I base my fashion sense on what doesn’t itch.

Right now, you may be thinking to yourself, “Why on Earth would Jill be posting a picture of Elle Magazine with Jessica Simpson on the cover? I see nothing nerdy here whatsoever.” Don’t click away yet folks! There’s a good reason. I’m in it!

Bullock and I had a nice chat about all things nerdy including the NY Comic Con. She and her friend had braved the con for the first time this year dressed in their own fashion-savvy superheroine creations, Zapgirl and The Nudinator. After a momentary freak-out about how they were going out in public, they relaxed once they realized they were walking into a whole new world where dressing ridiculous is considered absolutely normal. 

“For the next three hours, people shout, ‘Zapgirl! Yeah’ and ‘You guys are awesome!’ TV microphones are poked in our faces; the parents of shy adolescents push their reluctant progeny into photos with us,” writes Bullock in the article “Supersize Me”. As you know, costuming is no joke at cons which is why I wasn’t surprised when she told me she’d been asked several times what her powers where and what galaxy she was from. 

I wasn’t sure exactly when the article would run or if I would definitely wind up in the final piece so I’ve kept it relatively quite. Now that I know I’m shouting it to the world! A big thank you to Maggie Bullock for including me. Unfortunately it’s not online but if you want to check it out I’ve got a paragraph in the two-page story (page 483) in the September issue which is in stores now. There’s no picture of me but hey, I just got myself mentioned in an international magazine! I think that’s pretty damn cool. Next step, 6-page spread shot by David LaChapelle or Gilles Bensimon. Ok, maybe I’ll settle for a mention in a DC Nation column someday. :-)