Okay, not really. I just wanted to see if I could say that with a straight face. It’s the Friday before a short week (for those of us that go about the uncredibly serious bidniss o’ growin’ up in Ermerica), and I’ve still got a mess o’ work to do before I can call the day done. Let’s make this short.

• Free book: blog about Wondermark, fill out a form, maybe get one of ten copies of Clever Tricks To Stave Off Death (I already bought a copy, so I’m not filling out the form — integrity!). Alternately, use the form to enter your local library into contention for one of another ten free copies.
• Not-free book: Marooned’s first book is now up for pre-order; if you’re not familiar with it (I wasn’t until very recently), it’s that most classic of stories: man gets stuck on Mars with robot; man and robot don’t really like each other, but learn to work together; killer robots show up to spoil everything. The art’s got a bit of Matt Groening, a bit of Scott C., and (call me crazy, but I swear it’s got) a bit of Curious George in the mix. The book is jam-packed with extras and goodies, and if that’s not enough for you, the first taste is free.
• Art! Amsterdam will be the home of a show by six American artists called Mish Mash KaBash! from 9 – 18 December; one of the six will be the mysterious fellow known as Sam Brown (credited in show materials as “Exploding Dog”). Unfortunately, all the show materials I can find are only available from the gallery as PDFs, but you can see them here. Any European readers who’d care to report on the show, please contact us.