Do you want to play nice together at the blackjack table or not? Do you want to play blackjack correctly? Do you want to count cards with me? These are simple questions that should not divide the great citizens of our country. Heck, even if we lose a few bucks, the casino will give us a free buffet.

Art Spiegelman, the man behind the graphic novel Maus, was a member of the team that made the cards. So he was a natural to write the introduction for a new book, called simply Garbage Pail Kids.

Despite the highly digitized world that we live in today as a writer, and perhaps more importantly in the context of this article, an avid paper lover, I am happy to report that stationery is currently enjoying something of a revival.