So, that Super! Secret! Project! thing isn't so secret anymore. Kevin Church, Chris Tamarri and I are going to try to do an irregular, interview-centric blog called Graphic Language. Chris did the launch interview with Douglas Wolk, which goes into the whole writing-about-comics thing. I'm happy we're starting off with Wolk, because there's so much more to comics than storylines and events--I'm hoping that over the course of the next year, we'll talk to critics, publishers, retailers, and musicians connected to or invested in the medium and its fandom. Essentially, I want to think about the interviews themselves as the product. It may not be exciting in the same way as finding out tidbits of future plot points in favorite series, but I'm hoping there's an audience for what we're trying to do and, if not, it's been a fun thing to plan and work on. I think our goal is to try to have at least one interview up per week, but we'll see how that goes.

Back in December, I made an offhand comment in a comments thread here expressing that I'd "love to see a blog only devoted to interviews, but that'd be one heck of a time-consuming prospect," and Chris, go-getter that he is, suggested we start one. I thought he was crazy but, like Ice Cube, I'm down for whatever. Luckily, so was Kevin when we asked him to come along for the ride. Plus, while it sounds like a lot of work on paper, having three people doing a project together helps distribute the workload and ease the pressure. That's more than a little bit of a relief, because it'll make closing this place down a little easier. A lot has been happening in my personal life lately--next week, we close on our mortgage, and a few weeks ago, I found out that I got into graduate school. Between working full time, working on the house-related stuff and working for class, I won't have much time for blogging (not that I ever really blogged "full time" anyway). So, like Graeme, I think I'm going to call this one a day come the two year anniversary in August. But, hey, if someone should need a guest blogger...

• Speaking of interviews, Bookforum has a short one up with Gary Groth that focuses on the 30th anniversary of Fantagraphics. I don't believe that's a permanent link, but I think it's good through the summer, at least.

• The MoCCA Art Festival is less than a month away. I've booked my room (once again, in Jersey City, because I am cheap), and there's a lot to look forward to even if the actual panel schedule isn't posted yet.

• While I can't make it, the Hotwire Comix & Capers release party at Rocketship this Friday sounds like a blast.

• Reviews are on the way for The Lost Colony, Noble Boy, Entanglement and some other things, along with a look at what I'm looking forward to at MoCCA.