What does in-game bigotry say about us as a society?
I was playing Skyrim the other night, and I noticed that there were some things in the game that reflected a lot of what has been going on recently in the United States of [...]
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Can American Comic Book Icons Make America Great Again?
It’s hard to be a comic book fan and a racist at the same time. Yes, yes, I know, 98.8 percent of comic book heroes have traditionally been white and only in recent years [...]
Current Events and Geekdom – A Reason for Apathy and Anxiety
I’ve been absent for a bit to do a little reassessing of life and goals. Recent political events have certainly been a cause for concern for some and outright fear for [...]
Mr. Perez, Thank you so much
I have been trying to find the words regarding George Perez’s news of curtailing his con schedule and shutting down his social media site and I am so bummed. It’s [...]
The White Washing of the Ancient One – Doctor Strange’s Biggest Failure
Doctor Strange has become a blockbuster, pulling in over $332 million on opening weekend and becoming the top IMAX opening on record. Reviews have been positive with high [...]
Get Out – Trailer Response
“Every Black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak job interview.” – Dave Chappelle, 2005. When I went to the National Museum of [...]
Luke Cage and “Blackness” – Why Race is Important
Netflix’s Luke Cage has become a phenomenon, like its predecessors Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Many people are talking about it, and while not everyone enjoyed the [...]
SNL adds another chapter to its complicated history with diversity
How a look at the Twitter history of SNL newcomer Melissa Villaseñor changed enthusiasm to disappointment. [...]
Real Talk on Blackface and Cosplay
Another recent incident that’s cropped up, yet another cosplayer in a foreign country in the name of ‘art’ has decided that they wanted to paint their skin emulating a [...]
Civil War II and What Comicdom Can’t Talk About
Cops get killed on a depressingly regular basis. You can easily find dashcam footage of this kind of tragedy (trigger warning–features murder caught on camera): a cop [...]
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