Today turned out to be a popular day for being angry at things, as Neil Gaiman pointed to a Star Tribune article in which a Minnesota politician singled him out for being a burden on the state and called the writer a "pencil-necked little weasel." Needless to say, many folks in the comics community disagree with that characterization (I've always found Gaiman to be a fine, gentlemanly fellow) and tweeted their support.
Elsewhere, you probably didn't expect rising gas prices to be associated with sketch rates, but Terry Moore broached the topic in his feed. So much for the Katchoo piece I wanted to commission.
Anyway, check out the controversy after the jump. It's down there with some rad artwork and Stan Lee's recent discovery about "Thor" director Kenneth Branagh.
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