He’s back! Sporting a cover that evokes Atlas Comics from 70 years ago, irrepressible bad boy widower R. Crumb returns to the printed page with a brand-new 36-page comic book from Fantagraphics.
I wish I’d known when I was a kid that John Vivyan appeared in an episode of Batman. The TV show that transformed me into a frantic comic book fanboy. I’ll explain later why this matters to me.
Two weeks ago, I wrote that I’d received a heart monitor to confirm that I am free of persistent atrial fibrillation. I wore it for exactly one week, with the data collected via USB and, presumably, stored in flash memory.
I returned the monitor one week ago, and after a misdirection by UPS it was rerouted and delivered on Wednesday. The data was reviewed, the result is here, and this is it:
No AFib was present during the study
Superman #233, published in 1970, cover date January, 1971
I’m very pleased that I’m able to stop taking Eliquis, because I was starting to see the effects of the blood thinner over the past six months. A couple of thorn pricks suffered while clearing overgrown brush outside resulted in blood blisters. A slight banging of a knuckle while working in the basement produced a significant bruise. So buh-bye, Eliquis!