on the reading list

[anotheranon]

I've got a slew of holds lining up like Rockettes at the library, but until they arrive I'm far from empty handed:

Courtney Crumrin comic book series - found by D., it's part Harry Potter, part Lemony Snicket, and possibly darker/gorier than either. "The Night Things" series is 4 rather "stand-alone" stories that set the stage - the more interesting plots come later. Good stuff :)

The Watchmen - yes, it's been on the bookshelf for years, I've just procrastinated valiantly until a couple of days ago :P Now I can't put it down! Highly recommended, but I suspect most of you have read it already!

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[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

And if I remember from the credits, Courtney Crumrin is Another Fine Product of Canada!

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

In what way? Read the credits to me, please??!!!! Pretty please???!!!! I'm asking 'cause I got all excited when I saw this and did a Google and all I turned up was that Ted Naifeh was raised in San Mateo and now lives in San Francisco and that the first publisher to pick up the series was in Portland, Oregon.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

#1 of "Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things" is indeed copyright Oni Press of Portland, but proudly types at the end "PRINTED IN CANADA".

So, ok, I was wrong - perhaps not strictly a Canadian invention, but certainly a CA printer had something to do with getting it out there :)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Ah, so it's part of the plot to smuggle our softwood into the U.S., despite the ban. ***grin***