Fleen: The Awkward Christmas Dinner Of Our Obligation To Existence

Feeling somewhat less insane today. Dunno what was up with that. Hey, is that a copy of Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff? I gotta get on reading that!

Speaking of books, I received this week my Kickstarter-backed copy of Johnny Wander volume 3, which is an awesome read. I actually was given a copy by creators Yuko Ota and Ananth Panagariya a bit more than a month ago (thanks), so I’ve decided to give away the copy that came in the mail. You (yes, you) know somebody that doesn’t read Johnny Wander and should; tell me about who that person is and why they need to read JW, and you’ll win the book. Best comment contribution by, let’s say end-of-day next Friday, 8 February, wins for their friend/relative/whoever.
Speaking even more about books, the Young Adult Library Services Association has released their annual list of best graphic novels for teens, and there’s some familiar names on the list. In addition to the almost obligatory Raina Telgemeier’s Drama and Hope Larson’s adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time, you’ve got Chris Eilopoulos & Nate Cosby’s Cow Boy, and a whopping six entries from :01 Books: Hades: Lord of the Dead by George O’Connor, Broxo by Zack Giallongo, Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke, Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks, The Silence of Our Friends by Jim Demonakos, Mark Long and Nate Powell, and Sumo by Thien Pham. That’s like one book out of three of their output in 2012. I’ll also note that Drama, Friends (boys) and Friends (silent) were also listed as among the top ten for 2013.
Happy ten yeariversary to Dinosaur Comics and the nearly-resurrected Ryan North; highlights of the past ten years (from North’s perspective beyond the grave) are here¹, and you can see how far he’s come as an artist by comparing the first strip to today’s. Congratulations for being so awesome at comics Ryan and also for getting better at parties. In your hono[u]r, please enjoy once more this review I wrote of your first Dinosaur Comics book, composed entirely of quotes by T-Rex.
East Coast (of the United States, that is) denizens! Make your way to New Haven, Connecticut and the Ivy League university contained therein by next Friday, as “Hurricane” Erika Moen will be speaking at the IvyQ conference. According to the conference schedule, that’ll be at 2:45pm in WLH 208; I’m told that “WLH” stands for “Harkness Hall” at 100 Wall Street on the campus of Yale, which is apparently the home of Yale’s LGBT Studies program. Tell Erika I said “hi” and “Hope you won Strip Search although I won’t know for months yet”.

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¹ Warning: features photos illustrating North’s fetish for oddly spherical dinosaurs crushing Admiral Ackbars. It’s kinda out there?

If it turns out that this is the only comment in the running, I will demand that you donate the copy to the nearest library that needs it.

My friend–we’ll call her M, because it’s her first initial–is in grad school for library science. She is amazing on the YA front, but she doesn’t read Johnny Wander (even though one of the most amazing things about it is how easy it is to recommend to younger folks).

It’s actually really hard to get her to start any webcomic with a significant archive: she’s a grad student, she spends more than enough time in front of a computer. But put a book in front of her, and she will devour it (and pass it along!).

The subject matter of JW–thrift stores and coffee and kitchen madness and communal living and irrational exuberance over household items–tends to be right up her alley, and she’s even been known to dress like Miss Cecilia (minus the skeleton hand).

So if M could have the book, I would be ever so happy (and it would probably help me get her into more comics, which is double excellent, as she’s a future librarian).

And if there’s a tie for best comment, please break it by counting up parenthetical statements.

I’m married to someone who needs more Wander in her life.

Pros: you could save on shipping

Cons: The comment above mine sounds like it would be a nice gift for that poster!

My friend Kimberly lives in boonies Alaska, and had her house burn down earlier this year. I’m not 100% sure she doesn’t read the strip, but JW’s delightful sense of humor is just up her alley.

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