Laura Hudson = My Hero

Just read her article.
And, you know, wonder why on Earth women are still reading comics...

Amanda Waller got Star Jones'ed

The internet is abuzz today about the liposuction of Amanda Waller. If you're not aware of one of the most bad-ass characters of the DC Universe ever, just look at this Justice League clip:



Dude, even though she had to stand down, she scared the shit out of Batman. Who scares Batman?! Nobody, unless they're Amanda Waller. Because Amanda Waller is just this short, fat, black woman with a no nonsense haircut and woman suit of supreme business and a file on your ass, and she is NOT afraid to make you wet your pants when she uses it.

Listen, I love Amanda Waller. She may not always have the upper hand, but she knows way more than anyone, hero or villain, thinks she knows. In almost any major DC comic, you would see her, and she will be the freaking WALL.

But....

DC wants to un-fat her. Is that a bad this? Well, it yes and no. Amanda Waller, as long as she is portrayed a strong, smarter than you character will always be awesome as an antihero and role model of badassery. But the fact she was fat brought her back down to the "regular people" level. She was fat, she never complained about it, she never cared she wasn't the hot chick, she never gave a fuck what people thought. She kicked ass and took names. Can we have a woman in the DC Universe who is skinny and does the same? Of course we can. But us fat chicks, us girls who don't fit into the stereotypical "hot chick in a costume" trope no longer will have a DC character to point to and say, "We may have a second helping of dinner, but we will also take down Batman like aint no thing."

More Halloween Prep: Häxan

Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

Some more old time goodness for Halloween! This is Häxan, a 1920's Swedish documentary about witchcraft. I'm not going to tell you anymore because it's awesome and you just need to watch it. Also, it would be helpful to have a good cocktail to go along with it. Maybe try a Herbert West?

Holy Moly Muppets

OK, look at these. Seriously, look. They are not only amazing, but they are also MUPPETS. I don't know about you, but I grew up on reruns of The Muppet Show, and I have a deep deep love for anything Muppets. These covers are part of that love. David Petersen did up some outstanding artwork (and wouldn't Kermit as a knight make a totally awesome tattoo? Right?!).

via The Mary Sue

Halloween Prep

My favorite holiday has always been Halloween; spooky, dark and creepy. August is closing, and the Autumn weather is hopefully coming along the track, so what better way to get ready for Halloween than with a bunch of stuff from youtube?

First up: A Disney version of hell. Yes, that's fire they're milking out of that demon cow.

Up next is a medley of 1920's music about haunted houses, ghosts, and cats:

And, last for now is the The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. A 1920's German Expressionist film and one of the greatest horror movies ever:

1-up my heart

Sometimes, I find things that I want so badly, it hurts not to have it. The item pictured below is one of those items.

Look at that bad boy! It's a Mario pipe mug that you can drink your coffee from! I dare you to tell me how that is not awesome. What's even better is it's not just another cheap plastic mug that you're just going to toss your pencils in, it's actually ceramic. You can beat a Koopa over the head this sucker! Even better, it comes with a random coaster. Being the owner of a very nice wooden coffee table, I love that idea.

Ha! Good one, Wikipedia

Maybe Wikipedia is in on the joke, but maybe not. I mean, come on now, it's Beak asking you for money.

This....I'm OK with.

OK. I am cool with Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. I mean, if I wanted to be super cranky, I would say that she needs to have a kitty cat cowl and a short haircut, but I'm OK with this. I mean, come on, Hathaway has the chops to do this. She was the druggie model in that Rachel Getting Married movie AND she dated that scumbag who pretended to be down with the Vatican. You know she's got some pent up anger that she needs to release into being a badass cat burglar with a sexy sexy background. Plus, those goggles look pretty badass. I bet they have night vision so she can rob things.

This is what Bane looks like

Yup, that's what Bane looks like. Well, at least in the new Batman movie. OK, it's not so bad, but personally, I like the luchador mask and I'm sad to see it go. And, well, I don't know why Bane needs a jacket; maybe the costume designer never saw a sketch of Bane and totally thought the guy could fit his arms into a jacket (Spoiler: he totally can't).

In fact, I kind of wonder how they picked this outfit at at all. Hmmm....

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Daredevil #1 - Holy Moly, it's fun!

I'm not a Daredevil reader. Mostly because I don't wan to read about some blind dude moping around. If I wanted to hear about a bunch of complaining from a handicapped person, I'd hangout with my paralyzed from polio uncle when the beer runs out at parties. Seriously, we were having a family reunion once, and I hit a soft ball so perfectly that it broke his beer mug, I thought that dude was going to de-atrophy his muscles just to kick my 8-year-old ass.

But let's get back to the comic: Daredevil is fun. I know! I can't believe it either. First off, the cover is amazing, just amazing. I love the simple black and white color of the background with the crazy intense amount of words making up the city below him. It's a really good idea and it is executed really really well! Come on people! We rarely get both of those at the same time in comics.

Beyond the cover, the story is great. I don't know much of Daredevil's background besides moping, lawyering, and not seeing, but the story was easy to get into, with action and a wry smile to keep me amused (for the 15 minutes it takes to read a comic). I haven't read a lot of Mark Waid, I think he's mostly an editor now, but this was clearly some solid writing.

As much as I want to step back from buying so many books every week, I keep finding reasons to add more to my list. And if they are going to be this good, I honestly don't mind.