#The Leader

[lirhyapetitpain]

A Bold Bluff When you're an evil mastermind but the weird dumbass pharmacist outsmarted you

[orpheus-has-lyreizz]

paris the musical Achilles design

[wwprice1]

Stunning art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Dick Giordano, and Glynis Oliver from the Incredible Hulk/Batman crossover!

[strawberrywindow]

so apparently marvel is putting out an overwatch clone called 'marvel rivals' and on twitter THIS was posted

and i couldn't help myself 💀

Read more since it got long lol

also moira sterns bc they're both whackadoo mad scientists and i love them

and doomfist emil bc when ISN'T emil just jumping around punching everything in sight?

also doom already has a swamp monster skin so it's fate! 🤣

i don't think these two would appreciate dva bruce's taunts 🤭

[dilutedh2so4]

paris the musical from 1990 (squared)

second part of my The Leader """"analysis""""

the one friend who did stick by him and his decision to leave the battlefield (patroclus) died because of it

:(

something something tragic irony

idk what my man thinks ""winning"" looks like butttttttt

he lost his slave girl, his honour, his bf, and his life

L

let's just say it's not glory for you

(yes yes ik kleos)

(but see my above list of L's)

(definitely not his finest moments in my humble opinion)

girl they just decided on one 5 minutes ago

get this man an alarm clock

meanwhile patroclus: 💀

haha sorry

yeah that went well, didn't it?

paris: so anyways i started blastin'

anyways LISTEN TO THIS MUSICAL

[comicsiswild]

Thunderbolts (2012) #14

[the-idiot-next-door]

I’m at a sleepover rn with my friends and we are Maze Runner addicts so we took my marker and wrote subject numbers on our necks. I’m A5, my one of my bff’s is A2, and my third bff is A7.

We are the main trio.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Theory about “Captain America: Brave New World” based on the new trailer:

Most of the movie will be about Sam Wilson trying to figure out who is behind the attacks on the President. Obviously, it’s Samuel Sterns/The Leader and the story will be about how he wants to establish a new world order based on gamma radiation people, yadda yadda yadda.

However, there’s a twist. Just as we start to think that this is going to be a straightforward good-vs-evil story, we learn that Sterns’ plan was to get the Avengers to become an official part of the U.S. military. It turns out that President Thaddeus Ross and Sterns are working together. Sterns is the brains behind-the-scenes while Ross is the face of the operation. The goal is to get America to accept their “new world order” by convincing the public to accept Ross as the president-for-life. Part of that goal is manipulating the Avengers into becoming their enforcers. Logically it makes sense, who’d want to challenge the new America if they have to deal with the Avengers?

So the terrorist attacks on Ross’ life are staged so that the public goes into mass hysteria. And when people are frightened, they become easier to control, which is what Sterns and Ross are banking on. Sam Wilson trying to figure out who is responsible for the attacks is meant to get him to reconsider his position on Captain America being an official U.S. military position. It’s to make him think, “Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to work closer to the President so I can protect him better. Also, maybe the Avengers would be better off as an official organization rather than a group of vigilantes. At least we’d have the full support of the U.S. government”

And if the Avengers decide not to go along with Sterns’ plan…mind control (as we see with Isaiah Bradley).

Basically, it’s Metal Gear Solid in that Sam Wilson thinks he’s fighting the good fight, only to find out he was being manipulated behind-the-scenes the whole time. He thought he was protecting President Ross, turns out Ross and Sterns are on the same side.

[dogfancier]

Mrs. Syme's Collie dog Ajax and Mr. O. Lynott's Collie bitch Portington Belle illustrated in 1894

[spineless-lobster]

I LOVE ACHILLES’ LAUGH HE’S SUCH A SLEAZE BAG I LOVE HIMMMMM

[crash-bump-bring-the-whump]

Whumptober 2024 - Day 18

I went a little crazy about this on just ask my various discord friends

TWs: gore, abuse of power, violent initiation, hand gore, burns, look it's real gory in a ceremonial way

Revenge | Unreliable Narrator | Loss of Identity | “I see what’s mine and take it.”

Day 30. The last day of Hell Month. The day Mariano would trade his finger and handprints to officially join the war mage program.

He walked down the halls of the dormitories, boots shined and training uniform exactly to regulation. His hair was up in the tight bun that Luis expected. It was strange to think that after that night he wouldn't need to bother with any of it anymore. The early night air was equal parts cooling and stifling.

Mariano didn't know whether the fluttering in his stomach was excitement or just nausea at what he'd have to do. It didn't really matter, in the end. He'd do what he was expected to do.

If he passed this test, he would get access to even more specialized training. He'd be sent on missions to help people, really help people. He'd save people from deadly situations. He'd bring supplies to places that larger units couldn't go.

He'd make his parents prouder than they'd ever been.

Luis greeted him at the training room like every other time, with Mister Alvarez at his side. "Ortiz, hello." He smiled like Mariano was a nephew he hadn't seen in years. "This is exciting, no one's made it quite this far in a while."

"It is, sir." Mariano said, smiling back briefly. "Are we doing this inside?"

"No, no." Luis said. "I want to do something special tonight. We're going to take a field trip out to a nice stargazing spot that I particularly like. I think it'll be more special there."

"That sounds good, sir." Mariano nodded, starting to follow Luis to the car. "Thank you."

The drive was quiet but pleasant. Luis took them out to the country, where the stars shone the brightest. Dirt and gravel crunched under Mariano's shoes when he hopped out and joined Luis in the darkness.

"Are you ready to become a war mage, Marito?" Luis asked. He sounded like he knew the answer already.

"I am, sir."

Luis nodded and stepped back, Mister Alvarez standing next to him. "Proceed, then. Stop when you think you've done enough."

Mariano took a deep breath and nodded, holding his bare hands out with his palms to the sky. His blood began to heat up, magma crawling through his veins. His skin smarted. His chest burned.

White fire sprung to Mariano's palms. It hissed and crackled, sparks popping from it as it went sky-blue before condensing. It shrank, getting brighter, brighter, even brighter.

Before he knew it, Mariano held twin suns in his palms, the tiny orbs hovering just an inch above his skin. It was beautiful. They shone like the stars that painted the sky. Hot wind billowed off of them, only getting warmer and warmer as Mariano pressed more magic into the cast.

Mariano watched his palms start to redden and blister. He choked back a noise, squeezing his eyes closed. His hands felt cold, unbearably so. He smelled his own flesh starting to cook.

Mariano's stomach turned, and his knees shook. He held his hands steady, though. He kept the magic flowing as the blistering spread and char began to creep into his skin.

Was this enough?

Would this make him a war mage?

Mariano kept going.

He opened his eyes again and watched the black spread towards the sides of his hands. Blood began to well up, only to dry immediately. His skin cracked.

Mariano was pretty sure he saw the bones of his middle finger.

He stopped.

His hands could hardly still be called hands. Blistered and blackened and a deep angry red, dripping blood and clear fluid down to the ground beneath his feet. He couldn't move his fingers. There was no skin left. There was no way he failed.

Mariano didn't realize his knees had given out until he was already on the ground. Manuel and Luis stepped closer, worry and pride on their faces respectively. Luis' hands, scarred how his would be soon, cupped Mariano's face.

"That was magnificent, Marito." He said, as Manuel started getting out burn care supplies and slipped on his own casting gloves. "You did it. Welcome aboard."

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[lirhyapetitpain]

Evil Road Trip edit : It's getting some attention so do your daily click while you're at it

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The Leader

Art by Mike McKone

[wwprice1]

These upcoming David Bardin covers are great!

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