Speaking of ‘LXG’, as the kids call it, that books creator, Alan Moore created our number eight hero, from the pages of America’s Best Comics. Gifted with “the power to make an entrance”, as well as a diaphanous costume with no undergarments, Laurel Lakeland serves as one of the odder heroes of ABC. The fact that her name is also used for one of the fairies in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is, if I know Moore, not coincidental.
Once upon a time, there was a young nerd from the Midwest, who loved Matter-Eater Lad and the McKenzie Brothers... If pop culture were a maze, Matthew would be the Minotaur at its center. Were it a mall, he'd be the Food Court. Were it a parking lot, he’d be the distant Cart Corral where the weird kids gather to smoke, but that’s not important right now... Matthew enjoys body surfing (so long as the bodies are fresh), writing in the third person, and dark-eyed women. Amongst his weaponry are such diverse elements as: Fear! Surprise! Ruthless efficiency! An almost fanatical devotion to pop culture! And a nice red uniform.
