I wish I'd had this when I wrote my book—transcript of a Korean War-era Soviet news article. It's very sensationalistic but they do have a point about the weirdly violent chewing gum cards (later to culminate in, of course, MARS ATTACKS).

I've got a title already! "Let Those Laugh Who Win"

I didn't win but the nomination was an honour and it was lovely to attend the Eisners in San Diego! Where else am I gonna hear Eddie Campbell read my name?!

got a new bookstand for convenient perusal of key texts

I just noticed that the DC Universe Infinite app version of MAD Magazine #122 uses the "RFK" version of the cover—the one that was never circulated due to Kennedy's murder. I believe the original cover was only recovered later. This couldn't possibly be by accident. But... why?

I've always had a soft spot for this song, from the megaflop West End Robin Hood musical TWANG!!—both because it's way better than Long John Baldry's biggest hit "Let The Heartaches Begin" but also because at the end he does a laugh which foreshadows his performance as Dr Robotnik in the 90s.

This term's assigned reading!

Looking through some boxes and forgot I had a copy of this pivotal issue (#66, November 1994); this is the first "advanced computer modelling" cover of Nintendo's in-house magazine. From this point on, they're going to sideline the idea of visualizing games using other techniques such as cartooning.

My book about materiality and comics has... materialized! Wonderful to hold this in my hands at last. And the graph looks pretty snazzy too!

It's really happening! My book about cheap comics is coming this summer.