I got a delightful email from a student writing a paper about FAWS and wanting to discuss it with me.

WOULD I, CHILD??

"I would love to discuss this further. Do let me know if you prefer email or a zoom chat." Written like a champ and not a fangirl quivering at the nerdgate.

 The Power of a Skeptical Captain America by Sophie Gilbert

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From the first episode, in which Sam’s bank manager tried to place where he knew this telegenic Black man from (“Did you used to play for LSU?”), to the end, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has wrestled with an idea: Who are superheroes for? And can a nationalist symbol be reclaimed ( Read more... )

I wish Captain America were real.

I wish Captain America were real and that he would go to Ferguson and tell the cops to stand the fuck down, and they would listen.

And things would start to look better (like they do), and then (like happens)--one of them would shoot Cap. Accidentally or on purpose, either way, he's down, and everyone loses ( Read more... )

I need a Falcon icon ( Read more... )

Steve Rogers Isn’t Just Any Hero

But the real reason I had to chime in was that Steve Rogers is my favorite superhero. Why? Because unlike other patriotism-themed characters, Steve Rogers doesn’t represent a genericized America but rather a very specific time and place - 1930’s New York City. We know he was born July 4, 1920 (not kidding about the ( Read more... )

So I found this:

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And now I really, really want to do nothing but sit down and write reams of fic about Steve and PTSD and being bros with Sam, but no, I have to adult and read and write things for school instead. PFFFTTT.

So the MCU is updating Sam Wilson/The Falcon's backstory from social worker to veterans' counselor specializing in PTSD ( Read more... )

Is that the Cap 2 trailer makes me want to sit down and start writing academic papers about popular representations of government policies in comics and the stills of X-Men: Days of Future Past make me want to write fic.

I blame pics like this one:


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I've mentioned previously my mental head!canon for Steve Rogers's art portfolio. Just happened to find this image today:


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Skinny!Steve was responsible for art like this until he got in the army:


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