FriendsWithBoys

This week on the War Rocket Ajax podcast, Chris and Matt are joined by Canadian cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks to talk about her journey from webcomics to zombie stories to her latest original graphic novel, Friends With Boys. She gets into her love of The Legend of Korra and how much her comics career was influenced by Joss Whedon, and you can listen to the whole show right here at ComicsAlliance..

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Post-manga ^ The beloved entertainer % Schools ¢ Specific urban setting is very important * % FRIENDS WITH BOYS Faith Erin Hicks' 200-page webcomic about a home-schooled teenager facing her first day of public school is still online--but only through today, since tomorrow it gets replace

It seems like we're hearing a lot lately from writers and artists about the grim financial realities of working full-time in the comic book industry. No doubt made worse by the global economic crisis, some problems include DMZ and Northlanders creator Brian Wood's report that his income dropped by 30-40% in 2010; Batgirl and Fairest cover artist Adam Hughes' claim that drawing full comics is actua