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Time Codes: 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:03:21 - Listener mail! 00:05:50 - Translation news from Edward 00:11:49 - Notes 1: Born to Be a Larve 00:59:33 - California Dreamin': Cass Elliot before The Mamas and the Papas  01:32:13 - Wrap up 01:33:15 - Contact us   On this month's Euro Comics episode, Edward and Derek check out to recent publications, both from publishers that they've yet to discuss on the series. They begin with Boulet's Notes 1: Born to Be a Larve, just out from Soaring Penguin Press. This is the first collection of the comics Boulet created specifically for his blog, and this initial volume includes the entries published between July 2004 and July 2005. While the guys enjoy Boulet's work, they feel that the strips may not work as well in book form as they had originally on the blog. The episodic nature of the comics could probably be better appreciated as online updates than as a bound collection. Next, the guys turn to Pénélope Bagieu's latest English translation California Drea