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  Netflix character poster for The Sandman. (l-t-r: Dream, Desire, Joanna Constantine, Death) The Sandman makes having LGBT rep onscreen look easy , putting other studios in the same genre,  comic book adaptations, to shame. (Pause to stare long and hard at Disney.) - The Sandman TV show on Netflix is a live action adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic book, in the same universe as DC characters such as Lucifer Morningstar and John Constantine. The Sandman clearly shows us what good LGBT representation can look like, if studios like Marvel/Disney weren't so terrified of embracing it. - Note: 'Good' does not necessarily mean that all the LGBT characters are good/pure heroes or without flaw. 'Good' in this context means that the LGBT characters are part of the story, they have motivations and character depth, they're diverse. - Case in point, the LGBT representation is one of the main talking points so far about the show. On day 4 of its debut, I typ...

  The Only Problem Batwoman Has Is Toxic CW Fans *(But we knew that already!) Let's be clear on one thing: t he cast of Batwoman has never been a problem.  Good casting blessed this show from the beginning, and it only got better when Javicia Leslie joined the show for season 2 (following Ruby Rose's departure at the end of season 1). The cast is good, the show is good, the story is good, the Bat-aesthetics are good (if not amazing). I enjoyed season 1 immensely and I look forward to season 2 with Javicia Leslie in the new lead of Batwoman/Ryan Wilder. Our mission as fans of the show going forward is clear: protect Javicia Leslie from trolls who hate Batwoman for no good reason. Fans already stepped up to the plate on social media, following the season 2 debut on Sunday 17 with Javicia joining the show.  Media site The Wrap posted a snide tweet about ratings and tagged the actress herself: Fans spoke up, the tweet was deleted but soon to be followed by another snid...