Wickling Comics

A Wiccan/Hulkling fan comic. Formerly: Idiot Boyfriends. Strawberry is our favourite! IG: @wicklingcomics #Marvel #YoungAvengers

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Happy Pride Month to all of our followers! We are SO excited to celebrate this month with y'all!

Let's talk about Teddy's PRONOUNS!!!

It's not technically canon, we strongly feel that Teddy, a Kree/Skrull (and a literal shapeshifter), is genderfluid.

In the conceptual notes for Young Avengers, Teddy was a shapeshifter who went out superheroing as a man and then lived day-to-day life as a woman. Heinberg's idea was for Teddy to be "neither male nor female." (Something we thought of before we found out about this concept. Minds. Blown.)

As they dig deeper into their heritage and learn more about who they are, it's easy to imagine Teddy feeling a need to express the literal changeable nature of his body and gender identity. (It's also easy to imagine Billy being extremely supportive!)

So from here on out, our version of Teddy is he/they. ❤️🌈 Stay tuned for more Pride content coming this month!

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Teddy was leaving Excelsior ALL over the apartment. What are you supposed to do with a mystical King of Space sword when you're not battling for the galaxy?

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Duh nuh nuh nuh nuuuuuuuh nuhNUH! X-Men: The Animated Series was a big part of our introduction to the Marvel Universe. This comic is a little reality warping to gush about an early influence and one of the best Saturday morning cartoons of all time!

It's also a (belated) thank you. Months ago we reached out to creators of the series asking if they had any more of their "Previously On X-Men" hats available for purchase. Lucky for us they had a few in stock and on sale! Cue: gratuitous creator photo.

Hey Tumblr!!

If you're interested in getting one of these hats for your very own, you can email the Lewalds at [email protected]! (They also just released a gorgeous new book X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series. Highly recommended!)

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Billy and Teddy show up to the Hellfire Gala serving these hot and spicy Space Husband Looks...what do you do? In all honesty, one of our amazing followers asked us after last week’s comic: what would we dress Billy and Teddy in for the Hellfire Gala? We thought it’d be fun to give our take! Here, we see Billy, Wiccan, YOUR Demiurge, dressed in an actual nebula and glowing like a star. We were inspired by the redesign of Wiccan’s costume in Style vs Substance, where the suit has a moving, living nebula in it, but just exploded it out to be something that would turn every head in the room. This costume is brought to you 100% by Billy’s infinite power; not everyone could keep a nebula hovering perfectly around their body at all times. But if you could do it, why the heck wouldn’t you? Teddy is looking regal and hot in a McQueen SS’10 inspired outfit that has him serving Montero In Space vibes. If Colossus and Gambit are showing up abs out, then Teddy has to show what he’s got, too! We loved the idea of his piece tying in with Billy’s by using star/glitter fabric for the bulk of the pieces, with beautiful gold accents to go with it (mostly because gold on his green skin is just chef’s kiss). Along with gold eyeliner and beautiful navy lipstick, we thought adding make-up that nods to his skrull ancestry was also a fun addition to the piece. Oh, and maybe a couple more piercings than usual, just for some added sparkle… ;)

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Did y'all hear that Empyre, Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling, and Empyre: Aftermath Avengers won Outstanding Comic Book at the @glaad Media Awards?

We thought it would be fun for Billy and Teddy have their place at the podium (and a queer fashion MOMENT). 👏🏳️‍🌈

To @marvel, @jimcheungart, #AllanHeinberg, @meakoopa, @dan.slott, @zdarsky, @valerio_schiti, @martegraciacolor @joecaramagna, Al Ewing, Manuel Garcia, Cam Smith, Tríona Farrell, Ariana Maher, Travis J. Lanham and everyone involved in Billy and Teddy's creation and journey: thank you.

Thank you for creating this kind of representation--for seeing us. 🙏

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Anyone else pre-mourning the end of Pose?

You know when you see something online and you just CAN'T let it go? Yeah. YEAH!

This week's comic was inspired by tweets by the incredible @brettwhite. 🙏

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Full disclosure: we had a discussion about the most thirst-inducing poses while making this comic.

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Idiot Boyfriends has a new name!

Everyone:

Absolutely everyone:

Us: SO WE’RE CHANGING OUR NAME!

We’re excited to say that from here on out, we’re going to be known as Wickling Comics! Instagram: @wicklingcomics Twitter: @wicklingcomics

Idiot Boyfriends will always have a special place in our hearts. That place looks a lot like somewhere in Latveria where Billy makes bad decisions and Teddy is threatening to maim Pietro.

Still, we’ve decided an ship name that’s an inside joke based on a couple of comic panels might not best exactly clear for people trying to find us. 

Plus they’re married now so it doesn’t even really work anymore. ANYWAY. That’s it for now. 

Thanks for following along! We can’t wait to bring you more home-brewed Wickling content. Your #IdiotBoyfriends, - Baz & RJ

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*W.A.S.P = White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

We've been watching WandaVision with the same rabid attention as many other Young Avengers fans on the internet. From the second there was a hint of the twins, we were plugged in. Ready for it.

We've been talking about making a comic playing with the idea of the show pretty much from episode one.

At the same time, just like many others, we've carried the disappointment at the whitewashing of Wanda's character from her intro in the MCU. Wanda is Jewish. She is Romani. That's something we want to honour in our comics as much as we can.

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Types of Love feat. the Young Avengers

With a little inspo from Russell Dauterman's Wiccan and Hulkling variant cover.

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Matching onesies? Matching onesies. 💞 Valentine's Day comic coming next week!

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Listen, Teddy gets a lot of credit for being a handsome Space Hunk—for good reason.  BUT Billy doesn’t get enough credit for being a total babe. So here’s a comic about Teddy having the hots for his handsome magical nerd, ‘cause Billy deserves it. 

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You might think being a shapeshifter means Teddy never has bad hair days... and you’d be mostly right.

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There's only one way to bribe Tommy into playing a tabletop RPG.

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Happy 2021.

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Thanks for the tag, @bladorthin!  Baz (the art!)

honey and lemon or milk and sugar // musicals or plays // lemonade or iced tea // strawberries or raspberries // winter or summer // beaches or forests // diners or cafés // unicorns or dragons // gemstones or crystals // hummingbirds or owls // fireworks or sparklers // brunch or happy hour // sweet or sour // rome or amsterdam // classic or modern art (pls god dont make me choose) // sushi or ramen // sun or moon // polka dots or stripes // macaroons or croissants // glitter or matte // degas or seurat // aquariums or planetariums (fish IN space??) // road trip or camping trip // colouring books or water colour // fairy lights or candles

RJ (the words!)

honey and lemon or milk and sugar // musicals or plays // lemonade or iced tea // strawberries or raspberries // winter or summer // beaches AND forests // diners or cafés // unicorns or dragons // gemstones or crystals // hummingbirds or owls // fireworks or sparklers // brunch or happy hour // sweet or sour // rome or amsterdam // classic or modern art // sushi or ramen // sun or moon // polka dots or stripes // macaroons or croissants // glitter or matte // degas or seurat // aquariums or planetariums // road trip or camping trip (yes please) // colouring books or water colour // fairy lights or candles

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We are BACK! Welcome to 2021, #Wickling fans. It's going to be a big year! Wandavision drops this month, King In Black: Wiccan and Hulkling comes out in March, the Young Avengers are sloooowly creeping into the MCU and we're back at making comics! First thing's first: we reached a VERY special milestone over the holidays. 

ONE! HUNDRED! FOLLOWERS! Thank you to everyone who has followed, liked, commented, and shared our work. We’re so happy to have you here! What better way to celebrate the big 💯 than with a special guest star? 

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