• #icantlivewithout seeing Keith Olbermann on TV with his Vendetta against O'Reilly and "Fawkes" News. #trendingtopicwhore #
• @invisiblecinema Have I tried to sell you on my #Blaxploitation webcomic yet? If so, forgive my redundant hustle. http://www.worldofhurtonline.com #
• @bluesatch The Devil, you say! Thanks for the support! #
• Who's more "fair and balanced?":MSNBC which suspends Olbermann for donating to Dems or Fox News who bankrolls GOP? http://tpm.ly/bRykcA #
• @marcbernardin I'd pay to see that, esp. if it had a scene with him playing poker and talkin' shit with other Black Best Friend characters. #
• Marvel's CHAOS WAR reminds me a little of the climax to Grant Morrison's Mageddon storyline in JLA. #
• Check out this video preview of World Of Hurt's theme song. #webcomic http://fb.me/HbRvwsuJ #
• Missing the return of the Madeline Smith facial expression of the day is what you get for not following @teamsmithy. #early#ff #
• They've returned? Huzzah! RT @teamsmithy Your Madeline Smith facial expression of the day (No. 56 in a series) http://yfrog.com/6ex05j #
• WATCH: Incredible Chase! Bear Hunts Bison Down A Highway http://huff.to/9EpeHK via @huffingtonpost #
• WORLD OF HURT Clip of the Day: Dennis Edwards – Don't Look Any Further ft. Siedah Garrett http://t.co/G87HP6s via @youtube #
• World of Hurt goes to church.#webcomic http://fb.me/Lr2xWmeC #
• @cophotog Would an ASCAP-type system where newspapers charge for-profit blogs, not the consumer, for linking to their content be feasible? in reply to cophotog #
• @julianlytle Not a Kirby "gadget," per se, but how about "Funky Flashdrive?" in reply to julianlytle #
• In this week's episode, we take it to CHURCH! http://www.worldofhurtonline.com #webcomics #blaxploitation #
• Anyone who makes the claim that Party X is going to control Congress for the next generation needs to learn to shut the fuck up. #
• Congrats to Tim Scott, the first GOP Rep. from the South since Reconstruction. You're the GOP's new "Black friend." #
• @cully_hamner is much more gracious than I am about the GOP wins, but he's biased toward the country going "RED." #

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• #icantlivewithout seeing Keith Olbermann on TV with his Vendetta against O'Reilly and "Fawkes" News. #trendingtopicwhore #
• @invisiblecinema Have I tried to sell you on my #Blaxploitation webcomic yet? If so, forgive my redundant hustle. http://www.worldofhurtonline.com #
• @bluesatch The Devil, you say! Thanks for the support! #
• Who's more "fair and balanced?":MSNBC which suspends Olbermann for donating to Dems or Fox News who bankrolls GOP? http://tpm.ly/bRykcA #
• @marcbernardin I'd pay to see that, esp. if it had a scene with him playing poker and talkin' shit with other Black Best Friend characters. #
• Marvel's CHAOS WAR reminds me a little of the climax to Grant Morrison's Mageddon storyline in JLA. #
• Check out this video preview of World Of Hurt's theme song. #webcomic http://fb.me/HbRvwsuJ #
• Missing the return of the Madeline Smith facial expression of the day is what you get for not following @teamsmithy. #early#ff #
• They've returned? Huzzah! RT @teamsmithy Your Madeline Smith facial expression of the day (No. 56 in a series) http://yfrog.com/6ex05j #
• WATCH: Incredible Chase! Bear Hunts Bison Down A Highway http://huff.to/9EpeHK via @huffingtonpost #
• WORLD OF HURT Clip of the Day: Dennis Edwards – Don't Look Any Further ft. Siedah Garrett http://t.co/G87HP6s via @youtube #
• World of Hurt goes to church.#webcomic http://fb.me/Lr2xWmeC #
• @cophotog Would an ASCAP-type system where newspapers charge for-profit blogs, not the consumer, for linking to their content be feasible? in reply to cophotog #
• @julianlytle Not a Kirby "gadget," per se, but how about "Funky Flashdrive?" in reply to julianlytle #
• In this week's episode, we take it to CHURCH! http://www.worldofhurtonline.com #webcomics #blaxploitation #
• Anyone who makes the claim that Party X is going to control Congress for the next generation needs to learn to shut the fuck up. #
• Congrats to Tim Scott, the first GOP Rep. from the South since Reconstruction. You're the GOP's new "Black friend." #
• @cully_hamner is much more gracious than I am about the GOP wins, but he's biased toward the country going "RED." #

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I was invited by Samax Amen of GhettoManga.com to contribute to the upcoming issue of his magazine which will feature a Luke Cage theme.  Luke Cage is experiencing a revival of sorts in recent years, mostly thanks to the Brian Michael Bendis featuring him so prominently in his Avengers books, especially in New Avengers where Stuart Immonen is killing it – absolutely KILLING it – on art.  Although I have a couple nits to pick with some of the choices Bendis has made in terms of Luke Cage’s character, New Avengers is the two comic books that I faithfully pick up on the racks these days.  (Chris Samnee and Roger Landridge’s Thor: The Mighty Avenger being the other.)

While these days, though, Cage is rocking the default Big-Bald-Black-Guy-With-A-Goatee look, for most of us, original recipe, Afro, tiara and butterfly collar sportin’ Luke Cage is where it’s at.

- JEP

• The best part about the GREEN LANTERN trailer is that when in costume, Ryan Reynold's hair looks like Gil Kane drew it. #
• Falcon, come out and PLAAAY-AAAY! 'Heroes For Hire' #1 Exclusive Preview http://aol.it/czMbQz via @AOL #
• @matthewjsini Re: The "great panel on blaxploitation this morning!" Is it available online? #
• Must'a hit a POThole! RT @thestate Swaying trailer leads to discovery of 1.5+ tons of pot on I-77 in Columbia: http://bit.ly/a4dStO #rimshot #
• Check out today's sketchblog of Luke Cage! #webcomic http://fb.me/Jzfx9aoV #
• Sketchblog tomorrow, featuring Luke Cage! #
• @rhodeislander I don't remember the SEIU demonizing Hispanics or pressing to amend the Constitution to suppress their vote. C'mon, son! #
• Hispanic voters may turn against GOP for attacking them, but how strong will they support Dems if Dems don't stand up for them? Ditto LGBTs. #
• RT @AMERICAblog: There is such a thing as 'the Latino vote' — and GOP should be scared http://bt.io/GIlm #
• Watching Obama "confront" the GOP on any issue is like watching Kevin Nash v. Hulk Hogan in the "Fingerpoke of Doom" match. #
• @thepbg I think the #Blaxploitation webcomic, WORLD OF HURT, might be up your alley. http://www.worldofhurtonline.com #thehardsell #aintsubtle #
• I'm diggin' @thepbg's insights on #Blaxploitation. RT @thepbg: Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack was the antithesis of the plot of of "Superfly". #
• I'm posting a sketchblog tomorrow, featuring everyone's favorite hero for hire. Just in time for (sweet) Christmas… #
• It's Wednesday! #webcomic http://fb.me/JxmwKUQY #
• New WORLD OF HURT strip is up: Episode 9 – "Pistol Packin' Mama" http://tinyurl.com/32strrp #Blaxploitation #webcomics #
• Listening to James Brown's "It's A New Day." #

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In my last Sketchblog entry, I mentioned that one of the two comics that I currently collect on a monthly basis was Thor: The Mighty Avenger by Chris Samnee and Roger Landridge.  Well, this week, I learned that my reading list was cut in half after Marvel cancelled Thor: The Mighty Avenger.  I am confident Landridge and Samnee will find work on other books very soon.  Landridge worked creative alchemy with The Muppet Show comic book by adapting the television program’s quirky vaudeville/variety show format to the printed page.  I am envious of Samnee’s speed,versatility and high-contrast style.  As I said once before, Samnee is one of Alex Toth’s spiritual heirs and he keeps blowing the curve for the rest of us out there.

Comics Alliance is holding a contest in honor of the lamented, nearly departed Thor series in which it is inviting artist of all stripes to contribute some token of their appreciation for the book that is leaving us all too soon.  Here’s my humble entry.  Enjoy!

- JEP