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
Pride month means all my queer comic and comic adjacent subReddits are talking canon sexuality among Marvel characters, particularly the Marvel Rivals cast. And I do have to express a level of chagrin that people are boxing it into “gay, straight, bi” because like…asexual? Split theory of attraction? Whatever.One of the big points of discussion,… Continue reading The Bi-Vestigation of Eddie Brock
Last week, the next installment in the Dragon Age franchise released, Dragon Age: The Veilguard. I'm a huge fan of the series and the studio that makes the franchise. Now the video game community, as a whole, has a really high capacity for what really comes down to just…idiocy, honestly. It's been a problem pretty… Continue reading Cultural Conservatism and the Collapse of Media Critique
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