Fruity Fun For Free

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How often do you think to put fruit on your hamburger or hot dog? Or have pasta with fruit sauce? What about dipping your french fries in a fruit salsa?

Well even if you think you would never do such a thing, I am here to tell you that you would too! You do it all the time! For the plain scientific truth is, the tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable!!!

For eight more little-known facts, one of which has to do with handcuffs, go here.

New This Week Mini Edition: July 23, 2008

I'm still on a semi-break from blogging, but I couldn't let this new comics day go by without mentioning:

The American Flagg hardcover finally comes out (how many years late is it?)

Marvel Adventures Super-Heroes #1, the new Paul Tobin-written comic in the MA line. Hulk, Spider-Man & Iron Man: what more do you want from your super-hero comics?

Ambush Bug: Year None #1, the highly-anticipated return of Keith Giffen & Robert Loren Fleming's DCU skewering.

Uncanny X-Men #500, the big round anniversary issue sees Matt Fraction joining his Iron Fist writing partner Ed Brubaker on Marvel's Merry Mutants.

Girl Genius Volume 7, 'nuff said.

And if it didn't arrive at your friendly local comic store last week, the sizable Zot! Complete Black & White Stories collection should arrive.

New Library Comics: Week of July 14, 2008

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last week:


Bagge, Peter. Hate annual no. 7. / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books.

Barr, Donna, 1952- Afterdead no. 1.2 / Callam Bay, Wash. : A Fine Line Press, 2007-

Blab! (Princeton, Wis.) Blab! no. 18 / [Chicago, IL : Monte Comix Productions, c1986-

Bolton, Andrew, 1966- Superheroes : fashion and fantasy / New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.

Braddock, Paige. Jane's world vol. 8 / [Sebastopol, Calif.] : Girl Twirl Comics, 2003-

Breeden, Jennie. The devil's panties vol. 1 / [Fairfax, Va.] : Silent Devil Inc., 2007-

Broersma, Matt. Insomnia no. 3 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books ; [Bologna, Italy?] : Coconino Press, c2005-

C'est bon anthology. vol. 4 no. 9 / Malmö, Sweden : C'est Bon Kultur, 2004-

Campbell, Ross. Wet moon. Book 3, Further realms of fright / Portland, Or. : Oni Press, 2004-

Crilley, Mark. Miki falls vol. 4 : winter / [New York] : HarperTeen, c2007-

Darcy, Dame. Meat cake no. 16 / [Seattle, WA] : Fantagraphics Books, 1993-

Fetch, Toc. The lost and found season of the most Pope Joey, vol. 6 : Kids of Lower Utopia, no. 1 : Of Softdoor Scout Finnagain and Daffodil Dash Eleven / Woodstock, N.Y. : Abanne Ink, [1998]-

Fraction, Matt. Casanova vol. 1 : Luxuria / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, c2007-

Herriman, George, 1880-1944. Krazy & Ignatz : "a ragout of raspberries" : culling together the complete full-page comic strips, with addanda, 1941-42 / Seattle : Fantagraphics, 2007.

Huizenga, Kevin, 1977- Ganges no. 2 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, c2006-

Juicy mother 2 : how they met / New York, N.Y. : Soft Skull : Distributed by Publisher's Group West, 2005-

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978- Amulet / New York : Graphix, 2008.

Mineshaft. nos. 20-21 / Brattleboro, VT : Mineshaft, c1999-

Mome. vol. 10 / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2005-

Nilsen, Anders, 1973- Big questions no. 10. / Montreal, Quebec : Drawn and Quarterly

Popgun vol. 1 / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2007-

Prism Comics : your LGBT guide to comics. 2004, 2007 / Atlanta, GA : Prism Comics, 2003-

Pulp (San Francisco, Calif.) Pulp : manga for grownups. vol. 3 nos. 9-10 / San Francisco, CA : VIZ Communications, c1997-

Robot : super color comic vol. 4 / Carson, CA : Digital Manga Pub., 2005-

Sakuragi, Yukiya. Inubaka : crazy for dogs vol. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, c2007-

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. The complete Peanuts vol. 9 : 1967 to 1968 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, c2004-

Seth, 1962- Palooka-Ville no. 19 / Montreal, Quebec : Drawn & Quarterly, 1994-

Sfar, Joann. Dungeon. Parade vols. 1-2. / New York : NBM, c2006-<2007>

Takahashi, Rumiko, 1957- InuYasha vol. 32 / San Francisco, CA : Viz, LLC, c2003-

Tanaka, Masashi, 1962- Gon vols. 2-3 / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, c2007-

Tobe, Keiko. With the light : raising an autistic child vol. 1 / New York : Yen Press, 2007-

Toriyama, Akira, 1955- Dr. Slump vols. 1-2 / San Francisco : Viz, 2005-

Trondheim, Lewis. Little nothings vol. 1 : The curse of the umbrella / New York : NBM, 2008-

Van Lente, Fred. Action philosophers! : the lives and thoughts of history's A-list brain trust told in a hip and humorous fashion vol. 3 / Brooklyn, NY : Evil Twin Comics, 2006-

Van Lente, Fred. Comic book comics no. 1 / Brooklyn, N.Y. : Evil Twin Comics, 2008-

Ware, Chris, 1967- The Acme novelty library. Number 18 / Chicago, Ill. : Acme Novelty Library : distributed in the U.S. by Drawn and Quarterly Books and Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2007.

Ware, Chris, 1967- The acme novelty datebook : sketches and diary pages in facsimile v. 2. 1995-2002 / Montréal : Drawn and Quarterly ; Amsterdam : Oog & Blik, 2005.

World war three illustrated. no. 38 / N.Y.C. : S. Tobocman, P. Kuper, C. Kohlhofer, 1980-


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Still Not Dead

Many of you who read this blog have wished me well regarding the personal struggles I have mentioned lately. (shown, at left, singing the blues)

I really appreciate it, it means a lot to know you're thinking of me. Some have suggested chemical solutions – from anti-depressants to pot – thanks for those, too. I am on anti-depressants, have been since '96, and repeated efforts to live without them have failed. I'm not a big believer in pharmaceuticals and hate the industry, but it looks as if I'm a customer for life. Could be worse.

The problems I am experiencing are of a nature that I won't share in detail here, although I'd love to because I'm a real blabbermouth when it comes to my emotions (I have a strong feminine side in that way, and I'm Italian, known for our sentimentality.) But for all involved, it would be best if I leave it vague.

But whatever the cause, suffice to say that things are looking up and I'm feeling better. Life is a series of peaks and valleys and I'm happy to have this particular valley mostly behind me.
If the automobile of my heart runs out of gas on the way up the next peak and begins to roll back toward that valley, I'll hurl myself from the car and crawl.
If the pants leg of my insecurity gets caught on the side mirror, I'll rip my pants off and crawl bare-assed.
If an avalanche of childhood memories comes my way, I'll hop up and down like a Mario Brothers' character and dodge the boulders.
If the grizzly bear of self doubt grabs me and starts dragging me back toward the valley, I'll shove my anti-depressants into his mouth until he chills.

I'm not going back to that damned valley, do you understand?!

Thanks for reading.