The Pox and the Covenant — A nice new entry in the “metacover” category from DWG‘s midfield general Jason Gabbert.
Book Publishers Have Reason to Resist Amazon — Columnist John Gapper in the Financial Times (via MobyLives):
The idea that book publishers are failing to act in their own interests because they somehow do not want to serve their customers, or because they do not “get” electronic distribution ignores the business reality they face… In any case, why is it illogical for publishers to defend their own business interests against those of Amazon, which is a public company trying to extend leverage over them to benefit its own shareholders?
Not Saving The Newspaper Business Any Time Soon — The Awl does the math on McSweeney’s gorgeous newspaper project The San Francisco Panorama. Hint: it doesn’t quite add up. Although that’s probably wasn’t the point. (via Sarah Weinman. Who else?).
The 50 Best Comic Book Covers of 2009 at Complex — Something for everyone here, including the wonderful Gorey-esque cover pictured above by Skottie Young (via Veer).
The Tempest Wakens — a short web comic for Tor’s Cthulhu Christmas, by the awesome Teetering Bulb team Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon.