The best there is at what he does...

August 15, 2016 12:26 PM

The X-Men Made Me Gay - comic by MeFi's own The Whelk.

Via mefi projects, previous comics from the same author include this tasty booze recipe.

posted by Artw (20 comments total)

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posted by Fizz at 12:29 PM on August 15, 2016

This is wonderful.
posted by incomple at 12:37 PM on August 15, 2016

/added "Bub" tag.
posted by Artw at 12:39 PM on August 15, 2016 [12 favorites]

Loved the comic, but I was even happier to rediscover The Whelk's other piece on that site, Hot New Trends for 2015. Hooray for WizardGoth!
posted by Lighthammer at 12:40 PM on August 15, 2016 [5 favorites]

Love this! I had a similar road to self-awareness through the Animorphs books. I especially identified with Tobias, who was stuck in his red-tailed hawk morph (semi-)permanently and learned to love being a bird first, human second.
posted by Pfardentrott at 1:06 PM on August 15, 2016 [3 favorites]

Wait 'til he sees Channing Tatum as the Mermaid.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 1:13 PM on August 15, 2016 [4 favorites]

Whelk, want to go see that together?
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 1:13 PM on August 15, 2016

Good stuff! Shades of Steve Berry's "Holy Hormones! How Batman and Robin Made Me Gay" article from the 80s, which doesn't seem to be online.
posted by chavenet at 1:16 PM on August 15, 2016

Did we discuss Steven Universe Made Me Gay outside of a link on FanFare?
posted by explosion at 1:19 PM on August 15, 2016 [6 favorites]

I am shocked, shocked I tell you...that the Whelk is that fucking young!
posted by Ber at 1:56 PM on August 15, 2016 [10 favorites]

Hooray for WizardGoth!

I really liked Dazzle Camo, coz I've been wondering just recently why dazzle hasn't made its way into fashion nearly as much as it could.

Also: Mulder in the Speedo that launched a thousand fanfics is pure gold.
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:47 PM on August 15, 2016 [1 favorite]

/Googles "Mulder in a Speedo"

Oh my.


IT Security must just love my search history.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 2:57 PM on August 15, 2016 [4 favorites]

MeFi's own The Whelk IS the best there is at what he does...
posted by oneswellfoop at 3:35 PM on August 15, 2016 [2 favorites]

I thought Dazzle camo had been a thing since at least 1982.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 3:38 PM on August 15, 2016

Back in 2012, Dale Lazarov (writer of various gay erotic comics and editor of Gutterfags [Mefi Projects]) put together the NSFW presentation Comics Made Me Gay for the Toronto Comics Art Festival.

By the way, FlameCon queer comics convention in NYC is coming up this weekend, August 20th and 21st. Dale will be there. Not sure if The Whelk will be.
posted by larrybob at 3:59 PM on August 15, 2016 [1 favorite]

This is good.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 4:43 PM on August 15, 2016

Hooray for WizardGoth!

I really liked Dazzle Camo

I really liked.... Well, you know.
posted by Metro Gnome at 7:22 PM on August 15, 2016 [8 favorites]

If any MeFites are going to FlameCon, please try to say hi to Sophie Campbell for me; I'm a huge fan of hers and I'd probably go if it were anywhere in the Midwest.
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:47 PM on August 15, 2016

My long-held contention that Marlo Thomas made me gay seems less cool, somehow.

Dammit.
posted by sonascope at 4:20 AM on August 16, 2016 [2 favorites]

That was fun. And, as a bonus, I now have a name for the barrista whose head cocks to one side seemingly from the weight of his multiple piercings: Swiss Army Ear. Thanks for posting!!!!!
posted by kinnakeet at 6:02 AM on August 16, 2016 [1 favorite]