Thought I'd share some of the highlights of my trip to the Madison comic con this past weekend: [link]
Sometimes I miss having powers... Oh. Oh! I know what this is! This is peer pressure! Any second now you're gonna make me smoke tobacco and--and have drugs!
Anya ,'Showtime'
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Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
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SailAweigh - Feb 09, 2015 11:29:31 am PST #4806 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
chrismg - Feb 09, 2015 11:50:43 am PST #4807 of 5059
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Very cool, Sail!
Hey, you obviously don't have to answer, but - in those photos you look a lot like my grandmother whose maiden name was Romeo - do you have Italian ancestors?
SailAweigh - Feb 09, 2015 3:36:48 pm PST #4808 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Not that I'm aware of. It's all northern Europe (England, France, Scotland) and Ukraine.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2015 8:53:16 am PST #4809 of 5059
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Scribd is adding a ton of comics for $9/month: [link] I'm curious to see how this works out.
Which reminds me I'm way behind on Sex Criminals and Lumberjanes. Dang.
DavidS - Feb 10, 2015 5:17:09 pm PST #4810 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Which reminds me I'm way behind on Sex Criminals and Lumberjanes. Dang.
I saw the trade for Rat Queens the other day and totally wanted it.
esse - Feb 11, 2015 2:00:32 pm PST #4811 of 5059
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Lumberjanes was/is my favorite comic of 2014. It is exceptional. I didn't expect BoomBox to come out with something so intelligent.
Kalshane - Feb 11, 2015 2:47:39 pm PST #4812 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I got the first TPB of Rat Queens for Christmas. I enjoyed it a lot, though some of the violence was a little more than I cared for.
Tom Scola - Feb 11, 2015 3:06:00 pm PST #4813 of 5059
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I've never seen a single issue send shockwaves through the comics industry the way that Lumberjanes #1 did since, like, TMNT #1.
chrismg - Feb 14, 2015 1:09:33 pm PST #4814 of 5059
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Tom - how so? I remember the critical reaction being pretty positive, but nothing earth-shaking.
Tom Scola - Feb 14, 2015 1:32:41 pm PST #4815 of 5059
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
In the span of a few months, the number of woman-focused titles at DC and Marvel about doubled, including Gotham Academy, which is almost a clone of Lumberjanes. Marvel hired away Boom's top talent. DC did a 180°, abandoning their New 52, 1990s-style, grim-n-gritty house style in favor of lighter fare like Harley Quinn, a revamped Batgirl, Bat-Mite, etc.