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Welcome to another mid-week Mini Christmas, also called by it's lesser known title, Comic Book Wednesday. Today we'll be reviewing UNcanny X-Men #14. Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Chris Bachalo                   I think I have a new favorite gay comic book character. For the first time in a long time, I've found a character who just HAPPENS to be gay. It's not his entire identity. They didn't make a big fanfare about it. In fact, even in the book, the response to the character's declarative over his sexuality is "I don't care. What does this have to do with this?" Emma Frost , I love you all over again. Mr. Benjamin Deeds , I adore you as well, sir. I am excited to learn more about this guy, I am excited to see more from him, and I love this book. Bendis handled this BEAUTIFULLY. Bendis handled this the way the vast majority of gay characters SHOULD be handled. THANK YOU, SIR.          ...

SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK, I'M ABOUT TO RUIN IT FOR YOU. Here we are. Issue #5 of Guardians of the Galaxy. I LOVE THIS FREAKING COMIC! That being said, I'm reading so much hate on this book lately, it's unreal. So let's clear some things up. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: With Bendis books, Marvel readies the ramp-up to next year’s film http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/guardians-of-the-galaxy-with-bendis-books-marvel-readies-the-ramp-up-to-next-years-film/2013/06/21/796c4f7e-d894-11e2-9df4-895344c13c30_blog.html An interview with Bendis, talking about being on the committee for the movie, and bringing the comic back BECAUSE of the movie... http://marvel.com/news/story/19545/marvel_now_qa_guardians_of_the_galaxy Bendis and Marvel are using this title to tie the core story into the movie. This is a bridge series. They're changing the characters to more of the way they were (specifically Peter) in their origins. These aren't the chara...