* The great Brian Chippendale on Marvel’s new Avengers line. Nobody does it better. Read it all the way through to the end–it’s worth it.
* A graphic novel by Nathan Fox? Sure, I’ll eat it.
* Oooh, this book Birchfield Close by Jon McNaught looks lovely. (Via Kevin Huizenga.)
* Al Hirschfeld. Look on his works, ye mighty, and despair. (Via Tom Spurgeon.)
* Just a rumor, but I’d be quite thrilled if Peter Jackson were to direct the two Hobbit movies himself.