We Made a Monster

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Commission for @spoodnyk of his Baldur Gates 3 character! Thanks for commissioning me!

I'd feel so much better about getting back to posting comic updates if I could stop coughing and get some sleep!! Just you wait, once this clears up, I'll be unstoppable. I have so much I want to work on and show you all!

Also it took me way too long to realize that this page is probably a little confusing to everyone except me-- establishing shot? What establishing shot? Anyways I just have to hope people can more or less figure out where they are. Perhaps if enough people donate to the Ko-fi and/or Patreon, I'll be able to find the time to edit this page ;).

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i. the monster's body is a cultural body

ii. the monster always escapes

iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis

iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference

v. the monster polices the borders of the possible

vi. fear of the monster is really a kind of desire

these are all direct quotes from jeffrey jerome cohen's "monster culture (seven theses)" (full pdf linked) i highly encourage you to read it yourself!

that said, while i think cohen's writing is evocative, it can be a little dense, so while i'm here, here's my capsule summary (you can also hear me talk about this in the first episode of my podcast) (listen to @ghostswerepeopletoo)

i. the monster's body is a cultural body - The monster is a work of fiction to be analyzed through tools of literary and sociological theory.

ii. the monster always escapes - As long as the cultural fear from which the monster stems persists, the monster will reappear in retellings, reimaginings, and sequels.

iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis - Monsters defy binaries and challenge easy comprehension or categorization.

iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference - The monster represents the Other.

v. the monster polices the borders of the possible - Tales of the monster exist to discourage unacceptable or taboo behaviors.

vi. fear of the monster is really a kind of desire - Subjects can vicariously participate in the disruption of the social order through the monster.

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