I have been devouring Marty Weil's Ephemera Blog ever since I found it (when he mentioned POSTCARDS a month ago). Recent favorites included...

1) An interview with candy wrapper collector Darlene Lacey (look at that Mr. T Gold Chain Bubblegum!)
2) Dirty Comics!
3) And, of course, some night-scene postcards.

Go check it out!

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I need to support The District and I need to support Olsson's and I need to support comics. So, on that note, Mike Carey will be appearing at the Olsson's Books in Courthouse tonight at 7PM. I haven't picked up Re-Gifters yet so I'll be there to get that (plus it's around the corner from me).

Maybe I'll see some folks. Say hi if you see me, I'll be the guy with the beard.

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I have a piece on Newsarama called, "I Heart Page 22." Go check it out.

Page 22. The page that causes me to laugh whenever someone tells me it’s only a matter of time before comics exist solely in trade and hardcover. Page 22 is Daredevil reborn and about to fight Nuke in the penultimate chapter of Frank Miller’s “Born Again.” Page 22 is NYC engulfed in white light after Ozymandias says, “I did it 35 minutes ago,” in Watchmen #11. Page 22 is little Virginia Applejack lying in the woods bleeding and broken at the end of Stray Bullets #2.

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Got this in the inbox earlier today:

Jerry Robinson (responsible for the iconic Joker in the Batman series) has joined forces with Washington Women in Theatre to produce an original musical about a superheroine named Astra. She’s a fearless, no-fuss woman who visits Earth for the first time, attempting to save her all-female planet from extinction. Her mission? To capture sperm. While discovering men for the first time on Earth, Astra also observes a confused world in the midst of a Cold War.

This tongue-and-cheek parody about America from an outsider’s perspective was created back in the ‘80s, and has since become a popular Japanese manga by artists Shojin Tanaka and Ken-ichi Oishi. It all started one summer when Washington Women in Theatre co-founder Sidra Rausch approached Robinson in Cape Cod, where the two were both vacationing. A longtime fan, Rausch fearlessly approached him and asked, “how do you feel about feminism?” He was immediately on board. The two brainstormed Astra on the sand that summer, and worked for many years on the concept. The Super Heroine Manga Musical now includes original artwork, thirty never-before-heard songs and Robinson’s legendary spirit.

The show’s national debut will take place at the Warehouse Theatre between July 7-14. Astra is part of the Washington Women in Theatre’s fifth annual festival of new plays. This year’s theme is "Laptops Ladies Playfest.” WWIT encourages original works written, directed and/or highlighting women such as Astra.

Sounds like a great show. The DC Conspiracy is talking about making a trip of it on July 7th - maybe I'll see some more locals there.

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Black Metal is the new book from Oni Press, written by Rick Spears (who I worked with on Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened) and illustrated by Chuck BB (who I worked with on Western Tales of Terror). Go check it out!

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Every so often Something Awful's Photoshop Phriday plays with classic comic covers and the result is "milk-out-the-nose" funny. Go check it out.

Although parts one and two seems to have dropped out of the archive, parts three and four are still available for your viewing pleasure. You should probably read Something Awful's Comic Swat, as well, where they poke fun of some of comics more outrageous costume designs.

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He talks a bit about his Postcards story as well as some other books he's doing. I don't know what they are, though, I didn't pay attention to the rest of the interview. Something about Tales from the Crypt or something. Whatevs - POSTCARDS, baby!

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