Recently I’ve been spending a lot more time in comic book and super hero spaces. Despite being a low-key (and occasionally high-key) fan of a few different franchises for years, those kinds of spaces were not great to navigate as a kid or teen femme-presenting person. As an adult, I don’t give as many shits,… Continue reading How Comics Expose Our Expectations Around Critical Analysis
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
About a decade ago, I had this online gaming pal who was only getting into Harry Potter as an adult via the movies and some of the games. They knew I had not only read the books but knew them in pretty intricate detail. It was one of my primary fandoms as a kid well… Continue reading When Canon Gets Remolded in Our Image
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