As you read this, I'm recovering from this year's first blizzard. In a parallel way, the comic goings-on this week is a blizzard of discussion on the future of comics.

• But first: The Webcomic Beacon is a year old! Congrats!
• One of the big topic clumps is the future of comics...Here's an article that talks about what comics can't continue to do. In the comments of the

Again, this week there is a landslide of things I want to share with you...

• This isn't comics, but I'm a big fan. Don't prevaricate about the bushes.
• And this is something that expands comics a little bit. I like.
• Kleefeld had that great post about being biased toward webcomics whose art he enjoys and dismissing others. Most people would never bother to do more

• I promised that I would announce what comic I'll be reviewing the next week. The next review will be on The Fish Tank. The artist has recently (within the last few months) gotten himself a new job and it has overbooked his time. This is very much like what I've done to