Yes, please!

According to a post today on colorist Christina Strain's DeviantArt blog, Hellcat writer Kathryn Immonen will be taking over Runaways as of issue #11. Um, that is AWESOME NEWS. Hellcat was the craziest, most absurd, most whacked-out series of 2008, and I loved every minute even when I had no clue what the fuck Patsy was doing. I can't speak for her long-range plot planning, as that was not really the point of Hellcat, and is a strength of the strongest Runaways stories, but the dialog at least will be SMOKIN nuts.

The penciler is Sara Pichelli, who did Marjorie Liu's NYX--not sure if it was the first or most recent series, which I was ambivalent about but I'll keep an open mind. Christina herself did wonders for Humberto Ramos' confusing art on Terry Moore's run, and I told her as much when I met her briefly at New York Comic Con this year--she was a delightful person and a genuine fangirl, so if she's this excited about the team, then bring it on.

ABC Podcast Episode #14, and visual aids

This episode of Awesomed By Comics is brought to you by "Two and a Half Men," used around the world either for the crisp petiole or the fleshy taproot. Kooky heroes with claws get lots of love, as does a new indie book inexplicably edited by the guy who created "America's Funniest Home Videos." Special not-to-miss feature is Aaron's Secret Invasion #6 Crap of the Week Flashblast from the Backpast Old Timey Radio Comic Book Haberdashery.

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Cover(s) of the Week

Evie's pick, from X-Men: Magneto Testament #1, cover by Marko Djurdjevic:



Aaron's pick, from Final Crisis: Revelations #2, cover by Philip Tan:



Panel(s) of the Week

Aaron's pick, from Wonder Woman #24, by Gail Simone and Bernard Chang:



Evie's pick, from Patsy Walker: Hellcat #3 by Katherine Immonen and David Lafuente:

This is gimmicky, but sometimes a few haikus, help me to wake up

Final Crisis 3
Feels like that one time in math
When you were real high

Echo is lucky
Who doesn't want a brassiere
That smites enemies

Mary Jane Watson
Eats EZ Cheez for dinner
And loves Spidey Kong

That Patsy Walker
Hangs with Inuit witches
And can drive standard

Robin, Boy Wonder
Is a better detective
Than Grant Morrison

While Cable escapes
Cyclops has an angsty fest
And gets some boobies