Stuck in the Krakoan Age

I've been working my way through the Krakoan Age of the X-Men comics. I got through all of Dawn of X and Reign of X. I went to start Destiny of X and found no books on my Kindle. I was at work, so I just switched to Ultimate X-Men since I really should read…

Onward and backward?

My dissertation chair has the first complete draft of my dissertation. Most of it has been revised according to his feedback, so I'm feeling good about it. I think we're both hoping that whole thing will be done this semester. That means I can start working on other things. Like going back to my master's…

Circling Back to the X-Men

As usual, I went to DragonCon this year. I'm just starting to get my brain back in working order. I think a solid night's sleep will do the trick. But, it has helped me focus when it comes to my research. I went to a decent amount of the C+PAC panels this year and the…

I am so lucky!

Both of my parents went to college and earned bachelor's degrees. My mom was the first in her family. My dad was the son of a Spanish professor. Both of them raised my sister and I to not repeat their mistakes: don't get a degree because it sounds like fun. My mom wanted to be…

I have a theory, it’s in my thesis!

Sorry about the title. But I've had "I've Got a Theory" from the Buffy episode "Once More With Feeling" stuck in my head lately. For the past two school years, I have been lucky enough to be a masters student in the Department of Popular Culture at BGSU. It is the only program of its kind in the…

X-Men as a Mirror

The more I read various Marvel titles, especially any X-Men titles, the more I see groups in our world portrayed. Some are more obvious than others. The "Disabled" This is where I first really noticing the similarities. Both groups have a history of inequality because of their physical or mental abilities, oppression, experimentation, and legal…

Who am I? What is this?

One night, I was talking with my husband, and he made an interesting comment. I don't know how we got to the point we did, but he said something that struck a chord with me. "You are a half-elf." Now, to explain to those of you not familiar with Dungeons and Dragons, half-elves are just…