BAM!!!!

If I would have found this a year ago, I would have worn it instead of my veil. 

Found here.

I Vant to Suck Your Blaaaad

Yeah, vampires might be getting pretty played out by now. They've come in all shapes and sizes and sparkles. And inevitably, as this trend careens down the highway of Over Saturation screaming, "No Brakes! No Brakes!", it's picked up mainstream comics. Now I know there are some amazing vampire comics out there (30 Days of Night, American Vampire to name a couple), but I don't really see a reason for Dracula to visit the X-Men. That is in no way meaning that I won't pick up those issues! Previews for issue one here. And Marvel has released some awesome variant covers staring your favorite heroes as creatures of the niiight!
P.S. Of course I'm seeing Eclipse next week. I may dress like a boy, but I'm still a girl underneath.

Wonder Woman!

Am I the only one who thinks the new Wonder Woman costume is super lame? You know I love me some Jim Lee, but this design reeks of the 90's. That jacket is butt ugh and who wears a choker anymore? She's also getting a new back story cause those Gods are crazy!
From Comic Alliance:
"The Gods, for reasons of their own but which may have something to with their survival and perhaps the survival of Earth itself, have changed the timeline. In the new timeline, years ago the Gods removed their protection from Paradise Island, and left it vulnerable to attack. 
It's now nearly twenty years later. Diana has been raised in an urban setting, but with a foot in both worlds. She has little or no memory of the other timeline. She knows only what she's been told by those who raised her On the run, hunted, she must try to survive, help the other refugee Amazons escape the army that is still after them, discover who destroyed Paradise Island and why...and if the timeline can be corrected or not. She also does not yet have access to her full powers, but will be gaining them as she goes."
Of course, for a character as old as Wonder Woman to stay relevant, you gotta spice some stuff up. I like the idea of a harder, street smart Wonder Woman, but I hate hate hate when retcons like this.
And I will miss those flag undies.

Superuseless Superpowers

Over at Superuseless, witness a bevy of totally worthless superpowers. Like my man here who has bulletproof skin...eventually.

Spidey Sketches

 

  

Curtis also got me some awesome postcards with old comic book covers on them. I was in a spidey mood so I thought I would sketch some Spider-classics.

 

 

Super Not So Super

Super Not So Super addresses the ho-hums of the everyday life of a superhero with pretty funny results. Make sure to check out the perils of being married to the Flash.

Oh I can't wait.

Superhero Weddings

I'm almost officially out of wedding mode. Marriage is freaking awesome and I highly recommend it to anyone. Except maybe superheros. That shit never really works out as planned. I found a lot of rad wedding-centric comic covers to use at the reception and I thought I would share some. I remember reading the X-Men issue where Scott and Jean got married and being so excited that Rogue got the bouquet and Gambit got the garter. Only then did I realize that true love existed...

Best day ever.

I don't mean to brag, but our wedding was the best ever. It was silly and fun and too perfect. Between the bike parade, goofy vows and the kazoo playing wedding party, we had the time of our lives! Too many amazing pics to show, but here are some of my favorites. More pics can be seen here and here.

Nothing helps a girl get ready to get hitched like rocking out to the Avett Brothers.

I am now married to this amazing man, who ended his beautiful vows with,
"You can do side bends or sit-ups, but please don't lose that butt."

Bike parade! After the ceremony, we all hopped on bikes and rode around old town Fort Collins. Everyone in our path was super excited for us and we had some people join in on our little procession. Cops even held up traffic for us. Guess cops don't hate all Heidemans!

Reception = Party Time, Excellent.

Centerpieces consisted of place cards with the names of superhero couples, a notebook for people to draw us some pictures, bicycle chocolates and little dinos.

Now the real fun starts.

Man Not Superman

As I've said before, post-its are pretty much my favorite medium for my half ass art. I was trolling along Comic Alliance and found this story by Jonathan Goldstein. It tells the tale of a regular old schmoe who dates Lois Lane after she breaks up with Superman. The art is simple and fun and the story cracks my shii up. I want just one of these little squares up on my computer screen next to my zombie robot and caveman. Read it all here.

X-Men Universe Relationship Map

Uncannyx-men.net has an awesome map showing all the X-men hookups over the years. It's crazy to see who's dated who. Who knew there were so many hos in the Marvel universe?! See the rest of the map here.

Greatest Fan Film of All Time

The Greatest Fan Film of All Time
Uploaded by Bullcrank. - Classic TV and last night's shows, online.

It's long, but it's so worth the watch. The funny parts had me giggling out loud and I had to watch it a couple times to get all the little jokes. Extremely well written and obviously made with love. Most epic crossover EVER.

WOLVERINE!!!!

Wolverine is in theaters today! I have been looking forward to this shii since last year! All I want to do is skip out early from work and catch a early show. I wonder if I could just take a 3 hour lunch. For as much of a comic book fan as I claim to be, I really have been slacking. I still haven't seen Watchmen and probably won't be able to see Wolverine till next week. I know, I know, if I was really dedicated, I would make time, but this weekend is packed. The little free time I will have will probably be spent designing our wedding invitations. Getting old and responsible is really for the birds. So in honor of my favorite mutant, I though I would post my favorite Wolverine related nonsense I have found.

One of my favorite pics of Wolverine. Pencils by Humberto Ramos who is an amazing comic artist.

Remember when this happened?! Blew my fragile little mind.

Surreal Wolverine by Salvador Dali by Rivera - via. I love Dali, I love Wolverine. Mash up made in heaven.

That, my friends, is dedication. Via.

Bring Out Your Claws by *jupiternwndrlnd on deviantART

Watchmen Friday

Curtis drew me a Dr Manhattan and I drew him a Rorschach. Both our drawings had the "big head, little body" thing going on. Sometimes Post-it drawings are all that keep me going at work. Still haven't seen the movie (I know, I suck).

Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing

It's March! And for some the month is all about MODOK. What's not to love? He flies, his head is huge, and he shoots freaking laser beams out of his head! The people over at March Modok Madness dedicate all of March to drawing and posting all things MODOK. Go over and check out some of the awesomeness. Here are some of my favorites.

Also found this at Hero's Only and made me laugh. Stupid A.I.M.

You seen this yet, Bub?

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Oh, I am so ready for this. I thank the geek gods that what I love is finally getting some mainstream attention. Between this, the Watchmen, GI Joe and Transformers 2, my summer is going to be packed with nachos, uncomfortable theater seats, and me giggling at every little nerd reference. I watched the final Wolverine trailer and tried to see if I could identify everyone in there. I was excited when I saw familiar faces (or at least powers) but I am a little worried about them cramming in way too many super characters. I was ecstatic to see Gambit in there, but WTF does Cyclops have to do with Wolverine's back story? And if he's in this movie, don't you think Wolverine and Cyclops would have recognized each other in the first X-Men? I know, I know, I'm getting nit picky and don't know the story so I shouldn't complain. It was pretty cool to see Emma Frost power up for that second though.
One person I am excited to see brought to the big screen is Deadpool.
He is one of my favorite non-X-men comic book characters. I don't think they could have cast anyone better than Ryan Reynolds. Deadpool is "the merc with a mouth," infusing ridiculous humor with butt kicking. Nobody does funny cocky badass like Ryan Reynolds. After seeing him in Blade 3, I know he can do it. In the trailers, we only see pretty boy Deadpool and those of you who have read the comics know his face is regularly referred to as hamburger meat.

So, all I gotta say is this guy better not be Deadpool.


The only reason I think that is this...
In the trailer, this guy is is shooting lasers and has claws and such nonsense. That's not what Deadpool does!!! But the more I read on blogs and message boards, it looks like this is a totally different character and the packaging was either a mistake or a red herring.
This is the problem with something you love falling into someone else's hands. The movie is going to be ridiculously cool, I have no doubt of that. I just get worried that it's gonna be another X3. That the action will be awesome but the story will go blah. This definitely turned into more of a hater blog than I meant it to be. But you know I'm still going to be in line for the midnight showing. Who's with me?!

Only reason to go to Oklahoma

Holy cow and be still my heart. The picture above is not from my bedroom, though Emily might think otherwise. This gloriousness is part of an exibit at the Toy & Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. The museum contains over 6,ooo figures with displays dedicated to Star Wars, He-Man, GI Joes, and Batman, to name a few. And to top it off, there's the Super Room, where you can try on the costumes of your favorite caped (or uncaped) crusaders. I wonder if I could convince my peeps to go on a little road trip with me this summer to check it out. Plus we could stop by here too.

I guess this place is surrounded by a gun store and gas stations.

I only hope my offspring will be as cool as this kiddo.

Click here for more info and pictures of the raddest museum ever.