ICYMI -- Comics Criticism and Whatnot for 3/14/16 to 3/20/16

Highlighting some great comics criticism being published, as well as other random things that have caught my eye over the past week.

Before venturing into either the criticism or the whatnot, please read Kim O'Connor's piece DON'T BE A DICK: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR HOW TO TALK ABOUT COMICS

COMICS CRITICISM

* Chase Magnett on CALVIN AND HOBBES AND THE BABY RACOON
* Osvaldo Oyola on GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #3
* Tobias Carroll's Notes on THEY'RE NOT LIKE US and WOLF
* Dominic Umile on Glen Weldon's THE CAPED CRUSADE
* Roy T. Cook on HAWKEYE #19
* James Kaplan on TURNCOAT #1
* Mark Stack on INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #1
* Greg Hunter on THE DEMON: HELL'S HITMAN
* Rob Kirby on a SIX SMALL PRESS BOOKS
* Kyle Garret on PREACHER VOLUME FIVE

WHATNOT

* Introducing THROWAWAY PRESS, a new British Small Press
* Noah Berlatsky's "CREATIVE CONTROL", VIRTUAL REALITY, AND THE MALE GAZE
* TWO POEMS by Sarah Freligh
* Angel Cruz's ON WHITE PRIVILEGE AND PUBLISHING'S ROLE
* New comics by LESLIE STEIN
* A Definition of "SEX POSITIVE"
* Call for Papers: Alternative Approaches to Bowie and Comics
* Todd Hignite talks to DANIEL CLOWES
* Paul Gravett talks to TILLIE WALDEN
* Annie Mok talks to MICHAEL DEFORGE
* Robin McConnell talks to SIMON MORETON