blank cheque to Africa's authoritarian regimes, which would use your example to attack their own press". Amongst those currently being sued over reports regarding Zuma's recent trial for alleged rape is the cartoonist Zapiro. Zuma was found to be not guilty of the crime. An online editorial in The Baltimore Examiner discusses the issues of free speech which face a cartoonist, prompted by the controversy. July 13, 2006: Website Hour interviews Jim Woodring. The Star-Gazette profile Virgin Comics. John Woo and Garth Ennis are to collaborate on a comic book for Virgin Comics. Virgin Comics and Panini Comics sign a deal to cover licensing of Virgin Comics publications in Continental Europe and Latin America. July 14, 2006: French cartoonist Sempé is honoured with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. The nominations for the 2006 Doug Wright Awards are announced. It is reported that Musa Kart has won the Turkish Journalists' Association's "2006 Freedom of the Press Award", which will be awarded on 24 July at Dolmabahçe Palace. The Toronto Star report that Indigo Books & Music refusal to carry the June edition of Harper's magazine may have boosted sales. The magazine featured Art Spiegelman's thoughts on caricature and also reprints cartoons at the centre of the Toronto Star </ref> The Edmonton Journal discusses webcomics. Comics retailer Brian Hibbert discusses the impact the move to trade paperbacks is having on sell-through in the comic book and graphic novel market. July 15, 2006: The Arizona Daily Star reports that Garry Trudeau has been awarded the Vietnam Veterans of America's President's Award for Excellence in the Arts. July 16, 2006: The Washington Post discusses the issues surrounding Alan Moore's forthcoming Lost Girls and the manner in which comic book retailers will handle it. The San Diego Union-Tribune runs articles on Daniel Clowes, the San Diego Comic-con founder Shel Dorf and the convention itself as a preview to this week's convention. July 17, 2006: Daryl Cagle comments on the effects the "Orphan Works Act of 2006" will have on cartoonists if it is enacted. ICv2.com report on graphic novel and comic book sales for the month of June. The Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards are announced with The Perry Bible Fellowship winning the "Outstanding Comic" award. The Hindustan Times report on the number of books and graphic novels being released by Indian artists based on characters from Indian mythology. July 18, 2006: The Independent