* The Kirby heirs are indeed seeking a piece of Spider-Man in their copyright claim. Wouldn’t you? Tom Spurgeon offers some thoughts on the still-developing story, which I will be substituting for my own as is custom.
* Frazer Irving says he is indeed the artist on Grant Morrison’s Batman & Robin #10-12. Something tells me DC didn’t intend for the news to come out this way. Still, Frazer Irving!
* Drawn & Quarterly and PictureBox unveil who and what they’ll be bringing with them to SPX this weekend. Their collective bounty includes John Porcellino’s Map of My Heart, the Sammy Harkham-edited Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror, and the ultimate con debut, Lauren Weinstein and Tim Hodler’s brand new baby. Congratulations! Dig John P.’s convention badges, too:
* Wow, I’m digging this Monster Brains gallery of monster art by Skinner. More here.
* Longtime ADDTF fave Robert Burden returns with another time-lapse video of one of his colossal action-figure paintings, this time around a 6 foot by 8 foot portrait of Battle Cat. Someday I’m taking the mirrors off my bedroom ceiling and replacing them with one of these things.
Have it both ways. Have him paint Battle Cat on the mirror.