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RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE SEASON 16, EPISODE 9 – “SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY” NEO-GOTH
DESIGN CHALLENGE POWER RANKINGS

March 3, 2024 by krisis Leave a Comment

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16, Episode 9 was a third design challenge – a “See
You Next Wednesday” Neo-Goth look inspired heavily by Netflix’s Wednesday
series.

This has never once come up in over 23 years of blogging, but I was once a
teenage goth! I wasn’t living the full-time goth lifestyle, but when I was at
the start of my glam rock phase I wanted to be in all black, all the time with a
pale white lip. I was all about looking svelte in black vinyl, pleather, or
satin pants with diaphanous black shirts.

That meant my version of glam was always teetering on the edge of Goth – and, in
Philly teen counter-culture at the time there was a strong Goth + Glam + Punk
alliance. Or, at least, that’s what a typical night on South Street looked like,
And, as luck would have it, the one Philly club that had an underage night had a
room spinning all goth music!

I think a lot of queens mistook the “Neo-Goth” brief to mean “all black” and it
hurt their presentations. Goth looks aren’t about being black all the time –
they are about starkness. You can get away with white, red, brown, purple – even
pops of brighter colors! However, Goth looks aren’t about being loud – and
that’s true even when they are all black. For me, Goth is about selling a
certain amount of austerity and drawing the viewer in. Neo-Goth is just a more
casual, ready-to-wear version of that – a slightly preppier, ready-for-daylight
version of classic Goth fashion.

What does yet another design challenge mean for our Power Rankings compared to
last week’s Season 16 Snatch Game Power Ranking? Not only did we lose a
front-runner, but one queen lost a bit of momentum and another one started to
get her groove back. However, the real story is that we’re now into the top half
of the placements! That means every queen is under scrutiny with little room to
be safe. For queens who aren’t a lock for the finale, surviving each week is a
careful dance of game theory in hoping the right combination of other queens
fail while you succeed.

Readers, start your engines. And, may the best drag queen win!

[Read more…] about RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16, Episode 9 – “See You Next
Wednesday” Neo-Goth design challenge Power Rankings

Filed Under: teevee Tagged With: Design Challenge, drag, Drag Race, Goth,
RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16


RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK VS. THE WORLD SEASON 2, EPISODE 4 – SNATCH GAME POWER
RANKINGS

March 2, 2024 by krisis Leave a Comment

It’s another week of the Olympics of Drag Race! RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The
World Season 2 Episode 4 was the UK vs The World Season 2 Snatch Game – “Family
Edition”! that was paired with a nautical “Gone Cruisin'” runway theme.



Snatch game often produces the most-iconic moments of each season of Drag Race.
This time around, it seems to be about exposing habits and biases.

The first big bias has to do with the Snatch Game format. This “Family Edition”
is a thinly-veiled version of survey-based quiz show Family Feud. The UK had a
version of Feud called “Family Fortune” that ran for two decades and was
recently revived in 2020.

Ru loves game shows. In addition to her obsession with old Hollywood standards
like Match Game, Hollywood Squares, and The Dating Game. Ru has appeared on a
riotous episode of Family Feud and she even hosted her own unfortunately-titled
“Gay for Play” and a revival of Lingo on CBS.

Yet, in the UK, comedy panel shows are equally as popular popular than game
shows. It would make more sense to reskin Snatch Game to be a copy of Quite
Interesting (possibly my favorite television show!) or 8 Out of 10 Cats, where
the entire point is to humorously volley with the host. If Ru actually was
willing to somewhat localize Drag Race, this would be an easy change.

The second bias is also Ru’s. This is the bias that her advice is always
correct. We very rarely see a queen go against Ru’s advice and be rewarded for
it. Gigi Goode’s Maria the Robot on the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 Snatch Game
might be the best example. And, if Ru is diabolical with her advice in America,
she is doubly bad in the UK. This is the RuPaul who on UK Season 3 told Choriza
to be Cher and Scarlett Harlett to be Macaulay Culkin.



In this case, Ru had her heart set against a certain queen’s (very good)
impersonation, and when that queen knocked it out of the park on Snatch Game Ru
served her Total Neutch in response.

Next, we come to the habits of the queens. We saw some repeat offenses in this
episode. Queens who impersonate a straight cis man by suggesting he is gay.
Queens who pick a character known for one iconic trait but have no plan beyond
that one trait. Queens who pick someone much funnier than they are.

And that was just on one panel! There was also a queen who gave the same answer
three different times… and she won!

However, this Snatch Game also addressed one particular fan bias – or, at least,
a common complaint. Fans loved to harp on how some queens get fewer shots at
answering questions in the finale edit. Here, we got two full rounds from each
team, presented in a way that meant they couldn’t have been chopped up or
reassembled at all. The flops still flopped! But, I do think this edit was
better at showing which queens stood on solid middle ground.

Big biases and bad habits in the Snatch Game meant that every single queen
changed rankings this week compared to last week’s Drag Race World immersive
experience commercial power rankings. It feels like we have a fully-formed Top 5
with two queens on borrowed time. Will either one of them be able to turn things
around in the next two episodes, or will the real game begin with the cut before
the final four?

(Want to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World outside of the UK? For most
of the world, it’s available with a Wow Presents Plus subscription as soon as
the episode is done airing.)

Readers, start your engines. And, may the best international drag superstar win!

[Read more…] about RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World Season 2, Episode 4 –
Snatch Game Power Rankings

Filed Under: teevee Tagged With: drag, Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's
Drag Race All Stars, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World,
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World Season 2, Snatch Game


DRAG RACE BELGIQUE SEASON 2, EPISODE 5 – BELGIUM SEASON 2 SNATCH GAME POWER
RANKINGS

March 1, 2024 by krisis Leave a Comment

Bon retour, mes chers lecteurs, dans plus de classements! Drag Race Belgique
Season 2 Episode 5 was the Belgium Season 2 Snatch Game. Our queens came
well-prepared for this iconic challenge! They were more unsteady for an “En
rollers, baby!” rollerskating runway – both when it came to their balance and
their fashions.

This episode was a great reminder of a critical Drag Race maxim: never reveal to
something more underwhelming than what you started with. Both of our
front-running queens and both of our bottom two queens made puzzling,
underwhelming reveals this episode in both Snatch Game and on the runway.

In Snatch Game, one top queen made an ill-advised choice to switch characters in
the middle of a well-played game. Meanwhile, a bottom queen hinged her entire
performance on one gag reveal that landed with a splat.

On the runway, one top queen revealed to a pair of even-blander bottoms, while
one bottom queen revealed to an even-blander top.

That left a clear path for a surprising queen to notch what I can only call a
“pity win” after a disastrous Snatch Game performance (though it included no
flubbed reveals). That gives two queens a swap in my power rankings compared to
last week’s “Masquerade” Drag Government challenge power ranking – plus, an
eliminated queen gone a week earlier than I expected.

(Want to watch Drag Race Belgique outside of Belgium? For most of the world,
it’s available with a Wow Presents Plus subscription as soon as the episode is
done airing.)

Lecteurs, start your engines. Et, que la meilleure Drag Queen gagne!

[Read more…] about Drag Race Belgique Season 2, Episode 5 – Belgium Season 2
Snatch Game Power Rankings

Filed Under: teevee Tagged With: drag, Drag Race, Drag Race Belgique, Drag Race
Belgique Season 2, Snatch Game


ANNOUNCING MARVEL JUNE 2024 COLLECTED EDITIONS – LIVE ON NEAR MINT CONDITION

February 29, 2024 by krisis Leave a Comment

Today I’m live with Near Mint Condition @ 1pm US ET to announce Marvel’s June
2024 collected editions – including omnibuses, Masterworks, Epic Collections,
and new trade paperbacks. This is the official, exclusive announcement of Marvel
June 2024 Collected Edition solicits on the web – Near Mint Condition receives
them directly from Marvel!

I’ll be on a panel with Omar of Near Mint Condition, Jess the Omnidog, Ødfel, &
John from Dying Breed Collectors to discuss every new release. And, per usually,
I’ve read just about everything new from Marvel in this catalog, so I have
plenty to say!

Tune in to Near Mint Condition on YouTube live @ 1pm ET today or watch our
stream as a replay to hear all the announcements.


Announcing June 2024 Collected Editions on Near Mint Condition

Filed Under: comic books Tagged With: Marvel Comics, Near Mint Condition, New
Releases


NEW COMICS & COLLECTED EDITIONS: MARVEL COMICS – MARCH 6 2024

February 29, 2024 by krisis Leave a Comment

It’s the 10th new comic book day of the new year! This post covers Marvel Comics
March 6 2024 releases. Missed last week’s releases? Check out last week’s post
covering Marvel Comics February 28 2024 new releases.

This week in Marvel Comics: a major Moon Knight omnibus, Dark Droids
collections, the new arc of MacKay’s Strange, Iman Vellani’s return to Ms.
Marvel, and more!

This list includes every comic and digital comic out from Marvel this week, plus
collected editions in omnibus, hardcover, paperback, and digest-sized formats.
For each new release, I’ll point you to the right guide within my Crushing
Comics Guide to Marvel Comics to find out how to collect each character in full
– and, if a guide is linked from this post, that means it is updated through the
present day!


MARVEL COMICS MARCH 6 2024 COLLECTED EDITIONS

The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection, Vol. 5: The Secret of the Petrified
Tablet [reprint]
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302957810 / digital)
See Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (1963 – 2018). It’s less interesting that
Marvel is reprinting this Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection of issues #68-85 &
Annual 5 and more interesting that this is when they are reprinting it. The
first printing of this book was just four years ago, and it means Marvel has
gotten the first five Epics back into print in a three-year span.

I think that’s really interesting, considering they also now have the Mighty
Marvel Masterworks in play to cover this Silver Age material. It shows a real
commitment to making their most-historic comics evergreen in an affordable
format. Take note DC.

Daredevil Modern Era Epic Collection, Vol. 2: Underboss
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956332 / digital)
See Guide to Daredevil. Speaking of interesting Epic Collections, this second
volume of Epics covering Daredevil from 1998 to present is the first time issues
#20-25 have ever been collected continuously alongside issues #16-19 & 26-30,
which are by Bendis.

Plus, it collects Daredevil: Ninja (2000) #1-3! This is what the Modern Epic
collections ought to be doing – not just parroting existing mediocre maps of
Complete Collections.

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Captain America Vol. 3: To Be Reborn
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302954321 / digital)
See Guide to Captain America – Steve Rogers. In an unusual twist, this Mighty
Masterworks line is now behind what was collected in the original hardcover
Masterworks of the same volume number. The two lines aren’t meant to match up
with each other, but I’ve been working from the expectation that these books
would go slightly more aggressively to cover more material, faster.

Moon Knight: Marc Spector Omnibus Vol. 2
(2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302956899 / digital)
See Guide to Moon Knight. This is a big deal, y’all! This omnibus collects the
end of Moon Knight’s 90s series for the first time, as well as his subsequent
1998 and 1999 mini-series. It also means we have every issue of Moon Knight in
oversize format from his debut through the beginning of Marvel Now at the end of
2012. That’s pretty major! It’s amazing what some MCU exposure can do for the
collected edition coverage of a Marvel character who hasn’t had a single
continuous series from the Silver Age to present day. [Read more…] about New
Comics & Collected Editions: Marvel Comics – March 6 2024

Filed Under: comic books Tagged With: Al Ewing, Aliens, Avengers, Blood Hunt,
Captain America, Christopher Cantwell, Christos Gage, Daredevil, Elektra, Epic
Collections, Erica Schutlz, Gang War, Gerry Duggan, J. Michael Straczynski,
Jason Loo, Jed MacKay, Lando, Marvel Comics, Mighty Marvel Masterworks, Miles
Morales, Moon Knight, New Releases, Peach Momoko, Rainbow Rowell, Sentry,
She-Hulk, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Star Wars - The High Republic, Strange Academy,
Thanos, Ultimate X-Men, Venom, X-Men

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