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Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love
Romance, mystery, and evil fill the halls of an old gothic mansion in New England. There's only one person in the world that can bring peace to this place: Boston Brand, a.k.a., Deadman! When a ghost cannot rest in the place that holds her, the DCU's authority on all things supernatural must help before all is lost!
In this tale that evokes tension tension of classic romance comics as well as supernatural superhero storytelling, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is a new take on the classic DC hero!
Collecting: Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love 1-3
In this tale that evokes tension tension of classic romance comics as well as supernatural superhero storytelling, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is a new take on the classic DC hero!
Collecting: Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love 1-3
144 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2017
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Sarah Vaughn
73 books155 followersSarah Vaughn is an artist, writer, over-thinker. She's penciled Sparkshooter and is currently working with Jonathan Luna on Alex + Ada for Image Comics.
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March 2, 2018
Well, this wasn't what I expected, but it was ok.
I've never read anything with Deadman as the title character. He's always just sorta popped in as a cameo or been part of a bigger team in other books I've seen. So, I know the short version of his backstory and powers, but not much else. And, to be honest, I don't know anything more after reading this thing.
This is basically just a 'ghost caper' kind of story with a b-list Justice Leaguer as the main character. Kinda cool.
The only thing that sets it apart is the love story between Berniece (who can see ghosts) and her friend Sam. Sam is a non-binary person. And...well, I'm not exactly sure what that means.
But just because I don't understand it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
So.
The bad guy and the mystery of Adelia (the restless ghost) are fairly easy to suss out, but that was ok with me for the most part.
Overall, I liked it. It didn't blow me away, but I liked it.
I've never read anything with Deadman as the title character. He's always just sorta popped in as a cameo or been part of a bigger team in other books I've seen. So, I know the short version of his backstory and powers, but not much else. And, to be honest, I don't know anything more after reading this thing.
This is basically just a 'ghost caper' kind of story with a b-list Justice Leaguer as the main character. Kinda cool.
The only thing that sets it apart is the love story between Berniece (who can see ghosts) and her friend Sam. Sam is a non-binary person. And...well, I'm not exactly sure what that means.
But just because I don't understand it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
So.
The bad guy and the mystery of Adelia (the restless ghost) are fairly easy to suss out, but that was ok with me for the most part.
Overall, I liked it. It didn't blow me away, but I liked it.
February 4, 2019
Quick elevator pitch for this book: Shirley Jackson, superheroes, the Sixth Sense and that creepy kid that can see the dead, and some LGBTQ referencing.
Translation: Deadman gets trapped in a haunted mansion with a woman who can see ghosts and stuff, sort of like The Haunting of Hill House but not really, plus a couple of the characters are sexually ambiguous.
Further explanation: I was at the library and saw a Deadman book on the shelves. It was being crowded out by a million Deadpool books, but there it was. Poor lil’ Deadman comic book! I felt sorry for the little guy, so I checked it out without really reading the back cover. The title (Forbidden Love! Natch!) gave promise to a possiblehook-up team-up with Zatanna or maybe that weird chick that has the ability to control shadows or something.
What the hell is a Deadman?
Random Goodreader, he’s a dead superhero that can possess the living and have them do all sorts of funny and crazy things. Only people with special powers can actually see him in his true ghostly form. To everyone else, he’s a, uh, ghost.
So what’s the book about?
Deadman (Boston Brand) hears a cry for help from the mansion of forbidden love. The current residents are Berenice, she who can see ghosts;
Nathan, her creepy boyfriend, who’s writing a book and has lots of well-timed headaches;
…and, Jinkies, the ghost of a murdered woman.
Deadman’s trapped in the mansion, so he teams up with Berenice.
My wife asked me to describe the book mid-reading and I tried my best. Me: “Deadman, a sexually ambiguous dude, ghosts, haunted house, no punching.” She said, “I’m sure you’re glad you took out a Punisher comic as well?” I’m incredibly shallow, yet she loves me anyway.
Bottom line: I’m sure this odd mash-up of a comic will be somebody’s cuppa – it’s not horrible, I actually cared about the characters, but a waste of a perfectly good dead superhero. The art makes Berenice look like she’s gaining and losing five to ten pounds from one panel to the next.
Thunder buddies for life! *le sigh*
Translation: Deadman gets trapped in a haunted mansion with a woman who can see ghosts and stuff, sort of like The Haunting of Hill House but not really, plus a couple of the characters are sexually ambiguous.
Further explanation: I was at the library and saw a Deadman book on the shelves. It was being crowded out by a million Deadpool books, but there it was. Poor lil’ Deadman comic book! I felt sorry for the little guy, so I checked it out without really reading the back cover. The title (Forbidden Love! Natch!) gave promise to a possible
What the hell is a Deadman?
Random Goodreader, he’s a dead superhero that can possess the living and have them do all sorts of funny and crazy things. Only people with special powers can actually see him in his true ghostly form. To everyone else, he’s a, uh, ghost.
So what’s the book about?
Deadman (Boston Brand) hears a cry for help from the mansion of forbidden love. The current residents are Berenice, she who can see ghosts;
Nathan, her creepy boyfriend, who’s writing a book and has lots of well-timed headaches;
…and, Jinkies, the ghost of a murdered woman.
Deadman’s trapped in the mansion, so he teams up with Berenice.
My wife asked me to describe the book mid-reading and I tried my best. Me: “Deadman, a sexually ambiguous dude, ghosts, haunted house, no punching.” She said, “I’m sure you’re glad you took out a Punisher comic as well?” I’m incredibly shallow, yet she loves me anyway.
Bottom line: I’m sure this odd mash-up of a comic will be somebody’s cuppa – it’s not horrible, I actually cared about the characters, but a waste of a perfectly good dead superhero. The art makes Berenice look like she’s gaining and losing five to ten pounds from one panel to the next.
Thunder buddies for life! *le sigh*
May 15, 2017
Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is another retelling of Bluebeard where a man and a woman go to some big house, the man turns out to be crazy and the woman runs away from him. Other famous versions include Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. What does Deadman/Boston Brand have to do with it? Nothing really. And that’s the book!
Ugh, awful. I’d hoped Alex + Ada co-writer Sarah Vaughn’s story, with the inclusion of deceased superhero Deadman, would be good in an offbeat way but it’s just a standard gothic romance. What’s worse is that Vaughn appears to be a Social Justice Warrior who’s infused the book with her regressive left politics. A female character, Sam, claims to be non-binary - that is, neither male nor female - and uses they/them pronouns. Oh. Fuck. No. Gawd. And, per that toxic ideology, the villain is a straight white male - the worst thing imaginable! Deadman gets a pass I guess because DC didn’t want their character shit on - while the heroes are a woman and a gay “non-binary” black woman, aka the best thing imaginable!
I’ll try to keep my political rant as short as possible: I can’t stand the absurdly PC gobshite that’s infected liberals today. I don’t care if you want to be called male, female, or if you’re a hermaphrodite, but there’s no such thing as non-binary. It’s fucking stupid. You’re one of those things. To call yourself “non-binary” is preposterous, pretentious and nonsensical, not to mention ungrammatical!
DC: please don’t pander to the SJWs, they are CANCER. Look what happened to Marvel when they did - their sales have been in the toilet for over a year! Comics Alliance went full SJW and it’s now dead. Everyday Feminism is going under as we speak. The Guardian is literally begging people to support its leftist propaganda machine when you visit their website. The Labour party in the UK and the Democrat party in the US are in freefall after siding with these extremists. Bottom line: these idiots poison everything they touch. I guarantee you also they make up a miniscule percentage of the comics reading audience; they won’t support you financially and they’re NEVER happy with anybody’s efforts to try to placate/accommodate them. Like Flat Earthers and other uneducated anti-intellectuals, it’s best to just ignore them. They’ll be gone soon enough while the actual fans reading this, and other DC books, who’re just looking for an entertaining story, will still be there.
Even without the politics though, Dark Mansion would still be a crappy comic. It’s an unoriginal, cliche-ridden romance with an obvious (as well as confusing and contrived - I guess Berenice is bi or secretly gay even though that’s never established?) love triangle and unexciting “mystery” at its core; Deadman is an incidental and, at best, supporting character despite the book being supposedly starring him; and the whole thing reads like a half-baked episode of Scooby-Doo. It’s such a boring read.
The art team do an outstanding job though. Lan Medina, Phil Hester and Jose Villarrubia have produced a gorgeous book and every page was a stunner - shame that it was all in service to Sarah Vaughn’s garbage script.
I was disappointed because this looked like a really fun book. I liked and appreciated that DC were doing something unusual with one of their lesser-known characters so it’s a shame that it turned out the way that it did. Dull, uninspired, deeply generic and unfortunately tainted with regressive politics, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Pants ain’t worth it.
Ugh, awful. I’d hoped Alex + Ada co-writer Sarah Vaughn’s story, with the inclusion of deceased superhero Deadman, would be good in an offbeat way but it’s just a standard gothic romance. What’s worse is that Vaughn appears to be a Social Justice Warrior who’s infused the book with her regressive left politics. A female character, Sam, claims to be non-binary - that is, neither male nor female - and uses they/them pronouns. Oh. Fuck. No. Gawd. And, per that toxic ideology, the villain is a straight white male - the worst thing imaginable! Deadman gets a pass I guess because DC didn’t want their character shit on - while the heroes are a woman and a gay “non-binary” black woman, aka the best thing imaginable!
I’ll try to keep my political rant as short as possible: I can’t stand the absurdly PC gobshite that’s infected liberals today. I don’t care if you want to be called male, female, or if you’re a hermaphrodite, but there’s no such thing as non-binary. It’s fucking stupid. You’re one of those things. To call yourself “non-binary” is preposterous, pretentious and nonsensical, not to mention ungrammatical!
DC: please don’t pander to the SJWs, they are CANCER. Look what happened to Marvel when they did - their sales have been in the toilet for over a year! Comics Alliance went full SJW and it’s now dead. Everyday Feminism is going under as we speak. The Guardian is literally begging people to support its leftist propaganda machine when you visit their website. The Labour party in the UK and the Democrat party in the US are in freefall after siding with these extremists. Bottom line: these idiots poison everything they touch. I guarantee you also they make up a miniscule percentage of the comics reading audience; they won’t support you financially and they’re NEVER happy with anybody’s efforts to try to placate/accommodate them. Like Flat Earthers and other uneducated anti-intellectuals, it’s best to just ignore them. They’ll be gone soon enough while the actual fans reading this, and other DC books, who’re just looking for an entertaining story, will still be there.
Even without the politics though, Dark Mansion would still be a crappy comic. It’s an unoriginal, cliche-ridden romance with an obvious (as well as confusing and contrived - I guess Berenice is bi or secretly gay even though that’s never established?) love triangle and unexciting “mystery” at its core; Deadman is an incidental and, at best, supporting character despite the book being supposedly starring him; and the whole thing reads like a half-baked episode of Scooby-Doo. It’s such a boring read.
The art team do an outstanding job though. Lan Medina, Phil Hester and Jose Villarrubia have produced a gorgeous book and every page was a stunner - shame that it was all in service to Sarah Vaughn’s garbage script.
I was disappointed because this looked like a really fun book. I liked and appreciated that DC were doing something unusual with one of their lesser-known characters so it’s a shame that it turned out the way that it did. Dull, uninspired, deeply generic and unfortunately tainted with regressive politics, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Pants ain’t worth it.
February 7, 2019
Satisfying paranormal mystery with a side of romance. Also very useful for finding out that I needed to clean up my GoodReads friends list, since several people got all offended by the "liberal agenda" of the romance plot between the bi/pan WOC and the nonbinary POC. I don't have time for that kind of hate, y'all.
October 31, 2018
Take Crimson Peak and insert Deadman along with some gender politics, now you have pretty much the exact same plot as this book. I found the book yawn-inducing and unoriginal. This is the same story you hear in everything labeled Gothic Romance. Lan Medina's art was quite good though.
Received an advance copy from DC and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Received an advance copy from DC and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
March 5, 2017
Read as individual issues
After enjoying Boston Brand/Deadman in the Justice League Dark animated movie, at last I've read my first comic miniseries of the character and it was really good.
Sarah Vaughn's "Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love" was for me like reading "The Haunting of Hill House" meets "Crimson Peak", "The Sixth Sense" and (dead) superhero comics, a great ghost-story filled with twists, mistery and pinches of horror and romance.
Art was really good too and just perfect for the storyline and its gothic atmosphere.
You don't need to know anything about Deadman to fully appreciate this amazing graphic novel.
Only flaws here, the maybe not so much original (but still great) storyline and the white fonts on light blue background of Berenice's "thought balloons" that can make you blind if you read it on an tablet/e-reader without zoom function...
Not for evertybody, but if you like gothic ghost stories and superhero comics this is the comic for you.
Just remember yourself, dear reader, to avoid houses with their own names.
May 21, 2022
Doing something original with ye-olde-haunted-mansion is challenging, and I thought this was a middling job. Some interesting combining of elements. Deadman's white skin and red leotard seemed a bit jarring against the otherwise subdued and dark palette, whether this is good or bad is a matter of taste. Kudos for the solution of , something that doesn't happen often enough in these stories.
March 25, 2017
This was a surprisingly refreshing Gothic Ghost Story. In a way Deadman was just inserted into the story in order to make it relevant to DC, but he did play enough of a role to justify his appearance.
A couple moves into a haunted mansion and of course secrets begin to emerge. Between this comic and the movie Crimson Peak it seems gothic horror may be making a slight comeback, which really wouldn't be a bad thing. The painted art in this series was very nice and fit the story great.
If you like Gothic Ghost Stories this is something you should read, especially considering they are so rare in comics now. And if you're a fan of Deadman, he's in this enough to make it worth your while as well.
A couple moves into a haunted mansion and of course secrets begin to emerge. Between this comic and the movie Crimson Peak it seems gothic horror may be making a slight comeback, which really wouldn't be a bad thing. The painted art in this series was very nice and fit the story great.
If you like Gothic Ghost Stories this is something you should read, especially considering they are so rare in comics now. And if you're a fan of Deadman, he's in this enough to make it worth your while as well.
July 2, 2017
I just absolutely loved this. The art is beautiful, and I adored the Gothic trappings of the story. This is not going to be a book that everybody can love, though. I think if you loved Crimson Peak, you stand a much better chance of getting full enjoyment out of it. On the plus side, you don't really need to know anything at all about Deadman. Enough information about who he is and what he does is communicated over the course of the story, so this is accessible to entirely new readers. Which is good, because I feel like a lot of the people who will really get into this are not going to be regular superhero comic readers.
December 29, 2019
Wow! This was really, really good!
Every now and then, I'll read a mini series from one of the Big Two and find myself pleasantly surprised by just how good it is. This series was the perfect length, extremely consistent in tone and quite unique. It reminded me just a bit of those rare Doctor Who episodes that seem to put the hero in the background as a side character and the civilian of the week is the main character.
This is a Deadman story but the focus of the story is Berenice, a woman with the ability to communicate with the dead. We follow her life as she waits out her boyfriend Nathan's writing process in the Glencourt Mansion, which gives her the creeps. We're introduced to her friend Sam who owns an antique shop in town and is clearly in love with Berenice. Sam is non-binary and I think the series did a great job of explaining that and not making that Sam's chief character trait. Sam is kind, brave, supportive and very understanding. Their relationship with Berenice was wonderful to see.
Deadman and Berenice help Adelia, the ghost of Glencourt Mansion, reconcile what's preventing her from moving on to the afterlife.
The art and the tone of the series was really well done. It read a lot like your typical haunted mansion story with a romance you'd probably wait another few decades to see in a film (unfortunately). I really enjoyed this. This is truly a gem I found in the Pride section of the DC Universe app.
Way to go, DC!
Every now and then, I'll read a mini series from one of the Big Two and find myself pleasantly surprised by just how good it is. This series was the perfect length, extremely consistent in tone and quite unique. It reminded me just a bit of those rare Doctor Who episodes that seem to put the hero in the background as a side character and the civilian of the week is the main character.
This is a Deadman story but the focus of the story is Berenice, a woman with the ability to communicate with the dead. We follow her life as she waits out her boyfriend Nathan's writing process in the Glencourt Mansion, which gives her the creeps. We're introduced to her friend Sam who owns an antique shop in town and is clearly in love with Berenice. Sam is non-binary and I think the series did a great job of explaining that and not making that Sam's chief character trait. Sam is kind, brave, supportive and very understanding. Their relationship with Berenice was wonderful to see.
Deadman and Berenice help Adelia, the ghost of Glencourt Mansion, reconcile what's preventing her from moving on to the afterlife.
The art and the tone of the series was really well done. It read a lot like your typical haunted mansion story with a romance you'd probably wait another few decades to see in a film (unfortunately). I really enjoyed this. This is truly a gem I found in the Pride section of the DC Universe app.
Way to go, DC!
May 9, 2017
ENG/ ESP
I LOVED THIS.
This is the kind of comic that reminds you that those lesser-known legacy characters can easily help create knew, original and exiting things.
Maybe the best way to describe this story is that it is Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak reimagined to include Deadman in modern times. If this sounds weird to you, it is. If it sounds awesome, it also is. Don’t think, however, that it’s just derivative. This is its own thing, but the inspiration is both clear and appreciated.
Narration and art style blend perfectly to create this awesome gothic romance. It is emotional, fun, thoughtful and just creepy enough. Another 1,000 points for being diverse.
You can read this knowing next to nothing about the character or DC continuity, and I highly recommend that you give this a chance.
Tidbit: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is a 70’s DC obscure DC comics title, similar to House of Mystery and House of Secrets. I say it’s obscure because they changed its name after 4 titles, to the much more mundane name Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion.
LO AMÉ.
Éste es el tipo de cómic que me recuerda todo lo que se puede hacer con un personaje “de legado” menos conocido.
Describiría a la historia como Crimson Peak, de Guillermo Del Toro, pero con Deadman y en tiempos modernos. ¡Es rara la combinación? Sí. También es increíblemente buena. Cabe destacar que esto no significa que sea derivativa. Es una historia bien original pero con inspiraciones claras.
La narrativa y el estilo de arte se mezclan a la perfección en este bellísimo romance gótico. Es emocional, divertido, inteligente y lo suficientemente tétrico. Se gana otros 1,000 puntos por incluir personajes étnica y sexualmente diversos.
Puedes leerlo sin saber nada de la continuidad DC, y de verdad recomiendo que lo leas.
Extra: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (Mansión oscura del amor prohibido) es un título setentero en olvido. Similar a la casa del misterio y la casa de los secretos. Está en el olvido en parte porque después de 4 números le cambiaron el título al muy mundano Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (historias prohibidas de la mansión oscura).
I LOVED THIS.
This is the kind of comic that reminds you that those lesser-known legacy characters can easily help create knew, original and exiting things.
Maybe the best way to describe this story is that it is Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak reimagined to include Deadman in modern times. If this sounds weird to you, it is. If it sounds awesome, it also is. Don’t think, however, that it’s just derivative. This is its own thing, but the inspiration is both clear and appreciated.
Narration and art style blend perfectly to create this awesome gothic romance. It is emotional, fun, thoughtful and just creepy enough. Another 1,000 points for being diverse.
You can read this knowing next to nothing about the character or DC continuity, and I highly recommend that you give this a chance.
Tidbit: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is a 70’s DC obscure DC comics title, similar to House of Mystery and House of Secrets. I say it’s obscure because they changed its name after 4 titles, to the much more mundane name Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion.
LO AMÉ.
Éste es el tipo de cómic que me recuerda todo lo que se puede hacer con un personaje “de legado” menos conocido.
Describiría a la historia como Crimson Peak, de Guillermo Del Toro, pero con Deadman y en tiempos modernos. ¡Es rara la combinación? Sí. También es increíblemente buena. Cabe destacar que esto no significa que sea derivativa. Es una historia bien original pero con inspiraciones claras.
La narrativa y el estilo de arte se mezclan a la perfección en este bellísimo romance gótico. Es emocional, divertido, inteligente y lo suficientemente tétrico. Se gana otros 1,000 puntos por incluir personajes étnica y sexualmente diversos.
Puedes leerlo sin saber nada de la continuidad DC, y de verdad recomiendo que lo leas.
Extra: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (Mansión oscura del amor prohibido) es un título setentero en olvido. Similar a la casa del misterio y la casa de los secretos. Está en el olvido en parte porque después de 4 números le cambiaron el título al muy mundano Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (historias prohibidas de la mansión oscura).
June 12, 2017
First off the art is amazing. Never read any Deadman solo stories but this was fun to read. Not great but I'm glad I had a chance to read it.
October 20, 2018
I don't read many superhero comics, but this was a fun, gothic romance-style take. A haunted house, a ghost, a dead guy, and a bisexual Asian main character who can communicate with the dead. They solve a mystery together! Great atmosphere. Also, a nonbinary character who uses they/them pronouns!
December 12, 2019
A good Samaritan on Twitter was offering a service: tell them your favorite horror movie, and they would suggest a horror comic. I said House on Haunted Hill '59, and they recommended this book.
It's a pleasantly woke but otherwise way-too-familiar spin on the classic gothic haunted mansion story with Deadman dropped into the proceedings to help move the story along, even though he isn't really the protagonist and you don't really need to know anything about him for the story to work - in fact, it could have unfolded more-or-less as it does without him, though characters would have taken a little more time to figure some stuff out.
The book looks nice and the writing is good. It's nice to have non-binary, non-cishet characters in a story like this. I wish the story itself had a little more new meat on its old gothic bones, but it was still a good time.
It's a pleasantly woke but otherwise way-too-familiar spin on the classic gothic haunted mansion story with Deadman dropped into the proceedings to help move the story along, even though he isn't really the protagonist and you don't really need to know anything about him for the story to work - in fact, it could have unfolded more-or-less as it does without him, though characters would have taken a little more time to figure some stuff out.
The book looks nice and the writing is good. It's nice to have non-binary, non-cishet characters in a story like this. I wish the story itself had a little more new meat on its old gothic bones, but it was still a good time.
April 18, 2017
Just learning of the central character and while I didn't miss him while the story was unfolding, won't allow my minimal knowledge to cloud my viewpoint. Great art and I like the woman lead but cannot understand the mythology, hopefully this is cleared up in the next issue.
December 31, 2018
This was incredibly meh for me.
May 27, 2017
A gothic horror romance starring Deadman? Think about it. A match made in Nanda Parbat, right? Shockingly, no. Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love mostly focuses around Berenice, a woman who is sensitive to, and can observe, ghosts, with Deadman underwhelmingly being used as a plot contrivance. Writer Sarah Vaughn provides a standard offering to the genre: murder, lost love,
unrecounted love (inexplicably gay love at that; a plot element tacked on seemingly to satisfy a quota and never explored or explained), and the unsurprising return of a dastardly villain steeped in the dark arts.
As for the art? Lan Medina showcases slick, detailed visuals that, when paired with digital painter Jose Villarrubia, transcends the typical graphic novel medium, look more akin to storybook art than superhero. Berenice is rendered as a normal, standard woman that definitely, and refreshingly, stands in contrast to the super-human existence of Boston Brand.
The art also contrasts against the staggering commonness of the story itself. Vaughn and Medina work together to produce a few genuinely creepy moments, but those are quickly forgotten and generally dulled down by a slow-moving plot complete with meaningless internal dialogue that would certainly have Frank Miller screaming at the walls of his studio in frustration. If anything, Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love shows that nothing is scarier than longing looks at an antique store.
Right.
Thanks to DC Comics and NetGalley for the ghost of a chance to read the advanced collector’s edition. This is a genre ripe for the taking in the magical DCU; it just needs to be properly grabbed.
unrecounted love (inexplicably gay love at that; a plot element tacked on seemingly to satisfy a quota and never explored or explained), and the unsurprising return of a dastardly villain steeped in the dark arts.
As for the art? Lan Medina showcases slick, detailed visuals that, when paired with digital painter Jose Villarrubia, transcends the typical graphic novel medium, look more akin to storybook art than superhero. Berenice is rendered as a normal, standard woman that definitely, and refreshingly, stands in contrast to the super-human existence of Boston Brand.
The art also contrasts against the staggering commonness of the story itself. Vaughn and Medina work together to produce a few genuinely creepy moments, but those are quickly forgotten and generally dulled down by a slow-moving plot complete with meaningless internal dialogue that would certainly have Frank Miller screaming at the walls of his studio in frustration. If anything, Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love shows that nothing is scarier than longing looks at an antique store.
Right.
Thanks to DC Comics and NetGalley for the ghost of a chance to read the advanced collector’s edition. This is a genre ripe for the taking in the magical DCU; it just needs to be properly grabbed.
June 6, 2017
I love romance comics! Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love serves up quite the Gothic romance. This comic is a bit of a change for the the Deadman's stories. Berenice can see ghosts, but it's not something she likes to embrace. There's a bit of a love triangle going on with her boyfriend who is always trying to write and her best friend. A very angry entity lives within the mansion. Yes, it's haunted. Berenice is in luck when Boston Brand, the Deadman shows up to help her out with unraveling the past. The ending packs a punch as the truth is revealed. The art work is perfect, the color psychology worked well giving an emotional depth to the story. I'll be adding this Deadman series to my collection of romance comics.
June 9, 2017
I'll start with the art on this one first. Lan Medina & Phil Hester are the artists on the book. I've been a fan of Medina's since I picked up the first volume of Fables. The art really fits the gothic romance tone of the story. A major reason that the art does match the tone of the story so well is because of colorist Jose Villarrubia. The main setting for the book is an old house that was built in the 1800's. The house design itself, what little we see of it anyway, gives off a gothic feel, but the colorist keeps things pretty dark to match the story. The female ghost is a bright blue so she really stands out in the darkness. The same can be said Deadman in his red leotard. The art was definitely the best thing about the book and gets 4.5 stars.
Now lets get to writer Sarah Vaughn's story. Vaughn seemed more concerned with writing a love story between an Asian woman named Berenice that can see ghosts and woman named Sam that identifies herself as non-binary. She refers to herself, and wants others to refer to her, as they or them. That's just strange. Honestly, that's even weirder than having ghosts in the story. A good half of the book is devoted to these two characters, not always at the same time, but way more than was necessary. This is a Deadman book according to the title on the cover, but in actuality, he takes a backseat to these two lovebirds just so the author can further her extremely leftist liberal agenda. The greatest evil of the 21st century is people on the left trying to convince the rest of the world that there are more than 2 sexes, and that it's okay for anyone to create some imaginary new sex because they don't want to be what they are. These people are in desperate need of some mental health treatment, but the left wants the world to pretend that it's perfectly normal.
Sorry that I got sidetracked, but the Deadman story got sidetracked as well and I had to cover the part of the story that went off the rails. Deadman doesn't do much in this book other than reveal to a couple of the characters, and to the readers, what actually happened in the situation that led the ghost lady's death. Other than that, he was pretty useless in the story. It's like Vaughn kept remembering that she was writing a Deadman story and only wrote stuff for him as an afterthought.
The half of the story that revolves around the ghost of the house and her circumstances is unoriginal. There have been numerous tales through the years where a woman is kept in some way in an isolated mansion by the man she loves. Blue Beard, from fairy tale legend and later the Fables comics, kills each of his wives to and keeps the remains locked in the basement. The hackneyed half of the story added to the sickening liberal agenda of the other half combine to give the writing for this book a lowly score 1 star.
The writing and art aspects of the book average together to give the book an overall rating of 2.75 star. The art saved the book from getting an abysmal score that the story deserved. I don't understand why editors in the comics industry keep trying to force stuff like this on the readers. The people that would enjoy the type of wretched love story Sarah Vaughn spewed onto paper is only an iota comics readers. Why churn out such rubbish that a vast majority of comics readers don't want anything to do with? I know I'll never read anything else Vaughn writes. Stay away from this one unless you just want to look at the pretty pictures.
**** Note- I received a digital ARC of this from DC through Netgalley.com.
Now lets get to writer Sarah Vaughn's story. Vaughn seemed more concerned with writing a love story between an Asian woman named Berenice that can see ghosts and woman named Sam that identifies herself as non-binary. She refers to herself, and wants others to refer to her, as they or them. That's just strange. Honestly, that's even weirder than having ghosts in the story. A good half of the book is devoted to these two characters, not always at the same time, but way more than was necessary. This is a Deadman book according to the title on the cover, but in actuality, he takes a backseat to these two lovebirds just so the author can further her extremely leftist liberal agenda. The greatest evil of the 21st century is people on the left trying to convince the rest of the world that there are more than 2 sexes, and that it's okay for anyone to create some imaginary new sex because they don't want to be what they are. These people are in desperate need of some mental health treatment, but the left wants the world to pretend that it's perfectly normal.
Sorry that I got sidetracked, but the Deadman story got sidetracked as well and I had to cover the part of the story that went off the rails. Deadman doesn't do much in this book other than reveal to a couple of the characters, and to the readers, what actually happened in the situation that led the ghost lady's death. Other than that, he was pretty useless in the story. It's like Vaughn kept remembering that she was writing a Deadman story and only wrote stuff for him as an afterthought.
The half of the story that revolves around the ghost of the house and her circumstances is unoriginal. There have been numerous tales through the years where a woman is kept in some way in an isolated mansion by the man she loves. Blue Beard, from fairy tale legend and later the Fables comics, kills each of his wives to and keeps the remains locked in the basement. The hackneyed half of the story added to the sickening liberal agenda of the other half combine to give the writing for this book a lowly score 1 star.
The writing and art aspects of the book average together to give the book an overall rating of 2.75 star. The art saved the book from getting an abysmal score that the story deserved. I don't understand why editors in the comics industry keep trying to force stuff like this on the readers. The people that would enjoy the type of wretched love story Sarah Vaughn spewed onto paper is only an iota comics readers. Why churn out such rubbish that a vast majority of comics readers don't want anything to do with? I know I'll never read anything else Vaughn writes. Stay away from this one unless you just want to look at the pretty pictures.
**** Note- I received a digital ARC of this from DC through Netgalley.com.
May 20, 2018
I quite liked this one! I went in with low- to -moderate expectations. Many of the reviews of this book are lukewarm at best, and the last Deadman book I read--the two runs written by Mike Baron and pencilled by Kelley Jones--had interesting artwork, but the writing felt rushed and put-upon. I've enjoyed the character of Deadman from the few cameos he has made in Swamp Thing and stuff like that, but he doesn't seem to be a popular-enough character to warrant his own book, usually.
This one was quite a nice surprise. It's a fun little ghost story/mystery and a Gothic love story with a progressive twist. I'm looking forward to teaching it in my Intro to Fiction: Ghost Stories class in the fall.
EDIT: Just read some of the two-star reviews, and some whiny, MRA douche-nozzle fuckwit was spewing bigoted BS about how non-binary gender is not a real thing, blah blah blah while also complaining about SJWs and libtards --all that usual tripe. Makes me like the book even more. 🖕 the haters.
This one was quite a nice surprise. It's a fun little ghost story/mystery and a Gothic love story with a progressive twist. I'm looking forward to teaching it in my Intro to Fiction: Ghost Stories class in the fall.
EDIT: Just read some of the two-star reviews, and some whiny, MRA douche-nozzle fuckwit was spewing bigoted BS about how non-binary gender is not a real thing, blah blah blah while also complaining about SJWs and libtards --all that usual tripe. Makes me like the book even more. 🖕 the haters.
June 29, 2018
It’s impossible to compare books, movies, and other forms of entertainment, although people spend countless hours doing it. For what purpose? I suppose, it’s to make a connection.
So, here’s my connection. This isn’t a “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” or a “Beyond Tomorrow”.
I wanted the love story.
I found myself thinking that there were more boundaries in the characters that separated them from each other than brought them together in order to solve problems that needed to be resolved.
Time and again, I was befuddled by how easy it would be if the characters had set aside their boundaries and worked together from the start, instead of stating “THIS LINE SHALL NOT BE CROSSED”... even if it means a potential death. Smh and laugh.
Yet, the purpose of the book is to clearly show a working relationship with every character.
I saw a simpler way. However, that may have ended the book too soon. ;)
The author had a pretty good plot. The characters were fairly interesting. I simply had a difficult time pulling all of the character’s emotive personalities together and making sense of them without feeling that some of it somewhat silly and oversimplified.
There were some pretty good nuggets of writing. The art was good, too.
So, here’s my connection. This isn’t a “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” or a “Beyond Tomorrow”.
I wanted the love story.
I found myself thinking that there were more boundaries in the characters that separated them from each other than brought them together in order to solve problems that needed to be resolved.
Time and again, I was befuddled by how easy it would be if the characters had set aside their boundaries and worked together from the start, instead of stating “THIS LINE SHALL NOT BE CROSSED”... even if it means a potential death. Smh and laugh.
Yet, the purpose of the book is to clearly show a working relationship with every character.
I saw a simpler way. However, that may have ended the book too soon. ;)
The author had a pretty good plot. The characters were fairly interesting. I simply had a difficult time pulling all of the character’s emotive personalities together and making sense of them without feeling that some of it somewhat silly and oversimplified.
There were some pretty good nuggets of writing. The art was good, too.
October 15, 2018
3.5*
This was the October choice for our comic club, and I'll admit, I wasn't really looking forward to it - it's not my usual jam. Not even Sarah Vaughn was enough to get me excited for this.
That said, I did end up enjoying it - I like the gothic romance vibe, and I really like the artwork. I enjoyed that it was told from two perspectives, Berenice's and Boston's, and I liked that the cast was diverse and more reflective of a modern world.
However, it felt a bit bare bones and I wish there'd been - just - "more"? Berenice was the only character who felt like she had any depth; the villain felt a bit "Scooby-esque", and the romance angle left me cold - although I'd love to see it explored further, because I ship 'em, for sure. Some of the themes also felt a bit heavy-handed for me. And, if it wasn't obvious, I was completely indifferent to Boston. Like, did he even need to be a part of the story? (Okay, yes, he did, but yawn - Berenice was much more interesting. Gimme more Berenice.)
This was the October choice for our comic club, and I'll admit, I wasn't really looking forward to it - it's not my usual jam. Not even Sarah Vaughn was enough to get me excited for this.
That said, I did end up enjoying it - I like the gothic romance vibe, and I really like the artwork. I enjoyed that it was told from two perspectives, Berenice's and Boston's, and I liked that the cast was diverse and more reflective of a modern world.
However, it felt a bit bare bones and I wish there'd been - just - "more"? Berenice was the only character who felt like she had any depth; the villain felt a bit "Scooby-esque", and the romance angle left me cold - although I'd love to see it explored further, because I ship 'em, for sure. Some of the themes also felt a bit heavy-handed for me. And, if it wasn't obvious, I was completely indifferent to Boston. Like, did he even need to be a part of the story? (Okay, yes, he did, but yawn - Berenice was much more interesting. Gimme more Berenice.)
March 1, 2018
*Read for Library YA Reading Challenge*
I had to read this for myself after seeing how split people's opinions were on this. My conclusions:
1) YA audiences will likely enjoy the Gothic/romantic spirit (pun intended) this has
2) This isn't really Boston Brand "Deadman" comic so much as he's a character in this story
3) The overall story itself isn't new or inventive, but younger (less jaded) readers should still find it interesting and intriguing.
This is neither amazing or terrible. It's pretty middle-of-the-road. The art is fantastic and that helps carry some of the thinner moments of the story. There is certainly an audience for this book, I was just hoping for a little more Boston than this had.
I had to read this for myself after seeing how split people's opinions were on this. My conclusions:
1) YA audiences will likely enjoy the Gothic/romantic spirit (pun intended) this has
2) This isn't really Boston Brand "Deadman" comic so much as he's a character in this story
3) The overall story itself isn't new or inventive, but younger (less jaded) readers should still find it interesting and intriguing.
This is neither amazing or terrible. It's pretty middle-of-the-road. The art is fantastic and that helps carry some of the thinner moments of the story. There is certainly an audience for this book, I was just hoping for a little more Boston than this had.
October 5, 2021
This is a brilliant gothic romance as well as a wonderful use of one of DC's most intriguing characters. The story and the people introduced here are engaging and sympathetic.
The art is, at the risk of sounding like I'm gushing, perfect. Lan Medina and Phil Hester's lines, along with Jose Villarrubia's muted colors, provide art that makes even a simple scene of two people talking interesting. When the ghostly action happens, it practically explodes off the page. Stephanie Hans' covers are beautiful.
I won't spoil the ending, but I will say that with the simplest image and a small remark from another character, we effectively get just a bit more perspective on what makes the title hero tick.
The art is, at the risk of sounding like I'm gushing, perfect. Lan Medina and Phil Hester's lines, along with Jose Villarrubia's muted colors, provide art that makes even a simple scene of two people talking interesting. When the ghostly action happens, it practically explodes off the page. Stephanie Hans' covers are beautiful.
I won't spoil the ending, but I will say that with the simplest image and a small remark from another character, we effectively get just a bit more perspective on what makes the title hero tick.
January 25, 2025
I just love the variety of stories the character of Deadman lends himself to.
While not the most groundbreaking book, Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is a great read with a very nice twist and satisfying conclusion. The Gothic romance and horror elements are visualized so well with great art. I also particularly really like Stephanie Hans' covers
While not the most groundbreaking book, Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is a great read with a very nice twist and satisfying conclusion. The Gothic romance and horror elements are visualized so well with great art. I also particularly really like Stephanie Hans' covers
April 21, 2020
Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love serves up quite the Gothic romance. This comic is a bit of a change for the Deadman's stories. Berenice can see ghosts, but it's not something she likes to embrace. There's a bit of a love triangle going on with her boyfriend who is always trying to write and her best friend. A very angry entity lives within the mansion. Yes, it's haunted. Berenice is in luck when Boston Brand, the Deadman shows up to help her out with unraveling the past. The ending packs a punch as the truth is revealed. The artwork is perfect, the color psychology worked well giving an emotional depth to the story.
July 7, 2017
Full review to come!
January 3, 2022
This was a nice little story. Maybe a little predictable at times but cute. I liked the art.
July 27, 2021
Content notes for murder and abuse.
As someone who was very unfamiliar with Deadman/ Boston Brand when I picked up this book, I both felt like it didn't leave me at much of a disadvantage and that I came out of it still not knowing much about Deadman. Although I guess we do cover the basics of him being a ghost and some of his powers. Just not a full rundown of who he is as a superhero, more show rather then tell, and I never felt like he was the central character to the book.
Looking a bit closer at the creative team, we had Sarah Vaughn on writing. She's also written Sleepless, and collaborated on Alex + Ada, Eternal Empire and Fresh Romance.
On illustrations we have Lan Medina and Phil Hester. According to his DC profile, the former "Lan Medina is the first Filipino artist to win the prestigious Eisner Award in recognition for his work on FABLES. He has worked on international comic books including Aria and Stone, plus Mutant X for Marvel." The later, according to his Goodread's profile Hester "This Eisner Award-nominated artist was born in eastern Iowa, where he went on to study at the University of Iowa. His pencilling credits include Swamp Thing, Brave New World, Flinch, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Clerks: The Lost Scene, The Crow: Waking Nightmares, The Wretch (nominated for the 1997 Eisner Award for Best New Series), Aliens: Purge, and Green Arrow."
Colourist Jose Villarrubia's profile on Maryland Institute College of Art is "Harvey Award winning artist ... internationally known for his comics color work and editing. He has also been nominated for the Eisner Award twice and regularly works for all the major American comic publishers (Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Publishing, Image Comics) as a colorist and digital painter."
Concluding with Letterer Janice Chiang, Wikipedia says "Comics Alliance honored Chiang as Outstanding Letterer of 2016 and ComicBook.com gave her the 2017 Golden Issue Award for Lettering. In May 2017, Chiang was featured as one of 13 women who have been making comics since before the internet on the blog Women Write About Comics."
What kinds of keywords came to mind? Halloween, haunted, family, legacy, dark magic, and gothic.
The Goodread's summery is "Romance, mystery, and evil fill the halls of an old gothic mansion in New England. There's only one person in the world that can bring peace to this place: Boston Brand, a.k.a., Deadman! When a ghost cannot rest in the place that holds her, the DCU's authority on all things supernatural must help before all is lost!
In this tale that evokes tension tension of classic romance comics as well as supernatural superhero storytelling, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is a new take on the classic DC hero!"
As this summery points to, I wouldn't say it's the most original story in the world, but that it takes the tropes of classic gothic stories and brings them into the 21st century. Which I think is a skill in and of itself. Definitely a book I would recommend for anyone wanting to get into a Halloween state of mind.
The art was a real strong part of the book and one of my favourite parts probably, to be honest.
As many people note on Goodreads (both positively and negatively - sigh) gender and sexuality are parts of the book that really stand out. For better or for worse, the heterosexual relationship is fairly central to the story. There is a bit of a relational triangle going on with Berneace being caught between her boyfriend Nathan and her friend Sam, who she also has a very strong bond with, and who don't really seem to get along super well. The way being nonbinary and using they/them pronouns is briefly explained felt pretty good in my opinion. These things are important to name, although it felt like maybe it trod on the line of being a queer best friend trope? At this point I feel like Sam was more then just a check mark off a list of tropes, but trying to look at it objectively I'm not sure how authoritative I can get.
There was some obvious racial diversity in our main cast, although I didn't feel like race was something much explored via the story itself.
Class, for me, was certainly one of the shortcomings for me. Well, obviously I read it, but once I start thinking about how much this is a rich people problems story, I was instantly annoyed.
Ability and disability didn't strike me as something the creator was thinking about. Everyone seems apparently able bodied.
Overall, I ended up feeling like this was a three out of five stars. Not bad, not great, but good.
As someone who was very unfamiliar with Deadman/ Boston Brand when I picked up this book, I both felt like it didn't leave me at much of a disadvantage and that I came out of it still not knowing much about Deadman. Although I guess we do cover the basics of him being a ghost and some of his powers. Just not a full rundown of who he is as a superhero, more show rather then tell, and I never felt like he was the central character to the book.
Looking a bit closer at the creative team, we had Sarah Vaughn on writing. She's also written Sleepless, and collaborated on Alex + Ada, Eternal Empire and Fresh Romance.
On illustrations we have Lan Medina and Phil Hester. According to his DC profile, the former "Lan Medina is the first Filipino artist to win the prestigious Eisner Award in recognition for his work on FABLES. He has worked on international comic books including Aria and Stone, plus Mutant X for Marvel." The later, according to his Goodread's profile Hester "This Eisner Award-nominated artist was born in eastern Iowa, where he went on to study at the University of Iowa. His pencilling credits include Swamp Thing, Brave New World, Flinch, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Clerks: The Lost Scene, The Crow: Waking Nightmares, The Wretch (nominated for the 1997 Eisner Award for Best New Series), Aliens: Purge, and Green Arrow."
Colourist Jose Villarrubia's profile on Maryland Institute College of Art is "Harvey Award winning artist ... internationally known for his comics color work and editing. He has also been nominated for the Eisner Award twice and regularly works for all the major American comic publishers (Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Publishing, Image Comics) as a colorist and digital painter."
Concluding with Letterer Janice Chiang, Wikipedia says "Comics Alliance honored Chiang as Outstanding Letterer of 2016 and ComicBook.com gave her the 2017 Golden Issue Award for Lettering. In May 2017, Chiang was featured as one of 13 women who have been making comics since before the internet on the blog Women Write About Comics."
What kinds of keywords came to mind? Halloween, haunted, family, legacy, dark magic, and gothic.
The Goodread's summery is "Romance, mystery, and evil fill the halls of an old gothic mansion in New England. There's only one person in the world that can bring peace to this place: Boston Brand, a.k.a., Deadman! When a ghost cannot rest in the place that holds her, the DCU's authority on all things supernatural must help before all is lost!
In this tale that evokes tension tension of classic romance comics as well as supernatural superhero storytelling, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love is a new take on the classic DC hero!"
As this summery points to, I wouldn't say it's the most original story in the world, but that it takes the tropes of classic gothic stories and brings them into the 21st century. Which I think is a skill in and of itself. Definitely a book I would recommend for anyone wanting to get into a Halloween state of mind.
The art was a real strong part of the book and one of my favourite parts probably, to be honest.
As many people note on Goodreads (both positively and negatively - sigh) gender and sexuality are parts of the book that really stand out. For better or for worse, the heterosexual relationship is fairly central to the story. There is a bit of a relational triangle going on with Berneace being caught between her boyfriend Nathan and her friend Sam, who she also has a very strong bond with, and who don't really seem to get along super well. The way being nonbinary and using they/them pronouns is briefly explained felt pretty good in my opinion. These things are important to name, although it felt like maybe it trod on the line of being a queer best friend trope? At this point I feel like Sam was more then just a check mark off a list of tropes, but trying to look at it objectively I'm not sure how authoritative I can get.
There was some obvious racial diversity in our main cast, although I didn't feel like race was something much explored via the story itself.
Class, for me, was certainly one of the shortcomings for me. Well, obviously I read it, but once I start thinking about how much this is a rich people problems story, I was instantly annoyed.
Ability and disability didn't strike me as something the creator was thinking about. Everyone seems apparently able bodied.
Overall, I ended up feeling like this was a three out of five stars. Not bad, not great, but good.
August 4, 2017
Book – Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love
Author – Sarah Vaughn
Star rating - ★★★★★
No. of Pages – 162
Cover – Gorgeous, Creepy
Genre – Graphic Novel, Comic, Paranormal
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
Now, disclosure time – I'm new to the whole 'Deadman' concept. I'm going into this blind, because I love a good gothic story and I was intrigued by the blurb.
I've got to say, I was drawn in from page one. Berenice is such an interesting character. Not just her gift of seeing the undead/unseen/ghosts whatever it is that she sees. But she's interesting in a relateable way, that says she's just another ordinary person who has been such into this extraordinary world from birth.
I love the graphics. The illustrations are both old-school gothic and classic comic modern at the same time. It's a great combination that is easy on the eye, despite the images having that gritty, grainy look that is so perfect for the genre.
I really loved the whole LGBT acceptance sub-plot that was so awesome. Not only is Berenice bisexual, having had a girlfriend in the past and a current boyfriend, but her best friend Sam is non-binary and an awesome POC with a big role to play and a fun, quirky personality. I was suspicious of Nathan and his “secret” study all along, but I can't say I hated him as much as didn't like him much.
I love the way it all panned out and how there's possibility for not just more from Berenice and Sam, but also more from Deadman, Boston, himself. I'd be happy to read more from both in the future.
Favourite Quote:
“Ah, Sam uses they\them pronouns. They're non-binary, not a woman or a man. Just awesome.”
Author – Sarah Vaughn
Star rating - ★★★★★
No. of Pages – 162
Cover – Gorgeous, Creepy
Genre – Graphic Novel, Comic, Paranormal
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
Now, disclosure time – I'm new to the whole 'Deadman' concept. I'm going into this blind, because I love a good gothic story and I was intrigued by the blurb.
I've got to say, I was drawn in from page one. Berenice is such an interesting character. Not just her gift of seeing the undead/unseen/ghosts whatever it is that she sees. But she's interesting in a relateable way, that says she's just another ordinary person who has been such into this extraordinary world from birth.
I love the graphics. The illustrations are both old-school gothic and classic comic modern at the same time. It's a great combination that is easy on the eye, despite the images having that gritty, grainy look that is so perfect for the genre.
I really loved the whole LGBT acceptance sub-plot that was so awesome. Not only is Berenice bisexual, having had a girlfriend in the past and a current boyfriend, but her best friend Sam is non-binary and an awesome POC with a big role to play and a fun, quirky personality. I was suspicious of Nathan and his “secret” study all along, but I can't say I hated him as much as didn't like him much.
I love the way it all panned out and how there's possibility for not just more from Berenice and Sam, but also more from Deadman, Boston, himself. I'd be happy to read more from both in the future.
Favourite Quote:
“Ah, Sam uses they\them pronouns. They're non-binary, not a woman or a man. Just awesome.”
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