DECISION ’08
OCTOBER 26

Days left until DEMON BOUND is out: 9
Days left until the national election: 9

If you are looking for the daily vote, you’re in the right spot.

If you are looking for where you’re supposed to vote for the grand prize or post your link to the Decision ’08 widget, click here. You’ll have to scroll down to vote or post your link in the comments. If you haven’t yet read the contest rules, now is a good time to do it.

As some of you may know, today I’m attending the Wonder Woman Day event in Portland (there is also one in Fleminton, NJ), a charity event that raises awareness and money for domestic violence shelters and a crisis help line. You don’t have to attend the event to be a part of it — there is a silent auction taking place for artwork (click for details on how to place your bid).

It’s also no surprise to many of you that Wonder Woman is my favorite heroine (after all, only she and He-Man have their own categories on my sidebar), that I have a girl-crush on Gail Simone, the current writer on the Wonder Woman monthly comic book, and that I’d like to convert everyone out there to the Awesome that is Diana of Themyscira. So, with that end in mind and in honor of Wonder Woman Day, I’ve chosen two graphic novels featuring Wonder Woman … stories that are, IMO, some of the best stand-alone Wonder Woman stories out there:

THE HIKETEIA by Greg Rucka and J.G. Jones (You can see the artwork and an overview of the story here, but be aware that there are spoilers.)

or

JLA: LEAGUE OF ONE by Christopher Moeller (You can see the artwork and an overview of the story here, but be aware that there are spoilers.)

Vote for your favorite. The winner will receive the most popular choice, along with a copy of any title from my backlist (books 1-6 of the Guardian series — this does not include Demon Bound.)

My backlist suggestion: Any of them. Because all of my heroines are Wonder Women.

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Good luck!

This is where I will be on Sunday, October 26: stalking Gail Simone with my own little Wonder Tot at my side. (Thanks to Megan Frampton for the heads up!)

Not really related, but I’m thinking about contests to celebrate the release of Demon Bound. So here’s a poll:

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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

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.

Because I’ve been coughing too much, but if I did, I’d be singing this song after hearing that Joss Whedon is no longer going to be connected with the upcoming Wonder Woman movie.

*sobbing*

*crawling back into bed* Tell me when it’s over… *sobbing*

ETA: Or this song.