"…the nation's great squirrel experiment began in 1847 in Philadelphia, when three of the plucky little rodents — a wildlife novelty at the time — were released into Franklin Square." Via Andy.

Didn't want to express too much joy at the return of Gone & Forgotten for fear of jinxing it, but today's post has a terrific digression on the old nature of monthly periodicals.

A whole new way of looking at food photography — and, yes, there's a comic connection at the end.

Uncovered in the signed shelf, tonight's reading included the Hawksmoor series from 2008. Monica spotted it for the art — the amazing Fiona Staples in one of her first published works — but it also still hangs together as a tight California detective story.

Tonight was also the predictably beautiful Black Widow #1 and the awesome Manifest Destiny #3.

Awesomeness at the Venn diagram intersection of a couple kinds of nerd: PREPRESS HULK on Twitter. Via Mitch Goldstein.

Twenty-five minutes in on The Assets. Oooooh …