Steph is a 2011 graduate of Gettysburg College (majored in history, minored in Civil War Era studies) and current graduate student at Pratt Institute (library science with a focus in Archival Studies) who loves baseball, anime, writing, drawing, Rogue Squadron, cars (and Top Gear), comedy (especially its history and, naturally, the British variety) and her cats and Old English Sheepdogs. Fond of Stanford even though she doesn't go there. Has Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism. Created the 30-Day Baseball Meme. One time she made a music video about Buster Keaton's love affair with trains. Since she's an archivist-in-training, she often preserves things on her own. See her scans here.
Author of the webcomic The Historians, the excuse to draw dead comedians called Comedian Heaven, and Londinium, a novel in the making set in 1863 London. Scriptwriter for the webcomic Home By Now, a story about time travel, music, history and general hijinks (meet the incredible artist here!).
Very occasionally posts about herself when she's not posting about baseball, dead people, Top Gear or her pets.
I am 100% serious about those plushies I mentioned earlier and I 100% suck at sewing.
… Frey, you might be able to do it?
hi my name is frey, i sew
whatcha need O:
(@alex thanks!!!)
This is going to sound…
Oh gosh, if you’re willing to take this on I’d be so glad! Seriously! (What do you usually make plushies of, by the way? This is out of pure curiosity.)
fleece is my go-to fabric :D
Oh gosh, soft! If you feel like you’ve found a good pattern let me know!
Oh my God, I should totally try to make those. I can tie knots well, at least, so that’ll definitely be easier for me than sewing!
Yeah, that’s my philosophy too at this point in my life. I just wish more people taught their kids not to judge other people’s lifestyles these days.
I still go to Toys R Us, too. Eeeeyup. And sometimes Hot Topic.
TOYS R US IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS WHERE THEY SELL ACTION FIGURES. I also have this habit of going to the toy aisle in dollar stores and grabbing as many crappy “action figures” as I can fit in my basket/currently afford because they’re HILARIOUS.
amen
I really think the world would be happier if people didn’t judge each other for enjoying things. Nobody should side-eye people for learning what they want to learn or going to Toys R Us even if they’re 24 (aka me) or dressing how they like or…yeah.
Ugh, so sorry, feel better!
Thank you! <3 I should feel better soon.
I hope you feel better soon. I know that being productive is important to you, but it’s also necessary to let your body get the rest it needs. All the best, Steph.
please feel better :(
Thank you, both of you. <3 I definitely overworked myself yesterday and my body’s making me pay for it now. I’ll probably be better soon!
This maybe a dumb question, but uh….why isn’t your homegirl Mabel in there? Or have you personally already taken care of that yourself?
Mabel’s actually the first one on the CH list right here. I got the magical girls idea when I was trying to come up with a CH chapter to feature the girls, and whilst I didn’t go with the idea it’s still going to appear as a short at some point.
Then I branched out into serious actors and the idea ran away.
I just checked the list and somehow she’s not there yet! I’ll add her in the morning when I’m back on my computer.
Do you care how ‘big’ the suggestions are? Or is any star big or small included?
Anyone can reblog the post and add suggestions! Besides, the more the post gets around, the more artists we’ll find for the project.
Nah, they just came to mind. I’d also suggest: Marion Davies, Edna Purviance, Mary Philbin, and Olive Thomas. If you want more Silent Ladies in there.
I’ve got Edna on the Comedian Heaven list due to her work with Charlie (even though she did some lovely dramatic work too), but I’ll add the others ASAP!
Vivien Leigh! Don’t forget her!
Are you on the AFI top stars list? Because I’ve been trying to grab the people there that aren’t here yet.
Two others that come to mind: Rita Hayworth and Ava Gardner.
Added! Adding Ingrid Bergman too.
I’m actually surprise Judy Garland isn’t in there!
Somehow I forgot her and nobody suggested her! We’ll have to add her to the list!
dude, that sounds like a great zine idea. Maybe you should take on guest collaborators too (hinthint) (or not, it’s your thing do whatever)
OH MY GOD PLEASE JOIN ME IT WOULD BE SO FUN
(I’m currently taking a break from comic work to try to design Louise Brooks’s magical girl outfit, too, go figure.)
