See end for special deals and free offers from independent novelists. Last week, in the newest issue of Venom (as part of the Death Spiral event) Torment, a new villain, killed long maligned character Paul Rabin. And there was much rejoicing from the Spider-Man community. For those familiar, you’ve certainly developed your own opinions of… Continue reading In Defense of Paul Rabin
Check out the end for free books and special offers from indie authors. Join the newsletter to get a free short story, news, and updates on my work and releases. Fang FictionKate Stayman-L.ondonFantasy, Semi-Urban, Romance2024Prose Novel, Adult From Storygraph: “Tess Rosenbloom is no stranger to the dark. A grad school dropout and chronic insomniac, she… Continue reading Reading Highlights Q1 2026
Who is Venom? What is the Venom symbiote’s “name?” Why even ask this question? Why do we care? Because the fandom community around this character has very strong opinions around who and what “Venom” is. There’s a hostile undercurrent in regards to nomenclature that claims, with certainty, that only the bonded host and symbiote as… Continue reading You Can Call the Symbiote Venom: A Textual Analysis
With the recent addition of Deadpool to Marvel Rivals, my various queer comic subreddits have raised the question “is Deadpool ACTUALLY pansexual?” meaning is it “canonical.” Is it “in the comics?” And this raises the question of how do we do character analysis within an expansive, multi-contributor lore? The first two obvious and interconnected hurdles… Continue reading Deadpool Needs to Kiss a Dude for Real: The Shifty Nature of Canon
So we’re in the middle of an organized boycott of Disney products because of their response to government pressure to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Great cool. Kimmel’s back on the air as I write this, so it looks like it might have worked. But honestly, who knows! Yay government overreach! In those exact… Continue reading Media Piracy Isn’t Inherently Revolutionary, You Weirdos
With the new season coming out and the sort of emergence of the new DC movie continuity, I was like…oh, I should watch Peacemaker. I had seen The Suicide Squad and Creature Commandos, so it was an easy show to roll into, already being familiar with the character. Binged it up through the first episode… Continue reading Peacemaker: The Deconstruction of a Pathetic Asshole
For updates on my own books delivered to your inbox, sign up for your newsletter of choice. Queer Fantasy :: Sci-Fi Romance What Moves the DeadT. KingfisherHorror, Novella (2022) …as well as… “The Fall of the House of Usher”Edgar Allen PoeHorror, Short Story (1839) From Goodreads: When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood… Continue reading July Reads and Reviews (2025)
I’m a fantasy and science fiction writer, so, of course I study worldbuilding. As opposed to the worldbuilding itself, I rather like to examine the implementation of it. My favorite style tends to be “I’ll tell you what you need to know for the next little bit, then move on.” I don’t particularly for long… Continue reading The Summer of Capes and Worldbuilding
If I talk about a “graphic novel” vs a “comic” in a very casual way, you’d probably generally understand what kind of distinction I’m trying to make there. At the same time, comic book writers haven’t always had a positive interaction with the term “graphic novel.” Alan Moore is famous for relegating it to a… Continue reading We Need the Term Graphic Novel to Actually Mean Something
Check the end for promos, free books, and special sales from the Bookfunnel community of indie authors. For updates on my own books delivered to your inbox, sign up for your newsletter of choice. Queer Fantasy :: Sci-Fi Romance Surfing Samurai RobotsMel GildenScience Fiction, Cyperpunk, Satire Lite (1988) From Goodreads: They have the agility of surfers and… Continue reading June Reads and Reviews
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