Instructables
Instructables Turn left at the gargoyle. Press B and A at the same time while swinging your thumb widdershins. Wait until the plant goes back into the plumbing pipes before Continue reading
Wearing underwear over my pants
I resolve to leave my vigilante days behind me, instead finding a less dangerous hobby where I can still wear spandex. I resolve to hand in my leather mask because Continue reading
Crime fighting: How To
The Prince of Justice starts his shift with spandex a little more constricting than usual. He’s been diligent cleaning bits of chocolate off his lips, but it’s impossible to destroy Continue reading
Achievement Unlocked!
I used to hang out with my brother in our stone slab basement after hours, which for us was five o’clock in the summertime because those dog days were spent Continue reading
Marvel Crossover: A Wrinkle in Light
I wake up with breathing trouble like the air has become a puddle of quicksilver that I’m trying to suck through a coffee stirrer. My lungs have perhaps been flattened, Continue reading
A wordsmith magician named Bob, of all things
The Legend of Sir Bob (without subtitles!) Once upon a time, there lived a young, wild, and robust narrator who went by the name of Bob. He was the best Continue reading
This kid will win Kiddie Pool Gold, even if he’s too old to begin the training
Let me preface this with a disclaimer: You might have noticed that this site got redecorated, with a new domain name, edited pages and the like. This is an attempt Continue reading
Promise Rings for Superheroes (and a belated donut for Le Clown)
Let me introduce you to Ms. Imes, a wild woman of science fiction. With the hairstyle of a high school cheerleader she never claimed to be a comic book geek, Continue reading
A Geeky Placeholder, because Jeez, I’m watching Gymnastics!
That letter you write when you realize you need an ex to pull off a heist, and to top it off, you have to lie about the clandestine affair: Hi Continue reading
Man o’ Steel
Roadside Comic He can speed faster than a hot bullet running from the police and leap sky-slicing buildings in a single hop while keeping up appearances of a nerdy human Continue reading
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Nintendo
G33ks and Gamers Sam must have some sort of comic book, fairy tale, mythic or magical power for she is hardly in sixth grade and already saving the world. Where Continue reading
We are all Mutants
Professor X We store our radioactive waste in huge containers in the classroom. Not in secure spaces guarded by armored gorillas with rabies in case a kid mistakes it for Continue reading
Turn Off The Dark
Photo credit Mike Libby Can he spin, spin a web? Na let me tell you a story bout Anansi de tricksta. You know bout how lil spiderman became de keeper Continue reading
Life is like a box of mutations; you never know which one will destroy the world
The problem with superpowers First off the odds of an awesome mutation are smaller than winning big at a traveling casino Unless you’re born on krypton or belong to an Continue reading
iPad mishaps and Hobbes
Calvin (if he were a girl) She looks old for her age like eighty between her teeth (which is where one can often tell years of wisdom and whether broccoli Continue reading
Who has time to date properly when you’re beating Two-Face upside the head?
Craigslist posting: M seeking F Common Application for Online Dating Applicant Name: Wayne, Bruce Preferred Name: Dark Knight (but don’t tell anyone) Birth Date: Year of Our Lord 1939 Zodiac Continue reading
