I love how many Golden Age “World’s Finest” covers are basically just Superman and Batman taking their adopted son Robin out for fun activities like good supportive parents (though not above a little harmless fun at each other’s expense).
You ever invite your coworker to watch you give birth just to spite a racist
Artists, it’s time to claim your story for the 2020 Captain America/Iron Man Big Bang!
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DC/Marvel crossovers by Vasco Georgiev
Me: I can fix this.
July 2015 edition
Interview & Cover Subject: Steve Rogers
Interview by Peter Parker
PP: What made you so involved in the fight for marriage equality despite the fact that it was legal in your home state of New York even before the Supreme Court’s decision?
SR: “Me and Bucky have had things trying to keep us from loving each other our entire lives. The federal government was one of them for far too long and the fact that they were still doing it to people like us a century later is something that this country needs to be ashamed of. I never wanted anyone else to be denied of something that everyone deserves to have as an option- the option to love freely and legally.”
PP: How hard was it growing up gay in the forties?
SR: “I mean, it was illegal, so the threat of jail time was constantly looming over us. We were lucky to live in a pretty open neighborhood- lots of drag queens honestly, one was my babysitter as a kid. But it was hard, definitely, having to pretend. It was scary being worried about the law or anyone who might have seen you for what you were. There was a lot of fear in everyone I knew who was queer, but that was something both me and Bucky were willing to endure to be with each other. I’m glad that gay rights and acceptance have changed for the better in this century but I think we all need to admit we still have a long way to go. The Supreme Court’s decision was a step further in the right direction, but it’s not a place to stop by any means.”
PP: What advice, if any, would you offer to LGBTQ+ youth out there who look up to you and your story?
SR: “Ah, that’s a tough one. There’s all the standard stuff about not being afraid, accepting yourself, how it’ll get better as time goes on. That’s all true! But if I was going to give any advice, I don’t want it to be something they’ve all heard before. So, I guess the biggest advicr I can give you is: it’s okay to not be immediately sure of things. Not bring sure, questioning yourself, even changing your mind- it’s all okay. It’s part of the process, and it’s okay not to have an answer. And don’t let people use your uncertainty as an excuse to force their own opinions about you down your throat as the truth. That’s another big lesson. Don’t let other people’s decisions about you influence who you think you are.”
PP: Now that same-sex marriage is legal in every state, will you be popping the question to your boyfriend anytime soon?
SR: “Actually, Bucky proposed to me during the war. Of course we couldn’t do anything much about it back then besides trade dogtags and have one of our squad bless us- nothing binding- but we’ve always considered it a standing engagement, but now that it’s legal we’ll be going about it the traditional way this time- right now it’s just a matter of waiting to see who springs the question first. I’m pretty sure our friends have bets going. If Sam loses, he’ll never let me hear the end of it.”
PP: So, this last question isn’t actually one from me, but if you don’t mind I’ll just hand it over.
SR: “What?”
BB: Hi, baby. I’m taking over the interview.
SR: “Bucky? What are you doing? Are you going to-“
BB: I’m the one asking questions here, Rogers. Now, to get down to it: Will you marry me?
SR: “Did you just propose to me during an interview?
BB: Natasha said it was the perfect way to get the drop on you.
SR: “Is this on the record?”
BB: ...Only if you say yes?
SR: “Bucky, of course I’m saying yes. Yes, you idiot. Always.”
Ya know how in Watchmen, Dr. Manhattan exists in all times at the same time? That’s what watching this felt like. I am both in 2020 and 2005. Who is this intrepid time traveler???
When you realize your overpowered goody two shoes, co-worker laughs in the exact way that the mild manner, clumsy, loveable oaf Clark Kent you dated, fell in love with, and then dumped because you knew you could never tell a civilian much less a reporter about your villgantly night “job”. Resulting in ruining the best thing in your life.
The weirdest guy I ever met in a church was this boy who referred to “Buzz Aldrin and his husband” going to the moon. I was completely baffled, and when I asked if he’d misspoken, he got really angry and accused me of being deliberately ignorant of the facts. It turned out that he was somehow comvinced that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were married. It took five Wikipedia articles to convince him otherwise.
Reviews of comics and books + a whole lot of fandom and eccentric stuff. MOD: Judith/24/BE/ Student-teacher and eclectic pagan.
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