Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market

The 2011 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is now available. They chose PINK this year - gotta luv it. For those of you wanting to break into children's books, this is a great resource to learn which publishers to submit your work to (and how). Every children's book creator should have at least one copy of this book on their shelves.

Ben Caldwell's Wonder Woman Manga Pitch Revealed! Mostly.

Ben Caldwell has shared more of his Wonder Woman manga pitch. It's absolutely brilliant, emphasizing both the success of the digest format with younger readers as well as the type of Wonder Woman stories those readers would be interested in.

But it wouldn't just be for Young Adults. It's been a while since I've been in that demographic, but I'd also love to read a story where a young Amazon warrior comes to America and learns to "balance the sometimes conflicting demands of love, friendship, and duty" (as personified by her best friend, "loyal but irresponsible Etta Candy," and the romantic triangle between Diana, "All-American" Steve Trevor, and "brooding playboy" Bruce Wayne. And there would be "ectoplasmic assassin cults," "ancient Olympian curses," and international intrigue. I'd be surprised to hear that DC chooses to publish it, but it would be a very pleasant surprise.

Pass the Comics: Straight Up Nazi Fightin'

South Seas Girl must stop the Echoes of an A-Bomb



And she's got to fight a dirigible crew to do it. [The Comic Book Catacombs]

Wonder Woman Returns



Why isn't Kate Beaton making Wonder Woman comics instead of J Michael Straczynski? [There's also a funny X-Men comic in this episode of Hark! A Vagrant.]

Futura vs. The Heartless Trio



[Lady, That's My Skull]

Futura vs. The Winged Fishermen



[Lady, That's My Skull]

Futura, the Mariner Queen



Lady, That's My Skull's Futura series sadly comes to an end, but only because Sleestak has reached the last of the Golden Age issues. It finishes stronger than ever though, with hawk-men, space pirates, and a giant sea serpent. I'm going to miss these. So much so that I'm tempted to track down her appearance in Star Fems magazine from the '80s, but I suspect that I'd find a much different interpretation there.

[Update: Sleestak reminds me that he did a post on the Star Fems version a couple of years ago. His analysis should be enough to dissuade you from wanting to see the stories, but if you're like me and need to see for yourself, he's got links to the pages too. Of course, if you're like me, you also won't make it past page 8.]

Keeping my fingers crossed that Sleestak will post Mysta of the Moon stories next.