Item: There is a benefit on Friday, Feb. 5 for cartoonist Robin Konstabaris, whose studio burned down on Christmas Day.

Item: Vancouver cartoonist Ed Brisson among those with claims against superhero start-up Bluewater. Chris Butcher comments.

Item: Marc Bell profile at New Brunswick gallery.

Item: Kevin Boyd profiles Marvel artist Leonard Kirk.

Item: Got an idea for a comics podcast? Robin at Inkstuds is looking for a volunteer fill-in.

Item: Thieves and Kings creator and Nova Scotia resident Mark Oakley hyped about his latest graphic novel project Stardrop (“sort of like Anne of Green Gables with space ships and word balloons”), has gallery show.

Item: According to The Comics Journal’s Shaenon Garrity, Dave Sim is now a girl.

Item: A pair of Seth notes. Museum show opening in London, Ontario. George Sprott in kids’ reading competition.

Item: Exploded View is the latest offering from Vancouver comics collective Cloudscape. The book is an anthology of science fiction comics and debuts in March.