Cyclops: the Worst Leader (an interview)

Good god, this thing is hilarious. An excerpt:

So, you’re a teacher at a school where mutant kids can learn to control their powers. What tricks do you use to keep your powers under control?

I don’t. I have a special pair of glasses that does it for me.

[awkward pause]

Without them, I am helpless and blind.

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I have come to the decision that I will be giving up DC Comics when they restart at #1. If I am wrong about my my fears, I hope to go back in a couple of years. But I don't want this to be the end of my reading of superhero comics. Though it was the DC characters that start my love, I believe that the genre has a lot to offer ( Read more... )

First of all let me mentioned that I am Swedish, and though we have our own brand of racism/immigrant issues and prejudices, they are quite different from how things are treated in america. This means that I am perhaps more sensitive in some areas, while at the same time being quite oblivious to other things. Normally this would not be much of an ( Read more... )

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NoScanners, could you help me out here?

I'm trying to get a book review blog going, one that focuses mostly on urban fantasy (but not totally), mostly YA (but not exclusively), and are about witches (but not always).  Basically, when I was part of what is now the "Twilight" demographic about 5-10 years ago, there were witches everywhere-- The Craft ( Read more... )

A look at the changing role of orphans in four generations of superhero stories.

http://crabby-lioness.livejournal.com/57260.html