JeffsFort Posted July 25 Posted July 25 (edited) (In an attempt to give us more time to respond to these (because after launching an issue, I'm typically wiped out), I am attempting to get one ahead with these. Now that we've got a couple responses, here's the question for September. This also gives me the ability to plug "Next Months Question" in the article itself to maybe get a few more readers involved. Worth a shot, right?) Here's a fun question to ponder that was suggested by a member of the staff. If given a choice on a peacefully quiet evening when you have nothing going on, would you prefer to lose yourself in an action based story focused on what you would consider a real cutie or a romance based one? The first focused on a specific theme that the main character is just living out and the other focusing on a relationship and all that it entails. I mean, there has been an impressive number of productions that focus on gay teen love which to be honest I really do enjoy but sometimes find a little "in your face". (I'm absolutely not looking at you Heartstopper!!!) There is so much to consider too as many of us grew up without the romantic outlet. We got used to imagining our own side story when it came to young gay romance. So this month's "Comsie Q&A" asks, what is your preference, Action or Romance and why? (Unless you have a specific genre in mind, I can only squeeze so much text into the banner before you would no longer be able to see a young Austin O'Brien, LOL!) 💜 Edited July 25 by JeffsFort Graphic had a typo in it.
SilentandBroken Posted July 25 Posted July 25 Romance but of the coming of age/high school closet case variety. 1
Page Scrawler Posted July 28 Posted July 28 I definitely prefer romance over action films. If my choices were between: 1. The smoldering burn of Jake and Devon in the "Chucky" TV series. (Action/Horror/Comedy) 2. A very sweet film about first love, titled "Young Hearts". There's no question that I would choose the romance film over the campy comedy-thriller, every time! That said, though, there's a startling lack of representation for LGBT kids or teens in fantasy and science fiction novels. That's what I'd like to see added to the shelves! 2
D.K. Daniels Posted August 1 Posted August 1 (edited) I'm in favour of the romance, and I enjoy watching and reading stories about them. At least, that's what initially drove me to write a great deal of romance books. However, I have found that the more I write, the more I want to explore bigger concepts with gay characters, rather than just focusing on the romance as the central aspect. As mentioned above, Chucky is an interesting development; it's not exclusively for a queer audience, but its inclusion into mainstream is fascinating. I'd love more projects like this; the story is the main emphasis, and gay folks just live in that world, but have, of course, significant roles. Something about it just makes the world feel more alive for me when the LGBTQ aspect is not the centre of the universe. I like to know about the other people around the characters, and their issues and problems. Edited August 1 by D.K. Daniels 1
JeffsFort Posted August 11 Author Posted August 11 For me I think it is really dependent on my mood. I absolutely love to lose myself in a movie and it's a total bonus when the main character is someone I'd genuinely like to get to know. I do love the romance aspect of some movies, especially when it's gay themed. Mainly because when I was growing up, you would NEVER see that relationship just shown on TV unless it was as some form of joke, and many of us hid that side of our lives because, you just did unless you wanted a bullseye on your back. I saw Jake and Devon in "Chucky" mentioned earlier and yeah, that is so addictive to see because they are both amazing actors and make a very cute couple once they got past that initial awkwardness. Zackary Arthur could hold my attention just doing laundry if I'm going to be completely honest here so... But my go to is and always has been a non-romantic story. Just some kid, being a kid, dealing with kid things until it all goes sideways and he needs to evolve and be more than just some kid. It's no coincidence that Austin O'Brien is in the banner for this question. He is the absolute first person I think of anytime the words "Cute Teen" and "Hero" are brought to the table. I absolutely loved him in "Last Action Hero" and I know I'm not alone. It was a completely outrageous story and and his character had to accept the absurdity of what was going on, and evolve to survive. Even have fun with it until it all got was too real! There are so many different levels to a good performance from a teen actor that ticks the right boxes for me. In more recent days, "The Adam Project" made me absolutely love the main character and in turn, the actor who sold me on the situation. I mean, Walker Scobell as a younger version of Ryan Reynolds' character and, he completely and believably nailed it. The only romance in that movie was very short lived, it was packed with a ton of absolute madness in the situation as well as the technology that is impossibly frightening even if it was amazing. The movie kicks you really hard in the feels and does not apologize for it outside of having a completely satisfying conclusion. Perfect story, perfect filming, perfect casting... oh, and Walker could also hold my attention just doing laundry. Some things never change I guess Final Answer: Action, with a main character I can romanticize in my brain while sitting on the edge of my seat rooting for him! 1 1
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