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oluka · 2 years ago

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Tony and transhumanism

Tony Stark mentions in Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest (2023) #3.

Setting aside the “even HE knows what hands-off means”, it's interesting to me that when faced with a humanoid-machine blend, Carol's mind goes to Tony. She says that Tony was the original transhuman, and well, he maybe wasn't the first in the marvel universe, but he got his first synthetic heart in Iron Man #19 (back in 1969!), and transhumanism has been a part of his story arc for a long time. Some examples on the top of my mind (I know there are more, this is not an exhaustive list):

-When Tony had an implant in his mind to remotely control the armour while he was paralyzed in volume 1.

-His fight with the sentient armour in volume 3, and the end of it, when it gave him its heart (Iron Man vol.3 #30). And fully replaced Tony's heart with its own "mechanical bio-physiology". An artificial heart that was still implanting itself into Tony and fixing his broken ribs in issue 31 (body horror much??).

-Extremis, of course, which to me is the height of Tony's path to transhumanism. It's one of the two logical conclusions to his search to always perfect Iron Man and himself. Either make his body machine, or forgo the body entirely (looking at the three different Tony Stark AIs Tony has made). Extremis is especially good to me because of how he made himself the perfect blend of man and machine. Tony had until then always had recurring problems with his heart and other physical disabilities, and with Extremis he was finally past that "flaw". He was stronger, could heal, but more importantly, his mind was faster and better. I think he never came closer to erasing the line between Tony Stark and Iron Man than he did then. There was so much potential for this story beat, but Civil War and Dark Reign kind of ruined it. I really wish we could have had Extremis for longer, and really explore the classic "what makes one human" "man vs machine" and other transhumanist questions with Tony. Oh well. As an aside, it's interesting to me that Superior Iron Man decided to bring Extremis back. Clearly to him that was the next step of evolution, or in his words, what made him a god. If we push the analysis further, does this mean that regular Tony has developed an aversion to Extremis and what it entails? Maybe some left-over trauma from the Civil War and brain deletion?

-The repulsor node in Tony's chest after he was brought back. That controlled his brain. And also the bleeding edge armour that Tony casually put into his bone marrow. You know. Like one does.

-The fact that Tony apparently was experimenting on his biology and body and that that was the only reason Carol didn't kill him at the end of Civil War II. And then the fact that he managed to bring himself back to life and synthetize a new body.

-The Tony Stark AI that ran around during Secret Empire. Who made himself drunk, and also remembered Civil War somehow, and had all of Tony's character traits and regrets (see Secret Empire (2017) #6). I know it's probably an error on the writer's part, but I choose to believe that somehow this artificial version of Tony really remembers the Civil War. On top of AI Tony acting and thinking like the flesh and blood one, everyone around him really treated him like the "real" Tony. Hydra Steve even said that Tony downloaded his consciousness into the AI. Making it essentially Tony. I don't know where I'm going with this but I have Feelings about AI Tony.

-The whole mess of Tony Stark: Iron Man and Iron Man 2020 where Tony was wondering if he was just a soulless copy of the original dead Tony Stark (Which, weird that he now starts to worry about this after all his deaths and comas and whatnots), decided he was just an AI in an artificial body, and then with the help of his friends remade his body. Again. Also, he spoke with AI Tony for like five minutes and then AI Tony sacrificed himself. I am still mad about that.

Transhumanism is one of the most important beats in Tony's character, right alongside his quest to make the future better and his alcoholism. It's a facinating subject that I will never get enough of, especially not in relation to Tony, who for a very long time has dealt with physical disability, and whose mind and genius is maybe the one thing he can rely on and one of the rare things about himself that he is proud of.

Right now, Tony's just a regular man in a can again, but I really hope that we'll see more of his journey into transhumanism, because to me it's an essential part of his character. And done well, it's an excellent source for angst, too.

#wednesday spoilers #tony stark #transhumanism #tony stark meta #(kind of?? what should I tag my comic ramblings?)#this post is a mess but the carol issue really made me remember how many transhumanism feelings I have about tony #as always feel free to reblog with your own thoughts and/or additions #I love talking comics #shoutout to the iron man subreddit for bringing up the tony mention in the carol issue

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chloesimaginationthings · 2 months ago

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Poppy playtime got a guy worse than William Afton

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf fanart #springtrap #william afton #harley sawyer #fnaf 3 #poppy playtime #poppy playtime doctor #poppy playtime chapter 4 #So I saw the new poppy playtime chapter #and I think the plot and characters finally worked for me #really sparked my interest #I DONT love all the directions that chapter takes #but can we all talk about how cool the doctor is #AND BY that I mean how truly twisted he is #William’s crimes somehow feel small now #in the face of the company that just experiments on just kids #the doctor is awful in every way sick and twisted #and I think that’s epic #just the idea of William hearing the shit playtime co got up to #like I think the scale of it would genuinely shock him #even if he’s interested in that science as well #I may draw a lil more poppy stuff as a treat we’ll see

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crowkip · 7 months ago

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yeehaw, baby!

#if u know me u knew this was inevitable #kon el #conner kent #tim drake #timkon #im gonna ramble after the boring tags ok #dc comics #fanart #western au #superboy #OK !!!! ITS TIME #so kon. obvs is a cowboy here #definitely a bit of a magnet for trouble but not an outlaw #still not the sort of person the son of the drake family's supposed to be talking to but yk kon's gonna try anyway #on tims end it pretty much follows the same events as the comics bc if it aint broke dont fix it #<- in terms of the whole sneaking out at night to do his own secret detective work thing at least #i have a whole silly story for the rest of it but im not gonna get into it all here lmao #but yeah i love cowboys and actual cowboy history vv much so this probably wont be the last u see of this au ദ്ദി ˉ꒳ˉ )✧#for now this post's rlly just for goofing around with design ideas #my art

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andstuffsketches · 4 months ago

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girl who lives in a cave

#ok i started batgirl 2000... its peak #i mean caveat caveat caveat for all the sht that happens in 90s comics but cass rules so hard #“how are you going to fight someone you cant hit?” “you tell me” lived rent free in my brain for days afterwards... shes Her #batgirl #cassandra cain #cass cain #batgirl 2000 #batgirl comics #dc #dc comics #barbara gordon #oracle dc #batman #im on like issue 23? where bruce and babs are talking about casss deal w shiva. i love how bruce sees a lot of himself in cass (accurate) s #he decides he should treat her like himself (bad!!). its very human #the thing i keep thinking is “they should give her white eyes to emote like batman” and thank goodness they did later #im reading batgirl 2024 too but obviously theres only 2 issues out so far #panel redraw #id in alt #2024

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gnomewithalaptop · 3 months ago

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ACHIEVEMENT: new Tim Drake descriptor unlocked

#just to clarify: this is not anti tim in any way i love tim. but it is still accurate.#tim drake #gnome talks comics #robin 1993 #dc robin #batfam #dc comics #tim tag #issue number is robin (1993) 101 if that's at all relevant to anyone

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 2 months ago

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Just your average male living space.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wen qing #lan wangji #A-Yuan #wei wuxian #(***Content warning for me talking about unhygienic living conditions in the tags today***).#The worst part of drawing this comic is that I've seen so much worse. This is a livable space.#I've helped out friends and family who were struggling and let me just say...I have seen some pretty dysfunctional living spaces.#Hell I've *lived* in some very dysfunctional living spaces.#Hording dishes under the bed was always something that grossed me out but it's unfortunately something I've seen people do way too often.#The horror everyone has upon walking into WWX's 'living' set up is so consistently 'Mate how are you living like this?'#It's honestly so integral to me that WWX's 'just left home for the first time' house/room be a depression/dysfunction pit.#You can learn a lot about someon's state of mind from how they keep their living space...and this guy is oozing 'deep depression'.#I don't think he's eaten anything but foods that classify as a struggle meal in a year.#Everyone is trying to stage an intervention but he just isn't in a good enough place to help himself.#By the way: I want to steer away from shaming people who have messy homes/rooms because life *does* hit hard sometimes.#My love language is coming into your home to do your dishes and do some housework. Don't apologize for the mess king.#Nothing could top some of the places I've had to help my older siblings out of.#I'd be okay with my flatmate having a severed limb and a blood pool at this point.#As long as he lets me take out the dishes from under the bed - We're good! My standards are so low at this point.

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ciderjacks · 8 months ago

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dwarven brew

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#dungeon meshi #aj art #comic #Chilchuck backstory stuff #That’s my tag for these comics now #“Where’d his book go” he slid it onto his lap off screen let’s not talk about it anymore let’s ignore that it just disappears #He slid it into his lap that’s what happened no more questions thank you #Uhhhh #anyways ehdjjf. I finally drew Namari #I wanted to depict how I think they became friends #Bc I love their whole dynamic a lot #Also chillaios #Hhfgfgd #chilchuck #laios touden #namari

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hinamie · 8 months ago

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unconditionally

#my art #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #yuji itadori #megumi fushiguro #itafushi #fushiita #fanart #jjk fanart #jujutsu kaisen fanart #megumi #yuuji #im shaky and numb the way this took years off my life #genuinely cannot believe i thought it was smart to make it a comic i could have stuck at a painting and it would have been fine #but nooooooo in my hubris i thought Surely im an expert at this longform stuff now Surely i can do it :)#and then it killed me it killed me dead this is like over twice as long as the train comic and 4 times as detailed #backgrounds . angles. i yearn fr death.#AND I HAD 2 WRITE THEM ACTUALLY TALKING GGSDH i am actually so insecure abt the way the dialogue flows gomen....#i wanted to add more to it to fix how clipped and rushed i think it reads #but that would mean drawing more expressions would mean drawing more panels would mean more gd hyDRANGEAS #so ultimately i decided 2 have the conversation take the hit because let me tell u.#if i have to draw. one more blue petal i will snap i will lose it #i knew tht would happen n wanted to alleviate some of the pain so i found a few brushes that helped speed up the process #but the thing w a lot of premade flower brushes is they also come preshaded n look uniform in a way that stands out badly against my style #so i had 2 render over them anyway........#yuuji's domain rly putting me through the wringer first the train station now death by a bajillion petals smh #all that to say tho . my labour of love . i am going to take a nap #hina.comic

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forgettable-au · 1 month ago

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FORGETTABLE-AU (page 86-89)

* Where it all started.

[BEGINNING] [PREVIOUS] [CONTINUE]

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curlytsunamiart · 4 months ago

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a confrontation between miquella and messmer in the shadow keep throne room

#elden ring #miquella #messmer #shadow of the erdtree #i had a lot of fun w this :] n quite proud of it despite the whole thing just being Two Guys Talking To Each Other. i think i made it work #big thanks to a pal for helping w the initial idea n figuring out some pages. idt she has a tumblr but still. yay #brain full of miquella thoughts..... i def have my own personal interpretations re: his characterization. i hope it came thru in the comic #pls do let me know ur fav parts of the comic or ur thoughts or anything :] i love reading them #art #draws #comic #ALSO I KNOW SOME PPL R SO SO WEIRD ABT MIQUELLA. NO WEIRD COMMENTS. ALSO THIS ISNT SHIPPING

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chloesimaginationthings · 2 months ago

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What do yall think the FNAF Faztalker is for,,

(Original post @/Dawko on Twitter)

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erabu-san · 11 months ago

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I enjoyed every second of this quest

[This art has platonic intention. Thank you for not tag ship!]

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metamatronic · 2 months ago

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Super super curious how Ennard comes into play in your au. Did bro just sort of stick around or? (i love them sm regardless)

On Ennard

ennard sticks around because the only home they remember knowing was their good pal eggs.

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groovyace · 11 months ago

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Average gotham knights experience (the game crashes not even 30 seconds later). Shoutout to @magnusj the most stealthy redhood player.

[Robin: OK. Let's do this SNEAKY STYLE.

[Robin: Jason NO-]

#gotham knights #tim drake #jason todd #robin #redhood #batfam #batman #dc #the fridge #dc comics #do people... still talk about gotham knights #cus they shouldnt #magnus n i playing and just both getting stuck on air seperately #watching them float a foot above the floor #love it

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dingledraw · 11 months ago

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South Downs cottage fluff based on the Dolly Parton song “Berrypie” 🩷

#trade offer: sugar for sugar #I imagine Crowley is more comfortable showing affection through actions rather than words #but he loves that Aziraphale shows it through touch and praise #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable spouses #my fanart #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #good omens comic #south downs cottage #ineffable lovers #I talked to my friend about how I think how Crowley has a praise kink and she responded: doesn’t everyone?#and I went 🤔

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soupinaboot · 1 year ago

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In my opinion, Bruce should be above average height or at least average. But since he surrounds himself with demi-gods, aliens, meta humans, etc, he's just dwarfed next to them. Like maybe about 6'1 or 6'2, but that's NOTHING compared to Diana '7'3 feet tall' Prince. Or Clark '6'9' Kent.

All the tabloids claim he has to be at least 5 feet tall because the only photos they can get of him are when he's next to his giant ass friends.

It is also my personal headcannon that all the robins stay shorter than him, except Jason, who should be at least 4 inches taller.

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