#anyway let hobie be a nerd in btsv!!

[milogoestogreendale]

i love movie hobie a lot but smth i hope to see in the next movie is more of his personality. i absolutely adore the nerdier side of him that’s shown in the comics. i get that they needed hobie to seem cool to motivate miles’ jealousy, but i like that being punk is inherently countercultural. naturally, we’re gonna be considered a little weird, offbeat, because we don’t conform to the social norm. comic hobie is a great example of this, being openly nerdy about the punk subculture. after all, what makes a nerd is being weirdly passionate about something, and what is being punk if not being unapologetically passionate about the music, diy, attitude and politics?

i think a lot of the subtle changes in his character can be attributed to his writing being moved from a punk creator to a larger studio with less of a personal position in the community. im not one of those people who thinks good characters getting public recognition totally devalues them, but there is something to be said about how punk characters are often edited to be more appealing to general audiences.

#i don’t know if i worded this well but i wanted to ramble #i have complex feelings about hobie brown as a punk #don’t get me wrong i LOVE him #but there’s something inherently paradoxical about something “alternative” gaining mainstream popularity #i just find this shit so interesting #anyway let hobie be a nerd in btsv!! #he means so much to me as a punk nerd #the subculture is made for us weird little punk freaks #and hobie is absolutely one of us #shocking news: not caring how cool you are often results in you being a fucking loser!! #and that’s not a bad thing! #that’s kinda the whole point #spiderpunk #hobie brown #atsv #across the spiderverse #spiderverse #punk