• Complex took a swing at naming the 50 best comic book covers of 2009. There are some absolutely spectacular choices on there, but I was especially happy to see Juan Doe’s Nova #22 nab the top slot.
• We the writers of MTV’s Splash Page blog have named our own top picks of 2009. It really felt like splitting hairs in a few places, but when it came down to the overall picture and multiple strengths of the selections I made, the hairs ultimately split themselves.
• The Beat touches on the health care debate and where it strikes cartoonists. In other news, the reality of the health care situation in America is depressing.
• On his list of less handsome actors suited to revive old movie properties, Chris Ward understands how hilarious Ernest Borgnine can be when used effectively, and this pleases me.
• It really thrills me to know that in a reality not too different from our own David Lynch directed Return of the Jedi.