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Marvel’s Driving Me Nuts With “Unbeatable Squirrel Girl” Ongoing
Sigh. I knew that name trademark was leading to something. Marvel’s announced an ongoing comic book series for joke superheroine Squirrel Girl. They’ve deigned to bestow the adjective of “Unbeatable” preceding her name. It will be written by Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics, Adventure Time, and The Midas Flesh, while it will be illustrated by…
Sequential Sartorial: The Wardrobe of Colleen Wing
Sequential Sartorial! It’s gonna be a new thing! Talking about costume design in comics: GOOD costume design. This week: Colleen Wing, 2006. First things first: does anybody want my copy of Daughters of the Dragon, trade number one (“Samurai Bullets”)? Pay the postage and it’s yours. I don’t need it in my house; it’s a…
Short & Sweet: Saga, Dark Engine, and Sandman!
Saga #23 Brian K. Vaughan Fiona Staples Image Comics Saga #23 is an issue about betrayal. The big betrayal, of course, is Alana’s co-worker Yuma selling out Alana’s family in order to save her own cowardly skin. This event turns the screws of Saga’s overarching plot, but pales in comparison to the domestic drama brewing…
Fitness: I am Runner 5
My sister regularly runs marathons, has running-related tattoos, and even leads her own run club (I designed the t-shirts!). Me? I am not a runner. That is to say, I don’t like high impact exercise like jogging or running, but walking? That I can and will do, along with aquafit once a week, but not much…
