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Hopefully that bely buckle will ship this week.

Yeah, I know…Iron Man belt buckle. Why not? It doesn’t look like it will poke me anywhere near as badly as the Batman one does with its pointy ears.

Someone hand me a Philips-head screwdriver. I want to take apart my foot. 

Exit: outsourcing and investment banking.

Entrance: comiXology.com, full-time. Expect posts.

Just read: Bel Canto, by Anne Patchett

Reading: Superheroes and Philosophy, edited by Tom and Matt Morris 

After an empty week, I’m looking forward to Grendel: Behold the Devil #2. #1 ripped it up nicely. I’m going to browse Conan: Frost Daughter and if that looks good I’m going to check that one out, too.

Sorry, it’s been a while! Great week this week. I talked to the guys who make Atomic Robo at the Big Apple Con a couple of weeks ago, and have read the first two issues. Hilarious, smart writing and great art with vibrant colors. This is definitely worth a pick up. The we have Sienkiewicz’s new 30 Days; The end of Brian K. Vaughan’s awesome run on Buffy, and Omega the Unknown #3 — which I’ve seen some complaints about it being to cerebral or something out there. I’m enjoying the quiet mystery of it.  

Looking good this week! Finally, I’m going to dig into Wil Eisner’s work on the Spirit. Also, the conclusion of Green Arrow Year 1 and Beowulf.

Apple’s quarterly results put some muscle behind my theory that it is gaining on the strength of the Mac’s full compatibility with Windows and the result that it can participate in the Windows Network Effects and benefit from being a competitor in the same compatibility space. These guys think that it’s one of five reasons Leopard will be a tipping point for Apple. I think Apple is already past the tipping point with Leopard being the lynchpin to hold it in place. An 8.1% share of the US computer market is strong evidence. Yes, the halo effect is working. But the key part for the Mac sales increase is the ability to run Windows, without it the halo effect wouldn’t succeed. Whether or not many people actually use Windows is an open question. I suspect many don’t, but it’s the comfort that you could if you had to that lead people to switch to the Mac.