In our last x-chat, we discussed the whereabouts of one Douglas Ramsay, a mutant who died poorly and has never really recovered well from that. This time around, the X-Men Book Club subject is a man who lives poorly. Alex Summers, brother of Scott. Codename: Havok. He… dab pic.twitter.com/DA3mVeaY8v — The glamour clown from Clowny…
Remembering St. Mark’s Comics: Transitioning In the Comic Shop
It’s early 2018. A middle-aged woman wanders into St Mark’s Comics looking to buy a book for her teenage son who likes Marvel movies. I pick out a couple trades featuring the Avengers and Spider-Man and tell her why I like them and she buys one and thanks me. She asks if I’ve ever worked…
Breaking Down the Mysterious #MarvelComics Line-Up
Ah, Marvel! When you’re not queerbaiting us with your films, you’re disappointing us with hires and including violent exploitative trans panic deaths in your flagship books. But for some reason–it’s a mix of nostalgia, endless optimism, and the incredible roster of characters–we still stick around, and as it was a day ending in Y, Wednesday,…
