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Last month comiXology had one of the largest sales of all time with the Marvel BOGO Sale. We offered everyone the chance to buy ANYTHING you wanted from Marvel and get the next Marvel item for free.

The results are in and here are the top 10 Marvel issues purchased:

Silk #1

Star Wars #2

Darth Vader #1

Star Wars #1

Ms. Marvel #12

Ms. Marvel #11

Ms. Marvel #10

Thor #5

Ms. Marvel #9

Thor #4

Uses time travel as a main element

Erin Karpluk

Tatiana Maslany in a minor, yet important role

Half the cast of Degrassi:TNG are in it

Also that Toby guy from She’s the Man

Anna Silk plays a lesbian

Features many gay characters who’s sexuality is treated in the same way as any straight person

Produced by the same people as Orphan Black

Episodes are on youtube and elsewhere online. You can also buy them from Amazon and I’m sure other places. Here’s episode 1, “Dr. Tom”  http://gorillavid.in/qr9owrbov3bx 

Gene Luen Yang wins the Eisner Award for Best Writer!

SDCC has made July a touchstone for comics and this year Barnes & Noble will be celebrating all things comics with a DC Comics sale, special SDCC collectibles and a celebration just for female comic fans.

That’s an endcap at my local B&N and you can see it has a number of comics featuring both female creators and characters.

Starting on Wednesday (July 8) they will have a sale on DC graphic novels online and in-store of Buy 2, get 1 free. The trades of Gotham Academy and Batgirl just came out so pick up the trade of Sensation Comics or another title for free.

At the 3 day event you’ll also get a copy of the Young Gotham sampler and posters. The flyer says cosplay welcome so get those yellow Docs ready. On July 9 you’ll also be able to pick some SDCC collectibles.

On July 24 the stores will be celebrating “Fangirl Friday” which will focus on the women of Marvel starting at 7PM. I’ll be at my local shop and hope to see some of you there!

So when I saw this picture for the new Pixar movie Inside Out,

at first I thought the characters were three women and two aliens, but after seeing the trailer I realized the purple and red things were supposed to be dudes. After tracing their faces, I figured out why I was so weirded out:

ITS OVER OH MY GOSH

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost ten years since AtLA first aired, but here we are at the end. It’s been an incredible ride. I grew up with this universe. It changed my life both as an artist and a person, and I am so thankful for michaeldantedimartino's and bryankonietzko's hard work, creativity, and dedication to their craft. The world of Avatar and its dedicated and diverse fanbase aren’t going away anytime soon, and it’s thanks to you guys.