James Joyce fans who had pre-ordered the graphic-novel adaptation of Finnegans Wake from Classix Comix received emailed notices this morning that the publication would be delayed for some months. According to the notice, the lettering specialist had developed an unfortunate heroin habit, and three of the five proofreaders hired for the project had gone on strike for higher pay, the other two having barricaded themselves in the editorial office and issued a list of demands that the publisher described as “incomprehensible.”