Cheryl Lynn isn't quite sure who she is, but she's pretty sure of what she wants to be. A warrior woman. A bad-ass mamajama. Perhaps an earth goddess extraordinaire. She spends her days abusing keyboards and screaming at computer screens while she waits for her cult following to finally show up.

She changes her mind more often than extras in rap videos change thongs.

Remember: save to your own server, sweets!

Reading SELF Magazine.

Writing To-Do lists.

Hearing Thunder.

Watching General Hospital.

Building Nothing.

Eating Vitamins.

Drinking Iced Tea.

Buying Comic books.

Thinking "It is HOT!"

Playing Episodes from Liberty City.

Adoring Cold water.

Saying Very little.

Abhorring Bigotry.

Feeling Calm.

Hoping To get in gear.

Ready for a British Invasion?

Jeremy Whitley and Jason Strutz of Firetower Studios have released a new book titled The Order of Dagonet! England's most legendary magical creatures have returned to wreak havoc upon the land and so England's most legendary celebrities must band together to return things to the status quo. Or what I think might be the status quo. Is England full of celebrity worship, embarrassing politicians and doddering royalty? Being the self-absorbed American that I am, I don't pay much attention to what goes on across the pond. Or above me. Or below me. Let's be honest. Unless it involves these grand ol' fifty states or the Caribbean, you're getting a blank stare.

But even with my own obsession with the Stars and Stripes, I had no problem reading this book. And it is a fun book. The artwork is as wild and chaotic as the world it depicts, and seems to have been done with charcoal pencils instead of the slick computer coloring found in mainstream books. It helps gives the art a hazy and off-kilter vibe that meshes very well with the weirdness taking place on the page. I like it. And I also like Strutz's creativity when it comes to panel layouts.

The story was just as fun as the art, but I must admit that it took me a moment or two to get a grasp on the accents and speech patterns of some characters. I suppose some cat in London would feel the very same way watching The Wire. Though, strangely enough, there might have been more Brits than there were Americans on that show!

I'm interested to see where Whitley decides to take the series. Will the villains of the story remain villains? After all, the England the creatures have managed to upend certainly wasn't perfect. Perhaps the new world they create will be superior in some ways to what came before. And given the framework that Whitley and Strutz have established, I doubt this will be the average adventure tale. After all, what is wrong and what is right is called into question within the first few pages of the book. Who knows what will take place next?

All in all, The Order of Dagonet is a solid, intriguing story and a good first shot across the bow from the folks at Firetower Studios!

Cheryl Lynn @ 01:03 PM EST Link