#Gen 13 Vol. 2

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

IN PRAISE OF THE SO-CALLED "MALE GAZE" -- BACK WHEN AMERICAN COMICS COULD DO NO WRONG.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on one of the most well-recognized covers in the history of Image (and of independent American comics in general) -- Spotlight on textless & published cover art to "Gen 13" Vol. 2 #12. August, 1996. Image Comics. Artwork by J. Scott Campbell & Alex Garner.

Resolution from largest to smallest: 1008x1555, 743x1117, & 600x933.

Sources: https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Gen_13_Vol_2_12 & eBay.

[vertigoartgore]

1999's Gen 13 Vol.2 #40 variant cover by cover artist Kyle Baker.

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Notes on Comic Art #2: To Hatch or Not to Hatch, also some coloring stuff

One of the most influential things I've ever read on the subject of comic art is a piece Jesse Hamm wrote on Alex Toth where he talks about flatpacking.

[I discovered while writing this that Jesse Hamm passed away in 2021. He was a brilliant educator, one of the best in the history of the comics medium, and will be sorely missed.]

In the piece Hamm basically discusses how over-rendering objects usually makes them function worse as comic art. Many other people have discussed how using thicker lines for objects closer to the "camera" is good practice, how colors can seperate shapes and create depth, etc.

The question is, where does cross hatching fit into all of this? Or rather, various methods of adding more detailed rendering to artwork? I'm trying to figure this stuff out as I'm doing layouts for my comic, because I want to know the answers before I start inking the final artwork.

I try/want to have an uncluttered, clean, easily readable art style. I occasionally add hatching to my drawings, because hatching is fun, but I often feel like I've slightly ruined my artwork when I'm finished.

I've decided to look at some of the art that I feel like my own work is trying the hardest to emulate, at least philosophically, to see how other artists "weigh in" on this debate. It's important to remember that inkers embellish artwork [hence the alternate title "embellisher"], and so I'm going to try and find inkers most representative of a given penciller's intentions when applicable.

As I was working on this piece, I read Hamm Tips vol 1.1, and I discovered this diagram, which seems to relate with what I'm going to discuss later:

I think it's accurate to say that my desired approach is Uninflected/Deliberate; I think most people going for a clean and cartoonish look fall into that quadrant. Some people might describe Toth's work as being "clean", and so I should clarify that I'm talking about clean in the spirit of "lines meet neatly".

Some of the artists I'll discuss have lines that fall somewhere between being Inflected and Uninflected, and I think a lot of this comes down to inker approach. I feel like, in spirit, all of these pencillers are Uninflected, but some of the inkers use brushes, which creates a sort of middle ground. Brushes add different weights to a line, whereas crow quill nibs and pens have a uniform width. [The technical term for unweighted inked lines is "dumb line"; I believe this was coined by David Mazzucchelli.]

Let's first look at Adam Warren's work in the Dirty Pair volume Fatal But Not Serious. I'm a huge fan of how this comic looks; the flat, cel animation-style colors are very clean and easy to read. It's a very pleasant look, and I'm surprised more comics don't do this.

There is some hatching here, but it's not "serious" hatching. Just a few lines on cheeks, hands, etc. 98% of the artwork is shapes delinated entirely by a clean line and color. The convention floor panel is able to have a ton of detail without really changing the visual "rules" of the comic. An artist who does things in a more highly rendered way may've, for instance, reduced the crowd to a series of heavily shadowed figures, or colored in a single expressionistic wash to paper over things, etc.

Warren's Magical Drama Queen Roxy used a very similar approach to Fatal But Not Serious:

Let's now look at Rick Mays. I'm not a huge fan of Rick Mays, I've only actual read a single issue of a comic by him, but as I was reading Gen 13 he immediately stood out as being the best artist on that series, aside from Adam Warren himself [speaking only about issues Warren wrote]. It feels very telling that Rick Mays later did the final art for a graphic novel Warren laid out called Livewires.

These are from Gen 13 vol 2 #70:

The biggest difference between this piece has nothing to do with Warren or Mays, and everything to do with the coloring approach. I don't think the coloring here is bad, but the gradient-y colors do create a vastly different visual effect than the cel look I highlighted earlier.

The inking approach feels quite similar between the two artists; while Mays's art takes one or two steps towards realism relative to the Fatal But Not Serious stuff, texture is largely used to the same degree [with the grass and tornado being understandable exceptions]. What's interesting is that this issue has three different credited inkers; Karl Story, Rick Mays, and Jason Martin. I'm assuming this happened for deadline reasons.

I feel like I'm maybe starting to sound a little repetitive, and so I feel like I should share an issue of Gen 13 that I disliked, and then we can move to things that aren't Adam Warren-adjacent. These are from #43 and #44, with pencils by Lee Bermejo and inks by John Nyberg:

I'm not a big fan of this. The borderline chiaroscuro inking makes everything look heavily referenced, labored, and weird, and the "acting" in the comic suffers because of the over-rendered faces. It's a real shame the artwork is like this, because this two-part story is actually quite solid and would be a minor classic with better artwork.

I notice that many newer comic artists [which is to say, people who began their careers during the 90s onwards] put a lot of heavy shadows on figures in a way that feels too slavishly devoted to a certain kind of realism. I say a "certain kind" because the high contrast look of black spots being put onto a figure make the shadows way darker than they'd actually look in real life, so it almost makes the figures look dirty.

Look at comic art from the olden days and figures are largely defined by outlines/color. If a figure in an old comic has a lot of shadow on them, it's for reasons that are obvious and motivated; noir-y venetian blinds stuff, a mysterious villain being obscured, someone being underlit, or having half their face obscured, etc. There's a clear reason shadows are being used in these cases, rather than it being done to add usually unnecessary detail.

Anyways, let's look at Amanda Conner's work. Image on the left is from a Vampirella story called Fantasy Feast, and the image on the right is from Power Girl #12. Texture is used, like on the walls of the bathroom, but sparingly.

Looking at Conner's work in this context makes me realize, I don't think I've ever seen Amanda Conner's stuff colored flat [at least after she fully matured as an artist]. I don't think the more three-dimensional rendering used in any of these panels is bad, but I'm not going to be doing that kind of coloring in my book, and so it's not quite as instructive to me.

That being said, I really love Conner's style. I've noticed that Marvel and DC are increasingly using artists with styles that are broadly similar to Conner's; I've included an example below. Maybe it's because the artist below is too lazy to draw a proper background, but their work feels so much more flavorless than Conner's in comparison. I think it's because the "acting" is not as impressive, and Conner brings a fun-factor that feels completely absent in the page below.

I realize "fun" isn't always the order of the day, but this page doesn't really reflect . . . anything. It's completely bland.

Here's Kirby, who couldn't be bland if he tried. The left image is from the Young Romance collection Fantagraphics put out, and the right is from OMAC. The former is from the 40s, latter is from the 70s. [By the way, the Young Romance image is photographed from my own collection; there's no warping visible because Fantagraphics knows how to design a book].

Looking at these pieces side-by-side really challenges a lot of my assumptions about Kirby's artwork, because in some ways his artwork changed less than I previously thought it did without direct comparisons. There are some things that are more abstract about the OMAC page, like the wiggly shadows. Someone unfamiliar with Kirby might assume these were drawn by two different people, but only because 30-odd years of growth seperate these two pages.

Kirby's style, in my mind, is highly geometric and defined more so by abstract shorthand squiggles than hatching or other forms of rendering, but there actually is a fair amount of hatching on the OMAC page.

However, that OMAC page I believe was inked by Mike Royer, or at least someone using a brush. I noticed that, by sheer coincidence, almost all of the Kirby art from my first post in this series was inked by D. Bruce Barry, who didn't use a brush and also followed Kirby's pencils perhaps more literally than any other inker he ever had. In those images, it's clear that most of the hatching in Kirby's work was added by his inkers.

When Kirby did ink himself [using a brush], his style was oddly clean. He did add in hatching, but it was never particularly dense.

Anyways, I want to close this by including some Jesse Hamm quotes from his instructional PDFs:

-Simplicity is great, but often you need extra texture to seel weirdness.

-Another sign of experience is texture. The pro-level artist has learned to give different textures to grass, hair, tree bark, bushes, etc. Meanwhile, the amateur uses the same one or two shading techniques on EVERYTHING, giving it all a samey feel.

-Open spaces of black or white may be "activated" with a bit of texture. A few pebbles/ripples/etc will spur the mind to fill what's missing.

-We talk often about spotting blacks, but spotting greys (i.e., details/texture) is also crucial to clear compositions.

The lesson in the bit of Hamm writing I most often revisited, the flatpacking post, was that too much texture and rendering can make a comic exhausting to read. But reading more of his work, it turns out he had a more nuanced, texture-inclusive view of things.

What's the lesson here? Discretion.

[cristalknife]

WIP Folder Game

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

@myulalie tagged me and once you see the list you'll get why it took forever and one day for me to actually post it. Conveniently divided by fandom because that's how I keep track of them... There is some reason to my madness... What you see as chaos it's my order...

Dead boy detectives: 1. A Cat's Bitch [cricketcat] 2. Day 2 - Paul Rowland was actually a demon - Or Charles had been raised by a demon escaped from hell with the sole purpose of being sent to hell to take his place [payneland] 3. Every change you make (it's one small act of destruction)[payneland] 4. Bi-Charles Maurice [gen/payneland] 5. Open comm [payneland] 6. You Are The Most Important Person In The World To Me [payneland] 7. I was made for letters not for messages [Edwin char study] 8. St Hilarion Boarding School Secret Sorcery Society [payneland endgame] 9. Desire's friendship [Charles & Desire of the Endless] 10. Reverse verse ideas [payneland] 11. possession/shapeshifting [payneland] 12. I will stop playing nice [cricketcat] 13. Edwin's subspace [undecided] 14. premature ejaculation [undecided] 15. How to get adopted by two ghost dads [payneland, palasaki] 16. part fae Charles [payneland] 17. alpha x alpha [payneland] 18. Bad Touch [NonCon Esther/Charles]

Kinnporsche - The Series: 19. It’s, Not Like That For Us [TimeTay] 20. Making Dreams Come True [Chay centric, KinnPorsche] 21. Not so broken brotherly bonds - convo [unholy trinity (Kim & Khun & Kinn)] 22. PP-PorschePete Fighting For Love [PorschePete] 23. KIMCHAY angstfuck [Kimchay] 24. VP headpat [VegasPete] 25. VP Pete tearing up diamond [VegasPete] 26. VPT complementary clothes [VegasPeteTay] 27. Tay & Chay [Tay & Chay] 28. VPT [VegasPeteTay] 29. BigKimChay [BigKimChay] 30. KC -The Surprises of Magical Realities: Original 3 days timeline [Kimchay] 31. KC -The Surprises of Magical Realities: Porsche [Kimchay] 32. ArmKhun [ArmKhun] 33. VP domestic - Vegas is the head of the minor family [VegasPete] 34. KimPeteVegas [KimPeteVegas]

Love In The Air (thai): 35. I always wanted to become a CEO… [PaySky] 36. From the outside looking in [PayuSky, in the frame of the polycule RainPayuPaySky]

Glee: 37. WIP Should your family fall short mine will adopt you KAW134 In Lima [Kadam] 38. What if auditioning at the Winter Showcase came with its own rep currency? [Kadam] 39. Let's try this again - Kadam [Kadam] 40. “Yes yes I know I’m not a catch like you” [Kadam] 41. Save the last dance for me [Kadam] 42. dance me to the end of love [Kadam] 43. It’s Never Too Late To Choose Happyness [Kadam] 44. Already Too Late, A Little Too Early [Kadam endgame] 45. On my Own [Kurt centric] 46. Gift For Skarlet Mikaelis 666 [Kadam] 47. Gift For NikiJuly17th [Kadam endgame] 48. Faint away I'll always catch you [Kadam] 49. Come over here, and make me [Kadam] 50. Day 1 [Kadam] 51. kadam kitty's pov [Kadam]

NCIS: 52. unnamed Agent Afloat [Tony Dinozzo/Rodney McKay] 53. Too Late To Apologize [Tony Dinozzo/Rodney McKay]

Encanto: 54. She is my daughter / I'm thinking of my daughter [Bruno is Mirabel's father] 55. Papa Bruno angsty prompt [Bruno is Mirabel's father]

Shadowhunters: 56. Words are powerful… even more so when you're a warlock ~ Alec side Vol 1 [Malec] 57. Words are powerful… even more so when you're a warlock ~ Magnus side Vol 2 [Malec] 58. Wingo - Once he was introduced to the shadow world [Raphal/Alec] 59. Wingo - Rude Sequel [Malec] 60. Disrispect the living but hail the dead [dargon!Alec, pairing undecided] 61. Selkie!Alec [Selkie!Alec, pairing undecided] 62. no easy way out [Alec centric] 63. Life is a beach [Alec centric] 64. This wasn’t the price we agreed on [pre-Malec] 65. savior whisperer [Alec centric] 66. a broken heart leads to endless heartbreak [post breakup Alec] 67. Clave approved book of gray [Malec] 68. Magic tether snip [Malec] 69. The House Of Angst ~ Tell Me You Love Me, Even If It Is A Lie [pairing undecided] 70. The House Of Angst ~ Spine and Archer's Paradox [Alec centric] 71. The House Of Angst ~ The Dichotomy Of Touches [Malec] 72. The House Of Angst ~ Saphael ace platonic love bliss [Saphael] 73. The House Of Angst ~ Which way should I go, left where nothing is right, or right where nothing is left? Space Between [Alec centric] 74. The House Of Angst ~ It's all coming back to me [Vampire!Alec] 75. Tales Of Magic And Mahyem [Malec endgame] 76. We stay separate from the downworlder for good reasons [warlock!Alec] 77. Kings & Dragons [dragon!Alec, Malec] 78. Here There Be Dragons - Prompts [Malec with dragons bonded] 79. Lorenzo & Alec as family post 3.18 breakup 80. Winged Protectors ~ The Sands Of Edom Aweken [Malec] 81. having a child 82. Mini soulmates ~ Did I really drink that much last night? [Malec]

Tagging (no pressure and just if you feel like it) and making it a you problem 😹 : @cannibalisticcorpse, @littlechameleonguy, @angelonpoison, @coleslaww, @highpriestessofjogan, @voiidvagabond, @thefanficsmustflow and anyone else feeling to play ^w^

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, July 11th, Part 1

Buffy: Who am I? You attacked me! Who, the hell, are you?! Kendra: I am Kendra! The Vampire Slayer!

~~What's My Line? Part 1~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Guilt and Pain by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Name-Twisted by xaeyrnofnbe (Angel/Lorne, T)

you're the cat that lets me pet its belly by a_forest (Giles/Jenny, E)

Depraved Thoughts... by boredom-equals-depraved-thoughts (Spike/reader, not rated)

Steaming part 2 by dancergurl3000 (Buffy/Spike, not rated)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Shadowed Suspicion, Chapter 382 by madimpossibledreamer (Ensemble, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure crossover, T)

Darla's Childe 2: Welcome to Hellmouth High, Chapter 2 by red_jacobson (Xander/multiple characters, E)

Chasing the Light, Chapter 33 by CloudSeeker (Angel/Lindsey, E)

The Sunnydale Imp, Chapter 76 by Bloodredtiger (OC & Scoobies, T)

Retirement Plan, Chapter 18 by gothicjedi666 (Harry Potter &)

Weight of Echos, Chapter 3 by SchrodingersKatInABox (Giles/Faith, E)

Hello Again, Chapter 9 (complete!) by DeezBoots (Buffy/Angel, E)

it's all in good faith, Chapter 1 by ripslayer (Buffy/Faih, M)

The Favor, Chapter 2 by Manic_valentine (Buffy/Angel, T)

Everything She Puts In The Ground, Chapter 1 by paint_me_in_watercolour (Drusilla/Spike, not rated)

A Purpose, Part 6 by hiddndaydreams (Spike/reader, not rated)

Shadows of Time, Chapter 7 by Naenae000 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Hellmouth College Life, Chapter 10 by the_big_bad (Buffy/Spike, R)

Thursday... what a concept, Chapter 16 by NotYourGrave (Buffy/Spike, R)

Time Check, Chapter 12 by Willow25 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Moth to a Flame, Chapter 11 by tragic (Buffy/Spike, R)

Here Comes The Sun, Chapter 4 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Refractions, Chapter 29 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, R)

Random Acts of Spuffyness, Chapter 4 by Joan963z (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

The Proof Is In The Gouda, Chapter 7 by simmony (Buffy/Spike, R)

Life After Death, Chapter 7 by Holly (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

A Thrilling Escape, Chapter 4 by TheAcidQueen (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Edges of Acceptance, Chapter 7 by Orange Wombat (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

You surely don't help, Chapter 6 by Perelynn (Buffy/Spike, R)

Momentary, Chapter 5 by Sparkly Faerie (Buffy/Spike, R)

What Happens In Paris, Chapter 2 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Band Candy Baby, Chapter 3 by Tikiriaaa (Buffy/Spike, R)

AI: Angel Investigations Next Gen, Chapter 1 by EllieRose101 (Buffy/Spike, G)

Striking Matches, Chapter 1 by kcchameleon (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Now You See Me, Chapter 1 by IrisDietrich (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Don't cross the streaming services..., Chapter 5 by CrazyDan (Xander & Oz, multiple crossovers, FR18)

The Ex-Files: Charming, CA, Chapter 10 by Viwiel (Buffy & Dawn, Sons of Anarchy crossover, FR15)

The Watcher, Chapter 48 by In Mortal (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

What the Drabble? Vol. 3, Chapter 61 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Out of Dodge, Chapter 9 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

More Than Just a Dream, Chapters 1-10 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, R)

Her Lullaby, Chapters 5-6 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG)

Holidate, Chapters 1-5 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Bunny Costume Anya Drawing! by bumblebeeweee (worksafe)

Artwork: Got bored and decided to sketch Buffy by DrewSB89 (worksafe)

Artwork + process video: Buffy timelapse and finished drawing by asadsadlittleman (worksafe)

Artwork: My OC Touya with Giles and Spike ♡! by croquet-whore (worksafe)

Artwork: Faith by mirhylor (worksafe)

Artwork: Buffy stabbed in the same place as Faith (+ Live Faith Reaction) by sideartblog999 (worksafe)

Artwork: Quick Buffy study I drew on the train! by macaronirats (worksafe)

Artwork: buffy redraws and doodles by pzyii (Buffy, Oz, Willow, worksafe)

Gifset: Daniel "Oz" Osbourne + Outfits (Season 2) by clarkgriffon

Fanvid: Dawn of Sass - Michelle Trachtenberg memorial - "Buffy" music video by Bitch of Rome Entertainment

Fanvid: BUFFY & SPIKE song cake by Buffy Spike (vidder uploaded several other fanvids)

Fanvid: Baby Born Blue || Willow Rosenberg & Buffy Summers by vampyr.slayyyr

Fanvid: Abbey || Buffy & Spike by vampyr.slayyyr

Fanvid: Buffy & Spike | i kissed a boy (btvs) by Pinkly

Fanvid: Buffy & Angel | God Of Everything Else by Rita

Fanvid: Spuffy- The Killing Floor by Valerie Whedon (inspikeria)

Fanvid: Buffy & Angel- WW3 by Valerie Whedon (inspikeria)

Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - Get Lucky by juliaroxs241

Fanvid: BtVS - This is War by William Pratt

Vidlet: i don't care . . . | Buffy Summers edit by ALEXEDIT

Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Sunwalker (2025 Special Edition) by sleepinglionarchives

Resource: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Anya Jenkins ~ Scene Pack by DeanxSalv

[Reviews & Recaps]

Podcast video: Buffy S2E3 "School Hard" Review by Mayor Slayage - A Buffy Rewatch Podcast

Podcast video: Season 4 Episode 19 - New Moon Rising by Sh*t 90s Shows Taught Me

Podcast video: Angel S01E12 "Expecting" Spoiler Review by The Post Credits

Podcast video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Five, Episode Fifteen: I Was Made to Love You by Slayed! The Buffyverse Revisited Podcast

Podcast video: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 2 Spoiler Discussion by Sinister Cinema Reviews

Podcast video: Sunnydale Live #12: Buffy S1E11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight by Blueroof Productions

Podcast video: Buffy Episode Guide | Witch | Season 1, Episode 3 by Divergent Spirit Ministries

Podcast: Once more with feeling - 6x11 Gone (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Nerd Subculture Podcast

Book Review: Against the Darkness by Kendare Blake by George L. Thomas

[Community Announcements]

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[themculibrary]

Yondu Masterlist

ain’t no river wide enough (ao3) - xahra99 T, 10k

Summary: “It’s okay to be afraid. But don’t ever let fear stop ya from doin’ what ya think ya gotta.” Peter and Yondu head down planetside for some Ravager-style life lessons. Unsurprisingly, things don’t go to plan. Set before the first movie. One-shot. Complete.

ain’t no road just like it (ao3) - xahra99 G, 3k

Summary: “Don’ t see why you’re so bothered. Not like he’s your kid.” Kraglin and Yondu argue over Quill, or, how Kraglin ends up with the Zune Yondu bought for Peter. Set between the first and second movies. Gen. Complete.

base of support (ao3) - interabang T, 3k

Summary: The Guardians discover that Yondu would do anything (when he feels like it) to give Peter help when he needs it.

celestial aegis (ao3) - Jastra T, 6k

Summary: During a skirmish between Ravagers and rivaling pirate group, young Peter gets grabbed by the enemy leader. Yondu shows the pirates what happens when someone dares to hurt his boy.

father figure (ao3) - laylabinx T, 27k

Summary: Five times Yondu maybe, kinda, sorta, almost claimed Peter as a son and one time he totally did. Nothing too intense, just a little Yondu/Peter father-ish/son-ish bonding-ish. Almost entirely pre-movie.

fox on the run (ao3) - Sholio T, 13k

Summary: When bounty hunters get the drop on Yondu, 11-year-old Peter is the only person in a position to do anything about it.

go for the throat (ao3) - laylabinx T, 9k

Summary: Peter finds out the hard way what it means to be the Ravager mascot and Yondu uses this as an opportunity to teach him how to kick someone’s ass.

Highway To Hell (ao3) - MeganBStrange T, 49k

Summary: Yondu dies in the arms of his son, and wakes up with a second chance.

Yondu's gonna try and do better this time, but lets face it he's still gonna fuck it up. It's the thought that counts.

i got a landmine in my bloodline (ao3) - laylabinx T, 23k

Summary: Peter develops appendicitis. Yondu develops a heart. It’s all very problematic.

peter quill and the (mostly) terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day (ao3) - rohanrider3 Rating: Teen And Up

Summary: In which Ego is a jackass, Yondu gets (temporarily) mind-controlled, Peter survives an insane amount of insanity in a short period of time, it isn’t wise to (SIMULTANEOUSLY) tick off the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Ravagers, and the Nova Corps…

Oh. Also, Meredith Quill is, somehow, back from the dead. And hurting her son? Yeah. You just made a _huge_ mistake.

(AU of Guardians Vol. 2 where Ego pulls a Xanatos Gambit and tries to distract Nova Corps, frame Yondu, and kill the Guardians before taking Peter. It doesn’t go as well as he’d planned. Also, Mantis is a little younger in this version, about 13 or so.)

Pitbull (ao3) - jellybeanforest T, 9k

Summary: Quill is not built to be a Ravager. Much too small and soft in all meanings of the word, the boy will be dead within the year if Yondu can’t break and remold him into something useful. So he decides to take Quill out on solo missions to train him, greatly taxing his already limited patience. Unfortunately, on one of their outings, Yondu’s past comes back to haunt them in the form of a Kree bounty hunter contracted by Yondu’s original owner: his breeder. Now, he must save himself and his young protégé from a life of slavery before they reach Hala.

Red (ao3) - jackfish (Delphi) yondu/kraglin M, 4k

Summary: Eyes, skies, uniforms, and killings—instances of the colour red in the life of Kraglin Obfonteri.

the fault in distant stars (ao3) - Donatello7 T, 11k

Summary: Prompt fill for LilRed7503

‘peter abused back on earth, by someone don’t care who. With the ravagers he’s terrified not because they kidnapped him but because their adults. It takes Yondu no time at all to figure out, especially since Peter keeps flinching expecting a slap. Yondu + ravagers prove to Peter that nothing is his fault and he didn’t deserve it’

The Future Is Yet Unwritten (ao3) - Rebel_Atar yondu/kraglin E, 15k

Summary: An encounter with a strange artefact forever changes Yondu's life and now he is determined to change his death too.

The Way We Were (ao3) - effiegogo yondu/kraglin T, 16k

Summary: After a crash, Yondu can't remember the last seven years of his life, including being exiled by Stakar Ogord and the acquisition of a certain Terran child.

Watch The Wall (ao3) - Run_Ravager_Run yondu/kraglin T, 49k

Summary: Peter Quill, abducted at eight, settles into life as a very small boy in a very big galaxy. He cheats, he lies, he steals. And he shuts his eyes and covers his ears, whenever Yondu tells him.

[embossross]

2024 in manga

ranked

completed / caught up manga

the flowers of evil - never have i wanted to shake a character harder but i appreciate the literary approach to character and theme. it's opaque and ugly but worth reading.

lovesick ellie - cute!

solanin - there's a maturity to the characters & their relationships that gets bogged down by melodrama, but still the art style is lovely and it's a cute little read

happiness - there's a scene so heartbreaking in this that will stick with me forever. but severely lacking in anything interesting to say about the vampire genre as a whole.

blame - works best as an episodic scifi romp in the first volume before slowly devolving. i won't lie. i could not follow the plot of this one and the ugly world it constructed slowly bored me.

bakemonogatari - wanted to give this a chance and it pissed me off to degrees never before seen. degenerate and not a tenth as deep as its fans try to claim, but it does have the kernel of something redeeming.

no. 6 - despised this. completely derivative and i couldn't stand the lead character.

in progress manga

children of the whales (vol 1-2)

soul eater (vol 13-24)

medalist (vol 1-4)

tokyo ghoul:re (vol 8-14)

real (vol 1)

yona of the dawn (vol 16-18)

don't call it mystery (vol 5-6)

grand blue (vol 1-10)

requiem of the rose king (vol 1-6)

witch hat atelier (vol 3-5)

dandadan (vol 3-8)

skip beat (vol 1)

nina the starry bride (vol 3-7)

gachikatchu (vol 1-3)

slam dunk (vol 1-2)

baccano (vol 1)

the summer hikaru died (vol 1-4)

yu yu hakusho (vol 1-2)

innocent (vol 1-3)

rose of versailles (vol 3-4)

chainsaw man (vol 12-16)

the fable (vol 10-14)

honey lemon soda (vol 5-6)

queen's quality (vol 1)

barefoot gen (vol 1)

kaiju no. 8 (vol 9)

edens zero (vol 1-9)

steel of the celestial shadows (vol 1)

dawn of the arcana (vol 1-2)

karneval (vol 1-2)

[90sloverwithinsomnia]

Fan Fic Master List:

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Repost Old Kpop Fanfics:

Discussion about Some Old K-pop Fanfics - (06/08/2024)

These are some of many archived fanfics featuring 1st and 2nd Gen K-pop acts that I've come across recently. It's all in good fun, and maybe a bit cringeworthy!

The words in red are my thoughts on the fanfic, and I'll be ranking them out of 10 just for fun.

SM Town Out To Lunch (15/15) - (hgiel) Anrui, Kyorei, and Jacqui:

Separate from the saga, but a prelude none the less. DBSG has just made their debut, but their pretty boy singer is eating everyone in SM Town! Not even Junta's love can stop cannibalism.

I would recommend that 18+ read this fanfic.(4/10)

Part 1 - (06/08/2024)

Part 2 - (06/08/2024)

Part 3 - (13/08/2024)

Part 4 - (13/08/2024)

Part 5 - (20/08/2024)

Part 6 - (21/08/2024)

Part 7 - (21/08/2024)

Part 8 - (21/08/2024)

Part 9 - (22/08/2024)

Part 10 - (22/08/2024)

Part 11 - (22/08/2024)

Part 12 - (22/08/2024)

Part 13 - (22/08/2024)

Part 14 - (22/08/2024)

Part 15 Final - (22/08/2024)

Vol 1 - Battle of the Boy Bands (23/23)

K-Pop and DBSG just put out albums and have are on a reality show, hosted by Se7en, to promote it. It isn't fun though, because Junta is their baby sitters, and the romantic drama is as thick and annoying as 90210.

This work is suitable for teen and up audiences.

Chapter 1 - (31/08/2024)

Chapter 2 - (31/08/2024)

Chapter 3 - (31/08/2024)

Chapter 4 - (31/08/2024)

Chapter 5 - (31/08/2024)

Chapter 6 - (07/09/2024)

Chapter 7 - (10/09/2024)

Chapter 8 - (15/09/2024)

Chapter 9 - Put on Hold!

Vol 2 - Sarang Hae Nippon

The TV show is over, now its time to vacation in Japan! Who knew it was impossible to avoid join street gangs in the Godzilla's home country? TaeBin seems to steer clear of them, but he's busy, seeing as he's in a "family way".

Coming Soon!

Vol 3 - Battle of the Boy Bands Season 2

Its time for the second season, luckily, Se7en isn't the host, TaeBin is. The drama isn't any less this time, the only thing that's changed is the increased trips to the hospital.

Coming Soon!

Full Moon Entertainment (26/26) - hgiel

Moon Hee Jun has just left SM Town and is going to create his OWN boy band, one better then H.O.T ever was. Unfortunately, all he has is the already formed band K-Pop and the North Korean they hit with their car.

Inspired by Vol - Battle of the Boy Bands Season 2 that also by hgiel.

Coming Soon!

Ouija Bored (1) - hgiel

The guys celebrate Halloween by playing with occult tools.

This work is suitable for teen and up audiences. I don't know about his one, it was fun to read but wish it was a bit longer.(6/10)

Chapter 1 - Put on Hold!

Oh, You're In The Army Now (3/3) - hgiel

EVERY gasso seems to be in the army now, and the rest have gone to the dogs, or streets. North Korea takes this opening to attack, and Moon Hee Jun, UBin, Chang Ryul, Yoo Min, and Desuk have to save The Republic of Korea by themselves.

Coming Soon!

12 Steps of Christmas (12/12) - hgiel

The 12 hours of an H.O.T Christmas.

This work is suitable for all audiences. These will be scheduled to be posted on the 25th of December.

Chapter 1 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 2 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 3 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 4 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 5 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 6 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 7 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 8 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 9 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 10 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 11 - (25/12/2024)

Chapter 12 - (25/12/2024)

Last Goodbye (1) - hgiel

Woo Hyun is about to enter the army, so he and Young One meet one last time before he goes.

Coming Soon!

Armageddon The Hell Out Of Here (1) - hgiel

H.O.T face the end of the world...

This work is suitable for teens and up audiences. Again, I'm not shore about this one, but it was okay it reminds me of 'War on the world's'.(4/10)

Chapter 1 - (05/09/2024)

A secret that is kept to us (5/?) - 90s_love:

Angel White and Crystal Light are two mysterious vigilantes who is after to destroy the illegal terrorist organization, Dark Archive. With their friend spirits, they protect the world. Meanwhile, their alter-egos are famous Kpop idols who have a rivalry within their groups. Can they keep their secret identities a secret from them?

This work is suitable for all audiences. I'm not really shore about his one, probably because its not finished, but it was okay.(5/10)

Chapter 1 - (22/08/2024)

Chapter 2 - (23/08/2024)

Chapter 3 - (23/08/2024)

Chapter 4 - (23/08/2024)

Chapter 5 - (23/08/2024)

Switch Rivals (21/21) - 90s_love:

Modern version of the 90's kpop idol scene. H.O.T and Sechskies are forever rivals. But what will happen when one member from each team switch bodies?

This work is suitable for all audiences. By chapter 5, i was hooked, i really enjoyed this one. I might even read it again because of how good it was.(9/10)

Chapter 1 - (26/08/2024)

Chapter 2 - (26/08/2024)

Chapter 3 - (26/08/2024)

Chapter 4 - (26/08/2024)

Chapter 5 - (26/08/2024)

Chapter 6 - (28/08/2024)

Chapter 7 - (28/08/2024)

Chapter 8 - (28/08/2024)

Chapter 9 - (28/08/2024)

Chapter 10 - (28/08/2024)

Chapter 11 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 12 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 13 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 14 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 15 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 16 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 17 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 18 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 19 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 20 - (29/08/2024)

Chapter 21 Finale - (29/08/2024)

Project Kwangya - Alternatives Talles (10/?) - Cally_Kop:

Several tales using SM Idols as characters. Since the company decided to bring all the Idols together in the shared universe idea, where all the MV's, lyrics and all the promotional material of the company's Idols would tell a story, like Marvel and its shared universe.

Here, small stories will be posted using this same idea, that each Idol has a role and story to tell, being able to interfere in the stories of other characters. From Kangta to Aespa, to EXO, SHINee, Red Velvet, Girls Generation, NCT, all SM idols appeared.

Coming Soon!

Warrior's Descendants (6/6) - AuspiciousAutumn:

H.O.T are so close to becoming an active group again, but not everyone is keen with them doing it on their own terms.

I would recommend that 18+ read this fanfic.

Chapter 1 - (22/09/2024)

Chapter 2 - (22/09/2024)

Chapter 3 - (22/09/2024)

Chapter 4 - (22/09/2024)

Chapter 5 - (22/09/2024)

Chapter 6 Final - (22/09/2024)

12 days of Super Junior, a Christmas fic (12/12) - plincess_cho:

As Super Junior contemplate what they want for Christmas, they realize that above all, they want to be together.

This work is suitable for all audiences.

Coming Soon!

Red Velvet and the haunted dorms [Ft. Super Junior] (1) -plincess_cho:

Red Velvet move into Super Junior's old dorms. But are their dorms really haunted like everyone says?

This work is suitable for all audiences.

Chapter 1 - (15/09/2024)

2014 → 2000 (2/?) - Inodot:

Mir was and still is a big g.o.d fan. One day, after saving a child from getting hit by a car, he somehow ended up in 2000 when g.o.d were still active. He tries not to mess with time but couldn't help but to think that he can prevent their hiatus from happening.

This work is suitable for all audiences.

Chapter 1 - (21/09/2024)

Chapter 2 - (21/09/2024)

Translated Fanfics:

As these Fanfics are translated from there original language to English there might be some translation mistakes.

Masters of the Game (8/8) - maresca:

Human life is a Game. It includes both random dice rolls and multi-move strategic combinations. When human life reaches a stalemate, the Game Masters enter the Game. The Game Masters declare the beginning of the Game.

This work is suitable for teens and up audiences.

Coming Soon!

Zhou Gong also cannot interpret dreams (1) - memeflosalvo:

Chinese - Mandarin to English.

I would recommend that 18+ read this fanfic.

Coming Soon!

[rhapsodynew]

#new music

KERRANG “The 50 Best Albums Of 2024”

There are 21 days left until the New Year, and many have already summed up their results of the year. I became interested in this particular top.

50. X – “Smoke & Fiction

49. The Linda Lindas – “No Obligation“

48. Scene Queen – “Hot Singles In Your Area“

47. Palaye Royale – “Death Or Glory“

46. The Home Team – “The Crucible Of Life“

45. Bruce Dickinson – “The Mandrake Project“

44. NOAHFINNCE – “GROWING UP ON THE INTERNET“

43. Jazmin Bean – “Traumatic Livelihood“

42. Kids In Glass Houses – “Pink Flamingo“

41. Zeal & Ardor – “Greif“

40. Pearl Jam – “Dark Matter“

39. Mimi Barks – “This Is Doom Trap“

38. While She Sleeps – “Self Hell“

37. Sprints – “Letter To Self“

36. Nightwish – “Yesterwynde“

35. Mannequin Pussy – “I Got Heaven“

34. Cassyette – “This World Fucking Sucks“

33. Boston Manor – “Sundiver“

32. Mothica – “Kissing Death“

31. IDLES – “TANGK“

30. Stand Atlantic – “WAS HERE“

29. Lowen – “Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran“

28. Better Lovers – “Highly Irresponsible“

27. Denzel Curry – “King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2“

26. Judas Priest – “Invincible Shield“

25. Graphic Nature – “Who Are You When No One Is Watching?“

24. Pale Waves – “Smitten“

23. 200 Stab Wounds – “Manual Manic Procedures“

22. Kid Bookie – “Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead“

21. Sum 41 – “Heaven X Hell“

20. Crawlers – “The Mess We Seem To Make“

19. The Warning – “Keep Me Fed“

18. Zetra – “Zetra“

17. Soft Play – “Heavy Jelly“

16. Blood Incantation – “Absolute Everywhere“

15. Kid Kapichi – “There Goes The Neighbourhood“

14. Heriot – “Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell“

13. Chelsea Wolfe – “She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She“

12. Bob Vylan – “Humble As The Sun“

11. Neck Deep – “Neck Deep“

10. Speed – “ONLY ONE MODE“

09. Green Day – “Saviours“

08. Gatecreeper – “Dark Superstition“

07. Linkin Park – “From Zero“

06. Poppy – “Negative Spaces“

05. High Vis – “Guided Tour“

04. twenty one pilots – “Clancy“

03. Amyl And The Sniffers – “Cartoon Darkness“

02. Bring Me The Horizon – “POST HUMAN: NeX GEn“

01. Knocked Loose – “You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To“

[florasearlethirdyear]

D&AD: Loneliness Epidemic and Generation Z

Explore the statistics and studies related to loneliness among Gen Z. Look into the causes, effects, and potential solutions identified in various research papers, articles, and psychological studies.

Source 1: Lyngdoh, T., El-Manstrly, D., & Jeesha, K. (2023). Social isolation and social anxiety as drivers of generation Z's willingness to share personal information on social media. Psychology & Marketing, Vo.40,No.1. 5–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21744

"Our findings show that when gen z feels socially isolated/anxious, they are more likely to share personal information on social media. The effect of social isolation on sharing of personal information increases when gen z fear that they are missing out on the rewarding experiences others are having, are engaged in repetitive negative thoughts and perceive their firm's privacy policy as transparent and ethical".

"Furthermore, recent research among gen z reveals that almost 56% of this generation experienced more intense social isolation overall due to the Covid‐19 pandemic and are more likely to say they were lonely as compared to previous generations (Cox,2022)".

Source 2: Ang CS, Chan NN, Lee CS. (2018). Shyness, Loneliness Avoidance, and Internet Addiction: What are the Relationships? J Psychol. Vo.152. No.1. pp.25-35. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2017.1399854. Epub 2017 Dec 13. PMID: 29236584.

"Shyness was significantly and positively correlated with loneliness avoidance and Internet addiction. In addition, loneliness avoidance was significantly and positively correlated with Internet addiction. Most importantly, loneliness avoidance may predispose shy youth to become addicted to the Internet'.

Source 3: Gentina, E., Chen, R. (2019). Digital Native's Coping With Loneliness: Facebook or Face-to-Face?. Information and Management. Vol. 56. No.6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2018.12.006.

"almost 80% of digital natives constantly feel lonely"

"loneliness interventions for digital natives should recognize the role of gender. For example, lonely boys engage in passive coping, but girls do not, partly because of their social role expectations".

"l results confirm that the mediation effect (loneliness to
active coping
to offline self disclosure) is significant among girls, but not among boys, and the mediation effect (loneliness to passive coping to online self-disclosure) is significant among boys, but not among girls".

"Our study suggests that managers of digital natives should also promote face-toface relationships, especially among lonely employees".

"60% of these digital natives identify face-to-face meetings as their preferred form of communication".

Study conducted in France which is considered an individualistic culture, like the USA. pp.24

Source 4: Cox, D. (2022). The Childhood Loneliness of Generation Z. [online]. Available from: https://www.americansurveycenter.org/the-lonely-childhood-of-generation-z/ [Accessed 10/01/2024]

"A majority (56 percent) of Gen Zers report they felt lonely at least once or twice a month during their childhood. In contrast, only about one in four (24 percent) Baby Boomers say they felt lonely this often as children".

"New findings from the American National Family Life Survey show that Americans raised in single-parent homes are more likely to report having felt lonely growing up than those raised in two-parent households".

" Past research has shown that adolescents with divorced parents are more likely to struggle socially and experience greater feelings of social alienation"

"A recent report shows that only children are also more likely to have been lonely growing up than those with siblings were".

"Research has shown that attending college is associated with higher levels of social connectedness. So is belonging to a religious community. Even regularly spending time at a third place—such as a coffee shop, library, or public park—can help foster social interactions and a sense of belonging".

Source 5 (from brief): Bakhtiari, K. (2023). Gen-Z, The Loneliness Epidemic And The Unifying Power Of Brands. [online]. Available from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kianbakhtiari/2023/07/28/gen-z-the-loneliness-epidemic-and-the-unifying-power-of-brands/?sh=7e8836c46790 [Accessed 10/01/2024]

"73% of Gen-Z report feeling alone sometimes or always. Loneliness can be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes per day. And people who experience social isolation have a 32% higher risk of early death."

"traditional institutions that promote a sense of belonging are in decline. Church attendance has dropped in the West, and most young people can’t afford to buy a house or raise a family"

"Gen-Z are becoming adults during an era of societal collapse. Endless choice has transformed into a psychological burden".

Japan and the epidemic of hikikomori's, spawning rent-a-family, friend and partner services

"in South Korea, the government is paying young recluses to leave their home".

"The pursuit of convenience is removing social interactions and producing loneliness".

"The disappearance of third places—a social space separate from work and home—has exacerbated the problem".

"many young people now feel priced out of physical experiences".

"There’s a missed opportunity to create culturally relevant moments and platforms to help young people struggling with loneliness".

Source 6: Future Care Capital. (2022). Gen Z are the loneliest generation, research finds. [online]. Available from: https://futurecarecapital.org.uk/latest/gen-z-are-the-loneliest-generation-research-finds/ [Accessed 10/01/2024]

"The data also showed that people living in cities were more likely to feel lonely, with 17% of city-dwellers saying they experienced chronic loneliness. Analysis of 2021 census data shows that the highest proportion of young people live in cities".

"2019 study by YouGov, which found that young people in Britain find it hard to make friends".

Source 7: Yulia Korzhina, Jessica Hemberg, Pia Nyman-Kurkiala & Lisbeth Fagerström. (2022) Causes of involuntary loneliness among adolescents and young adults: an integrative review. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. Vol.27. No.1. pp. 493-514.

"We saw that earlier negative experiences, mental illness or physical disorders, self-centred society, social norms and social media were all linked to adolescents’ and young adults’ loneliness in the setting investigated".

Source 8: Sheidlower, N. Hoof, M. (2023). [online] Gen Z loneliness is so bad that some young adults are spending thousands trying to make friends through gym memberships and social clubs. Available from: https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-loneliness-spends-money-to-make-friends-2023-9?r=US&IR=T [Accessed 10/01/2024]

"Money can't buy Gen Zers happiness, but they do hope it can buy them friends".

Discusses avenues to which Gen Z have taken to make friends including: joining art classes, book clubs, walking groups, Bumble BFF, gyms, art classes.

Source 9: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

Source 10: Mikhail, A. (2023). Gen Z is the worst at connecting with their grandparents, but building a better relationship could help fight loneliness. [online]. Available at: https://fortune.com/well/2023/10/07/gen-z-connecting-grandparents-loneliness/ [Accessed 10/01/2024]

"only 18% of Gen Z saying they have a strong relationship with grandparents compared to 32% of millennials and 41% of Gen X"

"As loneliness plagues seniors and young adults alike, fostering familial relationships between generations could help protect against the negative effects of isolation, including depression, heart disease, and dementia". 

Got me thinking about the show 'Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds' :

"During the 2017 experiment, we saw Linda, 80, admit that she feels “very down” before joining the show, but her friendship with little Amiya soon lifted her spirits and boosts her energy levels".

"60% of nursing home residents never receive visitors and are living in “social isolation”

Initiatives Tackling Loneliness:

The Eden Project's Big Lunch: "the UK’s biggest annual get-together for neighbours, generating new connections, celebrating community, and helping people to make change where they live".

Hershey's The Heartwarming Project: "Our Heartwarming Project (HWP) is designed to help kids and teens build critical social and emotional skills and celebrate the power of connection for their well-being".

Deutsche Telekom's "How are you?" campaign: chatline made to counteract loneliness

City Girls Who Walk: "City Girls Who Walk is a group that brings together women from all walks of life to bond, exercise, and embrace the beauty of their surroundings". Started up to counteract loneliness.

The Lonely Girls Club: UK-based. "The Lonely Girls Club is both an online and physical community created to bring people together to form friendships, have fun and make life a little less lonely".

Soli (Sisterhood on Demand): " Soli connects you with women in your area (anonymously, if you wish) who get what you’re going through"

National Youth Partnership: "The Tackling Youth Loneliness website has been designed to bring together a set of dedicated resources alongside useful research and information to support organisations and professionals to develop their understanding of youth loneliness".

Bumble BFF: "Dating app company Bumble announced today that it is releasing a separate app called “Bumble for Friends” aimed at finding friends in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Philippines, the U.K. and the U.S".

Age UK Befriending services: "Age UK and our partner charity The Silver Line offer free telephone friendship services so you can enjoy chatting with someone over the phone". They also offer face-to-face befriending which "often involve a volunteer befriender visiting an older person in their home".

The Loneliness Lab: "was co-founded by Lendlease and Collectively, who share a commitment to making our cities less lonely".

Campaign to End Loneliness: "We work to ensure that: People most at risk of loneliness are reached and supported. Services and activities are more effective at addressing loneliness". Campaign is coming to an end this year :(

Source 11: Wray, S. (2022). The city where no one is lonely. [online]. Available from: https://cities-today.com/the-city-where-no-one-is-lonely/ [Accessed 11/01/2024]

Monkey Park: "a café, community centre and co-working space in Brampton, Chesterfield is one of the case studies featured by The Loneliness Lab network. As a social enterprise, Monkey Park’s goal is to “improve the local community by bringing people together and supporting their efforts to change the local area”.

Resilience Brokers: "developed a text message service which encourages the over-50s at risk of social isolation and digital exclusion in the borough of Hackney to visit the nearby Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The service includes details about activities of interest as well as the local weather and accessible travel information".

The Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care Testbed: "showed how technologies such as a ‘push to talk’ tool that links older people for a chat and a loneliness quiz and bingo app can help to reduce loneliness".

Source 12: JRC Conference and Workshop Report (2022) Interventions to reduce loneliness among youth. European Commision. [online] Available from: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu › JRC129905 [Accessed 11/01/2024]

Summary of findings:

In response to the brief, understanding these aspects of loneliness within Generation Z can inform the creation of a digital tool or experience on Airbnb that specifically addresses the need for meaningful connections. The tool can incorporate elements that promote face-to-face interactions, intergenerational relationships, and engagement in local communities to counteract loneliness and foster genuine connections.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

SARAH RAINMAKER -- CAITLIN FAIRCHILD -- BURNOUT -- ROXY -- GRUNGE.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1815x2754 -- Spotlight on cover art to "Gen¹³" Vol. 2 #-1. January, 1997. Image Comics/Wildstorm Productions. Artwork by J. Scott Campbell & Alex Garner.

Source: www.hipcomic.com/listing/gen-13-1-1997-first-print-j-scott-campbell-cover/9693282.

[christophe76460]

Soyez des hommes !

« Soyez des hommes ! » diront les gens autour de nous. Autrement dit, faites comme tout le monde ! Au besoin, traînez-vous dans la même boue, soyez la proie des mêmes vices ! Si l’on ne boit pas, on est pas un homme ! Sans liberté sexuelle, on n’est pas un homme ! Regarde parmi tes collègues de travail, tu es le seul à ne pas faire ceci : tu te fais remarquer ! Vis comme les autres, dans ton temps, car tu n’es pas dans le vent ! …

Et pour se montrer homme, on étouffe sa conscience, on fait taire sa conviction si l’on en a, on vit dans le péché, étant de moins en moins conscient de sa gravité : «Tout le monde le fait, se dit-on, pourquoi pas moi ? » et… on perd son âme, en entraînant d’autres dans sa perte.

Ah ! ces hommes, comme le monde les a façonnés ! Ces hommes courageux : incapables de résister à un sourire moqueur. Ces hommes forts : il n’y a pas de tentation devant laquelle ils ne cèdent. Ces hommes libres : ils sont les esclaves de l’opinion publique, de leurs intérêts, de leurs passions !

La Bible nous dit également : « Soyez des hommes ! » ( voir 1 Corinthiens 16:13 ), mais dans un tout autre sens : des hommes qui savent rester purs, sobres, qui respectent les autres, se respectent eux-mêmes et résistent au mal, des hommes qui tiennent tête aux railleries de leurs semblables pour plaire à leur Sauveur et Seigneur Jésus Christ ; ils osent ainsi braver l’opinion des autres. Voilà ce que crée la Parole de Dieu ( La Bible ) lorsqu’on la lit, la croit et qu’on se soumet à son autorité.

Il y a donc deux manières d’être un homme : la mauvaise… et la bonne.

La naissance fait de nous des hommes ayant la même nature que celle de nos premiers parents. Tout au début de l’histoire de l’humanité, Dieu vit que la méchanceté des hommes était grande sur la terre et que toutes les pensées de leur cœur se portaient constamment vers le mal ( voir Genèse 6:5 ) et le cœur humain n’a pas changé depuis ; le Seigneur Jésus a dit : « Car c'est du coeur que viennent les mauvaises pensées, les meurtres, les adultères, les impudicités, les vols, les faux témoignages, les calomnies. Voilà les choses qui souillent l'homme; … . » Matthieu 15:19-20a

Mais la nouvelle naissance, celle dont Jésus parle à Nicodème et qui est la réception, par la foi au Seigneur Jésus, de la vie nouvelle et divine fait de nous des enfants de Dieu. « Si quelqu’un est en Christ ( c’est-à-dire : appartient à Christ, par la foi en lui ), c’est une nouvelle création » ( voir 2 Corinthiens 5:17 ) ; autrement dit : un nouvel homme, un homme selon Dieu. Pensant au prix que Jésus a payé à la croix pour le racheter, l’enfant de Dieu s’applique à marcher d’une manière digne du Seigneur pour Lui plaire à tous égards, ( voir Colossiens 1:10 ).

Soyez un homme ! Mais pas à la manière du monde, à la manière de Dieu. Pour cela, lisez Sa Parole, nourrissez-vous d’elle régulièrement. Un petit enfant a besoin de lait pour grandir, puis de nourriture solide pour devenir un homme. La Bible dit que : « Mais la nourriture solide est pour les hommes faits, pour ceux dont le jugement est exercé par l'usage à discerner ce qui est bien et ce qui est mal. » Hébreux 5:14

( Toutes les pensées quotidiennes sur : *viechretienne. net/pensee-du-jour* ). ☀️réduire l'espace entre le "point" et le "net"☀️ dans votre barre d’adresse.

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2019-03 吉祥寺マンダラ2

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So, 1100 on the day, I think (because after writing, I finished the pencils on the comic book page for another project I’m working on, set in the same Universe). And I am going to ramble (maybe) about Burnout. Not the idea of smoking too much weed, or the Human Torch adjacent character from the 90’s Image comic GEN 13.

It could be argued that I was butting up against burnout last week (and easily argued, at that), but thems the breaks when you’re… like me. It’s not what it was during the winter, when I was running from the Darkness, working on three separate projects at once, a book (or two), a comic, and my model train (which is on hold because I’m moving it to the basement from the attic, but the basement isn’t finished yet). That was bad, and for a couple weeks I was dangerously close to shuffling myself loose this mortal coil.

But! Burnout is a thing, and it sucks. I’m burning the candle at both ends, and last weekend I almost collapsed. Promising myself to take a day or two off from said projects to recoup. Did that happen? Well, sorta. I didn’t write Wednesday, and Wednesday evening while preparing to shower, it dawned on me that the 15k words I had already put into Vol 2 were rubbish. That’s a nice way of saying they were absolute shit, btw. While I showered, I contemplated it long and hard, if it was actually factually shit, or if it was just Imposter Syndrome. Which it could still be, and what I’m doing now is just spinning my wheels, which is why I have yet to delete those 15k words, suspecting that they are the start to the back-half of Vol 2, or the beginning of Vol 3, so they sit until I figure out what the fuck I’m doing now, re-starting Vol 2.

(Side note: the New Volume 2 is coming along nicely, and I like what I’m doing with this first chapter, so far.)

Anyways, I’m still not certain, and the point of that aside was that while I didn’t write on Wednesday, I did work on my book in some capacity, and here I am on Friday afternoon, suffering the drainage of burnout. OR, of course, I’m just tired, and got done today what needed to be done. These things are amorphous, at times.

I am tired, and my back is griping at me to calm the fuck down. To take a day off to recover, and this is a three-day weekend coming up, to celebrate BIG SALES and mourn the dead soldiers? I mean, that’s why it’s Memorial Day, after all. OH! I forgot the Indianapolis 500 across town. That’s kind of a big deal Memorial Day Weekend, ain’t it? I mean, it did sell out apparently, which it hasn’t done since uh, the Centennial back 7-8 years ago. Dunno why, don’t care either. But yeah, we’re coming into a 3 day weekend, and maybe, just maybe, one of those days I will fucking stop and take a breath, yeah? Perchance to dream.

SO, some things… because I tried another blogging site previous to returning to Tumblr to get my long-winded thoughts out…

THE SEVEN DOORS OF HOLLOW FALLS

Is the title of this book, and it is an Appalachian Cosmic Horror story. The main characters, changed from hero and villain to villain and hero (respectively) to two girls in a fucked up situation. I do still want to write a story where two friends diverge, one becoming the hero, and the other going full Dark Willow (while I am not a FAN of Buffy, it’s an easy way to explain it), and it may still happen in Vol 3, but who knows?

I sure don’t, because I am a pantser. I have broad stroke ideas, but that’s about it, and they are constantly shifting. I’m mining this story as it comes. Like, the other day (in the Vol 2? that has been put on hold), I created a brand new … entity, because the Man In Black isn’t so much a character, as he is a harbinger. OOH HARBINGER! I like that word. Anyways, I pulled him from the ether, and have no clue what he’s going to do, but he emerged today. That was the big scene I wrote today. But like, no, I know how the story is going to end (well, this one… kinda), that one of the MC’s is going to go batshit insane, because one cannot see a cosmic horror and remain sane. It’s part of the rules, right? But at least, I’m fairly certain she lives. There was some debate for a while, because she turns the final key (in the Seventh Door) and, more or less, unmakes reality. Whether turning that key killed her, I didn’t know (and a part of me is still waffling on the matter, if we’re being honest).

SO, that’s the story. Cosmic Horror set in the mountains of Virginia. Sounds fun.

The first volume is sitting a little over 50k words. Not a lot, and …

Here’s the thing, 50k used to be a novella. Even Nano told us that 50k was not *actually* a novel, but it was an accomplishment nonetheless. But, as it turns out, in the last 20 years, 40k is the cut off for a Novella, I guess.

BUT, the original intention was to write 3 Volumes, each novellas of right around 50k, and to publish them as one book. Each volume would be episodic, with the main plot continuing throughout, even if the major plot of each volume wasn’t directly linked (like Vol 2? A haunted house story), because I liked the idea. Now, as I am working on volume 2 and editing vol 1, I realize that that probably won’t work, because the second draft is expanding, at least for now. It’s like, I shoot the big shit out the barrel of a shotgun and work on the minutiae on the second pass, right? It’s basically, Draft One is an… outline, with a lot of effing words, right? So I clean it up, and by cleaning it up, the word count grows. SO! Here I am, looking at three books from anywhere between 60k to 75k words. And let’s say, they all end around 70k words. That’s 210k words. That’s a Les Mis fucking doorstop, if I were to publish it as one volume….

HOWEVER, once I get Volume 3 done, and the whole story sussed out, we’ll see what we see. A lot of what I felt at the time was imperative may become trivial, and get cut. Whole scenes may fall to the wayside, right?

AND then, there’s the idea of the [INTERMISSIONS], short(ish) little vignettes that will be sandwiched between the volumes, so 5 stories, right? It’s something I like to do, these [intermissions], to add depth to the world. LIKE, the first Intermission may have nothing to do with the overarching story, but will enrich a character or two (and come to think of it, maybe this New Vol 2 is actually just an intermission… bollocks. SEE! This is why I should not be left to my own devices, and I think it may track. That it will just be a short story, covering the month gap between Vol 1 and the OG Vol 2… fucking hell. I hate my brain sometimes. Now I need to go and noodle on this awhile, to see what I decide… bloody hell, my brain is a bastard…)

And there we are, at present.

This blog is just going to be a document of my thought processes, and how things come to life.

Really, it’s just a way for shit like that to get out and make me think on them.

Be safe and don’t bite anyone. Unless they really-really deserve it.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, July 4th

ANYA: Anya Christina Emanuella Jenkins, twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July, and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. "Who's our little patriot?" they'd say, when I was younger, and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.

~~Checkpoint~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Small Things by veronyxk84 (Buffy & Dawn, PG-13)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Watcher’s Diary, syllabically, Part 1 of 7 by rippergiles (accioawesome) for summer_of_giles (Giles (Multi) Gen)

Unspoken [Part 8] by hiddndaydreams (Spike/reader, not rated)

Unspoken [Part 9] by hiddndaydreams (Spike/reader, not rated)

Akashic Advantage, Chapter 48 by beanseh (OC & Ensemble, Dungeons & Dragons crossover, FR18)

My Calendar Girl, Chapter 6 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

What the Drabble? Vol. 3, Chapter 58 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Nothing New, Chapter 6 by number1angirl (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Woke Up In Love, Chapter 3 by Lilacsandorangeblossoms (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Brutal Honesty, Chapters 4-7 by EnchantedWillow (Buffy/Spike, R)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Body Language cover art by Badwolfwho (Buffy/Faith, NSFW)

Artwork: 01x04 Teachers Pet by pzyii (worksafe)

Artwork: Anya by pzyii (worksafe)

Artwork: Spike (Toasted and Miserable) 🔥☀️ by artbybai (worksafe)

Artwork: Best btvs big bad change my mind by ellie-mars (Glory, worksafe)

Artwork: the Most Important Girl In The World perhaps by marinlarkwrites (Buffy, worksafe)

Artwork: Jenny redraw by snails-in-my-mouth (worksafe)

Artwork: My Miracle by yarboyandy2 (Buffy & Giles, worksafe)

Gifs: Buffy Summers + Outfits (18/∞) by clarkgriffon (worksafe)

Gifs: CURRENT AFFAIRS — LORDE by detectivedawnsummers (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Icons: buffy summers icons editshit (worksafe)

Crafts: Currently doing the Buffy Shadowcasters :-) by chloe--summers

3D sculpt: vampire digital sculpt sketch by jfsculpts (worksafe)

Fanvid: You Oughta Know || Jagged Little Slayer || a Buffy fanvid by Periru3 & Tafadhali (Buffy/Faith)

Fanvid: buffy and spike song bang bang by Buffy Spike

Fanvid: Spike & Buffy | Fresh Out The Slammer by Raine :]

Fanvid: Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 1 Opening Credits "Charmed Style" (2022) by charmingslayer

Fanvid: Buffy Spike song why don't you do right by Buffy Spike

Fanvid: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Aesthetic - season one by ALEXEDIT

Fanvid: Buffy x Glory | Told You So by Light

Fanvid: Buffy the Vampire Slayer--Lie to Me/Lies My Parents Told Me by Becoming Buffy Podcast

Fanvid: Buffy the vampire slayer - Magic Dance by juliaroxs241

Fanvid: Buffy the vampire slayer - Shut Up by juliaroxs241

[Reviews & Recaps]

My thoughts on "The Body" by sirtch_analyst

BTVS group rewatch: 1.06 [The Pack] by juanabaloo

The Pack by thesearemycurrentobsessions

Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Recap - S01E08 - I, Robot... You, Jane 04/28/1997 by Slayer's Lair

Video: Buffy Toxic Retro PHASES & Bewitched bothered &Beweildered by Lord Toxic

Podcast video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4 Episode 18 - Where the Wild Things Are by Sh*t 90s Shows Taught Me

Podcast video: The Caffeinated Librarians: Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 7 by Mahpac Public Library

Podcast video: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1 Spoiler Review by Sinister Cinema Reviews

Podcast video: Angel S01E11 "Somnambulist" Spoiler Review by The Post Credits

Podcast video: Buffy Episode Guide | Welcome to the Hellmouth | Season 1, Episode 1 by Divergent Spirit Ministries

Podcast video: Sunnydale Live #5: Buffy S1E4 Teacher's Pet by Blueroof Productions

Podcast video: Buffy Episode Guide | The Harvest | Season 1, Episode 2 by Divergent Spirit Ministries

Podcast video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Five, Episode Fourteen: Crush by Slayed! The Buffyverse Revisited Podcast

Podcast video: Buffy S04E12 "A New Man" Spoiler Review by The Post Credits

Podcast video: Buffy's Angels: A Hole in the World by The Franchise: A Film Podcast

Podcast video: Sunnydale Live #4: Buffy S1E3 The Witch by Blueroof Productions

Podcast: 2.04 Inca Mummy Girl by Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure

Podcast: Once more with feeling - 6x9-10 Smashed/Wrecked (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Nerd Subculture Podcast

Podcast: Episode 68 - Unlimited Cake! (A New Man) Audio Only by The Sunnydale Diaries - A Buffy Podcast

Podcast: BwB 619 - Big Magical Balls [Seeing Red] by Beer with Buffy

Podcast video: S5E18: Intervention by One Girl in All the World

[Recs & Search]

Fic rec: the one and only feral bangel fic I have come across by camellcat

Fic search: Xander and how he was possessed by the hyena spirit by bl00dy-brass-knuckles

[Community Announcements]

Prompt: Seeing Red by comment_fic

[Fandom Discussions]

Anya should have cashed in on having connections to the demon world by Aphony Cree

[Gwendolyn Post, Giles and patriarchy] by coraniaid

the people who insist Buffy never does anything wrong in seven seasons by coraniaid

i get why buffy fans hate xander’s speech to buffy encouraging her to run after riley by lesbianmarrow

i feel like buffy the vampire slayer as a show very much values remaining true to one’s love by lesbianmarrow

it gets exhausting being a xander truther sometimes by summersblood

After the xth time where they’re attacked while researching or planning by antiqueowl

I don’t know how I feel about Robin Wood by arleney

What is hyenification? by btvsfemslashenjoyer

what if spike stayed in sunnydale after lover's walk by camellcat

Hero (9x1) by deniouroboros

do you think there were another slayer and vampire a long time ago, who fell in love with each other by elverrie

not Angel getting Buffy an old book for her birthday by femmedefandom

Ok but literally imagine being angel tho by femslashspuffy

I think people downplay how evil Andrew was in Buffy by garscrucible

i don’t think we talk about Jesse being the real reason Xander hates Angel and Spike enough by instant-star-59

Willow appearing at the funeral of buffys mom in all black by lynx-brynjar

i love how both spike and buffy want a normal life by professeurm

that one time in s7 spike full on creature growled at andrew by xaeyrnofnbe

Tara and Dawn by xxthegreenwitchxxteveo

So annoyed at Angel’s decision making [re: Connor] by Professional-Food773

Will we ever get more “Angel”? by angeliclestat

Any Buffy The Vampire Slayer and/or Angel deleted scenes or lines that you know of? by Big-Restaurant-2766

Season 6 buffy x season 3 angel [earthquake] by Professional-Food773

Conflicted if I should finish the series because of Empty places :( by gypsyinanotherlife

Happy Birthday Anya Christina Emanuella Jenkins by Necronikki

Rewatching the show - Things I forget and you may have in BtVS S1 (1.07-1.08) by beeemkcl

New Moon Rising I'm scared by Tuna_96

Was Tara’s death the price Willow had to pay? by dhelene

My Vampire (Aging) Theory For If Any OG Vamps (Angel, Spike, etc.) by Myrtle1119

Video: How Trixie SLAYED Buffy the Vampire Slayer Trivia by Trixie & Katya Clips

Podcast video: Buffy Summers - The Chosen One We Chose Back by Nerdy Up North

Podcast: BUFFY SUMMERS by Moon Tze Paranormal

Podcast: BUFFY- ROYAL RITUALS by Moon Tze Paranormal

Podcast: The Legacy of Larry by Gay2k The podcast

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JSA Collection and Graphic Novels for September and October (mostly)

The Spectre by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake Omnibus Vol. 1 Written by JOHN OSTRANDER Art by TOM MANDRAKE, JOHN RIDGWAY, and others Cover by TOM MANDRAKE $125.00 US | 888 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-488-7 When New York City cop Jim Corrigan was slain, he was denied entry into the afterlife and was chosen to be the embodiment of God’s wrath on Earth. As the Spectre, Corrigan metes out swift divine justice against evildoers dispassionately. But Corrigan’s humanity also anchors him to his former life and attachments, which can be a dangerous weakness against the forces of darkness. This volume collects the first half of the cult-favorite series by Ostrander and Mandrake, featuring a brand-new introduction and the series outline by Ostrander, a glow-in-the-dark cover by Mandrake, behind-the-scenes development art and sketches from the making of the series, and more! Collects The Spectre #0-31.

SHAZAM! VOL. 4: Welcome to Our Overlords Written by JOSIE CAMPBELL Art by DAN McDAID and ROBERTO POGGI Cover by GLEB MELNIKOV $17.99 US | 136 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-309-5 ON SALE 10/14/25 The menacing Mr. Mind worms his way across the entire world, and it will take all of the World’s Mightiest Mortals to stop him! Freddy has become Philadelphia’s most popular superhero, the Commander! But his success isn’t what it seems, and while the arrival of Dr. Sivana is bad enough, it’s Mr. Mind’s mind-controlling Society app that poses the true threat! Plus, Jon Kent, the son of Superman, gets caught in the magic lightning, with shocking results! Collecting Shazam! #17-21, the close of the latest chapter in the captain’s adventures!

Birds of Prey by Gail Simone Omnibus Vol. 1 Written by GAIL SIMONE Art by ED BENES, JOE BENNETT, and others Cover by NICOLA SCOTT $125 US | 944 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-293-7 ON SALE 10/14/25 From legendary writer Gail Simone (Deadpool, Secret Six), joined by celebrated  artists Ed Benes (Justice League of America, Gen 13), Joe Bennett (The Immortal Hulk, Teen Titans), and more, comes the groundbreaking Birds of Prey saga! Collects  Birds of Prey #56-90, a story from Birds of Prey: Secret Files 2003 #1, pages from Batgirl #57 and Batman #633, a new cover by Nicola Scott, and more.

The Brave and The Bold Vol. 3: Demons and Dragons (2025 Edition) Written by MARK WAID Art by JERRY ORDWAY and SCOTT KOLINS Cover by SCOTT KOLINS $16.99 US | 168 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-272-2 ON SALE 9/30/25 Can this diverse—and conflicting—assortment of heroes work together to stop the demons, dragons, and other evildoers who want to put them all out of commission? Superstar writer Mark Waid joins forces with artists Jerry Ordway (Justice Society of America) and Scott Kolins (Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge) to conclude his acclaimed  run on The Brave and the Bold! Plus, a selection of classic team-up tales, hand-picked  by Waid himself!

Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition Written by MARV WOLFMAN Art by GEORGE PÉREZ Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ and ALEX ROSS $125 | 600 pages | 8 1/8″ x 12 1/4″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-120-6 ON SALE 2/3/26 Revisit the legendary event that changed comics forever like never before! Working from Jerry Ordway’s original inks and original art provided by fans worldwide, every issue and cover has been remastered to showcase the fine lines and beauty that never made it to print…until now! Recolored against Anthony Tollin, Tom Ziuko, and Carl Gafford’s original colors, there is no better way to experience this masterpiece series. Featuring Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-12, History of the DC Universe #1-2, numerous brand-new essays from creators of the time, and more surprise wonders, this one-of-a-kind collection is not to be missed!

Justice League by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Omnibus Vol. 2 Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV Art by JORGE JIMÉNEZ, JOCK, STEVE EPTING, and others $125.00 US | 1000 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-736-9 ON SALE 10/28/26 Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV bring their epic Justice League tale to a close before Dark Knights: Death Metal. Collects Justice League #19-39, The Batman Who Laughs #1-7, The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1, DC’s Year of the Villain Special #1, and Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1-4!

Justice League: The Atom Project  Written by RYAN PARROTT and JOHN RIDLEY Art and cover by MIKE PERKINS $17.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-587-7 ON SALE 10/07/25 After Amanda Waller stole the powers of every superhero and villain on Earth, not everyone got their abilities back. Enter the super-heroic scientists Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi, both known as the Atom! Together, they are crafting the world’s first superpower reallocation and backup system, code-named the Atom Project. But not everyone wants their powers back, and Captain Atom is determined to prevent his atomic abilities from ever being returned. However, in his desperate attempt to stay de-powered, another transformation takes place within him, and this time, the good captain’s powers will change the trajectory of the Justice League forever! Join Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley, Rogue Sun co-creator Ryan Parrott, and Batman: First Knight artist Mike Perkins in this atomic-fueled spy thriller!

Challengers of the Unknown Written by CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL Art by SEAN IZAAKSE, AMANCAY NAHUELPAN, and JORGE FORNÉS Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR. $17.99 US | 136 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-565-5 ON SALE 9/23/25 Darkseid’s death has sent a shockwave across the DC Universe, tearing open the very fabric of time and space itself! Only one band of super-scientists have  the right stuff to face the fate of a universe. Enter…the Challengers of the Unknown. Ace Morgan, June Robbins, Prof Haley, Red Ryan, and Rocky Davis run day-to-day operations for the massive Watchtower in orbit above Earth. Now, they must team with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League to seal the rifts that threaten the galaxy. But a mysterious foe from the Challengers’ past lurks in the shadows, and its connection to the Godshock will put the DCU on borrowed time! Collects the complete five-issue Challengers of the Unknown series by writer  Christopher Cantwell and artists Sean Izaakse and Amancay Nahuelpan, plus “Time Check” by Christopher Cantwell and artist Jorge Fornés from the Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 2024 annual.