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Last Night at the Lobster, by Stewart O’Nan

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Some days I really miss working high school/college jobs, at movie theaters, Staples, and restaurants. They weren’t necessarily good jobs, but the camaraderie and the pride in them was pleasing. O’Nan’s short novel, about the last day of a Red Lobster, made me want those jobs again, if only for a while.

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Books: 30/52

52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.

Jun 30, 2009 | Categories: 52 Books/52 Weeks | Leave A Comment »

The Week’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-30

  • New Split Lip story idea: horror story set amidst Shackleton’s Antarctic voyage. Huzzah PBS! #
  • Show was best for collectors and back-issue hunters. Not really my audience. So it goes. Organizer was very nice, tho #
  • Setting up at con in e. Hanover, nj, ramada. 10-4 today. Here’s to a good show. Come say hi! #
  • People! Tell me: what’s your favorite desktop Twitter client ( a free client would be ideal, but isn’t required). #
  • Going to be at the E. Hanover, NJ comix show this Sunday selling Split Lip. If you’re in NY Metro, come say hi http://tinyurl.com/5bh53d #

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Jun 29, 2009 | Categories: Split Lip | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

Split Lip at E. Hanover Comics Show This Sunday

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Hey, NY Metro Area Split Lip fans: I’m going to be the comic show in East Hanover, NJ, this Sunday. The show is at the Ramada Conference Center (130 Route 10, East Hanover, NJ). It runs from 10 am - 4 pm and it will cost you just a lousy $2 to get in.

I’ll be there, resplendent in my finery, selling Split Lip. If you’re local or semi-local, come by and say hi!

Jun 26, 2009 | Categories: Split Lip | Leave A Comment »

Pictures at a Revolution, by Mark Harris

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Harris’ compelling history of Hollywood in flux examines the 1968 Best Picture nominees (including Bonnie and Clyde and The Graduate) and the transition to the New Hollywood that they heralded. Despite being 400-plus pages, Pictures was easy to read in one sitting. Highly recommended to anyone interested in entertainment or social history.

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Books: 29/52

52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.

Jun 25, 2009 | Categories: 52 Books/52 Weeks | Leave A Comment »

The Week’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-23

  • 10 day vacation = 5 new short comic ideas, 1 new tshirt idea, greater depth for existing comic idea and, oh yeah, relaxation. Vacation ftw! #

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Jun 22, 2009 | Categories: Split Lip | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, by Jeffrey T. Roesgen

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My favorite books in the 33 1/3 series are those that deeply illuminate the creation of an album or that weave a compelling fiction out of the album’s raw materials. This edition attempts to straddle the line and, while it provides some interesting historical detail, fails to fulfill the promise of either.

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Books: 28/52

52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.

Jun 22, 2009 | Categories: 52 Books/52 Weeks | Leave A Comment »

The Week’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-16

  • The shower is home to many of my story breakthroughs. Lots of good ideas while getting clean this morning #
  • Invited by a colleague to submit new comic to an austrlian lit antho today. Have an idea already. Collaboration is awesome! #
  • Planned put some new stories in a surprising new comics genre tonight. Intriguing/a little nervous-making #

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Jun 15, 2009 | Categories: News | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

The Goon Vol. 7: A Place of Heartache and Grief

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By Eric Powell

The Goon is a strange comic combination of humor, horror, and 30s-era crime. While early volumes were hilarious, recently the jokes have faded for me. This volume, despite its promise of greater trouble and tragedy later, made me laugh out of loud - a welcome reminder of why I enjoy the series.

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Books: 27/52

52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.

Jun 14, 2009 | Categories: 52 Books/52 Weeks | Leave A Comment »

Pluto Vol. 3, by Naoki Urasawa

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What’s so compelling about the sadness of the characters in this murder mystery? Their hangdog faces and shadowed cheeks are the most effective evocation of world-weary sadness I’ve seen in comics. Perhaps I’m interested in their revelations, but I’m not sure. Dealing with the terrible things done in their pasts is fascinating.

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Books: 26/52

52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.

Jun 11, 2009 | Categories: 52 Books/52 Weeks | Leave A Comment »

The Week’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-09

  • Ratings for apps in iPhone OS 3.0 males me hopeful that more adult fare- like Split Lip- can thrive at iTunes #
  • Corrections for Split Lip iPhone apps sent to @tropicalsteve today. Fingers crossed that Apple digs ‘em. #
  • Cooking up a cool new comix project with Neal von Flue. No horror involved -unless you find banjos scary. #

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Jun 08, 2009 | Categories: News | Tags: | Leave A Comment »