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they/he | chances are I read something like that in an X-men comic | gave Carly Rae Jepsen a sword on 05.02.23 ⚔️
Mortal Kombat II Though an improvement on the first one (especially re: characterization), this one's still too disjointed. It doesn't help that most of the (admittedly well choreographed) fights are brought down by horrible CGI and very akward shots. Kitana was pretty great though! loved her!
A while ago I thrifted this very colorful VERY oversized shirt and I decided to draw it
Earthbound Beginnings This one borders on hostile: the learning curve was unforgiving and the game kind of doesn't communicate lots of things you need to do. Despite (or because of) that, there is so much charm and intent to its narrative design and atmosphere, I wouldn't change anything about it.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream There's no bigger indulgence in life than having your friends, your boyfriend, and your favorite singers and fictional characters hang around in profoundly stupid situations. Do I wish the thing had more content? Yes. Am I having the time of my life? Also yes!
Comicbook fan who somehow forgot about Batman (featuring @betarayben.bsky.social)
Emma Frost: The White Queen There's a part of me that feels bad for not liking this more, but it seems to be trying to retcon in ideas and characters that just read ahistorical. There's a decent amount of the "whore for the male gaze vs respectably fabulous" dichotomy here, if you care about that.
Brat Pack Sometimes satire has like... way less to say than it actually thinks it does? Maybe I am failing to properly contextualize this one, but this comic veers way more towards excessive cruelty than towards articulate commentary about anything? It'd be dishonest to say I hated it but also 🤷
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History A detailed and fun throughline of the ways in which survival often led specific types of queer people to align themselves with oppressive dynamics. Nuanced and incredibly detailed, this book does a great job at leading you to information rather than to conclusions.
Kurt Busiek's Astro City There's a lot here about what it means to exist in a world where superheroes are common, and I feel like each take on the topic is unique and smart enough to make this very fun! However, I feel like the art often robs the story from the spectacle it seems to be going for.
my favorite thing about The Judas Contract is how comfortable the Titans seem to be trapped in Brother Blood's hellish contraption. Like this is just tuesday for them.
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow Though it may be easy to disregard monsters as a metaphor for disenfranchised people, this book explores the concept in a way that remains humanizing without compromising its grittiness. A great read about the many ways corruption and violence can impact different people.
Sorry We're Closed There's something funny about never being swayed by the sensual entity clearly trying to tempt you all through the game. That aside, what this game does in terms of art direction, themes, and character work is amazing! I also liked how it remained challenging no matter what. Fun!
JLA: Zatanna's Search The novelty (and fun!) of the crossover aside, this story does a lot of fun things regarding what magic can or cannot interact with in the DC universe. Zatanna also looks super chic but I wish these stories would let the women talk to each other. Oh also Ireland mentioned!
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Manga) Though a little too short, I really enjoyed the vignette-like approach this took to the characters and their interiority. More Anju will always be good on my book, so that's a bonus. I wish this adaptation had taken more time with the extended cast though.
Metaphor: ReFantazio What if a videogame had enough mechanics to justify its price tag? There's tons of good things here: the 60s inspired character design is so fun! And the battle system is a complex evolution of the persona series but this just dragged in a way that felt miserable.
Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi A very intimate but comforting portrayal of what community, intimacy, and women's solidarity look like even under oppressive regimes. Though short, this comic shines a lot in the way it characterizes all these women so uniquely but also so kind to each other. Lovely.
Speedball Vol. 1 Steve Ditko loves stories about young men who come across as incredibly repressed. There's a lot here about internalized shame, honesty, and the nuclear family. But Ditko kind of refuses to commit to it. It this comic better executed than Hawk and Dove? Yes. Is it good? Hmm...
Here's my list of comics I will read during the summer! If I cry reading Bratpack it was all @betarayben.bsky.social's idea