The University of Alberta’s student newspaper talks with cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks about Zombies Calling, her upcoming graphic novel from SLG Publishing.

You can read a 15-page preview here.

Cut Out + Keep chats briefly with writer Serena Valentino about GloomCookie, Nightmares & Fairy Tales, and her upcoming projects, Enchanted, Hell’s Cafe and Fairest of All.

Who doesn’t like free stuff? To help promote the release of the Savage Brothers trade paperback, which comes out today, BOOM! Studios is giving away the first issue for free. You can download it from their website.

Meanwhile, SLG is giving away copies of Jim Starlin’s Wyrd: The Reluctant Warrior over on their website. It’s an actual paper copy, available for a limited time.