Fangirl World!

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Delightfully Out of Context

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Stand Back, Boys

2011-09-04T22:25:00.003-04:00

Black History in Comic Books

2011-02-06T15:58:00.000-05:00

Black History... as told in comic books!

The Montgomery Story, 1956

Chronicles the life of Martin Luther King Jr and the African American civil rights movement.

Lobo, 1965

Lobo is generally recognized as the first black comic book character. The creator is quoted on Wikipedia as saying

"They stopped production on the issue. They discovered that as they were sending out bundles of comics out to the distributors [that] they were being returned unopened. And I couldn't figure out why. So they sniffed around, scouted around and discovered [that many sellers] were opposed to Lobo, who was the first black Western hero. That was the end of the book."

Fantastic Four #52, 1966

The first appearence of The Black Panther -African King and first black mainstream SuperHero!

Golden Legacy Series, 1967-70's

Each of the 16 comics of the Golden Legacy series tells either the story of an inspirational person, such as Fredrick Douglas (Parts One AND Two!) or cultural history, like "Black Cowboys" (is Lobo included?) and "Ancient African Kingdoms."

Black History for Beginners, 1985

Part of a "For Beginners" series, Black History for Beginners is an illustrated look at...you guessed it! Black History!

Have any more? Please share!

Do they seriously share a bed?

2011-02-02T23:21:00.000-05:00

How Many Of Us Have Them

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(Friends)

Evolution

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Some Day

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Delightfully Out of Context

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WIN

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What If ... Spider-Man was an abuse victim?

2011-01-21T13:50:00.001-05:00

Watch out, True Believers! In this action packed cross over between Marvel and the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, Spider-Man faces his greatest foe yet: his dark secret of childhood sexual abuse!

I guess holding a boy against your spandex clad body as you swing around the city is in no way creepy or weird...

Some tips from your friendly neighborhood sexual abuse preventer!

Update: Spidey's not the only one! HULK SMASH!

Images thanks to one of my very favorite interweb locations, Comics with Problems.

Photos from Upcoming Comic Films

2011-01-19T18:53:00.000-05:00

Freshly released from Warner Bros, I reblog from Spinoff Online these photos of some upcoming films!

X-Men: First Class

Spinoff Online reports:

Pictured above, from left, are: Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Jason Flemyng as Azazel, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Lucas Till as Havok, Zoe Kravitz as Angel, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, and James McAvoy as Charles Xavier.

Yes, that is the Baconator himself as Sebastian Shaw! Check out this interview with him for details like this:

"My look is very different from the guy in the comic books. We decided pretty early on that that was not going to translate to film. But there's a certain kind of style to the suits that I wear, but I don't have anything extreme in the makeup department. When you first meet me -- I don't want to spoil it -- but when you first meet me, I look a little different."

Green Lantern

Nothing too crazy here, but I'll take any pic of sexy Fangirl Favorite Ryan Reynolds!

Spinoff reports that this is Hector Hammond, pre brain enlargement, and Hal Jordan, apparently pre Lantern ring.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Chris Evans as an early Steve Rogers a.k.a Captain America! The movie is going to focus on his origin story (duh!).

Spider Man : Untitled

Not too much info here, but they are restarting the series AGAIN, with CBR saying the yet untitled film is "expected to draw inspiration from "Ultimate Spider-Man," by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley." Spidey looks awfully dark and brooding in this pic, no? Cheer up emo kid!

Hope you enjoyed the pics! Do you have any hope for these new comic movies?

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You got some Manga on your face

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Merry

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Rad

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Super Adventure Comic! Super... Adventure?

2010-12-06T01:44:00.000-05:00

Superman, Batman and their sidekicks team up for some SUPER ADVENTURES! Prepare yourself for...

The dangers of the playground seesaw!

The perils of painting portraits!

Deciphering the mysteries of the fun house mirror! (Lay off the Earth carbs, Kal!)

Challenging yourself to games based on ... yourself!

The intrigue of hosting children's box car racing!

The mysteries of roller skating!

Taking pictures of each other at strange angles! (What's Superboy getting a picture of?)

The threat of their greatest enemy yet- a single skunk!

Be careful out there doers of good!

Delightfully Out Of Context

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Super Ultra Mega Win

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From the Deep

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Trick or Treat

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These blood slide candies inspired by Dexter are awesome! Get the whole how-to at Forkable!

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My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble...

Cool Costumes from around the Interwebs

2010-10-09T21:57:00.000-04:00

My plan is to amass a band of pirates to take over the local bars on Halloween, what's yours? Find some inspirado in these geeky ideas gathered from the net.

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Oh My God, Shoes

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Everybody knows I'm a @#$%^&*ing Monster: Werewolves

2010-09-07T18:35:00.001-04:00

Ran across some funny comics as I'm prepping some Fangirl items and thought I'd post a few!

What the hell kind of werewolf face is this?

Meanwhile, it looks like our Lady in Red finally gets some revenge:

Werewolves obviously shop at the same pants store as Bruce Banner; comfort fitted for when you go into a superhuman rage that results in monster transformation...

P.S. Tell Wolfman his party invite got lost in the mail; he's simply a terrible guest.

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EPIC WIN

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From gottabecarl on deviantart. You MUST FULLVIEW to appreciate it in all it's nerdy wonderful amazing epic awesomeness!

Hell Hath No Fury

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Lady in Red Strikes Again!

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Women Drivers

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Bad Kitteh

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Cheer Up Emo Kid

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Lady in Red

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I was finding crime comic covers for an art project and I noticed a trend - blond women in red dresses spell TROUBLE. Just take a look for yourself!

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"Super-Horse's Human Identity!"

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"That's Just the Way it was Planned, Baby!"

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"Can Superboy's Heart be Broken?"

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"I Asked For Trouble"

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Robots Robots What

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These Boots were made for Kicking Ass

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Fangirl Fashion Picks

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Do Want

2010-04-08T01:39:00.000-04:00

From happyfamily's etsy store! "Who controls the past now controls the future
Who controls the present now controls the past..."

Jim Lee's iPad Sketches via Twitter

2010-04-08T01:12:00.001-04:00

That's the largest collection of nerdy words I've had in a title yet. Anyway, check out Jim Lee -MASTER and one of my all time favorite artists - playing on his ipad. Thanks for sharing them, we love you! See the progress of these pieces on Jim Lee's Twitter! He shares techniques and pics of his steps.

Star Wars: The Sitcom?

2010-04-06T01:05:00.000-04:00

From i09:

"There have been lots of funny moments in the Star Wars Universe — though many probably weren't on purpose — but now George Lucas is drafting the Robot Chicken team to make an out-and-out comedy TV series.

"Hold me, like you did by the lake on Naboo" was probably one of the funnier lines of movie dialogue from all of 2005, but one usually doesn't look to the Star Wars Universe for comedy. At least, until Seth Green and Matt Senreich began channeling their love for all things Force-related into a pair of special Star Wars-centric episodes of Robot Chicken — both of which were nominated for Emmys. Papa Lucas must've been tickled enough by them that he's given his blessing for Lucasfilm Animation to team with Green and Senreich for an as-yet networkless Star Wars comedy series.

In a statement, Green said:

The Star Wars universe is so dense and rich; it's crazy to think that there aren't normal, mundane everyday problems in a world so well-defined. And it's even crazier to think of what those problems might be, since it's all set in a galaxy far, far away. What do these characters do when they're not overthrowing Empires?"

WIN!

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"Paintings from his 'New Buddha Series' and his 'Diamond Series' reflect this culture shock with images of such American iconic pop figures as Mickey Mouse, Spiderman and the Hulk appearing in the centre of traditional-looking works. Gade points out that these figures show up in every corner of the earth. "When I visited a tiny village called Pazi at the base of Mount Xishabangma (8,102 metres) in the Himalayas, the kids there had backpacks with Mickey Mouse on them, and were drinking Coca Cola. That made me realise the incredible power of those ubiquitous emblems of Western culture and Western values."

Just A Thought ...

2010-03-26T02:13:00.001-04:00

I really think Tim Burton should remake Animal Farm. Here me, great GoogleGodBot!

Do Want!

2010-03-16T01:04:00.000-04:00

OMG get ScientificCulture out of my brain! Their Etsy store is full of awesome!

I like it when you...

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LOLZ

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Ah, the future of this great nation...

Kickass Cosplay: Zelda

2010-03-16T00:52:00.000-04:00

Check out this crazy beautiful cosplay reblogged from Unreality!

The Return of True Blood

2010-03-16T00:46:00.000-04:00

"True Blood's official twitter announces that on June 13th, 2010 we will see the anticipated return of the action-packed, blood soaked, sex driven, vampire drama."

Hurray!

Star Trek 2 gets a release date!

2010-01-09T16:58:00.001-05:00

Geek Tyrant reports that the sequel to J.J Abram's Star Trek has been given the tentative release date, the weekend of June 29th 2012. It's not clear whether or not Abrams will be back in the director's chair, in fact there's not too much known about the movie at all, but check out Geek Tyrant for the latest info!

Clash of the Titans 2010 Trailer

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Iron Man 2 Trailer

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A-Team 2010 Trailer

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Tauntaun Sleeping Bag

2010-01-06T17:58:00.000-05:00

Because real nerds and even nerdy in their sleep!

Yes, YOU could be a Hobbit!

2010-01-06T15:12:00.001-05:00

Make your mark in nerd history and be a hobbit...or a dragon, or a dwarf, or some other woodland creature...full details at the link!

Math is Slightly Cooler!

2010-01-06T15:07:00.000-05:00

Lego Calculator? Sweet! At least I would have failed math in style!

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-25T18:34:00.001-05:00

Best and Worst Comic Book Films of the Decade (according to Mario's blog)

2009-12-24T19:46:00.000-05:00

Super awesome Mario Anima put together his list of the best and worst comic book movies of the freaking DECADE! I would have liked to see Sin City and IronMan higher- what about you? Check out the list and tell him what you think!

Mario Recreated In Petri Dish

2009-12-22T13:12:00.000-05:00

"In the name of science and awesome, researchers from the University of Osaka in Japan created this Mario in a petri dish. How?

By genetically engineering bacteria to express fluorescent proteins and carotenoid pigments. The result?

Mario from Super Mario Bros. "

Hello Kitty Vibrat- err uh, "Shoulder Massager"...

2009-12-02T00:58:00.000-05:00

Say Hello to your Kitty with "the mythical Hello Kitty vibrating shoulder massager." LOL.

The Science of Avatar

2009-12-02T00:42:00.000-05:00

"Frommer, a linguistics specialist, was brought in by "Avatar" writer-director James Cameron to create an entire functioning language for the tribe of 10-foot-tall blue aliens who inhabit Pandora, the setting for the film's conflict."

Now THAT is attention to detail that nerds will be applauding! From what I've heard, they also payed attention to the environment, thinking about what type of plants and animals would thrive in their habitat and why...if anyone has any links about that I'd love to see 'em!

What do you think- are you excited about Avatar, or is there too much hype?

"Barack Obama is Washington's Mr. Spock"

2009-12-01T22:41:00.000-05:00

What say you, Trekkies? MSNBC reports

"He shows a fascination with science, an all-too deliberate decision-making demeanor, an adherence to logic and some pretty, ahem, prominent ears.

They all add up to a quite logical conclusion, at least for "Star Trek" fans: Barack Obama is Washington's Mr. Spock, the chief science officer for the ship of state.

"I guess it's somewhat unusual for a politician to be so precise, logical, in his thought process," actor Leonard Nimoy, who has portrayed Spock for more than 40 years, told The Associated Press in an e-mail interview. "The comparison to Spock is, in my opinion, a compliment to him and to the character."

Ninja Absassin

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Yum.

Periodic Table... of Cupcakes

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WIN!

Nerds get Nudie for Moola

2009-11-23T19:42:00.000-05:00

Trying to "dispel the notion of Internet entrepreneurs as being “unattractive geeks”, London Tech is making a Naked Geek calendar and giving the money the make to a charity in India.

Naked People + Philanthropy = Win!

Picasso Super Heroes

2009-11-23T19:39:00.000-05:00

Disney buys Marvel Entertainment!

2009-08-31T20:43:00.000-04:00

"The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family."