#Chapter One: Gods and Monsters

[chernobog13]

DC STUDIOS ANNOUNCEMENT

James Gunn and Peter Safran, the heads of the new DC Studios, finally announced a small part of their 10-12 year plan for the new DC cinematic universe.

Like the MCU goes in Phases, the DC films will be presented in Chapters.  Chapter One is entitled Gods and Monsters, and includes the following films:

Superman: Legacy - yet another reboot of Superman, scheduled for July 11, 2025.

The Authority - the Windstorm characters getting introduced in =to the mainstream DC Universe.  I think this  is a huge mistake, both in films and in the comics.  The Wildstorm characters work best on their own world, especially as many of them are analogues of already existing DC characters.  And at this point and time, grim and gritty has been done to death.

The Brave and the Bold - Batman (Bruce) and Robin (Damian), supposedly inspired by Grant Morrison’s stories (although Dick Grayson was the original Batman Damian worked with).

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow - a science fiction adventure based on the recent Tom King=written limited series.  While I admire the story King was trying to tell, it wasn’t really my cup of tea.  And he has earned my eternal wrath for what he did to Krypto!

Swamp Thing - a film about Swamp Thing (natch!).

The Batman: Part Two - the continuation of Matt Reeves’ noir Batman, set in its own universe.  Scheduled for October 2025.

Then there are television series:

Creature Commandoes - an animated series Gun wrote featuring Amanda Waller putting together a black ops team consisting of monsters.  This is probably the mysterious unnamed series Gunn stated a few weeks ago that he was working on.

Waller - a series starring Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, and featuring the Peacemaker crew.  Not wild about this as I have always found Waller to be a detestable character, and certainly not one that should be leading a series.  This  also probably means we’re not getting a real second season to Peacemaker, which is a shame.

Booster Gold - Booster being Booster: trying to pass himself off as a great superhero using his future tech.

Lanterns - a series described as “True Detective with space cops,” this is what is replacing the previously announced Green Lantern series at HBO Max.  This series features Hal Jordan and John Stewart.

Paradise Lost - a series set on Themyscira (Paradise Island) focusing on the intrigues and politics on a island of just women.  So, a Wonder Woman series without Wonder Woman.  I absolutely hate these type of series.  I would rather have another Wonder Woman film with Gal Gadot, thank you.

According to Gunn, this list is not all inclusive of everything coming in Chapter One.

Before any of this happens, there are still the upcoming films Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and Blue Beetle.

Gunn stated that events in The Flash “resets the entire DC Universe” (I guess it’s a version of Flashpoint), and that Aquaman “leads directly” into Chapter One.

I’m not real excited by what I see so far, although The Brave and the Bold could be fun if done right.  And I’m downright not looking forward to a couple of these (The Authority, Waller).  I’m going to go into “wait and see mode” and hope for the best.

That is if my ancient, dilapidated carcass manages to live long enough to see any of these come to pass.

#DC Studios #DC Comics #James Gunn #Peter Safran #Chapter One: Gods and Monsters

[rox-of-iu]

hulloo, i am here once again with cultivate....but not the usual one (~_~;)

so funny thing! i had most of these already done from before, but felt a bit silly so i didnt post them. but then (spoiler) we got Tao Ying in his fresh new look and like.. i had to draw him and post the rest of the gang along with him hksfh. so here, the sillays

🍑Tao Ying

🐉Qing Mushu

🦆 The Empress

🐗The General

aaand more sillies of the goobers

aaaaand thats it hdjhdsjfhds so sorry for the long post lmao

characters yoinked from @neonghostcat cultivate

#long post #sorry hadhkdjf #cultivate #cultivate: slow life on a monster infested mountain #listen i am not immune to making humanizations of everything i can get my hands on hajhsh #i am obviously not saying this is how theyd canonically look like im just having fun #i know im missing the mark verily but ykno hjcbsd #speaking of which #i struggled so much with tao ying lmaooo #fun fact this is not in fact my first design that i had in mind after reading the new chapter #he was supposed to be more uhhh airy? not so heavily set in physical reality ykno hsahkdj #but i couldnt rly put him on paper properly for the longest time and finally hit a vibe with this design so thats what i stuck with #and he grew on me so #even tho he is prolly really really not accurate to neonghostcats vision hahha #anyway the group pic was supposed to convey that theyre all scarily tall but instead it just makes SY look like a baybey oh well #hahh cheers #WAIT OMG I JUST NOTICED BUT i hope no one interprets the empress saying the bottom bit to the ducklings shbdnxksndndk omggg #THOSE TWO DRAWINGS ARE OBVS NOT CONNECTED OH GOD o(-<

[cairafea]

"How would we go about defeating a demon?"

"Any flesh that has been eaten and digested by other living things loses any of its individual identity. In this dungeon, where the line between life and death has been blurred... that seems to me to be the only clear and obvious rule."

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #laios #laios touden #my art #fanart #art #sketch #laios if he was 3% more insane #aka the au where laios eats the winged lion by devouring the entire dungeon. starting with kensuke. #this was how i thought the climax was gonna go while i was reading #i was like around the mithrus backstory chapter and Everything Started Clicking #'become a demon to kill a demon' ynno. eat or be eaten #maybe it's the houseki no kuni brainrot but i fully expected some sort of Theseus Ship with laios's humanity vs the demon he's consuming #as in like 'wow eating a demon has consequences. such as turning into a demon.' #tying right back into the falin-chimera parallel and his whole thing with wanting to be a monster #btw laios gets hungrier the more he eats parts of the demon until he reaches that 40% capacity in canon. do with that what you will. #anyways i just saw the JRPG tropes (adventurer party/chosen one/dungeon crawler) and assumed it'd end like a JRPG as well (killing god) #i just have a lot of thoughts. can you tell i finished the manga in less than 24 hours. #rip kensuke i was suspicious of you til the very end #dont repost or senshi will use your kneecaps for a broth #dungeon meshi fanart #dungeon meshi spoilers #his pose is based on the ch91 'desire eater' pose btw that panel (specifically the coloured version) fundamentally changed something in me.

[velvetjune]

the chapter songs in Alan Wake 2,, flawless

#they deserve more love and discussion #saying this while also not knowing what to say other than they’re so fucking good #alan wake 2 #i think it’s partially because poets of the fall’s tracks are iconic so of course they’re in the spotlight (as deserved) #but also the CHAPTER SONGS. them being made for a given chatacter(s) with the help of Sam lakes poetry #the changes with ‘this road’ by Poe with every Alan chapter. becoming more distorted and revealing lyrics and the spiral #the scratch song being 1) hilarious and 2) similar to Zane’s poetry in the aw1 arg #the emotion in superhero when saga feels lost at the story making it so Logan was gone #the lines of her feeling like a ghost in this story forming around her.. how she feels guilty and absent for both what the story’s doing #and being away from Logan because of her job. ashdhhhhjhh my heart #AND. follow you into the dark HAS to be alice. which kills me because at for at I thought of Alan #but no. Alice jumped in the dark place after him. it’s so !!!!!!!!!!! #the rabbit hole line. Alice spiraling deeper and deeper into a dream—into wonderland #the Lost at Sea one is also good. intrigues me. the Bowie and Lynch references are blatantly aw2 Zane #but it’s so similar to diver Zane and the ‘originals’ death. being lost in the dark place with illusions of escape #and losing any sense of identity. whether he’s real at all or the monster of this sea or just a lost soul. #the soft and calm vocals / instrumental really makes the whole thing #NEED to stop typing more tags because this is a Lot. however. #‘no one left to love’ is also a phenomenal song and one of my favorites from the album. GORGEOUS vocals and how it all flows together. #such a powerful and beautiful way to end a chapter #anyway that’s all I had to say :) #god. I’ve started to watch a few playthroughs of the game and 90% of people have skipped the chapter songs and every time im #that’s fair but my brain and soul might implode if I don’t see anyone else talking about how good these songs are

[avaetin]

What I feel for Alabaster is the same as what I feel for Percy and Nico.

I love them. But, before I give them even a scintilla of happiness, I have to subject them to the most excruciating pain I can possibly think of at the time of writing.

The plans I have for Hecate's son - how I plan to hurt him emotionally and scar his very being by making him face the ghosts of his past while dealing with things of the present... 🤌

#the more I love a character the more I'll explore the depths of his or her pain #on one hand for character development #on the other hand I just have no justification other than this is my writing style lol #but for real the plans I have for Al #making him do something despicable but necessary in one scene #and letting said act define his behavior for a while just because--- #and no he didn't want to do what he did but it was the only way and now he's convinced that he's a monster #i have ideas and i wanna share them but that will spoil the plot #anyway im halfway done for chapter 10 checking am sorry it's taking ages #primordial god! chronos x ananke! nico #nico di angelo #percy jackson #alabaster c torrington #alabaster torrington #pjo

[astarionsilverbough]

Halstarion with…….astarion crying pls

baby i don’t think i’ve written a single scene of them in tlogm wherein astarion isn’t crying 😭💕

#I appreciate the thought but love that poor man has been shedding tears since chapter one #I love making that bitch cry but WHEW #baldur’s gate 3 #the land of gods and monsters verse #halstarion #asks

[rxttenfish]

update on caecilian: if you thought the first chapter was long, you should know that its going to be one of the shorter chapters in this

#all the care guide says is 'biomass' #monster prom #yeah i do have this planned out #and what each chapter specifically involves #i just. need to write them #and god theres a lot of writing #so much is happening in the second chapter alone #and by that i mean #mostly still me establishing things that will be important later #and also two-three general activities that are getting done together and match in theme #like this chapter is all talking about One Thing #not Many Things #its just a lot of this one thing #so not a lot is Happening but a lot is happening #also yeah theres like ten thousand ocs technically in this #oops all merfolk! #oops all npcs i need because im talking about a kingdom!

[gebo4482]

Axis Studios Reveals ‘Gods and Monsters Chapter One: The Death of Victor Frankenstein’ Animated Series (awn.com)

#gods and monsters chapter one: the death of victor frankenstein #gods and monsters #the death of victor frankenstein #axis studio #animation #horror series #fantasy series #teser #concept art #artwork

[hershelwidget]

I drew something for TBoCI for the first time in what feels like forever even though it’s only been a month

Something something AU where instead of sending each kid to the Magical Islands FT keeps all them with him and Perry as well so they ALL end up on Cold Island pre-collapse… Alternatively here’s four canon characters and two fanmade characters, guess whos who (all of that was sarcasm)

In other words I decided I will starting this over from the ground-up. It’s been over a year and my motivation is finally, FINALLY back. I will be keeping all of the current stuff on @theballadofcoldisland but that ask blog is officially shut down and is now just an archive.

Instead of being one long and strange story that only focuses on characters that honestly have nothing to do with the title, I will split TBoCI into several smaller stories that give a MUCH better insight on the motivations, groups, and the like. I will inevitably share the original files, drafts, and ideas.

This is the part where I get somewhat emotional and sincere apologies in advance to plushii, who I might mention in there. All good things, my friend. All good things.

I think this is the best course of action. There are a lot of characters in this story that despite being incredibly important, are not addressed properly or not at all until the last chapter that only exists in my notes. I mean… A massive amount of this story has only been discussed in a discord chat with a person I cannot contact anymore. It’s a massive mess of an idea that sounds stupider everytime I think of it.

And then a long while ago now, I was on Pony Town and talking to a friend I has just made. I distinctly remember they were in a Celestial skin. I think at some point they’d asked what “TBoCI” meant in my name, and I explained my story to them. They said they were writing a fanstory for MSM as well. I encouraged them to post it.

Now I daily see wonderful, wonderful content for that story, both from the creator and the fans. I finally understood what I did wrong. TBoCI was incoherent and messy where Fallen Stars was clean and consistent. I had so much in my mind that I had spilled it all out to One Person, and now there exists only two people in the world who know who the hell Kane is (possibly only one person now)!

What I’m trying to say is, in short, thanks @plushii-gutz . There’s a few factors to me being able to write TBoCI again, but you’re definitely the biggest part of that. Our encounter was a blessing.

And to everyone, please look forward to a much smoother ride. This is a fun one.

#*cracks knuckles* here i go embarrassing myself on the embarrassment website again #my singing monsters #the ballad of cold island #fallen stars msm #really surreal seeing those tagged side by side. really surreal #serious post #sorry for how much i speak i really needed to make things clear #first part will be to decide the new protagonist #it fucking. changed each chapter #i think because of how important this character inevitably becomes its gotta be.. #either Ripple or someone in Troupe Bungie or Sammy #Sammy would be a really good protagonist but the ANGST POTENTIAL if a TB member is it is OFF THE CHARTS #and Ripple is. Ripple is the MAIN FACTOR in what ending we get. all good options #i’ll think on that some more. main antagonist ..??? #main antag depends on whos the protag.. if ripple then society/self for the two for one combo #if sammy? felon. if a TB member then that ALSO depends #its kinda like.. against each other but ALSO time itself and/or felon. oh god #ok yeah sammy is def the best option for a general story structure and in every scene possible that hes in. ok? ok #i’ll do more thinkin. love how casual these tags are compared to. *checks notes* #.a comment on whether or not an actual person is alive or dead. *rips notes* oKaY

[idontbeatgames]

I have no idea if this has officially been announced anywhere but apparently, Paul Dini's Zatanna run is finally getting a reprint and it's out April 23, 2024. I wonder if this is happening because of James Gunn bringing Zatanna into the DCU, as the Amazon page is bare enough for it to be updated in the future, or because James Gunn simply wanted Zatanna's run to be back in circulation for the first time in years.

#zatanna #zatanna zatara #zatana #dc characters #dc comics #dccomics #dc universe #dc heroes #dc multiverse #idontbeatgames #dc movies #superheroes #james gunn #dcu #dcu chapter one #dc chapter 1 gods and monsters #gods and monsters #paul dini

[theclearblue]

I'm still reeling from the the new JJK chapter and I'm supposed to be normal about the new One Piece chapter as well???

#HELLOOOO WHY IS ONIGASHIMA SINKING???? DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH PLUTON???? #so many characters popping up. dragon iva sabo iceberg the guy from luffys village and VIVIIII #kizaru and saturn fucking flattened lmao. Kizaru getting SENT that was funny i can't lie #AND ARE ALL THE GOROSEI GONNA SHOW UP TOO??? if they are uhhhh zoro better get his ass moving!!!! #i want to see monster trio take them on so bad so zoro it's time to kill lucci asjsdjfgd. or leave him to jimbei whatev #god banger chapters this week i'm eating good #one piece #op leaks #op 1109 #i've only seen the raws so i'll read tcb when it drops #op spoilers

[purble-gaymer]

actually having everything i write in one big monster document is great because i can see my improvement so clearly as i go through it

#rhyn rambles #technically i only have two monster docs #one is 300 the other is currently 250 but will probably be at 300 before you know it #another is like 130 something but i don’t really write on it anymore #my hk stuff is kinda like that too but only because it was a multi chapter thing that ended up at 200 pages #i fucking love that project i improved so much making it :sob: #so much telling and not showing in the first half it makes me cringe every time #but by god did i pour my entire heart into it #anyway

[senselessalchemist]

My horrible bastard brain: haha what if you tried to make the line "time for your medicine" poignant

Me: bet

Me, 80k worth of words later: this was a mistake (tm)

#i am so close to being done with the rough draft #this is so much fucking longer than i intended #and also the fic has other genesises #is that how you pluralize that word #anyway i got inspired and wrote a lot today and am trying to figure if i need one more chapter or just the epilogue #either way this monster will be done soom #funny this fic was started the day i went in for my hormone consult i wrote thr first bit on the train and in the waiting room #and now im 4 weeks in to taking them #strange times #i am going to destroy my voice reading this one aloud for editing tho oh my god

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Month 7 day 27

Did more work on whatever this is XD Finally got smrt and color dropped directly from the bajillion and six screenshots I've taken, so Frey's skin, hair, and eyes are accurate now. Sus's hand still needs work/references. I need to go through and screenshots where I don't adjust the saturation in photo mode >.> I tried using the raw image that I edited yesterday, but that looked too... pale? It didn't look right, either way. So I'll keep playing with his coloration until it looks right.

Also I decided I like his grip better with the thumb up further for some reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Thank goodness for my non-destructive editing process; that would have been a paaaaaiiiiiiiiiin to fix otherwise.

#the great artscapade of 2023 #art #my art #forspoken #forspoken fan art #forspoken susurrus #frey holland #when I posted this to the projects chat in my guild's discord I described it as #''More torture! ...antagonism. Flirting? ...whatever these two are doing XD'' #and I feel like that's accurate for their dynamic in general tbh #also I wrote more in the self-insert shenanigans #aaaaand then I scrapped like all of it because it was taking the story in a direction I wasn't prepared for it to go yet #or maybe even at all tbh #I might actually wind up having to scrap the last couple chapters I wrote ): #idk we'll see #I'm only 18k into this thing it's fine >w> #god it's going to be a monster like the FFXV self-indulgent self-insert bullshit fic isn't it? #at least THAT one was following the game's story and I didn't have to do a whole lot of work! #this one I'm making everything up out of whole cloth XD #*I* have to make the dumb plot decisions now I can't just rely on the canon dumb plot decisions! #don't get me wrong I'm having so much fun #but oh man #it's a LOT of work

[nyctophobia-au]

Okay, so I finished the rough draft, hello.

#neurodivergent mind prison rambles #y'all are eatin' good whenever I can get around to editing this absolute MONSTER #this is the longest fic I have ever written and finished holy Gods #ignore the other 2000-ish words #I write all my fics on the same Doc #this is just the second one #I'll probably have to separate it into like three chapters #it's gonna be reeeeeal angsty #so sit tight #lots of really depressing Grimm and Auri content for this one

[emcads]

one of these days i will make a norvilla for dummies post where i elucidate all of their narrative parallels and foils and why they work so well together as a ship because my brain has been full of nothing but them

#it's about .... making a choice between love and a higher power ( duty for james ; god for esme ) #it's about letting your love go because you adore them so much that you would never rest until they are happy and free ( elizabeth ; jack ) #it's about parlaying with civility ; maintaining the balance between roguery and nobility. selflessness and selfishness. #it's about fulfilling your father's story. it's about knowing how that story ends. #esmeralda FUNDAMENTALLY highlights the fragile boundary between civilization and piracy. a former navy ship run with naval discipline. #a captain who was born as and behaves as a lady. and yet will always be seen as ungodly ; as a monster ; as a sinner #( you can never return to heaven once fallen although you can masquerade as charmingly as they can. because that's all it is. masquerade. ) #and james is undergoing the same journey from the other side of the coin. #my story is exactly the same as your story just one chapter behind #but the reason why they *work* as a romantic couple more so than just the chemistry of sexy pirate lady x repressed naval captain #is that they both want the same thing. enduring commitment. love. marriage. family. lineage. something bigger than themselves. #in a story where everyone can die tomorrow and the flings change with the wind james & esme *need* to devote themselves to something #they are consumed with it. and being together offers them the chance to be consumed with love rather than revenge. #✘; I HAVE SEVENTY TWO EXAMS AND I HAVE NOT STUDIED FOR ONE ( ooc )