June 2013
4 posts
Supergod is Dead: A long, agonizing eulogy of Superman and analysis of Man of Steel (SUPER SPOILERIFIC)
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?
—Nietzsche, The Gay Science, Section 125, tr. Walter Kaufmann
WARNING: There are MASSIVE, GIGANTIC SPOILERS.
Feminist Frequency: Twitter vs Female Protagonists in Video Games →
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Thanks #XboxOne #E3 press conference for revealing to us exactly zero games featuring a female protagonist for the next generation.
— Feminist Frequency (@femfreq)
Above is a tweet I made this afternoon in reaction to the fact that none of the games presented at Microsoft’s Xbox One E3 press conference featured female protagonists. Below are some of the Twitter replies to that observation which exemplify the male privilege and male entitlement endemic in the gaming community today. This is also a window into what it’s like to be a female video game critic on twitter.
1. @simplyflyin
3. @Triosem
6. @SethForsman
7. @Beefheart82
8. @AzEHeaD15
9. @NickFuckypu
10. @JLB_esquire
11. @MathiasKaizer
12. @About20Donuts
13. @RogerLateralus
14. @izashid29
15. @BEATandDELETE
16. @B_Razz
17. @twerk_king69
18. @Epsilon_Five
19. @Spyrolic
20. @itwasagoodtime
21. @JerkfaceMcGee
22. @patq911
23. @r0bz0rz
24. @JimPhee
25. @Pootslap
26. @Pokefan1223
27. @Aurini
28. @yutt
29. @HennersQuack
30. @GabeAsterd
31. @MundaBric
32. @DoctorWatkins
33. @xTheShad0wZ
34. @GangWarlord
35. @le_mec
36. @coolguyquietess
37. @OldMiley
38. @TheChad118
39. @dodgykebaab
40. @urafaget
41. @BJ_Dickson
42. @Bloodergo
43. @Uneternal
44. @The_Master_E
45. @TheVidyaBoy
46. @danier_san
47. @ReissDJO
48. @mrdizzy
49. @IntelMiner
50. @AliAdelMohamed
WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST READ
Each and every time I read comments like the ones above, I am floored. Even though I know that there are people out there who operate this way, I am continuously baffled by how they don’t spontaneously combust or some shit.
Gaming! Happiest hobby in the world. Gamers! The shafted underbelly of society peopled with individuals who, understanding what it’s like to be ostracized, welcome all walks of life in the interest of finding camaraderie!
Unfortunately, this is what a lot of male gamers ARE ACTUALLY LIKE. Take it from someone who has played CoD and other shooters and has heard the sexist, racist, homophobic shit that people have to say. Or watch any trolling videos on YouTube if you piss someone off playing their precious game they can go on a tirade too.
April 2013
4 posts
Decisions.
I have like 900 blogs. Seriously. So this is what’s going to happen:
Getting rid of 2 of my Wordpress blogs: the baseball one and the geeks unite one. Geeks Unite is dead. I’m never going to do that show again. Baseball was just me talking about Fantasy Baseball leagues, and I don’t have time to do it often.
My main Wordpress will be left over for any longform thoughts.
This tumblr will be for rando stuff.
All my comic book related posting will be on my Comic Book Crusader Tumblr.
All my super personal stuff will be on my LiveJournal, away from Facebook. My username is azraph. If you’d like to see me bitch about my parents, my life or whatever. You can find it there.
So....
I found my Live Journal from when I was 19… the bio said “I’m Raph. I’m 19. I’m tired.”
So let me update my bio: I’m Raph. I’m 29. I’m really tired.
That is all.
The Comic Crusader: Raph's Recs: April 3rd, 2013. →
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So I work at a large metropolitan comic book store. I get asked to recommend stuff ALL the time. I figure, I’m gonna offer this for free to the internet on this site, because people should read comics. That’s my crusade.
So here we go: Read Nowhere Men. It’s a miniseries by Image Comics. Written…
December 2012
1 post
September 2012
3 posts
August 2012
2 posts
July 2012
1 post
Photo Comics?
Not Fumetti, but like with action figures instead of drawings. I posted one on FB, might post it here.
November 2011
2 posts
Feeling Weird
So I just made my budget for the next two weeks, and I’ve planned to join the gym and write another comic book before month’s end (my own sorta NaNoWriMo thing)… so this is all good right?
Why do I feel this depression wanting to sink in and take all of this away then?
WTF Life. Cut me a break, I’m trying!
No one cares if you try though. You get judged on what you do…
SEE! WTF! Goddamnit I hate being a baby about my feelings… whatevs. Almost 1am. Gotta get up early and deposit money or else my IRA will cause my Debit account to overdraft (Ironic that me saving money is going to potentially cost me, negating the benefit)…
Sigh. If only there was someone to hug. This is what dogs are for.
DCU Online
Been trying to long on since 7pm… it’s like 11:30 now… grrrr
City of Heroes Freedom it is…
October 2011
4 posts
riptapparel.com →
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WANT. SO. BAD!!!!
It's funny...
My wordpress and my Tumblr have the same theme.
