‘Definitely bait but I’m in the minority that actually loves gay bait,’ one reader said. The idea of queerbaiting is implying straight characters are gay, and nothing ever coming of it.
Some accused Marvel of ‘queerbaiting’ the LGBTI fandom. Is this comic of Spider-Man and Venom ‘queerbaiting’ the LGBTI fandom? What a tease!’įans were quick to share the still of Spider-Man and Venom together.
It’s not just the reader that sees the homoerotic nature of this conversation.Ī fisherman yells out: ‘REALLY?! Are you hearing yourselves?’īleeding Cool said: ‘Marvel needs to greenlight a Spider-Man/Venom erotic ongoing series immediately, since this is, unfortunately, all we get, at least in the preview. Venom then responds: ‘Nooooo! I’m going to pound you so hard for this, Spider-Man!’ He adds: ‘You wanted to be part of me! Well, now I want you! Come and get me!’ ‘You want me? Then take me! I’m yours!’ Spider-Man says. When it comes to Spider-Man, the Cosmic Ghost Rider recounts a tale of the wall-crawler battling Venom. In Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #2, the titular character is telling stories about superheroes he knows. Peter Parker, the web-slinging hero, and Eddie Brock, the symbiote villain, clashed in a recent comic.īut it was a little bit more gay than the standard punch-up. Join us for a retro look back at geeky topics as Eric, the Diva Daddy with a Jean Grey complex, slips into a bubble bath to share his nerd news highlights of the week.We always saw a little homoerotic subtext between Spider-Man and his nemesis Venom.
Trivia: I had a *small* obsession with the TV show LOST Position: Host and Flame ON! resident Straight Boyįavorite Comic: Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon Position: Authority on all things Darth Maul, Green Lantern, and Powerpuff Girlsįavorite Hero: Green Lantern Simon Baz - my true comic book counterpointįavorite Comic: Locke and Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriquez – it’s Harry Potter meets The Shining Trivia: I want to have sex with… wait – will my husband be reading this? Position: Duh! Power Cosmic Bottom! And Flame On! Muscle Manįavorite Comic: Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman because I love stiff guys moaning at me, and Flashpoint by Geoff Johns because I love getting my reality rocked! At his side stood madness, and upon his back, sorrow, forever wandering the smoldering mantle of the green wastes. Trivia: He came from the East, bringing dark things, of magic and forgotten poems. Position: Top, and Flame On! Illustrator and Graphic Designerįavorite Comic: Battle Pope by Robert Kirkman Josh Former Hosts Gone, But Not Forgotten! Trivia: I can do the wave with my eyebrows Position: Host with the most… Pop! Vinylsįavorite Geeky Thing: Stranger Things and Uncharted Trivia: I’m a Disney enthusiast that bleeds pixie Josh Trivia: I have a degree in entomology and structrual pest ErikĪlias: Queen of the Dock and Slayer of Orcsįavorite Hero: Thor (in or out of his Andrew Christian underwears)įavorite Geeky Thing: The Final Fantasy Series On a good day, I can be really nice I don’t have many good BeeJayĪlias: Dulce de Leche, That Weird Guy, Moist ‘n’ Meaty Trivia: I am a hurricane of chaos and nerdy to the bone. Trivia: I am a fierce cub that runs The Bears in the City, an entertainment company for furry Oral Position: Host and Producer/Talent Wrangler/Bitchįavorite Geeky Thing: Currently… Playing PoGo with Josh & Erik Trivia: I am a musician-coder-teacher-gardener (mostly in that order) with a sometimes (always) unhealthy obsession with traveling in time and Pat _ Bryanįavorite Geeky Thing: Making beeps and boops on my modular synthesizer