Things We Saw Today: A Man Wearing A TARDIS Suit

We’ve seen our fair share of women donning TARDIS dresses but I think this is the first time I’ve seen a man dressed up as a fancy dress TARDIS. Well, it happened this weekend at C2E2 in Chicago. (via Kate Kotler) 

• While we’re on the topic of cosplay, blogger JayRain wrote a really wonderful piece about “The Shame Game,” her thoughts on those who talk down about, make fun of, or demean those who don’t look exactly like the characters they’re portraying.  (via Geek Mom)

Hey, remember that time Batwoman tried to give Batgirl a life lesson (in the style of Lauren Fausts‘ Super Best Friends Forever) and it went right over Batgirl’s head?

Thank you, PixelKitties. (via Tallest Silver)

• You must, I repeat, you MUST watch this video of Henri, the Existential French Cat.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. While the sinking of the famous ship was a sad day, cartoonist Kate Beaton made an interesting point on her Tumblr that I thought I’d share in a little “food for thought.”

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Jill Pantozzi

Jill Pantozzi is a pop-culture journalist and host who writes about all things nerdy and beyond! She’s Editor in Chief of the geek girl culture site The Mary Sue (Abrams Media Network), and hosts her own blog “Has Boobs, Reads Comics” (TheNerdyBird.com). She co-hosts the Crazy Sexy Geeks podcast along with superhero historian Alan Kistler, contributed to a book of essays titled “Chicks Read Comics,” (Mad Norwegian Press) and had her first comic book story in the IDW anthology, “Womanthology.” In 2012, she was featured on National Geographic’s "Comic Store Heroes," a documentary on the lives of comic book fans and the following year she was one of many Batman fans profiled in the documentary, "Legends of the Knight."

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