I didn’t know Aaron Swartz, but I have a number of friends who did; he did a lot of good for open online culture, and the law prosecutors were hounding him with needs to be changed so that it can’t be used to threaten anyone who does something without permission. If you’re in the US, please consider signing this petition to the White House.
In uncollected news, Supreme Power continues to impress me even as Squadron Supreme, The Boys exploits the sex and violence it hypocritically criticizes, and Cross-Bronx is just grim. I'm enjoying The Escapist, thinking of giving up on Jack of Fables, and really looking forward to the resolution of Y. What else should I be reading?