ericmci

August 21, 2011 6:09 am I just want to say- that while it may not be the most sensitive screen name PymSlap is kind of awesome of a name here.

August 20, 2011 5:51 pm This might be the first sketchup I am not going to rave on Noto. That's a great looking piece no doubt about it. But other than the title and the purple hair- not much says Psylocke. And I don't just mean lack of costume- Betsy Braddock has some curves this girl needs a sandwich. Joy division shirt- props

August 20, 2011 2:45 pm "weak sauce"

August 20, 2011 1:48 pm Fraction needs a time out.

August 17, 2011 2:27 pm I appreciate your perspective, But after Many of these debunking articles- I too find it a bit of a kill joy. I think if we wanted to hear why all these wondrous things in comics aren't possible Well we just wouldn't read them. But when the folks at the Hadron collider are literally finding ways to time travel-(of sorts) And researchers in kyoto are literraly inventing a cloak of invisibility. Something scientists 50 years ago would have surely said was impossible. I think maybe there might be more to our knowledge of physics in the universe then is sorted right now in this point in history. On a recent podcast you commented on a story in which( I forget what book) a character says- "It's not possible by YOUR definition of physics) And your reply was - the laws are the same for everyone. Yes they are- but maybe we don't understand all of them completely yet. I think it's pretty much hubris to believe that we completely understand to total workings of the universe. The underlying rules of the universe do not, as far as we can see, change. But Sometimes our understanding of them does So - who knows what seems implausible now may actually turn out to be somewhat true. I have said it before- for the sake of playing devil's advocate and just for fun. Try something hypothetical- try and give us - even the flimsiest of 'theories' in which some of this incredible stuff might work. Get creative more than scientific. Who knows maybe you'll be the one who invents a death ray.

August 16, 2011 12:24 pm Interesting article. Well written as always. But it brings to mind a question. I think one thing the comics community in general has to get over Is the idea of gender and race being a distinction. Now I have voiced my opinion on some of that regarding strictly sticking to source material.. But aside from that tangent I think there is a prevailing insinuation even here that men are more brutish and simpler than all women characters. A woman can be kick ass brutal - and man can be the sensitive thinker. And the reverse. And then the reverse of that and so on. We talk a lot about equality here and only characters mattering but to me this list would speak a lot more strongly for that if it had just been- "Here are some of my favorite protagonists" And then they just happen to women. It's similar to here are my favorite female writers- why should that even be mentioned- What about writing- should call into question a person gender when that job is to imagine all sorts of people outside of the writers own head. Just writer will do.- Just artist is sufficient. Until it isn't highlighted it will never be equal. And here- I am asking everyone- why should there be a label at all involved.

August 16, 2011 10:31 am I do like the new costume a lot though.

August 16, 2011 10:23 am Looks like a girls body.

August 16, 2011 7:33 am I appreciate you taking the time to address the concerns. It really spreads a lot of good will when someone openly and sincerely says 'hey - that's a fair point and we're working on it.'' Thanks for the work.

August 15, 2011 10:38 pm Don't forget to check out the new season of Bad Girls on Oxygen.