I found a website a while back (and it’s far too early for me to pull it up again) that included college syllabi for classes about comic books. History, “as literature,” art classes, ect. ...

I’d like to present this to my college, but I’d need some other students to back me up. Now there are tons of students in my college (and I mean college like just the Humanities College) that would take this class. I avoid them as they walk past smelling up the hall. And I sceam, “Hey, Fatman!” at them with bits of cookie falling out of my mouth.

I just need to get a hold of these people. No… no, that’s not what I’m trying to say. They’ll talk to me. I’m a girl that knows Batman’s butler’s name.

If I say much more that that, though, I may shock and awe them into speechlessness and that doesn’t do me much good.

And if, if, I do all of that right… a good percentage of them are going to be lazy ass geeks who are going to flake out on me and wont show up for the proposal and it’ll be me and one wimpy litte puppy dog who prays that maybe I’ll smile at him.

I honestly think this is important. This is America’s art medium.* It has historically been difficult to accept a new writing style and in the grand scheme of things, the “comic book” is new (though the things that make it up are very, very old).

• Don’t gimmie that crap about anime and French comics. If you’re under the delusion that America didn’t make comics what it is today, then keep smokin pot in that other country with Alan Moore.

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I heart Scott and Jean. Emma needs to be bad again.

Wonder Woman

Joss Whedon is going to come into my room as I sleep some night and kill me.

Okay, I’m writing this here out of shame for not reading this issue sooner.

In this arc, Dead-End Kids, does it seem like the Runaways suddenly grew up? I mean, there’s sexual child abuse, there’s BDSM,* and two people get shot down… can I use the expression “point blank” when they never had a chance?

Whedon’s Runaways are dealing with a lot more mature themes than Vaughan’s. But make no mistake: if the characters can suddenly take heavier material at the same time a new writer comes on board, that is not character development. That’s lazy writing.

Do we really need another comic book about sex and violence? I think Whedon doesn’t have the talent to write about the more subtle things in life, that Runaways used to touch on.

Runaways was a coming of age story that reminded us all of a time when, to us at least, our parents really were evil. It had kids of all ages to talk about themes of social awkwardness, and trying to be respected among adults (“A person’s a person no matter how small”).

Now, it’s just another comic book by the big two. You have your girl in the fridge, you have your two page fighting scene, and, to Whedon’s credit, you have all of this shit taking way too much time to be released and one favorite character (this time Molly) with all the good lines.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Give it up, Whedon and you’ll do everyone a favor.

*I DON’T automatically count people being tied up as BDSM, but when there’s an obvious erection reference… yes. Yes, it is. p. 6, frame 2 of issue #29, “Do you think that’s the worst you can feel? My staff isn’t even warm.”

I’m spamming HeavyInk. I hope you’re okay with this.

I think I like buying things online just because there’s something wonderful about getting things in the mail that isn’t spam or bills. I just bought something from a store online that has a physical location not 5 minutes away. It’s gonna fate 5-8 business days but I’m gonna be flippin giddy when it’s here!

I love being teased.

Anyone wanna write letters back and forth?

I wonder why these skrulls feel they have to be something they’re not. Mother issues?

No, really, I’m pretty angry that I’m a Bunny Rabbit. Was Dark Phoenix not on there? Hello?

After my local comic book store decides whether they’re going to be in the dealer room at Timegate or not, I will switch to HeavyInk. PROMISE!

EDIT: In fact… I took some time to look at some comics that the store said “We’ve never heard of that but we’ll try to get it for you” and really they meant “No chance in hell, sweetheart.” and added those. We’ll do the superheroes later.

Speaking of… Wolverine in boxers needs to be done more often. How about this… for every over sexualized woman, you do the same to a man? That sounds fabulous!