#Thaos

[valensolo12]

Pillars of Eternity journal. Part 6?!!? Finishing the main story and starting the White March

I finished the game and then remembered... the DLC exists sigh (jk i do like it, its just. i can't stop without doing the whole thing!!)

im 63% sure next one is gonna be the last!! then it's just binding the pages and doing a little cover for the whole thing 😈

[tarbuchyloewenthal]

i loved it in pillars of eternity when i put this bitch in a pillar for eternity

[adozentothedawn]

ooh maybe "Authority dresses as Fate" from that list of prompts <3

Prompts here

Authority dresses as Fate

He kneels before the queen, robes immaculate, mask perfect. There is no room for error.

"There is no room for error." Her voice is hard, unforgiving, just, and rings in his ears. He knows better than to thank her for it.

"Yes, my queen." His own voice is high in this life, but rough from preaching as in every other. His body matters not, only his service does.

"They are going to bow to me, as it must be. As it will always be." He knows it's true. He will make it so. He has sacrificed thousands, and he will sacrifice thousands more for his queen, for her reign. As it must always be. Despite his queen's gracious gift he does not remember all the ones he has sacrificed. Those he does he remembers for their folly. The gods are necessary, his queen is inevitable, for all kith would be lost without her. He remembers Iovara, headstrong and foolish, who thought she could resist the inevitable and caused chaos and destruction in her tantrum. Like all those trying to defy fate she floundered and died eventually. He remembers a high priestess, subservient to a lesser god, who crumbled under the pressure of the truth, preferring to place herself in the hands of their creation, to forget as all others do, and illustrating yet again why his work is essential and in the end inevitable. Woedica will rule. Woedica must rule. And Thaos as always will be her instrument of fate.

"Yes, my queen."

[mentaltimetraveller]

Thảo Nguyên Phan, Becoming Alluvium, 2019

at Galerie Imane Farès

[evilhorse]

They’re older than you were when Charles Xavier tossed you into the danger room.

(Exceptional X-Men #3)

[why-i-love-comics]

Exceptional X-Men #2 (2024)

written by Eve L. Ewing art by Carmen Carnero & Nolan Woodard

[karaspal]

the way kara reacted to an alternative version of alex saying she is “straight” is so funny because she’s saying that if you’re gay in one reality, you’re gay in all of them? good to know, good to know.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH TO ALL VERSIONS OF KARA ZOR-EL BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL VERY MUCH GAY CONFIRMED!!! <3

[solas-backpack-mug]

i painted my icon <3

[devdas5z]

Van Thao Yen

[maryfranlmes]

Bewnen i Ankew and Ankew i Bewnen

[rei-ismyname]

EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #3 FTA

After a pretty disappointing week of X-Men comics it's a delight to read and analyse Eve Ewing's Exceptional X-Men. The repeated issues I have with the other titles are just not present here and after three consistent bangers Ewing and co have my trust.

Emma is right

We pick up exactly where issue #2 left off, and this opening scene of all the main characters makes me realise how tightly the execution is. We know where each of them is at and (at least broadly what they want) - we're getting to know the kids organically. Where the other two books feel like action figures isolated from each other for no good reason, Kate Pryde's need to get away from the X-Men was established before the title even began. She just wants a normal life, to date girls and process her trauma. Emma Frost showing up to answer the call she refused throws her off immediately and they briefly scrap. The kids aren't just saying nothing because they didn't get a script today (hi Jubilee) - they're frozen by Emma. It's a small thing, but it's purposeful and flows elegantly.

Priti, Kate's housemate/friend from school, breaks up the fight for the most relatable reason - she doesn't want to lose the security deposit. Perhaps a sign that Kate doesn't fit into the 'norma'l world as much as she wants...or Emma just really knows how to push her buttons. I think Emma is hurting too, though she hides it under her usual scene-stealing exterior. I can't wait for more of their dynamic. Yeah, they'll almost certainly figure out a working relationship but their pain isn't being dismissed either. I feel like the pair are a successful version of what Gail Simone is doing with Rogue.

They stop fighting and have a little tea party, then Axo asks the question I'd been dreading the answer to - 'do you trust Emma or not?' Kate grew up being terrified of Emma with good reason and never let her forget why she did not trust her. Emma spent decades earning that trust and proving herself a hero, leader and teacher - but the First Krakoan Age had them grow closer than ever before. They worked well together and became friends, they were a force for good on Krakoa (mostly.) It's a shame that this is a metric, but two thumbs up for not rolling any of that back. These feel like the members of the resistance who were there for each other in Fall of X. Kate herself is regressing a little, but it's believable as a trauma response.

Kate doesn't want to train young mutants and Emma does. Prito even has a space they can use and the kids are keen! Everyone is happy then, right? Well, I think that's going to be the core tension for a while. Everyone except Kate wants this, but I think Kate needs this.

This 'getting to know you' circle does a lot of work in centering the young mutants, reminding us they're here to stay while showing us who they are and the beginning of their social dynamic. I haven't been a teen for a long time but their voices sound authentic, even to the point of highlighting that Bronze/Trista is a bit younger than the other two.

Agreed, do not read the comments.

They want to be doing this! One of the most challenging parts of being a teen is navigating peer groups. Solidarity in experiencing the same kind of otherness plus scary body changes is healthy, and it's lovely to chalk up a W despite the fact that 'people hate us.'

This issue also asks the question Rogue did in Uncanny #1, but as organic dialectic. It introduces the tension between self defense and being a superhero when you have powers - the difference between Emma and Kate externalised. Kate is excited despite herself until Emma shows up with costumes, and I think she's right to push back or at least be wary. But is this about her or the kids? It's not the most admirable contradiction but it's very human. They're both right that the old ways were flawed and they need to try something new.

Is she talking about Colossus? MF is not that gentle. Their costumes look amazing.

Unsurprisingly, Emma and Kate are a great team. There's tension underneath there, but they wouldn't be doing this if their friendship didn't run deep. New kids in relaunches past have often had their powers explained by Cerebro or a nosy telepath. Learning about it from their mouths as they're starting to use them in a controlled environment achieves the wiki entry, shows them learning to use them, and importantly gives us more of their personality.

Emma conjures up some Brood-like baddies and everyone freaks out but some growth is evident. It's Axo that figures out they're not real. Kate is not impressed. I doubt they'll throw down, but her sending the kids away feels like an extreme reaction. Good, she's got shit to say and hurts that need to be spoken. The kids don't leave, but we're left with all this tension in the air to be resolved next issue.

I LOVE that the three kids cuddle/huddle in the background.

Who better to break the ice (sorry) than Bobby Drake? Having him just fly in the window and cooling down the tension (sorry again) could feel random and silly but it works. These two have a lot of history and it makes sense that he'd seek her out. Kate has been turning her back on anyone X-related - will she freeze Bobby out too? The kids are awed by him and it's half the Marauders back together, so I don't think he'll get the cold shoulder.

I feel very confident in calling Exceptional X-Men the best X-Men book in From The Ashes. It's got an honesty and sincerity to it while remixing the hits of first arcs and adding plenty of new. The art style is colourful and emotive which adds so much to a book taking people's feelings seriously. If you pick up nothing else, this is the one.

[tarbuchyloewenthal]

"What IS a god? Hmm? A higher power? A rewarder of good deeds and punisher of the wicked? Our gods are all these things, and more."

-Thaos Ix Arkannon

ok but actually, though, this question will absolutely send you down the deepest rabbit hole possible

[oasivy]

"Alex slowly started to become a part of my life as well. We would go into the city more, and sometimes Alex would come stay in Sulani for a couple days. They were a safe space for not only my mother, but maybe even myself"

[1sunnydays333]

Sweet cutie pies for art-trade with my friend @shadrell !!

[shadrell]

Okay, I have something on my mind and I can't stop thinking about it-

[catgirlelric]

Kara and Thao-La by David Lapham and Patricia Mulvihill in Action Comics #1047 & #1048 💙💜