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Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in the "Daily Scans" journal:

October 16th, 2009
11:07 pm [parsimonia] [Link]	(Not Quite) Everything There Is To Know About The DC Super Dictionary! I'm here to tell you what I know about a certain Warner Educational Services book, published in 1978 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. We all know and love the Superdictionary, our beloved Cracktionary. But how much about it do we really know? In this post I attempt to gather some information on this delightful tome and its contents (though it will in no way be complete, as we all know it is mysterious and infinite in its crackiness). Come and join me after the cut, and learn a bit about our favourite silly educational book! [Warning: This post is very image-heavy. This post contains many images. There are so many pictures in this post, it may feel like heavy work for your dial-up connection to load them all. Load faster, dial-up!] ( Read more... ) Tags: char: batman/bruce wayne, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, char: supergirl/kara zor-el, in-joke: crack, publisher: dc comics, title: superdictionary (68 comments \| Leave a comment)
August 30th, 2009
01:54 am [04nbod] [Link]	Legion. As you've never seen them before Not even following the cut will guide you to Mon-El's (or M'onel's) masculinity ( LOSH Vol.3 100 was over 90 pages. I'm not near 1/3 ) Tags: char: brainiac 5/querl dox, char: cosmic boy/rokk krinn, char: lightning lad/livewire/garth ranzz, char: matter-eater lad/tenzil kem, char: mon-el/lar gand, char: saturn girl/imra ardeen, group: legion of super-heroes, in-joke: crack, publisher: dc comics, theme: chibis (17 comments \| Leave a comment)
August 24th, 2009
03:20 pm [cyberghostface] [Link]	Superdictionary: Please ( It will make me feel good. ) Tags: char: joker, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, in-joke: crack, title: superdictionary (28 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 26th, 2009
05:40 pm [vicky_wayne] [Link]	The Saga of Itty I posted it over at the place I post stuff and I was told I "NEED" to post it for the world to see, and so I shall! The wonder of Itty should be given to the world, after all. Dial-up warning: this post is epic big. Like, 40 images or something over about two decades, so proceed with caution if bandwidth is tiny; I've so been there. So, what's in all this epic-ness? Cuteness! Tentacles! Alien sex! Hal intentionally crashing into a tree! Homoerotic tension with Ollie! Homoerotic tension with Barry! Hal in chains! Hal as a giant! It's all here, and more, in the more-or-less complete story of Hal's little buddy Itty. What is Itty, do you ask? He's one of the Ayries. They look like this: It takes him about those twenty years to actually have lines, which does not stop him from being amazingly helpful. And adorable. ( Wanna ride? Zooom! ) I really like the character and all, but I don't feel that big need to see him pop back up again. Would that be super-neat? Oh sure. But sometimes, the end is just so good that it leaves you with just that right feeling of closure. Tags: char: black canary/dinah lance, char: flash/barry allen, char: green arrow/oliver queen, char: green lantern/hal jordan, char: green lantern/katma tui, char: itty, char: star sapphire/carol ferris, in-joke: crack, title: green lantern (33 comments \| Leave a comment)
02:48 pm [cyberghostface] [Link]	Superdictionary: Horn ( Are they even trying to be coherent anymore? ) Tags: char: supergirl/kara zor-el, in-joke: crack, title: superdictionary (12 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 15th, 2009
10:09 am [arbre_rieur] [Link]	Rob Liefeld's The Godyssey This comic shows us a seldom-seen side of Rob Liefeld, who, lest we forget, is the son and grandson of ordained ministers: his spirituality. ( There's early Ed Benes art, too! ) Tags: char: avengelyne, char: jesus, char: zeus, creator: ed benes, creator: rob liefeld, in-joke: crack, publisher: maximum press (45 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 6th, 2009
02:01 pm [foxhack] [Link]	Gates-chan is so kawaii! Because there hasn't been enough brain-breaking in this community yet: Billionaires, by Takada Yuuki! OK. So, a friend of mine posted a link to this particular comic back in February. This friend is... well, let's just say she shares several interests with slashers. Anyway. She urged everyone on her friends list to get this comic... so I did. And this is what I saw when I opened it. ( COMPLETELY work safe, I assure you. ) Tags: genre: parody, in-joke: context is for the weak, in-joke: crack, medium: manga (13 comments \| Leave a comment)
June 17th, 2009
10:18 am [benicio127] [Link]	OHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGOD From an interview with Daniel Way, current writer of Deadpool Will we see Wade's reaction to the death of his beloved Bea Arthur? I don't suppose even Yelena Belova (Black Widow II) can take her place… ( ......Mostly SFW. Probably. ) Tags: char: agent x/alex hayden, char: deadpool/wade wilson, creator: daniel way, in-joke: crack (29 comments \| Leave a comment)
June 5th, 2009
05:43 pm [galateus] [Link]	Four Swords+ part three: "Day of the Tentacle" (manga: read right to left) A bit of a late entry, but part four should be back on track. Nothing to do with either Theme Week, but it does contain blatant subtext that even context can't make better. Unlike the other posts, this is less plot advancement and characterization and more of an eclectic collection of "special" moments in the series, but if you want to catch up on who these people are: Previously, on Four Swords+... (CHUN-CHUN.) Our hero, Link, was struck by a radioactive magic sword, from that day forward becoming Quadruplicate Lad. The four Links could never really get along, even in the face of certain doom. So without the mightiest superpower of all to save them (it's teamwork), the merciless river rapids destroyed their stolen boat and sent the Links to an early, watery grave. ( Or did it? ) ( If you find heterosexuality offensive, do not click ) Of course, because this is Japan, that one Seduction of the Innocent moment is completely eclipsed by the homoerotic subtext that follows...in spite of the minor obstacle of all the characters involved being the same person. (God, I love this series.) ( One Link, Two Link: Red Link/Blue Link! ) ( I don't remember the final boss fight looking like this... ) ( Even when, sadly, the adventure is over... ) Really brings up the age-old question of "does that make it narcissism, incest, or masturbation" doesn't it? ...What's that? You say I've been skipping something? Oh, right. The entire plot. There's plenty of that, even with some subtext that's actually subtle, in the next installment. That bittersweet ending might still be coming, but it ain't here yet. On the next Four Swords+... ( Shadow Link! ) Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love Evil Tags: in-joke: bondage, in-joke: crack, medium: manga, title: four swords plus (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 29th, 2009
05:39 pm [parsimonia] [Link]	Cat/Bat - Superdictionary Style! I have this thing where I sometimes read the Superdictionary as if it had a plot. This is the story of Catwoman and how she interacts with the Bats. (I must note that I am omitting a bunch of other Catwoman entries, but perhaps that's another story for another time.) ( 8 images under the cut ) Tags: char: batgirl/oracle/barbara gordon, char: batman/bruce wayne, char: catwoman/selina kyle, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, in-joke: crack, publisher: dc comics, series: bat/cat, title: superdictionary (20 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 25th, 2009
07:59 am [sir_razorback] [Link]	Jarate!! The Jar-based Karate! There are truly some wierd things around these Internets. Today I bring you... Jarate! ( Read more... ) Tags: in-joke: crack, medium: advertisement, theme: parody (11 comments \| Leave a comment)
03:15 pm [unknownscribler] [Link]	More semi-random stuff ( Things not as they should be (or maybe the should?) ) Tags: char: cable/nathan summers, char: deadpool/wade wilson, char: harley quinn/harleen quinzel, char: lois lane, char: poison ivy/pamela isley, char: superman/clark kent, in-joke: crack, in-joke: herodickery, medium: fanart (37 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 22nd, 2009
07:31 pm [parsimonia] [Link]	Something everyone can enjoy! ( What's that Hawkgirl? What kind of animal do you see? ) Current Music: metric - dr blind Tags: in-joke: crack, publisher: dc comics, title: superdictionary (66 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 21st, 2009
02:26 pm [galateus] [Link]	Four Swords+ part two: "Four's A Crowd" (and other unoriginal headlines) (manga: read right to left) Previously on Four Swords+... One Link was not enough. (And Zelda was kidnapped, but that's not important. Yet.) So meet the Links! ( I believe introductions are in order: ) ( On the road again... ) It's all fun and games on the road: sparring, studying, and making Red do all the cooking. But then they discover something that threatens to tear their young group apart: They discover girls. ( Or three of them do, anyway... ) ( Of course, as much fighting as they do, they still always make up afterwards ) ( Next stop: Death Mountain. What could possibly go wrong? ) On the next Four Swords+... ( Day of the Tentacle! ) And Other Inappropriate Uses Of Four Links Tags: franchise: legend of zelda, in-joke: crack, medium: manga, title: four swords plus (11 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 18th, 2009
02:40 pm [parsimonia] [Link]	Two Superdictionary scans! ( What does Batman say when he hears one of Robin's bad puns? ) Tags: char: batman/bruce wayne, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, char: supergirl/kara zor-el, in-joke: crack, publisher: dc comics, title: superdictionary (23 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 17th, 2009
08:58 pm [galateus] [Link]	Four Swords+ part one: "My Anti-Drug is Crack" (manga: read right to left) At first, I didn't expect or even try to enjoy The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords+ manga. I looked at a few pages out of curiosity and it just seemed so silly and pointless, but... ...somehow I simply *could not stop reading. I told myself it's just yet another cheap cashin on the part of a longlived cashcow videogame franchise, yet I can't bring myself to care. I mean, it's a comic about Link! Who is actually four Links!* Links who bicker and cry and yell at each other but ultimately learn lessons about friendship and teamwork and fighting over girls, just like a Saturday morning cartoon. And of course despite being in a black-and-white manga, they can only distinguish each other by the color of their clothes, somehow. What's not to love about that? But when I saw there was even going to be a fifth, evil Link as the villain, that was the moment I knew I was hooked. A near-100% Link cast? Can't say no to that. ( What it is ) ( Cheap licensed tie-in manga. Warning: may contain delicious crack ) ...And that is why 1 = 4. On the next Four Swords+... ( Four's a Crowd: ) Or, A House Divided Cannot Stand (But It Is Really Funny To Watch) Tags: creator: akira himekawa, franchise: legend of zelda, in-joke: crack, medium: manga, title: four swords plus (14 comments \| Leave a comment)
April 14th, 2009
07:03 pm [wonderwomanhero] [Link]	Gamemnae: One Crazy Atlantean Bitch Today I bring you a few scans of Gamemnae. Gamemnae was one psychotic Atlantean bitch. She was cast from Atlantis cause of her long blonde hair. She was a member of the Ancients who tried to take control of Atlantis, and can cast things from her right breast! Don't believe me? She forsaw things as well. ( 3 largeish scans under the cut. Not mine. ) Tags: char: aquaman/orin/arthur curry, char: gamemnae, char: manitou raven, char: superman/clark kent, char: wonder woman/diana of themyscira, in-joke: crack, publisher: dc comics, title: justice league of america (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
April 12th, 2009
10:24 pm [peur_evol] [Link]	DOPE WEEK ??!! Maybe we'll get lucky and somebody will share scans of the classic Green Arrow & Speedy comics dealing with addiction. Or at least some of Tony Stark's embarassing alcohol moments. All I can contribute for Dope Week on such short notice is this link to COMICS WITH PROBLEMS where there's scans of many anti-drug comics, as well as political and other public service themed topics. Tags: in-joke: crack, in-joke: wtf (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
April 1st, 2009
03:56 pm [wonderwomanhero] [Link]	Speed Doesn't Work That Way I have a request...if anyone would take it. Does anyone have any scans they could post of the Atlantian Sorceress Gamemnae, the blonde chick who captured Aquaman and died by the hand of Manitou Raven? I'd appreciate it. ( And for legality... ) Tags: char: flash/barry allen, group: justice league of america, in-joke: crack, in-joke: science doesn't work that way, in-joke: wtf (7 comments \| Leave a comment)
March 27th, 2009
08:48 pm [tsuki_the_geek] [Link]	1971 = Huh??? So, before Crisis on Infinite Earths restarted the DC Universe in the 80s, whenever a new editor/writer took over a book they had to "explain" any changes they made. For example, when Superman was taken over in 1971 by editor Julius Shwartz after years and years and years of Weisinger's crazy, Silver Age crack, he had to come up with REASONS that the new Superman was less powerful, why kryptonite wasn't a problem anymore and why Superboy's parents were suddenly younger... WAIT. WHAT? Yes, the 1970s Superboy had young, hip parents rather than bespeckled grandparents-- the "WB-Smallville" approach, if you will. I actually like the design of the new Kents and I agree with the overall idea. The problem? The STUPID reasoning they came up with for the change. EDIT: rab62 has informed me that Murray Boltinoff was actually the editor for Superboy during this period. My bad; I thought Shwartz took over editing the whole Super-book family! bows ( Lemonade anyone? ) Tags: char: superman/clark kent, era: bronze age, in-joke: crack (25 comments \| Leave a comment)