Optical Sloth

New reviews for Slither #2 by Kelly Froh (also available in the store) and Only Skin #3 by Sean Ford. And yes, believe it or not, that sitting up at the computer and writing these things really did wear me out. Sad, I know, and I was hoping this time off would have been a lot more productive with the website. Once they get these 22 staples out of me things will have to start looking up though…

Things had finally settled at work, I was all set to start getting the website back up to speed… when my appendix damn near exploded. I had to get it removed at the start of last week, they said it was roughly the size of a lemon (look it up in the google, that’s way, way too big) and, 6 days later, I’m just now starting to feel vaguely human again. The good news is that I have the next 3 weeks off work so in the next couple of days I’ll be able to start posting again, after that I should be able to get caught up on the mounds of new comics for the store. So yes I am still alive, and yes the website will be normal again soon, provided no more organs explode.

OK fine, so the long hours are finally getting to me and I’m unable to even kind of keep up with the updates. Here are a couple today to start to make up for it: One Year in Indiana by Kurt Dinse and The F.E.D.S. #5 by Steven Myers. And things might really, truly, I mean it this time be slowing down at work, which would mean normal updates by the middle of the week�

Ok, so maybe saying I could keep up with updates was a bit much. New reviews today for Concepcion by Rickey Gonzales and Taproot by Matt Kish, things might quiet down a bit over the weekend, in which I have a ton of new stuff for the store again and will get caught up a bit with reviews. Or things might get suddenly busy again and you can disregard this message…

New review for Epic Tales of the Mundane #1 by Brad Dwyer, and I’m only working measly 12 hour shifts this week, so I should still be able to get at least most of the regular updates during the week. Yes, I am in fact happy about having my hours cut to “only” 12 a day…

Huzzah for being done with this first of many projects at work! The grand total: 11 days and 136 hours worked. Go democracy! Updates today for As Eavesdropped #2 by Suzanne Baumann and Breathers #1 by Justin Madson. I’m really hoping to get the updates back to normal for next week, I have a ton of new stuff to go into the store and I’m slowly shuffling the existing stock into alphabetical order. Hey, any web designers out there who would like to redesign things around here? I could pay a bit at least, and if you like comics enough (because why else would you be hanging around here?) I could work out some sort of lifetime comic discount. Anybody interested please send me one of those e-mail things.

Yes, a real update, although the reviews might be a little dopier than usual, with new reviews for Zombie Bob’s Resume of Jobs by Jimmy Proctor and The Mean Goat #1 by Kris Lachowski. It looks like more of the same at work for me next week so probably nothing new until the weekend. Hey, if you’re bored at work, just pick a letter in the author index and go down the line. I’ll bet there are people in there you’ve never heard of. Also, if anybody wanted to post a reader review or two for something, I’ll be happy to give it top billing this week…

Ok, so “sporadic posting” was a bit optimistic. For the curious, after work tomorrow I will have worked 85 hours this week, so at least I have a good excuse. I’m going to try and get a couple of reviews up tomorrow but next week will probably be pretty dead around here too. Sorry, but these people work hard on their comics and me coming in mostly brain dead from lack of sleep and rambling about these things doesn’t do anybody any good. More tomorrow…

I forgot some new comics for the store yesterday in all the recent confusion: Slither #1-5 by Kelly Froh, to go along with her other books that were already available. New reviews today for Slither #1 by Kelly and Spunj Baahb by Chris Cornwell, and I should also mention that I’ll probably be working a whole lot this next week to make up for these snow days, so posting may return to being sporadic over the next week.

New comics are up in the store! Everything is towards the last couple of pages for now, as I cycle through the incredibly obnoxious process of putting them in alphabetical order. The new books are: Slam Bang #3 Volume 2 and Slam Bang #1 Volume 3 (two anthologies edited by Allen Freeman); Blink #4 by Max Ink; Broads and Monsters and The Titusville Geek by Pat Lewis, Time Warp #1-5, The Cloud and Ten Itty Bitty Shitty Pieces of Art by Dan Taylor; and Ruffians #1-7 by Brian Canini, with a new review for Ruffians #7. Now I’m going to go play in the snow a bit…

Hey, snow day! Blizzard warning in central Ohio means I get to update the site, get out of work a bit early and maybe even have a day off tomorrow. Updates are for Lackluster World #4 by Eric Adams and Veggie Dog Saturn #2 by Jason Young, if I am around over the weekend I’ll post up all the new stuff for the store…

Hey look, an actual update! New reviews for The Lone (Red) Ranger by Phillip Skaggs Jr. and Neil Jam #13 by Neil Fitzpatrick. In case anybody was curious, my shift on election day was from 5:30am to 1:00am. And tomorrow starts a slew of 12 hour shifts, although I will try to get at least an update a day in here…

Just checking in to mention that I’m still alive, although I’ve been working all kinds of hours getting ready for this election. SPACE was great, I have many many new things to review (and quite a few new things for the store), and regular updates should resume either Wednesday or Thursday. Sorry about the holdup, everybody go vote tomorrow!

New reviews for Fart Party #7 by Julia Wertz and Candy or Medicine by Josh Blair and various artists. Like I said, I’ll be updating whenever possible, then back to normal by the end of next week unless something goes wrong with the elections, and we all know how unlikely that is in Ohio, right� Although in all honesty the problems of past elections were from different counties than the one I work in…

New review for Feeble Attempts by Jeffrey Brown and Tales From the Flat #5 by Laurence Powell & Oliver Lambden. This week should be pretty chaotic at work (I’m only going to be able to go to SPACE for a couple of hours this weekend), but I should be able to get relatively regular updates posted and, if all goes well, get through my comics pile so I can start fresh with SPACE stuff next week.

New reviews today for Ten Foot Rule: When You Can’t Stand Yourself, Walk Outside by Shawn Granton and Teen Boat #7 by John Green & Dave Roman. Oh, and did I mention that Teen Boat #7 AND #8 are now available in the store, along with an anthology book about video games by Dave Roman and various folks called Life Meter� Just checking.

New reviews for Kick in the Butt #11 by Kimberly Paglia and Prelim by Chad Verrill. I should be able to get mostly caught up with reviews over the weeknd, then it’s hard to say over the next couple of weeks…

New reviews for Panel X: Sex by Various Columbus artists and Epidermolysis Bullosa Narcissus by Charles Burgoon. And just so everybody knows, here’s a recap of what goes on around here when election time rolls around. I tend to work very very long hours and, while I try to keep up with the website, sometimes it’s impossible, especially when the website was screwed up on Sunday (sorry about that) and the internet at my house was down on Monday. I’ll try to make up for things the rest of the week and keep things as consistent as possible after that, but chances are that thing will be spottier than I would like until after 3/4/08. Oh, and SPACE is March 1st, so don’t forget to come to Columbus, all you comic lovers of the world!

New reviews for Church Vs. State by Jack Molech (probably) and Super Whiz #1 by Rainer Lee. Huzzah for Valentine’s Day! Right, any other single people reading this?