I haven't ranted about fictional black characters in a while, and something daffy_dork showed me made me want to do this.

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It's Double Standard Night Thursday, woo-hoo! Tonight I'll be discussing the merits of Luke Cage's "Black Avengers" and Barbara Gordon's "Just-Us Girls Unlimited". Why do I like the idea of one and not the other? Is it all in the execution? Can I get through this without being racist/sexist/offensive ( Read more... )

I'm on season six of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and on Sunday I watched the episode "Far Beyond The Stars". Thought it was pretty weird at first, but I liked it, and I watched parts of it again yesterday and today. Here are some long-winded thoughts:

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I probably should've done this for black history month, but I was too mad at Reggie Hudlin. Mad at him for what exactly? Not living up to Christopher Priest's great run on Black Panther? Writing the worst parts of the Spider-Man Other crossover? Pushing this Storm/Black Panther relationship? All of the above? I dunno.

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