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Superman says: “Hop on the Welfare Wagon”

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Ursula did it better.

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Superman. Wonder Woman. Lex Luthor

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One of my former professors asked me to draw something for her office door that said “Resist.” I made this. PDF here: http://scholar.harvard.edu/valencia/resist

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Contact Your Electors

The Appeal

In order to: Establish Justice. Insure Domestic Tranquility. Provide for the Common Defense. Promote General Welfare. Secure the Blessings of Liberty.

We the People of the United States of America reject Trump.

We ask the Electoral College to vote against Donald Trump. It is their constitutional duty, as our last line of protection, to defend us from a rising authoritarian who has placed a white supremacist in his inner circle. 

Trump not only threatens our union, but the stability and safety of our neighbors, friends, and family. He has shown himself to ally himself with racists, sexists, homophobes, nationalists, anti-semites, and Islamophobes.

 In the same way that Germany, Italy, and Spain fell into fascism after economic crisis, we are at risk of falling for a “charismatic leader” that has empowered people to act with hate.

Trump lost the popular vote by TWO MILLION people. He does not have a mandate, and is profoundly unfit for the presidency. Trump threatens our very union by maintaining policies that will defund our education system. Moreover, Trump’s international business deals, and refusal to sell his company, violates the constitution. Specialists and academics fear that there was tampering in the election. We must protect democracy.

This is a nation that was founded on liberty. This is a nation that thrives on a multitude of voices. Our nation protects the poor and huddled masses.

Out of many, we are one—united against absolute despotism. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

We will not go quietly into the night.

CONTACT ELECTORAL COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES TO REJECT TRUMP.

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I got interviewed by @broadlytv on women, poc, and queer representation in comic books!

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From this week’s issue of Wonder Woman! (volume 5, #5)

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no matter what any one thinks of you, you’re normal, the world is weird, love ya Bart

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Lecturer Position at Harvard

Lecturer Position at Harvard University's Department of History and Literature

A lot of you already know, and have been just as excited as I am, but I’m stoked to announce that I’ve been offered, and accepted, a Lecturer position at Harvard University, starting in July. While the specifics as to what I’ll be teaching this fall are still being determined, I’m beyond excited. I owe many thanks to professors, colleagues, and friends for their support! I hope to bring the same…

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Current Comic Subscriptions

This is sort of ridiculous... but I currently subscribe to these comics:

Action Comics

Batgirl

Batman

Batman and Robin Eternal

Batman Beyond

Batman/Superman

Black Canary

Catwoman

Coming of the Superman

Dark Knight III

DC Comics Bombshells

Descender

Detective Comics

Doomed

Grayson

Jughead

Justice League

Justice League of America

Lucifer

New Romancer

Red Thorn

Robin War

Robin: Son of Batman

Sensation Comics

Superman

Superman

Superman: American Alien

Superman: Lois and Clark

Superman/Wonder Woman

Teen Titans

The Flash

The Legend of Wonder Woman

The Twilight Children

Titans Hunt

We are Robin

Wonder Woman

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Dissertation Defended Just a short message to announce that I have successfully defended my dissertation. While preparing for my defense in the coming weeks I re-read…

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So, I guess I’m going to have to start reading Jugehead

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Cross-posting, because sometimes my personal and professional lives mix.

Working on contribution for an upcoming anthology on the Justice League. Featured: issues 28-30, and the #JLA omnibus.

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Because Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman said so.

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Yvonne Craig: A pioneer of women's representation in the super-hero world

Yvonne Craig: A pioneer of women’s representation in the super-hero world

Today, Yyvone Craig, best known for originating the Barbara Gordon/Batgirl character in the 1960s, passed away due to complications from breast cancer. She was 78.

I met Craig once at a comic book convention in Austin. She was kind and generous with her time. When I met her, she was sitting at a table chatting with Noel Neill (Lois Lane from the 1940s Superman film serials/tv show). I was a shy teenager who could do nothing but stand in awe of two actors who towered in my imagination.

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I feel that.

Same

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What she says: I'm fine.

What she means: Why was Beast Boy's origin never fully explored in Teen Titans? And for that matter, what is the actual extent/true nature of his powers? Is he just a particularly-skilled shape shifter who favors the forms of various types of earthly wildlife, or is he actually somehow restricted to only taking the forms of animals that he's seen? And if the latter is the case, how is it that he's able to transform into a tyrannosaur? Has he seen one before? How old is he? Is he even mortal? Does he even age? I need to know

ALL THE ANSWERS:

Teen Titans Vol. 3: Beast Boys and Girls by Ben Raab

http://amzn.to/1RKC8IM