#Jean-Paul Roy

[sol-sketchz]

DC Character Art Dump!

Tried to do quite a few of the character suggestions people asked for on a few different platforms. Sorry I wasn’t able to get around to all of them, but hope you enjoy these!

[theerurishipper]

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First <- Part 19 <- Part 20 -> Part 21

Masterpost

[vodrae]

Wally is holding Dick's head: You're way too hot.

Dick: Thanks honey, wanna race me to bed ?

Barbara: No Dick ! You're litteraly 180 degrees !

Dick: Okay okay ! Can't get enough of of the twins ain't ya big boy !

He said turing on himself, slapping his butt.

Jason: IT'S AN ACT OF MERCY !

He screamed as Tim, Bruce, Cassandra, Stephanie, Duke, Kate, Damian, Lucas, Azrael, Helena, Helena, Athanasia, Jarro, and Harper were trying to take his loaded gun.

[crim-bat]

Saying all this as a long time fan of Jason Todd

Think the big issue with Jason Todd is that he exists in this weird area where there's multiple characters that have a stronger gimmick than him.

Damian is more endearing about the chip on his shoulder. Helena B. generally does the former killer vigilante trying to earn Bruce's respect better, and Jean looks better in red. Roy also does the former burnout thing better.

Not sure if i think jason should be antagonistic but I do think it's a fundamental issue that Jason runs into being somewhat redundant narratively and not being endearing enough to make it work longer term.

The time for a redemption story has more or less past after so many years

Jason is fundamentally without a niche that someone in his corner of the dcu doesn't do better.

Idk. No one knows what to do with him and all the ideas I've heard for longer form stories don't really impress me or make me think someone else shouldn't be the main character of that story.

Magical assassin stories make more sense for Jean or Damian

Angry outcast of the bats goes to Helena

Former burnout turned leader goes to Roy.

Jason doesn't have a specific thing he should be doing that wouldn't be better used on someone else. I think maybe he shouldn't necessarily be retired but maybe retired as an mc and make him a team member for a bit

[two-sibyls-tall]

Part 2/2

I couldnt think of any for that one Ellen response,, so lemme know if you have any ideas for that one

[swordofazrael1992]

hands u these. runs away.

[moonagedaydreamsofrhiannon]

“I can fix him”

NO YOU CAN’T AND THAT’S THE TRAGEDY OF IT YOU CAN’T SAVE HIM IT’S TOO LATE HE’S TOO FAR GONE HE’S NOT GOOD AND HE CAN’T BE GOOD BUT HE COULD’VE BEEN AND THAT’S THE TRAGEDY OF IT HE COULD’VE BEEN GOOD HE COULD’VE BEEN GOOD IF THINGS HAD BEEN DIFFERENT BUT THEY WEREN’T AND IT’S TOO LATE NOW HE’S TOO FAR GONE HE’S DOOMED AND NOTHING CAN SAVE HIM AND HE USED TO BE GOOD AND THERE’S STILL GOOD INSIDE HIM BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER IT’S NOT ENOUGH HE’S TOO FAR GONE IT’S TOO LATE HE CAN’T BE FIXED HE CAN’T BE SAVED THE CYCLE IS NEVERENDING AND ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD WON’T UNDO THE DAMAGE HE’S BROKEN HE’S DOOMED HE’S THE SNAKE DEVOURING IT’S OWN TAIL HE CANNOT BE GOOD HE WILL NOT BE GOOD AND NOTHING IS EVER GOING TO CHANGE THERE IS NO EXIT THE CAGE IS OPEN YOU CAN WALK OUT ANYTIME YOU WANT WHY ARE YOU STILL IN THERE

[loveakii]

succession, jesse armstrong / no exit, jean-paul sartre / i want you, mitski / my tears ricochet, taylor swift

[bandcampsnoop]

11/6/24.

The other day we posted about a CD release from Christchurch, New Zealand band Springloader. The CD is released by longtime label Failsafe Records, also based in Christchurch.

I was further perusing the label's offerings the other day and I came upon this stunning compilation from 1986. This is the 2 CD compilation version. The theme of the CD is bands that went through Christchurch between 1984 and 1986.

This focus led to one of the most stunning compilations I've run across. This is a mix of the known and unknown from the fertile New Zealand scene in the 1980s. You'll find some of the finest Flying Nun bands, but much more. So yes, The Chills, Sneaky Feelings, The Bats, Bird Nest Roys, and The Jean-Paul Sarte Experience are here. But so are The Triffids and This Sporting Life.

Failsafe has another winner compilation, "South Compilation" that also has Flying Nun representation, but less so. And, also check out "Accident Compilation" for a compilation of Christchurch only bands from the early 1980s.

[7in1shampoo]

im so much of a yapper im considering studying philosophy and reaching ultimate unemployment

[whenlovetriestoleave]

"the life rhapsodic" : ajak deng, anais mali, arlenis sosa, jourdan dunn, & antonio douthit by norman jean roy for vogue mar '11 hair by jimmy paul, makeup by mathias van hooff

[crim-bat]

You say you’re a Jason fan but it sounds like you don’t like him. Like you don’t have to hedge it you can say you don’t hate him but find him boring or whatever idk. Also yeah people think of the overworked exhaustion Re: burnout now but it used to mean fried from dug use- Jason never did drugs? and he never been shown to be burnt out from work- also Roy is arrowfam? I just don’t think this post is saying anything real cause it’s predicated on assumptions that don’t mean anything and don’t make any sense

So burn out means many things. I was using it in the broad sense of "directionless and exhausted", more or less, for both. Altho the older definition definitely does fit Roy better (tho I wouldn't use that version on Roy because it's overall kind of dehumanizing to people with addictions)

That aside, I've been reasonably caught up on Jason's books for the better part of the last 10 years and after reading older bat books it's hard not to see aspects of his character niche taken from sources that did it better

Roy is the black sheep turned leader of heroes

Azrael is the mystic assassin

Damian is the robin assassin with a chip on his shoulder

And Helena is the bat that butts heads over lethal force.

Jason is in the middle of all of these and, as a result, anyone with an understanding of older books will see that a lot of what makes "modern Jason" into "modern Jason"is taking bits and pieces of more established characters

I'd like Jason to succeed. I'm just able to critique how much of who he is today as him ultimately having canibalized from other, more established heroes.

[bluejaysandblackbats]

Help Me Pick What I'm Writing Next (Arrowfam Fics Edition)

Dead Man's Dowry: While visiting a neighboring kingdom, Connor stops an artist from being publicly executed in the town square with the excuse that the man couldn't be put to death until he completes his portrait. Connor purposely prolongs the portrait process by any means, and in the process, he finds love.

A Liar's Mile: Grant's always had trouble fitting in, but he finally has a chance to start fresh in college. But he can't find a date to save his life. A friend from high school summer camp, Toni Monetti could be the answer to his prayer. She offers to pretend to be his girlfriend, but just as everything feels like it's falling into place, he meets a boxer at the gym... And he wants to be more than friends.

Tiramisu For Two: Connor opens his dream bakery and his first customer makes a large order. (one-shot meet cute)

Pistachio Latte, Two Shots Espresso: Connor is the swim team captain at his college, and he meets with his friend for coffee every morning before class. He's become accustomed to monotony, but his friend in nursing school aims to break the pattern by asking Connor on a date.

Kitten Heel: Roy meets Jade in college and she offers to help him study chemistry in exchange for help in her music class. They develop feelings for each other, but Jade disappears after the semester ends. Nearly a year later, Roy catches a glimpse of a woman with a baby getting on the train. And she's wearing his bracelet...

Through the Wall: Jade and Roy attend rival schools, but Roy moves in next door and finds that he has more in common with her than he originally thought.

The Cost of Corduroy: Roy and Jade meet during a chemistry reading for the role of two lovers in a movie. (Set in the 70s; one-shot meet cute)

[stuff-diary]

Genesis

Movies watched in 2024

Genesis (2018, Canada)

Director & Writer: Philippe Lesage

Mini-review:

Man, I don't really know what to say about this movie. It starts off quite well, as a pretty sensitive and intimate representation of late adolescence and early adulthood. But then it goes completely off the rails during the final 40 minutes or so. For starters, it suddenly hits you with a couple of disturbing twists that don't even fit with the tone. And after that, it drops the initial story entirely and focuses on a bunch of new characters for the last 20 minutes. I'm sure it's supposed to mean something, but I didn't get it at all. That being said, Noée Abita and Théodore Pellerin turn in two beautiful, nuanced performances. All in all, Genesis ended up being rather disappointing.

[paul-archibald]

The Elements: Wind

Crucial to our existence, Air is ever-present yet impossible to see. Its energy can cause rapid change such as shifts in the wind’s direction and fluctuations in temperature. Air is essential to life because it contains oxygen, but it also has destructive attributes when storms are created. Wind and turbulence has excited composers over the centuries and inspired them to compose some of the most…

[hotmusketeerspoll]

Here stand the current entrants for the Magnificent Musketeer Tournament - updated

Submissions are still open, so if one of your favourite characters isn't here yet, make sure you send them in.

Also, if there's a character already here that you have strong feelings about, you can submit them yourself!

Quite a few characters have no text propaganda or photos, here's a list of those that need some help.

On to the list!

All contestants are listed chronologically, from oldest to newest

D’Artagnan

Douglas Fairbanks

Max Linder (Dart-In-Again)

Gene Kelly

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jeremy Brett

Michael York

Jean Valmont

Chris O’Donnell

Gabriel Byrne

Hugh Dancy

Logan Lerman

Luke Pasqualino

Tamaki Ryou

Malachi Pullar-Latchman

François Civil

Athos

Oliver Reed

Kiefer Sutherland

John Malkovich

Matthew Macfadyen

Tom Burke

Uzuki Hayate

Vincent Cassel

Aramis

Richard Chamberlain

Igor Starygin

Charlie Sheen

Jeremy Irons

Luke Evans

Santiago Cabrera

Miya Rurika

Romain Duris

Porthos

Brian Blessed

Frank Finlay

Oliver Platt

Gerard Depardieu

Ray Stevenson

Howard Charles 

Pio Marmaï

Milady

Lana Turner

Faye Dunaway

Margarita Terekhova

Rebecca de Mornay

Milla Jovovich

Maimie McCoy

Mollie Hindle

Preeya Kalidas

Eva Green

Constance

Marguerite de la Motte

June Allyson

Raquel Welch

Julie Delpy

Gabriella Wilde

Tamla Kari

Lyna Khoudri

Richelieu

Nigel de Brulier

Vincent Price

Charlton Heston

Bernard Haller

Aleksandr Trofimov

Tim Curry

Christoph Waltz

Peter Capaldi

Rochefort

Guy Delorme

Christopher Lee

Boris Klyuev

Michael Wincott

Mads Mikkelsen

Marc Warren

Anne of Austria

Angela Lansbury

Geraldine Chaplin

Catherine Jourdan

Gabrielle Anwar

Anne Paurillard

Sheena Easton

Juno Temple

Alexandra Dowling

Vicky Krieps

King Louis XIII

Hugh O’Conor

Ryan Gage

Louis Garrel

Treville

Hugo Speer

Marc Barbé

Duke of Buckingham

Simon Ward

Orlando Bloom

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd

Planchet

Roy Kinnear

James Corden

Grimaud

William Phillips

Matthew McNulty

Jussac

Ángel del Pozo

Felton

Michael Gothard

Madame Chevreuse

Sophie Craig

Madame Coquenard

Jennifer Matter

Louis XIV

Louis Hayward

Richard Chamberlain

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Sheehan

Phillppe

Louis Hayward

Richard Chamberlain

Leonardo DiCaprio

Maria Theresa

Joan Bennett

Vivien Merchant

Kristina Krepela

Cardinal Mazarin

Gigi Proietti

Gerard Depardieu

Michael Ironside

Raoul

C. Thomas Howell

Peter Sarsgaard

Lousie de la Valliere

Jenny Agutter

Mordaunt

Michael Gothard

Kim Cattrall (Justine de Winter)