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I'm not dead--I just feel as if I were. If I don't post at least one review by Sunday, feel free to drag me over the proverbial coals (or go on ignoring this space).

In any case, two comics-related things that caught my eye:

• David P. Welsh always kicks ass, but his latest Flipped is extra fabulous. In it, he talks with :01 translator Alexis Siegel. No pull quotes--just go read it.

• Normally, I just delete or ignore most comics-related e-mails of the hype variety I receive--almost always, it's something that's awful, something I'm not interested in, or stuff that I've seen posted elsewhere (which shouldn't be surprising, considering the frequency of posting around here as of late). However, I think the one I received this morning is worth sharing with others. Dirk Schwieger, a German cartoonist currently living in Tokyo, started an interactive comics blog, where the content is dictated by reader questions/requests. At the time of posting, he's done about fourteen comics on various topics, and they're rather good. His first post explains, in comics form, how to get interactive with the blog.