Carnival of souls

* At Robot 6, I continue to be the Ben Urich of the Con War.

* Is the $3.99 price point on certain Marvel and DC comics hurting post-launch sales? I’d add two other questions: Does Marvel’s method of raising the price on its “important” books cannibalize mid-list sales? And does DC’s method of adding back-ups starring B-list characters to justify its price increases move the needle one way or the other?

* This week’s “best of the horror blogs” round-up at The League of Tana Tea Drinkers focuses on bloggers’ favorite horror novels. I’ve got a couple links in there for the curious.

* Every interview should be like The Onion AV Club’s Bronson Pinchot interview.