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^ I was thinking about picking up Thorn, always good to see more strip collections.
On a whim grabbed + finished 50 Things to do with a Penknife earlier, largely concerning whittling projects and techniques. Certainly informative, and I thought the section on cork was particularly creative. Cutting a flat section into a cork+then cutting a slot into the rounded part to make photo stands would, in particular, work really well for my polaroids...I need to lay hands on some crafting supply cork and see how well it works.
Also have been reading the Patlabor manga, currently on volume 7 I think? Its familiar to the animation but of course bears a lot of Yuki's "voice" as a manga artist, similar to Tetsuwan Birdy in some respects. One thing I appreciate is the relatively realistic feeling of the setting. For example, a robot-sized shotgun is stored separately from the other equipment under lock and key - because a robot-sized shotgun is realistically a huge combat upgrade and incredibly dangerous to be firing in populated areas, basically like a ship cannon loaded with grapeshot. I'm looking forward to reading more and seeing how it differs from the animated versions I've seen.