March 25th, 2009
Check out the super sweet, framed Mega Man artwork my friend Nate and his girlfriend Amy made for my birthday:

The entire piece is pretty big, actually. The frame is 2 feet tall and a foot and a half wide.
They used 1/2-inch square cutout pieces of origami paper. (Must’ve taken awhile…)
The Japanese sunburst background is a nice touch, and the matching painted “blue bomber” picture frame ties the whole thing together quite nicely.
Here’s a close up view:

Thanks for the awesome birthday gift, guys!
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March 16th, 2009

In stores April 8, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever is a new hardcover novel for all ages written by young-adult author Barry Lyga (The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl) with illustrations by various Marvel artists throughout the character’s decades-long comic book history.
Offering readers a refreshing new look at one of Marvel’s most beloved characters, the story is told through a series of blog entries written by 13-year-old Eric Mattias, a young mutant at Xavier’s School for Gifted Students and possessor of “the world’s suckiest mutant power.”
Fun stuff. Makes you wonder what a tough-as-nails, nigh-indestructible mutant like Wolverine might consider his “worst day ever.”
Also, I love the cover (shown above) by artist Todd Nauck (Wildguard, Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman).
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