I was skimming through Jim Lee's blog, and found this pic that Plei and/or others may find appealing.

Oh, my.

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Well, meep.

Quasi-related (at least, the thought train went RIGHT there), Matt, have you seen the picture of Anderson Gabrych shirtless with a Batlogo across his chest from the '04 Prism LGBT comics guide? If not, you want I should scan it in for you?

I haven't seen it, and would love to if it's not too much trouble.

Jeff, what would I need to catch up in Captain America? With Brubaker now a Marvel-only man, I'm trying to decide if I should start reading it.

Brubaker's run has been fairly independent of what recently went before, but it does reference quite a bit of the history. Fortunately, I think he explains most of it fairly well. I myself am not that steeped in Cap's history, but I've been able to keep up OK. I'm sure I'm missing many references, but the main storyline is fun to follow (I'd say easy, but it definitely has Brubaker's twists in the story, so that wouldn't be accurate). I've been able to pick up some of the references from the reactions posted on the boards.

At this moment, there are 6 Brubaker issues available. The series has missed a few deadlines already, and the next issue is due on 6/15. The hardcover collection of the first 6 issues is due on 7/13 (I haven't seen a solicitation yet for a TPB). I think the next arc is going to be somewhat interrupted by the House of M crossover.

Keen. I'll probably wait until I've had a chance to flip through the collection before deciding if I'm going to start reading it.

Did any of you catch Judd Winick's new cartoon on the Toon network?

I just read about it in EW last night.

(Here is an interview with Judd Winick about his new cartoon.)

I've seen commercials for it (since it seems that Cartoon Network is the only channel I watch these days), but I didn't realize it was a Winick creation, and I haven't seen the actual show yet.

Heh. I thought the premise looked very Buffyesque:

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JW: I’m sounding like a broken record, but it’s kind of like Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Simpsons. That’s the simplest way to put it. At the end of the day, it’s about a little girl who fights monsters. There’s a rather massive backstory to the whole thing, which really provides a spine to build from. I’ve only tapped into it a little in the show, but for me, knowing its there is important. The show needs a spine, and needs a place to work from.

So – Juniper is an 11 year old normal girl. She goes to school, plays guitar in a band with her brothers, she likes comic books – she’s a regular kid.

She also is responsible for maintaining the balance between the world of magic, and the world of humanity. All that, and she has to take piano lessons as well.

NRAMA: That’s all?

JW: What, she needs more? She is the Te Xuan Ze. It’s been the job for one member of her family to fulfill this role for generations. Her grandmother, Ah-Mah did this for decades, and her great grandfather did it, and it goes back and back. They all live in Orchid Bay City, which does not look unlike San Francisco, and is the center of the magical world, coincidentally enough.

June wears a bracelet that acts like a pager and goes off whenever there’s an imbalance between magic and humanity. That can be anything from some magic creature is in trouble to some magical creature is causing trouble, and June goes off and takes care of it. The downside of it is that it’s a secret…so it’s a superhero show in disguise.

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Also, Stewart Copeland as composer? Coup.

Hmmm, Yahoo says that it's repeating today but TVGuide.com says that it's not repeating until Friday.

Also, the third printing of the OMAC Project is supposed to be out today.