#as more and more comic blogs are following me

[fae-morrigan]

Nah because why are you only mentioning Kenan and John Henry when pointing out the racism in the Superfam fandom? I checked their tags on your account. You have next to no posts about just discussing their characters and stories. The only times you mention Nat is to prop up your faves. So don't go acting all mighty and progressive because you also mostly ignore their existence. There is a problem in the Superfam fandom when it comes to poc and how often they get ignored, but bringing those poc only to try and appear better than someone else makes you part of the problem. Unless I'm missing some essays about Kenan's growth from a bully to a hero, what it means for John Henry to be a human hero in a city full of Supers and Nat following her uncle's example on your account, then you are no better than the ones you criticize. You need to get off your high horse and stop mentioning poc only when it's convenient. You are just being performative. It's clear those are characters you don't care about. Such a shame though, all three are really interesting.

Hi Chris Kent fan! I know its you. You've been harassing me and several other of my mutuals for the last week, and considering you are using the same rhetoric here you've used unsuccessfully on my mutuals, it really isn't hard to tell who would feel devoted enough to say this.

There are three things that are hilarious about this ask.

My primary fandom presence isn't on tumblr. I am actually on this website the least: So yes, you HAVE missed on a TON of essays about these two and how I feel about them, because you don't actually know me and you haven't even seen MOST of the things I have to say about DC comics as a whole. My primary fandom presence is on the Supertruth discord server which several of the people I am defending in this weird little flame war of yours are part of (hi @ultfreakme!) and have seen me talk about these characters and their stories at length. You do not know me well enough to assert whether or not I like a character by doing a cursory search of my blog.

Your little 'character blurbs' that are supposed to display your DEEP INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE of these characters, SUPERIOR TO MINE, are really shallow and innaccurate. Like, fanon levels of summarization. John Henry's character has very little to do with being a human in a town of supers nowadays and is largely focused on his complicated relationship with the military Industrial Complex (see Superwoman, Steelworks) as an inventor of supertechnology, Natasha is WAY more than just the nephew of John (SHE WAS PART OF THE AUTHORITY) and in fact a huge part of her presence in 52 was escaping out from under John's shadow, not following in his footsteps. You get the closest with Kenan: Yeah, he was a bully turned Super, that's absolutely the pitch GLY was using to sell Kenan as a character, but is that ALL he is to you? You're not going to mention his whole story also being a double for criticism of the Chinese government? His conflict with his parents and struggling to figure out what 'doing good' even means? What about Baixi, Deilan? (That enough analysis for you to be satisfied with some arbitrary level of 'caring'?)

The 'favorite character' in question you are accusing me of using these poc to prop up is Jay Fucking Nakamura, A MAN OF COLOR, AND ALSO A SUPERFAM CHARACTER YOU FUCKERS EXCLUDE ON THE REGULAR. He is an asian indigenous man IN THE TEXT and he is the DC character I post about THE MOST on this website. It is SUPER funny to accuse me of what, using POC to uplift the... other poc...? Thats based of me, I had no idea I was doing it! Like seriously saying this while Jay is my PFP is CRAZY funny. Do you HEAR yourself? And don't start on the "well jay isn't superfam!' nonsense because PAUL KAMINSKI, GROUP EDITOR FOR THE SUPERFAMILY, HAS SAID HE IS. But when have YOU guys cared about what the media you claim to like actually says, aye?

But lets say none of the above is true. Lets say you were right and I was just PRETENDING to care about some of my favorite characters in the entire DC franchise because... because of woke?

It doesn't change the fact that literally less than 24 hours ago you were in my inbox trying to argue that posting 'kent family' as opposed to 'superfamily' was a great Get Out of Jail Free card for excluding characters of color. It doesn't change the fact that you guys repeatedly include Chris over the canon POC within the superfamily. It doesn't change the fact that calling that behavior out is NECESSARY, regardless on if a person 'posts enough' about the characters they're trying to defend from fandom racism. It doesn't change the fact that, according to you 'agreeing' with me in this ask, you decided that picking a fight with someone who made a point you agreed with was somehow the best course of action.

But you don't agree, do you? And that's kind of what its been about all along. The fandom love of Chris Kent is changing as people notice that he is, a) not a good character b) consistently favored over better non-white characters c) repeatedly used as a tool in arguments to put other characters within the superfam down. And now that people are calling this what it is- white favoritism- you are feeling attacked because you are attached to Chris but NOT to these characters people are now pushing. So you are scrambling for reasons to tell people who express these thoughts that they're actually the bigoted ones in some way. What does that accomplish other than squashing long overdue discussions of fandom racism?

I'm not here for it. You can fuck right off.

#salt posting #fanwank #asks #Seriously anon. What did you hope to accomplish here other than stopping me from saying things you dont like? #I'm not gonna! #You are going to have to sit with the fact that you have decided THIS of ALL HILLS is the hill to die on. And its a real shitty hill.

[enchanted-lightning-aes]

Writeblr Re-Intro

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*trumpet fanfare*

basic info: enchant | they/them | early twenties | asian | aroace | follows from princessfairysparkle (i’d change the url except i’m too attached, lmao) | writes any genre of the T-rated and sorta above sort

heyo, enchant over here! i’m a writer who writes original stuff and fanfics! it’s been a long while since my previous re-intro, and i decided for a new one. just the same basics, just a new post.^^

i’m a hybrid sort of writeblr and a semi-fandom blog. however, i tag appropriately as much as possible. whether it’s salty or positive. i try writing as much as i can! yet i also take breaks when necessary. my motto in general about storytelling is: write what you want to read. and i write any concept stuck in my mind.

my main fandoms are adaptations of marvel comics and dc comics. a big fan of characters who don’t get enough appreciation (whether from fandom or canon). i love canon divergence and AUs bc it gives me more freedom. i enjoy them yet i’m also aware of their problems especially with the former.

top-tier tropes to me are: chaotic found family, enemies to friends to lovers, subverted expectations, reluctant allies to best friends to lovers, exhausted™ protagonists, strong friendships, find recovery after all the pain, morally grey characters, and self-discovery.^^

i have some active original stories listed below.

Blasted Scorn: A group of pirates somewhat succeed in their latest quest, only for knights to be their accidental stowaways. They’re assigned to search for a missing princess who’s been captured. Dread Pirate Titanarin strikes a deal with them in exchange for valuables. Along the way and dozens of broken bones, this team contemplates on whether this was their worst decision or not.

True Devotion that Remains Constant: A ballet dancer encounters difficulties while trying to find her own path. A painter is only trying to thrive after escaping a difficult situation. An awkward circumstance leads them to meet in college where they slowly learn about each other.

Lines of A Script to Ignore: An unemployed graduate struggles on getting a job as she adjusts from getting back from abroad. A scriptwriter slash theatre actor seeks to share her story while dealing with setbacks. They reconnect as they see each other, forming a bargain that’ll provide help for both of them.

other than all this, to know what’s posted on this blog, here’s another guide. so you can avoid tags, you don’t want to see. and here’s a list of stuff i shared: enchant starter kit guide.

and when i’m a fan of someone’s writing, you will see it reflected throughout here. just in case you needed to know. ✨✨✨️

#writeblr reintroduction #writeblr intro #writeblr #writeblr community #creative writing #writers on tumblr

[beckyblah]

HEY YOUR BLOG IS RLLY COOLYOU SEEM REALLY AWESOME

IF YOU WANNA DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS OR THINGS TO CONSIDER WITH MAKING COMICS?

OK it's been long enough. It's time to answer this. It's looooong so here's a cut:

The absolute first thing I do when I'm making a comic is doodle the stupidest worst thumbnails with a fat sharpie on a sticky note. I try to keep in mind the dialogue and where that goes (about 1-2 sentences per balloon, and I try to keep the balloons to a minimum. this is a personal preference to keep things readable online. you'll see profesh comics with more dialogue all the time.)

Something to keep in mind while doodling these is the line of action that the boxes will flow through! You'll want to read (unless its a manga) from left to right, top to bottom. That means you'll want the boxes to draw the eye that way. Here's an example of what I mean that I pulled from google.

You'll also want to keep in mind where your characters are in the boxes as well! Comics follow the same principle as movies/film when it comes to crossing the 180. (aka, you'll want to keep your characters on the same side of the "screen" for every "shot") Here's a great tutorial from someone way more qualified than me!

And here's an example from Adventure Time:

In fact a LOT of comic knowledge is improved by knowledge of storyboarding and shot composition! They're really similar in a lot of ways, but comics have the freedom to switch up the size of the "shot" which is a lot of fun. I spend a ton of time looking at animation frames, movie shots, and other professional comics to see how they frame their characters and move between scenes/shots.

Here's some tips for Head Framing (something I do a lot of because i cant be assed to draw full bodies lol)

and I've DEFINITELY used this for thinking about different panels!

Lastly: READ COMICS AND SAVE YOUR FAVORITE COMIC ART! I have sooooo many references/allusions to my favorite comic art and artists in my art (if any batman fans read my comics, see if you can spot some homages to my fave ever batman panels!) Nothing replaces seeing and saving what the industry professionals are doing.

#if people want specific tips lmk - i know this was mostly about paneling and shot composition but thats bc thats what i struggle with myself #ask #comics #i can probably do something for text but im also a designer as a day job so idk whats common text-y knowledge for the beginner

[batgeance]

updated my pinned with a few rules to better establish this portrayal. i'd appreciate them being checked out but essentially what we all already know anyway:

1) my bruce and the gotham he exists in do not recognize "superpowers" and if your character is a "super", hero OR villain, any plotting or writing we do is entirely au to his primary timeline. i'd prefer to stay within his main world, but i'm open to writing outside of it because i do love your portrayals of muses with abilities <3

2) arthur is this bruce's brother. end of story. and i'm always talking about jessie's arthur specifically. she doesn't know this but that's where i'm at. also very attached to abigail and nix and bruce’s nieces and nephew obviously. nothing but love for the wayne next gen.

and 3) just mentioned where bruce is at in his timeline. his struggle with his name and what batman vs wayne means to gotham etc etc

#most of this we already BEEN knew but i just wanted it more formally stated somewhere #also that first one is a little bit new but i felt it necessary #as more and more comic blogs are following me #and even my friends with more fantasy/supernatural based muses #all good i'm open to plotting #but generally and by default. bruce is living in the real world #don't shoot webs out of your wrists at him please LMGJKNSJNTHNJTH

[birdmenanime]

recently my partner and i have been creating our own spideypool universe so as a treat i will share this

#this is COMICS peter. COMICS spiderman. our spiderman is 25 and in grad school #spideypool #my art #deadpool #spiderman #please dont follow me expecting more spideypool content i am 99% birdmen blog

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Clown to Equine communication failed; They are separate species.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #season 1 #bonus comic #wei wuxian #little apple #lan jingyi #lan sizhui #This bonus comic is for all my fellow little apple lovers #she doesn't show up for quite a while after this so I need to wring out every bit of screen time for her #That's what feminism is about. Equine visibility. #Women need to remain mysterious + unknowable + untethered by rules #Women need to canter across the plains and sleep standing up #Women need to be hand fed apple slices 4 times a day #joking aside I do love the co-chaos of lil apple and wwx #though the new duo dynamic that follows (with LWJ and WWX getting way more time together) its *obviously* iconic #god...to be two cultivation partners following directions from a severed arm... #anyhow. I think this might be one of the jokes that is only funny to me #my realism studies are still in that uncanny/awkward phase but I love the 'detailed version of a very stylized character' visual gag a lot #Taps my blog name again. Don't forget the name on the tin #oh wait lwj should be in this scene too...let's retcon it and say he's bending down to pet his bunnies goodbye

[moeblob]

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#honkai star rail #trailblazer #wittle trash gremlin #shockingly i glanced at the tags via search feature for a few characters after the trailblazer tag was recommended to me #and then im like.... somehow listed as a blog to follow on some #why on earth would tumblr be like ah yes this person who SOMETIMES draws hsr is to follow yes #when i draw for another fandom much more lmao #sorry to people in the tags that see it and its all my first comics fault #anyway that said im working on lots of detail for an hsr character but it wont be done tonight sooo heres a tiny doodle

[foldingfittedsheets]

your comic just color of the sky'd me 😭😭 I kept scrolling and that shid didn't END. it was like I was falling down beside a 100ft building and each window had a dog in it.

This just gave me and my betrothed a very hearty morning laugh. I genuinely hope the experience wasn't too distressing but I have joked that I'm gonna get Tumblr famous for "Do you love the color of the comics". My only defense is that I tagged it long post and if people have the "shorten post" setting they don't have to suffer.

But if that brings you no solace you can at least rest assured that no one will ever have to scroll through my comics as many times as me.

#ask ffs #every window had a dog in it just breaks me #I hope the spirit of this was silly #the downside to my comics getting popular is that if you follow lesbian blogs you're gonna scroll through it several times probably #more if you also follow furries

[xenonmoon]

Personal update - emergency

As I mentioned in one of my previous posts things are... not going well for me lately. I am very close to getting evicted despite everything I did and my part-time job barely begins to cover the expense I would need to keep my apartment. I don't want to end up homeless.

I am too stressed and overworked lately to work on commissions, let alone accepting new ones. I barely manage to keep up half a hobby on the side as a sanity check. I didn't want to come to this, but if you want to support me and help giving me some relief in this trying time I accept donations through these channels:

My PayPal (ignore my deadname)

Ko-Fi:

Patreon (I am still trying to figure out how this works)

Reblogs are also appreciated!

#personal tag #xenon reacts #help #emergency #donations #ko fi support #buy me a kofi #patreon #spread the word #gods I hate to beg but I'm very desperate #also posting this here and not on my main since there are more people following this blog iirc? #I so want for all this to end and go back at reading posting and enjoying comics and art

[thestarminstrel]

youre going to look at this panel that looks like it came right out of a shouju and tell me seiji tops? sure bestie.

#fence spoilers #fence redemption #fence redemption spoilers #fence shit #fence comic #anyone who has followed me or my n*sfw blog for more than 5 seconds knows where i stand on these two #bc jesse is also in the same boat Actually

[ghostclowning]

Fluff Qinghua and fluffbei!!wow!!

#I needed more moshang in my life so here i am #cringe on main #sorry everyone who followed me for my silly comics btw #ik lately my blog is just text posts and tbh idk when will I get back to scribbles sooo here we are ig #poorly done felt toys rly make me go

[undefeatablesin]

Me whenever I am not playing Bloodborne: I sure do wish this was Bloodborne

#sin speaking #(ive exhausted bloodborne of its content well and truly but do u think that stops me from wanting it? no) #(all the while im bumbling around with my tarnished in the back of my head im like man...........i wanna go home) #(i.e to yharnam LFLSLFLLDLFLF) #(i cant explain why this game has me in a chokehold at all times i just know it does) #(i heard fromsoft was bulking their staff for future projects and i cry knowing bb will not be among them in any capacity) #(i wish and dream like the grand jester of clown kingdom that i am but i know. GOD DO I KNOW.) #(ill just. sit here with my bloodblorbos. and be self indulgent.) #(i should probably draw more of the canon characters but as a self indulgent fool i am brainrotted by my own hunters so.) #(LMAO) #(if you follow this blog u know to expect that already tbh i serve ocs here. and comics with suspiciously recurring background motifs 😂)

[foogriffy]

idk how i ended up with so many followers but hi

#its almost 800 now #i went like 10 or more years on this website never breaking more than 80 followers and look at me now #you make ONE comic about a worm #obviously the yuri blog doesnt count i know how that one got so many followers

[ccbatman]

I once said that I thought Steph would make a great Black Canary, and I still think that's one of the realest takes I've ever had.

Like, this moment seared itself into my head and never faded:

{ Robin 80-Page Giant }

#stephanie brown #dinah lance #spoiler #black canary #me learning about how dinah lost her cry which was as much BULLSHIT as steph's death btw okay hold on i need to get this out of my system #because they had to nerf her SO HARD for that to make sense and it STILL DIDNT BECAUSE ?????? SHE'S THE BLACK CANARY???? THAT GUY WAS A #NOBODY WITH A KNIFE ARE YOU JOKING??? and then the story that follows isnt even really ABOUT dinah it's about ollie and im so. ohhhh my god #JUST like how steph's death was largely brished aside to deal with bruce and jason's angst like. yeah i wanted there to be angst but it #wouldve been nice if it had been about HER for more than five seconds. honestly im so mixed about her death and return tbh. the way they #went about her passing was so weirdly inconsistent through the issues that bruce managing to get her to leslie in time does make sense but #then they do that weird thing with leslie and it's like ???? wha???? i go back and forth on how i feel about steph's return. on one hand i #love how she comes back more focused and stronger largely by her own means but on the other i did want #... something. i wanted her to be angry a bit longer and to deal with the complicated emotions between her 'failing' and bruce's 'failing' #and what that meant for her now. idk i love her batgirl run but it wouldve been nice if she had a bit more space to grieve herself. #anyway later in this issue dinah agrees to mentor steph for a bit and her rules are pretty much the same as bruce's when he made her robin #and if dinah had mentored steph instead of bruce she never would've died ok send tweet #wjshshsk #i love the panels of them looking at each other. dinah looking into steph's eyes and recognising the look in them. #i love how she smiles at stephanie both times. it's so gentle and kind. ily black canary #love posting on blogs where no one follows me. i can just say shit #comic ref #freya talks comics

[tracle0]

Blog Info:

My names Trade! I'm a writer, artist and current zoology/conservation student in Wales. This is partially a writerblr, partially just a 'oo fun, reblog' blog. Hope you enjoy your stay!

General creations are tagged under #trade-marked. This is primarily art or writing.

Specific stories are:

The Spiders Song - Fantasy adventure regarding an obsessive, cruel god and its servant. Tagged under #tss

The Crows Death - Sequel to TSS, fantasy adventure about a kidnapped prince and his god (?). Tagged under #tcd

Colour WIP - Fantasy heist about the wonders of magic and a sibling relationship turned sour. Tagged under #colour wip

Prophet story - Low-fantasy story about the last prophet and his brother, host to a divine infection. Tagged under #prophet wip

Death is a Silvertongue - Post-dystopia about two friends who very nearly die for each other. Tagged under #dias

#writerblr #writerblr intro #writing #my writing #wip intro #I would like to formally apologise to anyone who followed me whilst I was creating and releasing these because it was just wave after wave #of me talking about one WIP and then going to the next #but we are Done now #DIAS doesn't have any link. it's an old WIP #there are things on my blog about it and I love it a lot but I don't want to introduce it just. Acknowledge it #there's a comic sans powerpoint somewhere for it if you wanna track it down be my guest #but yeah! Yeah! #I'm gonna talk about colour wip more soon I hope? Wanna make a chart for myself and for You to explain how the magic works and all #tell me which one of these you like go on I dare you

[brother-emperors]

Cardinal! just popping up randomly in your askbox to say that i'm OBSESSED with your portraying of della Rovere, especially in the latest comic. he looks so menacing, sinister even, yet he traces Ascanio's scar so so tenderly?? jbfbvkjvd i'd give my right arm for a scene like that in the Borgias season 4!

thank you!!

originally, that scene was supposed to be a lot more weird and hostile, but I didn't want to draw. hallways. for it. so I'll be revisiting it again someday when I do feel like drawing hallways lmao

also, they're so weird! every now and then I'll read something, and I'm like. hey, della rovere. did you fuck that vice chancellor.

once, della rovere asked for the absolute humiliation of ascanio sforza, and then jump cut years later and he's re establishing ascanio's wealth and visiting him every day just to talk. okay guys!!!

#i remember liveblogging reading something through a friend and more or less going ?!?!?!?! at half of it #im still killing della rovere with my mind tho. for the usual reasons and also for the will thing #but i won't deny. their dynamic compels me #ask tag #my dream comic project would be just. an entire dramatized epic following ascanio's whole life.....someday............SOMEDAY.......... #ehdfhg i actually wrote the scene out as prose first and then the comic came after. i should post it to my writing blog now that i think #abt it. write the historical fiction about the catholic cardinals you want to see in the world etc