Comics now for lesbians, too
AfterEllen has a well-researched piece on lesbian comics, with extensive comments from Ariel Schrag, Alison Bechdel and manga artist June Kim. A sample of...
Armed Forces roll saving throws
Even in a war zone, stress-relieveing, fantasy-fulfilling RPG play can go on, witness Ziggurat Con:
When President Bush ordered troops to Iraq, he probably never...
Do you have what it takes to be a superhero?
The Glens Falls Post Star takes us behind the scenes of a casting for an amusement park which included several DC roles:
Potential superheroes are...
Jam finds new place to drink, draw!
Regular readers will recall our grief over the closing of dive bar McCarthy's, home to the monthly House of 12 comics jam. Mastermind Cheese...
Pirate garb “Disruptive”
Shiver me timbers! A high school student in North Buncombe, NC has been suspended for a day for dressing like a pirate and coming...
Blogger defends bad smells
It started when Glenn Hauman (him again!) wrote the following about last weekend's I-Con:
Friday night, while I was escorting a number of actresses from...
Oh no! New Captain America already!
It's true! While Cap's shield has been bequeathed to truth-seeker Stephen Colbert, his mantle as icon of American Freedom and democracy has been taken...
Area man follows “Smurf Passion”
We wish we hadn't "gone fishin" otherwise we could report on this heartwarming story about a guy who REALLY LOVES SMURFS.
A self-confessed Smurfaholic, Billy...
Fight! Dan Slott vs the facts of life
Here's another entertaining internet feud that we sadly don't have time to jump into, but Johanna has the short version. Basically, writer Dan Slott...
Linkage: Oh…SO MANY THINGS
§ Top Shelf employee and THE SURROGATES writer Robert Venditti talks about getting an indie comic optioned at CBR:
"The first issue of the series...
Schoolgirls tigger socks subject of lawsuit
A Californian schoolgirl is suing her school over her right to wear TIgger socks:
Toni Kay Scott, 14, was sent to an in-school suspension program...
Dubai: Strangest Place on Earth
BTW, yesterday's story about Marvel and the Al Ahli Group teaming for a marvel theme park in Dubai, this will be nothing compared to...
