gang of fools

NORTHLANDERS #5 and #6 covers, by Massimo Carnevale. I don’t know how Vertigo works. Maybe copyright DC, trademark Wood and Gianfelice? Something like that. Anyway, ganked from Wood’s tumblr (click the picture) so I don’t have to go there when I want to stare at it.

Tenggren, at the Animation Archive.

Shepard Fairey on Obama. I’m not necessarily an Obama booster or anything, but I like this image. Found at The Nation.

first man into space via flickr.

Thoroughly awesome DVD box art for a new (2006?) Criterion collection of shitty B-movies. There’s a couple comic artists rocking this style these days, but I still like the old stuff better.

From DiversityJobs.com:

The Writers Guild of America West has released a report that shows that women and minority writers have made little overall progress in their quest for fair employment and earnings in Hollywood. Unfortunately, the report showed little positive change, since minority and female employment and earning have remained relatively constant as of late.

Although the report did point out minor advances made by women and minorities in some sectors, its results made clear that white male writers continue to be a disproportionately dominant portion of Hollywood’s writing work force.

From writer Jane Espenson’s blog Jane in Progress:

Interesting. I have now received two letters from young straight white male writers who have expressed (joking) frustration at a perceived interest from agents or managers in representing “diversity writers.” Both letters hinted around at the possibility of trying to present oneself as gay in hopes of appearing more desirable (as a client, presumably)…

[Quoting Drew Greenberg] “Here’s the bottom line: I did some math. On the five staffs on which I’ve worked since Buffy, 77% of the writers were white men. 77%. That’s three out of every four people, with an extra, what, arm or something. So if your agents tell you that you’re less desirable as a client because you’re a white man, tell your agents to come hang out on my staffs. I have something to show them.”