PEACE Prize

“Instead of entering a millennium of peace, the world is now, in many ways, a more dangerous place. The greater ease of travel and communication has not been matched by equal understanding and mutual respect,” he said.

“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.”

He urged respect for the United Nations and said the United States, as the last superpower, has “not assumed that super strength guarantees super wisdom.”

Carter accepts Nobel Peace Prize

NEW YORK (CNN) — Marvel Comics plans to break new ground in the comic book industry by introducing the first openly gay title character in a comic book.

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There haven’t been? I’m sure that’s a false statement. Perhaps the first for Marvel, but there are tons of indie and underground titles that have that. 😛

Hell, look at the amazing Strangers In Paradise, which stars a lesbian as one of its main characters. It is one of the most successful and well written comics on the market. I was just rereading it last night before sleeping, and it’s really a great story!

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