I Fight By The Side Of The Fantastic Four

There has been some speculation at Unfogged recently, regarding the nature of Jacob Levy's fanboyishness, and the nature of my superpowers (see comments). Naturally this reminded me of just how lame Invisible Girl is. She has to be told what to do in every situation by one of the male characters. Typical thought-bubbled musings from FF ish 41: "It's like a terrible nightmare! We're being menaced by the Frightful Four again! I've got to help Reed and Johnny--but how??" I don't know, lady, maybe you should consider turning invisible and using your fucking force field, for a change? Must Ben Grimm, the Gentle Jewish Giant of Gneiss, guide your every move?

John had a 7-11 Slurpee cup of Invisible Girl as a child, on which she proudly claimed: "I fight by the side of the Fantastic Four!" Or ... the Fantastic Three, maybe? Because, you see...aw, forget it. [I've still got it. See iss. number - Aw, hell, see all my issues. - ed.]

But now, in what is possibly the most daringly dramatic development in the field of contemporary confectionary, Belle's new powers can be revealed. Yes, I have the power to bake and decorate a cake that looks just like Wonder Woman. Look, and be amazed.

We had a very DC birthday around here, courtesy of the ancient, dusty Wonder Woman cake set I found mouldering on the top shelf of a strangely untrafficked Singapore baking store. 1978, people. Was it just a coincidence...or something more? Don't miss the gripping finale of this great team-up adventure next issue! Thrills, spills, and sock-em, rock-em, action! All this and more awaits you in the upcoming action-packed pixels of John and Belle Have a Blog--now, more than ever, your kind of blog!!!!!! [see you there--ed.]

Comments

[Brey]

Didn't she "grow up" to be the Invisible Woman like Superboy/Superman? Also, I think I remember some period of time when she took over the FF as leader. Not that she hasn't been portrayed as passive most of the time. Just wondering if that's the past. Or, maybe it was just when Levy was writing the comic but I'm not that big a fan to know who wrote what when.

[Jacob T. Levy]

"when Levy was writing the comic?" Whu...?

I don't think there was ever the kind of big dramatic Break With Childhood that Superboy had-- and she was, of course, much older than Superboy to start with. But yes, as Marvel gradually became embarrassed by the portrayal Belle rightly mocks, Sue did take to calling herself Invisible Woman.

Hee... love the cake.

[baa]

She has Ben Grimm's arms...

[harvestbird]

WW looks much more passive on the box illustration than on the cake. Pink she may be, but I'd wager that fist is raised to strike, which makes that the first cake featuring a woman in assault position I've ever seen. Excellent.

[Bob]

Invisibility and food in the same post! Did you see this week's Science Times? A Natalie Angier story on transparent animals. Relevant quote:

No matter how they make the bulk of themselves disappear, transparent animals must deal with two functions that are hard to hide - eating and seeing. Food that is being digested does not line up in well-ordered, potentially crystalline stacks, and what good does it do to have a windowpane frame if dinner is on widescreen view inside?

Many transparent animals tackle the problem by having as minimalist a gut as possible. "They make it into a tiny sphere that actually casts a very small shadow," Dr. Johnsen said. "That's how we find these animals. We look for strange little globes floating in the water."

Other marine spirits have needle-shape stomachs tethered to muscles that, regardless of the animal's orientation, keep the pin gut pointed up and down, almost shadow free.

Eyes are also hard to disguise....

[Mom]

As I remember, you dressed like Wonder Woman one very early Halloween. Or was that Mighty Isis?

Fantastic cake. Actually stunning. How did you decide which part to cut 1st and who got the power pieces? The head?