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Labor Days Vol. 2

Welcome once again to What are you reading?, the weekly column where the Robot 6 team runs through what comics and other stuff they've been checking out lately. As Chris is in Bethesda this weekend, I'm filling in for him as your host.

Our special guests this time are Philip Gelatt and Rick Lacy, creators of the Labor Days graphic novels published by Oni Press. Volume two, Just Another Damn Day, is now available in finer retail establishments everywhere. (You can check out a preview here).

See what they've been reading, as well as the rest of the Robot 6 crew, after the jump ...

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Achewood

Webcomics | Chris Onstad's enormously popular Achewood returned on Monday from its "official strip hiatus." [The A.V. Club]

Publishing | Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing were named Publishers of the Year in Diamond's annual Gem Awards, which recognize "outstanding suppliers in the comic book specialty market." Marvel's Secret Invasion #1 was dubbed Comic Book of the Year in the over-$3 division; Image's The Walking Dead #50 for under $3. DC Comics' Joker was named Original Graphic Novel of the Year. [Diamond Comic Distributors]

Conventions | Blogger Deb Aoki provides a manga-centric guide to this weekend's New York Comic Con. [About.com]

Creators | Congratulations to Jeff and Leslie-Anne Lemire on the birth of their son Gus Michael Lemire. [Top Shelf Productions]

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