Northern Ireland's major comics festival 2d, is just over a week away. Ciaran Flanagan has been running preparatory podcasts for the event over at his blog, The Freebirds Wing.

ICN carry news that Bryan and Mary Talbot are to appear at the Dublin Writer's Festival the following weekend, June 9th. Details here

There's a new Jesus and Mo strip up; What has the moon ever done for us?

Ripped off our tweet-feed,

Marc Ellerby's CHLOE NOONAN: MONSTER HUNTER - Digital Omnibus is now available. 136 pages in full colour for £2.99

John 'Lester' Freeman sends along the results of a questionnaire asking what primary school kids want in comics and magazines.

And a reminder that Brick put out a call for Graphic Memoirs: From Distress to Recovery and it looks a very worthwhile project with some sensible people at the helm.

I'll be talking about Absence and digital media this coming Monday at The Waterfront Hall, Belfast.