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A girl who looked completely lost in the store...
This post made me smile. I didn’t realize people remembered the original YJ with such fondness. Really good, fun comics. jason-penis-todd: jovenistheworst: So I guided her to the new release wall and got her a copy of Young Justice #11, and told her where to find the back issues. She said “no, the original Young Justice— not the cartoon one—” and I was like There is hope for you yet,...
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Mom's New Kindle
Two observations I made this holiday season: People over 50 really want e-readers People under 5 really want iPod Touch/iPhone type devices (and love to play Tap Fish!) Personally, I still want reading material made of paper, but I have to wonder how much of this desire stems from sentimentality. My mom, for instance — while a voracious reader — has zero sentimentality about owning...
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Petition To Make Gotham, WI The Hometown Of Bruce...
I was on Change.org to research an online petition of much more grave world significance — Watchmen 2 — when I found this one to make Gotham, WI the official hometown of Batman/Bruce Wayne. This would be very much in the mold of Metropolis, IL, which in 1972 was nominated Superman’s birthplace and henceforth has had annual celebrations in his honor. I always kind of thought...
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Strip Writer
I had a dream two days ago in which I was asked to write a fill-in issue of the comic book Voodoo, because I had experience with writing superheroines who were strippers. This wasn’t insulting to me, in that I literally have experience writing superheroines who were strippers (albeit sort of crappy ones). This made me really consider my brief comic book writing resume and plumb it for its...
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On Enjoying Comic Books (Really Enjoying Them)
Sometimes I read and collect comic books that are not critical darlings, but that I really enjoy anyway. Some I enjoy for the campy/ironic trainwreckedness of it all — but as I get older, that rationale serves me less and less. I don’t need to feel smarter than the comic book, or smarter than a whole period of time in comic book history or the creators. Instead, these comics interest...
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