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Top Tweet: “In addition to pregnancy from rape, other acts that are a gift from god and should not be treated: broken bones, burst appendix, cancer” -October 24
Bottom Tweet: “If you’re going to be in accordance with God’s plan for you, cease receiving any medical aid IMMEDIATELY” -October 24
Context: Senate candidate Richard Mourdock is the most recent Republican to publicly share his beliefs that rape and any pregnancy produced by it are God’s will.
“I struggled with it myself for a long time but I came to realize, life is a gift from god and even if life begins in the horrible situation of rape it is something god intended to happen.”
Just like how if a man has his bones broken in an assault, he shouldn’t have a doctor fix him up because it was God’s will that his arms be broken! Or if he gets cancer— GOD’S WILL, DO NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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Retweeted by @HitachiMagic. I win at life.
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A while ago, Brendan Adkins did this ingenious creative writing project on his Twitter account called #IsawU, in which he wrote out fake personals ads that doubled as 140 character short stories.
I was so delighted by them that I wheedled him into letting me turn them into an illustrated 16 page mini-comic! And by mini, I do mean mini. 2.75″ x 4.25″, to be exact!
You can get a copy this weekend at Table B-8 during the Stumptown Comics Fest!
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(This is only funny if you know that I married a British man)
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20 Tweet-Length Reviews of Graphic Novels You Should Own
-Mysterious the Unfathomable. The art is hella unique and the writing is hilariously twisted. You need this. http://t.co/0nF25lV
-Underground. A spelunking thriller that honestly had me holding me breath without realizing it. http://t.co/L8bkMqNv
(Underground you can get signed + sketched by both @jeffparker and @steve_lieber through @PeriscopeStudio’s Etsy http://tinyurl.com/2f5wls7)
-Family Man. This gorgeous historical fiction story about theologians NEEDS to be read in book form. Trust me. http://tinyurl.com/2e8ahvs
-Just So You Know. Joey Alison Sayer’s hilarious and touching autobio MtF transition story. I cried. http://tinyurl.com/2bbqcsk
-Make Yourself Happy. The Day-to-day made poignant, beautiful and sensual. Makes me appreciate being alive. http://tinyurl.com/2azz5cd
-Rice Boy. Gorgeous fantasy-adventure quest that is beautifully and subtly illustrated. Compelling! http://www.rice-boy.com/store/rbbook.php
-Mercury. Haunting and brilliant twist end that has stuck with me for months. http://tinyurl.com/yytf9hn
-Smile. Dental drama and coming of age story expertly combined to form the ultimate adolescent memoir. Cried twice http://tinyurl.com/yc4fr5y
-Beanworld. Don’t… even know how to describe. A Most Peculiar Graphic Novel Experience. A creation fable. Beans. http://tinyurl.com/2bzruh5
-Small Favors. Sexuality, sex and porn made adorable. An enormous influence on my own work. http://t.co/CqyDRot
-Castle Waiting. All your favorite (and unknown) classic fairytales re-combined with a medieval illustration style http://tinyurl.com/23sz7qq
-The Pro. Hilariously offensive parody of the superhero genre. Genuinely funny. Also, offensive. http://t.co/3caFNvn
-Amy Unbounded. All-ages fictional medieval storytelling. Elegantly told and heartwarming. Completely charming. http://t.co/PgPsZf0
-Box Office Poison. Slice-of-life done SO RIGHT. Fascinating and compelling development of early adult relationships. http://t.co/6efhFpo
-The Middleman. Classic loser-inducted-into-secret-gov-organization but clever and witty with lush illustrations. http://t.co/LqO4M78
-Curses. Mythology, spirituality, belief, human-ness. Intelligent but still accessible. A cartoonist’s cartoonist. http://tinyurl.com/2fo7c6c
-Scary Godmother. Gorgeous watercolor comics about the fun of having a witchy godmother. http://tinyurl.com/27lnt7l
-Ellerbisms. Clever and touching autobio comics about a Brit in love with a Swede and their charming hijinx. http://tinyurl.com/25ktlje
-Octopus Pie. The fantastical adventures of two girls living in New York and their clever banter. http://tinyurl.com/yfenbya
-Sky Doll. Read it for the amazingly sexy visuals. The writing was… lost in translation. I hope. http://t.co/2Jdl2RK
These 20 tweet-length graphic novel reviews have been brought to you by red wine and a profound love of comics.