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Spider-Gwen: I loved the basic idea of Peter Parker’s long frigded love, Gwen Stacy, in a twist in the multiverse survives instead of Peter Parker and becomes Spider-Woman. I just finished the core run of the series (Volumes 1 through 6). I guess I will do a full review soon so I won't go into detail, but in the mean time I am looking forward to find more comics with Gwen to see her whole story (she’s all over the multiverse in crossovers). Also looking forward to talk about my thought on her meta-narrative on tired Marvel stories overall. And hey, she’s in a movie out in theaters now!

She-Ra And the Princesses of Power: Given that I’ve already watched this series about three times, I think it safe to say that this is among one of my favorite things as of late. As I described it once on Twitter, it follows a storm trooper who finds a magical sword and while realizing she's been on the side of evil all along. Her girlfriend feels abandoned and instead embraces her role in the Empire. Both of them learn the value of friendship and learn how to get over the emotional abuse of their parental figure.

While ostensibly a kids show, this story does a great job of finding a balance in showing the evolving relationship between two people just entering adulthood and having to make their own choices, both with regard to their peers and to the adults that have guided their life up to now. I want to write a little about how its obviously a very queer show, but that its still obvious that no one can directly address "girlfriends" or "Like-like" in children's show between people of the same gender, at least, not in the first season. I'm also writing a fanfic with She-Ra where the two main characters (Adora and Catra) swapped the sides they ended up on.

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For the most part, I am not a person of many active interests, so right now, these things are the ones that have my attention right now. Feel free to ask if you want more specifics, but I plan to write more about it soon.

Have a good day!