Cursed Pirate Girl

One of the nice things about Dragon*Con (of which I have yet to post anything about here) is the opportunity to discover new things to obsess over. One of the nicer discoveries I made was the comic Cursed Pirate Girl, by Jeremy Bastian.

His artwork caught my eye as I was perusing the comics artist alley, and I ended up walking away with the first issue. It is an epic fantasy tale of a young privileged girl who befriends another girl who claims to be the daughter of a great pirate. The young pirate girl also has a terrible curse on her, as the title suggests.
The comic is gorgeously illustrated with intricate, detailed line work, that is remarkably drawn at the same scale it is printed at. It's a very old fashioned style that is perfectly suited to the story.

Lego Pirate Cake!

Joe and Tara have outdone themselves with their latest cake creation.

Behold the Lego Pirate!

Shiver Me Timbers!

Avast, me hearties! Unless yer brain be addled, ye know what day this is. Of course, it be International Talk Like A Pirate Day! So unless ye want t'other Jack Tars thinkin' yer a bilge-sucking blaggard, ye best be makin' with yer best "Yo-ho's" and "Yaargh's", or ol' Jack Ketch will have ye smartly dancin' the hempen jig. Savvy?

I Must Start Hoarding Rum In Preparation

"YARR" vs. "..."

Pirates or Ninjas? Old question, new way to decide.
I threw my hat (or should I say "hood") in with the Ninjas. A contraversial dicision, to be sure. The reason I listed:
"Ninjas are allowed to mingle in normal society because no one dare screw with them, whereas pirates are always chased out of town and forced to live on "Pirate Island" which is basically just a huge pile of other pirates that are too drunk or dead to move."
In addition to being true, this reason is very practical and not at all the only reason I could have given. You can also consider general mobility. A ninja crawls along ceilings and can fit through any space large enough to accommodate his head. In comparison, Pirates scamper around awkwardly due to bowleggedness (the scurvy). And, if Disney is any judge, apparently most pirates are afflicted with some sort of terrible curse which can completely ruin your enjoyment of apples or make mollusks grow out of your face.
Also, ninja swords are infinitely cooler.
And they can really wail on the electric guitar.