Shake the dust off of your wings, and the sleep out of your eyes.

“To Live is to Fly” by Townes Van Zandt. One of my ten favorite songs, and high on the list. I’ve never heard of Sean Weaver before today, but I like his cover enough to go and see what else he’s doing.

PTM had a monster day today. Brandie’s #yesallwomen, #yesallgirs post got a ton of looks. I’m looking forward to the Feminist Friday discussion tomorow at PTM.

I published a post on my updated social media strategy at The Writing Catalog today, and I’m looking to chat with bloggers who use StumbleUpon. Especially ones I already know. I’m linking it here because it’s an invitation, and very few people have seen it.

Slight change of plan for tomorrow. I’ve not been able to get a “Follow Friday on the Blog” together, and it’s too late to do it now. Those posts have to be good – I can never phone them in, because they talk about friends and blogging buddies. But that will become a regular feature. I’ll have something else for the A.M. post tomorrow and reblog the Feminist Friday post when the time seems right.

Here’s to a happy weekend! I’m off to Twitter for a bit.

True, False, Random?

© Gene’O, 2014. Free to use with credit and a link.

I love these. They make me think of the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever. Which is which?

Summer Reading Recommendations – Marvel Comics

Hello all! After the recent interest in Jeremy’s Summer Reading Recommendations, I thought I would do some further recommendations for comics. This week it’s Marvel Comics recommendations, and next week I’ll wrangle together some independent (non-Marvel or DC) comics recommendations. 

Got a bit of a mix: complete stories, current ongoing comics — some brand new and untested — and  even a crossover event. Some options if you’re looking for a comic to read!

I like reading comics digitally, though your local library might have some of these in Trade Paperback as well. A good way to get access to these and other Marvel comics is through their Marvel Unlimited subscription service: an annual fee for access to all of their digital comics six-months-old and older.

A+X

Cover to A+X #7 – with Iceman and Thor!

One of the most fun Marvel comics in recent months has been A+X. This comic came out of the Avengers vs. X-Men crossover event. Having gotten over their differences, this comic tells two stories per issue, combining two characters in each – an X-Man and an Avenger. So really, as simple as it sounds.

The stories are generally one-shots, not relating to each other, or from comic-to-comic. They don’t rely heavily on knowledge of what has come before, or who the characters are – they do the introductions for you. So basically, some writers and artists get together, tell a fun little story, and you’re off to do something else. Light, fun reading – highly recommended. 

The series serves one other purpose – if there’s a writer or artist you really like, you can look them up and find their other work to read more!

Marvel 1602

Cover to Marvel 1602 #3

I love alternate realities, and I love Neil Gaiman. You get both with this series. It’s an 8-issue story arc that requires no pre-reading. However, for Marvel fans – even just ones who mostly know Marvel characters from something like the movies – there are extra joys in this series, with appearances aplenty from many of Marvel’s greatest. 

What would the Marvel universe be like in the year 1602? Who would be good, who bad, who hunted? Find out in Marvel 1602! Want more on this one? Check out our review on Comparative Geeks.

Ms. Marvel

Cover to Ms. Marvel #1

One I plan on looking into further this summer is Ms. Marvel. They’ve introduced a new character to carry this mantle, a young, Muslim geek girl. Sounds interesting. 

While one way of looking at this comic is that it’s an attempt to answer lots of things missing in comics in a single comic, the other way of looking at it is that that’s a good thing, and buying this comic is a good way to support diversity in comics! Which reminds me, I should probably be buying this comic. Off to do that!

Want a review for this series? Check out the ones over on Things Matter!