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efffyeahheroclix: If you ever get the chance to play Heroclix...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:21 -0700

If you ever get the chance to play Heroclix on Heroscape terrain, do it! It’s a lot of fun for everybody. We had 7 people on one board, each with 400 point teams, and no more than 4 figures. This day, Deadpool was victorious!

tallestsilver: Dammit Wally, Barry taught you better than...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:32:36 -0700

tallestsilver:

Dammit Wally, Barry taught you better than that.

This is the flash I love. Keepin’ his villains in check by being a good bro.

thefrogman: Knights of the Prehistoric Republic

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:30:26 -0700

thefrogman:

Knights of the Prehistoric Republic

This show makes me so hungry. I’m going to be so fat...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:18:15 -0800

This show makes me so hungry. I’m going to be so fat because of you, Luffy.

beautilation: At Comic Con today, I went as Black Cat. This is...

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:42:22 -0700

beautilation:

At Comic Con today, I went as Black Cat. This is a shitty picture and there will be better ones of my whole costume coming up but I just want to say something.

Black Cat’s costume has a fair amount of cleavage (conservative compared to many other female comic characters but a good amount as far as what I’ve ever shown). I guess I was not surprised to have a couple men ask to pose with me and then do some doofy “WHOA LOOK AT THOSE KNOCKERS” poses. I just make a really ugly face when I see they’re doing it. One guy with the social graces of a lemur said to me “I was this close to wearing that same outfit. My breasts are large and supple and I think it would have been nice.” Nope. Stop talking.

But aside from guys being doofy and awkward (but clearly not foul-intentioned), I did have my first truly skeezy experience at Comic Con today.

And my first truly empowering moment as well.

This group of men from some kind of Stan Lee fan club blah blah internet video channel blah blah asked to interview with them on camera about Comic Con. I said well okay, sure. Camera is rolling. The “host” is a middle aged, rotund dude. It’s an all-male crew and lots of people (mostly guys) were beginning to crowd around. The following is the interview as burned in my mind. Keep in mind that I expected this to be about Comic Con in general.

Him: I’m here with…

Me: Mandy, aka Felicia Hardy aka Black Cat

Him: ..And she is HOT. Do you think I’m hot enough to pull that off?

Me: Uh, I’m not sure, I’ve never seen you in drag.

Him: I’ve got a great ass. Go on, spank me.

Me: (look at his large ass, popped up mere inches away from me then look into the camera like are you kidding me . No thanks. I may hurt you, I’m a lot stronger than I look.

Him: Aw come on!

Me: No, seriously. Stop.

Him: Damn, alright! Well let me ask you an important question then…what is your cup size?

Me: (big talk show smile) That is actually none of your fucking business.

Him: Oh! I think that means to say she’s a C.

Me: I actually have no breasts at all, what you see is just all of the fat from my midsection pulled up to my chest and carefully held in place with this corset. It’s really uncomfortable, I don’t know why I do it.

Him: (to the male crowd) Aw, come on what do you guys think? C cup?

—a few males start to shout out cup sizes as I stand there looking at this guy like this has to be a fucking joke, then look at the crowd and see that no amount of witty banter or fiestiness will stop making this whole thing fucking dumb. It was clearly a ploy to single out cosplaying women to get them to talk sexual innuendos and flirt with this asshole and let him talk down to them simply because they were in costume and were attractive. Whether I’m in a skintight catsuit or not, I’m a fucking professional in everything I do and I don’t need to play nice for this idiot.

Me: This is not an interview, this is degrading. I’m done. (I walk away)

Him: (clearly dumbfounded and surprised) ..Come on, it’s all in good fun!

Me: Being degraded is fun? That was unprofessional and I hope that isn’t your day job because you can’t interview for shit, my man.

And the entire crew and the crowd were SILENT. NOTHING. SHOCK, HONEY. It felt like I was in a heated fog, full of rage and pride and I sashayed away feeling like the most badass motherfucker in the whole damn room, but kind of also on the verge of tears. A slow build of applause would have been appropriate, but from the looks on people’s faces, they were just completely not expecting me to do what I just did- which was really nothing more than speaking up for myself. It wasn’t something one should feel brave for doing but crazy for not doing when necessary.

It’s because many people at these cons expect women cosplaying as vixens (or even just wearing particularly flattering costumes) to be open/ welcoming to crude male commentary and lecherous ogling, like our presence comes with subtitles that say “I represent your fantasy thus you may treat me like a fantasy and not a human in a costume”. And maybe that will always be how the majority of people see us. But that does not mean we have to put up with shit that crosses the line, it does not mean we owe them a fantasy, it does not mean we dress up to have guys drooling over us and letting us know that we turn them on. It is not all about your dicks, gentlemen. So I encourage cosplaying women everywhere to be blunt and vocal with their rights, their personal boundaries, and their comfort level at conventions. I actually encourage girls to be brashly shameless about these things, to not be afraid to speak up if you feel uncomfortable and to let the person doing it know that they are crossing the line. Don’t keep quiet because you’re scared of what they might say or think- because if you say nothing they will continue to see what they’re doing as OK.

APE IN A CAPE: Please Look (And Quickly!)

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:00:58 -0700

APE IN A CAPE: Please Look (And Quickly!):

gailsimone:

I have talked a little bit about this in the past.

NO ONE wants to make comics more than my talented friend Larime.

Now, here’s the deal. Larime is an extremely talented artist and writer. He is severely disabled, he has to write and draw with his mouth.

He’s created a story that is just…

221b-stark-tower: Deadpool Gangnam Style!

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:49:30 -0700

221b-stark-tower:

Deadpool Gangnam Style!

bryankonietzko: cbheck: Hi, Tumblr! It’s been a while. I...

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:44:11 -0700

bryankonietzko:

cbheck:

Hi, Tumblr! It’s been a while. I haven’t really had anything to post, and have also been really busy, so there you go. I’ve been trying my hand at pixel art lately, though, and I figured I’d post my attempt at Korra, cause, really, what else am I gonna do with it?

Cool stuff from Colin, one of our directors on Korra.

Video

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:22:52 -0700

YOHOHOHOHO YO HO HO HO

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:09:04 -0700

YOHOHOHOHO YO HO HO HO

Jim Steranko’s cover to the Marvel Comics Index to the...

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:48:12 -0700

Jim Steranko’s cover to the Marvel Comics Index to the Fantastic Four.

This is one of my favorite Marvel covers of all time. I’ve dug around for it at conventions for so long without ever having any luck. Some day, it WILL be mine.

It’s a tea infuser that’s shaped like the death...

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:07:51 -0700

It’s a tea infuser that’s shaped like the death star. Okay, that’s not hard to replicate, but the little TIE fighter dangly-bit is what makes this awesome.

dangerous-ladies: neverspeakmyname01: That enormous pillsberry...

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:32:32 -0700

dangerous-ladies:

neverspeakmyname01:

That enormous pillsberry dough boy thing

Hahaha hey look who else is in this shot.

timetravelandrocketpoweredapes: DC Super Heroes: The Man of...

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:41:58 -0700

timetravelandrocketpoweredapes:

DC Super Heroes: The Man of Gold by Tim Levins

The costume isn’t super accurate, we don’t really...

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:46:16 -0700

The costume isn’t super accurate, we don’t really weigh the part, and my god was my wig awful. But man was this fun.

Photo

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:22:06 -0700

dbsw: Imperial AT-EAM // by JadBean

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:25:11 -0700

dbsw:

Imperial AT-EAM // by JadBean

dcu: Here is a chart of all of Batman’s Villains. I found The...

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:25:24 -0700

dcu:

Here is a chart of all of Batman’s Villains. I found The Riddler but couldn’t find The Joker. Will you have better luck?

popchartlab:

Holy infographic, Batman!

From big-time baddies like the Joker and Bane to lesser known miscreants like the Walrus and Batzarro, “The Myriad Monikers of Gotham’s Villains” is the definitive guide to Gotham mayhem.

Deadpool vs Comic-Con

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:27:29 -0700

_{Deadpool vs Comic-Con}

jeuxdeau: House of M | Secret Invasion | Avengers vs. X-Men

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:43:15 -0700

jeuxdeau:

House of M | Secret Invasion | Avengers vs. X-Men