How To Pick Up Chicks at the Comic Book Store

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The last time I was at a comic book store I was my mom and my eleven-year-old cousin, so I wasn’t exactly cruising for chicks. And, luckily, I am butch enough that the guys browsing the bins weren’t cruising for me. But it made me think. One of the hardest parts of approaching an attractive potential date is finding common ground to do it on. At the comic book store, half the work is already done for you! Of course, if you’re gay, there’s the extra step of determining if said potential … [Read more...]

Gays are Gamers Too: The Newest Convention for Geeky Queers

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Guys, I am so excited. I ran across this the other day and I am stoked. It’s not going to happen for another year (and not going to happen at all if it doesn’t get funded) but just the fact that this exists makes me happy inside. That’s right: I’m talking about Gaymer Con. Glorious Leader E has been making gaming and geek conventions friendly for straight singles for years, and this year is the first year that queer geeks will have their own space to rock out with their pride out. … [Read more...]

Celebrate!: Tips for a Safe, Fun, and Happy Pride

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It’s Pride season, everyone! Time to break out the water guns, the body paint, the glittery pasties, the rainbow flags, and the inappropriate political protestors! All across this great country of ours, gay and straight alike, queer and cis, trans and ace, are coming together to celebrate forty years of gay history and a bright new future for LGBT people everywhere. Note One: It’s also happening in the States, FYI. And during this most patriotic of weeks, I would also like to take a … [Read more...]

Welcome to the Party: Northstar’s Wedding and the Revealing of the Rainbow Lantern

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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of this superhero, and this completely normal guy, and the ensuing media storm that followed. Right now? It’s good to be gay – that is, if you’re a superhero. Marvel’s Northstar tied the knot with his civilian boyfriend last week, and this week DC announced that as part of their New 52 reboot, the original human holder of the Green Lantern ring has been retconned queer. Which is awesome! He’s a powerful business man … [Read more...]

Avengers Assemble: The World’s New Obsession

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So I went to see The Avengers again tonight, with my family. This being the third weekend it's out, and that we showed up more than an hour before the show, we weren't that worried about getting tickets. We should have been. It was sold out, and the next showing, and the three nearest theatres. Needless to say, I am now extremely depressed. So why is it still number one? Why is the internet obsessed with it? Mainly because it's awesome. So. In all seriousness, The Avengers was … [Read more...]

Versus: The Glory of Super-powered Team-Ups and Crossovers

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FIRST THINGS FIRST. I haven’t seen The Avengers yet. I know. I have failed all of you, and I will attempt to atone for it by saying two Iron Mans and a Hail Thor. In the meantime, before ANYONE SPOILS ME FOR AVENGERS (and I swear the first person to squeak ‘Snape kills Dumbledore!’ gets Mjolnir upside the head), let’s talk about superhero team-ups and crossovers. The Avengers, since their inception, has always been a melange of existing heroes and the occasional new recruit – … [Read more...]

Leveling Up: Dating As A Skill And How To Master It

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In the dating game, geeks like you and me tend to have terrible luck when rolling character stats. We roll high on intelligence and dexterity but critically low on charisma, strength, and, most unfortunate of all, wisdom. Which means we rock at rocket science and Pong, and suck at holding a conversation about either rocket science or Pong, and especially at figuring out what another person is thinking. All of that adds up to awkward, if not downright disasterous, first dates. But all is not … [Read more...]

Comics: No Girls Allowed? Bah!

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My post last week about the new Kevin Smith show Comic Book Men and the comments it generated, both on the site and Twitter, got me thinking about the role of women in comics. Not just female characters in comic books themselves, but the place of female fans, writers, artists, and creators in the notably male-dominated realm of the comic book world. I dove into discussions of women writers and read scores of “how to get your girlfriend to like comics” posts, talked to bloggers on all ends of … [Read more...]

Comic Book Men: A More Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy?

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For those who don’t spend the most productive hours of their life watching reality television (but these days, really who doesn’t?), there is a new entry in the category of Men At Work reality shows: Comic Book Men. The hour-long nerdfest follows the staff of Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, the Kevin Smith-owned comic book shop in Red Bank, New Jersey. Like the bastard lovechild of Pawn Stars, Mythbusters, A Night With Kevin Smith, and all those times you ended up in a screaming match … [Read more...]

Kings and Queens: Historical Edition

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A new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race has just started, and I, personally, am pulling for Sharon Needles and Latrice Royale – the former because I love a talented underdog, and the latter because I am too scared of her not to be. I have had a soft spot for drag queens since the Imperial Court of Halifax and Atlantic Nova Society lovingly opened their arms to a shy little backwoods baby butch like me. And drag kings? Everything that is wonderful about butches, only hairier and … [Read more...]