ICYMI -- Comics Criticism and Whatnot for 12/6/15 to 12/12/15

Highlighting some great comics criticism being published, as well as other random things that have caught my eye over the past week.

COMICS CRITICISM

* David Brothers on Tite Kubo's BLEACH 
* Tasbeeh Herwees interviews Leila Abdelrazaq about her book BADDAWI
* Paste Magazine picks their BEST COMIC BOOKS OF 2015
* Ray Sonne and Chase Magnett on PLANETARY #13
* Andy Oliver picks his BEST OF 2015
* Jason Sacks on FORTY WHACKS AND OTHER STORIES by Jack Kamen
* The AV Club picks their FAVORITE ONGOING AND SERIAL COMICS OF 2015
* Craig Neilson-Adams on I LOVE THIS PART
* Ian Williams picks the TOP 10 UNCANNY GRAPHIC NOVELS
* Scott Cederlund on Caitlin Skaalrud's HOUSES OF THE HOLY
* Loser City's THE 100 BEST COMICS OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE 2010'S
- 20 - 1
- 40 - 21
- 60 - 41
- 80 - 61
- 100-81

WHATNOT

* Leslie Stein's DIARY COMICS on Vice
* Amanda Petrusich's amazing CAN WE ESCAPE THE DIABOLICAL CLICHES OF COLDPLAY?
* J.A. Micheline's WHAT IT MEANS TO REMEMBER PIONEERING AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTIST MATT BAKER
* A GUIDE TO PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM ONLINE HARASSMENT
* Paul Berman on TRUMP AND THE JOYS OF HATRED
* RJ Casey on the work of painter J.M.W. TURNER
* HERE COME THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSULTANTS 
* Chris Gavalar's ANALYZING COMICS 101 (LAYOUT)
* THE VELVET UNDERGROUND IN CALIFORNIA
* Ann Price on THE STRUGGLE WITH RELUCTANT READERS
* THE RISE OF NON-BINARY PRONOUNS
* 35 DEBUT AUTHORS OVER 35 (just to give you hope out there)
* Jim Zub shares SOME THOUGHTS ON COMIC KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGNS