#Woodrow Phoenix

[joelfe]

[samobservessonic]

Today’s issue starts with Sonic not quite managing to meet his treadmill expectations, before stopping so take a shower out in the middle of Green Hill. So there you have it, folks, if you’ve ever wondered where Sonic lives, the answer has been here all along - he just leaves random household appliances around Green Hill and I guess everyone lets him do that

I guess chili dog lore hasn’t been established yet, because Sonic stops to have some burgers, before Tails gets kidnapped by what looks like bacon, but is actually more badniks. The badniks threaten to pull Tails’s arms and legs off if he tries to resist them, so once again, no one is messing around in early StC

We get what could’ve been some cool lore about how Labyrinth Zone stretches under half of Mobius, because the badniks have been digging it out for months - another moment of showing how staggeringly OP the badniks are in these comics that I’m honestly all here for. But what ruins it for me is that it doesn't look like Labyrinth Zone. After seeing the preview for the last issue saying that we’d be going to Labyrinth Zone in this issue, I was excited to see such an iconic location from Sonic 1 visited in the comics, but the art is just some dark tunnels and I think that really lets down what the story was going for here

Sonic decides to take some of his friends along with him to rescue Tails this time and look, actual Sonic & Sally interaction in StC! Even if it is him telling her not to be “such a girlie”

We get some sequences that flick between the badniks kidnapping Tails (literally threatening to “bash his brains in” if not for Robotnik wanting Tails alive) and Sonic & friends travelling through the apparent labyrinth until they catch up. There’s not much to say here, but one of the badniks does drop this line about being something called a prime badnik - a pure robot with no animal battery. This works with what Kitching established last issue about badniks seeking out their own batteries. Though the implication here is that the prime badnik is stronger or at least harder to destroy, which creates the question of why they'd seek out animal batteries if that's the case? Anyway, I didn’t expect to be talking so much about badniks in these posts, but it is interesting to see what StC did with them, since at this point they were the only enemies besides Robotnik that the series has to call upon

Anyway, the labyrinth floods, Sonic burns the last badnik and everyone gets away. There isn’t much else to talk about here. I have to admit that this is the first story so far that I haven’t particularly enjoyed and that’s a bit of a shame, because writer Mark Millar was bringing great concepts to the table and expanding upon what’s already been established, even only five issues into the series. The labyrinth flooding was a neat reference to the latter part of the Labyrinth Zone stage in the game itself. But the art really does let this issue down a lot. Which is a shame, because we already saw Woodrow Phoenix do art in an earlier issue and it was fine! But it feels lazy here? Or perhaps Phoenix just wasn’t told what the Labyrinth Zone was supposed to look like? Either way, it was a bit of a let-down, but I know things only improve going forward, so I won’t dwell on it

[absntfear]

The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Independent, low activity & mutuals only. Canon character turned original character in a new original verse 𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐃 AKA Oakley Woodrow, professional athlete& member of the secret intelligence for The Rising Phoenix Protected by Melanie, 24, MST. ©

[olcoron]

101 CHARACTER ARC PROMPTS

((More writing prompts! This was on the spot although I could easily see it in book 2. Finding Home: Phoenix Rising is available now on Amazon. The group is talking about regrets.))

2. What is your character's biggest regret?

Micha sat quietly around the fire with her friends. Her best friend and someone who was as close to a sister as she could have, Leiliana. The broken boy who’d become so loyal and protective, Aiden. Last of course was her protector and sword, Zack. The night was cold so they all huddled close chatting with one another. Suddenly Leiliana asked a question that weighed down the moment. “Y’know I was thinkin’ iffen there was anything I regret.” Everyone looked at her. “I regret never punching Nostriel in the face.” She said with a little nod.

Micha snorted in amusement then covered her mouth to try and stifle her snicker. “Who’s that?” Aiden asked curiously. Leiliana rolled her eyes. “Nice version be she’s a bratty harlot who bullied Micha because she was better than that posh brat.” Now Aiden laughed and covered his mouth. Zack merely frowned. “Nice version huh?” Aiden smiled.

“I regret… not being able to help my friends…” Micha said softly in a somber tone. Zack understood who she was talking about but Leiliana took a moment. “Whot?! Y’do so much already.” But Micha looked at her sadly. “Amireth. Zevryyn…” It was hard for her to smile but for a fleeting moment she did. Aiden had been very close to Amireth and he instantly looked down at the fire. “I couldn’t heal her… I couldn’t bring her back… I couldn’t help Zevryyn out of trouble… that was all because of me.” She frowned.

“Don’t regret… Ami… She wouldn’t have wanted that.” Aiden said softly. “Zevryyn make choice. His. Not you.” Zack clarified. Micha smiled softly but their words didn’t really help. Aiden looked down with a frown. “I regret… not killing Woodrow when I had the chance.” This surprised the girls, as the vampire kept the boy to feed on for years. “There was one night he didn’t lock the cage… I could have killed him but… I was too scared… so I just ran… Which… obviously he caught up to me… Got worse after that…” Micha and Leiliana frowned while the ginger hugged Aiden. “Zack took care of that in the end, yea?” She smiled. Aiden looked up and at Zack, a teary smile on his face as he looked at his savior with a small nod. “In the best way possible.”

After a moment Leiliana got curious since Zack didn’t add to the conversation. Micha thought she knew what his regret was, which was why she didn’t ask. But Leiliana was a curious girl. “Whot ‘bout you Zack-a-roo?” He deeply frowned, almost scowling at the nickname. The huge barbarian crossed his arms over one another. “No regret.” Micha looked at him curiously. “None?” Leiliana asked.

“Regret make you look… erm back. Not see… where go. Can’t change so, no regret. Only change for.. Future.” He gave a single curt nod. Micha smiled softly and much to his annoyance, she hugged his arm. Causing him furrow his brows at her with a grumble. “You don’t say much but when you do… its always wise.” Aiden said with a soft smile. Zack just shook his head.

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Episode 188 - Transportation and Transit Non-Fiction

All aboard! This episode we’re discussing the non-fiction genre of Transportation and Transit! We talk trains, buses, bicycles, spaceships, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

The Art of the Locomotive by Ken Boyd

Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America by Michael Hiltzik

Ghost Train (four part podcast by Denver Public Radio)

Transit Maps of the World: The World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth by Mark Ovenden

Transit Maps of the World: Expanded and Updated Edition of the World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth by Mark Ovenden

Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town by Charles L. Marohn Jr.

Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds by Elizabeth Howell

Links between two cities: historic bridges between Ottawa and Hull by Lucien Brault. 

Other Media We Mentioned

The Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways by Mike Ashley

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Orient Express by Graham Greene

Maiden Railways by Asumiko Nakamura

Heaven's Design Team, Vol. 1 by Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki, and Tarako

For 2 Weeks, Switzerland Has A Rail Replacement Helicopter

Vancouver's Expo Line 1990 vs 2020

Mini Metro

Soviet Bus Stops by Christopher Herwig

There’s a documentary movie!

Soviet Metro Stations by Christopher Herwig

How To F#€k Up An Airport (five part podcast by Radio Spaetkauf)

Some YouTube channels and videos about trains and transport things:

CityNerd

Not Just Bikes

Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere)

Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (but it is) (See the building Anna and Matthew used to live in!)

RMTransit

The Tim Traveller

This New LA Metro Station Should be PACKED - Here’s Why It’s Not

Denver’s Transit System is Problematic

Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace

Links, Articles, and Things

Note to self: Make “derail” joke about conversation going off topic.

Train_Station-Katowice_Poland.wav by jgrzinich

Rail replacement bus service (Wikipedia)

Slow television (Wikipedia)

“It was popularised in the 2000s by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), beginning with the broadcast of a 7-hour train journey in 2009.”

Fort Collins Trolley

‘I am done’: Amid rider woes, is Ottawa’s transit system a victim of its own success?

Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

12 Transit/Automotive/Planes/Trains/Boats books by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance by Mia Bay

Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall

Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad by Manu Karuka

Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance by Adonia E. Lugo

Making a Chaputs: The Teachings and Responsibilities of a Canoe Maker by Joe Martin with Alan Hoover

Taxi!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York City by Biju Mathew

Crash Course: If You Want To Get Away With Murder Buy a Car by Woodrow Phoenix

Colored Travelers: Mobility and the Fight for Citizenship Before the Civil War by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor

Why Flying Is Miserable: And How to Fix It by Ganesh Sitaraman

Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy A. Taylor 

The Diary of Dukesang Wong: A Voice from Gold Mountain by Dukesang Wong, translated by Wanda Joy Hoe

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 6th just in time for Valentine's day we’ll be discussing the genre of Humorous/Funny Romance!

Then on Tuesday, February 20th we’ll be talking about our reading resolutions for 2024! (2024? That can’t be right. That’s definitely the future.)

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Which President Spoke The Most Languages?

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1001 Comic Books: A Request

If anyone has any of the following comic books/strips, be it your own scans or whatever, please put them on IA and/or send them my way...

Rock 'n' Roll Necronomicon by Savage Pencil

Quadratino by Antonio Rubino

Un semaine de bonte by Max Ernst

The Beast is Dead! by Victor Dancette and Edmond-Francois Calvo

Torchy in Heartbeats by Jackie Ormes

Mother Delilah / Boys' Ranch #3 by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon

Reves et Culbutes by Maurice Henry

Wayang Purwa by Saleh Ardisoma

Lifi \ Rhyphie by Sanho Kim

Salomon by Chago

Patty's World by Phillip Douglas and Purita Campos

Les Girafes by Guillermo Mordillo

Bella at the Bar by Jenny McDade and John Armstrong

Bahadur: The Red Bricks House by Aabid Surti and Govind Brahmania

Genius by John Glashan

Dori Stories by Dori Seda

Biff \ The Essential Biff by Mick Kidd and Chris Garrett

Untouchables by Lee Hyun-Se

Pee God #2 by Gary Panter and Joe Cotton

The Angriest Dog in the World by David Lynch

MAD Show-Stoppers by Mort Drucker

Sof' Boy by Archer Prewitt

The Marat/Sade Journals by Barron Storey

Palepoli by Usamaru Furuya

Nudl Nude by Youngsoon Yang

The Best of Bittercomix by Conrad Botes and Anton Kannemeyer

Comix 2000 by Jean-Christophe Menu

I'll Be Back Shortly by Frank Odoi

Powr Mastrs by Christopher Forgues

Rumble Strip by Woodrow Phoenix

Magic Mirror by Ed Pinsent

The Secret by Andrzej Klimowski

please

i'm desperate

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In Review: Superheroes, Orphans & Origins: 125 years in Comics Exhibition at the Foundling Museum, London

In Review: Superheroes, Orphans & Origins: 125 years in Comics Exhibition at the Foundling Museum, London

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Graphic Brighton 2022 Returns on May 27th-28th with Guests Including Michael Rosen, Woodrow Phoenix and Zara Slattery

Graphic Brighton 2022 Returns on May 27th-28th with Guests Including Michael Rosen, Woodrow Phoenix and Zara Slattery

It’s pleasing to see in-person events gradually returning to the comics calendar including Graphic Brighton, an event we’ve enjoyed immensely in the past and one that has a cracking line-up of guests and talks this year on May 27th-28th. More details from the Graphic Brighton team below including how to book your free tickets. At Graphic Brighton 2022, the guest of honour is former comics…

[deadscanlations]

The Liberty Cat - Woodrow Phoenix

A chapter from Morning 1993. Part of the “Pierre et ses amis” series, where Western authors published works in Morning. Some of these were reprinted in the artists’ own anthologies.

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[breaniebree]

Hi, Brie! Do you have a list of birthdays for your OCs and the characters whose birthdays weren't mentioned in the books?

Hi, Anon,

I do.

Bolded is canon birthdays.

Rest are made up by me.

11 January 1902 -- Euphemia Macha Fawley Potter 19 January 1975 -- Audrey Adelaide Mayfair 30 January 1960 -- Lily Rose Mary-Brenna Evans Potter 6 February 1952 -- Arthur Weasley (not year) 7 February 1991 -- Niko Alexander Papakonstantinou 7 February 1991 -- Nilo Alexander Papakonstantinou 13 February 1981 -- Luna Pandora Lovegood 14 February 1980 -- Pansy Marguerite Parkinson Goyle 23 February 1980 -- Amanda (Mandy) Brocklehurst 1 March 1980 -- Ronald Bilius Weasley 4 March 1899 -- Fleamont Henry Potter 10 March 1960 -- Remus John Lupin 14 March 1976 -- Fleur Isabelle Delacour Weasley 27 March 1960 -- James Fleamont Potter 29 March 1962 -- Gilderoy Lockhart 1 April 1978 -- Frederick Gideon Weasley 1 April 1978 -- George Fabian Weasley 9 April 1964 -- Zahira Zelena Zacarias 12 April 1992 -- Nikolas Phoenix Papakonstantinou 19 April 1980 -- Hannah Katherine Abbott 18 May 1973 -- Nymphadora Andromeda Mary-Ellen Tonks Lupin ? June 1947 -- Xander Papakonstantinou 1 June 1980 -- Padma Patil 1 June 1980 -- Parvati Patil 5 June 1980 -- Draco Lucius Malfoy 12 June 1997 -- Violet Laura Derrick 12 July 1214 -- Ignotus Peverell 28 July 1980 -- Neville Franklin Longbottom 31 July 1980 -- Harry James Potter 1 August 1997 -- Preston Gareth Greengrass 1 August 1976 -- Sebastian Christopher Kane 11 August 1981 -- Ginevra Molly Weasley 15 August 1997 -- Pierce Castor Parkinson 17 August 1994 -- Basil Kai Papakonstantinou 17 August 1994 -- Bryony Iliana Papakonstantinou 22 August 1976 -- Percival Ignatius Weasley ? September 1962 -- Althea Castellanos Papakonstantinou 1 September 1995 -- Calla Gallina Papakonstantinou 16 September 1979 -- Dean Merrick Thomas 19 September 1979 -- Hermione Jean Granger 27 September 1997 -- Edward Vincent Crabbe 27 September 1997 -- Ethan Caleb Rowle 28 September 1997 -- Grayson Gregory Goyle 1 October 1997 -- Henry Graham Pritchard 1 October 1997 -- Roland Rabastan Lestrange 3 October 1997 -- Richard Vincent Crabbe 3 October 1997 -- Evelynn Aeliana Ledbury 4 October 1997 -- Claire Mabel Crouch 4 October 1997 -- Penelope Juliet Lofthouse 4 October 1935 -- Minerva McGonagall 7 October 1997 -- Bennett Marcus Belby 7 October 1997 -- Roman Cassius Warrington 9 October 1997 -- Charlotte Rose Avery 9 October 1997 -- Sterling Adrian Pucey 11 October 1997 -- Nathaniel Lucian Bole 11 October 1997 -- Alexander Antonin Dolohov 12 October 1979 -- Lavender Brown 12 October 1997 -- Emery Helen Crouch 12 October 1979 -- Seamus Patrick Finnigan 12 October 1997 -- Jonathan Abel Rowle 14 October 1997 -- Thomas Thorfinn Rowle 14 October 1997 -- Nolan Woodrow Selwyn 21 October 1979 -- Theodore Thaddeus Nott 24 October 1977 -- Angelina Johnson 30 October 1951 -- Molly Prewitt Weasley (not year) 3 November 1959 -- Sirius Orion Black 9 November 1979 -- Gregory Goyle Jr. 13 November 1977 -- Rolf Newton Scamander 18 November 1979 -- Daphne Greengrass 28 November 1997 -- Camilla Bella Lestrange 29 November 1970 -- William Arthur Weasley 30 November 1977 -- Prince Finley Alexander of Tara 1 December 1996 -- Aydin Dora Weasley 7 December 1982 -- Astoria Greengrass 12 December 1972 -- Charles Septimus Weasley 18 December 1979 -- Blaise Antonio Zabini 31 December 1996 -- Minerva Euphemia Magnolia Black 31 December 1996 -- Leonardo Sirius Mikhail Black 31 December 1926 -- Tom Marvolo Riddle 1937 -- Sorcha Brown Zacarias 1941 -- Magnolia Jackson Zacarias 1941 -- Mikhail Ivanovich Zacarias

[samobservessonic]

Still only one Sonic comic in this issue and we’ve got a different team working on it this time, with Mark Millar writing, Woodrow Phoenix drawing and John Aldrich lettering If I was to nitpick, the opening of this issue is slightly inconsistent with the cliffhanger of the first issue, where we saw a concerned Sonic rushing off to find Tails. Here, we see Sonic returning from Marble Zone to learn that Tails is gone. We get the usual StC Sonic lack of sympathy towards a rabbit who might be Johnny (he’s the right colour this time, but like in the last issue, it isn’t directly said), though Sonic does back down when maybe-Johnny tells him that Robotnik has kidnapped everyone again, including Tails. It’s also implied that the rabbit hasn’t met Sonic before, so probably not Johnny? Idk there are a lot of these little critters

Sonic decides that in order to take Robotnik on, he needs a new pair of trainers (sneakers) and sunglasses. In Archie, they called this look Evil Sonic

We get a few pages of Sonic smashing through badniks. I like the cow critter design featured in the above panel. I don’t think I’ve seen this design used anywhere else

But the real feature of the issue comes from the Tails reveal, who apparently decided to do the cyborg look a long time before Nine from Sonic Prime did a take on it

Sonic and Tails fight each other, with Tails expressing anger that Sonic always leaves him behind. My biggest critique of this issue is that it’s not entirely clear whether Tails has been brainwashed by being made into part-robot or whether he genuinely decided to turn on Sonic and side with Robotnik. I feel like the narrative is leaning more towards the latter, but that just doesn’t feel like Tails to me? These were early days, however

But when Robotnik turns on Sonic, Tails realises that what he’s doing is wrong and teams up with Sonic to fight Robotnik, smashing his armour in the process

As Robotnik leaves, we get a glimpse into his TV preferences

With the threat gone, Sonic berates Tails for “getting turned into an evil robot” (So… he was brainwashed, then?), before revealing that his special shoes have been destroyed in the funniest panel of the issue:

The story wraps up with Sonic walking Tails home and saying that he doesn’t need special shoes anyway. And that’s our introduction to Tails. It establishes the dynamic between the duo that will last for most of the comic’s run and sets Tails up as the younger sidekick who’s eager to prove himself to a hero who thinks of him as a kid, to say the least. I admittedly like StC Sonic and his harshness a lot more than most people do, but I’m saving talking about that until I’ve got a bit more of this read-through under my belt

Overall, I don’t personally think this issue was quite as strong as the first one was, but the few nagging inconsistencies didn’t stop me from enjoying it and I’m looking forward to seeing where the comic will go from here now that the main duo have been established

[cptainwood]

       𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄  ( 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟓 𝐓𝐎 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖 ).   New to the  Puddlemere United Quidditch team Oliver refused to risk losing his place on the team yet with the rise in Death Eater activity Oliver knew he couldn’t do nothing. Using a potion to slightly alter his appearance enough to not be recognized as Puddlemere United’s Keeper, Oliver went by the name Oakley Woodrow went on secret missions and used his photography skills to help gather intel about the Dark Lord and his followers to aid Dumbledore’s Army and the Order of Phoenix. 

[bookclub4m]

12 Non-Fiction Transportation and Transit books by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance by Mia Bay

Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall

Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad by Manu Karuka

Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance by Adonia E. Lugo

Making a Chaputs: The Teachings and Responsibilities of a Canoe Maker by Joe Martin with Alan Hoover

Taxi!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York City by Biju Mathew

Crash Course: If You Want To Get Away With Murder Buy a Car by Woodrow Phoenix

Colored Travelers: Mobility and the Fight for Citizenship Before the Civil War by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor

Why Flying Is Miserable: And How to Fix It by Ganesh Sitaraman

Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy A. Taylor 

The Diary of Dukesang Wong: A Voice from Gold Mountain by Dukesang Wong, translated by Wanda Joy Hoe

[rjhamster]

Which President Had An Electrical Horse Installed In The White House?

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