Comic art: The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal reports on "Slinging Some Ink," an exhibit of the work of eight comic book artists who live in the Hudson Valley. The show, which opens Saturday at the Art Society of Kingston Gallery, will feature work by Terry Austin, Kyle Baker, Charles Barnett III, Elliot Brown, Joe Sinnott, Joe Staton, Jim Starlin and Herb Trimpe:

''For many years, comic book people were considered the bottom of the barrel, as far as artists were concerned. there's a lot that goes into it, a lot of composition. And finally, now some of us are thought of as artists.''