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Anthony Gramuglia
United States
Приєднався 4 бер 2014
Writer and essayist, focused on examining media through a critical lens. I will not pretend to be unbiased. I joined UA-cam because I suspect James Somerton was probably going to plagiarize me sooner or later, so I'll put my flag here before someone else copies my writing. Bylines on Dread Central, Anime Herald, Anime Feminist, CBR, and more. My views are my own.
Comics Have Always Been Gay | LGBTQA+ Superhero and Comic Video Essay
Gay superheroes are more prominent than ever. From Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy dating to Tim Drake or Superman coming out to Wiccan and Hulkling getting married, LGBTQA comic books seem to be bigger than ever. And not just superheroes. LGBTQA graphic novels keep making news, from Nimona becoming a major Academy Award Nominated animated film to Gender Queer getting banned in almost every state, everyone's talking about this.
But what's the history? How did we get here? Are superheroes woke or is this the result of decades of talented artists and writers you've never heard of doing incredible work. I mean...obviously that last bit.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/AGramugl
Chapters
0:00 "Bold and Brave"
4:51 Our Questions and Guests
8:31 The Gay Foundations of Comics
11:06 Seduction of the Innocent
14:07 The Comic Code of Authority
15:58 Let's Talk About Batwoman
18:22 The World Outside Your Window
21:22 Underground Comix (Alison Bechdel, Trina Robins)
27:09 Queer Books are Banned in the 80s
30:42 The Early Hints of Marvel Queerness (Mystique and Destiny)
32:02 Alpha Flight and Northstar Makes Marvel Gay
34:05 Superheroes Come Out of the Closet (Midnighter, Constantine, Doom Patrol)
35:27 From Hulkling and Wiccan to Harley Quinn and Tim Drake: Pride Becomes an Event
36:41 The Rise of Tumblr and LGBTQA Acceptance
38:51 The Failure of The New Warriors
41:02 Rainbow Capitalism and Comics
45:01 The Most Banned Book in America (Gender Queer)
50:36 The Culture War Against LGBTQA Comics
1:05:16 An Undetermined Future
1:08:38 A Small List of LGBTQA Comics You Should Read
1:17:00 Excelsior
But what's the history? How did we get here? Are superheroes woke or is this the result of decades of talented artists and writers you've never heard of doing incredible work. I mean...obviously that last bit.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/AGramugl
Chapters
0:00 "Bold and Brave"
4:51 Our Questions and Guests
8:31 The Gay Foundations of Comics
11:06 Seduction of the Innocent
14:07 The Comic Code of Authority
15:58 Let's Talk About Batwoman
18:22 The World Outside Your Window
21:22 Underground Comix (Alison Bechdel, Trina Robins)
27:09 Queer Books are Banned in the 80s
30:42 The Early Hints of Marvel Queerness (Mystique and Destiny)
32:02 Alpha Flight and Northstar Makes Marvel Gay
34:05 Superheroes Come Out of the Closet (Midnighter, Constantine, Doom Patrol)
35:27 From Hulkling and Wiccan to Harley Quinn and Tim Drake: Pride Becomes an Event
36:41 The Rise of Tumblr and LGBTQA Acceptance
38:51 The Failure of The New Warriors
41:02 Rainbow Capitalism and Comics
45:01 The Most Banned Book in America (Gender Queer)
50:36 The Culture War Against LGBTQA Comics
1:05:16 An Undetermined Future
1:08:38 A Small List of LGBTQA Comics You Should Read
1:17:00 Excelsior
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We Need "Bad" LGBTQIA Representation | A Movie Video Essay
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LGBTQA Representation has become a hot button topic. Disney has introduced their first gay character eleven times in the last decade. LGBTQA books keep getting banned. Adaptations of popular gay books seem strangely sanitized. It makes me think back to the days of John Waters, where gay rep meant watching Pink Flamingos in a dark room or picking up Clive Barker novels. With Steven Universe and ...
YouTube Critics Are Lying to You | A Bad Media Criticism Video Essay
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UA-cam critics on the left and right are lying to you. They're misrepresenting the media in question, hyper focusing on plot points that don't matter, or outright lying. In this essay, I'll expand on everything. Chapters: 0:00 When CinemaSins Lied About Kong: Skull Island 1:11 What is Bad Media Criticism? 3:32 Bad Reviews vs Bad Criticism 5:46 Why Plot is Not the Sole Element of Criticism 8:11 ...
What if Spider Man and Batman Switched Villains | A Spider-Man and Batman Video Essay
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Spider-Man and Batman have some of the most iconic, beloved villains in superhero history. But what would happen if Spider-Man fought Joker, Two-Face, and Bane? Would Batman beat Green Goblin, Doc Ock, or Venom? Here's a glimpse at what might happen if Spider-Man and Batman traded rogues gallery, and why these crossover death battle confrontations might be undercutting the strengths of both her...
Is Humanity Right to Fear the X-Men? | X-Men Video Essay
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The X-Men and Marvel's mutants exist as an allegory for bigotry and minorities. Mankind creates Sentinels and other tools to combat and oppress mutantkind, but...are they justified? Is humanity justified in opposing mutants? Are they justified in their fears that mutants will replace them as the dominant species on the planet? This X-Men video essay dives into the complexities and nuances of hu...
Stop Remaking The Crow
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The Crow remains a classic of the underground comic book audience, horror movie fandom and goth subculture, so it makes sense film executives like Harvey Weinstein have tried to capitalize on it for decades. But there are some things that can't be redone. Before Bill Skarsgard dons the make-up and black jacket, return to the original Brandon Lee classic and ask why they just can't continue this...
Star Wars Will Never Be as Good as You Remember | A Star Wars Video Essay
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Star Wars remains one of the most beloved and controversial film franchises in history. The sci-fi/fantasy movies have entertained and enraged generations. So why is it that Star Wars fans can never seem to be satisfied? Does this have to do with Disney? With Kathleen Kennedy? Or is the problem more systemic and deeper? Chapters: 0:00 Star Wars, Ruined Forever? 6:15 The Cycle of Star Wars Fando...
Was Harry Potter Ever Good? | A Harry Potter Video Essay
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Was Harry Potter Ever Good? | A Harry Potter Video Essay
Every Zack Snyder Movie Copies This Messy 80s Film
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Every Zack Snyder Movie Copies This Messy 80s Film
Did The D&D Movie Deserve To Flop?
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Did The D&D Movie Deserve To Flop?
Godzilla Has Always Been Silly (And That's Okay)
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Godzilla Has Always Been Silly (And That's Okay)
Can Piracy Save Anime from Becoming Lost Media?
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Can Piracy Save Anime from Becoming Lost Media?
Is Magneto a Villain Anymore? | X-Men Video Essay
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Is Magneto a Villain Anymore? | X-Men Video Essay
These Aren't The Worst Movies Ever Made | Agramuglia Stream Highlights
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I Watched Every Anime That Lost an Oscar
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I Watched Every Anime That Lost an Oscar
Star Wars vs Dune: Comparing Sci-Fi's Two Biggest Epics
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Star Wars vs Dune: Comparing Sci-Fi's Two Biggest Epics
Your Favorite Media Has Always Been Woke
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Your Favorite Media Has Always Been Woke
Netflix's Avatar Has One Huge Problem
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Netflix's Avatar Has One Huge Problem
The Time Localizers Improved an Anime Dub
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The Time Localizers Improved an Anime Dub
An Evangelion Fan Reacts To RetroBlasting's Evangelion Review
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An Evangelion Fan Reacts To RetroBlasting's Evangelion Review
We're Living in the Anime Elf Renaissance
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Redemptive Demons [Are Good, Actually]
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Redemptive Demons [Are Good, Actually]
Always Evil Races in Fantasy [Are Kind of Boring]
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Japan, Their Art, and the Culture War
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Japan, Their Art, and the Culture War
I honestly prefer him as a villain. Not the "irredeemably evil" type, but as a man who is so stuck on his own past demons that he genuinely doesn't see peaceful coexistence with humans as an option because he is defined by his (sometimes justified) fear of them turning on mutants, and his immediate response is just "attack them first". He believes he fights for the sake of mutants, but he is too much of a scared old man with issues to recognize what's best for them
Ok but here s the thing: i did watch the movies the critics were complaining about - Strange World, Wakanda Forever, Wish etc. And most of their criticisms were valid. I watched Suicide Squad and although critics slated the movie, i actually liked it (yep, shocker). So people can form their own opinions. Also to your point about celebrities being trashed by critics: ok they dont deserve death threats or outright harassment etc. But when celebrities like Rachel Zegler openly trash the film they are meant to be promoting - on Disney s 100th anniversary no less; or when Brie Larson used her awards speech to openly attack a section of the viewing public and critics: then yes they do deserve some harsh criticism which they quite frankly brought on themselves
Neither Rachel Zegler or Brie Larson actually did either of those things.
They did. There's video proof.@@agramuglia
They got Catwoman 😮😮😮, bro she's my favorite I can't believe they did her so dirty
Venom superman. 'Nough said
Do the Venom Please!
51:24 Thank you!!!
Yes, humanity is right to fear mutants, however the persecution and hate will only lead to everyone's downfall. Humanity being at the whim of whatever mutant leads to fear. Having someone who could instantly vaporize everything and you are powerless to dissuade or prevent is a dangerous circumstance. Ironically if magneto and Charles truly cooperated to achieve eithers goal, humanity could not stop them. The whole fear thing is a good theme but it's hard to solve, trust helps alleviate fear but it's usually always on the back of your mind and it only takes one bad thing to move it to the forefront again.
Don't you live that she wrote two queer-coded characters, stripped the queer aspects from them and turned them into a straight couple?
We have queer force. I think thats enough
bro steven universe has rose and pearl theyre both very queer and make insanely bad mistakes and are seen as bad mothers to steven u got this all wrong
I don't think you understand my argument.
Remember, Dumbledore enabled the literal Holocaust! Why didn't the wizards stop Hitler? Grimdelwald tried, and Dumbledore said no.
42:33 I initially thought someone made this avatar for Lily as some kind of character assassination, because she just looks so damn smug! But no!! She actually used this!!!
Hey guess what? Wendigo. See? No one was hurt. Do not attribute to us (native Americans) with your own hang ups. Instead use wendigo more we love hearing about our culture believe it or not, we don’t like being erased.
41:34 Spidey lifts / presses 10 tons. He's stronger than Asgardians and Greek Olympians. But, he's weaker than SUNSPOT.
Spider-Man has limited webbing. Batman has more than baterangs, including a grapple. Disable Spider-Mans hands or even just his web wrist thing, and is he doomed.
Not really. Hes still incredibly strong without webbing, able to affect people like Thanos and the Hulk with just his punches. And saying to take those away is the exact same as just breaking Batman's legs and telling him to box Bane
"...not me though' 😂
Batman would be dead in seconds if he took on Spidermans villians!
didn't Southpark have a gay marriage before Steven universe?
I have heard multiple times that Jaffar is apprantly queer. But I saw how he made Jasmine dress and how he was treating her. He doesn't even really seem bi.
Okay. But we have more people in the world than just LGBT and Bigots. We have a lot of straight people who support us but just aren't that interested in a bunch of stories that focus on us. That's fine and I think a bunch of our media could also appeal to that 70% of the world that isn't queer or a bigot by keeping it a little bit softer. That's the kind of media that helps keep people from turning people into bigots in the first palce.
Fun Fact: Shaggy is conoacly their hischools head afletic.
8:16 that’s Batman disguised as Killer Croc lol
way I see it, it all comes down to who buys the most movie tickets. Representation in movies shouldn't be based on real world statistics of national numbers. It should be based on the money those groups spend at the theatres (especially with how many are closing down now). Us queer folk go see more movies than straight people on average, well that should be represented by us getting more movies targeted at us.
The toilet thing is still something that gives me a headache. How did wizards didn't had toilets or bathrooms if one of it's founders literally built the entrance to a giant magic chamber of evil in a bathroom?
My first game was pokemon Red. My favourite games are Black and White (1 and 2) that I almost entirely skipped thinking stupidly I was too old for pokemon and only picked up again because when I tried to buy a new NDS the only available at the store was a pack with pokemon black. How's that for "first pokemon game you play is your favourite" xD Lily: Caves are great because you don't have access to pokemon center. Me, as a kid: would walk back miles to go heal my pokemon at the pokemon center rather than play the endurance game she seems to think is THE appeal of the game. "Kids do the I"m gonna use my one pokemon to beat the game". Kid me being too dumb to train my other pokemon and being terrorized by Cynthia because my only trained pokemon was Staraptor with only attacking moves (but I won.)
I feel any one could take harry potter books and rewrite them better than what they are.
Honestly she did make me realize there's a few too many rival fights in black and white probably the best point I've seen her make
I've commented a few times now while watching this video but honestly there's just too many things you get wrong to break down coherently. Maybe I'll come back and leave a mega-comment but for now I just want to say that you're letting personal bias and the fans' view of the character cloud your judgement of how he's actually written and how the stories with him in are compelling. Sure there's a few moments here and there of 'Bat-God' but you even say that it's the fans that have portrayed him like this. While I don't necessarily disagree that Batman can't take Spidey's villains, I think you're going about it completely wrong.
I use to play a drinking game with lily's videos it's two shots everytime she mentions steven universe or "debate bros" in a video not about them
Under The Red Hood Batman's reason for his No Kill rule is also terrible justification and I don't think is the best interpretation of that. Batman doesn't kill because he sees all life as inherently good and anyone is capable of change. If he kills someone, he's removing that possibility. He saw with his parents how easy it was for a life to just disappear and so he doesn't want to inflict that on anyone.
You also say the Joker's one bad day is what made him become that when the Killing Joke completely refutes that point and shows that that didn't happen to Gordon, the Joker was just weak
You take Lee's quote and say it's irrelevant but you give a Watsonian explanation for a Doylist statement which is incompatible. By saying that the characters are completely different in different media literally proves Lee is correct and that it depends on who is writing the character. For any piece of media but especially comics, there's rarely an objectively correct view of how strong a character is because they're used as pawns for the writer to tell a compelling story. Batman can beat any of Spidey's villains because that would be fun to see
when i see all these ppl making cases for spider man to get W over batman villains..showed me they really don't believe he can get W Joker will break him.. Scarecrow will haunt him.. You really don't know what you are talking about if you think they are easy targets cuz they have no super human abilities.. and its not easy for batman too!
Batman already fought Spider-Man villains. Look at Batman beyond. Inque is venom, spellbinder is mysterio, shriek is shocker etc etc
I hoped this wouldn't be another video rewriting history, ignoring facts, misinterpreting narratives citing experts who obviously lack eve the most fundamental knowledge of comic history to fit the gay narrative but here we go again 😂
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