#East Meets West

[arlequinelunaire]

Inktober Day Twenty-Nine: Urd, Belldandy, and Skuld (counterclockwise) from Aa! Megami-sama/Oh My Goddess drawn in my shot at the Hilda art style.

Edit: Now in full colour

[jevilowo]

Not sure if ive already done this. But.

Predictions for COMIC 7

CHARLES DARLING WILL BE THE FINAL ENEMY besides Helen. Trust me on this one I swear they wouldn't have brought him in if they didn't have plans. ALSO the mother of the Mann triplets (Bette Mann neé Darling) was RELATED TO HIM HE'S RELEVANT. I'm so convinced he's the one Helen made a deal with and he's going to make a grab for Mann Co.

We'll get to see Bilious Hale in a flashback and find out what happened to him. Bilious Hale, oh guy who punched coal out of mines and sat on John Wilkes Booth while other people shot at him, my beloved. I hope they don't reveal he was a bad father or anything.

A woman is nice to Ms Pauling for once and she gets a smooch. She deserves it. Hopefully it won't be a smooch from Helen (DAMN YOU 4CHAN LEAKS), the old lady's had her hired since Pauling was in her mid teens.

WE GET HORSEMANN LORE! this is just wishful thinking on my part the Horsemann makes me insane. Shout out to Silas Mann fr. If he doesn't show up, I hope they at least acknowledge or reference him. I swear they had plans for him back in 2010. Which they then immediately abandoned in favour of developing Mann vs Machine.

Spydad reveal. Pretty much a given. No need to elaborate. I hope Scout’s mother shows up I love her.

Demo gets something important to do! He's only been there for comedic bits so far really, so I think he deserves some Serious Plot Stuff.

Build up to and cop out on Pyro face reveal. The whole thing of Pyro's character is the mystery, so I think the funniest way to go about a face reveal would be for us to only see the team's reactions and have them all react very differently e.g. Scout vomits, Demo gives them the thumbs up, Spy starts taking horrified notes, Engie looks vaguely lovestruck, Saxton Hale expresses annoyance that they aren't actually *insert obsucure species of something here* like he thought.

CONAGHER LORE!! By which I mean Engie shows up and has a chat with Fred about Radigan and immortality and whatnot. Fred has to have been spared from the bloodshed for a reason, right?

Classic Medic shows up! Or they confirm he is dead. Or they confirm he is Pyro which is a funny theory I read once but sincerely doubt. Maybe they'll pull a Bea and have him have been a girl the whole time.

I have a crackpot theory that Helen/Elizabeth is actually Bette Mann (again, mother of the Mann triplets), and while it's unlikely to be true, it would genuinely be so funny if I'm right so WATCH THIS SPACE. My main reasoning is Helen started her Australium search the year the triplets were born, aka the year Bette DIED, and also Bette is a nickname for Elizabeth. Also also it adds to my theory that she will team up with Charles Darling, who is, as I've already said, related to Bette.

Olivia gets to do something important also. Saying this bc she's mostly been a prop so far. I'm manifesting a sideplot where she summons the Horsemann to beat up Charles Darling for her.

Merasmus returns! Last we saw he was arrested, but Jay Pinkerton really likes his Soldier/Merasmus interactions so chances of him coming back are high.

There will be a joke like "geez it feels like it's been seven years since we beat grey mann" and a panel where everyone just lets that process before going back to plot stuff

Chances are, a new comic after so many years means there will be new writers, and the fandom has changed quite a bit since the last one. There will be SUBLIMINAL SPEEDING BULLET SHIPPING. There will be MORE FOCUS THAN IS REALLY NECESSARY on Scout. SOMEONE WILL THEY/THEM PYRO which sounds great actually you know what I forgot where I was going with this godspeed.

ZHANNASOLDIER WEDDING FINALE!!!

[tf2incorrectquotes]

Soldier/Zhanna: *bringing out ring boxes at the same time*

Zhanna: Oh… *laughs* It seems we both planned to propose to each other right here!

Soldier: *smugly* AH, BUT I’VE TAKEN THE KNEE! SO IT SEEMS THAT I’LL BE THE ONE PROPOSING TODAY!

Zhanna: *smirks* Not so fast! *on both her knees, huddled* I’m even lower than you! I’m proposing!

Soldier: OH HO HO! HOW SURE YOU ARE OF YOURSELF!

Soldier: *lays flat on his front* BEHOLD! I AM A LOW AS THE HUMAN BODY CAN POSSIBLY BE! I WILL BE THE ONE WHO PROPOSES, CUPCAKE, AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU C-

Zhanna: *cuts Soldier off by digging into the soil in front of him*

*meanwhile, a short distance away…*

Medic: *holding a "congratulations!" sign* Aw, look at them, they are truly perfect for each other!

Heavy: *holding a "SAY NO!" sign* So it would seem…

[omercifulheaves]

Marvel's Black Panther drawn by Katsuhiro Otomo, 1978

[360degreesasthecrowflies]

Some examples of kimono through history and modern cultural examples from the current V&A museum exhibition

[theactioneer]

The Dynamite Brothers (Al Adamson, 1974)

[teamtastical-ask-blog]

SOLIDER!!!

Tell me how MUCH you love Zhanna!!✨️

-🪶

[RED SOLDIER]

"I love her as much as I love AMERICA! Which is from here..."

Soldier puts a hand on the ground and loads his rocket launcher.

He fires a rocket at his feet while jumping and goes flying into the sky, the highest rocket-jump he's ever jumped.

"TO HEREEEE!" Soldier yells at the top of his lungs, one hand stretched out above him.

[artdecoandmodernist]

Art Deco objects from the Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection. 

  Vanity cases, powder compacts and cigarette boxes are the backdrop for refined decorative effects, executed on the miniature surfaces. To look at, these feminine accessories are veritable masterpieces of creativity, fantasy and technique. Made from gold or platinum, they are enriched with precious stones and gemstones, and covered in mother-of-pearl, enamel or lacquer. (x)

1)  1928 Chrysanthemum Vanity Case by Lacloche Frères, Manufactured by Strauss, Allard and Meyer, Paris. Japanese Influence. 

2)  1925 Floral Sash Vanity Case by Strauss, Allard and Meyer, Paris. Japanese Influence.

3)  1928 Vanity Case by Van Cleef & Arpels, Manufactured by Alfred Langlois, Paris. Persian Influence.

4)  1930 Noble Hunt Vanity Case by Rose Vanity Case by Lacloche Frères,  Manufactured by Strauss, Allard and Meyer, Paris, 1925 ,  Paris. Persian Influence.

5)  1928 Scale Pattern Box by Cartier, Paris. European Influence. 

6)  1927 Feuilles Cigarette Case by Van Cleef & Arpels, Manufactured by Alfred Langlois, Paris. European Influence.

7)   1927 Aubergine Motif, Cigarette Case by Van Cleef & Arpels, Manufactured by Alfred Langlois, Paris. European Influence.

8)  1926 Amber and Snakeskin Vanity Case by Van Cleef & Arpels, Manufactured by Strauss Allard & Meyer, Paris. European Influence.

9)  1925 Rose Vanity Case by Lacloche Frères, Manufactured by Strauss, Allard and Meyer, Paris. European Influence.

10)  1928 Box by Van Cleef & Arpels, Manufactured by Strauss, Allard and Meyer, Paris. European Influence.

[transistoradio]

1. Norman Lindsay, “Of Two Magicians” (1915), watercolour.

2. Norman Lindsay, “East and West” (1934), watercolour.

3. Frank Frazetta, “Tarzan Meets La of Opar” (1960s), watercolour.

[shironezuninja]

It’s not often I get the house to myself for most of the afternoon on a weekend. I soaked in as much of the Alone Time that I got, getting away with watching 9 episodes of something I’ve watched for the 3rd time. Living room’s big screen was needed as I vacuumed and folded laundry.

I needed a break from collages anyway.

[arlequinelunaire]

Oh My Goddess in Hilda's art style, now full colour (original Inktober pic)

[bobauthorman]

TMayNT Day 7: Favorite Gadget

All of the gadgets are pretty good, but I kinda like Don's "Turtlefied Eye in the Sky" from The Next Mutation's East Meets West arc. By hacking into weather satellites, Don can track the other Turtles by their body temperature, which he later uses to keep watch over the Dragon Warriors' movements.

[tf2incorrectquotes]

Soldier: *to Zhanna* Yo, girl, on a scale of ONE to AMERICA, how free are you tonight?

Engineer: *watching from the sidelines* Wow, that's actually a great line.

Spy: Indeed, but unfortunately-

Heavy: *charging towards Soldier with murderous intent* GERMANY NINETEEN FORTY TWO!

[disease]

ISSEY MIYAKE | EAST MEETS WEST | 1978

[life-set-to-random]

Was not emotionally prepared for how good Leo was going to look in a duster and a cowboy hat. 😍

[dinosaurwithablog]

I had said that the match up between the Yankees and the Dodgers was the series that I wanted to see the most because it was the best in the east against the best in the west and I was right. Aaron Judge was voted AL Player of the week, and Teoscar Hernandez was voted NL Player of the week. Congratulations, Teoscar!!! You're amazing. Aaron Judge is in s class by himself. He had a .500 batting average with an OPS over 1.8 and 12 RBIs and 3 home runs!!! That's incredible!! Who does that? Aaron Judge, that's who!! Way to go, Aaron!!! You're the best baseball player that has ever played the game, and you do it naturally... No performance enhancing drugs. You're the greatest. It's a joy to watch you play. 😊 thank you for all that you do. You're a great leader for your team and a really nice guy besides being a monster on the field. That's why they call you the Captain. Let's go, Aaron, and let's go Yankees!!!!!