#GAMORA LOOKS LIKE A GLADIATOR

[probablyspooky]

Message Received (Predator X Fem!Reader Guardians Of the Galaxy) Pt. 3

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Groot and Rocket began their descent into the night, Rocket grumbling about how tired he is. Walking sneakily down the halls into the bowels of the arena, they came across the large iron gate, behind it presumably the cells where they keep their prisoners, if you can even call them prisoners, they were really beginning to doubt The Grandmasters word. Before they approached the door, they stopped to take recon of it, as there were two large guards currently chatting about the next gladiator battle.

“Did you hear about the sold out show?” one asked the other,

“It’s terrible we have to work, I would have killed to see this fight, at night no less, the grandmaster may be a monster, but he’s honestly a business genius”

“Yeah a sold out night show. free snacks to the first 100 guests”

Groaning at this new info, Rocket pulled out his communicator and typed the info to Gamora and the others, as Groot innocently walked towards the gate and two guards.

“Oh what the hell”

Without missing a beat, Groot sprung out two vines, grabbing the legs of both guards and slamming them unconscious onto the ground.

“Groot?! What am i gonna do with you huh?” Rocket, groaned, grabbing the keys off one of the guards and unlocking the gate.

“I am Groot” said Groot

Entering the cell area, Rocket’s ears were greeting by the shouting and commotion that was coming from the male cells to the left. Striding over with a grin, as Rocket enjoys a good fight, he peered into the cell, watching a large figure beat the hell out of a much smaller fish looking alien.

The little creature begged for mercy, the large figure threw his body down on the ground and roared to the rest of the audience watching this display of dominance.

Rocket interrupted this show of brawns beating brains, taking his blaster and running it along the edges of the bars, causing the sound of metal to vibrate off the walls, gathering everyone's attention.

“Hey freaks! It’s one of you guys lucky day! I'm here to bust you out of here-”

Poor choice of words as almost everyone rushed to the front of the bars, grasping at the air in in front of rocket, begging to be let out.

“Woah woah woah! I’m only here for one of you rodeo clowns, so stand forward if you’re one of these guys” Rocket announced, showing his hologram of the clowns.

Like moths to a flame, an insect, a Yautja, a Xandarian, a  Kronan, and a Kree walked to the front of the cell, the other four moving away from the beast that was causing a ruckus earlier.

“There you are xandar!” Rocket chuckled, unlocking the gate pointing his blaster at the rest to keep the back, “Your wife (y/n) called for us to come find you”

Once your name was spoken the yautja charged at the gate, pushing past Rocket down the hall.

“Not my problem right now”, he groaned, dragging the xandarian along with him filling him in on what’s going to happen to you soon if they don’t get you both off planet soon.

“My-my wife?” the xandarian whos name is Toto asked, following far, but close enough behind

“Yeah yeah, you’ll see your wife soon, let just-”, but before he could finish Gamora sent him a  message to hurry back immediately.

Without hesitation Groot and Rocket began to run down the hall, Groot using his vines to grasp Toto's leg and drag him down the hall like a sack of flour.

A bit earlier before Rocket retrieved your ‘husband’, Gamora had tried to retrieve you herself, but discovered your cell empty. The shocking discovery made Gamora briefly panic, looking into the empty cell, she began to fear the worse and turned to return to the group, she was caught by the guards of the Grandmaster, finding herself captured and bound by cuffs.

“Where is the rest of your crew?” one of them demanded from her.

Gamora simply scoffed and refused to reply to the man who currently held her in cuffs. In a last ditch effort, the Guard called the rest of his men to return to their room, and grabbing Gamora’s communicator, messaged Rocket to come back to their room urgently. setting up an ambush for them.

But where were you currently?

Hours before Gamora could come to your rescue, the Grandmaster himself had come to your cell, and taken you to prepare for your debut.

You were dressed in a fine gown, like seafood on a platter, ready to be fed to the most hungry of beasts. You were currently chained to a large rock in the center of the grand arena, awaiting the champion to come take your life.

Once the grandmaster had Rocket, Groot, and Gamora, he had them cuffed in the viewing box. Toto was there as well, but he was not bound in chains.

“What gives?” Rocket struggled against his constraints

“Well you see my little furry monstrosity of a friend, Toto here is one of my favorite rodeo clowns, he would never betray me,” The Grandmaster chuckled, sipping on some of his expensive wine.

“Argh! What about your wife (y/n)?” Gamora shouted

“Uhm...I like men...” Toto said sheepishly, and like that the Grandmaster clapped his hands, and Toto was taken back to his cell.

“Rocket how could you get the wrong man?!” Gamora scolded, staring at Rocket and Groot with angry eyes

“Well I didn’t have much to go on...But I got a feeling her husband got a head start....”

“What does that even mean?” Gamora hissed

“I think he knows” Rocket smirked, looking at the Grandmaster

The Grandmaster groaned, knowing full well what this meant.

“Do you know how long? How long I looked for a beast like that? How hard it was to even capture him?” the Grandmaster uttered under his breath

The grandmaster recalled the events that led to your capture, it brought him a bit of joy recalling  how he managed to get the both of you.

For days they tracked you two, they tracked and they tracked, unable to find you. Until one day you were tired, you were tired of running, you needed to rest. You didn't know why they kept sending men, they had lost so many already. You collapsed onto the cold ground, your husband, who you called Spike, due to the condition of his mandibles being spiked outward, turned to you, begging you to stand up, it wouldn’t be long until your ship, you could escape. His large rough hand, caressing your face gently, he could carry you if he wanted, but he was also exhausted. Standing to your feet again, you felt motivated to move, but then a grapple gun set off, encasing you in a net and dragging you away, your screaming going faint in the distance that was currently growing between you two. 

Spike charged after you, finding you surrounded by the Grandmasters men, guns pinned to all sides of your body, and then the Grandmaster himself stepping out of the shadows.

“Well well well...we have a bit of a deal to make don’t me?” he said with that evil grin of his.

And here you were, trapped again, your life about to end. You began to sob. 

But you weren’t gonna die, Drax and Quill were all that were left of the guardians, and perhaps your husband resented you. Hated you for getting him caught, for making a mockery of his race.

The lights came on in the arena, and they blinded your for a brief moment. Reopening your eyes, you looked up to see a full house, and that large blue hologram of the Grandmaster appear across all sides of the arena.

“Dearest Patrons! I hope you’ve stocked up on snacks and drinks, I’d like to show you my newest champion! I found him on the desert planet, and I think he’s a little hungry for blood. Our little bird (y/n) will do just nice”

With that the hologram disappeared, and the large gate across the way began to raise up, the champion slithered out with a hiss.

A large serpent like beast appeared, large fangs, at least 60 feet long, full of pure muscle. It hissed, and began to make it’s way towards you. You began to struggle against you constraints, as the beast who I will call snake for the sake of combat story writing began to coil back into a striking pose. You braced yourself for an impact that never came. 

Instead you could hear the sounds of rockets, and blasters, as Quill and Drax charged from the stands into the arena, shooting blasters at snake to gather its attention away from you.

Quill took off his Star lord mask and shouted to Drax

“I’ve got this get her out of those binds!”

Drax shouted something about wanting to be in the fight as well, but grumbled and made his way over to you. Groaning about how he is so useful in combat and how it’s a waste of his time to be here.

Quill was quickly slapped back by Snakes tail, and the attention was back on the two of you, snakes end of his tail, gripping onto Drax, and slamming him back into Quill against the wall/

The monsters eyes turned back towards you, and began to coil up again to attack. He released his muscles to launch himself at you, but was blasted painfully in the face, this time purple blood was visible on the ground.

The crowd began to go rowdy as the action was kicking up, Quill throwing his mask on the ground and tuning to Drax.

“What was that?” he shouted, as there seemed to be no one else in the arena, but you knew. You began to cry happy tears, struggling against you restraints. Hearing that familiar clicking sound of your husbands mandibles, a figure began to appear through the air, as if he wasn’t there before. The Yautja stood tall, as he had run out of the cell to gather his equipment, his plasma rifle stood proud on his shoulder, still hissing the smoke that it produced from firing a single blast towards snake.

He quickly ran over to you, and using his strength, he ripped the chains off the rock wall restraining you. You pulled Spike into a hug, which he quickly reciprocated, but quickly throwing you down to the ground, as another thrust of the snakes tail tried to take a swipe at your heads. Quill now free, started firing at snake again, this time aiming at the wound upon his face. Drax quickly equipping his daggers ran up and charged at his face, using the rock wall that used to hold you as a boost, he managed to stab the side of snakes face, and using his weight he dragged the daggers down his neck, slicing a large chuck of his body off, the blood lost was too grand and snake fell to the ground dead. 

The crowd began to cheer and throw things into the arena, Quill and Drax ran over to you and Spike.

“This guy huh?” Quill asked, “Any particular reason?”

“What do you mean by that?” you asked, holding onto Spikes arm, happy to have your mate back in your reach

“He mans that he is very ugly! I mean you’re very ugly as well, but he! He is a new level of hideous!” Drax laughed, and was quickly silenced by  having his head driven to the ground by Spikes clawed hand.

Before anything else could happen, a loud crash could be heard from the Grandmasters viewing box, as he was thrown from the box. Gamora, Rocket and Groot, sliding down on vines.

Without a word the group and you began to make haste towards their ship. The Grandmaster was caught by one of his hologram drones, and soon enough sent drones to fire at their ship. But failed to stop you as you had managed to escape into the depths of space.

You couldn’t stop thanking Gamora for rescuing you and Spike.

“Please stop thanking me, it’s an honor to help people” she would reply, much to Quills annoyance as it was a group effort to get you out.

The trip back to the planet you called home was about a weeks time. Within that time Spike began to keep you close, as a new level of protection made itself known. On the first rest of the ship, the two of you were given your space in a guest room at the bottom of the ship.

You would sit on the edge of the bed and await to be scolded by him. Yet he never did, he would meet you at the edge and kneel down, and look up into your eyes, taking your hands into his, he would purr into your lap, content and happy that you were once his again. The second night, Drax demanded to learn some hand to hand fighting technique's from Spike, which were often met with Spike demolishing Drax, as he was over confident in his skills. The third night, the group had to make a stop at a small off course planet to fill up, the two of you caused a commotion as no one had seen a Yautja  in their mists in centuries.

Returning to your shares room Spike grabbed your face, and placed his forehead against yours.

“Do you often fear my appearance?” he asked, his communicator buzzed along his chest.

“I do not, why do you ask?” you replied, cupping his face in your small hands, rubbing your thumbs across his jaws.

���You are...very appealing to me”

You smiled and placed a kiss on his forehead.

“You are very handsome to me”

#yautja x reader #yautja #predator #predator x reader

[lunarspiral1127]

What If....? season 2, episode 4. Due to the holidays kicking my butt to exhaustion, this is gonna be one post. *SPOILERS*

So, Tony really did end up in Sakaar after he went through the wormhole in the Avengers movie. I'm surprised the Grandmaster became a fan of him when it's been days. I guess it's because it was one human who took down the Chitauri.

Instead of gladiator fights, it's racing. The whole race scenes were cool, and it reminded me of a mix of Speed Racer and Mad Max in space dialed up a few notches.

Was not expecting a dynamic with Tony and Korg, but it works. Plus, them teaming up with Valkyrie was cool too. Speaking of which, I'm glad she's not capturing people to give to the Grandmaster in this universe. They still have her be king of Sakaar, which I guess it makes sense cause she unintentionally melted the Grandmaster and Tony needs to get back home. These three work great as a team and I'm glad they got along in this episode.

Another thing I appreciate about this episode, is that it didn't do Tony dirty. He wasn't humiliated or disrespected, he showed what he was capable of and he was really cool. I mean a big Iron Man suit that can turn into a car and can be boosted with his arc reactor? That's pretty sick. Plus, he stands up against Gamora while convincing her to be her own person, and when he's being framed as being a bad guy, he proves it wrong to the Grandmaster and beats him. This version of Tony Stark is awesome.

And, after all that, Tony still helps Gamora take down Thanos, which I was surprised it was that easy. Just catch him off guard and hit him with the melting stick. The look on his face, though. Like he was like "seriously?" 😆

Speaking of Thanos, this guy's getting killed a lot. Twice in Endgame, killed in the Illuminati universe in Multiverse of Madness, wiped out in Strange Supreme's universe, turned into a zombie, sliced in half by Ultron-Vision, killed by Ronan offscreen, and now melting stick. This guy has now died more times than Tony (6 deaths) and Vision (5 deaths)!

However, this was supposed to show how this Gamora came to be and is the same Gamora that was chosen by Uatu to be the Guardians of the Multiverse. And, she was fine in this, I haven't seen much of why she was picked in the first place. Yeah, she killed Thanos, but Tony accomplished so much in that universe and was the one who helped her even when she was trying to kill him. He was the main character, she was a supporting character, maybe even a side supporting character. So why wasn't he picked by Uatu instead?! He would've been a great help to the team too. That's just the one thing that's been bugging me about this episode. Aside from that, it was good to me.

So, tomorrow will be the continuation of Captain Carter universe. Why? Well, season one finale left a cliffhanger ending of her and Natasha finding the Hydra Stomper which is setting up that universe's version of The Winter Soldier. So, we kinda gotta follow up on that. That and the MCU loves to show more of Captain Carter, cause I heard that she's gonna be more of a main character in this series like last time. I could be wrong though.

#what if #what if...? #what if season 2 #episode 4 #episode four #what if series #what if spoilers #disney plus #disney+ #marvel cinematic universe #mcu

[skysnipsw]

so here’s some things i’d like to rp: 

Guardians of the Galaxy crossover (any interactions from any of the guardians would do! but i mostly look forward to Peter Quill, Gamora, Groot and Rocket);

A MCU crossover thread where Anakin and Ahsoka are lost in Sakaar and have to fight as gladiators, bonus if they meet Thor, Loki or Valkyrie;

Any interactions with any cosmic Marvel characters (Asgardians, Eternals, Titans, Nova Troops, Celestials, etc);

A ship with Anakin! I miss writing ships so badly 😭I mostly look forward to Anakin x OC so I can explore new dynamics but I can also ship him with Padme or other canon characters (crossover muses also counts if they have chemistry 👀) I wanna explore different ship dynamics with him, so pls ship with me 👀(if u do i’ll spoil u with fanart of it u.u)

alien girlboss x her human malewife (anakin) it can also be human girlboss x anakin too 😂

shipping anakin with another jedi or a padme with a jedi verse, the dynamic would be really interesting;

Any canon-divergent plots where Anakin doesn’t turn;

more wholesome interactions with Anakin, Ahsoka, Obi-Wan and Rex, PLEASE!!! Let them be family 🥺

Ahsoka and Fives being a chaotic and annoying sibling duo;

Any threads on my Modern, Inheritance/Dragon Riders, Red Dead Redemption or D:BH AUs! I love my AUs so much, please let me write them 🥺 (i’m up for historical AUs too, the more the better)

i probably have some more stuff to add but I can’t remember now so I’ll probably update this post when I remember it khdajhssh

Plus list of characters/muses I want to interact with the most can be found here

#✳ | rp wishlist; #RP Wishlist

[authorellenmint]

Dragon Age Cosplaying as Avengers

This isn’t what’s the perfect correlation of Dragon Age Character to Avenger, but what each would dress up as for fun at a convention.

Alistair -- He’d grab the Doctor Strange costume first chance he gets. While the goatee he grows will be a little spotty, he’ll love being able to pretend to cast magic and refuse to take the cape off even when it gets caught in the door.

Dorian -- Tony Stark. Handsome, billionaire, tech-genius. What isn’t there to love? Instead of wearing the Iron Man armor, he’s in a sexy white shirt and black trousers, no tie, and a pair of Stark-Tech sunglasses perched on his nose. Will tug them down to give a burn someone with a witty remark.

Cullen -- Sure, everyone keeps insisting he should be Captain America. He’s a perfect Cap. But Cullen wants to be Thor. Long blond wig, gladiator armor, Mjolnir, Cullen gets so into the Thor mindset he leaps into a table and strikes a lighting-attack post.

Iron Bull -- Since Cullen refused to be Cap, Bull’s gonna do it. While he carries a shield the size of a trashcan lid, the Captain America outfit is 100% painted onto his body. Not a lot of people can look that Cap in the eye.

Anders -- Starlord. Leaves the helmet off so everyone can gaze upon his handsomeness. Regularly slips on a fake walkman plugged into his phone and dances for the people.

Fenris -- Everyone throws him at a Drax costume. Fenris snarls, insisting he doesn’t understand this farce which only encourages everyone to clap for his great acting. The fact he’s shirtless certainly helps with fanservice.

Zevran -- Gamora. Sexy leather catsuit, beautiful green skin, lush red wig. What isn’t there to love? He will wear the heels and he will rock them.

Merrill -- Tiny spiders are her friend, though the big ones can be mean, so she puts on a Spider-Man costume. Her’s is one of the Spider-Man hoodies they’re hocking outside the convention center and she adds a glittery mask over top to complete the ensemble.

Josephine -- Black Widow. She always secretly wanted to be a spy and now she is one! Though, she wanted to do something different and creates a steampunk Black Widow outfit with a frock coat and gear-powered grappling hook.

Sera -- I AM GROOT. I AM GROOT. I AM GROOT. i am groot. he he he

Isabella -- Captain Marvel. She’s the strongest Avenger, doesn’t take shit from anyone, and can fly. Oh yeah. Will wear thigh-high stiletto boots with the armor.

Blackwall -- Hulk. Someone’s gonna have to tell him he has to shave. I call not it!

Varric -- The ability to sneak into any room sight unseen? Ant-Man! Sure, communing with ants is a little weird, but Varric’s got some great nicknames all lined up for his ant-crew.

Leliana -- Hawkeye, but not movie version Hawkeye. Brings Pizza Dog with her.

Solas -- Sighs that he has better things to do with his time, but places a small yellow jewel on his forehead. The allure of the overpowered android that is Vision cries to him. Also, he has impeccable sweater choices. He, however, refuses to wear the cape. No capes.

Cassandra -- Arrives dressed like Wonder Woman. Snarls when she realizes she missed the memo.

#alistair #cullen #dorian pavus #iron bull #anders #fenris #zevran arainai #merrill #Josephine #sera #isabella #blackwall #varric #Leliana #Solas #cassandra #dragon age #Avengers

[ty-talks-comics]

Best of Marvel: Week of June 20th, 2019

Best of this Week: Guardians of the Galaxy #6 (Legacy #156) - Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, David Curiel and Cory Petit

Talk about an explosive end to the first arc, huh?

Battered and bruised from their fight with Hela and the Black Order, Quill and the rest of the Guardians are pissed off and ready for round two. With Lockjaw's help, they teleport to Knowhere, taking the fight directly to villains.

Geoff Shaw takes this story to its absolute peak with his amazing art. Propelled by a psychic dragon construct created by Moondragon, Beta Ray Bill sends his Stormbreaker hammer into Hela, taking her out of the fight. The sight is awesome, but unfortunately the only teamwork really seen here. The dragon looks ferocious and rightfully takes Hela out, or else the fight would have been very one sided again.

Shots are far and mostly wide, showcasing the various means of attack as the Guardians tear through Thanos' alien creatures, mostly with Gladiator shooting everything in sight with his laser eyes. Shaw makes things look grand in scale, even when things are focused on one character such as Phyla-Vell after taking Proxima Midnight out of the fight with rays from her hands.

Things get even more tense as Peter confronts Cosmic Ghost Rider, who betrayed the Guardians in the last issue because of Hela's control of the dead. He falls apart as Hela's control over him fades and it's actually pretty sad, mostly thanks to Petit's lettering making The Riders apology even more melancholic.

Quill catches up to Gamora, who went to stop Thanos from being resurrected, and tries to convince her against killing her Uncle Eros, aka Starfox. Starfox had been the main antagonist of this Guardians book, thinking that Thanos would use Gamora's body to house his consciousness when it turned out to be his Brother, the only other Titan left. Gamora rationalizes that if it had indeed been her that Thanos took over and she were in Peter’s shoes, she would have killed the possessed body in an instant, stabbing Eros through the heart and preventing Thanos from being resurrected.

That one panel was absolutely beautiful, if a bit marred by the lettering covering the exit wound. Eros snaps out of his trance and looks like he’s gasping in pain. Gamora is resolute in her decision, much like she was when she killed Thanos in the beginning of Infinity Wars (2018). She apologizes to her Uncle who muses that the plot was miserably predictable. It’s heart wrenching, especially knowing how light hearted and heroic Eros was before all of this started, seeing him fall as low as he did, almost killing Gamora before the gambit was discovered.

Suddenly, Thanos’ body erupts awake, though his mind not fully intact due to the transfer not being completed.Hela returns and in her anger, fires a black hole missile at Gamora, but it gets deflected back at the Incomplete Thanos, causing him to become the center of the black hole. The Guardians escape as Hela and presumably everyone else gets sucked into the black hole.

Setting up the Death of Rocket arc at the end, I really enjoyed this issue. Not only was it action packed, it also subverted my expectations about its outcome. I absolutely thought that Thanos would come back in full force in the final pages of the story and while he may in the future, it was great to see that it won’t be a YEAR after he was killed in the first place. I had some initial bad feelings about this team of Guardians, but they meld together very well. The power of Beta Ray Bill, Phyla-Vell and Moondragon combined with the skill of Star Lord, Groot and Gamora makes for an absolutely interesting and banterful team. Also because I’m a huge Phyla-Dragon fan and I can’t wait to see more of them. High recommend!

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There’s a lot to be said for how greed changes a man.

Runner Up: Iron Man #13 (Legacy #613) War of the Realms tie-in - Gail Simone, Paolo Villanelli, Edgar Delgado and Joe Caramagna

Tony Stark, eccentric, billionaire tech mogul, loved by millions across the world definitely had his flaws. He used to be a terrible alcoholic who sold weapons of war to the highest bidder until his failings led him down the path of heroism. His is a very heartwarming story and it’s intriguing to see what he used to be reflected back to him in the form of a greedy, magic leaking dragon as the War of the Realms reaches his front door.

With Tony’s armor being transformed due to being infected after his first encounter with Sadurang, he has to contend with one of the few things he tends to avoid like a plague: Magic. As a man of science and technology, it makes sense that Tony is averse to such things, taking a more structured approach to fighting people like Doctor Doom. He figures that it has to function similarly to coding and does his best to figure things out as lives are in danger.

Hs thoughts immediately drift to Saduran and how similar they are. Sadurang, the All-Consuming is a gold hungry dragon, sometimes in the form of a man, whose appetite causes him to destroy everything that will be a profit to him. Tony used to be much the same and claims that while he was changed, his time in the eScape let him hit the bottle again and he hasn’t managed to tell his new girlfriend, Janet van Dyne aka. The Wasp. To me, this seems like the next step to a destructive end after Rhodey manages to stop him from walking into a bar in the last issue. He’s not dealing with his problem by telling her and only seems to be pulled further in as Sadurang mocks him for his weakness.

With Janet and Rhodey’s help, they manage to take down Sadurang by distraction and utilizing an improved Mk. I armor. Villanelli’s art shined throughout this issue. I have a weakness for stipple shading and this issue is full of it, almost giving it sort of Pop Art feel that really helps with the gleans and reflections of Tony’s armor. Delgado’s coloring accentuates this by making everything much brighter. Tony’s red and gold stand out amongst the beautiful purple magic effects and Sadurang is beautiful in a similar shade of red. Wasps yellow makes her look downright angelic as she zips around before the bright silver of the Mk. I armor steals the show.

With the upcoming Ultron Agenda being teased by Mike Deodato Jr. and Marvel a few days ago and the secrets that Tony is keeping from Janet, this book is a high recommend from me because of the story possibilities that are likely to follow from this. Tony has an awful habit of pushing the women he loves away and as Ultron returns, will his secrets spill out then? Who knows, but buy this book!

#comics #marvel #marvel comics #guardians of the galaxy #star lord #gamora #moondragon #phyla vell #groot #thanos #beta ray bill #donny cates #geoff shaw #iron man #tony stark #war of the realms #gail simone #paolo villanelli

[beyondthedreamline]

You reblogged a post from my side blog about Thor! It made me happy because I’ve been following you for 2 years and I really respect your opinions. I was starting to doubt my righteous anger because I saw people say that those who didn’t like EG!Thor were fake fatphobic Ragnarok!Thor fans, no matter their reasons. I am glad to see we share the feeling of disappointment, even though I’m satisfied with Thor’s final development as a big bearded warrior and looking forward to the rest of his story.

Thankyou for that! I appreciated your post very much because itarticulated a couple of points that had bothered me a lot. ApparentlyI still have feelings on this subject, so be warned, you’re in fora bit of an essay now.

Firstoff, I care a lot about Thor as a character. I love Norse mythology,I love Douglas Adams’ The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, Ilove nearly every iteration of Thor as a character that I have everencountered and I love him as a superhero. I enjoyed all of thestandalone Thor movies very much. I have more mixed feelings aboutthe Avengers ensemble movies, but there was no member of the team Iactively did not like and I kept up with most of their solo moviestoo, because I enjoy superhero films as a genre and because theMarvel universe is a very rich playing ground for a whole range ofstories.

Therewas a lot of emotional investment in these last two films –Infinity War and Endgame are the conclusion to years ofworld-building and character development, weaving in dozens ofbackstories and in jokes, all the hellos and goodbyes and moments ofcatharsis that we have been waiting on for years. That is a massive askof any storyteller and there were always going to be disappointments,because with the best will in the world there is no chance ofpleasing every viewer. And this is fandom; perfection is unachievable and disagreement isinevitable. The best we can do is handle disagreements with grace and respect one another’s perspectives.

All.That. Said.

Forme, Infinity War andEndgame failed pretty much everycharacter, one way or another. Other people have written eloquent posts on theway these storylines failed the female characters of the franchise,whose motivations are mostly subsumed by the wants and needs of themen around them. Gamora ismurdered by the man who abducted and abused her, but her death isframed as hissacrifice, a way to advance hisjourney. ClintBarton becomes a grief-driven vigilante serial killer in otherpeople’s countries, but he gets absolution and Natasha ‘red in myledger’ Romanoff dies the martyr’s death in his place. PeggyCarter, furious brave Peggy Carter, becomes a literal trophywife in a goddamn Gordion knot of time-travel nonsense. SteveRogers brought war onto thesoil of a peaceful and well-defended African nation and a whole armywas sent out to fight because he couldn’t face losing a friend, butat the very end he ditches every single friend he’s got in the 21stcentury in order to experience a white picket fence of a happy endingthat erases all of his character development since TheFirst Avenger.

Andthen there’s Thor. Over the course of his three solo movies, he’slost his mother, his father, his brother (multipletimes), his girlfriend (thankgoodness she’s still alive, but it looks like she got Darcy andEric in the break-up), his planet,most of his peopleand all peace of mind.Throughout that litany of suffering, he is kind. He is patient. Hegrows as a man and as a leader, listening to the knowledge of thepeople around him in order to make decisions that benefit everyone,not just himself. He isintelligent, though often underestimated even by those closest tohim. He is capableand resourceful and a friendto anyone who needs him, the very definition of what a superheroought to be.

I’mgoing to talk about schema here for a second. A schema is a cognitiveframework. It’s a psychology term referring to how we organiseinformation based on preconceived ideas. Stories shape perception,telling us what is good and what is bad, what can happen and whatcannot. There is a very narrow pre-existing framework defining what asuperhero can look likeand it’s a shock to the system when that gets challenged. I wasshocked by seeing a fat Thor, and I’m glad of it – it means I hadto think more criticallyabout my personal preconceptions. Thiscould have been a wonderful storyline,dealing with PTSD, bodyimage and negotiating self-perception in the wake of grief andregret. It could have been apositive portrayal of a fat superhero, which outside of maybe comics– which I don’t read and can’t speak for – is absolutely anew and needed thing. It could have offered a vital reminder that howa person’s worth and strength and skill is not bound to theirphysical appearance.

Itdid not do that.

Asyou pointed out in your post, Thor was turned into a sidekick. Morethan that, he was turned into ajoke that revolved around his weight and his trauma, like he was notentitled be anything other than brawn.While Tony Stark gotan emotionally charged reunion with his long-dead father, Thor’sdialogue with Frigga soundedlike a badfirst draft, a scene rushed through with no respect for eithercharacter. He calls her ‘mom’; she tells him to ‘eat a salad’.He walks straight past Loki, the brother he wept over time and again,who died under absurd narrative contrivance about five minutes ago byAsgardian standards. Steve Rogers wasallowed the time to starewistfully at a woman he once lovedbut Thor wasrushed through his own reunion like he waswasting everyone’s time by being sad.

Thoris not permitted to contribute to the narrative in any meaningfulway; where every other lead Avenger hits a beat, however dubious orminor, that establishes theirpurpose in the story, Thoraccomplishes nothing of significance in strategy, battleor reconstruction. The powerdisplayed in Ragnarok and,in a more hit-and-miss style, in Infinity War, isabsent in Endgame. Hissignature weapon is actually handed off to another Avenger. He’snot even allowed to remain a leader of his people. And, look, I loveValkyrie as a character, but she spent centuries as a boozed-upmercenary enslaving gladiators for a glam-rock despot and it took theactual apocalypse to get her to give a damn about the fate of Asgardagain, so the idea that Thor taking a few years off to grieve in away that only harmed himself somehow makes him unfit to rule is atruly staggering double standard. Instead of continuing his growth as a king, he gets shoehorned intosomeone else’s franchise to bicker pointlessly over who gets tomake any decisions at all. I don’t know if Chris Hemsworth is upfor making more movies with Marvel, but I do not trust them to give Thor ameaningful arc any more. Where can he go from here?

Thiswas not an ensemble movie – this was the last Iron Man movie, withCaptain America taking second billing and every other characterscrambling for scraps of narrative significance. Endgamemademe resent characters I usedto like. Italienated me from a series that used to be a source of comfort.It hurts. Not as muchas it did, because I’ve emotionally checked out of the MCU for now,but apart from any other consideration, that level of storytellingfailure offends me.

Iwill acknowledge that Thor’s hair was very good in the big battlesequence. That’s one of the few positive things I have to say aboutEndgame. Great braids.

Youknow what I’d have loved? I’d have loved Wakanda to offer asylumto Asgardian refugees and for a miniseries to revolve around theircross-cultural community building. Two advanced civilisations reelingin the wake of recent upheaval but working together to build a sharedfuture, and Wakanda actually getting something out of it for onceinstead of taking a hit on behalf of the Earth. Shuri would adoreAsgardian tech and she might get to ride a flying horse, whichshe deserves; T’challa andThor would have a lot of common ground what with the disappointingfather figures and modern warrior king lifestyle. Thorwould get heavily involved in agriculture and have fun playing crashdummy for Shuri’s wilder experiments. He’d arrange a travel visaso that Jane Foster could come and play with all that beautiful shinytechnology and they wouldn’t get back together but they would befriends, like they always were underneath the first glow ofattraction. Loki would be there, because to pretend he’ll stay deadat this point is just an insult to our collective intelligence, and he wouldimmediately imprint on Queen Ramonda like an extremely defensive,resentful and heavily-armed duckling.Valkyriemight get to talk through her complicated feelings about duty andbetrayal with the Dora Milaje, particularly Okoye, who couldempathiseafter the Wakandan royal family’s disastrous power struggle.Wakanda could send outintergalactic ambassadors, headed by Nakia, to start playing a rolein the wider universe. The other Avengers could visit sometimes, ifthey behaved themselves.

Soif you’re wondering where Thor goes next for me personally, that’sthe answer.

#asks #superheroes #thor #meta #endgame negativity #that turned into a rant and actually it feels really good to have channelled all my frustration into something approaching coherence #fatphobia #sexism #racism #storytelling

[rael-rider]

My thoughts regarding Cates’ GotG #1

What I liked

I like the fact that Groot is still speaking, that Cates didn’t ignore what Duggan did to himi. This will sound as blasphemy but I would be OK if “I am Groot” never comes back in the comics. Not because it’s considered to be gimmicky, but because writers tend to use it as a writing crutch.

Having Groot say “I am Groot” and having other characters react with shock over what he said while leaving the reader (or viewer in case of the movies) wondering what he said it’s also pretty overdone. Let him talk.

I also like that he has his old personality back. He’s less pompous and regal and lacks his flowery speech (which I liked) and he comesoff as an angry teenager (but that has to do more with Cates’ form of writing) but he’s pretty similar to the Groot of old. Which I like because I find that Groot more interesting.

Peter is less of a clown, and more sharp, witty, and sarcastic.He’s more proactive and gives the impression that he really did care what happened with the missing Knowhere. I though him referring to the Novas “pigs” was weird since he was also technically a space cop at one point. Then again this new Nova Corps is infuriating and I loved that he started asking that Nova guy what the hell they were going to do about what was happening with the whole Knowhere is missing situation.

The whole cassette player being broken was Cates’ not so subtle way of saying “I don’t want to do MCU Guardians” which is good in my book.

I know I said I don’t like MCU synergy but Peter having a new ship named after Winona Ryder was pretty cool. The Nova guy asking if it was named after Rich was funny too.

I like how the Guardians formed, it’s spontaneous, maybe overdone in superhero stories but I liked it.

We get a new GotG team that’s not the MCU roster, finally.

Rocket is not in this comic for unspecific reasons but also because he’s going to be in Avengers: No Road Home. Not that I hate Rocket but Ewing is writing that Avengers comic and I liked his Rocket mini so I’m looking forward to him writing Rocket.

Wraith got sucked into that vortex thing.

Wendell is back as Quasar!

What I didn’t like

The implication that Cosmo, Darkhawk, Smasher, Wendell Vaughn, the Starjammers, etc... are presumed dead. Only because Wraith and Kallark who got sucked in and they appear in a future cover I am willing to bet they aren’t dead. I don’t worry about Adam or Vance because one can die and the other can find ways to come back. I hope they aren’t dead because killing all of those cosmic characters just like that is a good way to piss off cosmic fans.

It’s weird when you have big name characters in the background (at least big name for cosmic) and they don’t do anything. I have a hard time believing Wendell and Adam wouldn’t have said something in that scene with Eros talking about Thanos.

It’s a Thanos centered story and you only see Adam Warlock in the background? And suddenly Cosmic Ghost Rider is an authority on Thanos? Pffftt. Maybe Cates can’t write Adam.

What is the point of Cosmic Ghost Rider? Other than the rescue scene where CGR has his chain wrapped around Stormbreaker he was totally irrelevant and his scenes in the story stuck out like a sore thumb and did nothing to contribute to the overall plot other than remind us that he’s there. Seriously, outside the rescue scene, take the panels with him out and you wouldn’t really miss much. Heck the story would flow better without his constant inane interruptions.

Also CGR’s spot on the team could have gone to a better character.

Bill and Silver Surfer are worried about fighting the Black order meanwhile Rich is soloing them in the next issue of their comic. The Black Order shouldn’t be a match for those cosmic powerhouses.

I don’t expect Cates to know but it’s still a big sign writers and editors don’t care much about small time characters. Gladiator was in Darkhawk’s vicinity and not once did he tried to kill him. Chris killed Lilandra (though unwillingly) and Kallark loved her and mourned her death. It’s really not important to the story but if you know the characters this feels wrong.

The Thanos candidates thing doesn’t make sense. Why is Luke Cage being targeted as someone close to Thanos and who Thanos possibly implanted his mind into? Why not suspect Adam, Pip, Eros himself or any Eternal. Get people Thanos actually frequents in the list. Only Gamora made sense.

Even then it’s not that good of a plot. Augh just leave Gamora alone, let her rest. Better yet make peace with Starlin and have him write a story with her.

Cates should also give Thanos a rest, he really can’t write a good Thanos (nor can Jason Aaron for that matter).

Why are the Black Order even working for Hela? Also I miss when Hela was a pretty neutral entity instead of her being straight evil. I also hope she’s not the Thanos in her body.

A Nova fan asked Cates where Rich was and Cates just answered with “keep reading”. I am pretty tired of seeing Rich bounce from title to title once in a blue moon but unfortunately this is what it feels to be a fan of a character that’s not in the MCU or the writer/editor favorite. Still I rather he not appear in the cover of a comic he’s not going to be in because I get unnecessarily happy only to be let down. Also why put the other characters like Adam and Darkhawk anyway? They didn’t do anything either.

The art felt rushed in some panels and better in others, and the coloring wasn’t that great. What is up with Phyla’s cosmic awareness effect. Also at some point you see a panel with Knowhere floating above a planet and it’s painfully obvious they used a low res image of the moon for the planet and just put a greenish blue filter on it. Come on, I know Marvel people need to meet deadlines but I rather this comic comes out a month later and get a better product than this.

Marvel also needs a better quality printer, sometimes the ink comes off if I hold a comic for awhile and gets in my fingers. I also leave finger prints in my comic. It’s annoying AF and it’s not the first time it happened. They either need better quality printers or switch to the cheap paper or I dunno do something about it at the least. All in all it was an OKish issue, not anything great and I think the one thing I liked the most was Peter Quill reading like THE Peter Quill of old.

#my two cents #cates guardians

[rukia-g]

A love no one can rival

AN: I didn’t even like Adam at first and I knew he and Shiro weren’t going to go back together, but the way he was treated was beyond unfair. I was looking forward to their reunion, but since that didn’t happen, here’s how I imagine it would go in a different reality. Btw, please take into account that I headcanon Shiro as bi/pan/ace. (Also I’m kind of nervous because it’s the first time I write a m/m fic, I hope I’ve done it right). Also in AO3.

 Adam took a deep breath.

   “Takashi?”

Shiro turned to him, a look in his eyes Adam couldn’t quite define: a bit nervous, maybe anxious, mixed with surprise and uneasiness. It was to be expected, they had been avoiding each other since Takashi came back.

“Adam…”

“Can we talk?” He noticed Keith was behind Shiro, glaring at him. Since Adam broke up with Takashi, Keith had been quite hostile towards him, and Adam wasn’t surprised the boy still held in more resentment than Takashi. “Alone?”

Shiro nodded and followed him to an empty classroom. Adam closed the door behind them, heart beating loudly in his chest. He had rehearsed this conversation so many times in his head, and now his mind had gone blank.

“I’m glad that you’re okay.” He said, voice barely louder than a whisper.

“I’m glad you’re okay too.” Takashi answered. “Iverson told me what happened when the Galra first attacked.”

Adam closed his eyes. The last thing he remembered of that battle was that he barely avoided a direct hit of a laser beam, then nothing until he woke up six months later in a hospital bed. He had been the only survivor, and the thought that so many teammates, so many friends had died while he was still alive out of sheer luck still haunted him. Sometimes he lay awake at night, staring at the ceiling and wishing he had fallen with them.

As if he knew what Adam was thinking, Takashi put the only hand he had left on Adam’s shoulder and gave it a light squeeze.

“I’m sorry. If we had come back sooner, then maybe…”

Adam shook his head. An irrational, resentful part of him wanted to yell at him, ask him why they didn’t come back as soon as they had Voltron so Earth wouldn’t be unprotected, but he couldn’t. Sam Holt had told him that they were fighting the Galra in space so Earth wouldn’t be attacked, and Adam understood that, he really did, but…

But a selfish part of him wanted to see Takashi again.

Not even a week had passed since Shiro left for Kerberos, when Adam felt the ruthless claws of remorse tearing his heart up. He had made a terrible mistake, he thought. He should have been more patient, more understanding. He missed Takashi so much… Surely he felt the same. They had gone through so much together, Adam wasn’t going to give up just for one disagreement (actually, there had been too many disagreements, too many arguments to count, but at that moment all Adam could think of were the good times they spent together).

When Takashi comes back, Adam thought, they’ll both apologize and spend the rest of their lives (of Takashi’s life) together. Shiro had already far exceeded everyone’s expectations, surely after that mission he’ll settled down (he won’t, an annoying voice at the back of his head whispered. He’ll never stop pushing himself harder, he’ll always try to outdo himself. Adam crushed that voice with hopeful love and blind optimism.)

And then, they lost contact with the Kerberos mission, all three men were declared dead and the Garrison blamed Shiro for it.

“He shouldn’t have gone.” Adam heard people whisper in the halls. “He was sick, he put his teammates’ lives at risk.”

He was always putting his own life at risk. Adam thought, but said nothing. Their last conversation echoed in his head: This is your life at risk. This was exactly what he had feared when he tried to talk Takashi out of going to Kerberos. Adam knew there was a chance Takashi wouldn’t survive the mission, and he had wanted to avoid the heartache he knew he’d feel when Shiro wouldn’t come back. It was to not avail, though. He still loved Takashi, the news of his death still hurt. So he said nothing, and focused himself on his work. He didn’t have any right to leap on Takashi’s defence when Adam himself had doubted him too.

Though he wasn’t surprised when Keith got expelled for getting into a fight, again.

And then Sam Holt came back, with a story so crazy it had to be true. Aliens! Actual aliens and an evil intergalactic empire and a bunch of unlikely heroes defending the universe with a huge mecha robot. It sounded like the plot of those tacky science fiction shows from the twenty and twenty-first centuries that he used to watch with Takashi.

But now Adam knew Shiro was alive, somewhere out there, and he was going to come back. That thought revived a spark of hope in Adam’s heart he had thought dead. Takashi was coming home, they’ll mend their relationship…

…Or maybe not. They had broken up, after all. What if Takashi thought Adam had found someone else? What if Shiro found someone else? Some handsome alien man or a cute alien girl. He suddenly remembered when they watched Guardians of the Galaxy and how Takashi used to stare at Gamora. Oh, how mercilessly Adam had teased him for having a crush on a character from a movie a hundred years old…

It wasn’t so funny anymore.

And now here he was, finally alone with Takashi, after so many years, and all the doubts and hopes and fears he’d had hit Adam with so much force, he could barely speak. Takashi looked so different now, skin so pale, the grey hair and the scar a sharp contrast to the face in his memories, and the jarring absence of his right arm…

Adam wondered if that man was the same he had known and loved.

It took him a moment to remember what they were talking about.

“It doesn’t matter.” Adam said. “You guys are here now. We can fight back. We’ll free our planet.”

Takashi nodded, a smile curving his lips. Adam had missed that smile so much…

“Yes. We had freed planets from Galra rule before, we can do it again. And once Earth becomes part of the Coalition, we’ll put an end to the Galra empire once and for all.”

Adam’s heart skipped a beat.

“The Coalition?”

Shiro nodded again, a spark of excitement in his eyes.

“The Voltron Coalition. We’ve formed it to free the universe from the Galra. We’ve gone so far, but even with Zarkon and Lotor gone there are several warlords we must defeat before the universe is at peace. I’m sure with the help of Earth’s forces… Adam? Is something wrong?”

Adam had been staring at Shiro, eyes widening as a terrible realization hit him.

“Takashi, are you thinking of going back to space?”

Shiro blinked, apparently surprised at his question.

“Well, yes. We have to put an end to this war.”

“I know, but it doesn’t have to be you!” Takashi was still staring at him in confusion. Adam ran a hand through his hair. “Commander Holt told me everything. That you were captured and forced to fight as a gladiator. That they cut your arm. You have suffered more than anyone in this war. Don’t you think it’s time to step back? You don’t have to carry the weight of the universe alone anymore!”

Shiro clenched his jaw, a stubborn frown between his brows that Adam had seem too many times.

“Adam, I understand your concern, but I can’t just stay here while there are people out there suffering and fighting and dying. I want to make sure no one goes through the same I did.”

Without thinking, Adam stepped forward and grabbed Takashi’s shoulders.

“But you could die! I already lost you once. Do you have any idea how I felt, believing you had died out there, without a chance to properly say goodbye? I can’t go through that again!”

Shiro cupped his cheek, hand warm and comforting against Adam’s skin.

“Then come with me.” Adam’s eyes widened, breath catching in his throat. “We can fight together, explore the universe together! Adam, we saw so many things out there! We’ve gone farthest than any human has ever gone. The planets, the people, the cultures we’ve met, all so different than our own! I’ve never dreamt I could see so much of the universe, and now we have the chance to explore it together!”

As he saw Takashi speak, eyes alight with an enthusiasm he hadn’t see in years, Adam felt the last remains of his hopes crumble away. He had refused to see the truth, and now it hit him, breaking his heart in a million pieces.

Takashi would never love him as much as he loved space.

How do you compete with the longing for adventure, the yearning to go where no other human had been before? You can’t. Adam had seen enough war at that point to know when he couldn’t win a battle.

His arms fell to his sides, and something in Adam’s eyes made Shiro stop his rant.

“Takashi, I can’t. I have a live here on Earth. I love my job, I love helping young cadets reach their dreams. You can’t ask me to give everything up to go with you.”

Shiro looked at him, eyes wide with confusion and hurt. It made Adam realize a major flaw in their relationship both had refused to acknowledge: Adam would never understand Takashi’s eagerness to explore the universe, and Shiro would never understand Adam’s desire for a mundane, stable life.

Shiro closed his eyes for a second before speaking again.

“Adam, this is everything I’ve ever wanted…”

“I know. I won’t ask you to give up your dream, but please understand that I have different goals in life.”

Takashi nodded, eyes closing again as he digested what that meant.

“Then, I guess it’s over.”

“It is.” And Adam realized both had harboured hopes of mending their relationship, while at the same time knowing, deep down in their hearts, that it wouldn’t work. And that hurt more than anything else.

Adam gave Shiro’s arm a light squeeze.

“Please, be safe out there.”

“Thank you.” He shallowed hard and looked Adam in the eye. “I hope you find someone that makes you happy. You deserve it.”

He left without waiting for an answer. Adam stayed in the empty classroom a few more minutes, trying to get used to the idea of being a bachelor again.

#adashi #shadam #takashi shirogane #shiro #adam vld #shiro vld #bi shiro #voltron spoilers #vld spoilers #canon divergence #my fics #voltron fanfic

[bewareofchris]

@chamiryokuroi, i have so many feelings and so few of them are good that i almost don’t want to go into it on the internet.  but,

(This turned into a dissertation) OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE INFINITY WAR SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT.

first off let me say that I walked into this movie with the expectation that marvel was going to behave in a predictable marvel way.  and what exactly is a predictably marvel way to act?

Cap is the Hero, Tony tries but fails, Thor can’t understand that reference but he’s super powerful, for reasons unknown powers that worked yesterday fail today, a critical part of the plot hinges upon a relationship or a decision that the audience hasn’t had enough time to form a bond with and so the critical emotional peak of the movie falls flat

so what happened in Infinity War?

Lets get started by saying that I don’t honestly care if Loki dies, but I am 100% disappointed that he didn’t have a better plan, more action or a real shot at doing anything.  I mean.  This little shit is basically a cockroach that’s been alive forever and he’s done all kinds of shit in that time but the BEST IDEA he had was to try to stab Thanos right in his stupid face?  

I see that the Bifrost works however it wants now.  Good to know.  

WOULD YOU FUCKING MAKE UP YOUR FUCKING MIND ABOUT TONY FUCKING STARK’S GLOWING FUCKING CHEST MY DUDE.

Look, I don’t think its a leap for Tony to wear nanobots and a hoodie that turns into a suit.  I think that’s 100% in character, but Marvel you’re a bunch of morons that took the shiny thing out of Tony’s chest several movies ago you can’t just show up now and act like that didn’t happen because he looks better with it.  This is like 0% relative and 100% nitpicky but it’s part of a greater Marvel Realized That Was Silly So They Changed It and Acted LIke We Wouldn’t Notice issue.

Bruce exists in this movie basically as a cheap joke and a town crier.  THANOS IS COMING, THANOS IS COMING.  Its like someone in the group writer meeting was like: dude, the Hulk is too much.  We’ve literally seen the Hulk take on everything.  We’ve established he’s undefeatable.  We can’t go back now.  How are we going to deal with the Hulk being a thing?  And the guy sitting next to him, balancing a pencil on his nose was like IDK what if we just like, inexplicably and for no reason we ever need to explain, make the Hulk not show up?  What if the Hulk gets hurt or scared by Thanos?  And he doesn’t show up?  OH DUDE then Bruce can use an Iron Man suit and we’ll do the trailers and make it look like the whole group is there!  

You know else is too fucking powerful to let loose too early in the movie?  Thor.  You know they did this in Age of Ultron too, they were like: lets give him a vision of Ragnorok and send him to a sparkle pool to take his shirt off and see things, so he could not be present when Cap was fighting Ultron.  Here they send him off with a Rabbit (this genuinely amused me no lie) and Groot.  And Thor speaks Groot.  A language he learned in high school.  He’s 1500 years old.  How does he remember high school Groot?  but that’s not important, what is important is that he’s off on a side quest waking up some dead star to forge some Thanos-killing weapon because as we see in the final battle as soon as Thor shows up looking hella fine, the show is basically over.

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE SLAP THE FUCK OUT OF STEVE GOD DAMN ROGERS.  Look, I understand that its upsetting when someone randomly suggests that killing themselves is the only way to save the planet but Rogers, if you aren’t the single most annoying hypocrite that ever walked the earth.  (At least the movie did point this out.  At least it did that.)  “We don’t trade lives?”  FUCK YOU STEVE.  It was ONE FUCKING LIFE versus HALF THE FUCKING UNIVERSE.  Everyone can do that math.  One Life < Half the Universe.  SEE, THE OPEN MOUTH GOES TOWARD TEH BIGGER NUMBER YOU SANCTIMONIOUS FUCK.

Honestly, Steve at the end, collapsing as he said ‘oh God’ is the only part of the entire MCU wherein Steve seems to sort of grasp that just because he wants the world to work a certain way doesn’t mean it will.  I hate to be a petty bitch but I’m 100% okay with everyone dying because at least Captain Fucking Rogers was wrong AND THE STORY CANNOT DENY IT.

This is going out of order, I’m sorry.

Lets talk about Thanos.  I actually liked Thanos.  I bear him no ill will.  He’s completely insane, but he’s doing what he thinks must be done for the greater good.  (*COUGH* THE SAFEST HANDS ARE STILL OUR OWN */COUGH*)  He is consistently insane which is nice.

but honestly.  I mean, honestly, if this bastard was this set on doing this shit and this capable of it, why the fuck didn’t he show up earlier?  Was it because he didn’t know where all the stones were?  I feel like it’s been a couple of movies now that he should have known where most of them were?  Why not collect them one at a time?  Why not send out his assortment of assassins to collect them individually?  He could have gotten all of the not-earth stones and then shown up to the party like HAHA BITCHES GUESS WHO THE FUCK I AM and 0 people would have known.

but this way is good too.  I guess.

This plot hinges entire on a string of inconveniences.  If not for bad timing, this series of events would not have unfolded in this way.  I try not to get bitchy about conveniences because things happen in real life that would seem a lot like the cosmic writer whose dictating our lives never took a writing class, BUT if it progresses your story and makes things easier for you (the writer) to accomplish what the plot (and not necessarily the characters) needs/wants to happen next it’s lazy.

The iris mechanism breaking?

Thanos having already found the reality stone?

Gamora secretly being the only thing he loves?

Nebula only escaping after it’s too late?

Cap’s abilities being literally ‘whatever the story needs, is he mortal, is he not?’

Bruce and Hulk’s domestic issue

Dr. Strange apparently being able to not only tolerate 14 million alternate futures but also remember them with enough confidence to make decisions for everyone without consulting them

Everything that happened when Quill found out about Gamora

The end part where the axe to the chest didn’t stop Thanos

the convenient core-member survival of the Avengers

I truly believe in my heart that Marvel decided to kill Black Panther before they realized how popular that movie and character would be and fuck them.  

While we’re at it.  Fuck them for that whole thing.  Like I get that T’Challa was leading his people, but the movie is framed in a way where he’s kind of an afterthought?  

They definitely underestimated him, that’s all I’m saying.  And Shuri.

THEY MISUSED THEM.  THEY DID NOT TREAT THEM FAIRLY.

Look, I love Tony and I”m super happy that the MCU finally, finally stopped treating him like he was insane.  Don’t get me wrong here, having Thanos show up and having Tony be like I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS is great.

What’s not great?  Is the fact that Tony who literally has been waiting for this this whole time suddenly had very little back up plan?  He had enough time to send Peter Parker a suit but he didn’t have a trove of alternate suits, or weapons, or anything that he could have sent along with it?  I know he had a few minutes to think but ALIENS ARE INVADING IS LITERALLY THE THING HE’S BEEN FRETTING ABOUT SINCE AVENGERS 1.

I’m just saying, they could have had him be slightly more prepared.  

Having said that, Tony was amazing.  

One of the best parts of the movie is that twenty seconds where it looks like he’s having a stroke when he realizes he’s working with idiots.

WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU LET THEM GET THE GAUNTLET OFF IF YOU WERE JUST GOING TO HAVE QUILL FREAK OUT?

No I’ll tell you.  Because it’s Marvel.  

Honestly that fight V. Thanos in space was amazing.  10/10.  Until Quill.

I have never been more furious about anything in my life than I was about Thanos trying to smash Steve Rogers into the ground and being unable to.  Like, even his face seemed to be conveying some kind of ‘what is this bullshit happening before me’ 

(IS HE MORTAL?  IS HE NOT?)

I also hated Steve’s shields, but I appreciate that they went with a pointy design so that he could more directly murder his helpless victims in combat.  Someone needs to introduce Steve to Jeff Goldblum because I feel like he’d either invite Cap to join the harem or the gladiators or both and it would be glorious either way.

Gamora’s death shouldn’t have won the soul stone because Thanos is a piece of shit.  He’s nuts.  The Soul Stone should have just thrown her back up there while laughing hysterically something like “AHAHAHA MY MAN, YOU’RE A PSYCHO, HAHAHA, YOU DON’T LOVE ANYTHING.”

That moment when you realize that if even one thing had changed in this movie the entire sequence of events would collapse.  That moment.

Also, how the living fuck did Tony live through getting impaled?  How?  HOW.

Dr. Strange: LET TONY LIVE Thanos: like, aren’t you a medical doctor? Dr. Strange: yes, but that’s not important Thanos: I’m not a medical doctor, like I’m just a crazy man, but he is definitely definitely dead. Dr. Strange: ok, yes, but. Thanos: no wait, I’m just--you’re really going to give up the time stone, a stone that as of this moment is basically impossible to get off you, just because you want Tony to live?  He’s definitely going to die.  I stuck this whole sharp thing through him. Dr. Strange: I KNOW IT SEEMS UNLIKELY BUT ROBERT DOWNEY JR SELLS MOVIES, OK.  HE’S ADORABLE. Thanos:  ...whatever dude.  Give me the green glowy thing

NO HUMAN BEING CAN COMPREHEND 14 MILLION ANYTHINGS.   This isn’t a number people can relate to.  It’s meaningless.  Why do all these movies have to overact?  Lets blow up a whole planet, lets kill half the universe, lets act like a human mind can comprehend 14 million alternate timelines

The fanservice in this movie was incredible.  Like, I’m now convinced there’s a whole team of interns at Marvel scouring the internet for more jokes.  

“Hey boss, they seem to think Rocket trying to steal Bucky’s arm would be hilarious.  So should we do that?” “GREG MY BOY WHAT A FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC IDEA.”

I loved Tony’s whole outfit.  I loved the nano bots.  I even loved at the end when he was running out and he had to redistribute them.  It was amazing

“Home” says Steve Fucking Rogers, the international war criminal that was like ‘but he’s my friend’.  BITCH THAT ISN’T YOUR HOME.

I’m actually 100% furious just at the fact that Rhodey who supported the accords immediately didn’t give one fuck about them as soon as it was convenient to want to be on Cap’s side instead.  I’m FURIOUS that the Accords didn’t matter.  They never did, but the fact that Rhodey was the last man standing that believed in them and he handwaved that shit away as soon as he laid eyes on Steve’s gruff unshaven face, its just like getting kicked in the nuts.

I just looked it up apparently Black Panther and Infinity War were filmed back to back which meant that Marvel had 0 idea how well Black Panther would do in theaters and honestly that must have been why they were like “ah yes you guys remember T’Challa?  Well. basically he just gives Steve some shields and that’s fucking it.”

(I know he did more than that, but he was still treated like a convenient secondary character who had convenient abilities, like Groot who couldn’t be bothered to do anything until someone needed an axe handle.)

C O M M U N I C A T I O N.  It really could have solved so many things. Dr. Strange: 14 million alternate futures Tony: cool.  how many did we win? Dr. Strange: 1. Tony: wait what?  TELL ME EXACTLY WHO DID WHAT Dr. Strange: I’m sorry I can’t just tell you the plot I’m not Mark Ruffalo.

Peter Parker did break my heart.

this is just personal preference but since I don’t find Chris Pratt funny at all, basically all the minutes that were put into his character were wasted on me

This movie cannot stand on it’s own.  That’s not a negative.  You don’t go see a movie like Infinity Wars if you haven’t already spent the last decade on the others leading up to it.  

but, my dudes, you did not set up Wanda/Vision well enough.  And so much emphasis was put on this.  SO MUCH.  She’ll have to destroy him, it’ll have to be her.  Ok.  Cool.  So lets get to it.

I may be heartless.

Gamora crying when she though she’d killed Thanos felt more authentic than Wanda’s entire crisis about Vision.

But, hey, I’m sure in the next one they’ll do something stupid as fuck that’ll make the emotional punch of this movie completely fucking worthless.

#Infinity Wars #Avengers Infinity Wars #the american dreamsicle #whats bigger than an atomic clusterfuck? an infinite clusterfuck!

[tangleweave]

“Is there someone you like?” [Groot]

Groot isn't entirely certain how to answer this question, mostly because there are so many different kinds of "like" that it's hard to pin down the meaning of the word without asking for clarification. At first, when he raises his arm and taps out an instruction on his wristband, it throws up a holographic montage of the various members of the Guardians of the Galaxy, old and new -- everyone from his familial allies Quill, Gamora, Drax, Mantis, and Rocket, to the sometime-members (and even just allies) of the group... Stark, Venom, Quasar, Beta Ray Bill, Silver Surfer, Gladiator, Moondragon, Wiccan, Speed, Nova, Hulkling, Kitty Pryde, Phyla-Vell...

Well, actually...

He stops the holo-image on Phyla-Vell. In his time of knowing her, she's changed forms nearly as frequently as he has. At first she looked like a pink-skinned human. Then she looked like a blue-flesh Kree. Now her face looks like a vast starfield, like you could actually reach through it and touch the space it displays. Her flowing white hair is more brilliant than any icecap. She brandishes a brilliant flaming sword of gold.

"I am Groot." He stares in awe at the picture. Not necessarily out of any romantic attraction -- romance is a vastly different concept for plants than animals -- but because she is a truly an enigmatic force to be reckoned with. It would take several conversations to properly explain her existence, her origin, and the heights to which she can ascend, but Groot admires her for being a creature of selflessness in a universe where power amassed is typically abused in order to obtain even more. She gives him hope. If she can be an exception to such a rule, perhaps there are others who can, too. If there's someone he likes on a level that defies conventional description or understanding, it's her.

#answered asks #muse: groot #anonymous asker

[scribblesandimaginings]

Guardians’ Halloween

The Guardians take Groot trick or treating - Anon

Okay, so there is very little actual trick or treating in this, but I’m pleased with the way it turned out :)

First time writing a fic that isn’t reader insert or features an OC, wish me luck, but I didn’t think this would work with another character to add to the mix

(Also, Yondu lives AU)

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Ever since Peter had explained what Halloween was, the rest of the Guardians had become intrigued. In particular, Groot had gotten very excited over the whole idea. And Rocket hadn’t been terribly hard to convince get in on it. In fact, the only person who had needed a little extra convincing was Gamora, but once Rocket pointed out that a surprise Halloween party would make Peter really happy, she had to get involved.

Somehow, Rocket arranged it with Yondu, that Peter would be kept busy all day, while the other Guardians set their plan into action. Since everything that had happened with Ego, Yondu had been accepted back amongst the Ravagers, making the Ravagers as a whole, new friends allies of the Guardians - meaning that they were getting forced to take part too.

It was late by the time everything was sorted, but it looked sooo good. The decorations were up round the Milano, all skulls and bones and scary masks with ghosts and and ghouls and made up monsters. Everyone had their costume on, even Drax who still wasn’t 100% sure of the entire event. There was so much food, drinks, sweets and cakes, on the Milano and all of the Ravager ships too.

They had found a suitable location to land all the ships, using them to form a circle. The Ravagers had been told to dress up too - which, in fairness they had, but no Ravager had a costume as such, so they were all wearing either the only good clothes they owned, or undercover outfits - at least they all did dress up. They all did take part. In the centre of the circle of ships, they had set up dozens and dozens of tables, all with more food and drink. And because the Ravagers had taken care of that, there was a lot of drink. They had had no problem getting involved, once Rocket had explained that it was a surprise for Peter - and seeing as Peter was more or less Yondu’s kid, and Yondu was in on the whole thing, Stakar and the other captains took it as an opportunity to try to make things up to Yondu.

On the Milano, the Guardians received a message from Yondu saying that they were on their way back.

‘Everything ready?” Rocket called, a mischievous grin on his face. His costume was a ninja - ever since he’d been told about ninjas, Rocket had loved them. He was dressed all in black - he’d managed to get a hold of black boots from somewhere, but he’d struggled to find a mask, so he’d wrapped a long length of black fabric around his head and made it work. He looked pretty damn good.

“Everything’s been ready for the last hour, Rocket” Gamora answered - she was slowly getting impatient, waiting for her boyfriend to return to get this whole thing underway. She had found a mask a few days ago, at a market place, that had the feathers of a Terran bird, a peacock. She had based her costume off of that, wearing a long green and purple dress, and a ‘feathered tail’, she’d made out of patterned material over a wire frame. The overall effect was incredible.

“How long will Quill take to return?” Drax’s voice boomed as he entered the room. His costume (if you could call it that) was supposed to be a ‘warrior’ - it looked sort of like a very scantily clad Terran gladiator. He was wearing a leather stripped ‘kilt’ that came just to his mid thigh and just about covered his... dignity. Other than that, all he was wearing was a leather sash, and his normal boots. It was a... striking look.

“Not long, ten minutes if that” Rocket said, “Where’s Groot?”

“I am Groot!” came the little call.

Seeing the tiny Flora Colossus all dressed up, Rocket grinned wide. “This is gonna be awesome”

*****

Peter’s day had been weird to say the least. Yondu had shown up out of the blue (ba dum tsh) going on about how he needed help with finding this ‘artifact’ and because it was originally Terran, Peter had to be the one to help find it. The story was bullshit, and he knew it, but he went along with it anyway, curious to find out what was actually going on.

It had been a wild goose chase from the off. Yondu had them round every port and market the thing - which Peter eventually found out was an ancient Egyptian statuette (which was pretty cool) - had ever been at. By the time they found it, and Yondu had gotten it sold at a ridiculously high price, and then had split the money between them both, it was late.

It was late. And Peter was tired. And he had no idea what this was actually about. And why the shit there had been an ancient Egyptian statue this far out in space. And why in the galaxies he hadn’t heard a word from the other Guardians (which was totally out of character). No. Peter had had a very long day, and he just wanted to go back to the Milano, and forget all about the weirdness the day had brought.

So, when Yondu touched down, who knows where, in a ring of ships, which (bar one) were all Ravager ships, Peter actually thought he might kill him.

Peter stood up, “Yondu what the f-”

“Wasn’t ma idea boy, don’ go shoutin’ at me. Now git yer ass out there and see what’s goin’ on”

Peter stared at him for a second before he turned and stepped outside, grumbling about the ‘crazy old blue man’.  Then he was his friends.

Peter started laughing, quietly at first, then louder, and louder and louder, clutching his sides. “What the shit?” he managed to get out.

“Happy Halloween” Rocket said, smugly grinning.

“You guys made a Halloween party, with all the Ravagers... to surprise me?”

“Yes” Gamora said, quite precisely.

“I don’t have a costume though!” Peter laughed, still taking in the everything around him.

“Yes you do - Gamora got it for you” Drax said, producing a shiny plastic bag, hanging on a coat hanger, with his costume inside.

Light blue jeans and a white vest... with a picture of Kevin Bacon in Footloose taped to the from of it.

“It’s Kevin Bacon, you’re dancing hero” Gamora said, hoping that this was in fact correct.

Peter grinned “It’s awesome” He grabbed it and ran inside the Milano to get changed. Returning quickly, now in costume, he started dancing. “Hey, where’s Groot?”

“Right here” Rocket said, proudly, stepping aside to let Peter see the tiny tree creature.

Peter froze, his jaw dropped open, “No way” Groot was dressed as a tiny little Star Lord, with mask and gun and all. “Aww, dude”

“Okay, so first up - we’ve got some trick or treating to do” Rocket said.

Peter frowned, “...how?”

Rocket gave another smug smile, “Go round each of the Ravager ships - ya think they’re here for nothing?”

Peter nodded, “You guys are awesome”

And, as a group they started to walk towards the nearest ship, to start their trick or treating, and the rest of their Halloween party activities. Peter hadn’t had such a good in literal years.

#Guardians of the Galaxy #gotg #peter quill #star lord #Rocket Raccoon #groot #gamora #Drax The Destroyer #Yondu Udonta #Halloween #guardians of the galaxy fic #gotg fic #request

[fwacata]

GREAT REVIEW, HAD TO REPOST! #Repost @comicbookfiendclub with @get_repost ・・・ @palmettopunisher here, for anybody that thought Guardians of the Galaxy might be Donny Cates(@dcates) first misstep since being with Marvel can rest easy as he delivers in jaw dropping fashion. Well he did team back up with Geoff Shaw so it really shouldn't be surprising how amazing this turned out. With every turn of the page the foundation is laid for a truly epic book. Well the foundation was really laid in Infinity Wars where Gamora killed Thanos, Drax gave his life & Rocket.. "We don't talk about him" as Groot says, leaving Star Lord and Groot roaming the Galaxy. Warning SPOILERS AHEAD.. I leave out plenty of key points of the story but there are spoilers! . . We start the series on Thanos ship. His brother Eros has called together some of the greatest powers of the universe to watch The Madd Titan's last will & testament.. A hologram of Thanos explaining that while he may be dead that doesn't mean he didn't have a plan. That plan is upon his death his consciousness would be uploaded & implanted into a mind of another. His only regret is to not see the looks on everyone's eye's, scrambling in horror to find his new body, while ripping each other apart to prevent "his final Gauntlet". It's no surprise that Eros didn't call the Avengers, but charecters not afraid to get their hands dirty as he's laid a kill list out of potential minds.. starting with Gamora. As everyone begins to argue as to what to do because it could literally anyone, even someone on the ship, The Black Order arrives to steal Thanos body & an all out battle ensues between them & the likes of Silver Surfer, Beta Ray Bill, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Moon Dragon, Gladiator & more. As the Black Order gets Thanos body they drop a black hole to escape sucking everyone into it. They are quick to discover it's only his body & they would need his head to ressurect him... But would Thanos want to be torn apart from Death? Someone that knows a little on the subject arrives.. but who? READ THE ORIGINAL POST FOR MORE! #guardiansofthegalaxy #THANOS #cosmicghostrider #GROOT #newcomics (at The Goblins Heist) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtB5-ycHbvX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nfbi6bqe52ga

#repost #guardiansofthegalaxy #thanos #cosmicghostrider #groot #newcomics

[komicoshea]

Welcome Back Plastic Addicts! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday whatever you celebrate. Did you guys get your fix with you plastic crack? Were any of them based on the MCU? Well why don’t see look at was the best MCU figures this year to see if you got the best? I will be doing both Male and Female this post to save up on time. This year we had a number of great films and of course Hasbro has released a number of figures for the films. Of course this has started a  debate with Fans whether these are taking over the line but that’s a debate for another day.

But you don’t want to hear me whining about the whole MCU based VS Comic based figure. You want results. So Ladies first.

3rd Place

Mantis Wave Gamora

Taking third place for the Ladies we have the deadliest woman in the Galaxy, Gamora. This figure was a HUGE improvement over the last one and well worth the spend.

2nd Place

Man-thing Wave Jessica Jones

Second place goes to Netflix Jessica Jones. While her own series is only 3 of the 4 Defenders, no one can deny that this is an awesome figure that this is.

Overall Winner

Gladiator Hulk Wave Hela

The overall winner for the Best MCU Female figure is Hela. IMO, Cate Blanchett performance in Thor: Ragnarok was fantastic and this figure is deserving of her. This thing is great, Fully detail and comes with a swappable head that looks just like the actress. The beautiful thing about this design is if works perfectly with your comic figure so you don’t have to pay through the nose for the SDCC one (which is a great figure as well). Recommend buying this for all MCU or comic fans.

Well that’s it for the ladies let see how the gentlemen fare.

3rd Place

Man-Thing Wave Daredevil

Taking third place by his lonesome (that sentence makes more sense later) is the first of the Netflix heroes, Daredevil. The hero that started of the Netflix brand of the MCU took a while to be made but thankfully it turned out great.

2nd Place

Tied: Man-Thing Wave Punisher and Vulture Wave Vulture

Tying for 2nd is the Punisher figure and Vulture figure. Punisher exploded onto our screen in DD season 2 and the figure respresent the actor perfectly while Keaton’s Vulture as the first MCU Spidey villain made Vulture a villain to be feared. The figure was great especially if you completed the wings for him.

Overall Winner

Tied: Titus Wave Yondu and Gladiator Hulk wave Thor

For the first time on this Best Of we have a tie for first place. I don’t think there is anyone who didn’t think Micheal Rooker performance as Yondu was nothing but fantastic. I also don’t think there was a single dry eye at the end of the movie. While he was released before the movie, everyone was excited for Yondu as he prove to be one of the best figures of the year, particularly with both his heads. Thor also had is best performance and we finally got a general MCU release for the God of Thunder. It was probably the best representation of the character. They were made better with the photo realistic sculpts.

  Well that the results. Last time I had someone accuse me of tampering with the vote even though I posted the result page below. Well here are the results for this page so you can see for yourself that these are the exact results.

https://surveyhero.com/results/37922/bde4f04631750f34689d89a882a990dc

Well That’s it for now. I’ll be back next time with the result of the Best BAF and Best exclusive. See ya then.

Best Of Marvel Legends 2017 – Best Single MCU Male and Female Figures Welcome Back Plastic Addicts! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday whatever you celebrate. Did you guys get your fix with you plastic crack?

[iknaq]

Inktober for Writers: Day 10 - Honour (MCU)

(Peter enjoys movie night with the Avengers. A bit short but hey, I finished it in time!)

'You will remove yourself from this position of honour.' 'Ohhhh, oh that's just rude.' 'Dude, get your foot out of my ass.' 'Make me, birdbrain.' 'Hey, I will defend the honour of my bird bro!' Movie nights were probably Peter's favourite time of the week ever since things had calmed down and he started actually hanging out with the Avengers. Him, hanging out with the Avengers. Captain America was right behind him, Black Widow was lying on the floor in front of him, Mr Stark was even there lounging in a recliner. At this point, Steve and Wanda were really the only ones still paying attention to the movie, curled up together on one side of the couch. Ms Natasha was lying on the floor, kinda paying attention to the movie, but mostly just catching the popcorn Mr Barton was throwing into her mouth and yelling at Bucky. Bucky and Mr Wilson were fighting on the other end of the couch. Mr Stark was asleep in his recliner. Mr Banner and Thor were in the kitchen talking about some kind of gladiator match or something. Mr Lang was sitting on the floor next to him, trying to avoid getting kicked by the two fighting. Mr Quill and the lady, Gamora were playing on the foosball table. He wasn't sure where the others were, it felt like people were always wandering in and out depending on what they were doing or if they had a mission but they always tried to get together for movie night. The first couple movie nights were to show Mr Rogers and Mr Barnes Star Wars, the next couple times were all the Harry Potter movies. No one wanted to do a series tonight, so they settled on watching A Knights Tale. Mr Lang let out a yelp when the two fell on him and Peter had to roll away quickly to avoid being squashed, blushing when he almost sat on Ms Natasha. 'Sorry, Ms Natasha.' 'I told you just Natasha is fine маленький паук. Think you could stop those two?' He nodded and grabbed them and set them back down on the couch, grabbing the prototype web-shooter he and Mr Stark had been working on, sticking them to the couch by their middles. 'Awww, come on kid, I have to go to the bathroom.' 'Well, maybe you should have thought about that before I asked Peter to stop you.' He couldn't stop the blush when she winked at him and sat up, moving to sit between the two to maintain the forced space, glaring when Bucky tried smacking Mr Wilson on the back of the head. - Peter blinked at the unfamiliar sensation and realised he was being carried. Trying to shake the sleepy fuzzy head feel away, looking at Mr Rogers. 'Captain, Sir...' 'It's Steve, kid, how many times do I have to tell you? You fell asleep after we started The Count of Monte Cristo. I called your Aunt and told her you could sleep in the guest room tonight.' 'Oh, thank you, Sir...Steve...uh. I can walk.' The Captain just shrugged as they went through the door and he set him on the bed, frowning at something behind him. Peter turned and yelped when the bed moved, clinging to the ceiling. 'WADE, what the hell? Okay, come on Petey, we'll get you set up in one of the other rooms.' He came down from the ceiling and couldn't help but laugh a little when Deadpool started mumbling about tequila and chimichangas. Trailing after Steve when he directed him to another room. 'There are some extra sweats and t-shirts in the drawers, they're for when Bruce is normal sized and needs an emergency change of clothes, so they shouldn't be too big. One of the steward bots will be up shortly with some toiletries for you. Have a good night Peter and we'll see you in the morning. Since you don't have school maybe you can train with us in the morning.' 'Yeah, that would be great! Hey...um...Captain...Steve...thank you for inviting me, I like movie nights.' 'Me too, thank you for coming.' Peter grinned and went to change, wondering if he could convince Steve and Mr Stark to let Ned and Michelle come next time. (Oh and Natasha calls him little spider, not sure if it is correct, had to use the googles for that.)

Inktober for Writers 2017 -  Master Post List

#inktober for writers #mcu #mcu au #peter parker #spiderman #the avengers #deadpool #my writing

[mredwinsmith]

The Mighty Thor Returns to the Disney Store and Marvel Shop with a New Exclusive Hulk Figure

As the highly anticipated film Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok heads towards theaters, fans have been hungry for more Thor products, including more of the Disney Store-exclusive Marvel Select Mighty Thor action figure. Now, with Ragnarok looming, Thor makes his prophecied return, alongside a brand-new, Disney Store-exclusive Marvel Select figure by Diamond Select Toys! That’s right, Thor has brought a friend from work back with him, and Planet Hulk is landing on Earth in October!

This exclusive figure of Planet Hulk depicts him in his gladiator armor from the character-redefining “Planet Hulk” storyline in The Incredible Hulk comics. Rocketed toward an extra-terrestrial paradise by Marvel’s greatest heroes, Hulk instead crash-lands on the cruel planet Sakaar, where he is forced to fight in the arenas for the enjoyment of the crowd. The figure stands approximately 10 inches tall (11.5 inches with his feather crest) and features 16 points of articulation, allowing him to strike a wide variety of combat-ready poses. Accessories include an 8-inch-long battle axe and a 5-inch tall spiked shield.

Wearing his Marvel NOW! outfit, the Mighty Thor comes with his hammer Mjolnir, an alternate unhelmeted head, and a larger accessory piece representing his spinning hammer. Plug it into his hand to make it look like he’s about to hurl Mjolnir into battle – or hurl himself into the air! The Asgardian God of Thunder stands 8 inches tall with 16 points of articulation. Both figures were sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios, and both come packaged in display-ready packaging with comic artwork down one side, for handy shelf reference.

Pre-orders for Planet Hulk will open on September 12, 2017 at marvelshop.com and disneystore.com, and figures will be available at U.S. Disney Store locations by October 2. Later in October, the figure will also become available in European Disney Stores, as well as through disneystore.eu.

Mighty Thor and Planet Hulk join the roster of exclusive Marvel Select figures at the Marvel Shop and Disney Store, including Star-Lord, Groot, Drax, Gamora with Rocket, Spectacular Spider-Man, Avenging Captain America, Black Widow, Black Panther and Bleeding Edge Iron Man.

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As the highly anticipated film Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok heads towards theaters, fans have been hungry for more Thor products, including more of the Disney Store-exclusive Marvel Select Mighty Thor action figure. Now, with Ragnarok looming, Thor makes his prophecied return, alongside a brand-new, Disney Store-exclusive Marvel Select figure by Diamond Select Toys! That’s right, Thor has brought a friend from work back with him, and Planet Hulk is landing on Earth in October!

This exclusive figure of Planet Hulk depicts him in his gladiator armor from the character-redefining “Planet Hulk” storyline in The Incredible Hulk comics. Rocketed toward an extra-terrestrial paradise by Marvel’s greatest heroes, Hulk instead crash-lands on the cruel planet Sakaar, where he is forced to fight in the arenas for the enjoyment of the crowd. The figure stands approximately 10 inches tall (11.5 inches with his feather crest) and features 16 points of articulation, allowing him to strike a wide variety of combat-ready poses. Accessories include an 8-inch-long battle axe and a 5-inch tall spiked shield.

Wearing his Marvel NOW! outfit, the Mighty Thor comes with his hammer Mjolnir, an alternate unhelmeted head, and a larger accessory piece representing his spinning hammer. Plug it into his hand to make it look like he’s about to hurl Mjolnir into battle – or hurl himself into the air! The Asgardian God of Thunder stands 8 inches tall with 16 points of articulation. Both figures were sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios, and both come packaged in display-ready packaging with comic artwork down one side, for handy shelf reference.

Pre-orders for Planet Hulk will open on September 12, 2017 at marvelshop.com and disneystore.com, and figures will be available at U.S. Disney Store locations by October 2. Later in October, the figure will also become available in European Disney Stores, as well as through disneystore.eu.

Mighty Thor and Planet Hulk join the roster of exclusive Marvel Select figures at the Marvel Shop and Disney Store, including Star-Lord, Groot, Drax, Gamora with Rocket, Spectacular Spider-Man, Avenging Captain America, Black Widow, Black Panther and Bleeding Edge Iron Man.

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Store links:

https://shop.marvel.com/planet-hulk-action-figure-thor-ragnarok-marvel-select-10/mp/22061/1000242/

https://www.disneystore.com/action-figures-toys-planet-hulk-action-figure-marvel-thor-ragnarok-marvel-select-10/mp/1445569/1000255/

The Mighty Thor Returns to the Disney Store and Marvel Shop with a New Exclusive Hulk Figure from @CollectDST! As the highly anticipated film Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok heads towards theaters, fans have been hungry for more Thor products, including more of the Disney Store-exclusive Marvel Select Mighty Thor action figure.

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