Morning Laughs

This from the opening pages of Promethea, a graphic novel by Alan Moore.

A young woman is writing a paper on Promethea, a mysterious literary character who has appeared in a variety of works since the 1700's. After being abruptly dismissed from an interview with the widow of the most recent person to write about Promethea, she finds herself being pursued by a shadowy phantom through the streets of New York. As she runs, she cries aloud, "What did I do? I haven't done anything! I'm a college student! All I ever did was read books! What did I do?"

The phantom trips her. She falls over a railing. And as she hangs suspended above the street, the phantom's demonic face appears in front of hers and replies, Wrong books.

I don't know if this translates well in the re-telling, but it had me laughing out loud.

Maybe you have to be a college student to appreciate it.

(Thanks queenofhalves for the book recommendation!)

Arrrggghhh!!

On Mondays I have two hours from the time I get off work to the time my evening class starts. This evening, I grabbed some food and settled down to finish Promethea.

Trouble is, I can't finish it because the story arc isn't completed in Volume 1 of the collected issues. Which means placing an order on Amazon this evening and then waiting a few days for it to arrive. Now, I'm not usually someone who demands instant gratification, but I do get a bit riled when a story unexpectedly becomes a cliff-hanger, when I was expecting a resolution by the time I reach the back cover.

You might have warned me, Christine!! ;-)