Endnotes & Digressions:

1. Words and pencils by Mike Russell; inks and colors by Bill Mudron.

2. "The Amazing Spider-Man" opened July 3.  "The Dark Knight Rises" opens July 20.

3. Here's a link to "The Day the Movies Died," Mark Harris' angry GQ magazine essay on the sad state of American movie-house fare.

4. If you'd prefer to read this comic as a three-page PDF, click here.