Hey Jon, happy birthday! Sorry I couldn't make the gathering, but I've been under the weather all weekend (and at work now - yuck).
t /natter
On topic: I think he's on board for another 12 issue run, at least.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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Frankenbuddha - Feb 20, 2006 7:44:54 am PST #9214 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
esse - Feb 20, 2006 12:58:40 pm PST #9215 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
No way! I totally thought he gave it up after twelve. Damn.
§ ita § - Feb 20, 2006 1:09:44 pm PST #9216 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You should check out the podcast linked to above. It's quite interesting.
Steph L. - Feb 20, 2006 1:28:05 pm PST #9217 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I should cut back on my comics-reading. I had a dream last night that I had a crush on Mirror Master and I almost had him convinced to give up his life of crime, but then Captain Cold and some of the other rogues mocked him and he went back to his villainous ways.
I am SO not right in the head.
Tom Scola - Feb 20, 2006 1:48:59 pm PST #9218 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Was that from watching JLU, Steph?
Steph L. - Feb 20, 2006 1:58:05 pm PST #9219 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I don't think so -- the only episode of JLU I've seen recently was this weekend -- something with Luthor and Gorilla Grodd.
Wolfram - Feb 20, 2006 2:43:58 pm PST #9220 of 10000
Visilurking
All my kids are watching Superman I right now. I am so proud.
DebetEsse - Feb 24, 2006 8:31:13 am PST #9221 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Which, Teppy, IMO, was mediocre, but rather worth it for Luthor's "That was you master plan? Wow are you stupid" thing.
So, I've been reading some comics lately (stand-alone, contained stories, mostly. I can't afford to get hooked on a series at the moment)
Partially impelled by this, and partly by procrastination, I'd like to find a few really good quality comic books or graphic novels to put in my classroom library. Stuff that can be read as a stand-alone, that I can easily defend as "worth reading", and (the hard part) will be appropriate for an age 9-12 class, and, more importantly, not be seen as offensive to their parents.
I'm not sure such a creature exists, but if anyone knows, I figure it will be you guys. Any ideas?
Tom Scola - Feb 24, 2006 8:32:31 am PST #9222 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
The comic book BONE is being reprinted by Scholastic.
§ ita § - Feb 24, 2006 8:33:51 am PST #9223 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maus is too old, right?