#ben blacker

[matildazq]

Thrilling Adventure Hour in Chicago—here's to 20 more years.

[avengerscompound]

Deadpool V Gambit (2016)

[this-dads-no-square]

THE TROUBLESHOOTER

Wish I could, sir. But there are other glitches in other systems. Other bugs! In other programs! All across this vaaaast universe. And where they are, that's where I'll travel. Mmmhm.

I’m The Troubleshooter!

I right the software wrongs in space.

SPARKS NEVADA

My Hero!

Listen to this episode of The Thrilling Adventure Hour: 'TAH #27 Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars - "Danger 2.0"' released on February 1, 2026

[teamfreewill2pointo]

Ben Blacker wrote this about Jenny Klein and the Supernatural writing room

For those curious, he and his writing partner wrote The Mentalists, 7.07.

[queeruscant]

Name: Dec Hansen Pronouns: he/him Era: First Order Appears in: Join the Resistance trilogy

Dec Hansen was a scavenger and tinkerer who, with his droid "brother" AG-90, joined the Resistance as part of J-Squadron. He was a charming troublemaker and fiercely loyal to his friends. While not made explicit in canon, co-author Ben Blacker stated that he wrote Dec as a gay character, alluding to this through Dec's story about being "different from everyone else" and quotes other characters ("I've never known him to like a girl. It's just not how he is.")

Fun fact: Dec is the first gay character in a Star Wars children's book!

Check out Dec's video profile here.

Full profile under the cut:

Dec Hansen was a teenage member of the Resistance during the time of the First Order. He grew up on Ques, a damp, marshy planet in Huttspace. Dec used to be an only child, but his mother gifted him with a droid: AG-90. AG-90 and Dec were brothers from then on out, and they both joined the Resistance and trained to be pilots.

Dec appeared in the junior novel series Join the Resistance by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. He was a scrapper, a tinkerer, a charmer, and a talented troublemaker. You’d usually find him with a smirk on his face, ready to undermine authority or talk his way out of trouble – which he was really good at. 

Dec was fiercely loyal, and valued his friends and family over anything else. Once Dec considered you a friend, he’d be on your side no matter what. He was a committed member of the Resistance and a strong advocate for his squad, arguing that what made them different is what made them good rebels.

And Dec knows what it means to feel different. In book two of the series, Dec tells a story about how when he was younger, he started to realize that he was different from all the kids around him, and that he kept this difference secret because he thought his friends and family would hate him if they knew. Eventually, with the help of AG-90, he told his parents, friends, and other people around, and they loved him just the same.

In August 2018, author Ben Blacker confirmed on Twitter that Dec is gay.

There are other hints throughout the books that suggest that Dec is gay. His best friend, Sari, says that “she’s never known Dec to like a girl. It’s just not how he is.” Others are more vague, and could certainly be said or done by a straight character too. For example, he kissed one of the boys in his squad’s cheek, and told his brother: “Ain’t no way you’re handsomer than me. I’m real pretty.”

[scarletwitching]

Weapon Hex: You’re not a demon. You’re not a weapon. You’re a person. Like me.

Infinity Wars: Weapon Hex #2; writers: Ben Acker & Ben Blacker; penciler: Gerardo Sandoval; inkers: Victor Nava & Gerardo Sandoval; color artist: Israel Silva; letterer: Joe Caramagna

When this series was first announced, a lot of people were like, “Why would you combine Laura and Wanda? That’s so random.” And I felt like -- and this feeling was totally validated by the series -- the thematic overlap between these two characters was obvious. (Hint: It’s this.)

[dswcp]

Trusk Berinato -- who looks more like a guy who’s eaten too much colloidal silver than an alien -- makes some interesting accusations of Leia here. By “yer daddy,” he means Bail Organa, an old acquaintance of his, not Darth Vader, since her biological father’s identity is still a secret at this point. Unintentionally, Trusk contrasts Bail and Leia with Padme and Luke, who both insist that there is good in Vader. Trust argues that, by their pessimism, Bail and Leia make people behave worse than they normally would. I appreciate this attempt to give Bail and Leia more personality, but, in context, this seems more like a case of someone trying to blame someone else for his own bad behavior.

“The Storms of Crait.” Marvel. December 27, 2017. Writers: Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. Artist: Mike Mayhew. Letterer: Clayton Cowles.

[deanwasalwaysbi]

I legit just yelled at the screen

Museum curator: "Never ended well for the siblings.

Mm, the strain of working together, or maybe just being around each other all their lives. Those two were the exception, actually -- the Campbells. Got along famously. Of course, that was just a stage name. They weren't actually brothers. That was a cover for their, um... alternative lifestyle. Any other questions I can answer?"

And they had to make it their Campbell maiden name?

Really?