P.O.W.E.R. in Comics

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Join together to Promote Ownership of stores and publishing houses, Writing and drawing of comics, Editing of comics & Reading of comics and graphic novels for women and minorities.

In the interest of being truthful about discomfort, I think this part of the community statement is excellent, "This community is a positive one, where people can share ideas on how to increase the activity of women and minorities in the comic book industry." I just wish Lisa at Neptune (neptunecomics.com), who started P.O.W.E.R., had stopped before she got to "rather than just complain about how it hasn't happened yet."
Think think Lisa's confusing kicking over rocks with doing nothing but kvetch. I gotta call 'em like I see 'em.

I'm in, though. I hope this, like Girl-Wonder.com and The Ormes Society (theormessociety.com) develops into something. Another voice in the chorus is always a good thing.

MAKE COMICS: On the Plate with a Side of "My Kids are Awesome"

Boy pulled one today that isn't fair to share with the world, suffice it to say Summer and I laughed our asses off.

Just now, Summer and Boy were in the kitchen, yelling at each other. The yelling smoothed into a little song and there was no more yelling. I listen and hear Summer, who is loading the dishwasher, singing to Boy and him singing along, "Knives, forks and spoons....knives, forks and spoons...knives, forks and spoons..."
Boy had a good day, which is one of his first in about two-three weeks. Must remember to keep activity up. It's much easier to work when the siblings are not going at it like chimps.
When Summer is done loading the dishes, we play Guild Wars and I get back to work. Rumble Girls, commissions and Prickles await!
kynn commissioned some work last year before the fire, and I want to get it finished. Just looking over it again gave me giggles.

I am going to start updating RG: Runaway Lightning Ohmry five days a week, starting next week. MWF will be pages. T-Th will be development art, sketches, related stuff.
Thoughts?

OH, COMICS: "Oh, okay, those little books that show up in my comp box."

Goodness gracious, does kadymae bring it or what? She interviewed Ethan Van Sciver at NRACA Con and it was BEAUTIFUL.
When Ethan, who freelances for DC, has to be told what that girl's imprint (M1nx) is, that. imprint. is. made. of. FAIL.


BONUS: EVS on cheesecake:
"ETHAN VAN SCIVER: The great thing about good cheesecake is that it’s about the joy of a woman, about how sweet and wonderful a woman is. But that’s not in her body parts, but in her face, the focus should be on her face. Frankly, too much cheesecake, or cheesecake where it doesn’t belong is boring. And some of the stuff I’ve seen doesn’t even resemble a woman." (emphases mine)
YES.
This is exactly why Adam Hughes' drawing of Mary Jane WINS and the Sideblow statue FAILS.

Kady M and Ethan, you made my day.
*sob* Tito, bring me a hankie.