in six decades, millions of people are in danger and facing starvation. DC is matching donations 100 percent (50 percent on items purchased).

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Congratulations are in order to Calista Brill for being named a senior editor at First Second! I've met Calista a couple times, and also interviewed her for GNR. She's a great talent, and I hope this promotion will result in even more great books coming from her direction.

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Earlier this year, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Joe Simon. It was one of the rare treats of my career.

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At the end of the 1960s, writer Michel Choquette was tasked with creating a special insert for Rolling Stone: a collection of comic strips by the era’s great minds and talents that would define the decade that had just ended. It took 40 years for the massive collection (which features works by such luminaries as C. C. Beck, René Goscinny, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby, Moebius, Art Spiegelman, Gahan Wilson, and many others) to come to fruition, but it’s time is now, and here’s what Choquette has to say about it.

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The year's winding down, so of course multiple outlets (including us!) are picking the best graphic novels of 2011. Have you picked your personal best? You may want to check all these out and see how they compare. And of course, check all these lists out for an interesting take on what to read. I know for me, it was tough to narrow my list down, and the more I look at what others have chosen, the more I think, "Oh! Maybe I should have picked that!" But then I have no idea what I would take off my list to make room. Check out everyone's picks and enjoy the best of the year!

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Two friends of the site have done some very good things recently, and I wanted to let you know about them.

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Kagan McLeod has been redefining cool for a while now with Infinite Kung Fu, a hip, fun, totally addictive series that was originally brought to life as a self-published comic and is now available as a graphic novel from Top Shelf. Mixing genres and styles effortlessly, McLeod creates a blend that transpires most kung-fu tropes to be startlingly original. And did we mention how fun it is? Check it out, but first check out this interview with Kagan.

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With my travels to the Miami Book Fair, as well as the Thanksgiving holiday, I was completely remiss in sharing the news that the 2012 Texax Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List was announced. (This was announced almost two weeks ago, so my apologies for being so late with the news.) As librarian Tuan Nguyen, part of the Maverick Graphic Novel Committee, explains: "The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (TMGNRL) is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART).

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In case you missed out on the School of Comics at the Miami Book Fair, don't worry: One of its participants, Chris Wilson, has blogged about his experience here. Check it out if you'd like a quick recounting of some of what went on there. Enjoy!

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