Wednesday, June 30, 2021

The Lily catch-up

I'd always been baffled by people who wanted kids. Then my friend got pregnant.

Hearing her stories and seeing her baby has changed my thinking


I'd always been baffled by people who wanted kids. Then my friend got pregnant.


Reentry is triggering my social anxiety. Here are my tips for coping.

Luckily, some of my pre-pandemic methods have come in handy

Reentry is triggering my social anxiety. Here are my tips for coping.


I used to feel like I was losing money if I wasn't working. Financial planning helped me find balance.

Money anxiety used to paralyze me with guilt and worry


I used to feel like I was losing money if I wasn't working. Financial planning helped me find balance.



A lot of my friends moved away during the pandemic. Here's why I'm staying put.

It feels complacent after a year of stagnancy, but I know it's the right choice for me

Monday, June 28, 2021

NPR on superhero cartoon sex and Tuca & Bertie


A Censored Sex Scene In 'Harley Quinn' Sparks Debate On Depictions Of Female Pleasure

AILSA CHANG and Glen Weldon

NPR's All Things Considered June 22, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1008857092/dc-blocked-a-scene-in-harley-quinn-setting-off-a-debate-about-sexism-in-comics




'Tuca & Bertie' Is Beak TV Glen Weldon, Aisha Harris, Inkoo Kang

Pop Culture Happy Hour June 21, 2021

 https://www.npr.org/2021/06/15/1006816792/tuca-bertie-is-beak-tv







Thursday, June 24, 2021

Mark Wheatley's Frankenstein Mobster Kickstarter wrapping up soon

Tomorrow at 8pm ET, Mark Wheatley and Mark Redfield are going to start a live-stream video on Mark Wheatley's Facebook Page   And while the stream is running. Mark Wheatley is going to be drawing one Frankenstein Mobster after another. Why? 

Because EVERYONE who is backing this project at a physical reward level will be getting a free, original art sketch of FRANKENSTEIN MOBSTER!

You will be in the studio with Mark Wheatley, looking over his shoulder as he works at his drawing board. 

Meanwhile, please keep sharing the campaign link.  

https://bit.ly/FMdrama

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "For All Pigkind"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -


Y'know, it says it right there in my social media profiles, so it's time for a little space geekery:


"For All Pigkind"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3241

In the space of about two weeks, I'm hit with the news that 
trillionaire serial worker abuser Jeff Bezos has found someone willing 
to throw down $28 mil for a suborbital joyride with him — and that 
Elon Musk will refuse to recognize Earth laws in his gated suburbs on 
Mars. Doubtless Musk will have some Space Force grunts on-call to keep 
a lid on things out there.

I'm especially bugged that Bezos has chosen July 20 as his launch 
date; I'm sure he thinks he's making some deep statement or something, 
but instead I'm just insulted somehow. Christ, 28 million dollars to 
go suborbital with Jeff Friggin' Bezos. Bah, I'd rather be a stowaway 
on Apollo 13.

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"Elon Musk's firm says they will not recognize Earth laws in planned 
Mars colony" Stacy Liberatore at London Daily Mail, 10.30.2020
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8897601/Elon-Musks-SpaceX-says-not-recognize-Earth-laws-planned-Mars-colony.html

"Blue Origin auctions New Shepard ride with Jeff Bezos for $28 
million", Joey Roulette at The Verge, 06.12.2021
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/12/22530907/blue-origin-auction-new-shepard-jeff-bezos-space-28-million

"The Battle For Mars: How Elon Musk, Blue Origin and the US Could Set 
Up The First Extraterrestrial Government" Adam Smith at The London 
Independent, 06.19.2021
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/elon-musk-mars-spacex-nasa-b1777746.html


Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock

No sex please, we're superheroes

If even superheroes can't have fun sex, what hope is there for the rest of us?

Tom King Talks Supergirl and His Other Books

Tom King Talks Supergirl and His Other Books

Jun 18, 2021

Saturday, June 19, 2021

That darn Michael de Adder

The Post on ‘Tuca and Bertie’s return

'Tuca and Bertie' is back, on Adult Swim. Thank goodness for these anxious and flirty birds. [in print as These birds failed to launch on Netflix. Now, they have landed on Adult Swim].

Super-Powered Panel — Miles Morales: Shock Waves online

Super-Powered Panel — Miles Morales: Shock Waves

Angélique Roché, Justin A. Reynolds, Jason Reynolds, and Nic Stone
Politics and Prose Jun 18, 2021

Join Marvel Creators for an exciting conversation about all things Marvel, representation in superhero stories, and the newest Spider-Man graphic, Miles Morales: Shock Waves. YA authors Jason Reynolds and Nic Stone will also welcome Shock Waves author Justin A. Reynolds to the Marvel author club and talk about what it's like writing for a massive franchise with established characters and how they made them their own.

Purchase Book Here: https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781338648034

Friday, June 18, 2021

The City Paper reviews Pixar's Luca, the Post doesn't

Luca, About a Sea Monster on Dry Land, Proves Pixar Has New Legs

The rich personal touches in Luca are elevated by Pixar's signature clever humor, sharp storytelling, and watchable scenery.

Monday, June 14, 2021

'Sweet Tooth' Is A Weird And Wonderful Hybrid

'Sweet Tooth' Is A Weird And Wonderful Hybrid


Christian Convery as Gus in Netflix's Sweet Tooth.

Kirsty Griffin/Warner Bros./Netflix

The Netflix series Sweet Tooth is a strange mix. It's a dystopian tale of societal collapse in the wake of a deadly virus and the rise of human-animal hybrids. It's also a warm, humane, lushly shot fable of hope and humanity. Which is to say, it is itself a kind of strange hybrid — think The Road meets Paddington 2; The Walking Dead meets Pushing Daisies.

The audio was produced by Mike Katzif and edited by Jessica Reedy.

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Meet Department of Truth / SIKTC / Batman writer James Tynion IV TODAY




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Must be in line before 1PM to get your items signed!

Signing Limit: 2 items from home, 2 items from the table, per trip through the line.

Can't make it to the signing? If signed stock is available after the event, it will go live on shop.thirdeyecomics.com this Monday.
STAY CONNECTED  
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Friday, June 11, 2021

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Auditioning for QAnon"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist Mike Flugennock -

"Auditioning for QAnon"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3237

This time last year, it was Tom Cotton, Steve Bannon and those 
doorknobs at the Epoch Fail — uh, sorry, Epoch Times — pushing the 
100% evidence-free "Wuhan Lab Leak" conspiracy batshittery, and the 
Washington Post — along with anyone else with two synapses to rub 
together — were laughing that shit right outta the room.

So, this past week, it was with more than a little begrudging awe that 
I watched the Democratic Party, the Washington Post, CNN, Wall Street 
Journal and friends slam on the brakes, jerk the wheel around, kick in 
the afterburners and execute a full 180° Emergency Bat-Turn on the 
Wuhan Lab Leak zaniness. China's the new Enemy Of The Month, and 
Gropin' Joe needs some dirt on China, so they're dragging Steve 
Bannon's dirty hot mess out of the dumpster.

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"The Wuhan lab conspiracy theory: American capitalism's 'big lie'", 
Statement of the World Socialist Web Site International Editorial 
Board 05.28.2021 
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/pers-m29.html

"How the US media declared the "Wuhan lab" lie "credible'", Andre 
Damon at the World Socialist Web Site, 05.30.2021 
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/wuha-m31.html

"How Steve Bannon and a Chinese Billionaire Created a Right-Wing 
Coronavirus Media Sensation", Amy Qin, Vivian Wang and Danny Hakim in 
the New York Times, 01.26.2021 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/business/media/steve-bannon-china.html



Mike Flugennock, Political Cartoons: http://www.sinkers.org/stage
and follow me on Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@flugennock

A couple of MAD editorials by John Ficarra

It's hard to sell a piano these days. It's even harder to contemplate junking one. [in print as Saying goodbye to an old friend]