The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/dc-comics)
As we perform the enchantment of mythicization on our world, we lift people, places, and things from the mundane to the meaningful. The trivial becomes tremendous and the ephemeral becomes enduring. Myth, regardless of veracity, can have more power than any truth. This power is not always used for positive ends.
Storm Faerywolf surveys some positive stories for the queer community, include memorials to the Rainbow Dead, surprisingly encouraging words from the Pope, a new queer superhero, and the scientific advancement of the erection.
“Those stereotypically “masculine” qualities that I intuitively rejected as a young queer boy in the 1970’s, identifying instead with those espoused by strong female role models whose characters resonated with my own soul. Wonder Woman didn’t just want to “beat up the bad guy” (no matter how good she might look doing it!); she wanted to win hearts, minds, and souls.”
Karl E.H. Seigfried interviews comics artist Michael Avon Oeming about his new project, “The After Realm,” a comic set in the world after the Old Norse apocalypse of Ragnarök.
I’ve known about Darkseid at least since he appeared on the cover of the first issue of DC Comics’ Super Powers in 1985. Since then, I’ve read dozens of comic books featuring the dark master of Apokolips and all the associated New Gods created by Jack Kirby. When the latest reboot of Superman comics introduced Lex Luthor’s Apokoliptian armor and use of a Mother Box, I realized that I’ve never really had a particularly clear grasp of Kirby’s whole DC mythology. I know who the characters are, I know about the strange melding of mysticism and technology, but I’ve never really felt like I fully understood what all the fuss and bother with these strange figures was all about. I decided to pick up a used copy of the first volume of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus to start at the beginning and see if I could get a better understanding of the weirdness.