#the superman starter reading list

[superfam]

THE SUPERMAN STARTER READING LIST

SO – you want to read Superman comics, but you’re intimidated by the near-century of history this character has. Or, you’ve read a few comics with him, but you want to go back to the basics to understand his character and the mythology surrounding him. There are so many continuities, origin stories, and standalones – where do you start? Well…

[Image ID: a cropped edit of the Superman ‘78 #3 variant cover by Lee Weeks, showing Lois Lane sitting on the letters of the Daily Planet globe, and Clark flying above her in his Superman costume, reaching out to take her hand. Hand-written next to them is: "THE SUPERMAN STARTER READING LIST", and hand-written in the bottom right corner is: "by MYTHIC / superfam.tumblr.com". End ID.]

This list isn’t intended to be a full, comprehensive guide to Superman’s decades of history, but a curated taster of Clark Kent in the comics medium. It aims to show you a variety of interpretations from different authors of different contexts, but with the broad goal of helping newcomers understand the heart of the character. Not every comic is able to sum up all aspects of Superman, and some could be argued to miss certain points, but each one has been selected for this list for the goal of conveying the history and breadth of his interpretations.

It’s intended to be accessible to both long-dedicated comics fans and people who are new to the DC universe, or even the medium as a whole. As such, new fans are welcome to enjoy each story as a standalone interpretation.

Please understand that this list is built from my own experience with the character, and I don’t claim it to be better or worse than any other – it’s just one way to approach his history. Essentially, I’m attempting to create the sort of list I wish I had access to when first reading Superman comics. I highly encourage the reader to form their own interpretations of each work.

With all that out of the way, please enjoy!

[Image ID: An edit of Gary Frank's artwork from Superman: Secret Origin. A slightly battered Clark in his Superman outfit embraces Jimmy with his right arm and Lois with his left. All three are smiling. The background, which depicts a disaster scene and a defeated Lex Luthor chained to a building, is covered in a translucent blue overlay. Hand-written next to Clark is: "ORIGINS". End ID.]

SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN #1-6 (2009-2010) Geoff Johns & Gary Frank

Just a couple years before the 2011 reboot of the DC Universe, a new definitive origin story was created for a Superman post-Infinite Crisis (a major event which had changed the status quo of the multiverse).

Secret Origin is only six issues long, and a great, efficient introduction to Clark Kent and Superman. It focuses on telling Clark’s origins from his own perspective, as a hero but also simply as a person. It also does a good job of setting up important supporting characters including Lois, Jimmy, Perry, and Lex.

SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT #1-12 (2003-2004) Mark Waid, Leinil Francis Yu & Gerry Alanguilan

Though replaced by Secret Origin only a few years later, Birthright was written as the definitive origin story to overwrite Byrne’s 1986 reboot of the character. It was intended to bring Superman into the new century, and be more consistent with his modern interpretations. It is also influenced by the popularity of the TV series Smallville.

Birthright is longer and covers aspects of the Superman mythos in further depth, including dynamics between Clark, Lex, and the city of Metropolis, kryptonite, and Krypton in general. Due to its extended length, it also covers more on Clark’s relationship with his powers and heritage.

I highly recommend reading both modern preboot origins to experience different interpretations with different influences and intentions, even only a few years apart.

[Image ID: An edit of Tim Sale's artwork from Superman: For All Seasons. On the right, Clark lies on his bed, looking to the left with a wistful expression and with a hand on his dog curled up next to him. The background, which is his cluttered bedroom in Smallville, is overlaid with translucent grey. Hand-written to the left of Clark is: "INTROSPECTION". End ID.]

SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN #1-3 (2019) Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru

This standalone story is set in 1946, and primarily draws upon the Golden and Silver Ages as inspiration. It’s an adaptation of an episode of The Adventures of Superman radio series, “The Clan of the Fiery Cross”, which famously dealt a major hit to the KKK’s operations in America by influencing public perceptions.

The story follows Clark as well as siblings Roberta and Tommy, two Chinese-American kids who have recently moved to the Metropolis suburbs, as they uncover and fight a local chapter of the KKK. The story explores themes of immigrant identity and self-acceptance in Clark and the kids’ narratives – it presents important concepts from Superman’s history, straight from the heart of his character, in a really effective way.

SUPERMAN: FOR ALL SEASONS #1-4 (1998) Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale

This miniseries has four issues, each corresponding to a season and narrated by an important person in Clark’s life (in order: Jonathan ‘Pa’ Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Lana Lang). Tim Sale’s beautifully detailed and expressive art captures the complex emotions drawn out by having your life touched by Clark Kent, which works really well with the personal, confessional style of the narration. It’s a very intimate work.

It’s a great insight into both the triumphs and very personal struggles of Clark through the inner voices of some of the most important people in his life, and captures what makes his character work really well.

FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING (SUPERMAN (1939) ANNUAL #11) (1985) Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

This is a single-issue annual from right before the DC universe was rebooted, and (unsurprisingly for Moore) explores some philosophical and ideological questions regarding the Man of Steel. On his ‘birthday’, Superman falls prey to an alien organism called The Black Mercy, which feeds on its victims while keeping them complacent with vivid hallucinations of their greatest desires. Clark hallucinates a still-living Krypton, which he is a part of – but perhaps not everything is perfect.

SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC (ACTION COMICS #866-870) (2008) Geoff Johns & Gary Frank

Before retelling Superman’s beginnings in Secret Origin, Johns and Frank collaborated on this story arc which massively changes the status quo, partially by reintroducing a variety of pre-Crisis concepts including the original Brainiac and the bottled city Kandor. If you liked Secret Origin, you’ll probably like this one.

As this is our first story arc rather than self-contained story, it has more references to the ongoing continuity but is still easy enough to understand without that context. This story also prominently features Kara Zor-El as Supergirl and expands on some cosmic lore and Krypton in general.

SUPERMAN: UP IN THE SKY #1-6 (2019-2020) Tom King & Andy Kubert

This is an accessible, self-contained exploration of the extent of Superman’s moral fibre, following Clark as he attempts to save a single girl who was abducted from Earth and taken into space. It’s quite abstract at points with the questions it asks about themes of compassion and commitment, which I think is conveyed particularly well in the panelling and artwork.

[Image ID: An edit of Frank Quitely's artwork from All Star Superman. Clark in his Superman outfit is flying with his arms outstretched. The top half of his face is cut off. The background is an abstract depiction of the heart of the sun, and has been overlaid with a translucent orange. Handwritten beneath Clark is: "INTERPRETING AND RE-INTERPRETING". End ID.]

THE K-METAL FROM KRYPTON (drafted 1940, restored 2004-2011) Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster Studio

The K-Metal from Krypton is an unpublished and unfinished comic from 1940, written by Superman creator Jerry Siegel, and drafted by the studio of the other Superman creator, Joe Shuster. After being lost for decades, the story has slowly been recovered and restored by Superman fans.

Though this one is much more unconventional than the other items on the list, I think it’s extremely important to Superman’s history and generally understanding him as a character. It comes from a time when creative control of their character was being taken from Siegel and Shuster, and though it is unknown why this story was unpublished, that’s a major point of context to keep in mind.

This draft sets up the predecessor to kryptonite in the Superman comics – “K-Metal” – and also contains a scene where Clark reveals his identity to Lois, and they agree to be partners in helping others. This is a major departure from the status quo of Clark keeping his secret from Lois as she tries to uncover it, which would continue for the rest of the Golden and Silver Ages.

The restoration effort can be read online: http://theages.superman.nu/k-metal/splash.php

THE MAN OF STEEL #1-6 (1986) John Byrne & Dick Giordano

This limited series is the immediate post-Crisis origin story and reinvention of Superman. It wasn’t put in the Origins section because I think from a modern perspective it shouldn’t be an introduction to Clark, but rather something you read to understand the history of his character.

It originated major changes in the Superman mythology, some of which have become instilled in it (such as Lex Luthor and Lois Lane’s modern characterisations), and others which have been forgotten or discarded.

One major thing is the great effort this origin made to make Clark American over being Kryptonian… Byrne has expressed great distaste of portrayals of Superman which emphasise his immigrant identity, and that should be kept in mind while critically reading this work.

ALL-STAR SUPERMAN #1-12 (2005-2008) Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely

Arguably the most critically acclaimed Superman comic, this has been saved for late in the list as I believe it’s enhanced with more context of and experience with Clark. This is a series which explores the nature of storytelling and legacy, which was created with the aim of creating a timeless Superman story.

When Superman learns he will soon die, what does he reflect on? What does he change? This is heavily inspired by, and is a love letter to, Silver Age Superman.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW? (SUPERMAN #423 & ACTION COMICS #583) (1986) Alan Moore, Curt Swan & George Pérez

Written in the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths, this is another story about Superman ‘dying’, and is essentially a great mediation on and send-off to the Silver Age incarnation of the character. It refers to itself as an “imaginary” story, and can be seen as one concrete ending for this version of Clark Kent and the rest of the Superman characters, in a medium with few.

It can be found in a collection with For the Man Who Has Everything.

SUPERMAN: RED AND BLUE #1-6 (2021) Various

To finish off our starter reading list, let’s move from Superman’s end to his future. This is an anthology of short stories from various authors and artists, exploring a spread of visions of the Man of Tomorrow.

I think it’s an appropriate end for this starter exploration of Clark Kent’s many interpretations! As with all anthologies, it has its ups and downs in quality, but as a whole I truly believe it captures the heart of this character.

Thank you for reading all this way. I really hope this reading list helps you delve into the character of Superman and inspires you to read further beyond what I’ve suggested here.

Most of all, I hope it helps at least some people grow to love Clark Kent as much as I have.

A PDF version of this reading list is available here.

#it is finally here #my stupid 1600 word reading list #if you requested suggestions then this is your fault lmao #i put all my love of clark into this #i hope its useful #and feel free to send asks with any questions i will be happy to expand #took a long time to edit my ramblings down to this stage lmao #original #reading list #supers #kal #my writing #clark kent #superman #dc #dc reading list #superman reading list #the superman starter reading list

[identifyallen]

Let’s be honest, if Dick had been killed by joker instead of Jason, Bruce would’ve killed joker. Also before anyone tells me “But Bruce wanted to kill joker but Clark (Superman) stopped him.” That’s a valid point but if it were Dick instead of Jason, Clark would’ve helped Bruce kill joker. We all know it. 😭

I even think that most of the Justice League and Titans would’ve helped if it were Dick instead of Jason. For starters the JL and Titans adore Dick. Dick had once been in trouble and he didn’t even have to ask for help. The whole Justice League was already there and ready to kick ass. Not only Bruce and Clark but also Barry, Diana, Arthur, Hal and Oliver. (Flash, Wonder Women, Aquaman, Green Lantern & Green Arrow)

Than there’s the time the Titans went out of their way to protect Dick when he was being targeted in his civilian form. I think it was Donna and Kory. (Wonder girl and Starfire) Then there’s also the time KG beast shot Dick. Wally (Kid Flash/Flash) had later proceeded to beat the shit out of KG. Wally even mentioned how there is a VERY long list of people who want to beat his ass. Dick is clearly very loved which I think is amazing because he deserves it. He’s one of the best hero’s. I understand why the JL and Titans would be bias. I get why they like Dick more than Jason but Bruce..seriously? He clearly loves Dick more and it makes me a bit sad. So I’ll just be reading my “Bruce treats all his sons equally” fanfics, thank you very much.

#dick grayson #jason todd #bruce wayne #nightwing #red hood #the red hood #batman #teen titans #titans #dc titans #batfam #batfamily #batbros #bat brothers #batboys #batkids

[fantastic-nonsense]

Do you have any recommendations for Superfam, Wonderfam, Flashfam and Arrowfam comics? I read your Batman starter list and I'm working my way through it, but I also wanted to try something different. Thanks!

Sort of, yeah! I put together a Wonderfam starter recs list awhile back; you can find it here.

Flashfam....I'm not nearly as familiar with, but Mark Waid's Flash run and Jeremy Adams' Flash run (both starring Wally) are fantastic, as is Impulse (1995). The Arrowfam is also generally out of my capacity to rec properly besides recommending Titans (1999) for Roy, Birds of Prey (1999) for Dinah, and a few scattered Arrowfam comics here and there (like Hard-Traveling Heroes, Quiver, and the Green Arrow Rebirth run).

And of course Young Justice (1998) if you want to read more Bart Allen, Cassie Sandsmark, and Kon-El.

....honestly, I would ask @ectonurites and @secretlystephaniebrown for Superfam recs. I have my own favorites, but they both know infinitely more about the Superfam than me and would be able to give you a much better "starter recs" list than I would. I would personally recommend Superman: Birthright and Superman Smashes the Klan as good intro comics. Everything after that kind of depends on what characters you want to read more about.

#like. I would sit here and recommend stuff like PKJ's Warworld Saga. which is fantastic but is also not very new reader friendly lmfao #bri's recs #comic masterposts #dc comics

[clambuoyance]

Okay so I’m a Ninjago fan & that’s why I followed you, but now I want to get into dc because your art is that damn great, and idk where to start-

There’s a couple recs in my tag #comics talk, that should have some movies and stuff but I’ll say a couple of em again here :)

Dc is really large so you can start by just jumping into the comics of any character or group you find interesting and looking for a Reading Guide

but if you want to understand the lil corner of dc I draw from here’s some stuff I started with

1) It wasn’t the first comic I read but Supersons is a pretty good starter comic and it’s cute and fun :)

It features Jon Kent (Superman’s son) and Damian Wayne (Batman’s son) as the youngest Superboy and Robin, and there’s three runs (Supersons, Adventures of the Supersons, and Challenge of the Supersons) but they show up here and there in other comics. It’s not too terribly long . There’s also a movie about them coming out yaaaayyyyy

2) Most of my fanart is about these funky guys tho 😳 they’re a third generation group of heroes that first form as Young Justice, and later Teen titans. The “core four” is Tim Drake (the third robin), Bart Allen (Impulse), Kon el/Conner kent (Superboy), and Cassie Sandsmark (wonder girl) but there’s other characters that show up too. It’s a bit older but Young Justice (1998) is just a really funny and wacky comic to me, and they also show up in Teen Titans (2003). There’s also young justice (2019). Theres also solo runs for some of em (Tim’s is like over 100 issues 💀) There’s a Tim reading list in my comics talk tag but the first thing I read of him was urban legends: sum of our parts story which is only three issues :) there’s like a Lot of comics for these guys so even I haven’t read Everything about them, but I’m slowly making my way through it all 🙏🙏🙏 If you like team dynamics like me you can start with YJ, or you can read their solo stuff. Sorry if this was confusing lol

3) One of the first runs I read was Batgirls(2021) if u wanna start w something new and shorter ( and then read their solo batgirl comics 😎)

4) Shows: I watched a lot of em but you can just watch whatever looks interesting. Teen titans (2003) will forever be my fave tho

5) movies: again I’ve watched a Ton of movies, and you can start with any of them just for a feel of the characters if you’d like, if you don’t wanna jump into the comics right away. My favorite movie is Under the Red Hood, which is about Jason Todd :) and also Reign of the Supermen, bc it has Kon in it so I’m biasssedddd

#clam answers #dc #comics talk #cb talk #there’s so many comics errrrrrmmmmm I just have a bias towards silly friend groups composed of superpowered teenagers #I plan to read the new teen titans run in entirety instead of just random issues but I haven’t made time for it yet

[silvers-smuttery]

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Muse List

My Hero Academia

Ochako Uraraka, Momo Yaoyorozu, Mina Ashido, La Brava, Mei Hatsume, Midnight, Mitsuki Bakugou, Inko Midoriya, Nejire Hadou, Himiko Touga,

Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugou, Shoto Todoroki, Kirishima Eijiro, Denki Kaminari, Mirio Togata, Minoru Mineta

RWBY

Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Yang Xiao Long, Nora Valkyrie, Penny Polendina, Emerald Sustrai, Salem, Neon Katt, Glynda, Winter, Willow, Reese Chloris

Prof Ruby, Prof Weiss, Prof Yang, Milf Nora, Prof Penny

Sun Wukong, Taiyang Xiao Long, Qrow, Mercury,

One Piece

Nami, Nico Robin, Boa Hancock, Carrot, Perona, Marguerite, Jewelry Bonney, O-Kiku, Ulti, Yamato, Uta

Comic Books/Superheroes

Harley Quinn, Power Girl, Zatanna, Poison Ivy, Raven, Starfire, Bumblebee, Blackfire, Jinx, Wonder Woman, Black Widow, Black Cat, Captain Marvel, Sue Storm, Wasp (EMH), Helen Parr, Violet Parr

Dick Greyson (Robin/Nightwing), Red Hood, Tim Drake, Superman, Killer Croc, Bane, Beast Boy, Spiderman, Miles Morales, Venom, Hulk, Thor, Batman

My Little Pony/EQG

Mane 6 (mainly Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy), Starlight Glimmer, Sunset Shimmer, Celestia, Luna, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Vinyl Scratch, Octavia, Lyra, Bonbon, probably various others

Shining Armor, Big Mac, Gallus, Spike

Overwatch

Tracer, Mei, Mercy, D.Va

Roadhog, Junkrat

Avatar

Katara, Toph, Azula, Ty Lee,

Aang, Sokka, maybe Zuko

Soul Eater

Maka Albarn, Tsubaki, Liz Thompson, Crona Gorgon, Medusa Gorgon

Persona 5

Ann Takamaki, Makoto Nijima, Futaba Sakura, Sae Nijima, Tae Takemi, Yoshizawa, Sadayo Kawakami,

Pokémon

Generally accepting of pretty much all girls and Pokémon. Yes, Poképhilia too.

Adventure Time

Marceline, Princess Bubblegum, Huntress Wizard, Fionna the Human

Finn the Human

Disney

Pacifica Northwest, Wendy Corduroy, Mabel Pines, Tambry, Jackie Lynn Thomas, Hekapoo, Snow White, Rapunzel, Tinkerbelle

Dipper Pines, Marco Diaz, Flynn Rider, Aladdin,

Nintendo

Smash: Samus, Dark Samus, Palutena, Wii Fit Trainer, Byleth,

Fe3H: Byleth, Bernadetta, Dorothea, Mercedes, Annette, Hilda, Flayn, Rhea, Dimitri, Ashe, Silvain, Felix, Ferdinand, Linhardt, Raphael, Yuri, Constance

Dragon Quest: Jade, Serena, Veronica, Mia, Luminary, Erik,

Misc

Android 18, Bulma, Chichi, Noelle Silva, Trixie Tang, Frankie Foster, Stocking, Darkness, Aqua, Rouge the Bat, Peridot, Lapis Lazuli, Spinel, Priyanka Maheswaran, Tsunade, Hinata Hyuga, Lucoa, Velma Dinkley, Daphne Blake, Gogo Tomago, Honey Lemon, Millie (Helluva Boss), Verosika, Loona, Astolfo, Seras Victoria, Revy (Black Lagoon), Judy Hopps, Rebecca, Tatsumaki

Kazuma (Konosuba), Hiro (BH6),

Kink list:

stuff in public, exhibitionism, voyeurism, misogyny, patriarchy, pregnancy, analplay, edging, rimjobs, Futanari, breast and ass envy, twerking, musk & loving relationships full of trust, commitment & sexy times

Open RP Starters

Alternate Universes:

RWBY Highschool AU, Free Use AU, Misogyny AU, Bimbofication AU, Faunus AU

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[jackiekashian]

Dork Forest 2011-2020 Cheat Sheet

The votes are in for 2020! 

This is a list of Episode Numbers - Guest Name - Dorkdom.  I take votes for faves of the year and then add a couple for variety of topics that I really thought were fun. ALL THE EPS have something for someone and are great but here is a starter list if you’re thinking to start listening to TDF and are not a numerologist completest.

Note: show’s been going since 2006 but I’ve only been surveying since 2011.  The show is on all the platforms. Pandora, Spotify, YouTube. Start here if you like: www.dorkforest.com . Standup info and other podcast is at www.jackiekashian.com

2020 TDF EP 562 - Guy Branum - Mitford Sisters TDF EP 568 - Maria Bamford - Canadian Reality Shows TDF EP 599 - Jen Kirkman - Hallmark Christmas Movies TDF EP 565 - Darla Kashian – COOKING TDF EP 598 - Russ Kashian - Hallmark Christmas Movies TDF EP 549 - Tig Notaro – Veganism TDF EP 581 - Jenny Yang - Comfort Food TDF EP 591 - Amber Preston - Church Cookbooks TDF EP 574 - Ron Funches - Call of Duty and Animal Crossing TDF EP 577 - Barbara Holiday - Escape Rooms TDF EP 558 - Sarah Mowrey - Fleetwood Mac TDF EP566 - Matt Kirshen/Myq Kaplan - Advice Columns  TDF EP 595 - Kristin Key - Mad Libs TDF EP 576 - Robert Jenkins - Guns and Safety TDF EP 588 - Sofiya Alexandra - Wheel of Time books TDF EP 570- Jim Woster – Columbo TDF EP 573 - Robert Hurt - Babylon 5  TDF EP 550 - Danielle Perez - Mariah Carey TDF EP 583 - Dar Vendegna  - PIckleball  TDF SPOILER 3 - Andy & Jackie - Rise of Skywalker 

 2019 TDF EP 523 Lydia Popovich Dolly Parton TDF EP 511 Auggie Smith Dead Comedians TDF EP 535 Christopher Titus Prince TDF EP 530 Phil Kashian Hitchhiking TDF EP 532 Brian Posehn Heavy Metal TDF EP 549 Tig Notaro Veganism SP1 Endgame Spoiler Dork Out TDF EP 503 Wynter Spears Public Restrooms TDF EP 524 Sara Benincasa Frederick Law Olmstead TDF EP 529 Caitlin Gill Murder She Wrote TDF EP 545 Mary Becquet Chinese Ghosts Vampires TDF EP 525 Matt Oswalt Taking Pictures TDF EP 510 Gary Anthony Williams Birds TDF EP 531 Robert Hurt DS9 TDF EP 547 Thom Tran The Flash TDF EP 540 Brian Jacobovitz Cthulu RPGs TDF EP 515 Judith Stephen CosPlay TDF EP 528 Justin Hermann Heroscape TDF EP 538 Dave Ross Zelda and LINK TDF EP 544 Sharon Houston Netflix British Reality Shows TDF EP 505 Kat Burdick Next Generation TDF EP 509 Michelle Biloon NYT Crossowords

2018  TDF EP 487 Amy Miller - Dolly Parton TDF EP 471 Emma Arnold - BEES TDF EP 499 - Erin Foley - Hallmark Christmas Movies TDF EP 481 - Cheryl Jones - Maritime History TDF EP 471 - Andy Ashcraft - GenCon TDF EP 482 - Nato Green - Union Organizing TDF EP 473 - Tamra Brown - Tiki Bars TDF EP 493 - Nina Manni - Air and Hotel Points TDF EP 446 - Carlos Delgado - Great British Bakeoff TDF EP 495 - Alice Wetterlund - Sharks TDF EP 487 - Mark Waid - Superman TDF EP 454 - Open Mike Eagle - Wrestling  TDF EP 457 - Jean Grea - Ikea  TDF EP 447 - Gariana Abeyta - All Genres have Great Movies

2017 TDF EP 390 - Phil Kashian - LOTR and MY BROTHER TDF EP 422 - Steve Agee  - John Hughes Movies. Weird Science TDF EP 426 - Sara Schaefer - Cross Stitch  TDF EP 431 - Jenny Jaffe - Planners. Calendars. Stickers. All the things. TDF EP 405 - Rebecca Sugar - Musicals  TDF EP 438 - Jen Briney - freaking CONGRESS TDF EP 423 - Karen Rontowski - Moth Man TDF EP 401 - Jason Hatrick - Scuba diving  TDF EP 429 - Kyle Clark - Halloween Theme Parks TDF EP 417 - Nat Towsen - Speed Racer TDF EP 402 - Tyler Hinman - Escape Rooms TDF EP 428 - Solomon Georgio - Black Sitcoms TDF EP 403 - Hal Lublin - Saturday Night Live TDF EP 408 - Al Madrigal - Jack Reacher NOVELS TDF EP 435 - Wyatt Gray - HP Lovecraft TDF EP 442 - Doug Stanhope - getting naked and Leisure Suits TDF EP 404 - Julie Dixson Jackson - Geneology  TDF EP 427 - Lisa Allard – Quilting

2016 TDF EP 336 Jim Stewart Allen - Oregon Trail  TDF EP 383 Jenny Chalikian – Xena TDF EP 387 Caitlin Gill - Roald Dahl  TDF EP 358 Wil Anderson - Cricket TDF EP 359 Heather Simmons - Alice in Wonderland. TDF EP 340 Barbara Holm - Buffy the Vampire Slayer TDF EP 380 Beverly D’Angelo - things that Change your Life - Music, Places TDF EP 366 Karen Rontowski - Tarot Cards TDF EP 373 Stu Goldsmith - Boardgames with a STORY  TDF EP 364 Maria Bamford LIVE at JFL Montreal (Bandcamp)  2016 I really liked: TDF EP 385 Jenny Zigrino - Authentic Historical Costuming  TDF EP 347 Riley Silverman - The Potato. Mostly Frozen.  TDF EP 355 Ivan Van Norman/Andy Ashcraft - Zombies & pen/paper games TDF EP 341 Cathy Ladman - Knitting  TDF EP 349 Moon Zappa - The BIG questions TDF EP 368 Martha Kelly - Law and Order SVU TDF EP 367 Phil Johnson - Pirates TDF EP 362 Rory Scovel - Golf (quietly clap) TDF EP 339 Sovereign Syre - Spanish Invasion of Florida.  TDF EP 348 Dash Kwiatkowski - Superman TDF EP 338 TJ Chambers - Chess TDF EP 379 Michelle Thaller – SPACE! LIVE DC Drafthouse (Bandcamp)

2015 TDF EP 303 Matt Saxe – all Vice Presidents. TDF EP 298 Jason Klamm – Vice Presidents and Lego! TDF EP 312 Greg Proops at LA Podfest – 70s Movies TDF EP 320 Wil Wheaton – BEER and Boardgames TDF EP 287 Michelle McNamara – Robert Durst and more True Crime TDF EP 294 Retta – Purses. Handbags TDF EP 323 Chez Amanda – Xfiles. Finally. TDF EP 310 David Koechner – History dork! TDF EP 268 Tammy Pescatelli – Thrift stores and Vampires TDF EP 279 Brian Kiley – Presidential Biographic Minutia TDF EP 285 Ian Abramson – McDonald’s Land TDF EP 316 Breanna Conley – Old time Photo Booth collecting 2015 another 12 that I picked: TDF EP 329 Robert Hurt – Space Ships TDF EP 321 Ryan Stout – Injustice. AS USUAL. TDF EP 324 Suzy Soro – Ghosts. TDF EP 313 Danielle Radford – great “bad” movies TDF EP 305 Murray Valeriano & Monty Franklin – Surfin. TDF EP 269 Christian Brown, Roselle Hurley and Andy Ashcraft - LARPing TDF EP 271 Bridget Everett - Barry Manilow, Richard Simmons & Rudy TDF EP 273 Sean Crespo – DUNE TDF EP 284 Brian Upton - history and aesthetics of gaming TDF EP 293 Live at Bridgetown Branum, Kilgariff and Preston (Bandcamp) TDF EP 300 Amy Shira Teitel – SPACE TDF EP 325 Gail Carriger Live in SF – Anglophile. (Bandcamp)

2014 TDF EP 259 – Laraine Newman - Dubstep TDF EP 245 – Brittnee Braun - Cosplay TDF EP 249 – Brian Regan – Line Mentality TDF EP 215 – Robert Hack – Doctor Who TDF EP 264 – Joseph Scrimshaw – Star War Prequels TDF EP 227 – Emily Gordon – Breakfast around the world TDF EP 239 – Rhea Butcher – Back to the Future Movies TDF EP 260 – Jimmy Pardo – Chicago (the band) TDF EP210 – Corey Olsen – Tolkien TDF EP 258 – Emily Heller – ESM & HS Debate

2013 TDF EP 177 - Greg Proops - Ancient History TDF EP 172 – Janeane/Bamford - Beading/SuzeOrman TDF EP198 – Live Podfest w Kilgariff/Bamford/Anthony/Valeriano - Salad TDF EP 189 – Moshe Kasher - Religion TDF EP 199 – Michelle McNamara - True Crime TDF EP 203 – Ryan Stout - Traffic Court

TDF EP 150 – Gina Yashere - Ghosts/Elevators TDF EP 151 – Craig Shoemaker - Wizard of Oz TDF EP 207 –  Matt Mira - James Bond TDF EP 167 – David Huntsberger - Horses TDF EP 200 –  Andy Peters/Mike Schmidt - Wrestling TDF EP 190 –  Cameron Esposito - Lesbians TDF EP 202 –  Matt Weinhold/Dana Gould/ Shawn Sheridan - Halloween

2012 TDF EP 129 – Live with Michelle McNamara (True Crime) TDF EP 111 – Jim Gaffigan (obscure news personality) TDF EP 117 – Corey Olsen (TolkienProf) TDF EP 142 – Live with Retta, Rajskub, Kilmartin and Scovel TDF EP 94 – Mary Jo Pehl (reading and writing and more reading) TDF EP 133 – Kira Soltonovich (Korean Spas) TDF EP 113 – Jesse Schell and Andy Ashcraft (oh. Video Games) TDF EP 98 – Henry Phillips and Mike Phirman (Guitar Comedy and Music) TDF EP 139 – Joel Hodgson (ventriloquism) TDF EP 93 – Live with Ernie Cline (the 80s and Ready Player One) TDF EP 102 – Dan Telfer (Dinosaurs and science in general) TDF EP 108 – Al Madrigal (Sales and Cartoons) TDF EP 148 – Guy Branum - Canada TDF EP 95 – Live with Kevin Eastman (ninja turtles) TDF EP 97 – Rose Abdoo and John Matta (tiny tiny ART! And The Thing) TDF EP 99 – Asterios Kokkinos (Pokemon) TDF EP 100 – PF Wilson – (history of the various football leagues)  TDF EP 103 – Live with Andy Kindler (“indie” comic books) TDF EP 104 – Merrill Markoe (I feel like we talked dogs mostly)  TDF EP 110 – Patrick Brady (animation)   TDF EP 120 – Erin Foley (NY Giants) TDF EP 121 – Tom Franck (Art) TDF EP 130 – Lois McMaster Bujold (I dork out AT her. She talks writing) TDF EP 138 – Michael Everson (coding fonts for obscure languages)

2011 # 55 Greg Proops – Making Baseball interesting            # 67 Hardwick/Palascak – Harry Potter                       # 37 Karen Kilgariff  - Sandra Bullock                          # 16 Dana Gould – Planet of the Apes                         # 48 Aisha Tyler – girl on girl fandom                          # 24 Jen Kirkman/ Karen Rontowksi – ghosts/UFO                 # 49 Dana/James - HOLLYWOOD                                # 40 April/Vargus – TRIP TO MIDDLE EAST                                                   # 3 Madigan/Kilmartin – the KENNEDY’S  #42 Maile Flanagan/Yuri Lowenthal - Animation #50 Michelle McNamara – True Crime #30 Ed Brubaker / Kermet Apio – Comics #14 Thrilling Adventure Hour – so many things Origin Story – #69 Andy Origin Story - #71 Maria #73 Rich Sommer – Mad Men and Boardgames #77 Matt Weinhold/Ken Daly – Horror Movies #82 Chad Daniels/David Huntsberger – just hilarious #80 Bengt Washburn – Fine art #51 Andrew Solmssen - IT #28 Eric Drysdale - VIEWMASTER #58 Bees – uh, BEES #63 Perfume – and, PERFUME #44 Jim Coughlin – A4 Paper #91 Trains!    

NOTE Premium eps w/o iTunes:  Here’s how to download albums from Bandcamp:

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[synthaes]

honky chateau sentence starters.

warning for: suicide mention. 

honky cat.

when i look back, boy, i must have been green.

until i saw your city lights, honey, i was blind. 

they said, get back, honky cat.

better get back to the woods.

i quit those days.

the change is gonna do me good.

living in the city ain’t where it’s at.

it’s like trying to find gold in a silver mine.

it’s like trying to drink whiskey from a bottle of wine.

i read some books, and i read some magazines. 

all the folks back home, well -- said i was a fool.

they said believe in the lord is the golden rule.

living in the city is going to break your heart. 

how can you stay when your heart says no?

how can you stop when your feet say go?

mellow.

don’t you know i’m feeling mellow?

i love your roman nose, the way you curl your toes.

heaven knows what you sent me.

oh, don’t forget the beer. 

it can’t be bad, all the love i’ve had. 

oh, you make me mellow.

i think i’m going to kill myself

i’m getting bored being a part of mankind.

there’s not a lot to do no more. 

this race is a waste of time. 

think i’ll buy a forty four, give them all a surprise. 

i think i’m gonna kill myself. 

what a scandal if i died. 

i’d like to see what the papers say on the state of teenage blues. 

i can’t use the car.

i gotta be in by ten o’clock.

who do they think they are?

i’d make an exception if you want to save my life. 

susie (dramas)

i got frostbitten in the winter, ice skating on the river.

she’d make your darn toes curl just to see her. 

well, she sure knows how to use me. 

we share a little loving in the moonshine. 

i’m the hit of the country fair. 

rocket man (i think it’s going to be a long time)

she packed my bags last night, pre-flight. 

i’m gonna be high as a kite by then. 

i miss the earth so much.

i miss my wife. 

it’s lonely out in space.

i think it’s gonna be a long, long time.

i’m not the man they think i am at home.

rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone. 

mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids.

in fact, it’s cold as hell. 

there’s no one here to raise them. 

all this science i don’t understand.

it’s just my job, five days a week.  

salvation

this road goes a long, long way. 

if we’re going to find the end, we’re gonna need a helping hand. 

we’re looking for a light ahead. 

in the distance, a candle burns. 

what we need are willing hands.

you must feel the sweat in your eyes.

a chance to put the devil down without fear of hell. 

slave

there’s a river running sweat right through our land. 

i’ve taken just as much as i can stand. 

most nights, i have to watch my woman cry.

i swear, one day i’m gonna burn the house to the ground. 

to fight the violence, we must be brave. 

there’s a rumor of a war that’s yet to come. 

the price of release is a bitter blow to the face. 

amy

tread on my face if you like, little lady.

turn me inside out if you have to, baby. 

don’t you cross me off your list. 

i am young and i ain’t never been kissed. 

never been kissed by a lady named __.

you’re far out. you’re fab and insane. 

my dad told me __’s your name. 

said he’d break my name if i played your game. 

he can bust my neck, ‘cause i love you all the same.

i know you don’t have to show your affection. 

if you don’t want me around, i think i’ll run along and drown. 

you don’t want this bum in town. 

you’re the girl that wrecks my dreams. 

mona lisas and mad hatters

i thought i knew. 

now i know that rose trees never grow in new york city. 

you stand at the edge while people run you through. 

i thank the lord there’s people out here like you. 

turn around and say good morning to the night. 

they know not if it’s dark outside or light. 

it’s got a lot of songs to sing. 

if i knew the runes, i might join in. 

i’ll go my way alone. 

subway’s no way for a good man to go down. 

i thank the lord for the people i have found. 

hercules

i got a busted wing and a hornet sting. 

she got hercules on her side, and diana in her eyes. 

some men like the chinese life, some men kneel and pray. 

well, i like women and i like wine, and i’ve always liked it that way.

i’ve always liked it that way. 

i can’t dig it, the way she tease. 

that old tough man routine up her sleeve. 

[s/he’s] a cat named hercules. 

it hurts like hell to see my gal messing with a muscle boy. 

no superman gonna ruin my plans, playing with my toys. 

i stay gritty up to my ears. 

#sentence meme #sentence starters #sentence starter meme #honky chateau sentence starters #elton john sentence starters #prompts

[aftermathdb]

DEATH BATTLE Review: Cable vs. Booster Gold

So, for some reason, people were confused about this matchup? Like… C’mon. It was either this, or Cable vs. Trunks.

Cable′s Preview.

So, the convoluted story begins with Mister Sinister wanting to ship and breed the X-Men, specifically Scott Summers and Jean Grey.

And because of a lot of convolutedness, he had to use a clone of Jean to get the ultimate mutant that he wanted.

Enter Nathan Summers.

And because this is comic books, he had a rare disease, and had to be take to the future for a cure… Where there wasn’t one, because that world had been taken over by Apocalypse, another villain.

But through his training, a lot of experience, Nate was far more recognizable by one name: Cable.

The hosts go over his abilities that he has both in part of his heritage and the Techno-Organic Virus that he has. From all sorts of visions, to lasers, to being able to repair his metal arm at a whim.

And Cable’s also an Omega-Level Mutant, which means he’s super powerful.

And he’s been using these powers to keep himself together this whole time. Boomstick asks how he does it in his sleep, and… Yeah, I kinda want to ask that too.

And we go over his weapons and abilities.

I’m gonna level with you: Due to my new job at a grocery store, I can’t do the full Wiz and Boomstick segments due to time constraints. I’d love to quit, but at the time, there’s a pandemic, and I wouldn’t be able to find better work otherwise. Just know that this kinda just goes on to make a joke about how Nathan is basically Mutant Jesus. Really sorry that I can’t show more, and yeah… This is kinda how it’s gonna be from now on. Really sorry.

Anyways, after going over how Nate saw other timeline versions of himself, he decided to get rid of his Virus… By rewriting his DNA!

And the hosts go over his feats.

Like how he moved the earth, or ionized the entire atmosphere, or telepathically read everyone’s mind at once.

Booster Gold′s Preview.

There’s a lot to know about Booster Gold.

He’s an icon, a brand, and a Superhero.

However, if there’s anything that you should know about the guy…

It’s that he’s full of it.

In a nutshell, Michael Jon Carter was a football player in the 25th century, but he had to start doing dirty plays to make money to pay for a treatment that his mom needed, and was eventually kicked out.

As the hosts noted, he got a job at a museum that featured 20th century Superheroes, and became inspired to go back in time… And profit.

But instead of giving the name Goldstar, he accidentally gave the name Booster Gold.

And since he’s a huge dick, he got quite the reputation as being an asshole among the Superhero community

Even Superman wasn’t a fan. And that guy’s like one of the most positive people ever.

It wasn’t all bad. He had an actual friend in Ted Kord, the original Blue Beetle.

Onto the arsenal, Booster’s Power Suit basically makes him like Iron Man, but with time travel. He’s got enhanced strength, speed, and durability just as long as he’s got power running through the thing.

His shield won’t let anything pass, even bacteria, and it can even block from telepathic attacks.

Again: Sorry that I can’t make these longer. I think I might have to go back to the older ways of doing this of only featuring the background, powers/arsenal, and end line while also trying to get screenshots of the important info and maybe some Wiz/Boomstick segments. Trust me, I’d love to quit the grocery job and do something like video edit, but I don’t have the time, nor do I have the ability to go out and do interviews.

Anyways, Booster can not only hang out with other timeline versions of himself, but he’s also got an impressive field of feats to pull off too.

And after a while, Booster became an actual hero, and learned humility so that meant that he couldn’t really publicize it.

Still though, he’s the main character in the greatest story never told, and he’ll be protecting the timestream while doing what he does best:

Showboating.

The Battle Itself.

Luis and Zack lead on animation, Cable will be voiced by Dave J. Dixon and Booster Gold will be voiced by Ricco Fajardo. , Days of Booster Past by Brandon Yates, and audio led by Chris Kokkinos.

So, the battle starts off with Booster showboating in front of a crowd, when Cable shows up. Because Booster is Booster, he assumes that Cable’s there to steal his spotlight.

Cable responds… Like most people would if they saw Booster, and when Booster challenges him, Cable shows off that gritty 90s attitude.

Cable takes an early lead, hitting Booster with all sorts of attacks until Booster turns on his shield and starts his counter.

We get a bit of a back and forth, and I know that I don’t have a lot of screenshots, but please bare with me.

This little “ZA WARULDO” segment doesn’t really phase Cable too much, and he surmounts a counter attack.

(Let’s do the time warp again!)

We get a little attack cycle through and it just shows that Booster is tanking everything that Cable is throwing at him without much effort.

So Cable counters by using his time-travel prep time to take Booster Back to the Past where he has a trap set for him.

Booster’s shield doesn’t break, so, yeah.

And Booster calls in backup.

This goes on for a bit until Cable tries to use his telepathy to force Booster to turn off his shields.

Finishing blow in

5…

4…

3…

2…

1…

Booster gave the shield to Cable.

Verdict + Explanation.

So, at first, Boomstick is exasperated that some tool like Booster was able to take down a badass like Cable.

Once again, it’s similar to Sasuke vs. Hiei, where one of the fighters has one advantage, but the other has perfect counters to everything that the other could trow at them. In this case, Cable had the better training and experience, but Booster had everything else.

For starters, while Cable could move planets, Booster’s shields were the big thing keeping him in the game. And they were the big thing letting him stay ahead of it too, credit where it’s due, it was only reallyone thing keeping Cable from winning, and if it weren’t for that, he would have won.

So yeah, Cable could move planets, but Booster’s shields could block planets being destroyed sub-atomically. And since apparently everyone in the DC universe can tap into the Speed Force, Booster was holding speed as well. Telepathy wasn’t going to do much since Booster’s shields could stop that, and Cable had no real ways to bypass it.

Since Booster’s weapons were also using the same power as his shields, that meant that he had some big power on his side.

And we also get a neat little Aesop at the end, where the goofiness and siliness of one character, and the seriousness and grit of the other only really matters in the context of their respective universes, but in a DEATH BATTLE, that means comparing them directly, which means a total goofball that you’ve never heard of, like Booster Gold, can defeat a serious and gritty guy like Cable.

Overall impression.

If anything, it took me spending a few hours at work to really ruminate about this fight and what it means. The animation and music are really great, and the lesson at the end is very meaningful.

Despite that, I gotta say that I’m getting really tired of DC characters that aren’t the Flash or Flash-Adjacent being able to tap into the Speed Force like Booster or Green Lantern. It kinda ruins what makes the Flash special. That’s more of a criticism of DC than it is this episode, so I’ll stop.

Overall, there wasn’t really much to write home about. Like I said, it was either this, or Cable vs. Trunks, and there’s a lot to unpack in regards to power scaling for that bout.

7.5/10

Next Time…

Y’know, when I saw Obi-Wan in the season preview, I had a short list of characters that he could fight, and this guy was probably number 1.

So, I guess we’re going to find out if a knight is better than a ninja, huh?

Is there a fight that you want me to review? - Send an ask/request, and I’ll look into it!

Do you want to read my fanfic based around DEATH BATTLE itself? click here!

Thank you for reading, and I hope to see you next time for…

Knight vs. Ninja.

#Death Battle #Deathbattle #review

[superfam]

hi!! i've been wanting to get into more superman stuff, and i was wondering what comics you would recommend? you don't have to answer if it's too much hassle haha ^^;

I'm glad you asked, actually!

I have a starter reading list which is currently a private Google Doc I've been meaning to refurbish, and if you hang on I might publish the updated version on here soon :)

In the meantime, if you're just looking for a place to begin:

> Begin with one of the modern preboot origin stories, either Superman: Secret Origin or Superman: Birthright. I like both of them for different reasons, and I'd recommend both, but if you only want to read one it's probably a matter of preference (very generally: Secret Origin is shorter and I like Lois in it better, and Birthright is longer and does a better job of setting up the mythos).

> Yang's Superman Smashes the Klan is a really, really great self-contained story which I will always preach. It's disconnected from main continuity and set in the 1940s, exploring really interesting themes including Clark's immigrant identity and self-acceptance. This is symbolically depicted as a movement from the Golden to Silver Age.

> Superman: For All Seasons is a really lovely mini-series of 4 issues, with each corresponding to a specific season and narrated by a specific person important to Clark's life. It's a great insight into both Clark and the inner lives of some of the most important supporting cast.

>Moore's Superman Annual #11 – For the Man Who Has Everything is an older single-issue which deserves the hype. It has some very interesting introspection into the character and the tragic circumstances surrounding him.

> I'll probably get confused people in my inbox if I don't mention All-Star Superman, but I think you should get to know the character first before reading this masterwork (personally, I felt like I read it too soon). So I recommend finishing at least the above before reading this one.

Hopefully that will be enough to tide you over until I finish the proper list!

#this is all my opinion ofc #what works for me might not work for you! #but try em out #ask #myth's thoughts #dc

[risingmccns]

Hey there everyone, I’m putting out another starter call! With that being said, feel free to like or reply for a starter from the muses listed below. You can read up on my muses here! They can all pretty much adapt to different verses, so if you’d like a specific verse, let me know. And if you’d rather I make you a starter based on an ask meme instead, feel free to send me one (although I won’t accept shippy ones unless we’re mutuals)! You can find all the ask memes i’ve reblogged here!

*indicates selective muse, meaning I will only play them with mutuals

Nick Soong (oc)

Sivlak (oc)

Cema Drake (oc)

Fender Michaels (oc)

Ian Janston (oc)

Eddie Munster (canon based on Eddie from The Munsters/Mockingbird Lane)

Barry Dameron (canon based on BB-8 from Star Wars)

Jimmy Olsen (canon based on Jimmy from Adventures of Superman)

Alexis Kaligaris* (oc)

Stan Rosado* (canon based on Stan from The Faculty)

Delilah Profitt* (canon based on Delilah from The Faculty)

Randall Boggs* (canon based on Randall from Monsters Inc/University)

#indie starter call #indie rp #starter call #indie oc rp #indie fandom rp #{out of cinnamon rolls || ooc} #you can send someone not on the list but these are who my muse is highest for at the moment

[marybatson]

Billy Batson is a teenager who becomes Captain Marvel, the World's Mightiest Mortal. Granted access to incredible powers by the wizard Shazam, he speaks the wizard's name and is struck by a lightning bolt that gives him the powers of the gods. He has been a member of the Justice League, Justice Society, Marvel Family and Squadron of Justice. Captain Marvel was created by C.C. Beck and Bill Parker for publication in Fawcett Comics, and is now owned by DC Comics.

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What’s happening in current continuity?  (as of fall 2022 to spring 2023)

Billy will feature in his own solo Shazam title sometime in 2023, written by Mark Waid and drawn by Dan Mora.

Mary Bromfield is the current Shazam titleholder on earth as seen in The New Champion of Shazam! (2022). 

Simultaneously, Black Adam is finding a new successor in Malik White in Black Adam (2022), creating the first new Black Adam family member since post-Crisis!

The new Lazarus Planet event in 2023 will feature members of the family along different storylines.

STARRED TITLES (★) FOR READERS INTERESTED IN BASICS 

FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS (Golden Age, 1940-1950s)

WHIZ Comics (1940) | First appearance and adventures!

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) | Extended run of WHIZ Comics.

America’s Greatest Comics (1941) | More standalone stories.

The Marvel Family (1945) | The entire family comes together for their own series.

Shazam!: A Celebration of 75 Years | An anniversary anthology. Not actually a run/series or is it essential to read but I thought it gave good summaries in bulk for the overarching Captain Marvel history.

CW: As stated in this post listing other classic Marvel Family comics, a few of these issues have depictions of racial caricatures relative to the time period.

PRE-CRISIS (1973-1986)

Shazam! (1973) | Captain Marvel and all Fawcett characters become property of DC Comics in 1973. This is the beginning of his origin in pre-crisis.

World’s Finest Comics (1941) ★ | Captain Marvel first appearances with Superman, Batman, and company during the 70s-80s.

POST-CRISIS (1986-2011)

Legends (1986) ★ | With Darkseid's attempt at turning humanity against its heroes, Captain Marvel is set up for the murder of cyborg villain Macro-Man. Sudden outcry and blame is directed at the hero, who swears to never become Captain Marvel again.

Shazam!: The New Beginning (1987) | The new Billy Batson origin after the Crisis events.

The Power of Shazam! (1994) ★ | The first graphic novel that kickstarted the series. Probably my topmost favorite depiction of Captain Marvel.

The Power of Shazam! (1995) ★ | The best starter introduction series for Captain Marvel by Jerry Ordway, who does well establishing the Marvel origin into DC continuity. Highly recommended if you want an all-encompassing primer to the modern day Marvel Family!

Underworld Unleashed (1995) ★ | A story where Neron, a demon lord from hell, goes around offering both villains and heroes alike deals in exchange for their souls. He sets his aim on Captain Marvel.

Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil (2007) | An origin retelling. This aligns to most people’s image of Billy-the-street-orphan-who’s-like-7-probably. Mr. Mind’s final form is pretty Evangelion-level freaky and Mary is affectionately microscopic-sized.

Billy Batson & The Magic of Shazam! (2008) | A continuation of Monster Society as a series and really fun even if it’s for kids!

Shazam! Power of Hope (2000) ★ | A short comic on the essence of Captain Marvel. If you only had time to read one issue among any of these, I recommend this one.

JLA (1997) | Featured in #28-#31. Captain Marvel aids the JLA as they fight off beings from the 5th dimension.

JLA: World Without Grown-Ups (1998) | A Young Justice mini-series about kids all over the world waking to a world where adults don’t exist. Cameos Mary and Freddy, and ultimately Billy/Captain Marvel plays a role in saving the day.

JSA (1999) ★ | Specific introduction around #26. Captain Marvel becomes a member of the JSA, initially to help ease Black Adam into the team.

Superman/Shazam: First Thunder (2005) | His one of many infamous team-ups with Superman.

Reading late 2000s events like Final Crisis and those that lead up to the 52 event are also recommended, but not really necessary. 

THE NEW 52 (2011-2016)

Shazam! (2013) | Geoff Johns’ reintroduction of the Shazam lore into New 52, following the events of JSA and 52.

Justice League (2011) |  Captain Marvel’s hero name was shifted to Shazam in this era. He was included in the events of Trinity War and Darkseid War.

REBIRTH (2016-Present)

Shazam! (2019) | Billy lives with the Vasquez family along with Freddy, Mary, Eugene, Pedro, and Darla. The power is shared among the six.

Teen Titans Academy (2021) | Billy and his family have lost their powers and attends Teen Titans Academy to determine why.

Shazam! (2021) | A four-issue run of Billy’s Teen Titans Academy arc as he journeys through the underworld to recover the power. Features Future State!Black Adam and characters from Teen Titans Academy.

I recommend reading these if you simply wish to keep up with the new and ongoing Shazam family books.

MULTIVERSE/OUT OF CURRENT CONTINUITY

Convergence: Shazam! | It combines classic with modern very well. The art and characterization is very nostalgic. Good primer for a modern take on the classic Marvel Family.

The Multiversity: Thunderworld Adventures | Takes place in a world apart from the DCU. Sivana stars as the main villain!

Drew @daydreamerdrew​​ curated a lengthy list of Marvel Family appearances in outside continuities here!

PRE-CRISIS

Action Comics #583, 675, 690, 692, 720, 768, 782, 800, 804, 826, 829

Wonder Woman Vol 2 #8, 59, 62, 126, 165, 173, 175, 188, 2120

World's Finest #253-260, 262-270, 273-276, 278, 280-282

Crisis on Infinite Earths #6, 7, 10-12

POST-CRISIS

Justice League of America (2006) #0, 1, 7, 43, 50, 54

Justice (2007) #1, 6, 8, 9,12

Justice League International (1987) #1-6

JLA: Classified (2005) #5, 8, 9, 44

JLA (1997) #14, 26, 28-31, 39, 41, 69, 76, 112, 113, 120

JSA (1999) #26, 27, 33-37, 40-52, 54, 59, 60, 73-75, 78

Black Adam: The Dark Age (2007) #1, 2, 4, 5

Day of Judgement & Day of Vengance

Countdown to Final Crisis (2007) #20, 41, 43-45

Countdown #38, 43, 44, 51

52 (2006) #6, 11, 12, 16, 43, 45, 50

Genesis (1997)

THE NEW 52 + REBIRTH

The New 52: Futures End (2014) #2, 6, 8-11, 15-19, 22, 25, 28, 36-42, 45, 47, 48

Justice League (2012) #0, 7-12, 14-16, 18-23, 30-36, 38, 39, 41-52

Justice League of America (2013) Vol 3 #6, 7.4, 8-11, 13, 14

Justice League Dark (2011) #22, 23

Cyborg (2015) #1, 3, 6, 8-10

MULTIVERSE/OUT OF CURRENT CONTINUITY

Kingdom Come (1996) #2, 3, 4

Injustice: Ground Zero #1, 9-12, 20, 21

Injustice Gods Among Us: Year Two #9-12, 16, 22

Injustice Gods Among Us: Year Three #5, 8-10, 13, 16-24

Injustice Gods Among Us: Year Four #1-3, 5, 11-15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24

Here is a quick list of post-Crisis and Rebirth runs featuring Captain Marvel/Shazam. I state that these might be my favorites, but over the years I admit I’ve fluctuated a bit. Regardless, these contain much of the modern depictions of Billy Batson in the last 20 years or so!

These are only some of the many features Billy has had in comics across the board, but the ones I’ve listed should be enough to get you a good grasp on his character! You can also check out the Wiki or ComicVine for more listed appearances. The Comic Book Reading Orders website has another easily accessible guide, though only until Rebirth.

#billy batson #captain marvel #shazam #recommended reading #mine #i use 'essential' loosely just read tpos 1995 tbh #ill try to keep this updated!

[lanthimo]

Hello! So, I am making a reading list for Orm Marius aka Ocean Master. This post is mostly chronological. But since he’s not a very popular character, it’s not perfect and my sources are limited (to some websites and my own knowledge, unfortunately). So, if I missed any issues, please help me, friends. We can expand this list together. Thank you!

Before Starting: This isn’t a starter guide. I am just making a list of issues where Orm appears at least for two panels (because we are that desperate when it comes to unpopular characters). However, if you ask my opinion, where you start depends on how you started to like this character. If you found this post after liking him in the movie, I suggest you to start from New 52. Then you can read Rebirth and if you want to learn more, you can go back to Silver Age since New 52 is a reboot, you won’t feel lost. Also, movie!Orm was inspired by pre-FP and new 52 Orm but the story is an adaptation of Throne of Atlantis event. 

From classic Silver Age to the end of Crisis

Aquaman Vol.1 #29 (first appearance)

Aquaman Vol.1 #32

Aquaman Vol.1 #35

Aquaman Vol.1 #37

Batman: Brave and the Bold #82

Aquaman Vol.1 #49

Aquaman Vol.1 #50

Aquaman Vol.1 #51

Aquaman Vol.1 #52

Teen Titans Vol.1 #28

Teen Titans Vol.1 #29

Action Comics #443

Adventure Comics #444

DC Super Stars #7

Aquaman Vol.1 #62

Aquaman Vol.1 #63

DC Comics Presents  #5

World's Finest Comics #263 

Action Comics #517

Action Comics #518

Action Comics #519

Action Comics #520

Crisis on Infinite Earths #5

Crisis on Infinite Earths #6

Crisis on Infinite Earths #9

Aquaman Vol. 2 #1

Aquaman Vol. 2 #2

Aquaman Vol. 2 #3

Aquaman Vol. 2 #4

The Best of the Brave and the Bold #3

Aquaman: Time and Tide #3

Aquaman: Time and Tide #4

Underworld Unleashed #1

Aquaman Vol. 5 #18

Aquaman Vol. 5 #19

Aquaman Vol. 5 #20

JLA #9

JLA #10

JLA #11

JLA #12

JLA #15

JLA: The Nail #2

Aquaman Secret Files #1

Action Comics #760

Aquaman Vol. 5 #63

Aquaman Vol. 5 #64

Aquaman Vol. 5 #65

Aquaman Vol. 5 #66

Aquaman Vol. 5 #67

Aquaman Vol. 5 #68

Aquaman Vol. 5 #69

Action Comics #783

JLA #68

Aquaman Vol. 6 #26

Aquaman Vol. 6 #27

Aquaman Vol. 6 #37

Infinite Crisis #3

Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #43

Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #44

Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #45

Superman #657

Justice League of America Vol. 2 #21

Final Crisis #1

Final Crisis: Requiem #1

Final Crisis #2

Final Crisis #7

Batman: The Widening Gyre #3 (only in 2 panels)

Aquaman: Death Of A Prince TPB

General Mills Presents: Justice League #4

Flashpoint 

Flashpoint #2

Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1

Flashpoint: Deathstroke & The Curse of the Ravager #1

Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1

Flashpoint: Grodd of War #1

Flashpoint: The Legion of Doom #1

Flashpoint: The Outsider #1

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1

Flashpoint: Deathstroke & The Curse of the Ravager #2

Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #2

Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #2

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #2 

Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3

Flashpoint  #4

New 52

Aquaman Vol.7 #0 (heavily mentioned & important)

Aquaman Vol.7 #14

Justice League Vol.2 #15

Aquaman Vol.7 #15

Justice League Vol.2 #16

Aquaman Vol.7 #16

Justice League Vol.2 #17

Aquaman Vol.7 #19

Aquaman Vol.7 #21

Aquaman Vol.7 #22

Aquaman Vol.7 #23

Aquaman Vol.7 #23.1

Aquaman Vol.7 #23.2

Aquaman Vol.7 #25

Aquaman Vol.7 #36

Rebirth

Mera: Queen of Atlantis #1

Mera: Queen of Atlantis #2

Mera: Queen of Atlantis #3

Mera: Queen of Atlantis #4

Mera: Queen of Atlantis #5

Mera: Queen of Atlantis #6

Aquaman Vol.8 #1

Aquaman Vol.8 #41

Aquaman Vol.8 #42

Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth Special #1 (thanks to @nropay for reminding me)

Post-Rebirth (2018-)

Justice League #30

DC’s Year of the Villain

Ocean Master: Year of the Villain #1

OTHERS

Young Justice #5

Young Justice #14

Young Justice #15

Convergence Justice League #1

Convergence Justice League #2

#orm marius #ocean master #long post #reading list #dc comics #i am sleep deprived and tired help me if i made a mistake

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The Prophecies and The Quest

Last Chapter: “Where are you going?” asked Jason “I need a minute” is all he said as the door closed behind him.

  The Prophecies and The Quest

  As I sat on the beach watching the lack under the for once, clear midnight sky and remember back when this all started. Back on Mount Olympus, just after the gaea and giant war when all the greeks and the roman army filled the room filled with the Olympic gods.

********

Camp half-blood and Jupiter were still at odds with each other, even in the presence of the god they still didn’t trust the other, thunder and lightning shocked the air and in came Zuse, the King of Drama. 

  With the rest of the gods “everyone, we have summoned you all here to...to give are appreciations in your assistants in the war,” assistants? but we did all woke I thought raising my eyebrow, for a long time Zeus talked bullshit about how he and the gods did something, I have no idea what. 

  I mostly tuned him out only lightning when Annabeth elbowed me, it was all going relatively well till there was a sharp gasp, looking around to see Rachel, her eyes where a smoky green with dirty green smoke coming out of her mouth, which could only mean one thing: no, no no, Hades no, can't it be someone else. 

  I thought as Annabeth and I pushed ourselves to get to her, along with the camp counselors and the seven-plus Nico and Reyna as well as Chiron who ordered the campers to get back, we all made room for her, not wanting to crowd her, just as the people who were assigned to her came to through in the nick of time as Rachel was about to speak. 

  Twins of the eldest gods 

Shall reach sixteen against all odds

Shall battle the Lost son 

In the land where creation won

In a world painted black 

And the gods held back 

As all three worlds unit to 

 Triumph evil's might

A choice will be made 

To save the gods or they Shall fade  

  As Rachel finished her last word she fainted, “well...that was...something” Dad said nervously, “what was that” a roman camper said “the gods will fade,” said another as more and more Romans and Greeks alike started freaking out.  

  “SILENCE!” Zuse shouted as the entire hall quieted down, “as you all heard, it seems a new great prophecy has arrived” he said “The Twin Prophecy, father” Apollo said who looked seriously and in pain“did you see anything Apollo” Artemis asked him who was shaking their head in pain, “it was so fast and bright even for me” he said holding his head in pain. 

  “Dad!” both the roman and greek kid of Apollo said softly “did you at least get a glimpse of something?” Asked Hera, she was just as pale as Zuse “well for starters this is well into the future, I saw brown hair...lightning...and blue eyes... Along with floating water...and, the dead were rising” well that was “WHAT?!” nearly all the gods shouted.

   “LIGHTNING?! ZUSE DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHILD” Hera shouted “HE ALSO SAID WATER, POSEIDON DID YOU” started Zeus but Dad in his chill tone said “calm down brother, I swear to you Percy is the only son I have” Hera raised an eyebrow in disbelief “are you sure about that brother” she challenged back “yes sister, Percy is the only son I know of” he replied coolly. 

   “did you all forget that Apollo also said the dead were rising so HADES DID YOU CHEAT ON MY DAUGHTER AGAIN!!! I know you were a-” Demeter ranted on and on as Hades looked two seconds away from shadow traveling out of here, “EVERYONE” Athena shouted, gathering their attention“did you all forget, this prophecy dictated the birth of twins that will someday be the choosers of our fate, instead of guessing who sired them we must first find or look out for theses two” she explained in a commanding tone.

   “brown hair, blue eyes and they may be able to control the powers of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades” Hermes listed, “dang these kids sound like legacies” he continued “dangerous, is what they sound like” mumbled Zuse yet we all heard him  “now brother, quiet your paranoia this is serious business” Dad added “yes, indeed we need not worry about these Twins but also this Lost Son” Hades joined in. 

  “foreknow I believe we must wait" Hera said surprising everyone "what do you mean Hera" Zuse asked "I mean husband, is that instead of like the last great prophecy all we did was trust three brothers not to have children but only one followed through and don't forget all the death that was caused because of the fear we have of that child it talked about" she pointed out.

   "instead of fearing this prophecy let us wait and see what it brings us, and maybe Hermes is right they could be legacies or even they have been given blessings declared them there champions by Zuse, Poseidon and Hades did none of you think of that" Heras words got us all thinking and agreeing with her, but don’t tell her I said that  "you're right Hera" Athena said looking surprised.

  "then what should we do? just sit around and wait" asked Artemis "yes, it seems so but the oath still stands" Zeus declared “but you broke it first” mumbled Hare "but brother you broke the oath first, twice even maybe we should keep a close eye for if any more of your children pop up" Dad said in a teasing manner. 

   "I could do a scan" Hephaestus said nonchalantly which got all of are attached "what do you mean a scan, brother," Ares asked Hephaestus who looked up from the gimmick he was working on "well you see after the discovering of Perceuse, I decided to build a machine that can scan the entire western hemisphere of a demigod with are godly makeup" he explained as he pulled out a box made of celestial bronze "and when did you make this contraption Hephaestus " asked Athena.

   “I got the idea around the time Perceuse went missing and just about last week was when it finally started working,” he explained as the bronze box floated towards Zuse “just add a drop of your ichor and press down on the red button” Hephaestus. explained as Zuse dropped a bit of ichor into the bronze box it then began to emit a golden glow till a hologram of the western hemisphere of north, central along with South America was on full view and in North America, the United States in the south coast of Arizona is a blue dot, well dam, “ZEUS?!” Hara shouted in anger well Hades grubbled in ancient greek and Dad laughed so hard he almost fell out of his throne“we have another sibling” Jason said astound “oh great” Thalia said sarcastically but not surprised, as we all stood or sat looking at Hera yelling at Zeus for cheating on her, again.

   “everyone” said a soft calm voice it was Hestia “why don't we bring them here, by the looks of it they're already fourteen we'll be going against the oath we made too Perseus” she said looking at the hologram which had zoomed into the blue dot and had words on it “yes, and Hera you can't harm them” Zuse said as he snapped his fingers and poof in a cloud of smoke stood two-finger. 

  the first a tall guy he has pale skin and dark hair styled in an undercut next to him was a kid around eleven or twelve with messy black hair that could give Nico a run for his money, with pale skin as well their backs were facing us so I couldn't see their faces, “w-what, where are we?” the taller male said as he looked around “welcome to mount Olympus, son” Zeus with all his drama said “mount Olympus like the stories” he said in disbelief “yes child, all you have read and heard about us greek god is real and you are my son,” he said.

   “um...I’m Takashi Shirogane, please call me Shiro, I’m 14 I attended the galaxy garrison in Arizona and this is my little brother Keith, and it’s nice to meet you, Zuse...Dad...sir but why am I here?” my gods' poor guys freaking the heck out just then a red bore popped up on the kid Keith’s head “I had a feeling you were one of mine,” Ares said. 

  “and who the f***ck are you” said the kid and whoa the look on Ares face makes me wish I had a camera “Keith, please don't anger the gods” Shiro said sounding as if he's used to it “well you little Sh**t I’m ya Dad, Ares god of war” Ares said back, Keith who looked at him up and down “the guy that got trapped in a jar by two ideats?” oh my gods I really wish I had a camera on me right now, everyone laughed and I mean everyone, the greeks to the gods hack even the Romans who respect the war god more than Zeus.

   Ares, on the other hand, looked two seconds away from blowing up“Shiro” called Zeus “yes” he said, “Do you have a twin?” wow smooth “Zeus my invention already looked for all your children there can't be another” Hephaestus. said “yes” Shiro said which surprised all of us “his name was Kron Shirogane he died when we were two” oche “my apologies for breaking up bad thoughts son” he said showing some sympathy he then snapped his fingers Shiro then had a blue lightning bolt floating above his head and a black glove on his left hand.

   “what's this sir” he asked still looking nervous “this son is symbol of me claiming you as my own as well as giving you a means of protection the glove will transform into a sword when needed, you can ask your older brother and sister for help” that’s what didn't shock Shiro, he just grabbed Keith who by the way was having a glaring match with Aries and walked closer to us “um...hi everyone I’m Shiro and this is Keith” he said looking a bit more relaxed than before. 

  “hi I’m Leo, this is your blond superman of a brother Jason and scary huntress sister Thalia” Leo enthusiastically as he pointed at the two “hi nice to meet you” Shiro said outstretching his hand, Jason shock it “great meeting you at least know I’m not the only one in the Zuse cabin” he said “cabin?” he asked “will explain later,” I tell him just as Demeter staches the bronze box and throws it onto Hades who rolls his eyes and drops his own ichor into the device nothing popped up but two black dots in new york Hazel and Nico.

   “see you ranting women I have done nothing” just as he tossed the box to Dad who without complaint did the same as the other and just like Hades nothing happens except for one, me.

   “then it has been proven that the Twin Prophecy won't be happening for a long time, till then we shall head Hares word and instead of postponing the issue we shall all be ready” he announced “unm...Father sir can you please send us home I don't want to explain to parents how we ended up in Olympus” Shiro said. 

  “don't worry young one we will send a message to your parents of your whereabouts” Chiron explained, “ok now that we have gotten all this prophecy stuff out of the way, why don't we PARTY!?” Apollo shouted back to his usual bright self, as a big celebration was held as I looked around of how the Greeks and Romans were actually starting to get along and how Jason and Thaila were talking with Shiro looking around to see everyone having fun being carefree.

  Twins of the eldest gods 

Shall reach sixteen against all odds

Why does it sound, so close to mine, are they gonna be kids just like how I started only time can tell really I just hope I’m alive when they arrive.

******

“Don’t you think you have been out for too long son” I turned see Dad sitting next to me “how did you not know” I asked “they had a spell or seal powerful one on them, that's why Hephaestus machine couldn't find them they were just well hidden” he explains blankly. 

  “their mother I met her a few years after you were born at the time was traveling in Cuba that's when I meet her, Rosalena she was a great friend, but we were never meant to be nothing more than that”  he chuckles softly, “If I had to take a guess it must've been around the fall of that year-” oh no “Dad, please don't tell me how my half-siblings were created I’m scared enough” he laughs half-heartedly. 

  “anyway, right now the god are baffled by this news and are just waiting,” he said as we got off the beach “it about time you head onto bed son doesn't want to keep you knew siblings waiting in the morning for ya” Dad teased as he walked into the water and disappeared. While heading to bed, my mind was filled with thoughts of what happens now? Do they go on the quest Rachel said before? And how in the span of thirteen months I become an older brother what is my life.

*******

I wake up to yelling, a lot of yelling as I run out the cabin to see a bunch of non-flaming skeleton hellhounds chasing what looks to be Keith and some other Ares kids. Well, Shiro is arguing with Nico, behind him Lance was standing guarding someone against behind with a look promising murder well the ground we starting to freeze around him. 

  “Percy!” I heard Annabeth call out turning and Thaila and Jason along with Leo and Piper “what happened we heard yelling and screaming,” she said, “are those hellhounds?” Leo asked looking at the hounds that were chasing the Ares kids “yes, yes they are why are they attacking the Ares kids?” Thaila asked “guys, I don’t know I literally just woke up, let's go ask Nico why he's arguing with Shiro and why Lance looks two seconds away from turning the camp into Antarctica,” I tell them as we race towards the arguing between Nico and Shiro. 

  “Guys, guys what happened,” Jason asked as he got between them “I’m trying to get Lance to stop tormenting my brother” Shiro explained “they.stabbed.Lana” Lance who was barely containing his anger, said through clenched teeth “we can go get Chiron for this, not sick hellhound on them” Shiro said glancing worryingly at his brother and Ares kid who were being chased around, those who were caught were thrown so far they landed in the lack some were even thrown all the way to the lava wall seeing this Leo whistled. 

  “Lance, stop, it's just a scratch” Lana said from behind him “but that's still not aloud how can they just stab a person and get away with it” he said back turning to her “then why is Keith among them, when he was doing nothing” Shiro said back “oh, no no no he was trying to defend those a**holes-” ''Languages!” we all yelled “he just busted in and started to say crap about how we shouldn't be on our high horses just because of parentage.” 

  a few more splashes where hard and once again Shiro, Nico and Lance started arguing and yelling well Jason, the poor guy tried to defuse it will everyone else tried to catch the hellhounds or the campers, maybe both “EVERYONE STOP!!” we heard Clarissa yelled as she and Chiron stood next to “Mr.D...you's back” I said “yes, Peter, I have returned to this miserable heap of temper tantrums and hormones” he said with his usual disinterested tone well summoning a Diet Coke. 

   “who’s this?” Lana, who was healed thanks to a nearby Apollo kid asked well taking a few steps back “this is are camp counselor we call him Mr.D but he’s the god of wine” their eye whined of the fact that there was a god in front of them “Dionysus” they said together “so you're the mysterious brats that I've been given every one 

Upstairs heart attacks” he said with a laugh “wait, gods get heart attacks?” Lance who finally calmed down and didn't look ready to kill whispered to himself but came out about loud for me and maybe Nico to hear.

   “anyway, we are having a meeting in the council room,” he said as he walked away towards the big house “and bring peter's new siblings as well as Jace’s little brother too” he said as he got to the door “that was Dionysus” Lana said “yes, what did you expect” Leo said as all the cabin counselors headed towards the big house and Lances hellhounds returned to earth as we all walked into the big house and stayed around and around the pinball table.

   “so, what's the meeting for Mr.D” Piper asked “it's about the prophecy” he started looking more tired than usual “you don’t mean” I said not likening where this is going “yes peter, they have to go,” he said in a dry tone “what's going on, and what prophecy?” Lana asked, “remember what Rachel said last night.”

   Nico asked them they both looked in deep thought, “it sounded like a poem starting with sea and death shell bare twins. That will rise above creations sins,” Lana said “yeah, it was really catchy I remember “shell travel south with the youngest son of skies and find where the eldest goddess lies, Sea and death shall find the key” Lance continued “but loses sight of what they truly see.  for a choice, they shell mack, for love or heartbreak and may they find themselves in a bind For a friend will end their time” Rachel and “sounds ominous” Lana said “sounds sad” Lance added “it’s your quest” Mr.D said.

   which surprised all of us, not it being the twins quest but him actually caring and being involved at the meeting “sorry, say that again I think I heard you wrong” Lance in shock asked “I, Lorenzo McClain am never wrong this quest is for you three children” he said looking at the twins then at Shiro! “Whoa, whoa Mr.D I think you got this all wrong Shiro can't go he's still new at this Demigod stuff,” Jason said coming to his Brothers defense who looked a bit sick. 

  “I don't see what is there to be wrong about Jackson, you were nearly fifteen when you saved Hera from the giants and peter was twelve when he returned Zeus's master bolt, what difference is there if they go on a quest at this age themselves” Mr. D ranted on again it's not normal, did Zeus finally let him drink “there are our siblings Mr.D, and Unlike us there are people worried about them” Thaila said “along with people capable of taking their place” Jason added just as loud thunder cracked across the sky “Jason you know one cannot avoid a prophecy, this is their time you must know this” Chiron said.

   “hold up, so you're saying that me, Lance and him have to go on a quest to find a goddesses like in the greek stories” Lana said “yes” is all Mr.D said before the twins made a run for it, they were out the door before anyone could stop them “great, you scared them, now how are we going to find them” Thaila said “Mr.D what did the gods say about them, the twins I mean” Leo asked “first off, their mother pleased an ancient seal on them which  completely blacked of all traces of there exists,which didn’t go well with Hephaestus heck even know, when they have been claimed and the seal is broken I can barely feel their presence, it freaked a lot of them out, my father at first won’t stop laughing when he remembered Poseidon's words of only Peter being his son, only when it was pointed out it was Poseidon's kids who’ll be in the prophecy again did he not only stop but flash out in anger and Hades just went back to the underworld to talk with Thanatos.” 

  he said which surprised a lot of us, there Mom was able to evade the gods “Whoa” Leo and Conner awed “now what” Clarisse said “Shiro, this may sound unbelievable to you but you and the twins are to go on this mission by dusk, right now we need to find the twins know to go along” Chion commanded as all of us left to go look for the twins and the grace siblings helping Shiro pack.

*******

It was two hours before dusk and no-ones found the twins yet even after getting the entire camp looking. It wasn't until Rex came running towards us “guys guys” he said “there at half-blood hill Henry Shay and I got all these things ready there just waiting by Thaila’s tree,” he said.

   “But why did they run like that” Jason who was next to me asked just as everyone else was running over “there scared, and confused, first they lost their Mom and suddenly there Dad and Grandpa claimed them as their own and now there being told to go of and fined a goddesses, yeah no, Lance and Lana may look tough and act smart and confident, but they just needed a place to breathe to just not have to worry about all this for just a second so we took them to the strawberry fields than to the woods and climbed the tallest tree we all stayed there till a little over an hour ago was when they decided to go on the Quest.” 

  Rex explained all this in one breath “so there just waiting for Shiro and Argus” Annabeth said nodding is all Rex did as he ran back to the half-blood hill, as we went to tell everyone where they were Shiro was packed and ready along with “Keith?” I called out to him who had an angry look on his face, “what's wrong, still mad for what Lance did this morning” I asked he huffed in irritation “no, I’m not mad about that I heard what happened and besides, why can't I join Shiro on this quest I’ve worked really hard on my swordsmanship and I know my understanding of greek mythology isn't high but I can still help” he pleaded.  

  “Keith” I said as I kneel down eye leveling with him “you know it's against the rules” I tell him knowing I sounded like a hypocrite “lies you yourself snuck on a quest, so why can't I” he yelled angrily, well crap know I really regret letting the other tell them my quests I know this day would hunt me “Keith the reason Percy had to be on that quest was also apart of the prophecy so it was meant to happen, but you are not to go you may walk with Shiro to half-blood hill but no more than that” Chiron said seriously.

   I looked to the twelve year old son of Ares who with one last anger glare held his brothers hand and walked off towards half-blood hill, as we walked Jason who cached up to us Chiron who kept a close eye on Keith and Shiro who looked anything but happy as we made it to the hill there stood Argus with Henry Shay and Rex standing there near the white oak tree.

   “Hey, where are they?” Jason asked in which Henry shushed him and pointed toward the twin who where just thirty feet away kneeling down placing rocks sticks and flowers, down an area which had grass stained with dried blood “is that the spot” I asked “yes” Shay said softly as the twins backed away looking at their work the rocks were piled up neatly and to form a small hill with flowers poking around, some in or out of the rocks the sticks wrapped around the rock flower hill with the help of a liter the twins lit each branch when done they did what looked to be a pray as they turned around their eyes were puffy and red the closer they got. 

  The more I notice the clothes they wore, Lance an old brown 80s jacket and camouflage shorts with the camp t-shirt sticking out, with navy blue combat boots Lana, had on a black long sleeve shirt, with a sleeveless camp shirt we may live in the north but it’s still summer, how is she not boiling anyway she wore them with brown pants and the same navy blue combat boots.

   as Lance as they walked up to us ignoring everyone but the trio of friends “hey Shy, well we're gone can you add flowers…” she trailed “of cores I will when you come back the spot will be blooming with a thousand flowers” she said softly again “if we survive” I heard Lance mumble which looking around they heard it as well which didn’t go well with Keith “hey!” he yelled walking close to them Lance glared and Lana sighed.

   “what” he shot back in which Keith just pointed to Shiro “that’s my brother, my family, I can't come with you to watch his back so can you please watch it for me” his angry and confident tone changed to a soft and vulnerable one with each word as he locked eye with Lance, “yes, you moron if you think for one second I’m going to lose someone again especially some who is loved, no, never” he spoke in confidence “Keith, we promise we’ll bring you brother back” Lana added in.

   “Styx” oh my gods did he just “ok, Keith I think that going a little too far” Jason said but I see that the three kids where ignoring us, the twins looked at each other with a look of determination, oh, so that’s how stupidity looks like “I Laura Amara Nyx Aleja McClain” she said “and I Lorenzo Alejandro Nicholas Calisto Erenos McClain” he also said and at that moment I knew what it felt like to be everyone else dealing with me “swear on the River Styx that we will bring back your brother alive.” 

  they said together as a loud thunder and lightning crashed down on the other side of the ditch sealing the Oth and my fate to worry about these two idiots for the rest of my life, “uh” I mumbled out in realization “what?” Jason asked “I now know what it feels like to be, well, all of you who goes on a quest with me,” I tell him as Argus the twins and with one last hug from Keith, Shiro went downhill and into the vane and off they went.

   “Father, please give them warmth and protection” Henry prayed “Mother gives them shelter and keep them well-fed” Rex and Shay prayed as we walked back to the camp and waited.

*******

As the van drove out of Long Island and into New York City streets, was have Argus left us “so where to next?” I asked them Lance looked at me “first, we need to go to Gettysburg Pennsylvania” he said as he and Lana started walking towards a bus stop as I ran to catch up “why?” I asked he looked at me again and smiled “Grampa wants to talk.”

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Current halloween fics list

Let me know if any of them interest you. or you want to be taggedin any. Imma try and get some out next week, prob be posting them when halloween ends, but oh well.

ADAM COLE:

Ambrollins123 & Xxmlizz: I was thinking Reader x Adam Cole take their daughter out for her Halloween and they post on social media of their costumes later on they have a Halloween party with their friends and co worker // May I request one for Adam cole? I don’t really have any ideas besides a Halloween themed paper view or a Halloween party

BARON CORBIN: 

Anon: Corn maze with Baron where the reader is mildly freaking out while Baron is trying to comfort her and says that he’ll keep her safe and flufffff. Thanks love! ❤️

DEAN AMBROSE:

DanaMarsh7: Reader and Dean meets at Halloween party and things get sexy and hot.

deanislife100: Haunted house with dean 

braceface_lay: “You’re a psychopath.”- “I Prefer Creative.” 

ROMAN REIGNS:

You find out Roman is a werewolf after he saves you from a dangerous situation.

Anon: For the Halloween Themed requests: Can I request a Roman Reigns Fluff where the reader (his gf) convinces him to go ghost hunting with her because she's really into supernatural/paranormal things & when they start to get activity while investigating she gets excited, but Roman starts to get a little spooked & thinks she's just messing with him or something, but she's really not which at that point he's just like I'm out, but she refuses to leave & finishes the investigation by herself~.

flickkicknm + braceface_lay {Also requested on wattpad}: “You smell like wet dog.”- “Rude.” Werewolf!Roman/Fem!Reader maybe? (Probably in reader's house?) + you smell like wet dog-rude ~ Roman reigns-

taryndibiase said: For the Halloween story- Roman Reigns; Halloween Party; "You look so sexy in that costume". Smutty goodness, please! Maybe he's Superman and she's Wonder Woman? 

Roman is the most feared/baddest gangster in the neighbourhood, fearing no one and staying with no women. But you seem to have him under some kind of spell.  {Gangster!Roman x Flapper!Reader}

SETH ROLLINS:

bored_time: I had an idea that would kinda be like an episode of Total Divas a few years ago. It was were Cena had surgery and Nikki dressed up as a nurse. Basically I kinda wanna to read something like that but like Halloween and it get more steamy. If that doesn’t make sense I get it lol. I’d also like it to be for Seth. 

Seth & you are in a secret relationship, since you’re a vampire and he’s a werewolf. 

 Iwritewwe: Hi this involves the wwe Halloween prompt list.. please make this one lol! I love Halloween... Seth x Reader (smut also could you make it like scary please I need a scary smut to feel my oats) Asylum or abandoned house (couldn’t decide) “You look so sexy in that costume.” “Feel like making a deal with the devil?” “You will never leave this place.”

JEFF HARDY:

thegloriousdisaster: “You’re a psychopath.”- “I prefer creative.” Abandoned House/Place Jeff Hardy please 😁🖤 

JEY USO:

harleymoxley: For the Halloween 🎃 prompt can I get a Jey Uso x Female reader smut Sentence starter: "You look so sexy in that costume" And one with.. Jimmy Uso x female reader fluff Sentence starter: "Did you turn out the lights?", "No-", "Then we have a problem" pretty please 🙏 

JIMMY USO:

harleymoxley: For the Halloween 🎃 prompt can I get a Jey Uso x Female reader smut Sentence starter: "You look so sexy in that costume" And one with.. Jimmy Uso x female reader fluff Sentence starter: "Did you turn out the lights?", "No-", "Then we have a problem" pretty please 🙏 

TRIPLE H:

Anon: “Give her back to me.” w/ triple h? somehow the reader ends up possessed by something and this man is furious at whatever it is. 

MORE THAN ONE PAIRING:

FINN BALOR X READER X SETH ROLLINS:

Anon/ braceface_lay thejoker112: Can I request a Halloween imagine? If it's possible can I request a Finn Balor "Care to make a deal with the devil"? He's been so cute as of late and I think it would fit him perfectly. You da best😘 Much love💜 // “Who's brilliant idea was it to summon a demon?” {2} : your friend and you summon the demon but end up summoning the demon king which doesn’t go in your favour, Seth ends up saving you from demise.

THE SHIELD X READER:

  Anon: I loved the nerd gun fight with the shield. Something like that but longer. Maybe movie night with the shield? Preferably a horror movie: you watch horror movies with the boys, while you and Dean get scared, Seth and Roman decide to scare you and Dean.

 Anon: Halloween Request Prompt: Asylum Sentence Starters/Prompts; “Who’s brilliant idea was it to summon a demon?” “Miss Me?” “I thought you were dead.” with dead reader. and the shield, who all four was together until the reader died.: the shield summon a demon to bring you back from the dead and well deals with demons never go to plan.

#halloween #halloween fics #might put smut headcanons on hold for a bit and do these or do both idk #wwe x reader #upcoming fics #lunaticxrollins #course I leave it till the last minute

[andytfish]

Dream Projects I'd (We'd) like to Work On...

Working in comics there are several properties I’d love to work on, some of them are currently being published already, some have rights tied up so tightly they could never come to light. These are the projects I’d love to work on, and hopefully I could convince Veronica to join me on them.

In no particular order…

KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER- If you read this blog you know my love of Darren McGavin’s 70s show which influenced the X-Files. Moonstone had the rights, I don’t know if they still do, but this would be at the top of my list, I’d want to write and draw this one.

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH- Archie Comics is currently doing a very dark version called CHILLING ADV OF SABRINA (and the Netflix show is based on this one), I’d like to work on an all ages version but bring just a hint of Halloween to it so it’s scary at times but always fun.

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT - Marvel Comics published this story of teenager Jack Russell who is cursed with being a Werewolf— I’d love to revamp this. I certainly could just come up with my own Werewolf story and characters since the idea of a wolf based man is public domain, but I loved the title as a kid and I think it could be done really well as a mini series.

ABOMINABLE DR PHIBES - Finding the Jack Kirby illo the other day after watching the two Phibes movies has me realizing he could be a GREAT ongoing comic series. It’s rare for a villain to successfully headline a comic book but I think we could make it work.

MISTER MIRACLE- Is an ongoing series from DC Comics now, I read the first issue, I thought it was good, but it’s not exactly the stuff Jack Kirby did in the early 70s. Jack Kirby and Marshall Rogers are the only two creators to date who get how Miracle’s mask works— it’s not his face, its a mask, albeit one that does sometimes show expression. I’d love to work on a new launch of this but it’s likely a non-starter since the new series running now seems to be a hit.

SWAMP THING - I don’t know if this is being published now or not, but I loved the old series by Bernie Wrightson and Len Wein. I’d love to work on this Bernie style!

THE PHANTOM- I’ve worked briefly on the character and it’s one I really love. I’d be thrilled to get another chance at it.

PLANET OF THE APES - I think this is being published now, you expect me to research stuff? I loved this series as a kid and it’d be fun to tackle one now.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK- I’d want to do this the way Jack Kirby started it— as a Jekyll and Hyde monster struggling to escape the confines of his puny human body. I’d bring the savageness for this one!

CASPER’S GHOSTLAND- This one would be the hardest one to get right— it would be set in Casper’s homeland filled with Ghosts. Picture BEETLEJUICE and the waiting room meets PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE. Like SABRINA, it would be all ages but I’d like to have some scares in it.

TOMB OF DRACULA- I’d like to revamp and adapt the classic run of Marvel’s TOMB OF DRACULA. Yes I’ve already done a graphic novel of DRACULA years ago, this would be different. Like the concept of a WEREWOLF, the character is public domain and therefore open to anyone, but the storyline from TOMB OF DRACULA remains under Marvel Comics copyright and that’s what I’d like to do.

FLEISCHER BROS SUPERMAN- In the 1940s the Fleischer Bros did 17 classic animated cartoons featuring Superman, I’d like to do an epic adventure in this style completely separate from the regular DC Comics Superman titles. Ideally I’d pair it with a FLEISCHER BROS THE BAT MAN as a follow up.

There are a few others I’d like to get a shot at— THE SHADOW, THE SPIDER, THE AVENGERS (Steed and Mrs Peele), JAMES BOND and maybe even a SHERLOCK HOLMES or a CHARLIE CHAN.

Who knows what the future holds?

[rennyji]

July 20th tweets...

July 20th tweets...

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“Aaryan” is another one of those Mohanlal movies from the place of my background. I saw this late in life, and during the phenomena, several times, I would mention to my mother, and especially father, about the parallels. In the movie, Mohanlal’s character is a devout Hindu Brahmin from a respected family. He’s happy with his life and has a girlfriend, in a woman he’s known since childhood. Men not respecting societal roles and in greed for money and power, wrongfully set up the family in a crime of their planning. Mohanlals character loses his family to death and humiliation, as well as his home, and his girl friend also, in the actress, Shobhana. He flees to Mumbai, where he follows a very earthly path centered on money and attaining that money through jobs, where his philosophy is “Ill do anything for money.” He sinks himself in alcohol and the company of gangsters and joins them. Once obtaining enough money, he avenges the wrong doers against his family and seeks to restore his family’s lifestyle and “way of living.”

I guess I remember that movie because he was minding his own business, when people rooted in jealousy and greed, wanted to steal that from him. And me, after more than a decade of “lightly and carefully portrayed to the public” abuse, I can’t help but think, wasn’t I minding my own business?

For my sectionalistic brethrens who identify through the body parts, rather than the overall body that is the country, as you forgot about order, structure, unity, brought about through ancient Hinduism, for a visual example: think the movie, “Koyla.” Shah Rukh Khans character get turned into a mute and a servant by the people who killed his parents, from greed, for stumbling on their fortune of diamonds in this life. To save Madhuri Dhixits character, and to restore his dignity, he takes revenge on those who took decades of his life. I guess what I’m getting at is, from Koyla, you can see just how evil some men truly are. Even in real life, some people will take decades from your life. Before killing you, they’ll turn you into the court jester for their people and they may even shock your brains 20 times to make you more numb and compatible for mind control/mind reading.

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In Mark 4:33-34

33 “With many such parables he spoke ithe word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34 He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.So Christ talked to everyone in parables, and said, let those with ears hear. However he discussed the parables with his disciples, in private, elaborating on their meaning.Here I am, in the present day, a nobody, trying to elaborate on meanings and about living a life with meaning. But my own mother, instead of listening intently, will talk about toilets or do something involving uncleanliness, when I talk to her about things of God. My father prays and prays (though mechanically, without heart, without understanding meaning), and yet he fails to see and respect my seriousness in willful words and actions, based on faith. He’s so busy talking about defending what he as a father does, he fails to see that I’m enduring this, simply because of the hand of God carrying me, when the infidel tries to figuratively break my legs.I can see why Christ elaborated on heavenly things with just his disciples. Other people wouldn’t give it the respect it deserves (through talking about random things like toilets or whatever) or would let it fly over their heads as something nice sounding and tantalizing.

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Orchestrator government group 1 tries to piss me off to say things or write things about them, so that the child like voices rooted in perhaps the party school I attended (for completion of my undergraduate) makes it about them or me randomly addressing people who aren’t direct with me.

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I dunno I think I’m being led to think that I’m not seeing “this situation” in the way it’s projected to others…ok guys, lemme walk with you on this, let’s take a deep breath and digest the fact that this has been going on for more than a decade- I mean that alone, if nothing else, is horrendous…so am I disillusioned?

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So I keep telling you guys to refrain from taking part in this, and to only help me by talking directly to me- especially about the situation. I tell you take a load off and just be natural in your interactions without hiding that this happened/is happening.

Yet, for one thing, some of you may try to assist me on the road under one or more things that you have been led to see me through- that goes back to my talk about mental filters…

If something tells you guys that I’m about to change a lane unnaturally, it results in the following:

The guy in front of me will abruptly slow down, while I’m checking my mirrors to the other lane, leaving me to still drive forward, while the guy in front of me is instructed to slow down. Kinda malicious of the orchestrators, don’t you think? Two cars risk colliding…

But then sometimes, I notice cars in the other lanes, accelerate, as I’m about to change lanes, while others leave significant space.

Please just follow the rules of the road and stop relying on external knowledge when making your decisions on the road.

Some of you may be instructed to smile a particular way (smiling is great if it’s not rooted in an instruction), frown a particular way, nod to me from the corner of my eye…see, think about it from my perspective. I have mind cr*p- to be very very very general- to deal with all day. When you have too many programs open on your computer, doesn’t it freeze or become unresponsive? Whether by design or carelessness, despite my effort to get you to be direct with me, these indirect things to make me think one thing or the other, are meant to overload my brain-the orchestrators just give me stuff to pick up on, where I have no idea what’s it’s about. I may have written something before that frown or whatever. Is that supposed to make me think ur unhappy with me for you allegedly eavesdropping into my life and making things about you, the stranger,  when you don’t even follow me on Twitter or Facebook?

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I heard the following: DMX- Party Up- from the lyrics,

So whatever it is you puffin' on that got you think that you Superman (doing this for a decade)

I got the Kryptonite, should I smack him with my dick and the mic?

Y'all niggas is characters, not even good actors (ur a bunch of cocky arrogant losers)

What's gon' be the outcome? Hmm, let's add up all the factors

I keep saying there’s two sides to every coin. But you like to tip that scale. Always remember how much of an a*shole he is, more than any crazy, for starters, to put such statements/sentences out in public- that too when the world is monitoring every aspect of me…I mean I could be giving the police or some legal case against me, a ball for their courts through my recorded words and written statements- so in response, I’m in a rap mood:

Eminem says

Go call you a lawyer, file you a lawsuit

I'll smile in the courtroom and buy you a wardrobe

I'm tired of all you, I don't mean to be mean

But that's all I can be, it's just me

I realize these guys(artists)all deal with stupid people like the orchestrators while the larger audience of the world “say oh that’s mean” without context (what was preceding, what was said and done, and what occurred after)

At the end of this, either the orchestrators or me, will be progressing forward in in peace and happiness. Im making that clear, I’m throwing in all my cards, because no matter how numb you make me, my hate accumulating over a decade will find its nourishment. So Have fun, f*ers…

and to the larger audience, lemme guess “oh no he’s mad…what happened…awww” yeah ummm thanks for never talking to me, but thanks for the sentiment too.

Contrary to how I’ve been living for more than a decade, word of advice to the world: “Show the other cheek, talk out your problems, write 300 pages with variations of the idea of returning to normalcy in one chapter in life in an official police complaint, endure a decade, and hope for a solution- this can only be done for so long, and a decade? F* that sh*t. Orchestrators? F* ur wives, husbands , and Kids..

hey guys, when someone is giving YOU a hard time, please be like me and Let them shock your brain 20 times too, for talking about the hard time, so that you can show that you have no decency and are willing to bend over for them, for the sake of “compliancy.”  Next time the F* fake protectors of the law, who don’t protect the rights of an American citizen(wtf does ur Stars and Stripes flag stand for? The red and white ropes they bind you down with in life? Are the 50?!stars on ur flag about ninja stars you throw at ur country’s victims? Maybe the 50 is about, how they’ll screw you 50 times over for minding ur own business i.e always remember: nice guys finish last…maybe the red is about how the country likes to make you bleed/watch you bleed/and entertain others on how you bleed while you try to stand strong)…but where was I? Next time the F* fake protectors of the law, who don’t protect the rights of an American citizen want come in 4 SUVs and make you walk barefoot, for talking about “the situation” ur not supposed to know about daily, be mindful, you will be on the list, when I gain back my authority. Bear in mind the respect enforced, actually needs to be earned through effort and not by a rough voice or tough exterior.

Peepz , when law enforcement engages in a circus, makes remorseful random faces fo you while, get this: simultaneously, engaging in madness, when the FBI engages in silence to make you America’s prostitute of a servant of a hero/icon,

please,

never follow my example.

If any of you get out into a fraction of my problem, don’t waste your health, ur dignity. At times, fists and kicks are the only answer. I went about my life reporting things to authorities, dreaming about best friending a girl in college and marrying her…the works…-if respect can’t be earned or given because some infidel playing or being a false god commands it, “seize respect. “

You can’t waste time on some superficial high ideal high minded losers.

So I keep talking about mental exhaustion…you still actually do the same things, over and over…- so I’m supposed to fall. What’s the matter orchestrators? Could t f*me in the a*s while standing strong? You need me to collapse or be on a stretcher? Would a tempur pedic be ok when you stop most likely molesting ur kids? F*ers…

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So I was listening to “Sam’s Gone” from “I Am Legend,”

And I remembered the powerful end scene from I Am Legend…listen and watch 37 seconds into this clip till the end:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7LsxKkh0zg

Starting from 37 seconds, Will Smiths character says “They’re not gonna stop…they’re not gonna stop…” those coincidentally white horrific mutations of humans, in their mindlessness, their aggression, their lack of heart and compassion, remind me of the police officers who made me walk barefoot, it reminds of some party school professors, it reminds of the orchestrators rooted in the mind cr*p - after a decade, I’ve come to acceptance that “they’re not gonna stop.”

For 10+ years of slavery, further indignified by turning me into a joke,

That moment where Will Smiths character and the mutated man (symbolizing an American orchestrator) race to battle towards each other - man…after a decade plus of provoking me, literally 24/7…when we’re finally face to face, I want to see what he/she has the balls to do. De palabra de espanol: “Ver”, ”, mi gentes, “Ustedes Ven la  cara de el Diablo blanco.”

Regarding that moment, when the orchestrators and me race toward each other, win/lose, it’ll be like this from 300:

ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLpIkoS0QY

You, orchestrators may have the big guns, may have humanity following ur instructions, but like many before me, it’ll be like these two segments from the below 300 movie clip: 1:02- 1:50, 2:12-2:57

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qubItQjdSHA

In a deep state of mind to what transpired years ago, I said that I will get justice. Am I’m saying it again. You, the American orchestrators, turn mankind into one team in conviction and practice against me, you’ll torment me for a decade plus…maybe even destroy me after humiliating me-as is American military style.

Just know this: I, an Indian man, fated to suffer this “situation” in your country, will come back lifetime after lifetime, to finish what you started with me in this epoch of time, where you seek to conquer the Kingdom of God, that resides in every conscious mind wanting peace.

Orchestrators,ur quite welcome to see me as that cockroach who just won’t die or stay dead.

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