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: 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: 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 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…
Fail Better: Why You Should Start Cooking
Now, I’m not talking the kind of cooking where you pop some Kraft Mac & Cheese in the microwave (as delicious as it may be). No, I mean the kind that requires the use of a knife or two, maybe the stovetop or oven. But, does the idea of busting out the knives and turning…
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: 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: Thanksgiving Spectacular, Part 4
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: Thanksgiving Spectacular, Part 3
Previously, in Cook Your Comics Thanksgiving Spectacular, Part 1: Recipes for Green Bean Casserole, Glazed Carrots, and Holiday Sweet Potato Casserole. And in Part 2: Corn Casserole, Cornbread Dressing, and Fresh Cranberry Sauce. And now: pie. You’re gonna hear from those Justice Society guys if you don’t have pie. But what about the turkey? Hang…
Cook Your Comics: Thanksgiving Spectacular, Part 2
Previously, in Cook Your Comics Thanksgiving Spectacular, Part 1: If you’re going to feed the whole Justice League and Society, you’re going to need a lot of casseroles. Okay, so we’re not quite done with casseroles. If you live in the northern U.S., casseroles are known as a “hot dish” which makes sense because it’s…
Cook Your Comics: Thanksgiving Spectacular, Part 1
Thanksgiving is coming soon for those of us in the United States. It’s my favorite holiday. It’s both the biggest cooking holiday of the year and it’s always around my birthday — in fact, my birthday is on Thanksgiving this year, so my birthday cake will probably be a pumpkin pie. And about 10 years…
Cook Your Comics: Easy Chili a la Green Arrow
I am from Texas. Chili is a big deal here. Like, A BIG DEAL. You have never seen a fanboy argument taken more seriously than one between some Texans over what constitutes proper Texas chili. It’s the exact same dynamic – personal taste defended with near-religious fervor. So here’s the deal: true, authentic Texas chili…