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brawltogethernow · 1 year ago

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I actually misremembered who made the suggestion; this is @heyyoufriendthere (orange⬇️)'s fault. Plaintext with annotations below the cut.

This is the very picture of an intellectual rights fracas Comics will warp to be like films as fast as you can say "huzzah" But when a megamonopoly swallows up the competition It yanks our blorbos back and forth in an ugly retcon perdition When only Fox can make a movie about the Fantastic Four, The Disney-owned comic office will shove the Four right out the door Until the Disney studio absorbs those rights and then you'll find The comics are suddenly awful sorry they left them behind(1) Then in the instant comic fans begin to cheer an awful lot The news comes in from Bleeding Cool(2) the writer is that fucker Slott(3)

Oh yes when comics warp to be like films and leave you quite agaw This is the very picture of an intellectual rights fracas

When Disney didn't have the rights to film the X-Men and their friends The Inhumans were their idea to have that same magic again But absolutely nobody could give a damn about their deal There was a gas or something uh, the Moon? Nobody cares get real EXCEPT for Ms. Marvel, the only Inhuman breakout success They want her all over the screen at excited public behest Oh yes when comics warp to be like films and leave you quite agaw This is the very picture of an intellectual rights fracas For years the MCU was not allowed to say the word "mutant" They twisted themselves into pretzels out to recoup every cent The silver screen had two Quicksilvers purely for dumb spite reasons With roots in even dumber masturbatorial rights reasons(4) Wanda and Pietro had their sixth or seventh origin retcon(5) To fit the "No More Mutants!"(6) edict corporate decided upon Then Disney bought the M word back for 73 billion bucks (A number that should make you want to strangle all these greedy fucks)

Oh yes when comics warp to be like films and leave you quite agaw This is the very picture of an intellectual rights fracas

Now suddenly it's mutant city all over the comic line They let the X-Men start a sex cult; also they can never die With no need for Inhumans they admitted that they're pretty cringe And nobody will ever give their lore a proper reading binge The MCU made Kamala a mutant like immediately Faster than you can say "bad adaptation" or "brand synergy" In short order the comics gave her the murderization hook In such a hurry it wasn't even in her own fucking book(7) Now big surprise she's coming back on the fucking sex cult island They gave it less than one whole month before they played their fucking hand So Kamala's a mutant now(8) and got a shitty mourning book(9) Which when she's coming back NEXT MONTH you might call a pretty bad look

IT'S TRUE WHEN COMICS WARP TO BE LIKE FILMS AND LEAVE YOU JUST AGAW THAT IS THE VERY PICTURE OF AN INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS FRACAS

~ (1) "At the time, we were told that the Fox-licensed X-Men books weren't to be cancelled as they made too much money for the publisher, but the FF as a middling sales solo title could be missed without hurting the bottom line."

From 2014, when Fox was preparing its 2015 release of Fant4stic, until Disney's film branch recovered the rights by absorbing Fox, the FF were conspicuously absent from comics. The Fantastic Four book was discontinued for the first time since 1962 (for most of those decades they'd supported multiple titles at once) along with all associated merch tchotchkes. By 2017 there was a Twitter hashtag, #WhereAreTheFantasticFour. If you want to hear some people be driven slowly insane by this, Stormcast had a segment called Stormwatch where they analyzed any Johnny Storm appearances in a given month. We're talking deep analyses of single panels.

(2) I know I just linked them, but part of the joke is Bleeding Cool's weird place in the geek news ecosystem. They report everything first, so for the first week you know something you can't strictly confirm it's actually true.

(3) I don't have time to enumerate Slott's crimes but we hate him. Source: Dude trust me👍

(4) How A B-List Hero Became Hot Hollywood Property Fox could adapt him because they had the rights to all mutants, and Disney could because they had the rights to all Avengers. Some characters are both because the comics didn't use to care about this. This is the entire reason the MCU introduced a Pietro Maximoff and then killed him off. Like seriously who kills off one twin. No that was not based on any comic story.

(5) They're not currently Magneto's kids in the main comic line. Everyone hates this.

(6) This is a cheap reference to the comic storyline "House of M".

(7) They killed her off in Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #26 and none of her supporting cast was there.

(8) Kamala Khan to Return in “Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant”

(9) Look at this thing:

WHO are those anonymously multiracial teens and what are they so goddamn happy about?

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#marvel #is this #filk #ms. marvel #kamala khan #franchising in a world that hates and fears them #xmen #essays #fantastic four #f4

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lostpirateinwonderland · 2 years ago

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Hello and Welcome to the Tea Party! ☕️🫖

As stated in the mini bio, I’m 1/2 American, 1/2 Italian (si, parlo tutte due lingue ☺️). I’m also a huge Disney and Marvel fan. I used to be a huge super fan of Star Wars, but I left the fandom after Disney bought it. I still love most of it and celebrate May 4th, I’m just not active in it. I’m a big history buff, preferring to stay in the 1600-1790’s, mainly the Golden Age of Piracy and the American Revolution. I LOVE dragons (kind of an unhealthy obsession at this point, but you can never have enough dragons in my opinion) and am a big fan of the Eragon series. Recently, I’ve started to get more into book fandoms such as ACOTAR, TOG, FBAA, Fourth Wing, etc., so you might see me lurking over in those areas. However, I tend to bounce back and forth between different fandoms depending on my mood. I am over 21, but I would prefer not to disclose my age.

To clarify, I’m not a fanfic writer, but I am an avid fanfic reader. Please do not expect me to post stuff, I’m mostly using this account to be able to connect better with the fandoms that I am a part of.

As mean as it sounds, I will block people who have nothing more than a profile pic because of the scary amount of bots there are on this platform. It’s nothing personal, I’m just watching out for my own safety. Hence why I’m posting this; to let authors know that I am real and I unfortunately do exist in the real world (please send me to a different universe, I beg you 🙏🏽).

That being said, here are the fandoms that I am a part of with the characters that I will read fanfics for (most of them being character x reader format because I apparently have no self control 🤷🏽‍♀️):

Marvel

Bucky Barnes/Winter Solider

Namor (both comic and MCU versions)

Loki Laufeyson/Odinson

Warren Worthington III/Angel

Piotr Rasputin/Colossus

Pirates of the Caribbean

Commodore James Norrington

Lieutenant Theodore Groves

Lieutenant Andrew Gillette (yes, I’m using that version of his name, because I prefer it)

Turn: Washington’s Spies

Major Ben Tallmadge

Major John Andre

Once Upon A Time

Jefferson/Mad Hatter

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Lucien Vanserra

Azriel

Eris Vanserra

Here are movies, fandoms, and characters that I absolutely love, but don’t read fanfics for:

Disney

Treasure Planet

Robin Hood

Peter Pan—Captain Hook is one of my absolute favorites

Alice in Wonderland—The Mad Hatter being my favorite, but the Mad Tea Party scene is my absolute favorite 💙🫖☕️

Hercules

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Zorro—The Guy Williams version is my absolute favorite. I always love seeing fellow Italians (in this case, fellow Ito-Americans) on the silver screen. 💚🤍❤️

Others

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang—I will not accept critiques about this beautiful and uplifting masterpiece. Grandpa Potts is my favorite 🤣

James Bond—I’m here for Q. Desmond Llewyn was absolutely brilliant (fun fact, he was in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as well); I totally don’t recite the line about the grenade pen all the time. Ben Whishaw is at a very close second.

Austenland—Fantastic. I watch this every time I need a good laugh.

The Eragon Book Series—I refuse to watch the movie, as this is my all time favorite book and book series and I don’t want to ruin it for myself. Favorite characters being Angela, Murtagh, Sapphira, Solembum, Eragon, and Brom. I will occasionally read Murtagh x reader fanfics, but there are so few of them, that I read most of them years ago.

Harry Potter Series—Both books and movies. I also like the Fantastic Beast series. I’m going to be blatantly honest; I’m here for the dragons and Charlie Weasley. Don’t get me wrong, I love the stories and what not, but I have a giant fangirl moment every time he’s mentioned, in the stories, and/or I see dragons. I’m kind of like Lampie from Pete’s Dragon, except I get super excited about dragons, as they are my absolute favorites. 🐉

Hook—As stated with Peter Pan, one of my favorite characters of all time is Captain Hook. Dustin Hoffman was absolutely brilliant in this and I love the idea of Captain Hook facing an adult version of Peter. One of my favorite adaptations of the classic story. 🥹

The American Revolution—Not any film or story in particular, but I do love learning anything I can about the conflict and love the period. The exception to this is the TURN: Washington’s Spies series; I LOVE this series. Definitely my favorite TV series of all time. Hamilton the musical is fine, however I don’t care for Hamilton as a person, so it’s weird for me watching an entire production about him (he was pretty nasty in real life). King George was the only thing I really liked about it. Banastre Tarleton and the Culper Spy Ring are the two big things that I will devour information about the most as they are the most fascinating for me. If it weren’t for the fact that I am broke and don’t have time, I would absolutely join the re-enacting community for this time period.

The Golden Age of Piracy—As stated, I am a big fan of this time period. It spans a pretty long time time (most sources put it between 1690-1720, but there are many events that led to this giant boom and they started long before then), but I my favorite pirate/privateer out of all of them is Benjamin Hornigold. He was such a fascinating person and out of all of the pirates that are most famous, I would argue that he stuck to his moral code the most. Otherwise, same as American Rev; besides Pirates of the Caribbean, I don’t have any stories or films in particular. Black Sails is ok and Our Flag Means Death is hilarious, but I have a problem where I start screaming at the screen about how inaccurate it is (mostly with Black Sails. Out of all the things you could mess up, it shouldn’t be that hard to not mess up one of the biggest things in history that is associated with the start of the rise of piracy in the Caribbean, but apparently I’ve been proved incorrectly) 🤷🏽‍♀️.

Thank you for reading my long, extensive bio about myself. Feel free to tag me in any of the works listed above, I am pretty good at reading it, liking it, and placing a comment within a timely manner.

In the mean time, I hope you enjoyed your tea! 🫖☕️ Please pass me the McVities before you leave. 🍪

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hiphopraisedmetheblog · 1 year ago

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METHOD MAN READY FOR HIS SHOT AT THE MCU: ‘I’VE DONE ALL THE RESEARCH’

Method Man, who is already well-versed in Marvel’s silver-screen catalog, has said he’s ready to take on an acting role in one of its franchises. Speaking in a new interview with CASSIUS published on Wednesday (August 30), Meth finally addressed speculation of him being cast as Bishop in future X-Men films. “I was just putting it out there to see if I could hook something,” he admitted. “Those…

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brooklynislandgirl · 3 years ago

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{{These are so lovely, I felt I had to expound on them.}} I. If there was ever one thing she would have to say she was most grateful for is the fact that Stephen tried to not only connect with her but comfort her over the loss of her brother even if that grief, to this day, remains inconsolable. When her brother died something in Beth became irreparably broken. A piece of her lost forever. She knows that Stephen always felt that attempting to reach out to her was a mistake but she could never exactly explain her gratitude that he’d done so, or the fact that it did make a modicum of difference. She also did not know how to tell him the tragedies that came in the wake of it. How her father had railed at her, blaming her in ways she doesn’t understand even now. She couldn’t tell him how she’d tried to drown her grief after the funeral reception. How that act in turn became the closest thing she’s ever experienced to sexual assault personally, how terrified she was, and how she still has nightmares about the blood, the screaming, and the possible death on her hands. If anything, Stephen gave her shelter and purpose in her mourning, and that is one of the reasons her loyalty to him is incorruptible. ~*~ II. Beth absolutely blames herself for their loss of contact. Between the prank that ended up causing her to leave her neurosurgery residency, the loss of her brother, and Stephen’s accident, she became adrift. It felt as though an emotional noose had tightened around her throat so thoroughly that she simply wanted to cease existing. When her attempts to make contact with him went unanswered, Beth believed that she’d lost any respect and confidence she’d gained with Stephen and eventually gave up, taking what she believed was a sign. She’s never ceased regretting those choices. Losing Stephen to grief, his accident, and her own failures fractured her heart further than it had already been broken. But she’d never stopped thinking about him. She even camped outside of his loft, in her brother’s car hoping to catch a glimpse of him. Managed it once or twice for seconds far too brief. And when he left for Kathmandu? She was forced to admit that he’d washed his hands of her and that it was time to move on. Beth still lights novena candles for him every year, and has a Mass dedicated to him for his birthday. ~*~ III. Beth enacts rituals the few nights of the week that she manages to get sleep. She’s been a lifelong insomniac, one that struggles with night-terrors and sleep paralysis. Her apartment in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where she’s lived since she first came to the mainland is covered in wards to prevent any type of scrying, and to prevent anything from the High Umbra {the Astral Plane} from making contact. Thus, magickally speaking, Beth’s home is one of the safest places to be. If she’d known about Stephen seeking her out, she’d eat herself alive from guilt, feeling as though she had turned her back on him, and would then beg his forgiveness. She is only grateful that he’s come back into her life, even if it was because he had no where else and no one else to turn to, and that he finds himself in need.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ headcanons for Stephen and Beth

Beth is one of the few people with whom Stephen has ever shared the stories of how his siblings died. It was his best attempt at empathy, when she was mourning her brother's death. He was forced to admit, however, that although those tragedies gave him focus that would shape his career, he never really got past them... and the ashen look he got for that admission made him believe he'd made a mistake in telling her.

Their loss of contact was entirely intentional on his part. It's been well-documented that after Stephen's original accident, he endured his throes of humiliation by brushing aside those who wanted to reach out to him. Beth was no different. He couldn't stand to think his protégé would come walking into the room and just stare slack-jawed at him in shock and pity. Texts and voicemails went unreturned, and greeting cards were unanswered. It became a miserable spiral as her attempts to reach out became less frequent and he used that to convince himself he was ultimately alone anyway.

After becoming Sorcerer Supreme, he tried to reach out to her through a dream to determine if it was a friendship worth rekindling, but his efforts were blocked. Once he determined the blockage was not from some malicious creature with cruel designs for her, he decided not to pursue the matter further, having taken it to mean she wanted simply to leave him in her past, as he had unjustly done to her.

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tarnishedhalo · 6 years ago

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Bird’s-foot Trefoil - How far would your muse go for revenge? What level of offense warrants retaliation, in your muse’s opinion?

Intrusive Botony || Accepting

And the questions keep coming. He has to wonder where Darcy’s going with this, what she’s trying to work out that she needs to hold up the mirror of him to herself. Or maybe she’s finally heard the rumours that he’s a little unhinged these days and wants to verify the veracity. Either way, he can’t say that it makes him comfortable talking about the darker sides of his psyche and the reasons to which it was born.

“Ends of the earth. You know my body is only meat, and if I have to, I will make whatever sacrifices necessary to make sure certain shit doesn’t happen again. There’s certain kind of monsters in this world that don’t deserve to draw breathe or to ravage it with their corruption, their decay. Especially the ones who target the weakest, and prey on children. I mean I can forgive a lot of things, but that’s never been and never will be one of them. And of course, people who fuck with my sister. Or anything else I’ve claimed as mine.”

#Thanks!Darcy <3 #Wolf-Moon|Darcy Lewis #Of Wolves and Eagles|Darcy and Riley #Hooked on the Silver Screen|MCU #Agents of Shield|Subverse #New York Serenade #thedarcydichotomy2

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im-a-goner-foryou · 6 years ago

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Superior Iron Man x MCU Spiderman, because I am a fucking Whore. That is all

"Frankly, I'm impressed," Iron Man says off-handedly, back facing towards Peter as he continues to decant the bottle of Cheval Blanc in hand into a glass-- his only acknowledgement of the arrival of an uninvited guest being this praise. "How'd you manage to get through the high security protocols on the way up, Spiderman?" Raising the glass of red wine to his lips and downing it in a single gulp, the man sighs contentedly before turning around to face the figure stood in the centre of the room.

"I climbed," Peter replies, and gives himself a mental pat on the back-- he only detects the slightest waver of fear in his voice-- but suddenly realises that perhaps confronting an enemy in their own million-dollar penthouse isn't such a great idea. Still, there's no going back now. He clutches at the back of a chair as support; watches warily as Stark pours himself another drink before offering the glass out to him. Peter stares at the outstretched hand, mind racing. Is this a joke? It probably is, right? To be greeted by a repulsor blast straight to the chest-- that's expectable when dealing with villains like Iron Man; to be offered booze? Not so much. "N-no, I'm not old enough to drink," he says, immediately regretting the words even as they leave his mouth.

Peter's never quite hated himself more than in that very moment, but Stark, on the other hand, just can't contain his hilarity at the entire situation anymore; he lets out a loud bark of laughter, shoots a feral grin over the rim of his glass that has Peter's stomach flipping violently. "Ooh, well aren't you a righteous spirit through and though, Peter Parker?"

And he does falter then-- feels his knees wobble and threaten to give out underneath him, the blood pounding through his veins turning cold. Despite himself Peter takes a slight step backwards, attempts to hide the rising fear choking him with controlled words instead. "You know my name?"

Clicking his tongue in faux disappointment, Stark shakes his head, swallows another mouthful of liquor-- Peter's eyes reflexively track the bob of his prominent Adam's apple, before he quickly snaps his gaze back up to that chiselled face. "You're hurting my feelings here, kid," Iron Man chuckles, and Peter flinches as he slams his glass defeaningly onto the island table. " 'course I do-- I know you're still a junior at Midtown High, I know all about your tragic backstory before you became a crime-fighting vigilante. I know all of your dirty little secrets, and not just yours but just about everyone else's in this goddamn country, too-- I. know. everything," the man says, speaking in a slow, lazy drawl even as his piercingly blue eyes sweep over Peter in a way that has the boy's skin crawling and cheeks flushing warm-- thank god he'd kept his mask on, at least. "And I'd let you in on a little secret, sweetheart: knowledge is power."

Try as he might to not let the condescending pet name affect him, Peter can't help but squirm a little at that singular word alone; Stark's sharp gaze pins onto him, corner of his lips curling upwards into a knowing smirk, and Peter hurriedly attempts to steer the conversation back to what's at hand. "So you must know why I'm here, then."

The older man doesn't reply immediately. He instead leans against the kitchen counter, arms crossed over his chest; he would have looked almost languid, if it weren't for the slight tightness in his defined jaw giving him away. For several moments Stark silently examines him-- and Peter, not willing to let himself be intimidated, meets those icy blue eyes head on; chin raising a little defiantly as the older man continues to pick him apart with only an intense gaze.

Finally, he pushes himself off the edge of the counter to cross the room in two long strides; stalking so close Peter has to crane his neck to look at him-- and from this much nearer the boy just can't help but notice the flecks of silver glinting among dark hair, the grey stubble dusting Stark's neatly trimmed goatee. Peter swallows, hard; fuck, but the man seems so much bigger in his armour, the metal encasing his entire body a startlingly sleek white and Peter absolutely should not be salivating at how impossibly broader it makes his shoulders look.

He startles when Stark finally breaks the charged silence to say flatly, "you're not a fan of Extremis 3.0, are you?"

"No, I can't say I am."

"Well, I can't say I'm surprised." Tony stares down at him, and with his back to the windows shadowy darkness shrouds all his features-- all except for his eyes, electric blue and drawing Peter in despite himself. "Let's just say that you and I, Parker-- we're different. People like you would never understand, appreciate the true potential behind an idea this big."

The cold undercurrent of Stark's tone is what finally snaps Peter out of it. "I don't have to understand it," he says, heart slamming against his ribcage so forcefully he hears it in his ears. "To want to stop it."

For a long, tense moment, silence stretches out between them like a string pulled taut--

Until it snaps. With an animalistic snarl Stark lunges forward, and Peter only manages to duck just in time; gasping, he aims his webshooters at the other's legs-- or at least, attempts to, before a large hand encircles his arm to shove him backwards. Stumbling on his feet, Peter struggles uselessly as he's manhandled up against the marble walls of Stark's living quarters-- insides twisting with fear as he catches the glint of those canines under the florescent lights.

"Please," the gasp for help reflexively slips past his lips, and Stark gives another one of those cruel laughs of his again; patronizing, grating against the ears. The metal grip around his upper arm tightens to the point of painful, brings tears to his eyes, but Peter refuses to let them fall-- he stares fully back at the man before him instead, who seems to delight in this.

"Begging already, sweetheart?" he croons, reaching up with another hand to caress his mask-covered cheek, gauntlet metal cold and unforgiving as a thumb drags under his jaw to curl around the edges of his mask. "Don't you think it's rude to wear this as a guest at someone else's home?" Stark hums, then with one sharp yank he pulls the fabric off Peter's face-- cold air hits his tear stained cheeks, and he's not given the time to even gasp in surprise before armoured fingers are hooking underneath his chin to tilt his face upwards; his head knocks against the wall behind.

Is it just the tears blurring his vision, but do Stark's eyes seem to be glowing? Glinting, perhaps, with something dark and almost feral as they drag hungrily over every inch of his exposed face. Peter writhes under the hold, but it's unyielding, and all he manages to achieve is the man stepping forward to bodily cage him against the wall-- Stark's armoured chest pinning him down, broad thighs forcing his legs apart.

Their noses mere inches away from each other, the man sighs appreciatively, "oh, you're much prettier when not on a holo-screen."

This was a bad idea-- unarguably his worst one ever. Peter is trapped, helpless, held up against a wall and an absolute madman; he knows when to drop his pride. "Please let me go," he whispers, forcing himself to make eye contact instead of hiding his face-- he can only imagine how wrecked he looks, cheeks a ruddy pink and streaked with tears, matted lashes tangling as he blinks back more. Stark ignores his plead, tilting his chin this way and that; eyes seemingly devouring him whole. "I won't tell," Peter lies, flinching slightly as the man cups his cheek. "I promise I won't."

A long exhale of breath escapes Stark; for a split second amusement shows plainly on his features, before that same darkness takes over again. "Tell... what, exactly? And who, the police? I'm sure they can keep a secret for me," the man says. Then he tilts his head, as though pretending to think it through. "You're going to have to raise your offer, pretty boy."

"I--" Peter gasps, finally tearing his gaze away as he feels the tips of his ears burn; why does hearing an unhinged villain call him pretty in that gravelly voice affect him so much? "I don't--"

"Don't worry, I'll give you some time to think it through," Stark says smoothly, his signature arrogant smirk hanging off his lips now. "In the meantime, how 'bout I share another little secret with you, hmm? Just between the both of us," his voice dips into a low growl, head dropping forward until the sharp curve of his nose brushes against the flutter of Peter's lashes; Peter can almost taste the alcohol on the older man's breath.

"Well, here goes nothing: I have a... thing, for pretty little boys like you," Stark drawls, chapped, cold lips mouthing along Peter's jaw, thumb and forefinger still gripping onto his him so tight he hears a creak. "Y'know, those with the innocent doe eyes, always pleading, always biting on their lips..." A thumb drags roughly over the abused flesh of his red bottom lip, forces his jaw open and slips its way inside his mouth; Peter tastes the tang of metal across his tongue, cold and slippery, and can no longer suppress a loud sob. He squeezes his eyes shut in humiliation as it bursts forth from his lips-- feels Stark groan, shudder against him.

"Oh sweetheart, how'd you know I love it when they cry?" is the final growled confession against his ear; then fingers are twisting in his hair to slam his head backwards against the wall, and blinding pain shoots through his skull-- then everything fades to black.

#starker #peter x tony #drabble #superior iron man #au #is there going to be a family unfriendly part 2? mayhaps #aight i'm gonna go pass out now i slept like ten minutes last night

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okeylokiyuh · 2 years ago

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no😭 its must be so hard for you ): ugh the same feeling when the google docs accidentally deleted ur assignment. its the worst feeling ever >:(( but you know what they said every cloud has a silver lining!! don't be too discourage loki, i hope you get back in ur track asap!!

the thing about my password was when i want to log in to my tumblr account my mind went blank like the password isnt there at all😭 and i panicked so i try all the password that the old me might have use but there's no use😹 so i just let it be and totally forget abt it (until recently i recover my password and yeah here we are)

i am doing well! i just finished my second sem of my pre u!! ahh one last sem before i graduated and i have a thought to work before i continue my degree. but my sleeping schedule messed up a little bit since i need to study for my finals and i hang out with my friends until 4am💀

ah, blonde jaehyuk rlly suits him🤩🤩 the pic you sent jdjskdjdj sir i am respectfully looking👁 ah also!! treasure second mini album on oct22!!!!! kdjdjdj my boys are ready to slay😆 cant wait for their new songs tbh

hehe for me jay is my bias rn! boy really made me simping so hard🤥 and recently i just started to watch daredevil on netflix bcs u knoww matt murdock will return in she-hulk and having his sequel on mcu! ahhh im so excited and as a marvel fans i rlly cant wait for phase 5 of mcu!

oof, sorry for the late reply, uni has been hectic lately! hehe, rather than being discouraged i'm just not as motivated, and ig it's bc of the workload i've been getting. plus, the distance between my home and the uni is terrible and public transport is my worst enemy. so those added factors just make it difficult for me to carry out my work as usual.

i totally feel you! i lost my password for an acc recently and tried everything i could, but somehow thanks to the 'forgot password' option, i was able to recover it. i hope you don't forget it again, jaecha hehe

aah! that's wonderful, jaecha! wishing you all the best for your last semester as well! you are gonna do well, i'm sure! oof, i totally relate to the messed up sleep schedule, but for different reasons sksks. i'm glad you are having fun, though! college is supposed be a place to figure yourself out and have fun doing it and i hope you are having such an experience!

yess!!! another treasure comeback! i'm having exams then, so i might have to postpone watching the comeback and the streaming, but i can't wait for our boys to make their comeback with great music as always :D

ooh, is daredevil good? i haven't come around to watching any mcu tv shows other than hawkeye, loki and runaways i think. yesss, phase 5 looks too good, i can't wait to see how it goes! i'm most excited to see the marvels!

but rn, i'm kinda teetering off kpop and into the world of top gun maverick. i watched the movie at home recently and i'm totally hooked on it! i really wanna watch it on the big screen too, but the screenings are at 6pm and 10pm and i'll be damned if my parents ever let me leave the house after evening hours.

#[💌] all my favorite conversations #jaecha 🥺

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oh8four · 6 years ago

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Luke Cage Season 2 Thoughts

Wow! I have a lot of them.

- Welp, that ended on the darkest timeline. The one thing I could think to say when episode 13 was over was "She won" and Mariah really did. The siren analogy was spot on and I was reminded a little bit of the Saw movies by how a villain can orchestrate something to the letter posthumously. I think this season puts Mariah in the top.....four (?) as far as MCU Antagonists go. Also can we get rid of Jared Leto and Joaquin Phoenix and stick Theo Rossi in the running for a Joker movie? The scene of his major confession dump was better than Jared Leto's whole career.

-So far, every Netflix hero has a moment in their sophomore season when the candle burns too fast at both ends and they just resort to making bad decisions and digging themselves deeper into a hole of despair.

Daredevil had his in episode 8 when both sides of his life decided to collide disastrously and he lost his best friend, girlfriend, and job, and they were all replaced with a giant hole.

Jessica had hers in episode 9 when her crazy killer mother came back into her life and she had to hide her from the cops, enlist her help in finding her neighbor's kid, and keep a rival PI drugged up in her bathtub so he didn't escape and tell everyone she was harboring a murderer.

Luke has his right at the end of episode 13 when he decides the best way to fight crime is to control it, because there's no possible way he's going to turn into what he hates, right? Right? Guys?

And I'm sure Danny has his moment right at the first minute of episode 1 when he decides to even attempt a second season. Can't wait.

-Speaking of Danny, he wasn't great here. That said, it was hands-down the best Danny Rand we've seen on screen. If he was a piece of shit in Iron Fist, and a piece of shit spray-painted silver in the Defenders, he was definitely a piece of shit spray-painted gold and decorated with sparkles and glitter this time around. I actually wouldn't have minded seeing him come back for one more episode, but I was also totally fine with just the one. Also PATTYCAKE. I'm glad Heroes for Hire has their own version of Mjornir hitting Cap's shield, that made me happy. That whole last fight scene in episode 10 was pretty great, actually.

-The last few episodes had me dying for Tilda to become Nightshade SO BAD. Every time she was on screen I whispered intensely "Nightshade!" and ultimately I was disappointed when she didn't really go 'Comic Book' until the very end. That said she still somehow became one of my favorite Marvel characters and I'm really excited to see what they have planned for her in Season 3. I'd definitely rather see her come back and give Luke a new challenge than see Diamondback return and just be Evil Luke Cage.

-While I'm on the Evil Luke Cage topic, I'm glad Bushmaster didn't come off that way, because he sure did in the trailers. His story was compelling and I loved getting whiplash from episode to episode deciding if he or Mariah was more evil. Mariah totally clinched it with that restaurant massacre, which might have been the darkest thing the show has ever presented.

-Misty was EVERYTHING. Some of her arc seemed a little recycled from last season and I was a little annoyed at how fast she got accustomed to that arm; if anything she should have started out struggling with it in episode 1, and then when she finally gets the hang of it in episode 7 it wouldn't be such a leap. That said I've been yearning to see Misty with that arm for almost two years so I can't really complain, can I? I like the friendship she's built with Luke and how much she really grows in the 13 episodes.

-All in all I liked Season 2 better than Season 1. I still think the first half of Season 1 is better, but this season was a lot more consistent all the way through in terms of keeping you hooked and making sure you cared about what every character was going through for 13 episodes. I was sad to see Rosario and Ron leave the show so early, and I wondered if there were scheduling issues or if that's just the way Cheo wanted it. Either way the other supporting characters stepped it up. I'm excited to see Luke again. Some of what Danny said in episode 10 made it seem like there was more crossover on the horizon but the end of the season being so dark makes me wonder how they would do that now. Guess we'll see!

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What Does the New Madame Web Movie Mean for the Spider-Verse?

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When there’s casting news about an upcoming superhero movie, the hoped response is something along the lines of a fist pump and some level of, “Hey, awesome!” You’re always going to hit on a character somebody’s interested in. I mean, I for one was excited about Vin Diesel as Bloodshot until I actually watched the movie. There were certainly enough Jack Kirby fans psyched about Eternals. People were hyped about John Cena as Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad the moment he was announced.

But when news hit that Dakota Johnson is set to star in a movie about Madame Web? That’s the kind of news that has you pause for a moment before asking, “Really? Are you sure?” Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe somebody out there did a backflip over this news. The rest of us are just scratching our heads, because…what in the world?

To rewind, this all stems back from the time in-between Marvel’s Avengers doing crazy good box office and Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man 2 doing mediocre box office. Learning the wrong lesson from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s success, Sony decided to go absolutely ham with their cinematic hold on Spider-Man. Not only did they want to do sequels, but spinoffs out the wazoo, including Sinister Six, an Aunt May spy movie, and a team-up between Black Cat and Silver Sable. They backed off due to Amazing Spider-Man 2’s backlash, but the success of Venom made them realize that Parker-adjacent movies could succeed. We already had a Venom sequel, but now we have Morbius on the way and a Kraven the Hunter movie in the making.

And now, Madame Web. Huh.

It isn’t that she’s a bad character. It’s just that she’s a very limited character in terms of what you’d expect from a superhero movie. Introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #210 back in 1980, Madame Web has since been a quasi-regular supporting character in Spider-Man stories. She’s mostly remembered for her recurring role in the 90s Spider-Man animated series (voiced by Joan Lee, Stan’s wife), where she mostly just gave cryptic exposition to our friendly neighborhood hero.

While gifted in mind powers, Madame Web was physically held back via her blindness and her need to be hooked up to a life support machine. At least, that’s the original Madame Web, Cassandra Webb. Chances are, we’re not going to be getting the elderly Cassandra in our movie.

No, in recent years, Cassandra was killed off, but handed off her powers to Julia Carpenter, who is far more age appropriate to be played by Dakota Johnson. Debuting in Secret Wars #6 back in 1984, Julia Carpenter was the second Spider-Woman. It’s rather weird to talk about her potentially getting her own starring role, considering we haven’t seen the original and far more famous Spider-Woman Jessica Drew hit the big screen…although we will soon enough. Even though Jessica has extremely little connection to Spider-Man’s section of Marvel Comics outside of the name, she is part of Sony’s hold on arachnid-based heroes and will be showing up in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as played by Issa Rae.

As an aside, apparently the MCU can use Jessica Drew as a character as long as they don’t give her a spider gimmick. Kind of like how they were allowed to use Quicksilver as long as he wasn’t referred to as a mutant. So perhaps this is just a Spider-Woman movie with a different name. If Spider-Woman is going to be a big part in Sony’s Spider-Verse property, it would make sense to call this hero something else to make things a little less confusing. Sure, Julia Carpenter also called herself Arachne for a time, but Madame Web sounds way more marketable.

Plus, it doesn’t make me think of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. There was a musical number about the spider goddess Arachne being jealous about her inability to wear shoes. This happened and I have to live with it.

In the comics, Julia was an unwilling experiment in a secret government organization’s attempt to recreate Spider-Man’s powers. Julia’s powers aren’t exactly like Peter Parker’s, but they are way closer than whatever Jessica Drew has going on. Even before becoming the second Madame Web, some of Julia’s powers were mind-based, specifically her ability to create webbing out of psychokinetic energy.

The recent increase in Spider-Man multiverse movies does also put Madame Web into question. Madame Web is to inter-dimensional Spider-Man team-ups what Nick Fury is to the Avengers. The big payoff of her appearance in the Spider-Man animated series was putting together an earlier take on Into the Spider-Verse as various Peter Parkers had to team up against Spider-Carnage. Madame Web played the same role in the 2010 video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, which had Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, and Spider-Man Noir work together under her guidance. Then the Julia Carpenter version of the character appeared in the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon to aid Peter Parker and Miles Morales in a universe-spanning adventure.

We have at least two Spider-Verse movies on the menu. Maybe Madame Web will somehow tie into that. It would be a leap to mix animated and live-action narratives, but, well… *gestures at Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett*

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Unfortunately, unlike the protagonist, I’m not a precog, so I don’t have the answer on what Madame Web truly will be. I’m just interested in seeing what director SJ Clarkson could possibly have planned.

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A big part of the magic of WandaVision is based on misdirection, as evidenced by the show's numerous red herrings mysteries that led to completely unexpected outcomes from Agatha Harkness to Mephisto. A "red herring" is a piece of information that seems to point at the real resolution of a mystery while it distracts from the real clues. Red herrings are often dangerous narrative tools, as the audience can easily feel betrayed if the actual reveal comes out of nowhere. Such was the case with The Mandarin from Iron Man 3, who was revealed to be a random actor called Trevor Slattery. In this case, the twist only kept fans from seeing Tony Stark's archnemesis in the MCU.

The MCU's overarching story is pretty straightforward. Every installment is part of an ever-expanding universe that follows a core group of superheroes who face off against their respective villains in a bombastic finale, with each movie building up toward a colossal event. However, the MCU has subverted many superhero tropes. For instance, Avengers: Infinity War was the first MCU movie to end in a tragic defeat for the heroes. Now, WandaVision broke new ground with its meta-TV format and mind-bending central mystery.

Related: WandaVision: 7 Unanswered Questions After The Finale

Despite its many twists, not every piece of misdirection in WandaVision is a red herring. Many details were never intended to have a double meaning in the first place, as much as hardcore MCU theorists wanted them to. Other setups served as foundations for the long-form narrative of the MCU and other details are simply harmless nods. Still, WandaVision tricked the audience with all the following red herrings.

The first red herring in WandaVision was Agnes' remark that "the devil's in the details." Since Agnes was a dubious character from the very beginning, her constant allusions to the devil led many fans to believe she had ties to Mephisto, Marvel's own version of the Devil. The role Mephisto's soul had in the conception of Scarlet Witch's twins and his connection to magic in the comics made many fan theories quite believable. Besides, Agatha's constant mentions of her husband Ralph, who never appeared in person, was clearly a ploy to guide fans to dead ends. All of this paid off when Agatha revealed that she was the villain herself all along, and Mephisto had absolutely nothing to do with the show (that we know of).

Another bluff WandaVision established early on was positioning Dottie Jones as the Queen Bee of Westview, with Agatha introducing her as "the key to everything in this town." Indeed, Dottie seemed to be a prominent Westview resident in episode 2, and her red blood in the same black-and-white episode suggested there was something different about her. After all, she seemed more self-aware than everyone else and the only other object with color up to that point was the red helicopter that turned out to be a S.W.O.R.D. drone sent from outside the Hex. On top of that, Dottie's real identity wasn't pinpointed by S.W.O.R.D. Against general expectations, Dottie stopped appearing altogether for most of the series, only to be revealed as another victim of Wanda's Hex in the series finale.

Perhaps the biggest red herring in WandaVision was actually a blue and silver one. As soon as Evan Peters' Pietro showed up at Wanda's doorstep sporting white hair in episode 5, most fans thought that Peters was reprising his Quicksilver role from Fox's X-Men movies. The next mystery to solve was how the MCU would reconcile the Fox continuity with Aaron Taylor-Johnson's iteration of the character. Naturally, the most popular theory was the Multiverse. However, Agatha Harkness stated that he was a fake Pietro or "Fietro" in episode 8. Then, WandaVision episode 9 revealed Pietro is Agatha's "husband" Ralph Bohner, effectively shutting down every popular theory about Mephisto, Agatha, and Quicksilver, all at the same time.

Related: Scarlet Witch's Sokovia Memory Creates An Age of Ultron Plot Hole

Kathryn Hann's character was generally expected to be Agatha Harkness even before the first episode of WandaVision premiered. Agatha fit the premise of the show, Hahn is the perfect casting, and the obvious hidden meaning of the name "Agnes" was a pretty clear giveaway. However, the rest of WandaVision's bluffs and mysteries called Agnes' real identity into question at one point. The moment where this particular red herring was most effective was in episode 6, when Vision appeared to snap Agnes out of Wanda's spell just like he did with Norm. Looking back, Agatha's laugh during their conversation is almost directed at the audience, as episode 7's big reveal scored by the "Agatha All Along" theme song confirmed the twist that everybody already knew was coming but still doubted to some degree.

The commercials WandaVision were perhaps the most cryptic moments of each episode. They all felt ominous and hinted at Wanda's past trauma. They also had subtle Infinity Stone imagery and, considering they were tied to Wanda's memories, seemed to feature Wanda's parents as the main actors. For a long time, the commercials were generally expected to culminate in a shocking reveal, but they were only part of WandaVision's sitcom format. When Wanda's fabricated world broke apart, the commercials ended. Meanwhile, Agatha's evil plan was hiding in plain sight.

If Hayward's plan to frame Wanda as the villain was a completely self-contained subplot, it probably wouldn't be considered a red herring. But the main mystery of WandaVision centered around the true creator of Westview, whether it was Wanda acting by herself or somebody else manipulating her. Despite Hayward's antagonistic persona being established early on, his affirmation that Wanda stole Vision's body from the S.W.O.R.D. facilities and imbued it with life was taken as a given. Wanda later remembered she created Vision out of nowhere, which confirmed that Hayward had his own nefarious agenda, as the WandaVision ending underlined.

Teases like Monica Rambeau's engineer friend and all the references to "nightmares" actually don't affect any of the events of the show, and they don't mean anything to those viewers who aren't familiar with Marvel lore. But considering fan service and fan theories are an important part of the MCU, it's also sensible to include red herrings employed outside the world of the show.

Hence, the creators' choice to drop words like "nightmare," and "demon spawn" in lines of dialog (as well as visual clues like the Westview pixels, which hinted at a House of M situation) can be counted as sources of external misdirection to make hardcore fans expect wild possibilities while the show's real conclusion simmered in silence. Similarly, the false teases from interviews, especially those who were voluntary like Paul Bettany's clever cameo tease, served as red herrings to keep the most invested viewers hooked. All in all, both direct twists and red herrings were part of the WandaVision experience.

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Lola hurtles across the Arizona desert like she’s a reflection of a comet streaking across the night sky. Her treads belch orange flame, though the burning tires seem never to melt away, nor produce any toxic fume to endanger her occupants, as she speeds well in excess of any limit a vehicle of her type and capacity is bound by law – perhaps also by physics – to travel. Her interior is the least offensive feature she expresses, a housing that while pitch black does not retain the heat which it ought capture and suffocate its occupants with. The air within is clean and warm, bearing the oddest combination of scents for being a vehicle on fire: the salty bite of sea breeze, the soothing scent of massage oils, and… if one’s nose were sensitive enough… the sweetness of citrus, berries, and tropical flowers.

But occasionally, that calming bouquet is abruptly pierced by the acrid punctuation of antiseptic cleansers.

The driver is aflame, though he doesn’t cry out as his skull burns endlessly. His empty-eyed gaze is fixed on his destination, perhaps not even seeing that Lola is not astride a path… or not caring. His means is as the crow flies. He has a death grip on the wheel, as though willing his scorched chariot to remain steady for the rail-thin passenger across the backseat, huddled beneath the blanket he had draped across her. And Lola obeys that bid, her shock absorbers bearing every burden beneath her wheels without so much as transmitting a single stone’s intrusion upon their improvised road.

His foot depresses the brake pedal, and that application seems to not just slow their velocity, but also the intensity of the flame surrounding both the vehicle and himself. Within moments, Lola is slowed to a speed more customary to highways, and a nudging course correction brings her onto the shoulder of a road cutting across the dark waste. By the time she aligns fully with the westbound lane, she bears no trace of flame or soot… and neither does her driver, whose features return to him beneath the cold light of the moon.

Five minutes later, when a cherry red 1962 Chevrolet Corvette arrives at a nondescript motel smack in the middle of nowhere, not a soul on Earth could rightly say where the car had come from… nor that the bored and exhausted owner of the establishment cared one whit, as long as they were paying customers. A handful of cash identifies those customers as Mr. and Mrs. Smith, though the proprietor never lays eyes on the missus. Neither will he lay eyes on the mister again after giving him the room key.

Phil returns to Lola moments later, opening the driver’s door and leaning in. His voice is no more ravaged by the flame that had consumed his head than his features are. “We’re here. I’m going to carry you inside now.”

He does exactly that, bearing Beth up in his arms with no effort whatsoever… considering her obvious malnourishment, by this point, the suppressing collar about her neck might weigh more than she herself does. And he carries her to the door of their room, on the other side of the lot from the attendant’s station.

It’s the closest he has ever come, in his entire existence, to performing the bridal carry. A tradition of questionable morality – ancient Roman, because of course – but one of its inspirations seems especially pertinent now. Perhaps evil spirits will be disinterested in crossing this threshold if they’re forbidden from entering through Beth’s bare feet… though she need only be released from that damnable collar to attend to that matter herself.

When the door closes behind them, he shifts his hold about her, bringing her to the edge of the bed – of course there’s only one, because for a mister and missus, why should there be two? Are they Ricky and Lucy? – so that he can set her down.

But it’s in that moment that her arms snake about his neck and constrict him like a boa. He can feel the hiccupping breaths she draws, her chest stuttering against his as much as her breath issues in staccato against his ear.

He can do nothing but wrap his arms about her in turn. If they are all they have now… then this is more important than anything in the world. And he gives her perhaps the last iota of comfort he has left to give.

“I’ve got you. I’m not letting go.”

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The last hours have been a series of blurry snap-shots. Fire consuming down to the bone but encapsulating her with warmth. Something cracking open inside of her chest after incredible atrophy and the pained relief comes pouring out of her in tears. In terror. In clinging like a frail vine on a trellis. Her ears ring occasionally, alternating between piercing shrieks and emptiness, more pressure than sound that she can only associate with the sensation of numbness. Light and dark and abruptly cut off screams, shearing metal, burning...flesh, sickening her further with a sense of hunger. All stitched together with lancing pain and waves of nausea, ameliorated with the mercy of silent darkness that comes when she drifts to unconsciousness. She doesn't know how she arrives in the car, nor is she fully awake to register the sharper visuals of Lola's race through the night. She breathes in shallowly at first then deeper drafts when there's a noticible lack of sterile, desiccated air. Now and again she thinks she might be hallucinating in an attempt to self soothe from the misery of her new reality. Of course it would explain Phil in such a monstrous guise. His protective nature, his willingness to give up everything he holds dear to protect someone he considers his own. Her mind filters in the smell of hibiscus and plumeria, pikake, but also paper flower, orchid, and ginger. Scents common in her islands but also... They don't talk about that place, she doesn't know it and Phil never really wanted to dredge up that particular point of his past. It was the first steps toward truly learning to trust one another. She clings to the trade-wind brine. Slowly she registers the futility of this fantasy but still finds herself needing to hold onto it, to let it provide a buffer for what she will suffer when the dream ends. That moment comes sooner than she would like it to though at first its only the second hand sensory input that dulls until it fades into obscurity. Other noises that don't belong in her carefully spun delusion grab her and drag her toward wakefulness systematically even when she fights and fails. Eventually she gives up trying, she doesn't have the stamina for it. The first thing that comes to mind is a shock of shivering cold. Goose-flesh ~chicken skin, as she's always know it to be called~ prickles her skin and jars her body with the slightest movement. Beth groans into the dark but the sound doesn't reach anyone's ears but her own. She doesn't try to lift her head. It feels too heavy and in danger of floating away if she does, a dichotomy she cannot resolve in her current state. Then that calm, familiar voice sweeps in around her. She pries her eyes open and her lashes are spiky with dried tears and dusts. The darkness she's always been afraid of is suddenly soothing while her throat, stiff and raw from lack of regular use and liquids, seems to crack when she gasps. "Phil? Are you....real?" She isn't sure if he's putting off answering that or if he didn't actually hear her when he scoops her up into his arms. His familiar scent envelopes her. As does the sound of his heartbeat. The aura of calm that she's rarely seen ruffled feels like a salve to sun ravaged skin. She murmurs slurred apologies about being a burden even as she presses her face to the side of his neck, feeling a faint hint of stubble against the tip of her nose. Otherwise she remains surprisingly docile as he carries her into a room. It isn't the dated Seventies decor, and cut off from her spheres, Beth is spared the knowledge of what might live in the carpet ~orange, patterned but clean enough looking~ or what fluids might have irrevocably stained the covers on the bed, that truly snares her attention. It's the solid feel of him, the cumulative reward of her faith that though the world might have ended, Phil would still survive it. It means that in spite of everything she didn't betray him. Arms wrapped around his neck, she shakes as tears spill freely down her cheeks. Her breath hitches and she swallows against the cold, heavy weight around her throat. She tries to pull herself together. "You've got to be so tired. Tell me you're not hurt. That the monster didn't find you and hurt you."

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The MCU's Thanos could secretly be a herald of Galactus, and it all boils down to his absurd plan to wipe out half of all life in the universe. Thanos was the climax of the MCU to date, the greatest villain the Avengers had ever faced. Avengers: Infinity War essentially focused in on the Mad Titan, an inverted Hero's Journey arc that meant viewers could actually empathize with his insane plan to erase half the life with a snap of his fingers.

The MCU's Thanos was very different to the character in the comics. Where the comic book villain is obsessed with Death, attempting to woo her by committing genocide on a cosmic scale, the cinematic version of Thanos truly believed that he served life. His experience on Titan had convinced him that exponential population growth would outstrip resources, and ultimately lead to the end of all life in the universe. This change meant there was a twisted logic to his villainy.

Related: Marvel Theory: The Snap Didn't Kill Anybody (And Thanos Isn't Dead)

But Thanos has been defeated now, and naturally viewers are beginning to wonder just what should come next. There's a desire to see the story continue, and the threats escalate. And there may be an easy way for Marvel to do this - by subtly recognizing the flaws in Thanos' logic.

Thanos' plan is flawed on many levels, but there's one aspect that hasn't really been examined in detail. The truth is that his approach - to wipe out half the life in the universe in a single instant - fails to take into account the fact that population growth is indeed exponential. Take Earth, for example; current global population stands at somewhere around 7.7 billion. That means Thanos reduced it to 3.85 billion, approximately where it stood at in the late 1960s.

It will probably take a little time for humanity to begin to recover, and to get on with their lives again, but Avengers: Endgame made it clear that people had gathered together in new communities, such as those at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. That means relationships will begin again, and population numbers will rise again. Assuming a similar growth rate, it will take roughly 60 years to get back to present-day levels. And that's only on Earth; the snap affected the entire universe, and some planets are further on that growth curve, meaning their numbers will replenish even quicker.

Making matters worse, Thanos chose to destroy the Infinity Stones, viewing them as nothing more than a temptation for others who would seek to reverse what he had done. The snap was just a temporary fix, and he had destroyed the only things that could repeat it. Even by his own logic, Thanos hadn't saved all life in the cosmos. He had just delayed the intergalactic extinction he believed is coming.

The logic gaps in Thanos' plan probably aren't intentional on Marvel's part. The truth is, Marvel needed a supervillain who would pose a threat beyond anything the Avengers had ever seen before. They wanted to reproduce the classic Infinity Gauntlet comic book story in which Thanos used the Infinity Gauntlet to destroy half the life in the universe, and they attempted to give him a more relatable motive than a desire to hook up with the Avatar of Death. Logic gaps are pretty much inevitable when dealing with someone like Thanos. But the problems do exist, and there may be a way to make sense of them. The easiest fix is to suggest that the snap was just the beginning of Thanos' plan, a way to reduce population so something - or someone - else could keep it down.

If this is indeed Thanos' plan, then that essentially means he's the forerunner for a cosmic evil that's beyond him. The Disney/Fox deal has given Marvel Studios access to just such a force of chaos; Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds, a being who could ensure population levels never outstrip resources again. He feeds on the life force of entire worlds, and as such he'd be drawn to the more heavily-populated planets, the ones where exponential growth will allow recovery at too great a speed.

Related: Marvel's Biggest Infinity Gauntlet Continuity Error Could Have Been Avoided

Galactus tends to choose so-called "Heralds", beings who he charges with the Power Cosmic and who go before him, helping him choose planets to consume. In Avengers: Endgame, Thanos single-handedly matched some of the mightiest Avengers, and displayed power levels that frankly seem comparable to those of the Heralds of Galactus in the comics.

It's interesting to note that Thanos also wielded a weapon, a mysterious double-edged sword that was actually able to hack apart Captain America's Vibranium shield and match Thor's Stormbreaker. The latter is quite a remarkable feat, given Stormbreaker was the greatest weapon forged by the Dwarves of Nidavellir and has the potential to destroy planets. There's clearly a story behind Thanos' overpowered sword, and it may well lie with Galactus. A number of Galactus' Heralds have been given specific items to channel the Power Cosmic, imbuing them with remarkable abilities; the Silver Surfer's board is the most famous example, but there's also Terrax's ax. Thanos' sword could easily be retconned to be another of these.

Related: X-Men Theory: How Galactus And Phoenix Force Can Be Easily Retconned Into The MCU

All this raises the intriguing possibility that Thanos wasn't operating independently, but rather that he served as a Herald of Galactus. If that's the case, then it's entirely possible the Infinity Gauntlet served multiple purposes. Every time Thanos used the combined power of all six Infinity Stones, he generated a surge of cosmic energy that could have served as a beacon, drawing Galactus to new feeding grounds. What's more, by destroying the Infinity Stones, Thanos would have removed what could potentially be the one weapon that could defeat Galactus.

But Thanos' plan has gone wrong, and the snap has been reversed in a manner that he never expected. Ironically, that may make Galactus more dangerous than ever before; he consumes the life energy of entire worlds. Thanks to Thanos, he'd have been coming to a galaxy where he could enjoy some good meals; now, with population levels restored to roughly the same level they were at in 2018, he's coming for a banquet. And the more Galactus eats, the more powerful he becomes. If this theory turns out to be true, if Thanos was indeed serving as a Herald of Galactus, then the Avengers are soon to face their greatest challenge.

More: Did Thanos Start Doctor Strange’s Multiverse Madness In Endgame?

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Reboots, Remakes, and Reimaginings

One of the most common types of content being produced today are reboots, remakes, and reimaginings. These three terms sound awfully the same, doesn’t it? Well, to the average consumer, yes, but these terms in actuality they do not mean the same thing. Below are their distinct definitions:

Reboot: Take an existing series and start again keeping the same central theme, but ignoring the previous timeline (i.e. Men in Black International (2019), She-Ra & The Princesses of Power (2018) )

Reimagining: Recreate an existing property but with one (or more) major changes (i.e. Maleficent (2014) )

Remake: Recreate an older property with minor tweaks (Aladdin (2019), A Star is Born (2018), Halloween (2018), Pete’s Dragon (2016) )

Now that these terms have been clarified (as seen above), we, the consumers, can dive deeper into detail. As described in the previous post using the magical girl anime sub genre as an example, we, the consumers, surprisingly remain mostly okay with the content that lies within our comfort zones. If one is a Sailor Moon fan, then he/she will most likely fall in love with Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Pretty Cure, Kill La Kill, Glitter Force, or Card Captor Sakura. If one liked CSI, then that person will more than likely get hooked on Law & Order (and their spinoffs), NCIS, True Detective, Mindhunters, Blue Bloods, or Dexter. Streaming giants like Netflix and Hulu will make these guesses by using their recommendations feature. When you watch a movie or complete your binging journey for a particular show, the streaming empires will do their best to keep streaming by recommending shows and movies similar to what the viewer just saw. A new menu will be customized to there viewer’s tastes “Because you watched (title of film/show)”. How do they do this? by using big data. Big Data is the ever-growing collection of your internet history, from every google search to the likes you give on Instagram and Facebook. Even if you clear your browser history, it is never truly gone because the data of your searches have already been collected by the time you are finished with that search and delete it. Social media and streaming sites use that data they collected from you to entice you into either purchasing an eye-catching product relating to the content you like or watch a show/movie that is similar in genre. With this information, streaming services are able to profit off of consumers by catering to their tastes.

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Remember that deja vu feeling previously mentioned in the introduction? Reboots and remakes are responsible for that. When Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man first displayed the web-slinging hero on the silver screen in 2002, true believers (a term coined by Stan Lee meaning another name for Marvel Comics fans) were thrilled with this new experience. Because of the film’s massive success, a trilogy blossomed. Years later, Peter Parker and his alter ego got rebooted under an altered name: The Amazing Spider-Man (2014). Rather than the goofy, geeky quirks of Tobey Maguire under the mask, Andrew Garfield was next to take it. Fans had mixed feelings about this, since the Raimi trilogy had already set the bar of expectations incredibly high. In the end, things weren't looking up or down for Garfield’s run. Overall, fans and general audiences can come to this same conclusion (or argue against it): Andrew Garfield was a better Peter Parker, but not the best Spider-Man. Shortly, in 2016, the wall crawler got rebooted once more. Now that Disney has made a deal with Sony to share the character (since Sony owns the entertainment rights to the character), the young hero is officially part of the mouse’s universe called the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) and walking a different path compared to his predecessors who donned the suit. Today, with Tom Holland’s youth and charisma, he puts a unique twist on the interpretation of the web-slinger.

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In the PBS Ideas video below, one can get further understanding as to why reboots, remakes, and reimaginings are so common today (aside from profits).

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I vaguely remember the first time I ever picked up a Marvel comic. I don’t remember the issue, but the cover was plastered with a colourful red-and-blue hero and the title The Amazing Spider-Man. I was instantly hooked, devouring the adventures of the kid from Queens who was just a nerd, like me. Not some all-powerful alien, perfect demigoddess, or a super-rich orphan, though my dad’s old Justice League issues had still been enjoyed by my overly-literate little eyes by that time. Just a kid, with fears and school and bullies and a desperate need to make himself useful. A genuinely flawed, but still genuinely good person.

As a budding writer myself, I wanted to know who had created such a brilliant character, still relevant even decades later and after multiple revisions. The artist of that issue was a man called Steve Ditko.

The writer was Stan Lee.

Being considered too young to watch the first two (admittedly pretty violent) Iron Man movies at the cinema at their release date, and not being much of a fan of the Hulk, the first MCU film I saw on the big screen was Thor. In the middle of the movie, my dad leaned over and pointed up at the screen and said to me, ‘See that guy? That’s Stan Lee.’

And right then, at fifteen, I saw onscreen someone who would quickly become one of my heroes. A man born to Jewish immigrants in relative poverty, who had lived through war and the greatest financial crisis of the ages, and still created characters that were human in every sense of the word. Even aliens and near-gods like Silver Surfer still felt, to an extent, relatable beneath his typewriter.

As time went by I dug more and more into the back issues of Marvel, finding characters he had created that I loved just as much back in the Silver Age as I did their current interpretations. Hawkeye. Doctor Strange. Loki. The X-Men. And, of course, Spider-Man, that science nerd with the spandex suit who swung through New York and took down a gang in time for Biology.

I’ve never put down comics since, my love for the artform growing ever stronger with the addition of movies, TV series, and one of my other great loves, cartoons. If I hadn’t picked up The Amazing Spider-Man that day, who knows if I would still be reading Robin, Impulse, Wolverine, Hellboy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Would I have extended my love to manga and anime, and learned a whole new way of storytelling? Would I have a section on my bookshelf dedicated to art books and drawing tutorials?

My collection only grows, and so does my respect.

Thank you, Stan, for beginning the adventure.

Excelsior.

Rest in peace, Stan Lee (December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018)

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We think that if you were to ask anyone in the world to name a superhero or a comic book character, 99% of them would say Batman. Whether you’re a comic book fan or not chances are that you not only know about The Dark Knight but you also think he’s cool, and to be honest he is. Since his creation Batman has been stalking the streets of Gotham City, taking care of the bad guys and doing it with style. He’s easily the most famous hero in the DC Universe and he doesn’t have any super powers because Batman doesn’t need them. He’ll always save the day, he’ll always win, and he’ll always be the hero DC needs and the fans will love him for it. Batman may be great but if we step across the comic book pond to Marvel, their poster boy and face of their vast MCU is Iron Man. Not having the long history that Batman has hasn’t stopped Iron Man from becoming one of the most popular heroes around. The two share a lot of similarities but it’s their differences that make them unique and their differences, we’re afraid to say to Batman fans, is what makes Iron Man always likely to come out on top. It’s time for the Dark Knight to step aside as the king of the superheroes and let Iron Man take the crown, so here are 15 reasons why Iron Man is better than Batman.

#1 Iron Man Is Better Prepared Our first entry looks at what made our two heroes put on a suit and try to save people. Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne actually do have similar backstories – they both lost their parents (Although Bruce was a lot younger), they’ve both spent time in captivity and they’re both sons of billionaire businessmen. However, while Batman spent most of his young life traveling the world to seek out all the ways he could train himself to the peak of human physical condition, Tony Stark didn’t need to. Having been held by terrorists for a few days, Stark put his best muscle to good use, his brain, and came up with a weapon that can do everything that Batman learned to do and so much more. While Wayne trained for years, Stark took a weekend to out do him, and let’s not forget that Stark did all of that under threat of death by the terrorists and with his heart about to give up and explode. So not only did he create a super suit but he basically performed heart surgery on himself too.

#2 Iron Man Doesn’t Need A Sidekick It has to be said that our next entry is one trait that Batman has that’s been annoying us for years and that’s the fact that he constantly surrounds himself with help. Batman is the ultimate loner and vigilante crime fighter and yet he is always taking people under his wing and creates a Bat Family. We don’t have a problem with that as such, after all, hero team-ups are awesome. But Batman is constantly telling everyone that he doesn’t play well with others and that he does everything better by himself. In other words, he surrounds himself with people in order to tell them he doesn’t need or want people. Iron Man, on the other hand, is far better by himself and he knows it. Yes, he plays with The Avengers and other heroes a lot, but more often than not he chooses to save the world single-handedly. Whether that’s his ego taking over or not is a different subject but Iron Man doesn’t need a string of sidekicks to aid him in his mission.

#3 Iron Man Knows His Weaknesses Some people out there may say that this is a strength of Batman’s while others will find it a weakness, but Batman doesn’t seem to have many, if any, weaknesses. Which is very strange considering that he’s just a rich kid who learned some fighting skills. If you think about all the heroes in both DC and Marvel, they all have some flaw or weakness, even The Hulk and Superman do, but not Batman. Yes, he gets his butt kicked from time to time and even had his back broken by Bane, but Batman always gets over it which is a lot to ask for the fans. We have to suspend belief and reality a lot when we follow The Dark Knight. Iron Man on the other hand is a much more rounded and relatable character. His heart provides the weakness for Iron Man while Tony Stark is full of flaws such as alcohol issues, womanizing, and his vast ego which often puts people in danger. We’re not saying any of those are good traits but it makes Stark, and Iron Man, a much more rounded character with a lot more conflict in his life to tell great stories. Batman, on the other hand, is just Batman and Bruce Wayne is just what happens when he’s not in the Bat suit.

#4 Tony Stark Is A Better Businessman It’s fair to say that both Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark were handed the silver spoon when they were younger. Being the children of rich and successful businessmen certainly gave them some advantages in life. But it’s what they’ve done with that advantage that counts and Mr. Wayne has pretty much wasted his. Since donning the Batsuit, Wayne has let Batman take over his life, his father’s company is pretty much run by a board of directors, and he only uses Wayne Enterprises to get the weapons and gadgets he needs to use as Batman. His father might be proud of what Batman has achieved, but as Bruce Wayne? He’s pretty much a failure. Tony Stark, on the other hand, knows the importance of money, business, and keeping his business going in order for Iron Man to be effective. Not only has he always had his hands firmly on the reigns of his company, except for the odd time when he let someone else run it, but he uses his company to push forward the world in technology and energy. Tony Stark really would make his dad proud.

#5 Iron Man Sees The Bigger Picture This is one strength that Iron Man has in bucket loads and yet it’s something Batman always seems to be a bit short-sighted about. As well as pushing his company into the 21st century and trying to help the world with its energy crises, Stark also sees the importance of Iron Man in the world. Not content with just stopping the bad guys or cleaning up the streets, Iron Man is constantly tackling the world’s bigger problems from terrorists to alien invasions. Whether that’s by himself or as part of The Avengers, Iron Man wants to save the world and make it a better place for everyone. Batman on the other hand is only interested in Gotham City. While it’s true that Batman considers himself a vigilante and a crime fighter, he is still a hero and therefore should step out of the streets of Gotham once in awhile to help his fellow man. We know that Batman is a key member of The Justice League, but even then he likes to stay in the background more and let the big hitters take the lead. His intellect and gadgets should be put to a better use for everyone.

#6 Iron Man Has Better Gadgets It’s fair to say that when it comes to gadgets, Iron Man has Batman beat hands down. Just before all the Batman fans out there start shouting at the screen, let’s just look at the facts. Iron Man is all about protection and fire power. Admittedly this is because Tony Stark spent a lot of his early days as an arms dealer, but once he saw the error of his ways, he put that knowledge to good use and created everything he needs to save the world. Then of course there is Jarvis, the computer interface that can do anything, which Tony built, and then there is the sustainable energy from the Arch reactor that powers pretty much everything. Batman, on the other hand, has a few Batarangs, grappling hooks, and gadgets that a 10-year-old boy would think are cool. Admittedly, the Batmobile is great and an icon but that’s it really. The other thing is that Stark builds everything with his own two hands whereas Wayne has people do it for him and we haven’t even gotten to Iron Man’s suit yet.

#7 The Iron Suit Is Pretty Much Invincible So, our next entry is about the suits that the two heroes wear. Batman looks amazing, there is no denying that Batman’s outfit is cool, stealthy, and flexible enough for him to bust his ninja moves. It’s pretty much bulletproof and can take a lot of damage but it’s nothing compared to Iron Man. Tony Stark’s crowning glory is not only one of the strongest pieces of technology, after all, it can survive in space, but it’s armed to the teeth, it can fly, it gives him super strength to rival The Hulk and Thor, and is pretty much indestructible. When Tony Stark designed his Iron suit, he saw one thing that Batman fails to see and that’s sometimes bad guys might shoot you in the face! With all the criminals using machine guns, super powered beings, and aliens, Iron Man doesn’t need to train his body to its ultimate physical condition, what would that do against the likes of Thanos? No, Stark understands that in order to beat or even match these people you have to make yourself indestructible and the only way to do that is with a suit.

#8 Intellect Okay, so we know that both Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark are pretty much geniuses but just who has the bigger intellect? Tony Stark, without any doubt. Yes, Bruce Wayne has a great brain when it comes to the art of detection and strategic planning, he’s one of the best in the DC universe and possibly even the Marvel universe as well. Not even Captain America’s military training could compare to Wayne’s tactical mind. But that’s all he is. Those skills are great in his vigilante role as Batman but Tony Stark’s mind is far superior in so many ways. Not only is Stark a scientific genius; we’ve already mentioned on this list how Stark creates and builds all his own gadgets and pretty much defies the laws of science and physics on a daily basis, but Stark also knows how the rest of the world works. Money, politicians, government, the list goes on. Stark knows all worlds and knows how to use them to get what he wants whereas Batman shuns everything, hides in the shadows and then wonders why everyone either hates him or is scared of him. Stark uses everything to his advantage and if he doesn’t know something, he finds someone who does and uses them.

#9 Batman Acts Like A Whiny Child… So we know that Bruce Wayne had a very hard and traumatic childhood; after all, his parents were gunned downed right in front of him! So given that fact, we know why Wayne wanted to do what he did and rid Gotham from its criminal element as the vigilante Batman but we also think that because of this Wayne never had a real childhood and therefore constantly acts like a child in his adult life. Every time something happens Batman essentially goes off on his own to sulk. That’s the adult equivalent of running to your bedroom, slamming the door, and screaming that everything is so unfair. Admittedly a lot of people go for the brooding type but Batman has taken this too far for far too long and enough is enough. It’s about time Batman realized that you can be The Dark Knight without having to resort to tantrums or always living in the past.

#10 …Whereas Iron Man Doesn’t Iron Man, on the other hand, is completely different. Okay, so he may have lost his parents when he was a lot older and they weren’t killed in front of him. But the fact is that he is also an orphan like Bruce Wayne but even more than that, Tony Stark had to live under the enormous pressure of his father’s legacy, not to mention that his father was obsessed with Captain America, another impossible mantle for Stark to live up to and another thing that takes his father’s attention away from him. So it’s fair to say that Stark had an unhappy childhood too. However, whereas Wayne lets his childhood define him, Stark does not. In fact he embraces everything that’s bad and his long list of flaws, to which there are many, and doesn’t let those things stand in his way. He wants the world to know that he’s Iron Man, after all, if you’re saving the world then why not have people know about it. As well as this, Tony Stark knows how to have fun and relax, he can save the world one day and then enjoy it the next, which is something Batman has failed to realize.

#11 Iron Man Has A Clearer Moral Code Now we come to the very core of what makes our superheroes tick. Batman is a crime fighting vigilante that stalks the streets of Gotham to rid it of the criminal scum that makes peoples lives terrible. A very noble act, however, what he does is illegal and more often than not Batman is no better than the criminals he hunts. Except for one thing: in order to keep himself on the right side of the law, he never kills people. That’s always been Batman’s one rule. He can do what he likes, or what is necessary, to get the criminals but he must never kill anyone. That is until the writers decide it’s okay for Batman to do that. These days, Batman’s moral code is a lot more murky and his number one rule has been broken a lot. Iron Man however has a very clear moral code. He does whatever is needed in order to save the world and protect the people. He never goes out of his way to hurt or kill people but he understands what needs to be done for the greater good. Whether you agree with Iron Man’s code or not, it is a lot clearer and therefore more focused than Batman’s.

#12 Batman Gets Upstaged A Lot We all know that for many, many decades Batman has been the ultimate and most famous hero ever but more often than not The Dark Knight often gets overshadowed by someone else. We’re not just talking about the times when Batman crosses over with other heroes such as Superman and the Flash in The Justice League, but even in his own comic books and movies Batman plays second fiddle. Whether it’s by The Joker, Bane, or even his ever growing Bat family, a lot of the times the characters, storylines and actions by other characters become more famous than the exploits of The Dark Knight and the only reason we read or watch them is to see it play out rather than for Batman himself. Iron Man doesn’t suffer from this. Whether he is working with The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, or out saving the world on his own, Iron Man is always centre stage. Ok, so some fans out there may say that Iron Man doesn’t have the wealth of characters and villains as Batman does. After all, there is no Joker in Iron Man’s world. That may be true but we still think that Iron Man would outshine any character that was pitted against him.

#13 Robert Downey Jr. Throughout this list, we’ve actually tried to stay away from movies and focus more on Iron Man and Batman in the comic books. After all, there is so much more to these characters in the pages of the comic books. But we would be foolish not to mention the movies, especially with the MCU and DCEU being so popular right now, so we have put all of that into one entry. It must be said that Iron Man, and in fact the entire MCU, is no doubt as popular as it is because of the perfect casting of Robert Downey Jr. Although Batman has had many TV shows and movies about him, none of them have been as perfect as Iron Man. Yes, Christian Bale, Michael Keaton, and even Ben Affleck have done a great job with The Dark Knight but Robert Downey Jr. IS Tony Stark/Iron Man. This is another reason why Iron Man is better than Batman. The Batman movies may have been better than Iron Man’s over the years but no amount of casting will ever be as good as Downey Jr.

#14 “Because I’m Batman” Is Not A Reason Our next entry has become a crazy trend that started to happen to the character of Batman and it’s that he can do anything and everything and the only explanation we get is “Because I’m Batman!” If you talk to any true Batman fan about the Dark Knight and say anything remotely putting him down or ask them how he does half the things he does, they’ll say to you “Because He’s Batman.” This has become such a big deal now that Batman has actually surpassed the pages of comic books and crossed over into folklore and mythology. Batman’s recent adventures and storylines have almost become a joke. Batman is a man, albeit a man in perfect physical shape, but he was still a man. That’s what made Batman so popular because he didn’t have superpowers and he could only do what a human could do but now his legacy is so blown out of proportion that Batman is a borderline god which undermines the character and makes him a lot less than he ever was.

#15 Summary To summarize our list: Iron Man and Batman are very similar heroes with very similar abilities, drive, and resources, but whereas Batman is stuck in the past, Iron Man is the superhero for the future. He lives in the modern age and uses everything that the world today has to offer, while Batman is stuck in the dark with outdated technology and no clue about the world outside his city. Iron Man can handle himself against superpowered beings and gods with his intellect and gadgets while Batman has to use tricks and sneakery in order to be able to stand with these superpowered giants. But whatever our views are, they are just that, our views. That’s what we all love about the artistic nature of society, the fact that everyone can have an opinion and everyone’s opinion is justified. There will be many hardcore Batman fans out there that will have nothing bad said about their precious Dark Knight but the simple fact is, that from our standpoint it’s time for a new king of the comic book superhero and that king is Iron Man.

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