Previously, in Cook Your Comics Thanksgiving Spectacular: Part 1: Green Bean Casserole, Glazed Carrots, Holiday Sweet Potato Casserole Part 2: Corn Casserole, Cornbread Dressing, Annie’s Fresh Cranberry Sauce Part 3: Pecan Pie, Chocolate-Bourbon Pecan Pie And now for the grand finale and main event of the evening: turkey! Roasting a turkey feels a bit intimidating…
Cook Your Comics: Indian-Inspired Shepherd’s Pie for Jack Knight, Starman
James Robinson’s Starman is one of my favorite comic series of all time. Published by DC Comics from 1994-2001, it has a memorable cast of characters: a found family that includes a number of actual family members. The series explores multi-generational family relationships across the whole hero-villain spectrum. The main character is Jack Knight, second…
Cook Your Comics: Loki’s Salmon, Peppers, and Mustard Mash
I love it when comic books contain actual recipes. It’s the intersection of two of my very favorite things. So when I read Loki: Agent of Asgard #4 and the narration described a dinner Loki cooked for a friend, I knew instantly that I was going to try making it. And now I have. As…
Cook Your Comics Redux: Post-Crisis Chili a la Green Arrow
Are you getting a sense of deja vu, like you’ve already read this recipe? You’re right to feel that way. Happy Groundhog Day! I first published a version of this recipe in October, but in the months since, I made it a few more times and have arrived at an improved version. I officially declare…
Cook Your Comics: Big Bertha’s Big Molasses Muffins
Not familiar with Bitch Planet? Check out our other coverage of this series and read all about it! As soon as I read Bitch Planet #3, the origin story of the indomitable Penny Rolle, I wanted the recipe to make the muffins that were such an integral part of the story. I also felt like…
Cook Your Comics: Monitor Duty Lasagna
Monitor duty: it’s the superhero team job for which I am best suited, what with my lack of superpowers or fighting skills. I’m good at staring at screens for long periods of time, occasionally pointing at something and saying, “Hey, we need to fix that!” A big part of my job is writing and editing…
Cook Your Comics: Avengers Party Snack Assembly Plan
Avengers: Age of Ultron comes out very soon, and I am excited. I would still be excited if it turned out the entire movie took place during the party at Tony Stark’s place featured in some of the promos. I’d like to see these characters hanging out and interacting. I fully believe they would make a…
Cook Your Comics: Daredeviled Eggs Two Ways
Daredevil is the comic that got me into comics, way back in 1998, and I’ve been reading it ever since. I love reading about Matt Murdock’s adventures, which usually involve mobsters, ninjas, relationships that fall apart spectacularly, Catholic guilt, and occasional legal drama. Many of his problems are driven by his own ego and his…
Cook Your Comics: Squirrel Girl’s Chocolate Chip Nut Bread
Are you reading Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl from writer Ryan Q. North and artist Erica Henderson? Why not? Do you hate laughter? Because it is the funniest series currently being published. It makes me laugh so hard that eventually no sound comes out, and then I almost pass out from lack of oxygen. If the…
Cook Your Comics: Riverdale Burgers
Archie #1, released earlier this month, is a relaunch of the series that began in 1942. The new series is updated for modern times, but it still has the element that always fascinated me most: giant piles of hamburgers. As a strongly food-oriented person, I can identify with Jughead’s burger obsession, although not his metabolism….
Cook Your Comics: Secret Six Layer Dip
One of my all-time favorite comic book series is Gail Simone’s pre-New 52 Secret Six. It’s the story of a team of villains—occasionally drifting into anti-hero territory—who generally work as mercenaries, taking on messy jobs that usually result in a high body count. They become a makeshift family who often find themselves fighting other bad…
Cook Your Comics: An Appetizer for Hourman
Remember last November when I shared all my best Thanksgiving recipes in a four-part, JSA potluck-themed extravaganza? No? Through the magic of the internet, you can revisit them now: Part 1: Green Bean Casserole, Glazed Carrots, Sweet Potato Casserole Part 2: Corn Casserole, Cornbread Dressing, Fresh Cranberry Sauce Part 3: Classic Pecan Pie, Chocolate-Bourbon Pecan…