Conventions & Fan Expo! Jeff Smith! Emily Strange!
On the subject of conventions and whatnot, Marvel's 70th anniversary is August 11th, and there will be events at local comic shops, as well as comics creator appearances (and guys in costumes, too) at select Barnes & Noble stores in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Portland, and Seattle.
Finally, some other feature articles here on new comics from the past little while: I took a look at Jeff Smith's RASL, an excellent continuing series, and the beginning of Emily the Strange: The 13th Hour, which isn't quite in the same league, alas. You'll just have to click the links above, then read the reviews to find out why.