Lots of comics are coming out tomorrow, but I keep getting distracted by thoughts of all the books at the Barnes & Noble that just opened in town. It seems like tons of authors I really love have new books out at the moment, so it could get really ugly.
Add to that the fact that we’re about to go on vacation and will be spending most of our time without a television, so I’ve almost convinced myself that I need to overspend on fiction. It’s a sensible precaution, I tell myself, like bringing extra water on a hike or stocking up on sun block. Prose levels could drop without warning. I should be ready.
But how can I pick? There’s a new Amelia Peabody installment from Elizabeth Peters. Alexander McCall Smith returns with another chapter in the life of Botswana’s only lady private detective, Precious Ramotswe. It doesn’t sound like vacation reading, but maybe I’ll be in the mood for something by Ian McEwan? I knew having another shiny, soulless bookstore in town would be dangerous, and the timing couldn’t be worse.
The only sensible thing to do is distract myself further with some linkblogging.
Dr. Scott at Polite Dissent makes me very happy by singing the praises of Addams Family Values, one of my favorite comedies. It’s packed with great dialogue, but here’s one of my favorite exchanges, from a scene where Wednesday is forced to participate in lifesaving training at summer camp with her sunny, blond arch-nemesis:
Amanda Buckman: I’ll be the victim!
Wednesday: All your life.
It’s made even better by the fact that Amanda is played by Mercedes McNab.
Immelda Alty resumes blogging at Love Manga only to increase my eager anticipation for Bambi and her Pink Gun. I don’t know why I’m so intrigued by this title, but Immelda certainly isn’t helping any.
I don’t really care one way or the other about DC’s new logo, but I do love the images Heidi posted at The Beat. And, thanks to the comments on that entry, the phrase “nipple ring composition” is now etched on my brain. This could be a very lucrative bit of niche marketing for DC Direct.