It's Thursday, I am very tired (and that's OK, dammit,) let's get some superhero-y comics-y goodness!
Super Proud
The current Superman, Jonathan Kent - son of the OG, Clark, because legacy shenanigans - is Bisexual, and now his dad knows too.
Yep, Superman came out to his dad, and introduced Clark to his boyfriend
Good on you, Jonny boy. (And good on DC for sticking steadfast to the rep.)
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Awesome Graphic Novel Reviews
- Kit @ Metaphors & Moonlight reviews M/M, YA, parnormal-y, graphic novel Blackwater
- Danika Ellis @ The Lesbrary reviews F/F witchy graphic novel Doughnuts and Doom
- Maggie @ The Lesbrary reviews F/F (with Trans rep.) DC comics YA graphic novel Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
The Toxic Masculinity Villain
Eileen Gonzalez @ Book Riot takes a look at the odd comic-book history of Marvel comics villain Mahkizmo*
- a warrior from a possible distant dystopian future where men have oppressed women even more than they did in the 1970s, when he first appeared in comics.
*link CWs: abduction, implied forced marriage and potential sexual violence, general violence
He's the walking embodiment of toxic masculinity - that's his whole thing.
He sounds a lot like some of the deluded women-hating internet guys of the current era. I don't know whether that makes it funnier or sadder, tbh.
And it seems only appropriate that he seems to not know where exactly babies come from for a good portion of his history 😂
Shameless Self-Promo Time
- Over on Medium, I talked about the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas special, and how much I love Madisynn from She-Hulk
...Or you can check out last week's CWU, right here on Dora Reads, where the talky-talk first appeared.
- Last week's Friday Fics Fix featured Bucky Barnes having to deal with some shady government stuff, and Sam Wilson chasing his cyborg posterior across the USA
- And October's Month In Review(s) post has all of my superhero-y posts, and all of the rest of 'em too!
What do you think of Mahkizmo? Do you have a favourite love-to-hate villain?
Talk to me! 😅💬
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My favourite love to hate villain is Homelander from the comic series The Boys. He is a horrible, awful, misogynistic and downright terrible villain and I relish every time he doesn't get his way.
ReplyDeleteLol, sounds like he and Mahkizmo would get along like a house on fire - they'd probably start their own little woman-hating club. As much as I like a complex villain, sometimes it's just nice to have someone who's undeniably The Bad Guy to root against!
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