What I did in February
Online Essays:
Instead of the elegant martial arts usually used to explain how a Hollywood-petite woman can be lethal (eg. Black Widow, Melinda May), Peggy is a total bruiser. She punches, kicks, elbows and uses every dirty trick she has to hand. She also has a sense of humour and a full emotional range. She’s a genuine pleasure to watch on screen, whether she’s deflecting awkward work situations with quiet sarcasm, or punching the hell out of a pair of goons on the waterfront. Peggy, I love you, don’t ever leave me.
Kicking Holes in Reality with the Young Avengers (Vol 2)
In interviews, the creators of the series stated that the original Young Avengers is about being 16, while this book is about being 18. This isn’t literally true (Kate, for example, is a hair’s breadth off turning 21) but definitely comes across in the content which explores themes such as sexual identity, informed consent, casual sex/serious relationships, gender fluidity and break ups along with the universe being in danger from Teddy’s inter-dimensional zombie mom, and Kid Loki’s murderous past. There are several bisexual or sexually questioning characters, which is pretty awesome to see in a story for an older teen audience, and in comics generally.
Musketeer Media Monday: Bat’Magnan and the Mean Musketeers (2001)
Because yes, sewer-smelling drunk Musketeers turning up in the kitchens during a palace banquet, that’s sure to improve DIPLOMACY.
Book Release: 
Faction Paradox: Liberating Earth
(edited by Kate Orman)
Goodreads Page including full table of contents
Take two Cousins from Faction Paradox. Give them a world – the Earth, for example – and give them the power to change that world’s history as they see fit. Then stand back and watch what happens…
“Life of Julia,” Tansy Rayner Roberts (short story)
Issue #1 Reviews:
Spider-Gwen in her white web-lined hoodie, with her grrrl band and her dead boyfriend and her over-protective cop father, was so vivid in that single issue that she became a cosplay icon and a call to arms practically overnight.
It’s 1952. Howard lures a semi-retired Peggy into adventure by blowing up her house and promising that exciting things are happening in Russia. She refuses, but goes to Russia anyway because ADVENTURE.
New Who In Conversation: A Good Man Goes to War/Let’s Kill Hitler
Some of my favourite River scenes are in this episode, particularly the one at the beginning when Rory comes to her and asks for help, and she turns him down. You can see in her face, watching this in retrospect, that she’s searching for the person she knows is her father, and that this is the last time she’ll see him before he knows who she is.
Musketeer Space
Chapter 37 – Concerning The Questionable Life Choices of Dana D’Artagnan
Chapter 38 – All Cats are Grey (in cyberspace)
Chapter 39 – Milord, and his secrets
Chapter 40 – Tea, and the Cardinal
Robotech Rewatch
37 – Prince Charming in a Red Bioroid
38 – I’ll Patrol the Discos!
39 – Romancing the Clone
GALACTIC SUBURBIA
Episode 113
Episode 114
VERITY! PODCAST
Episode 68 – Carryover Companions
TOR.COM Rereading Servant of the Empire
Part 20
Part 21
Part 22
Part 23
