Are comics finally mainstream again?

Scholastic Books signs up Jeff Smith, Chynna Clugston-Major, Christine Norrie, Raina Telgemeier, and Jon J. Muth:
http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15742

And NBM has a new kids' line, including Nancy Drew comics by Scott Lobdell and Lea Hernandez:
http://www.artbomb.net/blog/2004_07_18_archive.html#109020477786105231

Stuart Immonen's "50 Reasons"

Now that convention season is here, it's a good time to review stuartimmonen's "50 Reasons to Stop Sketching at Conventions":

http://www.maj.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=321

Don't be "that guy".