Reading in 2008

I was fortunately enough to receive some great reading material for Christmas this year, and have been doing my best to dip into the books, comics, and magazines that are now stacked on my nightstand. Here's a little of what's been keeping me busy....



Last year my wife gave me a subscription to the New Yorker, which I've really enjoyed, but I still found myself picking up copies of The Economist from time to time. This year I will have all the Economists I can read. Some great political and economic information with a global perspective.

Who doesn't love Dr. Suess. This book covers Theodor Geisel's war cartoons, which are as amazing as his children books. My interest in Suess was picked up again after visiting my friend Justin in Springfield Mass where Geisel was from. Seeing Geisel's paintings and the expanse of his work made me interested in someone who could use a cartoon style for so much.

The whole of what I don't know about economics is massive. This guy seems to know a lot, so I'm curious about what he has to say.

I got the Steve Colbert book for my birthday, and again for Christmas. It must be work reading right?
This is The Walking Dead Vol 1, which my brother Dan gave me. I think zombies are awesome, which seems to be pretty common these days. This book was very cool, and I consumed it in one sitting still wanting more. It made me rethink how I draw my own zombies...which were way too simple, and sent me back to the drawing board...literally.

I always thought that books about bands were crap, until I read a book about U2 that I just couldn't put down. Some of it was crap, but the journey in life that artists take, no matter what their craft may be, is becoming a bit of an obsession with me. I've always liked the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and reading this book, which I also have not been able to put down, has made me even more interested.