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Sunday, July 11, 2004 

Sunday afternoons were made for listening to Bill Evans' "Waltz for Debby," and reading the New York Times Magazine, which is sure to be crammed with interesting content.

Today was no exception. I'd encourage y'all to check out this article about the rise in popularity of graphic novels, which may grow to become one of the most significant forms of literature in coming years. There's some great content here -- learn all about the neuroses of graphic novel artists, the technology involved in the production, and the vagaries of R. Crumb obsessions.

On a related note, check out these websites to learn about some artists who don't have the luxury of appearing on VH1's "All Access," or whatever other celebrity worshipping trash tv show that's being hurled at your eyeballs this week:

Art Spiegelman
Seth
Chester Brown
Dan Clowes
Alan Moore
Frank Miller

I'm going through a little bit of an Alan Moore worship phase right now. Good stuff.... Weird (but good) guy.

Some other artists worth looking at are Katsuhiro Otomo, Dave McKean, Ben Katchor, Chris Ware and David Mazzucchelli. Long live the medium.

p.s. Brian - Joe Sacco might be to your liking. He does sequential art journalism.

I've decided why I like your new layout. It looks like the backdrop on Larry King Live.

Huh. Now that you mention it, it does.
Well, perhaps I'm fated to be the online version of Larry King. Better get to work on the Laci Peterson coverage.

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