So, I wrote on Tuesday the reason I think the Silver Surfer was changed to being a woman. Maybe I was too harsh but the fact of the matter, is that Johnny Storm is too horny and more often than not is paired up with extraterrestrial beings whether they be Skrulls or Inhumans or whatever.

But we know that this isn’t the first time we’ve had a gender swap to indicate a different universe. Let’s turn the clock back to Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse. We see this woman early in the film, she has a kind of Bill Nye show that Miles is watching in class.

She looks like a more realistic version of Ms. Frizzle. Speaking of which, why was it Ms. Frizzle? What the fuck is wrong with people in that universe? Why wouldn’t they wife her up as soon as they could. You gotta lock down Ms. Frizzle as fast you can if you’re dating her.

Anyway, you see her at the lab that the Spider-men need to infiltrate. She catches Peter B. Parker standing around and pulls up his mask realizing that he’s from a different dimension. She mentions how he’s going to die painfully and she can’t wait for it. Throwing off her labcoat, she reveals that her full name is Dr. Olivia Octavius.

It is a stunning reveal and I’m so glad I wasn’t spoiled for it. But thinking about it, they never point out that her father was Doc Ock or anything like that. She could just be the main octopus themed villain of that universe.

And she is effective in how scary she is. A lot of it has to do with Kathryn Hahn’s impeccable vocal performance. It’s the reason she was also so affecting as Agatha from Wandavision.

That’s why probably they made the Silver Surfer a lady as they’ve said that the Fantastic Four movie takes place in a different universe. They’ll probably put the male Silver Surfer in the mainstream universe.

Whatever the reason, I don’t give a fuck. Mix and match them. Remix them. Comics are fluid and so is gender.

None of it matters as long as the character is well written and fun. And you know what changing these characters does? It gives more people an in, which means more people into this thing that I love. More diversity means better stories and a wider world both for those in fiction and for ourselves.