A little girl attending the 2013 Motor City Comic Con enthusiastically cosplaying as the legendary Stan Lee is undeniably awesome. But when that same little girl poses for a photo with the real Stan Lee? That, friends, is Super Awesome and pretty much made our day. (They both have such wonderful mustaches!) There’s a photo that deserves place of pride on the fridge.
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Death, designed for this year’s haunted trail.
By Calamity Jon Morris, Brodie H. Brockie, Gutbloom, Duncan Pflaster, and Ben Flaster
Lieutenant Commander Sammy Hagar, died in Stardate 4213.13 for refusing to drive Warp 55.
Spock’s slacker stepbrother Ray.
Captain Kirk’s personal masseuse, Ensign Rowena Linx. Not only responsible for keeping the captain limber and relaxed so he could perform dramatic rolls, flying kicks, and double-fist punches, her four arms also came in very handy for quick and tight applications of the captain’s girdle.
Enterprise Yearbook editor Bruce Lassilly. “Let’s not just have a five-year mission, let’s have five years of memories.”
Mai-shtagg, the Enterprise’s laundry-master from the planet Clorack 4. His motto: “In the darkness of space, let’s keep the colors bright! Set the washers to spin!”
Medical Ensign Ahern. Tricorder data doesn’t index and archive itself.
The other green Orion slave girl. The one they brought back to the ship.
Alfred the Tribble skinner.
Second-Lieutenant Osilde, the communications specialist who listened to Lieutenant Uhura’s nightly complaints about her job and fellow officers.
Curtis Jablonski, Starfleet Haberdasher - responsible for altering uniforms to fit Kirk’s frequent weight loss/gains, as well as making sure none of the female officers’ skirts got too long.
Ensign Russel “Wingman” Smith, Esq- While on leave on the planet of Capella IV, the ensign takes out a large, ugly Vulcan so Capt. Kirk can score with her more attractive friend.
T’Pau Jameson, Vulcan ear fluffer.
The complete set of Spider-Man Gets His Butt Whupped 2 drawings. Just wanted to have them all together.
Adam WarRock “Superior” (Free Download)
Every day, a new song about a different Marvel NOW! Title
M: “Hawkguy” [Hawkeye]
Tu: “Godbomb” [Thor: God of Thunder]
W: “Indestructible” [Indestructible Hulk]
Th: “Murdered You” [GoTG]
If you told me a year ago, that my two favorite titles in all of comics would be a story where Doc Ock was in Peter Parker’s body, and the original 5 X-Men were back from the past, I’d have said, first of all, those ideas are stupid; and second of all, you’re crazy. But sure enough, my two favorite titles whenever it’s new comics day are Superior Spider-Man and All New X-Men (shout outs to Bendis’s GREAT All New X-Men…I’ve made enough X-Men songs lately, but check that title out. It’s amazing).
I know some people have complaints, and I wouldn’t even argue that they’re not legitimate, that you don’t want to see a ruthless Spidey, that this concept is possibly a step too far for our delicate comic sensibilities. But in a weird way, they’re making a legitimate case that Otto may actually be better at this crime-fighting thing than Peter was, which in turn gives Slott a chance to really explore what actually makes someone a hero. I personally find that pretty fascinating, and the fact that we get to see Otto sort of learning how to be “good,” albeit in his own way, is a really engaging way to sort of refresh Spidey’s origin story (got bit, got powers, etc.).
If I can close out this week with any sentiment, it’s this: comics are good right now. I was a guy who was buying trades and rereading old nostalgia pieces for YEARS, and I was a comic fan. And since Marvel NOW!’s launch, I have turned into a weekly issue buyer again. I’m EXCITED to read comics, and even when I’m done with all the titles I love, I start to pick up other ones and realize that I dig them too.
Comics are GOOD everyone. And for years, they were kinda…lacking. But they’re GOOD, and there’s all these movies coming out, and a SHIELD TV show. Seriously, we are living the high life y’all. So let’s all just celebrate that for a second.
Have a great weekend everyone…
Completely agree. So many Marvel Now! Titles have really grabbed me. Superior Spider-Man, FF, Fantastic Four, Hawkeye, All-New X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine & The X-Men…
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"Whether it’s painting a picture, writing a song or penning a poem no one will ever see but yourself, nothing takes a person out of himself more fully than the act of creating. So it stands to reason, doesn’t it, that when the world and your future seem dim and sometimes intolerable, going into that place of creativity is a salve and a saving grace."
— Sarah Ashman Gillespie (sister of the great lyricist Howard Ashman) http://howardashman.com/blog/the-sprinter/
Awww yeeeah.
