Rounding up the latest news from the "black capes"... 'SECRET SIX' UPDATE [PULSE] Nicola Scott thought working on Birds of Prey was a great "entry point" into her career in comic books. Now she's taking the next step and working on a darker group of DCU operatives, The Secret Six. Scott's reteamed with her BoP collaborator, Gail Simone. Scott told THE PULSE, "[The Secret Six] are morally gray and sexually perverted, how could I pass that up?!" Nicola Scott is an excellent artist. This bodes very well for the series. Read the entire interview -- complete with sketches -- here.

In case you haven't heard enough of me on comics-related issues, Sam Charette was nice enough to ask me to guest-co-host another episode of Comic Dish. We discuss buffers, guest strips, the history of Comics Code Authority, and how badly I want to be involved in a 'Plastic Man' relaunch (and this was taped days before yesterday's news from Fan Expo. You can partake in the madness here.

I just took a look at my site traffic stats, and I'm seeing a tremendous amount of traffic from StumbleUpon.com. This is a site through which you can flag interesting sites for your friends or whomever else browses your StumbleUpon page. First off, THANKS! Secondly, it made me realize that, perhaps, I should point out the StumbleUpon icon beneath each daily strip that will help you Stumble your favorite Evil Inc strip for your friends. That way everyone knows they can Stumble Evil Inc As you can see by the illustration above, it's the first icon after "Share this 'toon."...

Check out the often-imitated-never-duplicated Webcomics Weekly Podcast, featuring Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett, Kris Straub, and myself. If you love listening to cartoonists talking shop, this is a must. You can keep up with the latest updates via our RSS feed. Episode 45: Welcoming our new sponsor Endicia.com leads to a discussion of the best ways to streamline your online store shipments. Then we hit the mailbag to answer questions about handing out flyers at events, and working on second strips. Endica.com has been kind enough to sponsor our show this month.

More news from Fan Expo in Toronto. [CBR]: DiDio confirmed that a new Plastic Man series will happen one day, the book's biggest advocate just needs to free up some time in his incredibly busy schedule. "The biggest problem [with the hold on the title] is we're not going to do 'Plastic Man' without Ethan," said DiDio. "That's the rule now. I don't see the reason to do it. [Plastic Man] can do guest star appearances here and there but there is no sense doing the book without Ethan. He's the most passionate about it. "Also Plastic Man is a character...

Rounding up the latest news from the "black capes"... A 'VILLAIN-CENTRIC WEEKLY?' [CBR] Dan Didio led the 'DC: A Guide to Your Universe' panel last Saturday at Fan Expo in Toronto, and while there were no major announcements, the DC Comics Executive Editor and his creative cohorts... answered an hours worth of thoughtful and thought-provoking questions from the assembled members of DC Nation.