wow

• Eric Skillman's process on developing Eddie Campbell's Alec: The Years Have Pants cover. Oh, and here's his process for the forthcoming AX: Alternative Manga compendium.

And since we're at it, an earlier version of the cover for next Summer's The Playwright, by Daren White and Eddie Campbell.

• A better link to video of James Kochalka singing iPod Operator.

• Some cover roughs by the incredible Mike Huddleston for the forthcoming Homeland Directive, drawn by Mike and written by Rob Venditti.

• Illustration stuff Matt Rota writes to mention he's working on a new website, and that in the meantime you can see new work posted on his blog. The guy is amazing.

• Matt Taibbi literally just wrote about what's been stewing inside me for months now, in the new Rolling Stone:

Obama's Big Sellout
The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway

There's a counter-point here at American Prospect arguing some details, which is a good thing to see, but i think misses the big picture.