Local comics scene profiles rock my socks.

• Courtesy of the lovely Tom Spurgeon, here's a profile of some artists fairly local to me. There's also a brief listing of the artists mentioned (that's a picture - I'm bad at coding). Also, if you aren't reading Tom's site, you should - I still say, a few months after its inception, that it is the premiere place to find actual comics news.

For another local artist profile, check out Rich Watson's last Small Press Nation, which focuses on artists in the San Francisco and the Bay Area.

• It's more Year-End-Wrap-Up Madness! BeaucoupKevin has his list of 2004 comics and music posted. David P. Welsh listed his a few days ago. I kind of want to do one now, but I'm never good at making lists.