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That book got a younger me to draft a whole essay on the Yellow Peril Orientalism of both Moore and Ellis and the wider British Invasion movement (with the former two as case studies), especially given their license of wielding the whole phenomenon under the guise of 'critical assessment'. Lol.

I get it. I spent a large chunk of my life being defined by my fandoms. People, and the world at large are more important than pop culture. If Star Wars or Harry Potter is more important to you than all these things, you really need to do some reflecting. Other things matter more.

“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.” So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.

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Lobdell, the previous Red Hood author, stayed on for SIX. YEARS. after admiting to sexually harassing a colleague at a panel in 2013. it only took further allegations of grooming in 2019 for them to finally boot him off the comic

what is with this devotion these people have to the idea that someone completely misaligned in profession, objectives, and expertise can only improve the outcome? this is the centrist pundit version of putting a Republican in the cabinet.

The extent to which anti intellectualism has become normalized is insane. Yeah man let's peer review and also throw in a review by some random asshole. "This cake is pretty good but you should've mixed in some dog shit."

The Newsom argument is "maybe if we sacrifice reliable Dem voting populations like queers in order to appeal to Republicans, we'll win" This has generally not been a winning strategy for Democrats in recent history

2 new pages from SHUSH-The Otherside. (CW: Corpse Burning, Blood, Violence) Jim Harbor built the story around a mirrored panel structure. The Red & Blue sides are reflected before ultimately being united. Ryan Tavarez executed the layouts to work as either a traditional comic page or a webtoon.

Comic art from SHUSH- The Otherside by Jim Harbor, Ryan Tavarez, Lex Alemán & Lunia García
1. That night, the Blue and Red rebels dance and feast around a bonfire. The Red Soldier and Blue Soldier embrace as allies and friends.
2. The rebels throw the bodies of the nobles into the fire and continue to dance around them.
3. Red and Blue rebels throw the golden treasure that the nobles had and melt it down in large furnaces.
4. A rebel worker hammers the melted-down treasure into weapons.