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Tag Archives: comic book culture
When the reaction to calling out racism is… More racism?
It’s been two months and I still get the best reactions to my post “Dear Comic Fans: We Get it. You’re racist and racebending scares you.” And by best, I mean that I get some of the most condescending and willfully … Continue reading
Dear Comic Fans: We Get it. You’re racist and racebending scares you.
Why are comic book fans so darn mad when a comic book character gets the racebending treatment?
For the most part, comic book fans are so very predictable when it comes to race.
Nothing pisses comic fans off more than a historically white character being racebent and therefore turned into a character of color or when a character of color takes over a legacy title (Like Superman, Spider-Man, or Ms. Marvel). Continue reading
Friday Four: 3/14 – 3/20
This week’s post is pretty heavy on the social justice even though it’s also about comic books and video games. A lot happened in comics and in social justice and I started paying attention to more of the things being … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Four
Tagged arkham knight, batgirl, comic book culture, DC Comics, fandom, joker month, online harassment
[Rant] Let’s get rid of gatekeepers in comic book culture
As a long-time comics fan and someone with a very extensive comic book collection (in print and in digital form), one of my least favorite experiences is having to deal with gatekeepers in comic book culture — creators, fellow fans, and comic store … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged comic book culture, fandom, gatekeeping
