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[ivyfalls]

She cute

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

The Current event makes me smile since it kind of confirms a headcanon I had that the Great Seven have animated movies based on them. Makes me wonder about the plot of the movies

Disney should get on the Twisted Wonderland AU Animated Remakes. What is Ursula was a good witch, what if Scar was right to take the throne and did he take it from Mufasa? (Or whoever is the stand in for him)

The Evil/Beautiful Queen...actually GOOD?

Yeah, it makes sense! Since the Great Seven are historical figures and the stuff of legends, surely there would be popular media made in their image. It’s like how the Disney fairy tales borrow from stories in the public domain or how there are historical retellings and reinventions (Hamilton, anyone?).

I believe TWST has mentioned films based on their own stories and history before too, but purely in the animated sense rather than live action. In book 3, Ace and one of the Atlantica Museum guards talk about an animated movie based on the tale of the mermaid princess and her prince; this movie is said to have come out ~30 years ago, which corresponds with Disney’s animated The Little Mermaid. Ace compliments the movie’s soundtrack too way to stroke your own ego, Disney/j.

Later on in Tapis Rouge, the characters discuss other films based on the Great Seven, including one Queen of Hearts movie. A Sea Witch movie is also mentioned; in it, she “goes gigantic” and also sings as she brews potions. The Octatrio quite enjoy this particular film.

(Side note: Another anon once suggested to me that people probably also write fanfics of Neige and Vil since they’re celebrities… Think like “My mom sold me to One Direction?!” Wattpad kinds of fics, but replace One Direction with Vil or something. You can read those post here!)

It’s… interesting this event specifically has Vil promoting a live action adaption of an in-universe animated film about the Beautiful Queen—an animated film which was the first full-color animated movie AND it originally released close to 90 years ago. They also reference the funding issues that Disney suffered while producing Snow White + inviting bank employees in to preview the movie to acquire more investments, stating that the studio that made the animated Beautiful Queen experienced the same. The in-game live action is even slated to come out “NEXT YEAR”. They’re not being subtle here with TWST’s references to their own version of the irl Disney Snow White (the live action is coming out in 2025, the OG is also almost 90 years old, etc.). I wonder if the EN server will actually get Tapis Rouge around the time of the irl release of Disney’s live action Snow White as part of a promotional campaign? 😂

UPDATE: There are even more not-so-subtle references to Disney animations in part 4 of the event, including discussion of cel animation, rotoscoping, adding blush to the characters, and how Disney brought in real animals/observed the “real thing” to help with animating similar scenes or subjects. They also cheekily say that most animation nowadays is CG 💀

I know some books under Disney publishing try to show alternate tellings or show the villains in a more sympathetic light, but I don’t know that they would ever commit to fully animating a film like that. It definitely would not happen in the style of traditional animation, Disney no longer seems well-equipped to handle that task 😔 I feel like it would also be pretty niche or might not get overwhelming positive reception with recent audience calls for “true bad guys” instead of twist or sympathetic villains (though I’m not sure what percentage of people watching Disney actually have this opinion).

I do wonder how those “AU” films would work though…? It wouldn’t be as simple as suddenly turning the G7 into “good guys”. The scenario and other characters would also have to drastically change. TWST doesn’t necessarily make the original “good guys” “bad” in a world where the villains are historical figures; we still hear plenty of positive or neutral stories about the achievements of the mermaid princess and other Disney heroes.

There are also times when the same story diverges into multiple separate stories that seemingly have no connection to one another. For example, there is a story where a princess marries a street rat (clearly referencing Aladdin) and they live happily ever after in spite of the difference in their social statuses. However, there simultaneously exists a story in which the Sorcerer of the Sands saves a princess from being deceived by a fake prince (also referencing Aladdin). The same goes for the mermaid princess (Ariel)—there is both a story referring to a “mermaid princess” who married a human prince and also a different story (clearly still pulled from the same film) about a mermaid who made a deal with the Sea Witch to find true love but broke her contract in the end.

Very cool idea, just not sure where it would lead or it it’s feasible or worth it monetarily for Disney.

[garadinervi]

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness, Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon, Ace Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1969

[ladyazurith]

Part 2 of Lorcana/Twist

Other parts:

Part 1

Part 3

So there was some interest in my last Lorcana/Twisted Wonderland post, so I thought I'd add some of the other cards I find amusing in relation to Twist.

First up is Jafar:

One of the best combos you can get off is to have Jafar sing a Whole New World. It nets you 7 of the 20 Lore you need to win in one action. I've had a story on the back burner for a while, where Vil puts on a production of essentially their twisted version of Aladdin, that would have ended up with Jamil being the one to sing this song. (Cater would play the Genie, because he's the only one who could possibly come close given his clones)

Next up is Heartslabyul with the Queen of Hearts and the Card Soldiers, but as a major Cater fan I am sad the Card Soldier has *4 Hearts*

Also the idea of Chen’ya showing up just to make Riddle mad amuses me.

More Evil Queen/Vil

I will admit the fact that Vil dislikes "Wishing on Stars" and divination etc has always amused me given he is a stand in for the Evil Queen who was definitely into Astrology. (Also Cater’s favorite subject)

I liked this one for Idia, ,I can see him going on about someone's weakness in gaming terms.

Here's a good one for Crewel vibes.

And I can't forget Azul and the Twins

I have some more but I can only do 10 images per post. I hope you enjoy :)

[shinechermont]

Ursula in a dress evolution

2020

2021

2024

[champyisthere]

Ok hear me out,,, TGAA little mermaid AU. Think about it for 2 seconds it WORKS

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Ursula Curtis - The Forbidden Garden - Ace - 1969

[victusinveritas]

Original Cover Illustration Art

THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS

by URSULA K. LE GUIN

Dillon, Leo and Diane Dillon. Original cover illustration art for the first editionof Ursula Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness.

Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness was one of the first examinations of androgyny in science fiction. The ambisexual individuals on the planet of Gethen are a mirror of what an alternate Earth could be, and the novel explores the effect of sex and gender on culture and society.

Artists Leo and Diane Dillon won the Caldecott Medal in 1976 and 1977. Mr. Dillon was the first African-American to receive the medal. The Dillons’ artwork was influenced by African folk art, Japanese block printing, and medieval illumination.

[1969]. 609 by 483mm (24 by 19 inches). Illustration board. Image is 438 by 330 mm (17 ¼ by 13 inches). This is the original acrylic painted cover art by Leo & Diane Dillon, used by publisher Ace Books for its first edition of Ursula Le Guin’s novel The Left Hand of Darkness. Professionally framed with museum glass. Near Fine and in excellent condition.

Provenance: Ace Books gifted the artwork to Le Guin’s editor, Terry Carr, to commemorate the publication success of the book. Owned continuously by the Carr family, the artwork is now offered for sale on behalf of the Carr and Lichtman Estate.

$20,000

Contact: Mark funke, bookseller. mark@funkebooks.com +1.206.632.1535

[foolishlyfoolishfools]

uhm actually the hivliving girl was dahlia hawthorne

[orbitaldeathwoomy-a]

[At the Alterna base...]

"Has anyone seen Three? He should have been here a while ago..."

"Nope."

"No, ma'am..."

"Do you think something happened?"

"Well, I don't call these NSS meetings very often and I gave everyone plenty of time to prepare, so he'd better have a good excuse for--"

[As if on cue, Dion hastily arrives at the base.]

"Sorry I'm late! Something came up and I couldn't ignore it..."

"Mind telling me why you made us wait almost forty-five minutes for you?"

"...Mother and Father called, and they wouldn't let me--"

"Hold up. Did you just say "mother" and "father"?"

"Uh, yeah? What's wrong with that?"

[The other Agents snicker a little.]

"You sound like a pampered little prince, talking like that!"

"What?! I'm not a--It's just how I was raised!"

"But hearing that from you is so weird!"

"It does sound out of character, doesn't it?"

"Are you kidding me...?"

"Alright, alright. Let's just get this meeting over with so His Highness can be on his way..."

"Not you too, Captain!!"

[rosiewalks]

Dolly intro: LOL

This post will include both the bigger OMGs and the midsize Tweens. I do have a bunch of the little tots, but I don't really consider them part of my doll collection.

OMG

Loretta I got used in a big lot. I love her hair; it's a very nice texture and I love to just twirl it around my fingers. I got her at a time when I was having a lot of anxiety about driving places with my cranky baby, so driving an hour to pick up this doll lot was good exposure therapy.

Miss Royale. The blacklight features! the bonkers themeing! I don't take nearly enough pictures of her for how much I love her.

Ace and Ursula (with bonus Loretta), the beginnings of my LOLler derby team. More to come on that in a future post.

Gamma Babe -- I kept everything from her: all clothes and accessories, her box, her other box, the little shoe boxes. I absolutely adore this retrofuture space babe.

Tweens

Haribo with bonus candy tots. I love her over-the-top design, and especially her little gummy bear belt! Though I'm always afraid of losing the bears; they come off really easily.

Gracie Skates is precious.

Aya , another one with perfect themeing.

Cora with all three of her heads. I'd love to have more in this line; the headswap mechanic is so fun!

[ace-and-the-rpg-horrors]

I personally like to think that he's some sort of water nymph fella that somehow just looks like some guy

so true!!!

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

cool callback

***Spoilers for the Episode of Octavinelle manga below the cut!***

A neat detail about the latest chapter of the Episode of Octavinelle manga!!

We get to see the contracts Azul has accumulated; you’ll notice that each main character (Ace, Deuce, Grim!) has a unique signature! These are the same signatures as seen on the annual TWST Valentine Gift thank you cards. It’s a nice way to reuse assets ^^

We also see Yuuta's signature! (... and him + Azul reenacting the "Ariel signs Ursula's contract" scene from the film!) That sure is... a face, Azul... I guess the twins are used to this happening like every single day, but man is that unsettling 🤡

[bisexualdimitri-archived]

bellussexual and aro-spike ursula icons

like/reblog if you use and credit me

[neil-gaiman]

This is the longest shot in the world but if I don't ask....

I met you a few years ago when you spoke at the Ace Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. I'm an employee of the bookstore that supplied the books and I helped you sign seven hundred of them. It was such a pleasure to meet you and I'm very grateful that I was given the opportunity.

The point of this message: After working for other people for years, I'm going to open my own bookstore in Los Angeles. You're my favorite living author and so kind when we talked about Robert McGinnis, my favorite illustrator, so I'm hoping it's not disrespectful or pushy if I ask you for help on choosing a name for the store? I love books, I'm terrible at naming things. If you don't have any plans to open your own store and happen to have an idea or two rattling around... I don't even know. Grateful isn't enough for how I'd be. It would be magical. I'd probably cry. But in a good way.

Thank you for all the stories you've given us and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Best,

Ana

I always love the idea of naming a bookshop after short story collections or stories -- stores like The Golden Notebook, Dangerous Visions, Dark Carnival, for example. I always thought I'd like to call a bookshop "Fancies and Goodnights" after the John Collier collection.

What about looking at some of your favourite writers and seeing if any of them have stories, collections or novels that might make good store names?

I'll get you started -- here's a link to Ursula K Le Guin's page of books:

[shinechermont]

NEW URSULA REF DROPPING >:3333

Name: Ursula Choco Brighton (yes, you read it right)

Birthday: June 11th

Species: Demigod/.... error?

Orientation: Bisexual

Parents: Reaper Sans (by renrink) and Error Sans (by loverofpiggies)

Partner: Mirage (by ari-cuno)

Children: Skyler (by me) and Aura (by ari-cuno)

Disclaimer: some parts of Ursula's lore had changed throughout the years (especially her past and family tree) so dont rely much on that stuff just ask me about it instead.