Imagine watching a once-beloved steak house turn into a salad bar – sure, it’s a change, but is it really for the better?
I’ve been observing “Star Wars: The Acolyte” and the mixed reactions it’s been getting. As a long-time fan of the franchise, I suspected that the “girl branding” was going to hurt the show.
But once it became clear that the story was turning into an unhinged lesbian fantasy where men aren’t even needed as sperm donors, I no longer suspected– I knew.
Changing Star Wars from a series about the mythic hero’s journey to lesbian space witches will be the costliest mistake Disney will ever make.
Why?
Because the Star Wars movies created by George Lucas were in a specific genre (myth) and served a specific audience (young men).
Today, Disney is trying to erase that. When I was younger my friends and I used to debate whether Star Wars or Star Trek was better.
Now we debate which one is worse.
What’s the lesson here?
If you want to continue enjoying a beloved series, then you need to insist that its creators stay true to the core elements that made it great to begin with. You are under no obligation to be loyal to crap.
My new comic book, “The Lesser Evil: Where Angels Fall, Monsters Rise” is a story that remains true to the roots of what makes fantasy and horror great and offers an addictive story set in Byzantine Constantinople. It delves into the dark origin of Koja, a pampered boy turned masked murder machine. Lovingly drawn by Professor Aurelio Mazzara of the prestigious Scuola Del Fumetto in Italy, this wordless 8-page comic is a visual feast of dark fantasy.
It’s going to be released later this summer, inshaAllah. Watch this space
Wes
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