If you haven't seen it yet, Ryan Jent wrote a terrific article for The Daily Loaf entitled "Marvel’s X-Men square off against allegorical Proposition 8". Whether you're a comic-book geek or the kind of guy who used to beat them up, you should definitely check out Jent's comparison between the fictional Proposition X and the all-too-real Propostion 8.
This particular instance may be a "coincidental analogy", but a quote from Matt Fraction could potentially explain why so many gay men flock to comics–"If you’ve ever been discriminated against, picked on, ridiculed, or rejected because of who you were or what you did, you can maybe see a little of yourself here.”
On a completely unrelated note, that reminds me of a fantastic quote from Ellen DeGeneres that I read this morning. In response to doubts of her placement as an American Idol judge, the openly lesbian host said, "I know I'm going to be a great judge — because I've spent my whole life being judged." I guess that means we can read comic books and judge American Idol…?
– Dewitt
Thanks for the kind words!
it’s a shame that so few people respond to posts that go under the (dubious) ‘geek’ banner…