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Taken as a whole, today’s comics are truly the best we’ve ever seen...and we have 5 good reasons why this is truly the NEW Golden Age of comics. Thanks to all the amazing creators who make our Wednesdays so great!

Hope you enjoy - set to Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy”, this is a love letter to Star Wars fans (like us) everywhere! If you like, please reblog or send folks to TMStash.com for this and more about Star Wars, and comics/movies/TV in general. Thanks!

My video for this week’s podcast is up at TMStash.com. Please check it out - Thanks!

My comments on diversity in comics...just one fan’s opinion on why we need more!

This is a truly TOUGH choice...but we need YOUR votes to decide it! Come on down to TMStash.com and VOTE!

When we set up the brackets for Superhero March Madness, we had a few goals in mind. We didn't want the same-old-same-old pairings, and believed greater diversity in the brackets was a good thing...that it would help us tell the story of some characters who deserved a second look (even though some of the bigger names are also there). And, our followers have responded with some interesting results...including the Day 1 win by Power Girl over Batman! But, with one last day to go in Round 1, we're bringing in a personal favorite of mine from THE MOVEMENT - Virtue! Hopefully we will see more of her (and others from THE MOVEMENT) in the DC Universe even after the series ends - but for now if you're a fan like me come on over and VOTE!

At TMStash.com, we're having a DC vs Marvel Superhero March Madness competition. Some very important votes are coming up, and this old DC fan is looking for a signal boost to bring in some votes for our favorites. I'm already sensing an upset on day one where Thor is leading Superman...and on Tuesday March 18th Wonder Woman is up against Jean Grey, so I'm hoping we can get all the good DC fans on board here! Other great characters that made the field of 64 include Barbara Gordon, Stephanie Brown, Black Canary, Huntress, Power Girl, and Virtue (from The Movement)...just to name a few. We have both Barry Allen and Wally West in the field as well...don't miss it! This URL takes you to the main brackets - but voting has already begun, so be sure to check out the full site. Looking for signal boost here - @hellyeahsupermanandwonderwoman @dcwomenkickingass @apewithacape and @DCU to help...hope to see you all there!

Ever had one of those remarks you really wish you could take back? I certainly did here, and after our podcast I wrote the attached article to correct myself. I referred to a scene in SIDEKICK as "not forcible rape, but still rather rapey" and went on to talk about how tone-deaf the scene was...only my description of the scene is just as (if not more) tone-deaf. The scene where Flyboy used his power and the threat of arrest to coerce a prostitute into free sex was not "rapey", it was actual rape. Words matter, and if I'm going to call others out, I need to call myself out for using that term. I'm not going to say "if you were offended" I apologize...that's a meaningless statement. I'm offended and I'm the one who said it. I am sorry, and I do apologize, period. While I don't regret bringing up the subject of misogyny in comics, and while I think this is a very important topic to discuss, I do regret referencing the SIDEKICK scene as "not forcible rape" - let's be clear, rape is rape, and for that remark I deeply apologize. Words matter, and I hope to represent that a whole lot better in the future.

J. Michael Straczynski responds to the original article, and his response is reprinted in full here.

Misogyny is all too often played up for yucks in comics, and even usually excellent writers can fall into that trap. The latest example was published just this week, and this article uses that example to talk about the issue of "misogyny for the lulz"...and how it needs to stop.