Meljean Brook

Holy crap! It’s the Watchmen teaser trailer!

I’m speechless. My heart is beating fast.

Also

Dr. Horrible Act III is up. And … Yeah, I loved the end.

Also

The teaser for Terminator: Salvation. Which I thought was awesome until I saw the Watchmen trailer. I didn’t realize Thea at the Book Smugglers had linked to it after her awesome review of The Dark Knight until I went back and looked at the comments again. And, OMG! Rorschach’s voice!!

Thanks to Arti, who sent me this link to Michael Bay’s rejected script for The Dark Knight.

revealed? Joss Whedon (kind of) explains what Dr. Horrible is all about.

I’m there, anyway, just because: NPH, Nathan Fillion, Joss Whedon.

They have lots of graphics to put up so that the word gets out. I like this one because you can see NF’s nip.

I’ll put it up on the sidebar as soon as I can figure out why I can’t edit my template, grr.

The OTHER evil plan (mine) involves RWA nationals … and, okay, it’s not so evil. I just bought my tickets, but I’ll only be around on Friday-Saturday. The Berkley signing is on Friday at 3pm. I’ll be hanging out pretty much the rest of the time. So if you see a redhead lurking behind a potted tree somewhere, it’s probably me — come and say hi!

Even knowing that he’d been having problems, to hear that he’s passed is still a shock. I mean, he beat the cancer back once — I think I thought he’d do it again. He was only 37.

The first time I saw his art was in Witchblade — as much as I ended up loving the comic, it was his art that sucked me in. And although, over the years, my tastes in comic art changed so that his work wasn’t my absolute favorite, I always admired him, his drive, and his style.

Sara (the Witchblade) and Ian Nottingham:

And, of course, my favorite heroine, Wonder Woman:

Sigh.

Remember when I wrote that I was so happy about the change in your book, as Gail Simone took over the writing?

Well, the first story arc completed yesterday … and I’m still happy. Actually, I might just be in love. This Diana kicks all kind of awesome ass. If I was still in grade school, sending out Valentines, this would be the one I’d copy and send out to all of my friends.

I love this book.

Yours with hearts and flowers,
Meljean

Posts on women. Strong women. Real women. And misconceptions, too.

Dave Sim vs Gail Simone (Gail Simone is the current Wonder Woman writer, but that’s only part of the reason why I love her. Responses like this are the other part.)

A Pajiba review of Lipstick Jungle

Should I add Karen’s post, too? (NSFPWDWTTAPRN*)

ETA: The Robin Morgan essay. No matter who you are supporting, this is an amazing piece of writing, and worth reading (and talking about, online or off).

*Not Safe For People Who Don’t Want To Think About Politics Right Now

Excuse me while I die of happy.

I might actually warm up to Steve Trevor now.

ETA: Also, I’m still at the Book Binge. Today — I use graphs and charts. No, really. Check it out … and get a chance to win a copy of Demon Night.

In the same year the NYT is carrying articles about how WW has a ongoing female writer for the first time in her 60 year history? Gloria Steinem put her on the front of Ms. magazine as a feminist icon… and you use her for this? I mean, I find Wonder Woman incredibly sexy. And I like cheesecake art; I like erotic art, too. But this? At least with a comic book, with cheesecake, there’s still some power there, because there’s a storyline and a character behind it. But slapping her on the front of a pin-up magazine in a painted suit? Why not just paint a blob of semen across her face and get it over with?

ad. Very, very sad. Even more sad if Warner Bros or DC actually approved the use (I’m not sure Playboy had to obtain permission — the costume is just generic enough, with no breastplate and a few other details changed, that it might not be any kind of infringement.)

Link is NSFW! From Pink Raygun.

From Newsarama:

Most contests in the comic book business are geared toward artists. Shadowline, in partnership with Newsarama, is bucking the tide and creating a contest geared toward writers!

According to Shadowline editor, Kristen Simon, “I’d been hoping to see a super-hero book with a strong female lead to act as a counter-point to our popular Bomb Queen series, but none were forthcoming. So I decided to come up with a contest to create a super-heroine for the 21st Century.”

The character will be 100% creator-owned as all Image and Shadowline books are (Trademark and copyright to be shared by writer and artist). The winning entry will be featured in their own self-titled three issue mini-series to be drawn by fan-favorite artist, Franchesco! (She-Dragon, Green Lantern Corps Quarterly) and back-end profits will be split between the creators.

Follow this link for more information and contest rules. 

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