New Wood Interview: X-Men Readers, Vamp Jubes, Brawler Rogue and a Surprise Character

[Mia]

Not a bad interview he seems to have a great ideas. However as a woman and a long time comic book reader I have to disagree with him the treatment of women in comics. Well as far as Marvel goes anyway. Marvel has for the most part done a good job at writing powerful yet very feminine women. Yes they do pander to guys in that they write about the ideal female meaning that yes while she is physically attractive. She also tends to be fearless, ambitious and smart. As opposed to writing the kind of woman that most (not all) tend to admire. Which generally girly, Harlequin heroine and sweet. I hope that Marvel never changes their characters to appeal to a general female reading audience.

and characters), we have Bling! appearing in issue #1, but I'd love to have decent gay male characters represented as well. We're still short on that.

If I may be so bold...can I suggest Anole? I truly think that he's a great character. Flawed but excellent.

Unfortunately he's a kid (and yes not easy on the eyes). But I really like him alot. He's the kind of character I would have loved to have read about as a teenager.

[Hi-Fi]

I would love to see Wood writing a gay male character. He gets it. You don't write the character any differently than you would otherwise, except for who they go to bed with at night--and that's not a big deal. Hopefully we can have a gay character who isn't flamboyant or a Glee kid (looking at you omgsogoodYoung Avengers). Ideally we could get a masculine (not hyper-masculine sportsdudebro "masc" but a guy--just a guy) with some hair on his face, chest, and balls. That'd be a nice change of pace.

I'd rather a brand new character, but I also wouldn't mind if they finally outed Iceman (but do we really need all his baggage? no thank you).

Exactly. Just a regular dude who happens to be gay. Wood's explanation as to how he approaches writing women makes me really want to see him writing a gay character. Has he ever in his other books? Not that I remember.

Oh, I'd prefer a brand new character.

That traitor Skids is still sloshing her way through the blood of Apocalypse. This is Karima's time to shine. Mercury is acceptable, but only as Bling!'s latest conquest. That's what it'll take for me to like her.

Karima gets my vote. She's great.

I will gladly accept a support cast role for Pixie. Just please, no wallpaper.

Pixie's friendship with Rogue will be at the forefront. <3

[Pixie_Solanas]

Pixie's friendship with Rogue will be at the forefront. <3

I'm down. They can share cowboy boots <3

[darknessatnoon]

Not a bad interview he seems to have a great ideas. However as a woman and a long time comic book reader I have to disagree with him the treatment of women in comics. Well as far as Marvel goes anyway. Marvel has for the most part done a good job at writing powerful yet very feminine women. Yes they do pander to guys in that they write about the ideal female meaning that yes while she is physically attractive. She also tends to be fearless, ambitious and smart. As opposed to writing the kind of woman that most (not all) tend to admire. Which generally girly, Harlequin heroine and sweet. I hope that Marvel never changes their characters to appeal to a general female reading audience.



If I may be so bold...can I suggest Anole? I truly think that he's a great character. Flawed but excellent.

Unfortunately he's a kid (and yes not easy on the eyes). But I really like him alot. He's the kind of character I would have loved to have read about as a teenager.

Anole sucks hardcore, and he needs to hang himself STAT.

[Aguja]

Hopefully the surprise is Transonic! The team liberates her from her Wakanda prison. This team does need a smart character type.

[.A²]

Exactly. Just a regular dude who happens to be gay.

[darknessatnoon]

Exactly. Just a regular dude who happens to be gay. Wood's explanation as to how he approaches writing women makes me really want to see him writing a gay character. Has he ever in his other books? Not that I remember.

Oh, I'd prefer a brand new character.


Karima gets my vote. She's great.


Pixie's friendship with Rogue will be at the forefront. <3

I hate your and Quinnhop's self-hatred, homophobia about being "regular guys." Get over it, homos.

[Quinnhop]

Exactly. Just a regular dude who happens to be gay. Wood's explanation as to how he approaches writing women makes me really want to see him writing a gay character. Has he ever in his other books? Not that I remember.

Oh, I'd prefer a brand new character.


Karima gets my vote. She's great.


Pixie's friendship with Rogue will be at the forefront. <3

This. New character, Karima, and PixieRogue.

I'm down. They can share cowboy boots <3

Pixie can get some vintage boots from Rogue and Rogue can get some McKelvie buckle-boots from Pixie.

Anole sucks hardcore, and he needs to hang himself STAT.

Editorial keeps keeping him from doing it. Ugh, it does not get better, especially for green gays.

I hate your and Quinnhop's self-hatred, homophobia about being "regular guys." Get over it, homos.

I'm transcendent.

[Pixie_Solanas]

Wasn't that face like jarrod's avatar for awhile>

[Aguja]

I hate your and Quinnhop's self-hatred, homophobia about being "regular guys." Get over it, homos.

I won't lie the femphobia is a little :(

[Pixie_Solanas]

Pixie can get some vintage boots from Rogue and Rogue can get some McKelvie buckle-boots from Pixie.

So done with McKelvie's Urban Outfitters fashions. I want Felipe Andrade from Captain Marvel to design some hawt boots.

[ohsnapulon5000]

wtf you guys, that's like the worst thing you could say about being a young gay even if that young gay is Anole. not cool. extremely not cool.

[Quinnhop]

I won't lie the femphobia is a little :(

It's not femphobia if every gay character I'm reading is effeminate and I'd just like to see some equal representation.

So done with McKelvie's Urban Outfitters fashions. I want Felipe Andrade from Captain Marvel to design some hawt boots.

I was surprised you liked him at all.

[darknessatnoon]

It's not femphobia if every gay character I'm reading is effeminate and I'd just like to see some equal representation.

Your paranoia about effeminacy really stands out on the board and facebook. Rictor is not "masculine" because he's drinking a beer.

wtf you guys, that's like the worst thing you could say about being a young gay even if that young gay is Anole. not cool. extremely not cool.

he blows and needs to die. Huge mistake for them to have abandoned the gay suicide plot. He'd have been a much more important contribution.

[Quinnhop]

Your paranoia about effeminacy really stands out on the board and facebook. Rictor is not "masculine" because he's drinking a beer.

I hate Rictor.