MollyMcIsaac

May 24, 2012 1:21 pm Ah yes! I have a bunch of her art on my wall :-)

May 24, 2012 12:32 pm How on earth would dressing adorable be demeaning to women? I am a raging feminist and I haven't worn a pair of pants in close to 5 years - dresses every day.

May 4, 2012 1:54 pm Seattle is a mess lately. I moved out of the heart of Seattle because my car was stolen, broken into twice, apartment broken into, mailbox broken into. I was scared to walk at night because there are so many mentally disturbed homeless people here.

May 4, 2012 1:53 pm They were there. Midnight Jack got into the middle of it and pepper sprayed one of the Black Bloc protestors. They were alongside the cops, pushing back the rioters. There is footage from their chest cameras: http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2012/05/02/may-day-protests-as-phoenix-jones-saw-it/

May 3, 2012 1:04 pm I usually see them down in Belltown after last call on the weekends.

March 1, 2012 3:25 pm Thanks for catching that! It was late when I was writing it. My brain disconnected, apparently.

February 24, 2012 5:51 am For the record: It was "wow you ACTUALLY know your stuff", not "Wow you REALLY know your stuff". One is condescending, one is complimenting.

February 23, 2012 9:05 pm I said to cosplay for your body type, not that if you don't have the "right' body type you shouldn't cosplay. Everyone should cosplay if they want to, but I'm not going to cosplay a teenage girl because I'm 5'10" with an ass that won't quit. Don't misquote me.

February 23, 2012 6:27 pm I have a few points I'd like to add: 1) Thank you so much for everyone's input so far. I really enjoy generating discussion like this. 2) For critiques on the photos I chose of myself: I was waiting for that. You know that "she was asking for it" defense against girls who wear short skirts and get raped? Check yourself. I'm allowed to wear what I damn well please as long as *I* am comfortable with it. I cosplay for myself and my own satisfaction, not anyone else's. It's not my fault that most females in superhero comics are wearing next to nothing. Knockout is badass empowered woman, that's why I chose to post a picture of me cosplaying her. It seemed relevant and appropriate to the subject matter at hand. 3) Those of you trying to justify the behavior of the guy in the comics shop: He was not being cruel, or rude. He was genuinely surprised that me, a girl, knew my stuff. Did he approach any of the men milling about to tell them about characters or make comments on their knowledge? No. But this is an example I chose to use to fuel my rant because it happened recently. Over the years I have had DOZENS of experiences like this: I've been shown to the Twilight manga before opening my mouth; when selling used comics to a comic heavy book store I was asked if they were my boyfriend's and if he knew I was selling them; I get asked aggressive questions in comic shops that are used to test my actual knowledge of things (much like a certain comment above - a lot of useless trivia questions that come out of the blue just to make sure I know what I'm actually talking about). I've been met with scorn and dismay. I know the difference between social awkwardness and misogyny, and it's really sad how often I run into the latter. I know several women who stopped GOING to comic shops because of the attitude they experienced there, and instead read all of their comics digitally or order online. I'm not saying all guys treat girl geeks like this, but I think a lot of you don't realize you do because we still are the lower percentile. I merely wrote this article to spread awareness of yourself and others.

February 16, 2012 5:07 pm Other couples who didn't make the cut (I had to stick to just 10 cos this list would have just been insane): Daredevil and Elektra Gambit and Rogue Wolvie and Jean Grey Polaris and Havok Mockingbird and Hawkeye She-hulk/anyone