This is just… Sad

Apparently a black YouTuber is openly boycotting Godhood Comics, another company owned by a black creator. I don’t want to get too deep into the ins and outs of the specific boycott, but I want to give you insight into what’s actually happening here because this is a pattern. “Support … Read More

Don’t engage….

Quick follow-up. After my video responding to Comics Explained saying he wouldn’t cover the Rippaverse — a video where I explicitly said he’s under no obligation to cover us and that this is simply to be expected — there are people online claiming I’m the reason he’s taking a break … Read More

I’m not even mad at @comics_explained…

There are posts going around saying that Comics Explained, one of the biggest comic book YouTubers, has explicitly stated he won’t cover the Rippaverse. And I want to start by saying this — nobody is obligated to cover us. I actually defended him in the past when another YouTuber was … Read More

The Truth about the Mainstream…

I want to talk about something that I think a lot of people feel but struggle to articulate. The mainstream is not a meritocracy. And I don’t mean that in the sense that the best stuff doesn’t always rise to the top — that’s been somewhat true in any era. … Read More

The Delegitimization Era…

I want to take my time with this one because there’s a lot to unpack. Matt Denneman, the author of Dungeon Crawler Carl, publicly stated that he regrets any association with The Critical Drinker and wants his contribution to book 3 removed entirely. The Critical Drinker responded by pointing out … Read More

Some interesting developments… | T2 & AI

Take-Two Interactive, the powerhouse behind GTA, has reportedly laid off its head of AI, Luke Dicken, along with what appears to be the entire AI team. Dicken came over through Take-Two’s acquisition of Zynga back in 2022 — a deal worth nearly thirteen billion dollars — and was made head … Read More