[Above Scottie Allie's characters discover an old secret to fix a recession in "Exurbia" below the economically stimulated Dispatch.]

• Courtesy of the benevolent Dark Horse, the Comics Alliance has an exclusive 8-page preview of Exurbia: No Return in color.
• New York’s Village Voice names 2009’s best comics and graphic novels from Secret Identity to The Hunter.
• Commissioner James Gordon, a Pomeranian, made it all the way to the semi-finals of the All American Pet Brands: Cutest Dog Competition. Owner Chris Hastings, webcomic creator, talks to Comics Alliance about the pup.
• Top Cow Productions decided to get in on the digital distribution, partnering with comiXology, iVerse Media, WOWIO, Amazon.com, and Longbox Digital.
• Celebrate your holiday cheer and rid yourself of that cabin fever by going to the CBR/Golden Apple All-Star Holiday Spectacular. The event starts at 11am till 5pm.
• “What is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations!” Well Alice, you can finally have your wish when Dynamite publications presents The Complete Alice in Wonderland in comic form…and color!
• Writer/artist, Richard Sala, re-imagines the holidays in the form of your favorite Christmas horror movies.

-Natalie Shoemaker