It was a rainy Memorial Day here in Somerville. The bike race went on as usual, but with a much smaller crowd than previous years. I spent some time today cross-filing comics and putting together some eBay auctions. Check out my page to see what I’m trying to get rid of this time.
Author: Andrew Huey
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Chobits
Chobits charts BookScan bestseller list
Manga Makes Bestselling Adult Trade Fiction List
Chobits Volume 5 was at #35 on BookScan’s Adult Trade Fiction list for the week ending April 20, the only graphic novel on the general list. I’m actually reading this book right now. I’m hooked on the Chobits series, both the manga and the anime.
The iTunes Music Store
Apple’s New Online Music Service
“Now Mr. Jobs and his team have taken another dysfunctional, user-hostile product and bashed the ugliness out of it: the downloadable-music service.”
Apple
I decided to check out Apple’s new music service today. Looks pretty good. Just for yuks, I bought a song — “Glad and Sorry” by the Faces. I was hoping I could find the cover by Golden Smog, but no luck. Also no luck finding “I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles, which has been stuck in my head ever since I saw Metropolis.
Byrne
Funky Winkerbean follow-up:
And here’s a little article from the Kansas City Star.
Funky
This thread at CBR seems to confirm that Byrne is ghosting Funky Winkerbean.
Funky Winkerbean
Funky Winkerbean started a new storyline a couple of weeks ago. It’s pretty neat. I’ve noticed the art has been showing a serious John Byrne influence, and I’ve been wondering if it’s just coincidence, or if it’s on purpose, or if maybe Byrne is assisting Batiuk, or something like that. Well, today’s strip actually had a reference to Byrne, so I guess maybe there is some connection. Either way, the strip looks nice and reads well.
Dinosaur Jr
I bought a marked-down copy of Dinosaur Jr’s Without a Sound CD yesterday. I just looked at the receipt, and, rather than the title, it’s listed as “OFFBEAT GENERIC CD”. Weird. It’s like a little three-word record review. If I bought the new Madonna CD, would it show as “BORING MAINSTREAM TRASH”?
Singing Detective
The Singing Detective is out on DVD now. I remember watching this on PBS years ago. It’s great. The movie version will probably stink, though. Mel Gibson? Robert Downey Jr? Can’t be good.