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Posts tagged Barda
Favorite DC Couple’s Tournament - Canon Quarterfinals Matches 1 and 2
The winner of Wednesday’s matches were Wally and Linda Park West and Stephanie Brown and Tim Drake. That means there are just 8 couples left in the canon tournament! We’ll have two semi’s today and two Monday. I’ll put up a post in a bit about what happens now through Thursday! But first, here are the first two matches!
Lois Lane and Superman
Green Arrow and Black Canary!
And
Big Barda and Mr. Miracle
vs.
Kate Kane/Batwoman and Renee Montoya
Voting is open until 8:30 EST Today.
It’s Shark Week!
It’s Shark Week and to celebrate I’ll be showing you some of great moments with comics ladies and sharks.
First up the Battling Barda Free!
Result: Barda 1, Shark 0
Have some Barda, tumblr
This is one of the loveliest portraits of Barda I’ve come across. Very nice.
I beginning to suspect that no one draws a more magnificent Barda than Steve Rude.
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrdddddddddaaaaaaaa.
That is all.
DC Retroactive - JLA the 90s
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art and cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
It’s time to “Bwah Ha Ha” all over again as this classic JLA team tells a lost tale from one of the JLA’s most popular eras. The Injustice Gang is back! Not the truly menacing, more recent incarnation, but their not-so competent predecessors. Still, when they stumble upon a device they should never be allowed to have, the results might prove more disastrous than if they actually knew what they were doing! A previously released story from the era rounds out the issue.
ONE-SHOT • On sale AUGUST 24 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrddddddddddaaaaaaaaaaa!
The most memorable moments in DC history for women: Nominee #25
This moment has special meaning to me because it was one of the first things I posted about when getting into comic culture. And, plus, it is awesome. I am very happy to have Vanessa Gabriel of the terrific blog Girls Gone Geek as my guest poster for this moment.
The Female Furies vs. Barda by Tom Scioli
I really like this very Kirby-esque Barda commission by Tom.
October Madness: Elite 8 match-ups # 1 and 2
It’s on. And it’s painful. Tomorrow there will be two concurrent matches. Voting will open at 7:30AM EST and close at 6pm EST. The winners will go on to the Final Four. The losers will not. Wednesday the next two pairs will compete. And here are tomorrow’s matches:
Match-up #1:
Match-up #2:
Results: October Madness Semi-finals: Match-up #4
Today’s match of Power Girl and Barda was even for a time, but then one woman pulled ahead to win and that woman was
Barda Free. Barda moves on to the next round. Come back tomorrow for Batgirl vs. Black Canary, it should be a fun one!
The inspiration for Big Barda
Most comic fans know that Jack Kirby based Big Barda on the actress Lainie Kazan. Kazan is a singer and actress who had gotten her start as Barbra Streisand’s understudy on Broadway. Kirby saw a picture of Kazan in a 1970 issue of Playboy magazine. What you may not have seen are the pictures that inspired Kirby to create Barda. This is a page from Jack Kirby Collector #49 and was written by Sean Kleefeld.
He makes a good case for the dress Kazan is wearing being an inspiration for Barda’s costume.
And if you really want to see the nude photo that was in the original Playboy article, Google is your friend.
October Madness Semi-finals: round 4 is open for voting
It’s Big Barda vs. Power Girl. The poll are open until 8PM EST. Please, no ballot stuffing.
October Madness Semi-finals: Match-up #4
It’s a big one! Voting starts 8am EST tomorrow.
In this corner a women who never spares the rod. A woman who knows a loving relationship with mutual respect is a miracle. A woman who laughs at oncoming tanks
Barda Free.
And in the other corner, a woman with a powerful punch. A woman who refuses to be just window dressing. A woman who subscribes to the management style of lead, follow or get out of the way
Power Girl.
October Madness: Results of the 4th match-up to pick the most kick ass DC Woman
Big Barda Free won with an whopping 74% of the vote. And poor Artemis doesn’t even have Wonder Woman to comfort her.
Tomorrow is Batwoman vs. Mera. Voting was way down today. Spread the word for tomorrow!
My little Barda
Since I showed an Artemis Barbie doll this morning, I’ve got to give equal time to her worthy opponent. So I present to you this:
This is from the magical hand of Jodi Moisan who takes My Little Pony figures and makes them so much better than they have a right to be. There are so many adorable pieces on her web site, go check them out. Here’s my favorite:
October Madness: round four is open for voting
Artemis vs. Big Barda. Upsets can happen so make sure you vote for your favorite. Voting ends at 8pm EST.
