#literary comics

[randimason]

EDITED TO ADD: St. Louis University posted the 2023 St. Louis Literary Award ceremony; Neil’s talk starts about 40 minutes in. (Thanks DanGuyF)

In an interview before the event [Neil] Gaiman said that when he started writing comics, he “wasn’t even in the gutter.”

He said: “I used to look up and admire the people in the gutter. The science-fiction people were in the gutter, the children’s literature people were in the gutter, too, and I was so far down, I was in the storm drain.”

Great writeup by Jane Henderson from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch sharing highlights of Neil’s talk at the St. Louis Literary Award!

#neil gaiman #comics #st louis #st louis literary award #it does look like a fountain pen #writing #genre #quotes #book talk #fantasy #with love from florida #Youtube

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hi! I hope this is okay but I would love to hear more of ur thoughts about the Yunmeng siblings because they are important to me and your tummy hurt comic hasn't left my brain as just,,, such good immediate characterization! ^^ Thanks!

I have too many thoughts on the Yunmeng siblings to fit into a succinct post, but I can offer you a Jiang Yanli addendum to the tummy hurt alignment.

#ask #poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #jiang yanli #They way I analyze characters is in two layers - the first is how these characters act as literary devices #(i.e. their relationship to the protagonist and themes of the story) #And the second is who they are as independent characters. #Which means I have extensive thoughts on JC and JYL on a scene to scene basis as well as overall thoughts. #The tummy hurt comic was always about the different ways we process grief #and Jiang Yanli's role as the 'comforting older sister figure' despite the hurt she carries in her heart truly fascinates me. #I can relate in the sense I find it easier to care for others than care for my own grief. #But that grief caught me eventually. And it was ugly and raw. #JYL is grief in rose tinted glasses (minimized). JC is the messy chaos of grief when raw and exposed. Clever move to make them siblings!

[chthonic-empyrean]

أنت ذلك الـ "لا شيء" عندما يسألني الناس عما أفكر فيه

You're that "nothing" when people ask me what I'm thinking about."

#literary quotes #books & libraries #dark acadamia aesthetic #dark academia #light academia #poetry #vintage #spilled thoughts #love poem #trending #bookstgram #books and reading #bookworm #book quotes #books #bookblr #books and literature #bookstagram #booklr #book review #comic books #pak dramas #korean drama #drama #kdrama #kafka #love quotes #lovers #love

[nightmareinfloral]

jason todd i might be in love with you a little bit

#his humor is great #it’s very situational and i love it #also the literary reference lmao #sarcastic king #jason todd #red hood #dc #dc comics

[roguescum]

hes expecting tongue

#jayroy #jason todd #roy harper #royjay #red hood #dc comics #arsenal #dc comics fanart #the key to jason todd to me is that he LOOKS like hot shit and ACTS like hot shit but he is a DORK. a LOSER. a LITERARY ARTS MAJOR #fanart

[witchthewriter]

𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝

Like I did with the moral alignments, I thought I would make a post about why and how I sort characters into Hogwarts Houses! There are also quizzes so you can figure it out for yourself as well. I go into detail about each House, what they represent, their background and what it means to be sorted into a certain House. 

I hope you enjoy!

*just because I’m talking about Harry Potter doesn’t mean I align with the transphobic views of J.K. Rowling. There is no room for transphobia on my page, and I support the trans and LGBTQIA+ community*

Figuring out which Hogwarts House you belong to has been around since the HP series came out. But I think there’s more to it than simply choosing to be in ‘the brave house’ or ‘the smart house.’ I think it reveals a lot about a person - or rather, a large aspect. 

Here are a few tests for you to try, comment below what you got!

Test 1 (the ‘official’ Wizarding World quiz)

Test 2 (from IDRlabs, they have other personality quizzes as well!)

Test 3 (Here’s the full Pottermore quiz. The 1st quiz will only have a few questions, so that’s why I don’t think it’s fully accurate to take)

Test 4 (A really good one from Quotev, the questions/answers aren’t obvious)

Gryffindor: Do what is right. Hufflepuff: Do what is kind.  Ravenclaw: Do what is wise. Slytherin: Do what is necessary.

𝐆𝐑𝐘𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐑

“ Where dwell the brave at heart, their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart “

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡: Fire

𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦: ‘Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor’, Godric Gryffindor. 

Dwelled at Godric’s Hollow

Was an accomplished dueller

A fair man, he believed that any child who displayed magical abilities before their 11th birthday should be able to attend Hogwarts.

Gryffindor was the original owner of the Sorting Hat

Gryffindor also had a sword made, which would present itself to any true Gryffindor in a moment of need.

He was allegedly the best friend of Slytherin before he left Hogwarts

Godric will always be known for his accomplished skills in battle, and his fight against Muggle discrimination in the wizarding world.

𝐸𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠𝘩𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠:

Courage

Bravery

Standing up for what you believe in - even if your voice shakes. 

Caring about the greater good 

Daring/Bold 

Having a deep need to do the right thing 

Standing out from the crowd

𝐶𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑠 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒:

Lucy Pevensie

Thor

Mulan

Katniss Everdeen

Merida

Batman/Bruce Wayne

Buffy Summers

Chandler Bing

𝐇𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐅𝐅

“ You might belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal. Those patient Hufflepuffs are true. And unafraid of toil. “

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡: Earth

𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦: ‘From valley broad,’ Helga Hufflepuff

A kind and warm woman who believed in loyalty, patience and hard-work as the best abilities a person can possess

Was a brilliant cook and had remarkable skills for preparing food. Her recipes are still used in Hogwarts to this day.

She brought the house-elves to Hogwarts

Owner of Hufflepuff’s Cup

She was the best friend of Rowena Ravenclaw

𝐸𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠𝘩𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠:

Loyalty

A need for justice. A lot of the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor traits are intertwined, but the difference is that Gryffindors don’t need to know a person to feel the need to look out for them. 

Patient 

Believe in fairness and equality (Helga Hufflepuff was the only founder who believed everyone should have a fair chance in being taught)

Accepting

Thinks about other people more than themselves

Would do anything at all, for family 

𝐶𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑠 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒:

Edmund Pevensie

Antman

Jay Gatsby

Okoye

Samwise Gamgee

Michael Scott

Alfred Pennyworth

Joey Tribbiani

Phoebe Buffay

𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐖

“ Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, If you’ve a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind. “

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡: Air

𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦: ‘From Glen,’ Rowena Ravenclaw

A sharp and intelligent woman

She wanted to make Hogwarts the finest wizarding school in the world, teaching only those with the highest intelligence 

Rowena wore a diadem that was said to grant wisdom to the wearer, however, Rowena’s own daughter grew jealous of her mother’s incredible intelligence. Helena Ravenclaw stole her mother’s diadem and ran away, a fact that Rowena kept hidden from her fellow founders even when she fell ill.

Wanting to see Helena before she died, Rowena sent a man to bring Helena home. Unfortunately, that man was the Bloody Baron, who was in love with Helena, and stabbed her in a rage when she refused to come home.

 After Helena was tragically killed, legend tells us that Rowena Ravenclaw died of a broken heart. 

She was the best friend of Helga Hufflepuff

𝐸𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠𝘩𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠:

Intelligence

Wisdom

Witty

Open-minded - don’t mix well with traditional, close-minded people. Ravenclaws see the big picture, they think about what things could be, rather than what things are. 

They think outside of the box, they don’t like being confined by rules or traditions. 

Unique 

Individualistic/Original

Actually very intuitive

𝐶𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑠 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒:

Susan Pevensie

Sherlock Holmes

Bruce Banner

James Bond

Annabeth Chase

Mary Poppins

Gandalf

Monica Geller

Ross Geller

𝐒𝐋𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍

“ Or perhaps in Slytherin, You’ll make your real friends. These cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends. “

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡: Water

𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦: ‘From Fen’, Salazar Slytherin

He believed strongly that only wizards of pure blood 

This belief caused a big rift between the founders, especially Gryffindor, which led to the depature of Salazar 

Despite his flaws, Salazar was a talented wizard, skilled in Legilemency and Parseltongue

Before he left, however, he created the Chamber of Secrets

𝐸𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠𝘩𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠:

Ambition

Determination

Cunning

Traditional

Strategic

Willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals; even using others for their gain. 

Not all Slytherins use these traits for personal gain, however, because the founder was evil - doesn’t mean every Slytherin is. 

Resourceful

Cleverness

Family means a lot to them

Desires respect

𝐶𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑠 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒:

Peter Pevensie

Natasha Romanoff

Daenerys Targaryen

Lady MacBeth

Wednesday Addams

Selina Kyle/Catwoman 

Rachel Green

Harley Quinn

#witch the writer #hogwarts house #character profiles #gryffindor #hufflepuff #ravenclaw #slytherin #godric gryffindor #helga hufflepuff #rowena ravenclaw #salazar slytherin #harry potter #hp #hogwarts #personality #marvel #mcu #dc comics #literary characters #sorting #sorting hogwarts houses #sorting characters #the elements #air #earth #water #fire #narnia #shakespeare #addams family

[stealingyourbones]

Whenever I see someone say how bad Danny's hero outfit is and how easy it is to tell the two of them apart I'm always thinking about how Superman gets away with far less, I mean at least Danny changed his whole color palette and can rely on the fact that phantom is a ghost and Danny is the living son of ghost hunters. All while Superman mainly just takes off his glasses and occasionally changes his hair sometimes. And it doesn't help that as a reporter he'll occasionally report on stories about Superman as well.

Okokok I hear you.

But in defense of Superman: Can you remember even 5 reporters off the top of your head by name? Probably not. People also don’t expect Superman to even be human, they assume that this god of a being doesn’t need a secret identity because he’s just Superman. We as the reader know so we can easily make the connection. People who he interacts with on the daily don’t know.

To qoute Henry Cavill when he stood in front of a Batman V Superman billboard in Times Square with a Superman T-Shirt on and no one recognized him:

“Dear Doubter. The glasses are good enough. Regards,

Superman”

This absolutely applies to Danny.

This kid is dead. He’s a ghost. You don’t expect that ghost to have any other life besides being undead. also Danny is a pretty average kid. He doesn’t do any big activities outside of school and has a very tiny friend group that he sticks to. People don’t expect him to be anything remotely heroic. He doesn’t openly display any heroic traits. Sure there could be some strange shit around him, but people could chalk it up to his parents being strange ghost scientists and their influence rubbing off on him.

Phantom and Superman both have the same trick to their secret identity: no one expects them to have a secret identity in the first place.

#dp x dc #danny phantom #dc comics #dpxdc #bones replies #funky little literary knowledge for ya #this ain’t me tryin to be rude or anything #just stating the facts that their disguises are actually pretty damn good #there’s so much more intricacy of supermans disguize but I don’t wanna take all day #glasses with a strong prescription can really fuck up and distort a face. i have friends who look hella different with and without glasses o #*on

[escapismisaddicting]

“My heart was fashioned to be susceptible of love and sympathy, and when wrenched by misery to vice and hatred, it did not endure the violence of the change without torture such as you cannot even imagine.”

“Why did I not die? More miserable than man ever was before, why did I not sink into forgetfulness and rest?”

“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe.”

“but the iron had eaten into my flesh, and I sank again, trembling and hopeless, into my miserable self.”

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”

#batman #batfamily #jason todd #dc #dc comics #frankenstein #frankenstein and jason todd #jason todd is so frankenstein coded #i could go on all day #but stopped myself #red hood #i edited this #so the format looked nicer #literary quotes

[cpcposting]

Probably one of my fave things about CPC is the fact that Gwen genuinely isn’t conventionally attractive, she’s not just some girl who *gasp* wears glasses and has her hair in a ponytail or something X_X The amount of ”””ugly””” characters I’ve that seen that fall into that trope bruhhh. But as the comic goes on, like Frederick, you get used to her appearance and come to appreciate her as truly beautiful bc of who she is <3 

#cursed princess club #rambling #ig shes like fiona from shrek in that way?? #who in the end stays as an ogre despite her princess form #and shrek loves her like that yknow #oh no another shrek reference #aerial was so real for that fic ngl #honestly i could compare cpc to true beauty as well or something #bc that comic also deals with ugliness kinda #but its different shit yknow #its more focused on love triangles XD #heck even lookism addresses it a bit #but that comic is kinda traumatic for me to read at times bc of the fatphobia and such lol #so id say it deals moreso with body image compared to cpc #which is more about the impact of words rather than the appearance itself #the literary compared to the physical #lookism is so fucking brutal fr #like you think frederick's bullying was bad??? #lookism mc would be jealous of him #uhhh ive gone on a whole rant i apologise

[perlumierre]

Quick lil sketch of what I like to imagine dad do'urden looks like

#drow #zaknafein do'urden #legend of drizzt #dnd #forgotten realms #yes i burrowed the outfit from the comic cause it's so slay #otherwise i hate how he looks in there #him and all the other male drow literary why they look like they eat steroids #yes i know it's probably the artstyle and yes zak is described as big and strong #but i like this more

[speciouspessimism]

edit by me.

#scott pilgrim #scott pilgrim vs the world #scott pilgrim takes off #comic #edit #queer #lesbian #wlw #lgbtq #dykeposting #thoughtful literary criticism

[so-i-grudgingly-joined-this-site]

“I tried so hard, and got so far, but in the end, it doesn’t even matter”:

The Awkward Meta-Tragedy of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman

In which I thoroughly (over-) analyze the ending of this classic work in seven parts, with perhaps gratuitous references to 2000s pop music thrown in. The introduction and links to subsequent posts are below:

[Note: a link to a google doc containing the whole essay will also be at the end of this post, if you'd rather read it in that format instead of clicking links to the separate pages]

Introduction

                I was warned that Neil Gaiman’s book series The Sandman was a tragedy.  A post on tumblr, circulated not long after the successful Netflix adaptation’s first season released, warned new fans to not get their hopes up, to understand that the books were a Literary Tragedy to be taken seriously, and not to get carried away with fun cutesy shipping without the knowledge of what the source material would be like.  However, the post carefully, and helpfully for those hoping to avoid spoilers, did not say in what manner the books constituted a tragedy.

                So, when I first came to the end of the final installment of the series, I was shocked.

                This was not like any tragedy I’d expected.  And it felt… icky.  It felt incredibly, shockingly, pessimistic.

                Needless to say, massive, MASSIVE spoilers from here on out—you have been warned.  Also content warning for discussions of depression, suicidal ideation and suicide, mentions of misogyny, and mentions of transphobia.

                Also note that this isn’t intended as necessarily negative towards the original work, but more about the common fandom interpretation of it, as well as acknowledgment that, for better or worse, it is “of its time” and doubtless going to come across differently to a modern first-time reader.  Also, this is just my own interpretation, I’ve been told I tend to interpret things pessimistically, and I’ve only just read the books as of 2022, so I in no way position this as a definitive analysis, nor even necessarily a correct one.

Continue to:

Part 1: Tragic, but not a Tragedy… Unless you get weird about mental health

Part 2: Hob Gadling—How to win by doing nothing?

Part 3: “Façade”—So much foreshadowing, so little time

Intermission: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Part 4: Damn Daniel, Back at it again with the (symbolic) white vans

Part 5: “It sure is exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero”: Should We Even Care?

Part 6: “I reject your reality, and substitute my own”: Maybe There is Hope After All

UPDATE: I have also written a "bonus chapter" of this, focusing on Season of Mists, HERE

Tagging those I believe interested: @duckland @roguelov @notallsandmen @lizajane2 @ambercoloredfox

@serenityspiral not sure if you want to read this before you finish the books, because this is literally about the ending and it might kinda ruin the experience if you're completely spoiled

@onehundredandeleventropicalfish I'm gonna be bold and tag you and hope I'm not completely wrong

#the sandman #the sandman comics #the sandman comics analysis #the sandman comics meta #neil gaiman's sandman #literary analysis #original post #my writing #masterpost #the sandman comics spoilers #sandman essay

[honeyednightmare]

We just saw @neil-gaiman speak in Pittsburgh and… damn. He’s just so good. His writing is incredibly powerful but still so honest and human and somehow it gets even better when he performs it.

Also he read “Click Clack the Rattle Bag” and I just love that story

#neil gaiman #literature #author #writers #the written word #comic books #click clack the rattle bag #click clack the rattlebag #literary #books #bookblr

[fatheriimaginedyoutaller]

Big things are coming...

#my post #very pretty good #batman #damian wayne #dc comics #robin #batfamily #batfam #bruce wayne #talia al ghul #essay writing #personal essay #essay #video essay #literacy #literary analysis

[scopophobia-polaris]

I swear to God the fact that frulleboi was releasing a comic FOR FREE and bitches harassed them about not updating enough when last time I check they....

Uploaded weekly

God even if they uploaded monthly or every few months some of you people need to grow the fuck up and learn to wait instant gratification culture has ruined a good lot of people

#first Parksrway getting harased and then i found ojt what happened to frulleboi? #fandom these days is people saying content about someone's art and then getting mad about #the fact its art #like it takes FUCKING TIME #you got whole people doing comics and shit and it takes FOREVER #its taking me forever #im not the one getting harassed thank fuck #like thank you all for you patience i mean it #but this culture of treating people like machines to get shit done like oh my gOD SHUT UPPPPPPP #like some of yall only know how to consume #as stated before some chucklefuck finds this post and thinks im addressing them personally this isnt about anyone doing bad in particullar #im extremely annoyed with watching people get overwhelemed because there are so many people in fandom these days that dont know just how #hard making fic and fanworks is #and if you eant a good idea how hard it is #make a comic #just make one #write a fic #write one where you out your whole ass into it you will be going through the dictionary like no ones buissness #the way youll be looming up literary theory #and all kinds of little things to see does this work does this make sense #its TEDIOUS #this stuff despite how fun it is #is still WORK

[melgillman]

Other Ever Afters just got nominated for a Lambda Literary Award!!! In some absolutely stellar company, too -- I've read all the nominees here and absolutely recommend them. Congrats to all!!!

#other ever afters #lambda literary awards #lammies #queer comics