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Randall Munroe (@xkcd) for Secretary of Energy?

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February 28, 2013

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/appoint-randall-munroe-xkcd-be-new-secretary-energy-less-straw-men-more-stick-figures/DKGRQ0qh?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

The White House has a petition to appoint Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd, to be the new Secretary of Energy. The petition explains that Randall Munroe has displayed the ability to explain complex topics in a wry, easily digestible fashion to millions of people 3 days/week in his web comic. As Secretary of Energy, he will be able to have an even larger platform for this purpose, and probably more importantly, the ear of the President of the United States.

Better hurry, though– the petition ends March 3 and he needs 99,000 more signatures.

Kelly Sue DeConnick Explains Who’s To Blame For Lack Of Female Superheroes

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February 28, 2013

http://badassdigest.com/2013/02/26/marvel-comics-writer-explains-whos-to-blame-for-lack-of-female-superheroes/

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Spoiler: it’s you. And the publishers, because they don’t make it easy for new readers.

Marvel’s New 52?

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February 26, 2013

Well, this new house ad certainly seems to be hinting at it. The number of scratches here is certainly no coincidence.

And the age-old war continues…

New York Times on New York Comic Con

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October 15, 2011

West Side Highway by Jacob Javits Center

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The New York show, which opened Thursday night at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan, bounced around the calendar for a couple of years before finding a home in October last year, when 96,000 fans made the trek to New York to attend.

Organizers expect attendance at the show, now in its sixth year, to surpass 100,000 this year. And while its rival in San Diego grapples with growing pains, New York Comic Con is finding its footing.

via In New York, Comic Fans Flock to the Smaller Convention (of 100,000) – NYTimes.com.

MARTHA THOMASES: Comics and The Big Con (comicmix.com)
New York Comic Con Sold Out For The Weekend… Except When It’s Not (bleedingcool.com)

Happy 70th Birthday, Aquaman!

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September 25, 2011

Today is a very, very special day in the history of Aquaman–it’s his 70th birthday! And when we say 70th birthday, we don’t mean the birthday DC Comics has seen fit to give him within their continuity–that’s January 29. No, we mean that on this day seventy years ago–September 25, 1941–More Fun Comics #73, Aquaman’s debut appearance, hit newsstands…

So, with Aquaman hitting the big 7-0, and his new series only days away from debuting, the Shrine thought it a tribute fit for a king to reach out and collect birthday greetings from various writers, artists, and performers, all of whom have been involved with the Sea King in some way over these seven decades…

How do you blow out birthday candles underwater? For that matter, how do you light them?

via The Aquaman Shrine: Happy 70th Birthday Aquaman!.

If I rebooted Aquaman (comicmix.com)

Hand lettering tutorials

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September 17, 2011

I’m going to train my hands to paint perfect letters. So after stocking up on brushes and inks I decided I needed some books, if I was to be self-taught. I hunted throughout New York City, a city I believe to have an enormous number of books per capita, and couldn’t find anything worth buying.

Enter the Internet.

via Hand lettering hits the Web – All Salon – Salon.com.

The Green Lantern theory of Politics and the Presidency

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September 11, 2011

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During the Bush years, Yglesias coined the Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics to mock conservatives who believed that “[t]he only thing limiting us is a lack of willpower” in foreign policy. What he identifies here is nothing less than a Green Lantern theory of the presidency in which all domestic policy compromises are attributed to a lack of presidential will. And, like the Green Lantern theory of geopolitics, this view is nonfalsifiable.

via The Green Lantern theory of the presidency by Brendan Nyhan.

Also: The political version of Green Lanternism. And legendary Green Lantern writer Dennis O’Neil’s take on the Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics, and his followup. And why Green Lantern matters.

Harry Potter hit by hi-tech conmen

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August 11, 2011

Pottermore officially opens in October, and scammers are selling fake accounts for the site that claim to give fans early access.

They are also using search engine poisoning to direct Potter fans to sites that are seeded with viruses and other malicious programs.

via BBC News – Harry Potter hit by hi-tech conmen.