Sweetie has been nagging me to put together my Christmas list for the last few weeks and now I'm down to the wire.
So here is my Christmas list for Sweetie:
1. Shoe Rack
A shoe rack is key, as my cat enjoys vomiting on my shoes. On my shoes, in my shoes. Sweetie assures me that the cat is not purposely seeking my shoes to vomit in, but rather they just happened to be there at the time. I do not buy this explanation, and I think it underestimates the intelligence of said feline. Sweetie and my cat are always ganging up on me and eating my cereal.
2. Red Metal Tea Kettle
It is official -- I am an old, old woman, and nothing turns me on more than a shiny new red tea kettle.
3. Garfield Minus Garfield
I'm not sure if I want this book so much because I desire to read it, or if it's just the idea that Jim Davis wasn't a dick about the whole thing and instead gave his blessing.
4. Omega: The Unknown (Jonathan Lethem)
It is my sincere hope that by having all the issues collected in one volume, ready to read as a unit, I will be able to finally understand this mini-series. Will let you know how that goes.
5. Omega: The Unknown Classic (Steve Gerber)
My plan has always been to read the two series side-by-side, and by so doing have my brain explode with some sort of revelation as to the elliptical creative genius of the whole enterprise. As if I have the time to do all of this.
6. Marvel Illustrated: Picture Of Dorian Gray Hardcover Edition
It's pretty Victorian slash fiction. Reason enough.
Such a simple and short list. I do dig Gerber...so, I agree with you on that note.
ReplyDeleteBut, ya! No Vertigo Tarot Cards, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Gift-Set, Batman: TAS Collection!, let alone The Dark friggin' Knight!
...wrong tree?
Umm...how 'bout a jump-rope...or a bag of marbles for the playground? Ha!
...porn?
I think I am gonna steal 3, 4, and 5 for my own list.
ReplyDeleteAll i want for christmas is An official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.
ReplyDeletePssst.... put your book wishlist on BN.com, and your loved ones and fans can buy stuff for you. It's like a gift registry, which prevents getting multiple copies of the same thing. You could add a link right below your tip jar! (Yeah, Amazon does the same thing, and they sell toys as well, but try finding a local Amazon store to return something for credit!)
ReplyDeleteThere's also the new "My B&N" community...
For example, mine's here:
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/Torsten-Adairs-WishList/cm/271620/
(yeah, I haven't updated it in ages...)
What am I jonesing for? Humbug. Trump. Don Rosa's next collection.
I can't read OMEGA THE UNKNOWN until it's out in TPB, because I can't ever stand hardcovers and because, anyway, Jonathan Lethem needs to get over himself.
ReplyDeleteI recieved the Gerber Omega book for Christmas last year and loved reading it. It seems so different than any of the other stuff I read from that era. I was bummed out by the end not being written by Gerber though.
ReplyDeleteYour cat has developed a psychological bond with your shoes, and I'm sure sure if that is morbid or morbidly hilarious. I'm sorry.
ReplyDeleteJim Davis wasn't a dick about Garfield without Garfield because it's a merchandising opportunity. He created Garfield not as a comic strip character but as a merchandising property.
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