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comradekatara · 1 month

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Hello! So this is not quite an ask but THANK YOU for doing god's work of injecting some actual nuance, defending bolin (among other things), critiquing the comics, and all the plot holes/things that just don't make sense which become glaringly obvious if one thinks about any aspect for more than two seconds (lol but you know this already duh) and am only annoyed I did not stumble upon this blog sooner, since I am so done with this show (but also I keeping at it like the scabs). Also, your art is delightful! If you still require an ask, do you perchance write fanfic? (it's possible you might have mentioned it but sometimes I can't read lol)

Have a good day!

hello, and thank you! also it’s funny that defending bolin is the first thing you list because I thought I made it pretty clear that I think his character is direly poorly-written and that I do not care for him. but… you’re welcome I guess? but yes obviously critiquing the comics and imbuing nuance and all of that I will definitely gladly take credit for. and thank you for liking my art! i do occasionally write fanfic, but i’ve only ever shown it to my friends and never actually posted it anywhere, so functionally, my answer would be no. i have debated posting it in the past, but idk, i don’t think that would be a good idea. maybe someday i’ll snap tho who knows.

as for your other ask…

Also because I clicked on the ask button before I had a brain fart (so if this would come off a bit deranged for posting an ask right after the first my apologies), I also want to mention the commentary that Iroh being 'everyone's favourite sexist' is gold because we just gloss over that and no one ever seems to mention that scene. Another thing about atla is that the reason given for Zuko's constant internal struggle and conflict is because he's descended from the previous avatar and the fire lord but hello, Azula?? Did Ursa have an affair now?? Isn't she just as worthy of redemption, or the fact she's just as abused anyhoo ok im done

I mean I’m assuming by “that scene” you mean the one with june, but tbh his misogyny isn’t relegated to simply one unpalatable scene. it’s reflected in how he treats azula (versus zuko) across the show. and I know that zuko is softer and more amenable than azula, and he has demonstrated a desire to do good that azula hasn’t, but it’s also quite troubling that iroh just writes off his fourteen year old niece as a lost cause when she is also the sibling who most resembles him. and he somehow just can’t seem to understand that she is worthy of the same empathy and compassion and understanding as zuko is, that playing favorites like this isn’t good or normal. and I actually think that azula has it way worse than iroh, both because she’s a girl and because azulon seemed to love iroh conditionally (despite clearly not feeling the same about ozai), whereas ozai’s love for azula is incredibly conditional and does not exempt her from his violence. but you know. her hysterical wandering womb is outta control she needs to go down she cant be trusted she’s a sickopath!!!! like. ok old man.

as for your next point, I do think that what iroh says about zuko’s ancestry reflecting the ideological battle within him is fully bullshit, but I do reconcile that by interpreting iroh’s claims not as what he truly believes, but as a rhetorical point he thinks might get through to zuko. because he’s really run the gamut of wisdom and guidance, some of it even being contradictory, just in an attempt to pierce through zuko’s thick, stubborn skull. and it does pay off, eventually, but it takes ages to get there. like how much do you wanna bet his first approach was to just straight up be like “your father is an abuser and you shouldn’t adhere to his dogmas.” and then when that didn’t work he started getting creative with it. and like, the reason it gets through to zuko isn’t even because roku was his great grandfather, but because he was ursa’s grandfather. and realizing that he too can be good and stand up for what he believes in, like her, his true role model, is his ultimate takeaway from that lesson. but I really do think by that point iroh’s rhetorical strategy was really to just throw vaguely pertinent metaphors at the wall to see what sticks.

#traegern #asks #iroh #zuko #azula #iroh&zuko #azula&iroh #azula&ozai #ursa&zuko #analysis #also thank u for calling it ‘fanfic’ and not ‘fic’ this is rly a pet peeve of mine #fiction????? just any fiction????????#(i do also write ‘fic’ in this sense but like. that’s a completely different question)

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running-with-the-feels · 3 months

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Soo... About that time Kuai liang told scorpion/Hanzo the truth, and Hanzo proceeded to give Kuai the look... Got any thoughts on that scene?

I have SO MANY thoughts

I did make a post about it a while ago, but my thoughts have developed a bit since then, so Thank You for the ask.

Specifically, it's this look:

That is of interest to me bc in this moment, Hanzo does not know what the truth is, he still thinks that Bi-Han was responsible for his family's death. All he knows right know is that Kuai Liang (who he's looking at) has invited him here to discuss something.

We also don't know what Kuai Liang's invitation said, but it must have been something bc otherwise Hanzo wouldn't be here. If he was invited with the promise of information about what happened to his family, he would be demanding that the second he saw Kuai Liang, if it was with the promise of an alliance, Hanzo would have refused to meet.

So what was it?

And in that picture above, Hanzo is looking at him so softly. There's not really any fondness or yearning but there's also a complete lack of hate and anger. It's like he's seeing Kuai Liang for the first time.

And then he catches himself:

And there's suspicion and anger again, like he's reminding himself why he doesn't like or trust Kuai Liang

But the whole time Kuai Liang is talking, Hanzo is listening, he Wants to understand, he Wants to know why he was invited here.

There's suspicion, sure, but no open hostility which one would expect given what happened the last time they saw each other (Blood Ties Comics, Hanzo left Kuai Liang to die a slow and painful death)

The only reason they fight is because Frost intervenes and even then, the moment Hanzo realizes that Kuai Liang didn't order that, he stops and starts listening again

He has no desire to keep fighting, as much as he argues against the alliance before learning the truth. And I don't know whether that is guilt over how many times they've hurt each other or because Kuai Liang might actually be the most stable relationship (hostile tho it was) that Hanzo has had since his wife died

They have been a part of each other's lives for years, both as enemies and as forced allies (due to Quan Chi) and nothing has ever actually been able to part them. Kuai Liang might very well be the one constant Hanzo has.

Which, I think, Is why he didn't kill him in the blood ties comics. I know that it's Takeda who intervenes:

But it's also made clear on the next couple of pages that killing Kuai Liang wasn't really something Hanzo wanted to do

Sure, it's less about Kuai Liang than it is about his own soul remaining intact but from a storytelling point of view rather than a character one, Kuai Liang's life has been tied to the struggle hanzo is having over being Scorpion again or not

Hanzo tries to kill Kuai Liang (being scorpion) but stops at the behest of his adopted son (being himself). Kuai Liang is then left on the brink of death as Hanzo admits that he is on the brink of losing himself.

Kuai Liang's life is thus symbolic of Hanzo's soul and dedication to making amends for what he did as Scorpion. (I know that wasn't the writer's intention but that is what they have achieved, or at least, one interpretation of it.)

So when Hanzo meets with Kuai Liang at the Lin Kuei temple, his struggle over, it makes a lot of sense that he would be calmer and more understanding.

Because for all that Hanzo has a reputation for being hotheaded and unreasonable, he approaches that meeting with the intention to try and understand, to listen and not start another fight. And like I said, part of that could be guilt, and part of that is probably the fact that, hate each other or not, they are inextricably bound up in the most important parts of each other's lives.

But either way I would kill to know what the invitation Kuai Liang sent Hanzo said.

#I love being able to use my degree for queer fandom shit #kuai liang #hanzo hasashi #subscorp #mortal kombat x #mortal kombat blood ties comics

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altraviolet · 1 year

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Okay so I gotta know since I just spent the last few days devouring your fic. Where did the idea of Echo Garden come from? Like why tfp Soundwave and idw Rodimus specifically? Like I'm not complaining. Far from if lolll but I Am burning w/ curiosity

hi katecake!

Where did the idea of Echo Garden come from?

Hmm... hard to say it stems from any single specific thing. I wanted to do a TFP SW/MTMTE Rodimus fic and I knew the most logical way to structure it would be to have the LL jump into the TFP universe and for Rodimus to rescue SW from the shadow zone. I had to figure out how to change TFP SW from his canon self to a being that would befriend others and grow to care about his surroundings. And... I can't say I was super inspired by anything in particular. I guess his character arc is kind of like Cyclonus's- Cyclonus even warns him early in the fic that he needs to change in order to survive. Umm... yeah, idk :'D Everything about the story feels logical to me, like we're going on little stepping stones for the story to progress, and that's happening because I've thought about this story Extremely Way Too Much For Years.

The crystal aspect stems from the fact that Soundwave would never jump from emotionless to liking Rodimus. He needed his own character growth, something to be centered around, so he could be an active character and change himself. I was talking to a friend about how SW needed a hobby or something because I didn't want the story to just be centered around the romance - I truly want it to be the story of SW on the LL - and she said crystals were a theme in my writing so why not that? And I said ok, cool. And in thinking about how SW and crystals could relate, I thought of "the meaning of SW" thing.

Like why tfp Soundwave and idw Rodimus specifically?

I'm gonna steal my answer from a time I've been asked this previously:

I've been writing fanfic for a REALLY long time, and all throughout it, I'd never had an OTP. I wrote strictly genfic and felt like part of my brain was missing because everyone around me had pairings and OTPs and absolutely loved them, and I was like "but why. Why tho. Why?" 2015 rolls around, I get exposed to MTMTE, and it's very good, and I feel that dreadful pull in my veins that says you're gonna create shit for this. You're gonna be in this fandom. And sure enough, OTPs everywhere ×D So! I decided to Make A List of Ridiculous OTPs that 1) made fun of the idea overall, 2) made fun of me for not understanding it. I paired a bunch of characters that had no business being together [I'm trying to jam as many of them into "The Echo Garden" as possible. There's the main pairing, Nautica/Blaster, a hint of Bluestreak/Hot Spot, and of course, Mirage/Skywarp]. I paired some of them based on colors, others on outlier abilities, and others just Because It Didn't Make Sense (And I Think That's Funny). I forget exactly why I wrote a Mirage/Skywarp fic, but at some point I did a pwp of them, and to my utter surprise, people wanted to know why they got together. Well! I had no idea. I thought I was Doing OTPs Right, but apparently they needed backstories. So, I did a huge fucking longass fic of why Mirage and Skywarp were together and it broke me. Transformers finally fucking got me. I fell in love with the characters, and with their love for each other, and for the first time I had an OTP! ;A;

When I finished that Mirage/Skywarp fic, and after the comics ended, I actually had a canon way for TFP SW and MTMTE Rodimus to meet [canon compliance is something I'm personally into - as much as possible - for long fics]. I didn't feel like I was ready for such a complicated idea, but I had finished a longass fic, so I was as ready as I was ever gonna be. I posted it with MUCH nervousness and fully expected it to be read by 2 people. I was really shocked by the reception ×D And incredibly grateful for it. I'm not sure if I could make it through the past few years and write this fic without the comments <3 tl;dr I paired them cuz they're pretty and then canon said it could feasibly happen and Transformers broke me so I cared about them.

Thank you for your kind comments and for the ask =)

#echo garden related #ask #katecake #long post

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mcrmadness · 2 months

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4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 29 and 30 for the artist ask 👀

Thanks!!! That is so many (and I am delighted!) /gen

Also get some snacks or something because this is going to be a long, LONG post :D You know how much I love talking about arts!

4. Fav character/subject that’s a bitch to draw HORSES. They make no sense, the anatomy is fucked up, and they are impossible to draw well!!! I drew them sometimes as a kid, then I started actually practicing drawing them after the age of 11 thanks to the DreamWorks film Spirit: the Stallion of the Cimarron. (Or whatever the fuck it is how the name is written, I never remember the articles correctly!)

It took me years to draw them using references and I think I did reach a point where I could draw the legs semi-well without references, but honestly, I still don't understand the legs. AND I AM A HORSE GROOM. I have been STUDYING horse anatomy for school, I had to study and learn and be able to name the bones and tendons in horses' legs, and I have stared at images and photos of both horse skeletons as well as alive horses, and also photos of horses with a skeleton painted on their fur, and I have been looking at and handling real horses' legs from up close many many times - and I still cannot grasp how on earth the bones between the knee and hoof go when drawing. I don't know what is it, the second I see the skin and fur and hoof there (since there is no muscles from the horse's knee down, only skin and bones and tendons), my brain starts adding there bones and joints that are not there.

Here's my so far newest horse drawings, after over 20 years of practice:

And they are drawn without any references and I'm pretty proud of the legs even tho they're not exactly correct. But I guess I still have it even when I don't draw them that often anymore!

7. A medium of art you don’t work in but appreciate Oil paint and acrylic paint, or painting in general. I have never ever been a painter, but more of liked to work with pencils and markers and just anything that is capable of precise tiny details. As a kid all my drawings used to be so so detailed and tiny that it took me one water colour lesson in middle school to understand that hey, I possibly cannot finish this painting ever if the paper is A3 and I draw there objects that are less than 1cmx1cm in size, and I especially cannot colour them properly with water colour because it's not made for small details at all. I have always struggled with bigger sized artworks, my comics etc. are always quite small, but photorealism is usually on papers sized A4 cos there I then again suck at drawing e.g. faces that are smalled than a hand.

But yeah. Painting, it looks awesome and the paint (especially oil and acrylic, but also guache and in some cases water colour) blend in ways that pencils and markers are not capable of. They are great for landscapes for example, cos abstract brush patterns work great as leaves etc. for trees, but that is something that is difficult to achieve with my tools of choice that work with detailed images better. I did lots of acrylic painting in school and art school, and I never ever liked it because it's so messy and I was probably too young to understand how to work with them properly. I probably should give them a try again one day, because I have slowly been trying out water colours again after learning to hate them at school due to wrong supplies (too thin paper, or a rubbish brush for example), and it's not as bad as I remembered it. Maybe I could view acrylic paint differently too as an adult, and while having the power to choose my topics.

10. Favorite piece of clothing to draw Hmmmm. I'm not a fan of drawing clothes, all the loose fabric is very hard to imagine, but I also don't want to draw characters naked so I'm just gonna draw them clothes XD Back in the day I would have said: shoes. But my current drawings have very boring shoes - except for that one time when I drew Rod with his New Rock flame boots which were so much fun to draw as a New Rock shoes fan! :D It was this one:

But I think my actual favourite to draw is the blue 80s jackets Bela and Farin often wore, they are SO MUCH FUN to draw with markers! And this is why:

Okay in general anything coloured with this blue marker works - but I just LOVE IT how it reacts to the blender marker (lifts off colour very efficiently!) and how you get this texture that actually makes the colour look like the jacket was 3D! (This one is taken from my Richy Guitar comic from 2022.) I don't know why it doesn't work this well with other colours tho.

13. A creator who you admire but whose work isn’t your thing There is this one Japanese... manga? artist whose works I sometimes see on my dash or in videos about art. They are often in black&white, made with ink or something. I really like the technique in those and in a way it resembles it how I sometimes make my b&w marker drawings. All the art I have seen from him looks really neat and the topics are interesting, but it's just that manga/anime style that is not my cup of tea and what causes it that I haven't gotten into his works. I can't even remember his name but it's possible that someone might recognize whom I am talking about if someone else is reading this, that's how popular he is also among the western world.

16. Something you are good at but don’t really have fun doing I am gonna say: photorealistic portraits of people. I have many of them because every time there's been a while since the previous, I start to think about how I wanna draw another one but I have always forgotten about how the drawing process is actually not that enjoyable. It's so restricted. I have to draw a grid or my brain and eye will fuck up the proportions. My brain has temper tantrums even when following the grid because it claims I'm doing it wrong, but in the end the grid was always correct and I just can't SEE the proportions right. I can't improvise pretty much at all because then I will fuck up the proportions again. I need the faces to look like who they are supposed to be, or I will hate myself and feel like I disrespected the person I'm trying to draw. So it's stressful. It's lots of redrawing and erasing until the paper it so worn out the colour is no longer lifting off and there's nothing I can do about it.

The succesful end result always looks neat, but oh so boring. I can recreate a photo with a pencil, so what? It can't get any more boring than that. It's just boasting with "hey look I can copy an image with my hand!" but there's nothing else to it. There is no soul to the drawing. There was no learning going on, unless it was something for the tools or techniques, but no learning about how to draw something specific. It's just redrawing until it looks close enough and lots of blood and tears. People online really like photorealistic drawings because many non-artist people don't understand how it's done, but for me photorealistic drawings and paintings have become really boring to look at, and progress videos are boring because I know how that is done and I know how it's gonna end up looking like. There is no surprise to me, because I understand the key elements of drawing: shadows, midtones and highlights.

I really want to have a semi-realistic style that would look neater and less confusing with my shippy drawings, but I just suck at drawing proportions and faces so I'm unable to draw them so that they would look like my targets. That's why photorealism is not fun, because it just reminds me of how I can't draw human faces even without a grid.

20. Something everyone else finds hard to draw but you enjoy People often hate drawings hands and avoid doing that because they find it difficult to do, but I actually enjoy it. They're still difficult, but that's why I often use my own hands as a reference. And if I can't see my hands in a posture I want from my own POV, then I will just take a photo with my phone and use that. The easiest way of getting references ever, no need to google for the exact specific posture when I can just grab my phone and there I have it. This has also allowed me to memorize stuff in the muscle memory and especially with my comics I need the references less and less, which is nice. I think my style in drawing hands is evolving and I'm enjoying the results more and more. (Fun fact: people in my comics always have 5 fingers instead of 4!)

This is from one of my newest drawings:

I like so much how this turned out! Tho the cost was that the 3 other hands did not turn out that well - but at least this one did and I really like it :D (And also how it reminds me of my own favourite comics from when I was growing up - aka the French and Belgian comics such as Asterix or Lucky Luke!)

It's from this drawing which I have posted on Tumblr as its own post before:

29. Media you love, but doesn’t inspire you artistically Oh there are so many medias I enjoy but don't do any kind of fanart of, if this is what it's asking. My fandom behaviour is so weird cos usually I channel my artistic tendencies on just one media or hyperfixation at a time, and the others don't make me want to draw a single thing about them.

And then what comes to medias created through visual arts... such as cartoons, animations or comics. Well usually I am drawn to the visual side of them too. That is one big reason why I don't watch anime and don't real manga, because the art style is not my cup of tea at all, so I would find it hard to focus on the stories either. The same goes for most modern-day cartoons, I just hate the art style majority of them uses, and I'm so visual person myself that I just can't even think about trying them out cos I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get used to them even if the story would be somewhat funny or interesting.

You can see lots of influence in my art from the comics and cartoons I grew up reading and watching, occasionally I feel like you can even see the Dream Works (or Pixar) animations in my art because I, also, grew up watching some of those films. That is what I do, when a media is artistically appealing to me, as a tribute I will take inspiration and pieces of it to my own art but make sure to not base it fully on anything. My art really is a collection of all the art styles I like, and I feel like if lookng at them closely, you can see "cameos" of art styles from everything from Asterix comics to, say, Tim Burton characters.

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated Everything? :DDDDDDD No but, every single piece that makes me go "OMG THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING I'VE EVER DRAWN" and which always gets the most quiet response ever. Those I feel are the most underrated pieces. Often the ones that get the most feedback or notes/likes are the ones that make me ask "but why this? what's so special about this? " and I never get any answers.

Anyway, as of today, I still think this is the most underrated piece what I have drawn. I'm still so proud of this, the puns(?), and how much there is going on, and how no one can tell what my original idea was. Even I can't tell, because I'm not sure. It can be interpreted in so many ways, and I like each of them.

THANK YOU SO MUCH it was so much fun to answer to these!!! /gen I hope you also have fun reading these :D

#fichtfoxfuchs #ask games #mcrmadness draws

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sualne · 10 months

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been looking for jobs for three years and in the past two months ish I’ve gotten for the first time my first job interview and for a different job my first job essay.

(I did have an actual job as a comic colorist for like six months but nobody around me considered it a Real Job so I feel like I just never have a job even though I very much did.)

and each time, during the interview where I know realise I was kind of being explained the whole time why I wouldn’t get the job and at the end of the essay(which might not be the right word, like a day we’re your try out the job to see if you can do it) one of the reasons given why I wouldn’t be taken it was ‘we need people who can smile’.

(there were actual argument like being ‘too introverted’ and ‘not dynamic enough’. That last one is funny because i had another ‘almost pass out for no reasons’ moment right for break time (genuinely perfect timing) during the essay and while I was cold sweating and going blind on the bathroom floor I realised, if anyone ever know I have health issues I will never get a job. So being told I wasn’t dynamic enough a fourty something minutes later was straight up comedic).

Back to the smiling, my entire life since I was a literal baby I’ve been told I wasn’t expressing the Right Way. ‘If you feel a specific way you Have to emote this specific way, act this specific way and not do anything else otherwise you’re not actually feeling what you say you’re feeling, it means you’re actually lying, faking it or don’t know what you’re actually feeling because your not showing it the Right Way’ and obviously I’ve dismissed this my entire life because I was sure it was obvious and everyone knew that everyone exist differently and people don’t act the same. I kind of assume everyone that ever bothered me about it was some flavor of 1 having a day and decided to being weird about it to me or anyone else that was also not existing the correct way. 2 just kind of an asshole and therefor they’re opinion didn’t matter. 3 just kind of strange about thing and so be it, ´not my problem tho’ I thought.

But seeing how it’s an actual argument people have use twice now to refuse me a job I’m kind of being thinking, it might actually, for real, be a thing people actually are worried about, actually. Which is wild, but also make sense because people have very much for my whole life, to me and to a ton of strangers, made comments on folks not existing the proper way. Like how in horror someone being slightly off, slightly wrong, a little bit not how it usual should be is the trope of all time. And I love this trope, someone who’s voice is in differed from how they mouth work, someone who seems to not walk directly on the floor but just slightly above it. It’s fun and interesting.

Anyway, real life stuff, being told I’m not smiling enough is wild, like yeah I don’t smile much at all that’s a fact, and both job were about interacting with people and every time you go to a restaurant you’ll ear someone saying out of nowhere mean thing about people who work there. Insane things like ‘I don’t like the way they’re standing’ and over analysing someone expression and body languages when they’re literally just doing their job.

This post is kind of a mess but I had a point which was, I don’t understand people and why are so many mean for no reasons but I wanted it to sound less like a kid complaining and be more verbose about it.

And (this isn’t over yet) I did force myself to smile, like I very much did, I tried my best to be as pleasant and polite as possible. And being told again, this isn’t enough, just suck. Like I have to mask and hide and deal with so much I kind of expected that of all thing I was allowed to keep my face. Like people have bothered me about it my entire life and I’ve dismissed it my entire life because it just did not make sense and I couldn’t make it make sense(still can’t). But I’m genuinely at lost at what to do about it, if apparently I also have to change my face to get a job, that I need to exist the correct way in order to have the damn job in order to exist at all is all so, Not Good.

#long post #Im not proof reading this becaus I’ll miss typos either way but yeah been having a bit of a I guess more A Confusion rather than a crisis #but like. yeah. confusion yknow. sending resume all the time. rarely every getting a response and when you do it’s a automotic ‘you’re not #profile we want’ or ‘the employer has move on in the process’ of whatever. so the two time I actually got as for as actually going to #places to talk to people feels both like a huge progress and ?? adjective for what in the world can I do about all this #and like I said i did have a job and k was so happy because it was working on comic and I was ‘oh I’m doing my dream job I’m doing it’ but I #haven’t been able to find anything since. and no one think of it as an actual job and people keep treating my like an helpless child. like #I’ve been told I’m not allowed to stay home alone for a few days even though I’m 23 so I just. wtf at this point yknow.#edit: hehhhh fuck it let’s make this reblogable. his do talk deal with The Everrginf actually. I’d like to ear about it. nothing I can do #how do y’all deal with The Everything***#but keep sending resumes and wait.

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distort-opia · 2 years

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do u have any theories about the man who stopped laughing? rn I'm thinking someone wants batman or/and others to leave gotham unattended and find the clown, and perhaps he'll team up with everyone in the final scenes during that speech (Jason, harley, etc) or with the other joker (if that's the real one..?) idk v excited tho!

Wouldn't call them outright theories, but I do have some interpretations and ideas regarding where the plot might go. When it comes to the fact we've got two Jokers, I have basically three lines of thought, but I am praying to the comic book gods it's either the second, or a combination of the first two. Not the third one.

Since this is all full of spoilers for The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1, I'm putting everything under the cut!

I'll start with my thoughts regarding the two Jokers' identities, and speculate a bit about plot directions at the end.

1) One of the two Jokers is a clone

Why? Because of Joker (2021) and the whole cloning facility thing, that's revealed in #9.

They say that Joker's genetic material is too damaged, but it might be a red herring. Joker seems quite pissed off that they've tried to clone him, too -- so this would suggest conflict between a Joker clone and the original Joker from the start. Clearly, Joker hates this idea, so maybe a clone did survive. Maybe a clone tracked the original Joker down and tried to kill him, and the first issue of The Man Who Stopped Laughing has the aftermath of it... but I am still hesitant to say which is the clone, and which is the real one.

The real Joker, ever since Joker War, has been shown to have one green eye and a pink one (a fake one), since Harley shot one of them off. But in The Man Who Stopped Laughing, the Joker we see in the cover dressed in black, and the Joker we see at the end, seem to have both eyes green:

This would make sense if he was a clone, because the original eye would have just been regrown. So... maybe the Joker leaving Gotham behind and attacking is actually the real Joker.

2) One of the two Jokers is a reflection connected to Mirror Master

This is the one I think has the most merit currently, to be honest. I'm not entirely familiar with Mirror Master's powers, but it seems like he could create a mirror-dimension-version of Joker. The first thing to support this would be the cover, once again; that has our purple-clad Joker look into a mirror, and the Joker dressed in black look back with green eyes. But then, most importantly, there's the side story after the main plot ends, called "Here's Lookin' At You, Kidder!". The whole thing is clearly very meta, as it has Joker deciding that he needs to change himself in order to get someone's love.

To do that, he goes to Mirror Master, and we are shown him going through different versions of himself as shown in different media:

The Dark Knight Returns Joker, White Knight Joker, The Killing Joke Joker... Heath Ledger's Joker, Jared Leto's Joker, and then finally, Endgame Joker.

It's this black suit that he stays in. It's Endgame Joker he lands on. And pay close attention to the reflection in the mirror:

It doesn't move as Joker himself does. It watches him, and then it gets out of the mirror. It escapes. And this is what we see at the end:

The real Joker, the bloodied one, leaves with his heart broken. But the reflection, the Joker dressed in black, is getting to be with Power Girl. He gets everything the real Joker wanted.

So yeah, I do think this either is a literal clue regarding what's happening in the main story (the Joker we see at the end of #1 is Joker's twisted reflection created through Mirror Master's powers/an alternate Joker from another dimension), or a more metaphorical clue -- meant to indicate that the real Joker is losing himself due to rejection (*cough* Joker War *cough*), and a different version is taking over because he can't uphold his own identity anymore.

3) One of the two Jokers is one of the Three Jokers

I hate it. But it's a possibility, as per the existence of the nebulously-canon Batman: The Three Jokers. The comic establishes that creating a new Joker is possible. In the end, it's The Comedian who is the "true" Joker, in a sense, and the other two die, but... we don't really know when Three Jokers takes place (maybe it's much later chronologically) and we also don't know if Joker didn't just create another one of himself.

Then there's the fact Bruce has this dream, in Batman (2016) #125:

Future things to come... hm. Maybe it's connected somehow. I'm including it because it's suspicious, seeing as now we've got multiple Jokers running around in the main continuity for real. Although these three Jokers in Bruce's dream aren't dressed like the ones from Three Jokers, so maybe it's not what's going on (I say, full of hope).

Anyway, Jason will show up for sure, since this happened at the end of Task Force Z #12:

"Make myself whole for the first time." Does that mean killing Joker? If Three Jokers happened, Jason kind of already got to kill Joker at least once. Maybe it'll be something more complex this time... it'd be interesting to get Jason in the crosshairs of Joker having an identity crisis and going through a depression period. Maybe we'll get a classic situation in which Jason wants to shoot the real Joker and there's two of them, both of them pointing at each other. Or he realizes how down Joker is currently, how he's not "in on the joke" anymore, and doesn't kill him because he realizes that would put Joker out of his misery.

And I don't know about Harley, but since she was seen reacting to the speech of the pink-and-geen-eyed Joker, she might play an important role too, later on. Harley and Jason, the two people who have suffered because of Joker the most... and the two people whose identities he influenced most (Jason Todd took on Red Hood, Harleen Quinzell took on Harley Quinn). Once again, I am really interested in where this is going.

But also, I have to say, I like this idea of Joker trying to move on. It's fascinating. He's never done this before. He's never "broken up" with Gotham on purpose. Sure, he's had attacks on a massive scale in other places before, like in Joker: Last Laugh, but then it was because he thought he was dying. Now, even if this is the real Joker or not, his motivation is probably connected to Joker War, and the ending of it; Bruce leaving him behind strapped to the bomb, to save Harley.

"It's time for me to move on," he says. Let Batman deal with other villains.

"...Except Gotham. I don't give a shit about them."

This does seem like he's telling us much more than he's actually saying. "A new era is upon us. A safer, more secure, funnier era," he says as we are shown the other Joker in the black suit. It's as if we're told this Joker thinks he's improving the Joker "brand". He's being a better Joker. He's doing the things the previous Joker could not do, and that is... moving on.

Idk. Obviously this is just my wild speculation, but if any of this turns out to be true, I love the idea of Joker having to wrestle his identity back from a version of himself (a clone or a reflection, it doesn't matter) that managed to free himself from Gotham, and from Batman. Would the original learn from it, or would he just return to Gotham? Is Bruce going to show up? Will he try to track Joker down? Will Joker ever laugh again, and will it be triggered by Batman himself, like in TWOJAR?

Many questions, hah. Either way, these are my thoughts so far! I'm enjoying the potential of what this could be, but I'm keeping my expectations low. DC could still fuck it up and go in an entirely different way. We'll have to see next month! I'm kinda excited too, ngl.

#asks #batman #joker: the man who stopped laughing #jason todd #harley quinn #joker #joker meta #my meta #comic spoilers

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shrinkthisviolet · 4 months

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hellooooo, A, C and T for the ask game please :)

A: Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

Oooh ok ok well, to start off with romantic:

Westallen, Snowest, Barrisco, Westhallen, Barriscowest, Snowstorm, Percabeth, Kataang, Maiko, Bumizumi, Shirbert, Samguel, Torisha, Narumitsu/Wrightworth, Franmaya, Klapollo, Junithena, Tedbecca, Roykeeley, Finnrey, Finnpoe, Reyrose, Jedistormpilot, ElizaDarcy (idk their ship name 😅), Kathony, Lukemara, Hanleia, PeterMJ/Spideychelle, Parksbornson

Keep in mind that these aren't all the ships I like, just the ones I love! Ex: Snowestallen is a cute ship, but it's a "like" ship, not a "love" ship. And these can always change tbh (they have, over the years), though usually this is what they are

Now for platonic (and I'm including brotps of my own making because I make the rules). Somewhat ranked but also not really:

Barry & Morgan (ofc), Jesse & Morgan, Lucy & Luke, Tina & Morgan, Lucy & Astra, Team Flash (Barry, Cisco, Caitlin, Iris, + Harry when he’s around), Barry & Cisco, Original Quartet (Luke, Leia, Han, Lucy), the Gaang (Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Zuko, Suki), Iroh & Zuko, Izumi & Zuko, Izumi & Mai & Zuko, Bumi & Aang & Katara, Caitlin & Morgan, Morgan & Cisco, Rey & Luke, Sam & Tory & Aisha, Sam & Robby, Daniel & Johnny (when they’re not being idiots), Amanda & Carmen, Anne & Diana, Anne & Josephine Barry, Peter & Ned & MJ, Phoenix & Maya, Apollo & Trucy, Athena & Apollo, Athena & Blackquill

There’s also Morgan & James, who are currently a ship but become platonic. Idk where to put that so I’m just making it its own category. And Morgan & Thawne are so interesting but in no way a brotp

This list isn’t exhaustive, but I got most of them, I think! It’s hard because I love so many more brotps than ships 😅

C: A ship you have never liked and probably never will

Gonna try censoring this one a little more than my previous “ships I don’t like” answer, so it hopefully doesn’t pop up in any tags…but if it does, I’ve heard putting a # in front of the search term can keep it out:

Sn0wb@rry. The origins of that ship just puts me off too much, I can’t ship it in any capacity (and tbh they both have better love interests, even if poor Caitlin doesn’t have a good love interest post-s1)

T: Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?

Doesn’t everyone? 😂 to name a few:

—Sam, Aisha, Demetri, and Eli were all childhood friends (the “Nerd Quartet”)

—Barry loves comics because of his mom, and that’s part of his motivation to be a superhero (comics canon! Headcanon in DCTV/Arrowverse)

—Ned’s the first one to figure Peter out, when they do their special handshake

—When they were supposed to be asleep, Iris used to sneak into Barry’s room, and they turned his bed into a mini pillow-fort 😂

—Barry’s Flashpoint adventure ~did~ change Caitlin’s past and give her powers—I’ll die on this hill, it’s the only way things make some amount of sense (and it’s no more ridiculous than the OTHER Flashpoint changes)

—Thawne was actually lying in s4 when he said he “hated every minute of [being Harrison Wells]”. Because literally wtf was THAT, writers??

—Maiko had two weddings: one for their close friends, and one for the Fire Nation. They were the first of the Gaang to get married…though they didn’t have Izumi until after Kataang got married. They wanted most of the “so, when are you having kids?” bs to die down first

—Lando introduced Luke (and Lucy) to hot chocolate, and Luke and Lucy love it 💞 (Legends canon I believe…tho ofc not Lucy since she’s not canon. In proper canon tho, this is just a headcanon)

—Barry makes the best hot chocolate ever

—Iris can bake better than she cooks…tho she gets easily distracted, hence the burnt/lumpy pancakes sometimes 😅 still, I gotta believe someone brownie-obsessed can make good brownies

—Finn is a legend among his former stormtroopers…as an enemy to some, as an inspiration to others

That’s all I can think of off the top of my head, tho there might be more!

ask game!

#i would’ve also put savitar & morgan but that would make no sense to anyone but me 😅#ask game

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galaxae · 9 months

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hi adrian :3 🔎📄and 🤬 for the ask game mwah ily

mwahhh ly2 thankyou for the ask for real

(my lovely mutual green is referencing this post here)

🔍Give a clue (a picture, emoji, a word, etc) and let your followers guess what a WIP is about.

hmm which wip to do... ok no i got it i'm gonna do a quote. the quote is not actually in the story but it's a shorthand thematic description i use

"never give nukes to a teenager"

🤬Is there a WIP that you hate?

i don't really *hate* any of my creations. they're all very special to me! that said, honestly, the one i like the least right now is my short story "one good day" about a lesbian supervillain, her backstory, and her "redemption" if you want to call it that. i havent touched that story in a while because i wrote it when i was in a very dark place (last october-ish?) and my writing class' reaction to it was mixed, which makes sense obviously it's a first draft, but i was still hurt bc i was in a sensitive spot emotionally. my professor really liked my revisions of it for the end of the semester, but still. i'll return to it when i've healed more from my parents' bullshit, maybe. that story very much explores a toxic, complicated parent-child relationship in depth and idk how much i can handle that right now!

📝Share a snippet of an unposted WIP, with or without context.

oh naur not this one....... i suppose i will tho. putting this one last so i can do a readmore. enjoy

There’s a name that haunts me. Azalea.

I heard it once, years ago, while my dad was talking about a family friend. That name has lingered like a ghost behind me ever since. Sometimes, it tugs on my shoulders, or says something in my ear that I can’t make out, or clings to my back like a desperate child. I’ll be in the middle of something — a meeting at work, a drawing, my boss calling me into his office — something important, something I need to give my full attention — and I struggle, already, with paying attention to things — and Azalea makes it worse. Azalea, Azalea, Azalea.

The same name as a genus of flowers, or the common name for that genus, at least, because Rhododendron is more likely to make your eyes glaze over when you read it. That one wouldn’t make a great human name. They’re pretty, used widely in decorations for people’s lawns, so much so that it’s hard to find info about how they actually originated and evolved, or what purpose they serve in the natural environment, separate from humans. And insects thrive in their presence. But they are toxic, highly toxic for humans. Even for frogs, too. Dangerous, angry, and deadly, but still so beloved by everyone, somehow.

I don’t even remember anything about the family friend my dad mentioned. He hasn’t brought her up in years. But Azalea, not the person, but the name, she is still there. Pulling at my hair from behind, shaking me awake from a drunk stupor, poking and prodding me. I wanted her to go away at first. I don’t know why she’s there or what she wants from me. But she’s around, either way. She has been for years, maybe a decade or longer. I’ve grown accustomed to it.

The last thing I remember is this. A white blur in front of my windshield. A steering wheel in my hand, shifting of its own accord, its cold fake leather running through my palms. A skid. A voice, possibly mine, saying, “Oh god!” A loud crack. Then, silence. Silence, save for Azalea’s frantic whispers.

And now I'm here.

This is some imitation of the bedroom of my childhood. The one I stay in now, too, of course — I'm not going to deny that I moved back in with my dad. But this one looks like it did when I was young: a mattress that could soak me up like a towel on a spill if I wanted it to. A stripe of frog and swamp wallpaper across the wall opposite me, surrounded by those animal fun fact posters, with a few comic posters scattered through those. A tall dresser in the corner, the old one my dad grabbed from a yard sale, that looks like it survived an apocalypse or something.

I sit up. I try to sit up. My hands feel like static. When they push me up, everything blurs.

I really miss that frog wallpaper.

My sight evens out pretty quickly. Looking at the posters again, now that my eyes are more on their level, they look torn. Some corners are missing. The words on them are made of symbols I don't recognize, maybe another language, maybe Samoan. I know that’s the language of half of my blood. Does Samoan use different symbols than English? I don't actually know. I kind of wish I did.

The posters switch places with each other. They cover and uncover the frogs. There are more of the posters and then less of them. My head hurts all of a sudden.

My nightstand, down and to my left, could be a saving grace, something that doesn't hurt to look at. That plain, dark wood, with the alarm clock on it that didn't work (my dad always had to wake me up himself, even when I was a teenager). Usually it was covered in pencils, sticky notes full of my sketches, empty wrappers, dirty plates, the original nightstand mostly obscured. When I look this time, the only thing atop it is a piece of paper. I reach for it.

Dear Carter Gaumond,

We regret to inform you that as of Monday, October 28, you will no longer be employed wi

The paper dissolves in my hands. Crumbling to dust. That poor stranger. This guy got fired.

Oh, no. Hold on. That guy is me. That's my name.

I'd almost forgotten.

That was four months ago, I think, this letter in the mail. And now I'm here, wherever I am. Feeling like I'm about to throw up.

i'd love to give context if anyone wants it but that right there is a revision of my novel's first draft that i wrote in 2020, unsure if or when i will publish it but yknow, it's there

#adrian posts #ocs tag

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yaraaflor · 11 months

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12 + 21 for the ask game? (or just pick one of them if you’d rather)

omg so sorry just saw this!! thank u!! you didnt specify a fandom but i'm assuming you're asking about comics/dc (even tho i've been in major stranger things + asoiaf mode lately)

also put in page break bc my answer for 12 accidentally got too long sorry lol

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

i mean. my girl. helena bertinelli. she's not unpopular in the sense that she's like widely disliked but she does just get forgotten about a lot, esp by batfam stans. and it sucks!! bc she's a majorly compelling character!! and has been around a lot longer than other characters in the batfam!! she's complicated and morally gray sometimes but also sympathetic and genuine and majorly badass. she deserves so much more cred than she gets, esp on tumblr.

i've seen other people (helena stans) make this point before but the thing about helena is she really is the character that fanon jason stans think he is. like... she's a child of gotham who suffered from major trauma and has seen firsthand the danger of organized crime. she's taught herself to fight so she can both protect people and take revenge on those who harmed her and her loved ones. she has a temper and a capacity for extreme violence, and she's not afraid to hold back, but she can control herself and doesn't hurt innocent people. she's willing to kill, but not indiscriminately, in fact she's often held herself in check bc she knows she shouldn't play executioner for everyone. she will do permanent damage if she needs to but she's not like meaninglessly vicious (no bags full of severed heads from her). and she is super protective of the people of gotham (no man's land), women and children in particular.

and it also feels like she gets shunted aside from the batfam bc she's not truly "one of them" in fandom's eyes, but that is bullshit imo. yeah, she's had major disagreements with them, esp bruce, but they're also perfectly capable of working together and have respect for each others' skills. she has a complicated relationship but she's been an important part of the gotham vigilante community since the early 90s. and i feel like helena gets excluded for reasons that don't seem to apply to jason, or stephanie! she has a lot of common with stephanie. like... outsider vigilante working on their own at first. complicated relationship with bruce in particular. neither of them would ever call bruce their dad, bc he's not, but he does play a certain mentor/father-esque figure in their lives that they can project their daddy/authority issues on (which, i mean he does make it easy for them by being a huge asshole lol). her talents are sometimes dismissed by bruce the same ways steph's have been. steph basically browbeat damian into having an younger-sibling type relationship with her; tim did the same to helena, except he was the younger sibling lol. i've said it before and i've said it again, her relationship with tim is HIGHLY underrated. and like steph and tim, helena has had a romantic relationship with a batkid- dick- that has been complicated at best, but there's still mutual respect there. (tbh i think dickhelena is way more interesting than a lot of other ships, including dickb*bs, but that's a story for another post).

and yea this basically turned into a long thesis as to why helena deserves to be a bigger batfam member lol. but it's true!! she's so fascinating and cool and has been given the shaft way too much (esp in n52, when they randomly made her a spy...) plus one of my fave things about her is her love for teaching. most gotham vigilantes don't have day jobs bc, who has the time, but helena really loves being a teacher and cares about the kids she teaches a lot. she is directly a part of the gotham city community that way and i think it's a very important aspect of keeping her grounded and happy. it makes her unique. we've gotten a little bit more helena content in the past year or two but i always want more!! i want to see her interact with other batfam members more too, like damian, duke, kate, cass... dc give her more respect!!!!

21. part of canon you think is overhyped

just accidentally ranted so gonna keep this short lol. i hate the court/parliament of owls storylines literally sooooo much and i esp hate the fascination with talon dick. i literally will not consume any content related to that. i'm sure i've posted my reasons before (like years ago) but i think it's a stupid and somewhat offensive concept.

#ask #ask game #anon #thank u for asking!!#helena bertinelli #batfam #my post

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yoiku · 1 year

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Just feeling like unpacking and sorting out some thoughts on this wonderfully rainy morning (begone, roadside dust!!)

Now, I've always been the type to post new art the moment it's done. Posting stuff only on Patreon has still proven easier than I expected. Perhaps since i am still posting stuff -somewhere- it doesn't feel as weird, even though I do miss the interaction from posting on socials. But that'll be back once I have a buffer big enough to keep Patreon relevant. It's also getting easier on letting posting on social wait as time goes by, lol. Actually thought that what if I make the publish gap with the comic even bigger, like several months between Patreon/other sites. But aaaah, I really do want to get it out. It might create more of a gap with time anyway. And the best way to get new people interested in my Patreon is to have interesting stuff out there in the wild. And I'll be honest, it feels validating af to see even a few people willing to spend money to access my Patreon.

It's still conflicting sometimes, because I would really want to keep my stuff available to everyone without paywalls. Art in general is meant to be shared and should be accessible to everyone, this is something I feel on a larger scale. Things like commissioned, unique pieces are luxurious though. They are after all often personal as well. Artists don't live on grants and stipends, hell, even those are usually available for artists who have already made a name for themselves on a larger scale/are well connected. Majority I know struggle with part time jobs, unemployment, studying or are disabled, barely scraping by what they can get in terms of welfare etc. I'm no different. I'm on welfare due to health reasons + in debt, so basically I don't have any "extra" money at the end of each month left for nice things™. And if I do, it usually goes to paying a larger portion of debt away. Sometimes I spend and always regret it later, lol. But if you -never- get to treat yourself even a little, life starts to feel quite depressing. I know so many people are in the same kind of position, where it's just not possible to pay for more than 1-2 subscription services monthly, or none. So having my art behind a Patreon paywall of any kind feels bad, knowing I would likely not be able to afford it myself, lol. Will it ever be easy to combine the thought of art + money without having dreadful crapitalism thoughts creep in? Probably not.

I still want to do my best to pick up some commissions as well, I need to create some sort of hidden stash of money now that I have the cat. Because when (inevitably at some point) a trip to the vet happens, that's going to be at least a hundo no matter what. And when the last trip to the vet arrives, that's gonna be closer to 300-400 with all the cheapest options. (hopefully not anytime soon, but something i have to take into account) I am currently working on a painting comm and might have another one coming up as well, which is giving me much joy. Watercolours are a lot of work, but they're less taxing in the sense that there's only so much detail you can do compared to digital, and tradi allows the happy little accidents with the medium. So it's easier to feel like I did my best wihtout having the thought "ah... i should've kept fixing it"(without asking for more money bc I gotta do better ad infinitum) So I'm really happy peeps have shown interest in tradi comms, even though I'm not very well versed in techniques with those. Learning tho!

My head's been in a relatively good place for a good while now, all things considered. But I have to pull the brakes on myself every now and then because I know it only takes one hard hit in the old mental health for all of it going to shit in the blink of an eye. So I'm trying to tread carefully, prep and plan while keeping the bar set low enough.

Mom has moved to hospice care, which also means that getting the phonecall about her passing can also be any day now. I feel like I've made my peace with it, but even if it doesn't initially hit hard, I'm pretty sure it will bring some mental struggle later. And there will be the whole episode of handling her stuff afterwards. Thankfully there won't be any wealth to distribute, so likely all the mandatory/legal expenses will be handled by welfare. How dreadful that even in that, money is the first thing to have to worry about, huh.

At least the sun has returned from the winter jail, bright days lighten the mind.

#behind a cut just because i think it might get long #shut up yoi #mostly just art thoughts #some mom updates at the end

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black-arms-hivemind · 2 years

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This is a threat, send me all your Darms lore from canon and TEoS (and send pics so I can look at they)

Okay okay so!!!

Canonically they don't have official genders or sexes, I don't think they're ever referred to with any gender related pronouns, but in my lore they're all AMAB, but every single one of them except for Blurk turned out to Not Be Cis, with Cyzer being non-binary while Cregal and Rhygenta are trans girls.

They're wisps that were genetically modified with Black Arms DNA by Eclipse when they were still in their eggs - there were originally a lot more of them, as shown in Shadow Fall, but when Eclipse’s escape pod crashed on Angel Island, a lot of them sadly didn't make it, leaving just the four we know and love.

This is the first time we see them fully revealed in the comic. Did you know that I used to constantly get Cyzer and Cregal mixed up? The two are rather similar and have a shared character trope of "siblings that fight", so let me say that Cyzer is the cyan one, amd Cregal is the red one.

Each of their names are a combo of two different words that describe them in each way, one word being their color, while the other one is just something that's relevant to that Darm specifically in some way

Cyzer (I pronounce it "Ky-zer", yes even tho Cyan has a soft C) = Cyan + Lazer (their ability)

Cregal (I pronounce it "Kre-gul") = Crimson + Eagle (a reference to her ability - which is to give whoever uses them wings to fly with)

Rhygenta (I pronounce it "Re-jen-tah") = Magenta + Rhythm (She's special in the fact that "Magenta" ALSO refers to the type of wisp she is/was originally, and also while in a meta sense, "Rhythm" is a reference to it's ability, since Eclipse didn't know Rhy's ability at the time, it's probably story-wise referencing how they resemble a eighth note in shape)

Blurk (i pronounce it "Bl-urk", that one's a given) = Blue + Lurk (I'm not actually sure how this one relates to him? I figure Eclipse just picked a word that sounded cool for that one. Blurk's ability is to make the person who uses him invincible for a brief amount of time)

Admittedly, Blurk, Cyzer and Cregal in canon are just kinda There. Like yes, they're cute, amd are great companions and "minions" for Eclipse, but they don't have a ton of character beyond a few traits. Cregal and Cyzer are messy, they fight, and give off a vibe of general cockiness, and Blurk is also messy (even more so), grumpy amd one can infer from him apparently needing to be reminded to chew his food - impatient.

Rhygenta on the other hand, has more going on. This first apparence of her and her siblings already sets the tone for the whole ass character arc she gets throughout the Total Eclipse storyline. Eclipse says that while she is well behaved, they don't seem to have any powers.

Rhy's arc is very much a side-plot thing, but there's enough there that it's pretty easy to see why it's the fan favorite among her and her siblings.

We don't see them again until the next issue of the arc, as Eclipse has gone out on their own to hopefully get food, and maybe try again to convert Shadow who knows-

But, ignoring the source pronouns used for Eclipse, here is when the Dark Arms first fully realize the situation they're in, and immediately get an antagonistic view of Team Dark & Friends, obviously pretty pissed off/concerned that these strange people want to harm their caretaker. But for now they're left to let these feelings fester while Eclipse is out fighting.

Take note of each expression in the second panel- Blurk, Cyzer and Cregal are visibly angry, ready to fight, while Rhygenta is scared and worried. Though no words are used to convey it, this is another building block of Rhy's arc.

Once again we're made to wait until the next issue to see these four again, but when we do see them once more - Eclipse has returned to them, amd they make their yearning to join Eclipse in their fight against the heroes known, with Cregal once again being the first one to speak - what a talkative gal! Eclipse is doubtful, not wanting them to get hurt, but agrees to it, which excites them - and probably the reader too, as we're about to get a lot more Darms action!

In a confrontation with Rouge, Relic, Omega and Fixit (Oh. And Julian too. He's our fucker to hate this arc since Death is dead), Eclipse uses a variety of Dark Arms abilities to render them unable to stop them as they take the Master Emerald. Take note of how everyone gets to show off their power - except for Rhygenta. Again, a non-verbal (or non-dialouge-bal?) detail to further along her arc. A lot of her arc is like that, and I find it pretty unique! It's a subtle little B-plot that you more pick up on re-reads rather than your first time through.

Since this post is getting rather long, let me skip to the end of the arc, when the climax of Rhy's arc happens

In the midst of trouble, Eclipse once again calls upon all the Dark Arms, except for Rhygenta. Blurk, Cyzer and Cregal quickly become tired and unable to fight, amd all hope seems lost - until Rhy steps in and reveals that, despite what Eclipse had thought, she is in fact the strongest of all the Dark Arms, blasting Knuckles and Shadow away with a Sonic Boom, giving Eclipse and the others enough time to escape out of the situation alive and well.

That's all for canon lore, and also for the images, as I've reached Tumblr's image limit 😔

BUT

The Era of Shadow is essentially a sequel to this arc, taking place a few years later.

The Dark Arms, while still being kids obviously, have grown a good bit, taking the initiative to learn Hi-Bloosiæne (Blarms language) & English in order to communicate with more of their brethren than just Eclipse. Rhygenta in particular has taken an interest in genetic engineering just like Eclipse, and after doing a ton of research on it's own and with Eclipse, created her and their siblings darkling bodies to inhabit and pilot in order to both feel closer to Eclipse and the other Black Arms once they meet them, and to better be able to present their gender identities. These bodies are able to shapeshift just like regular Blarms, and basically work like bio-mech suits.

While Rhygenta is obviously the most book-smart of the four, none of them are necessarily dumb, and work together with Eclipse and each other very well.

But yeah, that's all really. Might reblog this w/ the darkling suits if I get around to drawing them

#dreamcast popstar #long post #undescribed #hive rose red #hive replies

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saewokhrisz · 1 year

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Genji is absolutly one of my most favorite characters (Not to play but for his lore and how the fandom treats him (And by fandom I don't mean the people who play the game I mean the artists and fanfic writers and all that)) and I just flat out LOVE your account for everything Genji genuinely-- Like I don't have the time to scroll through your account to retweet ALL of your genji art (And just all of your art in general) but if I did I would! Do you like fanfics?? Or write any? I love reading fanfics I wish there were more Genji centric ones Also do you think you will ever make any Remji angst posts I love my boys I wanna see them sad <3

big felt i cant play him for shit i only play with him when we're fucking around in deathmatch with my friends, but he is my baby fr :((

also dont worry cuz sadly i dont have that much genji content just yet, im really into moicy so most of my prior ow stuff would be moira and mercy centric LMAO, BUT ive been having many new genji ideas so def gonna bring new art of him (and ram)

i love fanfics !!! if its a ship im really into i will go insane and read so many fics (read like 4-5 200k+ word moicy and tartali fics, even read one with 1mil wordcount...yeah...) sadly i dont write tho, i always thought of trying to write, esp since im super picky and critical with writing styles, but i never do cuz i dont consider myself a good writer (wrote a few short comics and dialogue but thats it lol)

and perhaps !!! i LOVE angst and i think these two have great angst or tension potential so, who knows, tho rn im still like exploring what i could bring out of their ship cuz its one thing i love seeing them interact, but another to try to actually make it make sense lifting from canon material

#thank you for the ask !#asks

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Hello!

I've been using tumblr for a long time, but only recently I've felt confident enough in my english to actually try to join communities and make friends.

A little introduction... That is actually kinda really long and I’m not gonna subject y’all to it unless you want to, so here’s the tldr:

I’m an acearo, bi, cis girl (🇺🇸 she/her — 🇧🇷 ela/a).

White latina from Brazil.

I’m disabled and neurodivergent

I love sitcoms, comedy is my fav genre of fiction

and cats

and The Sims

and Turma da Mônica

and hairstyling, braids, make up

and Jane Austen

and Taylor Swift

If you like any of it, follow me!! I’ll definetely follow back. If your curious, read bellow.

I’m a 23 year old college student who is majoring in History. I’m kind of a huge nerd, I love subjects like History (duh), Literature, Politics, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, but also Comedy (i find fascinating to analyze it, even if that kinda defeats the purpose, sue me). I kinda only watch sitcoms, actually, maybe because of how obsessed I am with the genre (more on that later).

Being Brazilian I may reblog/talk about Brazillian issues/stuff and most definetely will reblog things about Turma da Mônica (brazil’s most beloved comic book series that shaped the childhood’s of at least 3 generations now since the 60s/70s), my longest autistic special interest. Oh, yeah, I’m also neurodivergent, AuDHD and also have persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia gang rise up! or dont, ik its hard and tiresome) and fibromyalgia.

Another special interest I’m unhinged about is The Sims, I use Tumblr mostly bc of it, so I’ll definitely reblog stuff about it, maybe if everythings works out I will even create a side simblr, who knows. I love historic/fantasy gameplay, would be cool to share with people.

Idk if its a SI or just regular cat owner thing, but I’m definitely obsessed with these little guys. Speaking of cat lover, I love Taylor Swift. Like, I’m very casual about most music I consume, but she is the exception, I just... feel SO MUCH with her songs. Idk, idk... She also makes me feel things on a sapphic way, though I’m no g*ylor or hetl*r (rlly dont care about who she dates, just here for the art). But not in a wow I wanna bang this celebrity I have a crush on, cuz I dont wanna bang no one, cuz I’m acearo. Just, dont swing that way (or any way, really /hj cuz i'm actually gray-bi-romantic but its very rare, so i'm usually not swinging at all lmao).

I really like to read, but it has been tough to keep the habit with depression and disabled adult life knocking at my door and kicking my ass... currently I’m finishing reading all Jane Austen’s work (i love her sense of humor and analyses of human psychology) in portuguese, but I plan to eventually read the original stuff in english. I just really love stories and storytelling as an art form, maybe that’s why I love to write. I’m obsessed with fanfictions, actually, been writing since I was 11, never anything in english, but who knows, actually creating and participating in tumblr may be the first step. I mostly write about tv shows I’m obsessed about (though I did write some Turma da Mônica Jovem fanfiction...... thank god I deleted, it was terrible, tho in my defense I was still a preteen) and I mostly watch sitcoms so.... About that...

My favorite sitcom ever is probably How I Met Your Mother (it was literally what i needed when i was going through a really rough patch) and BoJack Horseman (yes, cartoon sitcoms totally count, shut up). I’d say my first sitcom love was The Simpsons, my biodad had a lot of dvds and tapes from the golden seasons and the fondest memories of my childhood were us watching together and laughing like two idiots. My first fandom was iCarly (i was a preteen okay), but I wasnt a big fan of the revival/reboot (yes I was team seddie, no it has nothing to do with it, I gave it a shot, but just didnt vibe with it). I also love The Office, That 70′s Show, Never Have I Ever, Community, Our Flag Means Death, The Sex Lifes of College Girls, One Day at a Time and The Good Place.

I’m pretty sure the only other shows that I got obsessed with that weren’t sitcoms were Once Upon a Time and Lucifer, two shows that were quite humorous with its wacky premises (fairytales in real life???? the devil taking a vacation in LA??? i mean, c’mon!!). I’m loving the Percy Jackson disney adaptation, it was my favorite YA book series and it always bummed me that the movie adaptation was so terrible, I'm glad we finally have a great adaptation and can't wait for more seasons to come!!!

I’m very talkative (you dont say?? 😮 /s) and a total extroverted that really loves to make friends, but my communication difficulties really do shine on long distance conversation... be phone calls, video calls, emails, text messages etc... So, although I’d love if you shoot me a message, bc I love to make friends, I also am not the best texter, so dont expect someone who always immediately answers you right back cuz they are online — please dont take it personal, it has nothing to do with who is messaging me and everything to do with my disability mkay? And yes, I am trying to work this shit out in therapy, but you know... growth aint linear. When shit hits the fan, the first thing that I lose is the ability to answer text messages 😭 idk i just stare at them, they stare at me, i combust and die, the end.

Dont know how to end this text, so, I’ll just show a pic of my cat, cuz shes everything. Bye!!

#introductory post #self introduction #introducing myself #new to tumblr #first post #taylor swift fandom #swifties #sitcom #cats #alfafa my princess #fafázinha linda

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So totally random, and okay if you don’t think of this character in this way, but do you think it’s at all a part of karkat’s character that he tends to like people more than they like him? Maybe this is just a like hobbled together reading of his character since I haven’t read all of homestuck, but it seems to be a thing in terms of the triangle between him and Dave and Terezi, But also it’s just post-scratch (and maybe a little before it) I feel like sollux’s primary relationships became feferi and Arcadia, and I don’t think their relationship gets really revisited. I know you mentioned before that like oh karkat is kinda obsessed with sollux, but like if they were to have drifted apart what do you think karkat and solluxs feelings towards each other would be in that scenario and do you think they blame themselves or other people from maybe getting the way of their relationship/friendship(?).

Also I think you’d like the song internet baby (interlude) by pinkpantheress it gives me vibes that it’s like about gamzee but idk if the pov character is like sollux or karkat or someone else.

i loooooveee when you guys tee me up to riff on character dynamics i've just made up in my head lol its very fun for me

but fr i mean (hopefully) you know this but i've only read hs act 5 so anything i'm saying about any character ever is me talking about what i remember of act 5, context ive picked up from fandom and the hsmtw podcast, and stuff i read in fanfiction. and as far as fanfiction goes i tend to read non-sgrub alternia aus pretty exclusively and that is like. the dynamic that i am primarily interested in. so yk take anything im saying abt any character in comic canon w a hymalayan salt lamp's worth of salt

anywayyyyy all that being said i actually kind of see it the other way around? in that karkat's self-loathing really gets in the way of him understanding the extent to which people care about him. i think he's somebody who gets so wrapped up in trying to justify other people's affection for him that it causes people to get fed up and move on waiting for him to decide if he thinks he deserves to be loved

i do not recall saying i think karkat is obsessed w sollux? altho totally possible i did lmfao. i agree canon doesn't leave much room for them to be together (and i dont think that was ever like. an intended reading of act 5 to be perfectly honest lol) and to me i see it as like i think it's very easy for them to drift apart given their deep-seated insecurities. karkat definitely always blames himself for everything even when its not deserved or productive tho and i think if sollux is angry he's fine to let that happen to avoid having a difficult conversation

like i know i say this all the time but for me it all comes back to that sollux is like. societally and narratively an object and so everything he does is steeped in resentment for the fact that it's completely irrelevant vs his utility as a straight up battery. and karkat is kind of in the opposite position where societally he is considered completely useless and marked for death so he feels this overwhelming urge to make himself useful in some sense to try and prove that he has any worth at all. and i think this opposing dichotomy is interesting in that it creates two people who have on the surface similar anxieties that manifest in functionally opposite directions and then on top of all that they r still besties and can't fully extricate themselves from each other even though they r continually talking past each other

and thanks for the song rec! very fun song i could see it being from gamzee's perspective abt karkat for sure lol

#i thiiiiink i addressed all ur points? let me know if i missed something haha #asks #anonymous #allegory of the hive #long post #god this got so long sorry lol

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Okay, so I’m gonna talk about the Director’s Cut of the Daredevil movie cos it’s late and I’ve had a day or so to digest it. A caveat: It’s been a solid few years since I saw the theatrical cut on a cable channel and I was only half paying attention cos I tend to multitask while I’m watching things lmao. I didn’t muti-task while I was watching the Director’s Cut cos I was watching it on my laptop having rented it via itunes. Putting it under a cut cos idek how many people are gonna actually give a shit about a frankly mid (but by no way as terrible as its reputation) pre-MCU Marvel movie.

We’re gonna start out on positive notes, because there were quite a few little details that I liked:

— Highest regard goes to his eyes, because, as I noted on my head canon page, it’s a little too much suspension of disbelief to portray Matt with absolutely zero lasting visible damage to Matt’s eyes. Loved to see that he had cataracts and scarring around them.

— His costume was also much closer to how it looks in the comics and made sense. I liked that you could see how it would come off, like it’s believable, right? Now I understand the logic in the TV series version and that even though it looks like heavy armour (lmao I hear it actually was from some interviews with Charlie but I digress) it wasn’t because the material is special or whatever. Fine. I’ll take it. I’m very easy when it comes to in-universe explanations, you know? Aesthetically, tho, I kinda like the movie version a bit better.

— The little details were nice, too, the way he stored money, labeled his clothing and other things, even his collection of pain killers. The stuff matters and I’m a sucker for that shit. Hell, I even liked the fact that he seemed to use music to drown out the constant background noise (though the music choice was wild and I’m pressing ‘x’ to doubt that one).

— The banter with Foggy was good. It felt like they were friends and knew each other very well. No notes, aside from the fact that he didn’t seem to know he was Daredevil and yet did know about his powers to at least some degree. I know it’s not natural to put two and two together obviously, but it’s still puzzling to me. However, I’m not sure how long Matt hid it from Foggy in the comics and the confusion might be on me being a more aware of the TV series canon.

— He’s making a meal of the every fucking scene he’s in, but I gotta say, I loved Colin Farrel’s completely unhinged Bullseye. The amount of times I scream laughed at his nonsense is mortifying. I have so many question about his...head thing. Like is it scarification? Is it some kind of super unsubtle mutation to signify his otherworldly ability to aim and hit with dead accuracy? Very strange costume design there.

— The fight scenes were real nice. I still say every other fight scene ever will pale to the Daredevil TV series’ once a season big show stopper fight sequences, but they were quite good. The acrobatics were quite pleasing, even if they were vaguely uncanny. I can’t tell if Affleck’s stunt double(s?) were just very talented or if there was a little cgi happening there. Maybe a bit of both? Idek, I should have checked if there was any behind the scene featurettes included with the rental.

— There were some really interesting visuals. Like the one where he’s listening to that woman being attacked while about to turn in for the night, and the intensity of how sharp his hearing is was visualized as showing the woman crawl beside his bed (despite her being blocks away). I liked that, it was very eerie. Also noticed some nice homages to comic panels, covers, and the very cool title sequence. For as many questionable choices there are in the film, I sincerely think there was love put in. It wasn’t a shallow cash grab trying to take advantage of the post Batman and Robin Batman slump.

— There was an effort to give him red hair. It was a dark auburn and it only pops in brighter scenes, but nor is it as low key as the very faint, stand on your head and squint low lights that were in Charlie’s hair for the TV series. He’s very clearly a red head, and I appreciate the attempt.

Now the negative, and I know that’s what you’re here for. Cos some of you know I’m a pedantic petty ass bitch:

— Diversifying or going for more of a orchestral soundtrack would have been a massive improvement. Having it dominated by nu metal bands was really distracting and a very poor fit. Ages the movie like old, forgotten milk in the back of the fridge.

— That bed situation, tho. It’s like, I get the logic. It makes sense on a basic level. Man has extraordinary hearing, but needs to sleep, so get that man a sensory deprivation tank. I have so many questions though. Not how he acquired it. You can buy them and all he’d have to say is that he’s really into deep meditation or whatever if anyone asked any questions, but that’s the least of my queries. Okay, so first issue, they’re extremely expensive. I’m talking literally thousands of dollars, and I can’t imagine they were much cheaper to buy in the early aughts, if we’re thinking the movie’s present was the year it came out in. It’s very large, and while I could reasonably say that he bought it after getting a payout for his first successful (paid lmao) defense the way another person would buy a car, it begs the question...what did he do before that? Did he just suffer and barely sleep? If that’s the case, how did he manage to get through school as an insomniac zombie? Even more to the point, if it’s the last thing he tried that actually works i gotta ask....why? Assuming that his hearing is so acute that earplugs, noise cancelling head sets, and sound proofing doesn’t work why would a sensory deprivation chamber work? I understand it does what it says on the tin, but that’s for the average person. Matt is obviously not the average person. ALSO does he have a normal bed???? I can’t remember if we ever saw one but isn’t that what the girlfriend that was breaking up with him seemed to imply, maybe he doesn’t???? Which is absolutely wild tbh. Because again, he could have a story for having a sensory deprivation chamber and a bed, but not a sensory deprivation chamber and no bed lmao. Anyway, tl; just skimmed: Your local incredibly pedantic enby strikes again, and you have my deepest apologies.

— Yeah, the whole Elektra/Matt relationship kinda sucked. I really think it’s necessary for them to have a longer history (ie: The fact that they met cute randomly at a coffeeshop of all places instead of them originally meeting in college. I think it would have worked out better if they dated in college but drifted apart for normal reasons. You know, Matt got too deep in studies and maybe Daredevilling on the side, and was becoming kind of a shitty, flakey boyfriend and Elektra knows what she’s worth, so they broke up, no hard feelings, better off next time. Then they finally meet again years later. It would even explain Matt’s instant reaction to her when she walks in the door. Idek, I think that’d be a lot cuter and the angst make more sense as opposed to them having a few dates and snogging in the rain). The sudden, intense attachment seemed a bit much, especially since Matt was seeming to be in a very dark space mentally. He just didn’t seem to be in a state to be receptive for such a magical, intimate connection from the jump, you know? It made it truly laughable when Matt tells Kingpin that he killed the only two people that he loved. Like lol, my dude, you barely knew Elektra, settle down, m8.

— And speaking of Elektra, Jennifer Garner was a terrible casting choice. Never mind that her colouring was all wrong (ie: too pale, blonde), she just doesn’t have that femme fatale vibe. Too wholesome. It just wasn’t believable when she went into murder-death-kill mode. She just looked like....Well, an actress playing a role.

— Matt seemed...really depressed. Now I’m well aware that it’s something he struggles with. He’s no stranger to his sad boy moments, but as far as I’ve read and seen, Matt seems to put off less of a brooding vibe and more of a “I’m fine, no really, don’t worry about me :)” facade than anything else. Somehow I feel like Frank Miller is to blame.

— Speaking of edge lord bullshit I literally have not stopped thinking about the fact that MATT KILLS SOMEONE. Granted, it could be called indirect causation but he totally killed a dude. It was definitely not an accident. It was shocking. As far as I’ve ever known about the character, Matt is not a killer. Hell, it’s such a part of his character, much of the 2019 Daredevil story arc revolves around his horror and guilt over accidentally killing a man, implying that it was his first time. It’s even backed up by a doctor’s assertion that Daredevil is usually masterful in the way he incapacitated people. Anyway, poking around google as a half-assed excuse of research, the times Daredevil has killed was either in early comics, AUs, written by Frank Miller, or during the Shadowland story arc which duh. He was possessed. Anyway, final verdict, I have the feeling that Frank Miller’s influence may have been lingering around Daredevil given that he was still writing for the series up until 1998. When in doubt, if your characters are acting a bit screwy, it’s probably Frank Miller’s fault.

— Tangentially, that bar fight was also wild. Decent fight choreography aside, that was pretty crazy, too. It could be the vast difference in the portrayal of Josie’s in the film compared to in the TV series, but honestly, even without that, it was a little intense. Like a bit too slash and burn for Matt’s usual MO. He just fucked up and chased out everyone and used the fact that a pool table was on fire for a vibe check. Very dramatic, but I’ll accept it. Matt can be a dramatic bitch. It was just a lot. I think they were just trying to say that Josie’s was a crime guy place, but it still struck me as a bit much destruction for one schlubby guy that Matt could beat down with both arms tied.

— I had so hoped that playground fight would have hit the cutting room floor. It did not and how I suffered once more. I’m not anti-cringe. A little cringe can be good for the soul. Sadly, this fight was not it.

— I’m not a fan of the whole....rain thing. Like, I think the interpretation of Matt’s radar sense is just as poor as it was in the TV show (what with the whole world on fire bit), if not more so. Like, I really, really resent the way some writers verbalize it as “the way he sees”. It feels like this way of neutralizing Matt’s blindness and I really don’t care for it. I also don’t get how it was supposed to work; I understood he was saying that rain dropping on an object could give a better idea of what it “looks like” but I don’t see how it could inform him of anything aside from mass and perhaps shape. How does it help him envision a person’s visage? Honestly, just let him touch people’s faces.

— No Stick. Kind of makes Matt’s training a little odd. It’s not like he could just go get training from anyone. The whole point of Stick was that he was also blind and could teach him from personal understanding, you know? I mean, I know it’s deeper than that, but it still struck me as a very strange thing to omit.

— Too much cake. Idek if they didn’t think they’d get a sequel or it had always been planned as a stand alone, but there is way too much going on. The problem is, it’s also kind of cohesive. Like Kingpin hired Bullseyes to assassinate Elektra’s father, which turns her against Daredevil when Bullseye happens to kill her father with his baton. Then Matt and Elektra fight, she injures him gravely, so even when she finds out he didn’t do the deed, and Bullseye shows up, Elektra ends up fighting him alone and then she gets presumably killed, which leads to the fight in the church. One thing leads to another, culminating in a climactic event. So I guess much as I hate to say it, I think the Kingpin fight at the end was too much. It’s the iconic big bad, rival, and romance rolled up into one. Which is a shame. Micheal Clarke Duncan played the part well, but I think it would have worked better had he been simply the catalyst in the background. The puppet master, so to speak. Granted, I suppose it would have made his appearance more lackluster had it remained a one-shot film, but maybe if he’d just been a truly lesser villain to Bullseye, they could have teased out the possibility of more movies. .........like maybe instead of an Elektra movie that was so very much worse than this one, they could have had a proper Daredevil sequel that focused on the Kingpin conspiracy, instead of jamming it all into one movie.

I think that’s everything. Honestly, it’s not as bad as its reputation. I still think Affleck only took the role as second prize to Batman (and look how that all turned out. Truly a Greek Tragedy), and I’ve always tended to think that Affleck needs a director to have a strong hand to get a good performance out of him. This guy was not it, so I found his performance a little meh. I will say, he shone the most playing off of Jon Favreau’s Foggy. They had great on-screen chemistry. It’s just a pity you know? Another time, another place, an improved edit and screenplay, maybe this movie could have been what kicked off the MCU or at least been a true rival to Batman’s relevance in the cultural zeitgeist. This movie is objectively better than both Batman Forever and Batman && Robin. Leagues better, even. So I find it super fucking frustrating that Daredevil got shit canned for years while Batman got a second chance. Granted, reviewing all the changes between the director’s cut and theatrical cut and with my own vague memory of it (it’s on HBOMax currently and I might watch it this weekend to contrast and compare, but idek. I kinda wanna re-watch season three of Daredevil, cos I’m a sucker and it’s so good), the theatrical cut was a lot more incoherent. However, I can’t say for sure if it’s because it truly is a dumpster fire or if all the fandom references were going over my head cos I only knew Matt and Elektra from pop cultural osmosis.

Anyway, I still think the TV show is better, even with it not being perfect either (Matt could have used a love interest, dammit, his fighting style could have been more acrobatic, Matt and Foggy’s friendship crashed and burned way too hard and fast, and I think they were a little too afraid to fully commit to being a superhero show, just for example). Charlie Cox, even with the wrong hair colour, is a very good Matt. There’s a lot of heart in his performance and vulnerability which is about 85% of the reason I fell in love with the character. I would say the movie is worth a watch, particularly the Director’s Cut because it has a much more cohesive storyline, even if I think it’s a bit bloated and the Matt/Elektra romantic subplot is deeply, deeply flawed. Seriously? Colin Farell’s Bullseye is a thing to behold. He’s just a weird little goblin that likes to throw shit and kill people. So watch it for him at least.

#god I needed to get it out some how #i apologize too much but here i am #so very sorry #ahfhethfehe #;ooc

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