Caught up on some TiVo last night and got to see the episode of Middleman where Otis Frampton's Oddly Normal makes a guest appearance.
This was especially cool for me because my friend Jess Hickman is illustrating the next volume in the series, Fignation Times.
It doesn't look like Volume 3 is available on Amazon yet, but if you're going to be at San Diego Comic-Con, Otis will have a Limited Edition debut available for sale there. Make me jealous and check it out if you're there.
The Wolves of Odin
And speaking of friends with projects, Grant Gould's Wolves of Odin Vikings vs. Werewolves comic has a publisher and will debut in November. Grant will also be in San Diego and he'll have a Limited Edition Preview Book for Wolves with him. You will be hearing much, much more about this from me.
If you're not going to San Diego and still want a taste of the book though, Grant's running a Meet the Cast feature on the publisher's blog. So far he's introduced these two.
Phil Jimenez is way cool
I loved Phil Jimenez's work on Wonder Woman and I'm really looking forward to the upcoming Wonder Woman Encylopedia he's editing.
I just discovered this Pop Syndicate interview where he talks about that project and what he's learned from it.
It’s been fascinating to see how historically the same sorts of stories have been told over and over again. I am not even sure creators between generations actually know this. They just think, “Oh my god I’ve got the perfect wonder woman story!” Like, “someone else is going to be wonder woman.” Only to find out and realize that in comic book history there have been 10 Wonder Women. Three of whom, mind you, are the golden age, earth 1 and post crisis versions. So there are three Dianas. But Wonder Woman has been replaced numerous times. Some cranky Amazon has said ‘I can do your job better than you can’ and has tried to orchestrate another contest. They get the outfit, they find out they are not suited for it, Diana gets the outfit back, - Artemis, Orana, another one from the 60s, Donna Troy, Circe. It’s interesting to me how the costume goes around. The point being that one of the things that has been fascinating me is sort of marking these story trends. And once the encyclopedia is done, I can honestly say that we never need to see another Amazon challenge Wonder Woman to the title, because it’s been done. Not because it’s not such a good story but because it’s been done over and over again.He also talks about how he'd love a shot at drawing John Byrne's version of Alpha Flight. I'm so wishing I was in charge at Marvel right now.
The Hulk does not fight?
I've always thought this smiley, kiddie version of the Hulk was weird, but now I actually hate him. Again... so wishing I was in charge at Marvel right now.
Master of Slurp Fu
Totally by coincidence, I found two different galleries of two different sets of Awesome Slurpee Cups.
I just thought this was funny
There's more like it here.
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