Captain Heroic has a showdown with Countess Influencia, but the former waitress isn't interested in going back to the diner — and she certainly isn't hearing his excuses! She has the city at her feet, and in her book, that's a win!
Fairmount City's top hero sees it differently. There's a big difference between trending and mattering. The Countess may be impossible to ignore... but that also makes her impossible to choose.
Cartoonist Showcase
If you're in the Columbus area, make plans to stop by the Billy Ireland Library & Museum on August 8th from 1-5 p.m. It's a free event, and I'll be there sketching and signing along with a bunch of my pals from the NCS.
Transcript
Captain Heroic faces Countess Influencia (formerly Hailey the waitress)
Panel 1:
Captain Heroic: You don’t have to do this! Come back to Ralph’s and —
Hailey: Oh! NOW you want to talk to me in the diner!
Panel 2:
Captain Heroic: Hailey, I stopped making content with you because I didn’t want to be part of using you for “likes.”
Panel 3:
Hailey: Problem solved. Now I’m using THEM for likes.
Panel 4:
Hailey: Everyone is watching me — praising me! I’m impossible to ignore!
Panel 5:
Captain: And that means you’re impossible to choose.
Wonder Woman turns 65!
The Philadelphia Daily News has an excellent package on Wonder Woman today. It talks about how her mythos has lasted sixty-five years and previews the new WW book as well. It also features an illustration by Yours Truly, so if you’re in the circulation area, pick up a copy. 🙂 Click on the thumb on the right for a better look.
[PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS] “She is the first female superhero that has crossed generations and is important to everyone as a role model,” said comic writer Jimmy Palmiotti (“Painkiller Jane”). “And that costume… woo-ha!”
“She is empowering to women and irresistible to men,” opined comic and TV writer Christos Gage (“Law and Order: SVU”). “She embodies female strength, beauty and character.” Read more.
Unfortunately, the story doesn’t spend any time with the most fascinating aspects of Wonder Woman — like the fact that she was created by psychologist William Moulton Marston, to appeal to young girls. The psychologist fell in love with his creation, writing the comics for six years. But perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the Wonder Woman mythos is the predominant themes of bondage.
Wonder Woman turns 65! 
