Comic Book Blog browsing on a Monday afternoon

This past weekend was full of friends and sports (and a bit of comics). Friday I went to the Auto Show and with Patrick . We had a great time looking at not only all the sports cars, but also many new models a few of which I’m very interested in since Patty and I are in the market for a new car. Friday night I went out for a few drinks, it was my birthday after all. Saturday we celebrated Patrick’s birthday and we went over to Grandma’s for pizza. Sunday I watched the PGA and the X-Games. Sunday night I finally got around to reading two more Luke Cage stories out of the first Essential. The weekend went by too quickly. On with today’s links:

• Comics NOW! Magazine is out in stores. I blog about this because the Collected Comics Library is mentioned in a Comic Book Podcasting article by Derek Coward, Comic Book Noise
• Brian Cronin, CBR, has a blurb about Michael Fleisher’s new book about his Spectre series in Adventure Comics. Ever since the Spectre Archives, I’ve been fascinated by the character and his continuity throughout all of his series. This includes not only Jim Corrigan, but Hal Jordan and Crispus Allen, as well.
• Go Vote: Harvey Awards ballot now online
• Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading, blogs about Marvel to Reprint European Comics From Solei. I’ve never heard of any of them.
• John Jackson Miller, Comics Chronicles, The comics industry saw its seventh consecutive year of increased sales to comics shops in 2007. Thanks to Tom Spurgeon, Comics Reporter
• Roger Green interviews Fred Hembeck, The Nearly Complete Essential Hembeck Archive Omnibus. Thanks to Greg Burgas, CBR
• Review: Collected Editions Blog on Nightwing: Love and War TPB
• Review: Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading, on the Marvel Vault, a book I’m very tempted to buy.
• ICv2 Announces 2008 Graphic Novel Conference At New York Comic Con
• PR from Top Shelf: Witchblade Volume 3 TBP. The book will collect Witchblade #93-100 along with Witchblade: Bearers of the Blade, which have never been collected.