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I am but a simple bricklayer looking to use these golden bricks to build the foundation of the future.
Me to my girlfriend this morning while discussing plans for the future. 

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They each accused each other of self-promotion (Velvet: “Let’s separate fact from fiction: Who is dressed as a superhero right now at a radio station calling out a fictitious villain?” Jones: “I don’t think I promoted anything today, except maybe you, which is sad.”) before they got down to brass tacks. Would Velvet, who reportedly works a day job as a wedding photographer, agree to a debate/fight with Jones, a former mixed martial arts champion? “Well, it depends,” Velvet said. “Does he have body odor? I heard he has body odor.” (via Phoenix Jones Calls Rex Velvet ‘The Kim Kardashian of Villains,’ Challenges Nemesis to a Duel - Seattle News - The Daily Weekly)

They each accused each other of self-promotion (Velvet: “Let’s separate fact from fiction: Who is dressed as a superhero right now at a radio station calling out a fictitious villain?” Jones: “I don’t think I promoted anything today, except maybe you, which is sad.”) before they got down to brass tacks. Would Velvet, who reportedly works a day job as a wedding photographer, agree to a debate/fight with Jones, a former mixed martial arts champion? “Well, it depends,” Velvet said. “Does he have body odor? I heard he has body odor.” (via Phoenix Jones Calls Rex Velvet ‘The Kim Kardashian of Villains,’ Challenges Nemesis to a Duel - Seattle News - The Daily Weekly)

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt officially filed for pre-packaged bankruptcy Monday morning, citing debts and liabilities of over $1 billion. The filing is part of a restructuring of its finances that will cut its debt by $3.1 billion largely by having its lenders exchange debt for equity.
Houghton Mifflin Files for Bankruptcy

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The definitive history of the United Federation of Planets, the intergalactic democracy that governs the Star Trek universe – is one for the books, and now it is… a book. Written by David A. Goodman and featuring illustrations by Joe Corroney, Mark McHaley, Cat Staggs and Jeff Carlisle, Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years will be released on November 20, 2012, by becker&mayer! and 47North. Goodman served as a writer-consulting producer on Star Trek: Enterprise and wrote the Trek-centric “Where No Fan Has Gone Before” episode of Futurama, while Corroney has illustrated numerous Star Trek comic book adventures. (via Star Trek Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years)

The definitive history of the United Federation of Planets, the intergalactic democracy that governs the Star Trek universe – is one for the books, and now it is… a book. Written by David A. Goodman and featuring illustrations by Joe Corroney, Mark McHaley, Cat Staggs and Jeff Carlisle, Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years will be released on November 20, 2012, by becker&mayer! and 47North. Goodman served as a writer-consulting producer on Star Trek: Enterprise and wrote the Trek-centric “Where No Fan Has Gone Before” episode of Futurama, while Corroney has illustrated numerous Star Trek comic book adventures. (via Star Trek Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years)

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It’s nice to see my work recognized as being worth something beyond the printed page, and it was very cool seeing Thanos up on the big screen. Joss Whedon and his crew did an excellent job on “The Avengers” movie and I look forward to the sequel, for obvious reasons. But this is the second film that had something I created for Marvel in it — the Infinity Gauntlet in “Thor” being the other – and both films I had to pay for my own ticket to see them. Financial compensation to the creators of these characters doesn’t appear to be part of the equation.
‘Avengers’ spoiler special: Mystery villain’s creator speaks out | Hero Complex – movies, comics, fanboy fare – latimes.com