OK, this is a solid like from The Philippe Times

Lyle just got back from helping spread a friend's ashes! What's a "potato cannon"?

From Chris:

Howdy, Friend of the Library! I'm making a guide to Achewood story arcs for new readers. Please let me know which ones meant the most to you, and (this won't necessarily be the same thing) which ones you'd use to get a friend hooked. It takes about a minute. I'd really enjoy if you filled out all six, but who has time for that kind of thing these days. 

Thank you! Let's get a new generation of readers into this arcane little universe.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0jk97UQm5wKeDaMZP4cfGuuJNSRWxvKuwYhvAr8Su-5NAQA/viewform

https://swanboy.com/comic/record-shopping/

I would at least check out The Cheerios on Bandcamp

[Comedically loud feedback]

Oh huh. I had no idea.

According to Chris he posted the first Achewood strip at 2am on 9/11/01 then pulled it down and reposted it on 10/1 as a do-over.

It feels like it was both much longer ago but also not nearly that long ago.

Beef's line today "World's worst day without any personal money plus ain't got the 'uptakes for this trash jamboree of a society besides" feels a little too forced to actually read as Beef-speak

Now that I'm done with Dortmunder I might dip into his other works.

I love Dortmunder, and all of Westlake for that matter. Kahawa, caper book set in Idi Amin era Uganda is a favorite. I listened to the posthumously published Memory not long ago and it was absolutely harrowing.

To be clear, Swan Boy is world's better than current Achewood and rivals prime Achewood. Yesterday's strip, which seemed to conclude the Noel Goes to Hooters arc, was a great capper.

A few years ago they made a cartoon of it with Branson himself voicing Swan Boy and Jo Firestone as Rona. It was on FX which I think means it's on Hulu now.

Branson also wrote for the criminally canceled Strip Law starring Adam Scott, Janelle James, and Stephen Root.