SQUEE!

I got some lovely giftses from dearest deepredbelle. Not least of which is a candy necklace that feiran menaces occasionally while she waits for me to determine whether or not she can have some (she probably can). I just finished both books deepredbelle sent: Does this Cape Make Me Look Fat? and The Art of Superman Returns, both of which are, duh, faboo (look who picked 'em out!).

Does this Cape Make Me Look Fat? is adorable, and I think I need to make icons from it. My favorite bit by far was in the chapter detailing how to get respect in your chosen profession of hero-ing: "Get A PhD in something sciencey." Made the scientist in me titter. As if it were that easy to get respect with a PhD! Phhht. Plus, how can you go wrong when you recommend that, among other things to look for in a mentor, you insist upon a bald guy wearing an eye-patch? Nick Fury, be my (sexual) mentor!

The Art of Superman Returns is gorgeous. There are some sketches by Alex Ross which make the already classy, glossy retro-feel to the planning of the movie that much more stylized. One of his sketches details the scene in which Superman saves the plane falling from the sky from crashing. It's got the most unbelievably vivid lines on Supes' body. Classic pose, beautiful colors, and so iconic--the impact, the cultural identification that just kicks in when you think "Superman" is all there. Gorgeous.

( And the discussion of the city-scape of Metropolis is AWESOME. )

Know what else is fabulous? deepredbelle! THANK YOU, DARLING! Hadn't got to say it before, so sayin' it now. I loved the package. Especially the postcards :)