Anya and Stella did their first Skype interview with geek site UzerFriendly. It appears they have mastered the one-word sound bite. 😉
John Marcotte
Secret identity of a father raising two super-heroic young girls
Stella’s Take on “Baby Groot”
Stella took a stab at drawing “Baby Groot” from Guardians of the Galaxy. It was in a thank you note to Ben and Jen Schwartz from Empire’s Comics Vault for the amazing handmade Groot they got her for her birthday.
Groot Loves Pizza
So we ordered another pizza from Pizza Guys. Patti put in the order this time and asked if they could draw Rocket Raccoon on the box. Unfortunately, Rocket was…
Stella in New York
Stella: Daddy, is New York another country? Me: No, it’s a state; and in that state is New York City. People call it New York, too. Stella: So it’s real?…
Anya & Stella vs. Action Figures
Anya and Stella demonstrate what girls run into when they try to buy action figures at the store.
Notes: Gamora is available as part of one of the two-packs of mini-figures. She is also available as part of the Marvel Legends series. Target was out of both of those and has been for weeks.
The only female action figure we were able to find in the entire aisle was Wonder Woman, and she was only available as part of a seven-hero set that cost $50. So in order to get one Wonder Woman, the girls would have to buy six heroes they didn’t want and pay $50 for the privilege. That was a non-starter.
I’m enough of a nerd that I know where to go to get female super hero figures, but they are generally designed for the adult male collector market. They are often inappropriately attired and always more expensive than the lines that are developed to be played with by children.
This is our first ever video. We hope to make more and we promise that as our skills improve, they will get better.
Stella, Rocket and Skottie
I got a Rocket Racoon promotional poster from our local comics shop Empire’s Comics Vault the other day. My girls, Anya (9) and Stella (6) have absolutely fallen in love…
Like a Girl
We desperately need messages like this out there to reach girls early and inoculate them against the societal forces that would tear them down.
Frostblade
Frost Blade She was in an explotion at an ice cream shop. She was alive. But she had swalloed 52 ice cubes! She was so cold that one side of…
Captain Marvel by Stella
Stella wanted to help me with “paperwork” today. I suggested that drawing a superhero would be helpful. She returned a little later with her rendition of Captain Marvel.
Eat your heart out Jamie McKelvie.
Of Boys and Princesses
As part of my carpool duties, twice a week I pick up a friend's boys, Logan* and Wyatt*, from school in addition to my two girls. Logan is Anya's age…