Pencil Neck Geek

thefrogman: I’m trying to teach Otis the positive tenets of...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:43 +0200

I’m trying to teach Otis the positive tenets of buttfeminism, but he’s really upset about his ball.

[original via okcgoldmine]

How to Talk to Girls at Parties (eBook Original): Neil Gaiman: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:19 +0200

How to Talk to Girls at Parties (eBook Original): Neil Gaiman: Amazon.com: Kindle Store:

neil-gaiman:

How to Talk to Girls at Parties (eBook Original): Neil Gaiman: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

It’s my SF short story (currently being adapted into a film by Hedwig’s own John Cameron Mitchell) it’s free, and comes along with an OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE preview — you can read the first 3 chapters, a month before publication. It’s up on Amazon now and you can download it to your Kindle or, if you do not have a Kindle, to Kindle software on your computer, phone, tablet etc.

Feel very free to spread this one around.

In the UK, that’s http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/B00C2UUJX4?tag=adapas-21 instead, or at Google Play for Books at https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=SP1Mzpj9F1IC

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Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:15 +0200

cosmicbrownie: Little girl dressed as Stan Lee at Motor City...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:56 +0200

cosmicbrownie:

Little girl dressed as Stan Lee at Motor City Comic con!!!

This just made my day!

twentypercentcooler: fashiontipsfromcomicstrips: [Above: Caleb...

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:05:07 +0200

twentypercentcooler:

fashiontipsfromcomicstrips:

[Above: Caleb Goellner, Chris Sims, Andy Khouri, Your Humble Narrator, & Joe Hughes, at the ComicsAlliance HQ at San Diego Comic Con 2012]

Last Friday, AOL shut down a handful of subsidiaries, including ComicsAlliance (source: CBR). Ever since its debut in 2009, ComicsAlliance was my primary resource for comics and pop culture. I forget how exactly I discovered ComicsAlliance or Laura Hudson (though I do recall getting the premiere issue of Comic Foundry while I was tagging along with Kaiju Big Battel at MoCCA Fest 2007), but the tone and presentation of ComicsAlliance’s content greatly resonated with me and cemented itself as my homepage ever since. Over the years, ComicsAlliance’s staff has grown to include a rich variety of contributors who have written pieces that made me laugh, cry, think, critique, and most importantly, relate. These were people who I wanted to sit down and have long discussions about Batman, karaoke, and inequality (preferably over drinks). These were people who I could see myself being friends with.

Back in 2009, I had only just started implementing social media into my life beyond LiveJournal, with a Twitter account and the launch of Fashion Tips From Comic Strips. I dabbled in comics-blogging and convention coverage, but I was really just dicking around in the humble little space that I carved out with my web presence. I bugged and befriended some of my favorite comic creators and comics journalists on Twitter, and at some point, a childhood friend of mine connected me with Laura Hudson. After proper introductions and brainstorming over content, Laura granted me the opportunity to write for ComicsAlliance, starting with a series of Halloween costume tutorials. Since this was my first journalistic freelance gig (let alone, for a media outlet that I held in such high regard), I struggled with a rare case of insecurity (in my case, at least) and excessive self-criticism over the content I was producing. However, Laura and Andy repeatedly reassured me that I was over-thinking and over-complicating my writing process, and encouraged me to believe in my intuition and my voice. I’ve taken this advice to heart since, in both my freelance work and various other endeavors in my life.

In May 2011, I launched Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) on ComicsAlliance, a weekly feature where I showcased a gallery of exceptional cosplay. To this day, I’m still completely floored and humbled by the overwhelmingly positive response to Best Cosplay Ever. During my time with ComicsAlliance, I got to meet some of my favorite creators and cosplayers, ramble about Jem & the Holograms at great length, host a proper style critique of the DCnU redesigns with the staff, and more. Although I’ve continued to struggle with my own journalistic obstacles (along with balancing CA deadlines with my full-time day job), I was honored to be a member of this crew, and I always felt like a valued contributor, thanks to Laura, Joe, Andy, Caleb, Chris, and all of the other staff members whom I’ve bothered over the past few years.

As a reader, ComicsAlliance provided me with information, insightful op-eds, and hours of entertaining content. As a contributor, ComicsAlliance gave me confidence, an outlet, and an entourage of coworkers whom I’m incredibly proud to call my friends. I am eternally grateful for ComicsAlliance for giving me a sense of belonging in a community and industry that often overlooks fans like me. And that’s why I’m still in utter shock and heartbreak over AOL’s decision to shut down ComicsAlliance.

Despite AOL’s decisions, I fully believe that the spirit of ComicsAlliance will live on in some incarnation, because if there’s anything we can count on in the comics industry, it’s the compulsion to reboot nice things. And if and when ComicsAlliance is properly retconned, my only request is that my coworkers and I get to work together once again (and that my redesign isn’t a hot mess).

Until then, thank you, ComicsAlliance. For everything.

This picture represents one of the only times we were all in the same room working together. I think it’s pretty representative of CA, right down to Caleb’s easygoing smile, Bethany being in costume, and me wearing a Blue Demon shirt because I decided to only wear pro wrestling shirts to San Diego last year. ~memoriez~

WTF AOL!!!

gailsimone: whybecosplay: Lilly Xandra as The...

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:11:39 +0200

gailsimone:

whybecosplay:

Lilly Xandra as The Enchantress

Okay, now this has to stop.

COSPLAY, STOP BEING SO GREAT. I can no longer tell the comics from the cosplayers!

I second that emotion…

laughingsquid: Shark Attack, Infographic Shows the Staggering...

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:09:22 +0200

laughingsquid:

Shark Attack, Infographic Shows the Staggering Number of Sharks Killed by Humans Every Year

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Wed, 01 May 2013 14:58:06 +0200

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:22:09 +0200

Some nightmare fuel for your appreciation, no need to thank me.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:11:47 +0200

Some nightmare fuel for your appreciation, no need to thank me.

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:43:06 +0200

…and that’s why Wonderella is the best.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:46:00 +0200

…and that’s why Wonderella is the best.

coolstoryrob: meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerlin: serionsly: voyag...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:19:39 +0200

coolstoryrob:

meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerlin:

serionsly:

voyagevisuelle:

This a Moonmelon, scientifically knows as asidus. This fruit grows in some parts of Japan, and is known for its vibrant blue color. What you probably don’t know about this fruit is that it can switch flavors after you eat it. Everything sour will taste sweet, everything salty will taste bitter, and it gives water a strong orange-like taste. It’s also very expensive…costing about ￥16000 JPY (which is about 200 dollars).

or you know this could be photoshopped

but idk

you tell me

this is alexandrias melon (wow)

it never grows seeds but it can still produce other melons (its magic)

it is grown deep in the jungles of peru and can prevent you from aging well into the hundreds

it is known by the natives there as k’uhul ajaw cacao shi-jiiy.

its really strange how all of these pictures look exactly the same because everything on the internet is true

This is the Peppermeloni. (seriously gosh just look at that sexy mother fucker) Its scientific name is Tumblrous Pepperonus.

The only known specimen is in a pot in David Karps treasure dungeon. It is a tradition that a single slice is given to every tumblr blog that reaches 500,000 followers.

It has the remarkable property of being as healthy as watermelon but tasting like cheesy pepperoni pizza.

This planet is really just so amazing guys wow.

Thank you, Tumblr…

nevver: Can’t see shit

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:30:57 +0200

nevver:

Can’t see shit

seanhowe: “I remember the straw that broke the camel’s back. I...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:54:11 +0200

seanhowe:

“I remember the straw that broke the camel’s back. I had drawn a double-page spread in one of the Strange Tales sequences featuring Nick Fury on trial by Baron Strucker and the agents of HYDRA. I had something like a hundred figures in the background, all individual figures. I wrote a note to the colorist, Stan Goldberg, saying, “Stan, color all these men individually.” Stan would probably put a sheet of blue over the whole thing, and that seemed criminal, because—although it might look good—after all I had done all that work putting in all those figures, I didn’t want them all obliterated.

I took the story up to Marvel, and Stan [Lee] looked at it and said, “I’ve had it, Steranko. Do it yourself. Take it away. I never want to see you again; just take the stuff away and color it yourself.” So I started coloring all my material at that time, at $2.00 per page; later it went to $3 per page. I could only color about ten pages a day, so you can see I was losing a lot of money. I could have just been penciling for two or three times as much; but the strip emerged a more perfect marriage of concepts as a result. So I was willing to take less money, by using that time to color and thereby make the story come out better.”

—Jim Steranko to George Olshevsky, 1977

the-absolute-funniest-posts: This post has been featured on a...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:36:10 +0200

the-absolute-funniest-posts:

This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.

mortifiedandawesome: tompeyer: Dick Grayson applauded for...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:32:45 +0200

mortifiedandawesome:

tompeyer:

Dick Grayson applauded for gibberish

Someone needs to slap some sense into that Babs Diddler

SPLENDID!

scifitwin: crumblybutgood: sagansense: Actual 4th Grade...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:39:32 +0200

scifitwin:

crumblybutgood:

sagansense:

Actual 4th Grade science test in South Carolina

Shhh. If you’re quiet you can hear the sound of critical thinking dying.

And the bottom line is: freedom should end where retards begin.

CISPA passes in the House, still faces resistance in the Senate and White House

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:53:46 +0200

iheartchaos:

The CISPA cybersecurity bill is back, and it passed the US House this morning. Now it will go on to the Senate and possibly the White House. The bill gives the government the authority to collect private computer and internet data without a warrant as a tool to fight cyberattacks and espionage, but most people are rightfully wary of letting the government snoop through our digital lives without warning or a warrant.

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nevver: Rumi

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:28:42 +0200

nevver:

Rumi