This is What Happens When You Call Jessica Jones’ Voicemail
We were so excited to hear that Jessica Jones is coming back to Netflix for a second season (not that there was any doubt, of course). Yesterday, the official Jessica Jones Twitter feed released an image celebrating its second season, clarifying that it is indeed "coming soon" (whatever that means), and included a phone number you can call if you need Jessica's help.
Read MoreBe Excellent to Each Other: Your Editor in Chief Bids You the Fondest Farewell
The time has come, to talk of many things.
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: Our First Glimpse of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead SDCC Poster
Fear the companion series we don't really need?
AMC has released its SDCC poster for the upcoming Walking Dead companion series, Fear the Walking Dead. Check it out, along with some other photos from the new show, over at ComingSoon.net! Gkids has acquired the US rights to Studiocanal’s upcoming animated feature, April and the Extraordinary World, in which Marion Cotillard voices the titular April. […]
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: Cat Socks For Table Legs Protect Your Floor
Unlike actual cat feet
These "Nekoashi," or "cat feet," will cover your chair legs and make them adorable! They also come in various designs so you can match them with your cat. High-five!
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: GWENPOOL
Marvel's Spider-Gwen variants keep getting better and better. This one is for Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2, by Bobby Rubio. (via Newsarama)
Read MoreThe Mary Sue Editor in Chief Jill Pantozzi Talks to CNN’s Brooke Baldwin About Our Big Decision
[TW for discussion of rape] The Mary Sue will no longer be promoting HBO's Game of Thrones, but our editorial team will be making decisions on the newsworthiness of certain items as they arise. Earlier today our Editor in Chief Jill Pantozzi was asked to speak with CNN's Brooke Baldwin about our decision and what we think the series could have done differently.
Read MoreOur Editor in Chief Went on TV to Talk About Avengers: Age of Ultron!
Oh hey! That's me!
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: How A Spider-Woman Cover Should Look
This is what it looks like when you get a super-rad lady to draw your Spider Woman covers.
Read MoreThe Mary Sue Exclusive Clip From Legends of the Knight, a Documentary on the Inspirational Power of Batman
Stories are important!
Hey, that's a familiar face! It's our own Jill Pantozzi, talking about the impact Batman has had on her life for Brett Culp's documentary Legends of the Knight. A whole fifteen minutes of the very successfully kickstarted film will be shown at New York Comic Con next Saturday. The film will also be available on DVD in North America on November 18, 2014, for all the folks who won't be able to make it to the con, and for those who can, here are the relevant details:
Read MoreWebheads, Check out Reports From the Dan Slott Comic-Con Panel Moderated by Our Own Jill Pantozzi
Is your spider-sense tingling?
Our own Jill Pantozzi moderated the spotlight panel on The Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott, where they talked about all the important topics, like what Slott always wanted to be when he grew up—which most of us would probably like to be, too—and the difficulty of getting fart jokes into Ren and Stimpy.
Read MoreGo Visit Jill Pantozzi Tomorrow At The Angry Birds Stella Booth!
Say hi for us!
Oh, and be sure to report back to us about any GoT memorabilia she might be trying to smuggle out of the con.
Read MoreNot at Comic-Con? Keep up With The Mary Sue and All Our Con Coverage!
It's just like being there, but without the lines, travel, crowds, etc.
Not at San Diego Comic Con? Why not live vicariously through our Editor-in-Chief Jill Pantozzi? She's deep in all the Con action getting interviews, hitting events, seeing exclusives, going to parties, and generally doing all the things we wish we were doing this week.
Read MorePBS Explores Cosplay With One Of Our Own Editors!
Fashion for Nonhumans
Well, two, actually. Yes, in addition to Jill, I, Susana, am also in this video. But I'm not telling you who, though I will tell you that I appear more than once. Speculate at your leisure!
Read MoreWatch WeLoveFine’s Geeky Google Hangout (With Our Own Jill Pantozzi) Right Here!
The Mary Sue
WeLoveFine is hosting a lovely get together on Google+ this evening and you're all invited! The guests include our very own editor, Jill Pantozzi, as well as other ladies from around the online geek fashion scene. I'll let WeLoveFine's Nicole Campos explain everything below. All you need to know is that the livestream is right here!
Read MoreI Went To The Mary Sue’s NYCC Panel And This Is What I Saw
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Zoological Society of London Introduces Cat Map to Map Cats
Do you find yourself staying awake at night, wishing there was a way to conveniently track all the cats in London? No? Neither have I, actually. But someone at the Zoological Society of London must have, because they've introduced Cat Map, a map that shows the names, types, location, and even color of London's feline residents. Why would they do this? Because of tigers of course.
Legends of the Knight, a Documentary on the Power of Storytelling (and Batman)
Who He Is and How He Came to Be
There's a familiar face in this documentary, but I just can't put my finger on it... Seriously though, I'll support anything that argues for the power of stories to do good in the world and for people, and not, for example, that comics cause delinquency or video games cause mass murder. You can check out Legends of the Knight's Kickstarter campaign right here.
Read More10 Female Characters I Almost Named My Daughter After, and One I Did
My wife is pregnant with our first child, a daughter, and she's due any day now. Every time my phone rings I assume it's her calling to tell me she's gone into labor, but so far it hasn't happened. We talked a lot about names, and because I'm a nerd I pitched the idea of naming our daughter after a lot of different female characters from books, movies, television, and games. I'm writing this in advance, with the plan for this to go up when I have to leave when the baby comes. If you're reading this, I am panicking.
SavePublishing Bookmarklet Lets You Easily Pull Tweetable Quotes
Here's a problem you might not have realized you had-- Have you ever been reading an article you wanted to share on Twitter and had a difficult time finding a nice, short, tweetable quote to pull? Well, non-existent problem solved! SavePublishing.com now has a bookmarklet that lets you easily pull short quotes from articles and share them on Twitter. I've tried it out on this story by my friend Jill Pantozzi over at TheMarySue.com, and it works passably well, but whether or not it's actually useful is a whole other matter.
I’m Judging A Marvel Villains Design Contest With The Avengers’ Tom Hiddleston
Shameless Self-Promotion
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