#Lord of the Ants

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Il signore delle formiche (Lord of the Ants) (2022)

134 min.

Country: Italy

Genre: History, Biography, Drama

Language: Italian (stream with English subtitles)

Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.

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Lord of the Ants (2022) | Gianni Amelio

Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely of age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.

[anoant]

God of Time

[clairi-yos]

We're all in agreement that Colin intentionally implied to his brothers that he had compromised Penelope so Anthony couldn't oppose their engagement like he did with Marina right?

[science70]

House of the Century, Mojo Lake, Angleton, Texas, 1971-73.

Architects: Ant Farm (Doug Michels, Chip Lord), Richard Jost

[ocularmacdown]

THE WORST CHILDREN EVER !!!

i have been dragged into the tenth circle of hell (south park watching)

close ups under the cut!

[ballpitbee]

THE 'GOOD GUYS' OF STREETLAMP <3

[buckys-arm-and-rios-dagger]

Watching Parks and Rec through for the first time and it's INFINITELY funny to me because Leslie's entire City Council Campaign arc is just Ant-Man and Agatha Harkness menacing Amy Poehler while Star-Lord and Rio Vidal fuck around in the background

[slutpoppers]

Shaiapouf's Nen: Beelzebub King of the Flies

Hunter x Hunter (2011)

[melina-mellow]

What if...? S2 E2 Review:

Man, Asgard cannot catch a break lmao. How many times has it been destroyed now? Poor Thor.

And speaking of Thor, I love him here. When he first showed up and knocked Quill out he looked menacing as hell! Honestly his appearance here is proof you can make him both goofy and badass at the same time without assassinating his character *cough* Taika *cough*

Thor also being the character who is in the most teams is funny to me.

Also really nice how both Hank and Quill got closure by learning to care about others, I really liked his parental side of Hank instead of the usual grumpy old man he is in the movies. Pretty sure he just went on and adopted the kid, probably a good thing that Quill has a father figure now that isn't a megalomaniac. Hope and Quill siblings real!

Can I also say how sad it is that Howard never gave up on Bucky? He kept hope that his friend was in there somewhere, even when he told Peggy to move on... Which makes what happened in the main timeline all the more heartbreaking. (Also this episode implies that Peggy and Howard always knew Bucky was turned into the Winter Soldier or at least they had suspicions that it was him) and he's free at the end so hopefully he'll end up in a better future than the main timeline.

I enjoyed this more than last episode and I definitely would like to see more of the 80s Avengers.

Final Score: 9/10.

[raccoon-coded]

Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay (2024) #1

*Issue 1 Spoilers Ahead*

Cap really said "Rocket's a lost cause." 💀

More importantly, Rocket gets thrown out of a crashing plane and Groot instantly moves on 😂😭

My guy really takes an L in this one.

Rocket doesn't appear in the comic after this, so his fate is left on a cliffhanger until we hopefully find out in issue #2. Can't wait!

I love the art style of this comic.

[tinylongwing]

2023 was a busy year for me! Thankfully I have some art I can show you all - there's always stuff every year that I can't show until the next year, haha. Enjoy this eclectic mix of birds, fanart, and a velvet ant - that's about usual for me, I'd say!

[bubblingcolaa]

I think I need this shirt

[theavengers]

Character posters for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

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Breaking and Entering

I don't park the car in front of the entrance. That would be too obvious. Instead, I take a side road that takes us into the woods surrounding the amusement park. Even though I haven't been to this particular park, I know that there's usually walk paths for employees that take them to various sections without having to deal with the crowd of guests.

Plus, there aren't nearly as many cameras in the back half as there are up front.

MC doesn't question me until we're actually inside the park.

"When I was an angel, I used to sneak down to the human world," I explain quietly. "One of the things I would do is watch circuses, but since I didn't have any money, I had to figure out ways to get in undetected."

"Did you ever get caught?" they ask.

"By humans? No. I was small enough back then that I could instantly blend into any crowd." MC nods their head, and we walk in silence until we're in sight of the circus tents.

"Grab my hand," I whisper. I haven't used it in a long time, but I have the ability to not only become invisible, but to make anything I touch disappear as well. It's something I accidentally discovered one day when I was still getting used to my demon form.

Once I feel MC's hand in mine, we sneak inside the largest tent and hide under the bleachers. Diavolo's standing at the center of the tent, surrounded by a circle of salt. His back is turned to us.

"That actually works?" MC whispers.

"Not unless it's infused with magic. Ordinary table salt's not enough to contain us." Suddenly, a group of cloaked people enters the tent from the front.

"You know, you could have just asked me to come to you," Diavolo states, appearing to recognize them. "There was no need for all this--"

"Silence!" the individual at the head of the group exclaims. "You will not speak unless you are spoken to!" I sigh, recognizing his voice.

"Fucking Avarius," I hiss. He's one of the head sorcerers of the Society, and he's adamantly against demons. To say that he's made Diavolo's job difficult would be an understatement.

"Now, we have been extremely generous by allowing your little Avatars to play at being human for the past several months, but your prolonged presence here is simply unacceptable." A moment's silence.

"Even if you allow me to explain myself, you wouldn't believe a single word I say," Diavolo responds. "You never do."

"How dare you!"

"For what? Speaking the truth?"

"Your kind doesn't know truth!"

"And the angels do? You know that they sent representatives shortly after we arrived, right? Why aren't you questioning them about their presence?"

"We would much rather work with them than with you!" Diavolo scoffs.

"I am at least open with my intentions."

"Oh yes, you and your goal of uniting the three realms." Avarius' voice takes on a mocking tone as he air-quotes the last part of his statement. "You and I both know that it's code for you wanting to seize control of everything."

"Just because my father behaved in such a fashion doesn't mean that I--"

"Silence!" I applaud Diavolo for keeping his composure. I would have torn the sorcerer into shreds by now.

"I will say," Avarius continues. "You using the half-breed is one of the smarter moves you've made in a long time."

Half-breed?

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Liar! You sent the disgraced sorcerer into my establishment, and he somehow convinced whoever was working the desk that day to allow that wretched half-breed to get their permit, even though we explicitly banned any and all of his apprentices from ever receiving a license!" Upon feeling my hand getting squeezed, I glance over at MC. Their murderous look from earlier has returned in full force.

"Don't move," I whisper to them, using the power of our pact to keep them in place.

"You know, if I were you, I'd much rather have them go through the process than allow them to run amok," Diavolo states. "At least now they're in your database, so you can track them to your heart's content."

"That isn't the point!" Including Avarius, there's six sorcerers. Since Diavolo's currently indisposed, I'd have to take them on myself. A bit of a challenge, but I've had worse.

"Alright, so here's the plan," I murmur. "I'm going to let go of your hand and make my presence known to these guys. While I distract them, you keep an eye on an opening. Once you see one, break the salt circle and get Diavolo out of there. From there, we'll try to escape as quickly as possible. Only fight as a means of self-defense."

"But--"

"Diavolo and I can heal quickly. You can't. Just focus on freeing him."

The next few minutes go by in a blur as we execute my plan. Everything goes according to it until one of the sorcerers slashes my arm. The next thing I know, he crumples to the ground, a knife having gone through his chest. Seconds later, I'm lifted off my feet. It's not until we're well outside the tent that I realize that Diavolo must have picked me up and began sprinting away from the scene.

I get set back down once we're in the woods, finally allowing me to see the reason for our sudden departure.

MC is absolutely feral. The white glow surrounding them makes them look rather monstrous, and they're fighting Diavolo restraining them in his arms.

What have they done?

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How Groot got his speech back

The Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova confront Gardener the Elder of the Universe who is responsible for the Flora Colossi attack and Groot's shrunken state. Star-Lord throws Little Groot and Ant-Man as a tag team attack. Star-Lord, Gamora and Nova join in to attack the Gardener but the Elder shakes them off. When Gardener yells at them, he gets blasted by Rocket Raccoon. Little Groot jumps in and leaps atop of Gardener's chest when he’s down and speaks to him at length, finally transferring his own life energy into him to make him realize that Loki poisoned him. Now healed and back to normal, Gardener in turn revives Groot, making him full grown again and fully articulate. As the Guardians are impressed with this change, Groot turns to battle the other Flora Colossus.

Infinity Countdown #1, 2018

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Long story ahead....

The Gardener was approached by Loki to inquire him about the location of the Soul Stone. Even though the Gardener didn't know its location, Loki poisoned him and drove him mad, making him become paranoid for the desecration of his work by the hand of the advanced societies of the cosmos. Because of this, the Gardener attacked one of the last Flora colossi, the Guardian of the Galaxy Groot, and shattered him. He took all but one of the creature's splinters, and grew an army of violent and morbid Flora colossus. The Gardener first used his army to attack and overrun the planet Telferina. The army was intercepted by the Guardians of the Galaxy, among whom was Groot, who had managed to regrow his body from a splinter, but since his other remains had been grown into evil doppelgangers, he couldn't reach full size. When Groot managed to get close enough to the Gardener, he used his powers to cleanse his body of Loki's poison. With his sanity restored, the Gardener came to his senses, and his first action was to heal Groot's body, thus bringing him back to his original form in the process