Yep.

Matt Thomas on how books might be superior to e-books, using six points from

So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance by Gabriel Zaid:

1. books can be skimmed easily
2. books can be read at a pace determined by the reader
3. You never have to plug a book in first in order read it
4. you don’t need to make an appointment to read a book
5. books are cheap
6. books permit greater variety

Nice little comic. I’ll bet Lynda liked this — it makes her look about 25!

Is there anything sexier than a blonde and a book?

“For some reason the world of fine arts is trying to embrace me” with offers of museum exhibitions not to mention an offer of three million dollars for the original drawings of his Genesis.

“But comics are not made to be on a wall. They’re supposed to be read,” he said.

…drawing derives from drawing. My line wants to remind constantly that it’s made of ink. I appeal to the complicity of my reader who will transform this line into meaning by using our common background of culture, history, poetry….The reader, by following my line with his eyes, becomes a draftsman.

AND:

The whole history of art influenced me: Egyptian paintings, latrine drawings, primitive and insane art, Seurat, children’s drawings, embroidery, Paul Klee. But I also liked all sorts of disreputable things like cartoons and advertising art. A big influence on me has been the study and the discipline of architecture—the combination of precision, draftsmanship and reason. Architecture is the most noble, difficult and philosophical branch of the arts.

Holy crap, is this a treasure. For more Steinberg on Steinberg, see REFLECTIONS AND SHADOWS.

Oliver Jeffers (via @megzo)

I just had to make this.