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Just got back from Tulsa a few hours ago and it's great to be home. A glance at my calendar induced euphoria when I saw that I am not scheduled to leave town again until the end of May. This may be the longest stretch of uninterrupted living in my own home in the past five years.

I'll be posting some photos and stories about my fabled trip to the near-middle of the country in a day or so, with tales of a visit to my old high school and the disturbing memories it conjured. We also had a very interesting time Tuesday in a little Oklahoma town called Guthrie.

Meanwhile, here is this cartoon from last week, which I'm not entirely sure about. I thought it might be fun to have a guy with a live web link on his face, instead of a mustache. But in color, if it's the proper bright blue it doesn't really look like a mustache, and if it's darker it doesn't really look like a link. Maybe it works anyway. Someone wrote to me who really liked it and wants to put it on his web page or in a newsletter or something, so at least one person liked it.

I'll be blogging regularly again now, but this one is short because I have to go watch Lost on ABC. I'm hooked on that show, perhaps because it is like a soap opera written by Salvador Dali. Or maybe it's just the crush I have on Evangeline Lilly.

New Library Comics: February 2009

Here's a list of the titles we added to the library's comics collection last month:


Alixopulos. The hot breath of war / Portland, Or. : Sparkplug Comic Books, c2008.

B., David, 1959- Nocturnal conspiracies : nineteen dreams, from December 1979 to September 1994 / New York : NBM/Comics Lit, c2008.

Bart Simpson's Treehouse of horror. no. 14 / Santa Monica, Calif. : Bongo Entertainment, 1995-

Bellamy, Frank, 1917-1976. King Arthur and his knights : the complete adventires ; together with The Swiss family Robinson / London : Book Palace Books, c2008.

The best of Tharg's future shocks / Oxford : Rebellion, 2008.

Blanchet, Pascal, 1980- Baloney : a tale in 3 symphonic acts / Montreal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2008.

Brown, Jeffrey, 1975- Bighead & friends / Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf, 2008.

Brown, Jeffrey, 1975- Deadly awesome / Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf, 2008.

Butzer, C. M. Gettysburg : the graphic novel / New York : Bowen Press/Collins, 2009.

Byrne, Kerry. Lillian the legend / Montreal : Conundrum Press, 2008.

C. F. Powr mastrs vol. 2 / [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : Picture Box Inc, c2007.

Chaykin, Howard V. American Flagg! vol. 1 / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, c2008.

Conley, Steve. Astounding space thrills : Argosy Smith and the codex reckoning / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2008.

Espey, Eamon. Wormdye / by Eamon Espey. Jackson Heights, NY : Secret Acres, 2008

Forsythe, Matthew, 1976- Ojingogo / Montreal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2008.

From the shadow of the northern lights : an anthology of Swedish alternative comics / Stockholm, Sweden : Ordfront Galago, 2008.

Gantz, David. Jews in America : a cartoon history / Philadelphia, PA : Jewish Publication Society, 2006.

Girard, Pascal. Nicolas / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, c2008.

Hansen, Lance Christian. Hayseed / [Philadelphia, Pa.] : KettleDrummer Books, 2008-

Heatley, David. My brain is hanging upside down / New York : Pantheon Books, c2008.

Hergé, 1907-1983. L'étoile mystérieuse / [Tournai] : Casterman, c1974.

Hergé, 1907-1983. L'oreille cassée / [Paris] : Casterman, c1974.

Hergé, 1907-1983. Le tresor de Rackham le Rouge / [Paris] : Casterman, c1973.

Hergé, 1907-1983. Les 7 boules de cristal / [Paris] : Casterman, c1975.

Hernandez, Jaime. Love and rockets : new stories no. 1 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, c2008-

Hicks, Faith Erin. The war at Ellsmere / San Jose, Calif. : SLG, 2008.

Hiramoto, Akira. Me and the devil blues : the unreal life of Robert Johnson vol. 2 / New York : Del Rey/Ballantine, c2008-

Ka, Olivier, 1967- Why I killed Peter / New York : Comics Lit, 2008.

Kramers ergot. no. 7 / Corte Madera, Calif. : Gingko Press, 1999-

Krell, Jeff. Jayson goes to Hollywood / Los Angeles, Calif. : Ignite! Entertainment, 2008

Kuwata, Jirō, 1935- Bat-manga! : the secret history of Batman in Japan / New York, N.Y. : Pantheon Books, 2008.

Lapham, David. Young liars vol. 1 / New York : DC Comics, 2008

Lemire, Jeff. The country nurse / Atlanta : Portland : Top Shelf, 2008.

Limits of the human / Minneapolis, Minn. : Univ of Minnesota Press, c2008.

Liquid city. Volume one / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, c2008.

The mammoth book of best new manga. 3 / Philadelphia, PA : Running Press, 2008.

Marder, Larry. Beanworld holiday special / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 2008.

McCay, Winsor. Little Sammy Sneeze / Palo Alto, Calif. : Sunday Press, 2007

McKeever, Ted. Transit / Berkeley, Calif. : Image, 2008.

Miller, Frank, 1957- Daredevil vol. 1 / New York : Marvel, 2008-

Mome. vol. 13 : Winter 2009 / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2005-

Morse, Scott. Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! : a collection of scattered thoughts and moments that somehow equal a whole / Emeryville, CA : Red Window ; [Richomond, Va.] : Distributed by AdHouse Books, 2008-

Murphy, Justin S. Cleburne : a graphic novel / Jacksonville, FL : Rampart, 2008.

Niño, Alex. The art of Alex Niño / San Francisco [Calif.] : Auad Pub 2008.

No formula : stories from the chemistry set. Vol. 1 / Dallas, Ga. : Desperado Publishing, c2008.

Ōba, Tsugumi. Death note / San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, 2008.

Paszkiewicz, Douglas. Arsenic lullaby : pulp edition no. 0 / [Milwaukee, Wis.] : Arsenic Lullaby Publishing, 2007-

Ploog, Michael, 1940- Mike Ploog / Raleigh, N.C. : TwoMorrows, 2008.

Rege, Ron. Against pain : 01986-02006 [sic], twenty years, seventy five cartoons / Montreal : Drawn and Quarterly, 2008.

Ristaino, Andy. The babysitter / San Jose, Calif. : Slave Labor Graphics, 2008.

Ryan, Johnny. Comics are for idiots / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, c2008.

Sickles, Noel. Scorchy Smith and the art of Noel Sickles / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2008.

Spiegelman, Art. Breakdowns : portrait of the artist as a young %@[squiggle][star]! / New York : Pantheon Books, 2008.

Takahashi, Rumiko, 1957- One-pound gospel vol. 4 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2008-

Taniguchi, Jirō. The quest for the missing girl / Wisbech, England : Fanfare ; [Rasquera, Spain] : Ponent Mon, 2008

Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Black Jack vol. 2 / New York : Vertical, c2008-

Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Black Jack vols. 1-2 / New York : Vertical, c2008-

Usui, Yoshito, 1958- Crayon Shinchan vol. 6 / La Jolla, CA : CMX, c2008-

Vernon, Ursula. Digger vol. 1 / Saint Paul, MN : Sofawolf Press, c2005-

Ward, Barnaby. Sixteen miles to Merricks and other works / Lynnwood, Wa : Frogchildren Studios, c2008.

Ware, Chris, 1967- The Acme novelty library. Fall/winter 2008, number 19 / Oak Park, Ill. : ACME Novelty Library ; Distributed in the United States by Drawn & Quarterly Books, c2008.

Wood, Brian, 1972- Local / Portland, Or. : Oni, 2008.

Wood, Brian, 1972- Supermarket / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2009.

Yokoyama, Yuichi. Travel / Brooklyn, NY : PictureBox, c2008.

Zahler, Thomas F. Love and capes vol. 1 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, c2008-




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