Lunch Break is a short round-up of favorite webcomics appearing here each weekday at noon. Here’s something for you to enjoy over your lunch break or whenever. The premise is simple: it’s another day on the internet. Here’s a new or forgotten comic that seems interesting. Have something to recommend? Email us: crosshatchdispatch@gmail.com.

1. Ariel and Kevin Invade a Disagreement by Ariel Schrag and Kevin Seccia // September 13, 2010
2. “Opposite World” from Subnormality by Winston Rowntree // date unknown
3. Cyanide & Happiness by Kris, Rob, Matt and Dave // March 4, 2005
4. Man Enough by Phil McAndrew // date unknown
5. Support System by Vanessa Davis // February 25, 2011

– Sarah Morean

Lunch Break is a short round-up of favorite webcomics appearing here each weekday at noon. Here’s something for you to enjoy over your lunch break or whenever. The premise is simple: it’s another day on the internet. Here’s a new or forgotten comic that seems interesting. Have something to recommend? Email us: crosshatchdispatch@gmail.com.

1. Chapter 6 of “Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth” by Jay Hosler, Kevin Cannon and Zander Cannon // January 3, 2011
2. Put This in Your Pipe and Smoke It! by Lance Ward // January 4, 2011
3. Wild Ride by Vanessa Davis // April 2009
4. Prologue, Part 1 from “Drive: The Scifi Comic” by Dave Kellett // 2011
5. Awkward by Tracy White // 2007

– Sarah Morean

[Above, Patrick Swayze is not a dracula.]

The Make Me a Woman author joins us to discuss eating squash, ice skating to Coldplay, and the driving habits or people in Winona Ryder’s hometown.

Cross Hatch Podcast 012 [CLICK TO LISTEN]

[Above, what's that smell? Below, oh, just another Dispatch.]

• Toon Books has a couple of cool titles on the way. Eleanor Davis introduces Stinky and Dean Haspiel and Jay Lynch present Mo and Jo: Fighting Together Forever. The releases correspond to some events taking place around NYC. First off on Sept 5th, at Desert Island (Brooklyn, NY), Davis and Haspiel will be doing a reading, signing, and launch party. The following night the tandem will appear at McNally Jackson, NYC, with special guests Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman. (Note: Mr. Spiegelman will not be signing. You can breath again.) Then Monday, Sept 8th at Jim Hanley’s Universe, Davis and Haspiel will do one more reading and signing if you miss the others.
• The LA Times‘ Dave Strickler  has compiled an online database of every comic strip the paper has ever run. The database lists run dates and some details for every comic from August 21, 1904 to present.
• James Kochalka redraws page 17 of Fantastic Four #9.
• Barack Obama didn’t pick Savage Dragon as his vice-presidential running mate, but no love is lost from the ol’ green fin head. Savage Dragon, a former presidential candidate himself and no stranger to bad-guys taking pot shots at him, will give the Democratic nominee his full-endorsement on Sept 3, when Savage Dragon #137 hits newsstands.
• Everything’s going digital, so it’s not a wonder that publishers are looking at a variety of models for delivering what you love most, comics, digitally.
• Robot Dreams makes Oprah’s kids’ reading list.
• Always wanted to see your favorite comics in the backdrops of your favorite TV shows? Now’s your chance!

–Jason Owen