Tag: queering the hero

John Carter, but make it gay!

Jun 19, 2023

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Edward Ficklin

in Musings, Painting, Process

The gay erotic surrealism of Burrough’s hyper-masculine hero John Carter unpacked through the medium of a new oil painting
Exclusively Queer?

Jan 22, 2022

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by

Edward Ficklin

in Musings

When you start to engage with the cishet power brokers and gatekeepers, pundits and pontificators, you’ll often get the well-intentioned advice to straighten it up or go nowhere.
The most important part of the book is—

Oct 25, 2021

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Edward Ficklin

in Chasing the Flame, Comics, Musings, Process

I would never be offended to hear “I bought your book for the cover.”
Thoughts on Queer Representation

Feb 20, 2021

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by

Edward Ficklin

in Comics, Musings, Process

Just like process over product, think creator over creation.