Modern Manhood - Comics, Introverts, and Wonder Woman

Published: Aug. 22, 2017, 11:54 p.m.

b'Wonder Women came out in May, and along with it came a wake of good feelings, well wishes, and empowerment among women superhero lovers. Now of course, with anything involving geeky fandoms and women, the trolls came out. First it was whining about the all female screening of Wonder Woman in Texas, and then the just souring of the movie as some sort of \\u201cpropaganda tool.\\u201d\\n\\nNot only that we see it not just with women characters, but also any characters that don\\u2019t fit the white male archetype. I\\u2019m thinking of Squirrel Girl, Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel, and Black Panther. Why do men, specifically white men, get so riled up with the diversity this industry needs?\\n\\nWell I brought in a lived experience expert, Brandon Schatz, co-owner of Varient Edition comics here in Edmonton. He\\u2019s got expert knowledge as to why males behave this way, and it has a lot to do with the history of the matter, he\\u2019s also indirectly lived the sexism when opening his store with his wife Danica. Besides that we\\u2019re also going to talk about his own life as a business owner, his life as an introvert who helps other introverts, and why he puts his money where his mouth is.'