Comic books have slowly been introducing more LGBT+ representation into their four-color worlds. They’ve come a long way from questionable depictions of queer characters, to modern comics that feature LGBT+ couples in (relatively) stable, loving relationships. Here’s a quick look at a few of those characters.
There are many examples of fathers in comics and science fiction, and that parent-child relationship has provided a wide array of stories. Notable among those…
Best friends are a staple of fiction, because they are an integral part of the human experience.
Happy book birthday to Revelations: Book 1 of The Protectorate! A team of young superheroes… …is fated to save the world! In a world where…
A Year of Disasters The year was dominated by a global pandemic, but that was not the only disaster that faced us. The year opened…
Happy book birthday to my novel, Donner und Blitzkrieg! It’s available at nearly a dozen retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, and Smashwords! For a full list, check out the book’s store page.
I won NaNoWriMo. I didn’t write 50 thousand words, but as far as I’m concerned, I won.
I wrote 42 thousand words, and finished the first half of my novel. While working a grueling schedule that frequently saw me pulling 50-60 hours at work each week. Plus finding time to spend with my wife. And I still managed to crank out 42 thousand words. That’s a win in my book.
Modern gaming would not be what it is today without the contributions of Jerry Lawson and Mike Pondsmith, whose innovations revolutionized both computer and tabletop gaming.
While superhero comics were born with Superman in 1938, it would be several years before black characters began to appear even in supporting roles, and more than three decades before a black superhero would headline a comic of his own. More and more black heroes would appear in the ensuing decades.
The year 1966 was a turbulent time in American history. The civil rights movement, which began in earnest in 1954, continued more than a decade later. U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War continued to escalate, as President Lyndon Johnson authorized additional troops, bringing the total from 180,000 to more than 250,000, as well as the bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, prompting Martin Luther King, Jr., to begin speaking out against the war as well as racial injustice. In the midst of this, an ambitious science fiction television show premiered: Star Trek.
