Demystifying the Uncanny X-Men: Issue 1

Join me on a reread of the Uncanny X-Men and we’ll uncover many mysteries, such as what the X-Men really stand for, and whether or not Iceman’s actually gay. It’s September 1963. Mary Kay invests her last $5,000 in an upstart cosmetics corporation, risking it all. The first ever 30 minute broadcast of CBS Evening NewsContinue reading “Demystifying the Uncanny X-Men: Issue 1”

Treating “Official” Fan Fiction From The Comic Industry Like It’s Fan Fiction

What follows is the original version of my article that can now be found on FandomPulse. No matter how much officially sanctioned garbage gets dumped on a tried-and-true franchise, some core stories are so good that no amount of corporate-approved dog-piling could ever ruin my enjoyment of them. You can give Wolverine boobs, show RogueContinue reading “Treating “Official” Fan Fiction From The Comic Industry Like It’s Fan Fiction”

Different Interpretations are Okay (part 3)

Comic books have always been political. That’s their argument. They push it even further by saying all art is political, and they’ll cherry-pick specific comic book panels to gaslight you into believing that every single title you’ve ever enjoyed is–and always has been–propagandized, all to get you to shut up and swallow Current Year propaganda.Continue reading “Different Interpretations are Okay (part 3)”

Different Interpretations are Okay (part 2)

YouTube personality “Az” of HeelvsBabyface recently said modern AAA game studios are “boring”. He’s right. They have nothing left to say. Nothing new, anyway. Nothing you don’t constantly see repeated on TV commercials or in Hollywood movies. The “brave” political statements you’re seeing in AAA games are the same stale statements you see spewed fromContinue reading “Different Interpretations are Okay (part 2)”