A few links of note for Friday

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It's been a busy week here, and I'm sure it's been equally hectic everywhere else. But it is Friday, which means a few minutes should be taken to scan the wide expanse of the Internet for some interesting early afternoon reading. Ask and ye shall receive.

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• We debuted four pages from the first issue of WEDNESDAY COMICS this week, and so far the response has been resoundingly positive.

• This week's NYT Graphic Best Seller list features BATMAN R.I.P., BATMAN: HEART OF HUSH, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, JOKER, ALL STAR SUPERMAN v2, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.

• IGN has an early look at Batman in July, while NEWSARAMA runs down the Superman titles for the same month.

• Comic Book Resources reviews GREEN LANTERN CORPS #35, SECRET SIX #8 and ACTION COMICS #876.

• Dan DiDio answers fan questions at NEWSARAMA, and, most notably, reveals that artist Mark Bagley will be joining the BATMAN creative team in July. NEWSARAMA caught up with the artist today.

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A few links to close out Monday

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Monday, Monday...What more can I say? To help in your efforts to grin and get through the first day of the work week (or what's left of it), here are a few things you might have missed over the weekend:

• The New York Times released their Graphic Books Best Seller list for the week of April 4. BATMAN: RIP, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, JOKER, ALL STAR SUPERMAN v2, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR v1 and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS all made the list in some form.

• Comic Book Resources and IGN both gave GREEN LANTERN #39 high marks. IGN also spoke to Geoff Johns about the issue, and the build-up to BLACKEST NIGHT:

IGN Comics: The Sinestro Corps War really took people by surprise and came out of leftfield for a lot of readers. Now that all eyes are on the Green Lantern franchise and Blackest Night, has it been daunting at all trying to live up to all the lofty expectations?

Johns: No. I'm just telling the story the best I can. This is a story I always planned to tell. And it's grown organically, which is my favorite thing about it.

• Newsarama has their regularly-scheduled preview of the latest TRINITY issue. They also spoke to J.M. DeMatteis about his upcoming work on the METAL MEN co-feature, which will be appearing in the pages of the new DOOM PATROL series this summer.

• MYSPACE Comics previewed the latest issue of SUPERMAN/BATMAN.

• Also at CBR, Chris Yost talk about his upcoming work on RED ROBIN.

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BATMAN: RIP, JOKER and more make NYT best seller list for 3/28

Over at THE NEW YORK TIMES ArtsBeat blog, you can find the latest Graphic Books Best Seller list for the week of 3/28, which includes a number of DCU titles. Here's what made the list from our end:

Graphic Books Best Seller (Hardcover)

6 BATMAN: R.I.P., by Grant Morrison and Tony Daniel. (DC Comics, $24.99.) Thomas Wayne, the father of the caped crusader, is cast in a sinister light.

7 BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. (DC Comics, $17.99.) This critically acclaimed story from 1988 offers a possible origin for the Joker.

8 JOKER, by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo. (DC Comics, $19.99.) The Joker, newly released from Arkham Asylum, deals with the rivals who have carved into his territory.

Graphic Books Best Seller (Paperback)

2 BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, by Frank Miller. (DC Comics, $14.99.) Another classic from 1986: The caped crusader comes out of retirement to save Gotham City from a depraved street gang that are more monsters than man.

8 TINY TITANS VOL. 01, by Art Baltazar and Franco. (DC Comics, $12.99.) This children-friendly take on the Teen Titans includes adventures in the classroom and on the playground.

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