Superheroes (and villains) In Their Underpants

Girls With Slingshots artist Danielle Corsetto drew a ton of sketches of superpowered types in their underwear to help celebrate Comic Geek Speak's 300th episode. You can see more on the GWS site. I'm torn between MODOK & Supergirl as my favorite.

Fangirl FridaysGood morning!
Formerly known as "A Cup of Me," "Fangirl Fridays"
is where I post my thoughts on this week in comics:

What I bought:
Marvel Two-in-One #1
Thor #1
Fallen Son The Death of Captain America: Iron Man
Detective Comics #834
All-Star Superman #8
Will You Still Love Me If I Wet The Bed?


WWHulk
I think I have officially decided not to buy the "World War Hulk" tie-ins. Thumbed through the crossover w/"Ghost Rider," Hulk is basically only on last page. And I'm not buying "Heroes for Hire."

Countdown
Scanned "Countdown" as I usually do, looking for new outrages. The funeral of Bart Allen -- not quite the match to this week's Cap mourner, is it? Holly Robinson spends her time bathing with Amazons & runs into a familiar face -- neither characters relevant to the Wonder Woman universe. And Jimmy still looks like he's around 40.

New Collected Editions
The Jimmy Olsen and Invaders TPBs looked enticing, but didn't want to make a commitment quite yet; still smarting from earlier expenditures at MoCCA.


She-Hulk & Sex
Apparently, She-Hulk has had sex with a lot of men.

Goodbye Jailbait Supergirl (with apologies to Sammy)
Last issue of Joe Kelly "Supergirl" -- I'll spoil it for ya, Supergirl hugs Superman and basically says "I'm sorry for being such a bad girl." Fitting way to end this run.

Thor
"Thor" #1 looks beautiful, wanted more substance. Olivier Coipel has really matured as an artist.

Sinestro Sold Out
"Sinestro Corps" #1 gone.

Me Am Like You
I think that the Bizzaro storyline in "All Star Superman" is Morrison's way of criticizing fanboys & "Red State" Americans. Sounds crazy, but I've said it.

S.O.M.O.D.O.K.
"Ms. Marvel" #17 features the son of M.O.D.O.K., who turns his father into a living bomb and drops him in Times Square. Apparently in this issue he doesn't romantically manipulate Carol Danvers and make her give birth to himself -- but it still looks good.

Iron Man, You Suck
"Fallen Son: Iron Man" showcases some of the best work of Cassaday's career. The writing wasn't bad, either. Worth the hype.

Losing Your Powers Make Your Boobs Get Bigger
New Warriors #2, last page, Jubilee.


Of Camel Toe And Gods
Comics Fairplay wants to know if the cover to "The Ride: Die Valkyrie" was gratuitous. Camel toe and white panty crotch shots are always gratuitous. "What if Alex Ross painted camel toe," a friend asks me. It's still gratuitous.

"It's Not A Weave"
A new Manstream post, about how Storm is too noble to care about what people say regarding her hair, sparked a commenting frenzy that culminated with Digital Femme sort of removing herself from the "comics feminism movement" --
" I can't roll with the feminist fan movement (or the feminist movement in general). Because when issues pop up pertaining to black women specifically, the response is to either ignore it completely or dismiss it as a superficial non-issue. So there's no point in even opening up a dialogue in the first place. Why bother if the response is going to be indifference or derision?"

"The Best Comic Book Of Geoff Johns's Career! Or Ever Made!"
The mass woody for "Sinestro Corps," as evidenced by passionate posters on my and many other blogs, brings up several issues for me:

* For all of DC's attempts to be like Marvel, they really in the end stuck to what they do best -- obsessively continuity-driven stories that trade on their loyal fans. It doesn't exactly bring in new readers, but it maximizes your sales and keeps your base happy. And there's nothing wrong with that.

* Green Lantern fans are the most intense comic fans I have ever seen. When I was at DC they showed me the letters from "H.E.A.T." I know of which I speak.

* At least one of these Lanterns has to die. I predict Guy going down in a sacrificial blaze of glory for his pals, redeeming himself -- it would be a good way to round out the killing off of the Giffen JLA.

Transformers:
* Probably doesn't suck, not unless you hate fun.

* Shia LaBeouf IS the new John Cusack. Just thought I'd say it.

* "Avengers/Transformers?" Almost as good as "Witchblade/JLA." Which. Means. Kinda suck.



On My "To Buy" List
* M.O.D.O.K.'s Eleven
* "Action Comics" - Escape From Bizarro World 3-parter w/Eric Powell art
* "Star Lord"

Question of the Week:
Why don't I buy any of the female solo books from either DC or Marvel -- other than "Spider-Girl" -- on a regular basis?

Enjoy your weekend!