#adapted to modern times

[hotdaemondtargaryen]

NEW PROJECT!

phia saban will play antigone in robert icke’s west end production of ‘oedipus’.

the west end production of ‘oedipus’ is playing at the wyndham’s theatre from 4 october 2024, running to 5 january 2025.

the production is adapted and directed by robert icke and is a modern day production set on election night, with sophocles’ epic tragedy transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller.

[jesncin]

The latest and definitely most reliable Superboy news from Livewire!

I had fun referencing DCSHG and classic Superboy comics for this one <3

[lastoneout]

why do people on the internet know so much about the epic of gilgamesh

[lyculuscaelus]

So lately I’ve been seeing a lot of posts asking people to stop trying to make Odysseus look nice in their works cuz he’s a “messed-up person in the mythology”. Your opinion is valid however I have but one thing to point out:

You want to know who started all this? Who started to “make Odysseus look nice” in the first place?

It’s Homer. It’s nobody else but Homer himself.

A non-Homeric Odysseus would try to murder people out of his own interests. He’d murder Palamedes without remorse (and we’d be cheering over this but it’s a murder after all), he’d attempt to murder Diomedes just to get the Palladium himself, he’d volunteer to kill Astyanax…meanwhile you wouldn’t find any mention of either Palamedes or Nauplius in Homer’s poems, neither did he mention anything abt the Palladium heist (and Diomedes necessity did not happen until Conon’s version), the death of Astyanax, the distribution of war prizes, etc. And all the details in the Odyssey seemed to deny the existence of Nauplius’s vengeance at all, so Odysseus would not take any of the blame.

A non-Homeric Odysseus would be depicted as “cruel, treacherous”, meanwhile in book 10 of the Iliad Odysseus was not mentioned to have killed anyone during the marauding, neither did he promise Dolan anything at all. The negative interpretations are denied by these details subtly put by Homer.

A non-Homeric Odysseus would be widely known as a “coward” for only shooting arrows from afar. But Homer gave him a spear and had him absolutely slaying in both the Iliad and the Odyssey. That part of Ajax’s speech was invalid already.

Most importantly—a non-Homeric Odysseus would be having kids everywhere else, and the loyalty to his own wife as seen in the Odyssey is no where to be found. Meanwhile his lineage was a single-son line made by Zeus in the Odyssey, and his love for Penelope was one of his main drives, especially seen in book 5 of the Odyssey. He loved his family as a loving parent—something you don’t get to see in most of the non-Homeric writings—for most of the time they followed a different tradition indeed, in which Odysseus wasn’t half as nice as in the Odyssey.

TL;DR: in case you haven’t noticed, the characterization of the Homeric Odysseus was quite different from a non-Homeric version of Odysseus. It’s not that Homer didn’t know of the existence of other versions—he knew them too well, which is why in his version of the story, you don’t get to see any mention of them.

[slightly-depressed-sloth]

Experimenting with how I wanna draw Clark and Bruce, decided it would be best to draw them side by side to make sure they don’t look too similar *cough cough* Dc *cough*, also been wanting to draw them in 1940’s suits so combined them into one.

As always click for better quality

COMMISSIONS OPEN

+ Underwear version so that I could actually see their body types for reference later

Bonus; Clean profiles!

ID + refs under cut;

[ID; Digital drawing of Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent standing, both are dressed in 1940’s clothes. Bruce is on the left in a dark navy double breasted suit, with a black tie and yellow shirt, he has a five o’clock shadow and a scar on his cheek and ear. Clark is dressed in a brown suit, with a mismatched jacket and trousers, his trousers are darker and high waisted with a thin belt, his jacket is open and underneath he’s wearing a beige knitted sweater vest with a red tie and white shirt. Clark’s glasses are thick and tortoise shell in pattern. There’s a second drawing, which is in the same poses as the first but both men are in boxers and vests of the period. Behind each of them is a drawing of their face at profile view, Bruce is in full Bruce Wayne persona in his, clean shaven, properly washed for once and with makeup to cover his eye bags, he’s in a black tuxedo and smiling. Clark in his profile is in his above suit plus a fedora with a red band holding a press pass in his hat, he’s looking up in interest. The background to both is faded newspaper clipping of the Gotham gazette and the daily planet along with the superman and Batman symbol. End ID]

Here’s the references I based their clothes on btw, in case you’re interested!

[natjennie]

julian describing himself as a "former politician, brackets, disgraced" is maybe the funniest line of the show

[bumblingbabooshka]

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[skruttet]

HELLO???????

[fairytale-poll]

BEST MODERN FAIRYTALE ADAPTATION! ROUND 1B, MATCH 4 OUT OF 4!

Once Upon a Time (2011 - 2018) and Grimm (2011 - 2017) are both based off various fairytales.

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Once Upon a Time (2011 - 2018):

This fucked up convoluted Disney soap opera was one of my favorite shows as a child. It's so ridiculous and stupid. Red Riding Hood is both sapphic and a werewolf. Blursed show.

Season 1 Episode 15 "Red Handed"

It's a soap opera. It's a family drama. Everyone is related. Frankenstein is there.

Grimm (2011 - 2017):

This is one continuous story about a world where the creatures written about in fairy tales, like the Grimm fairy tales but also other cultures, are real. They (the Wesen) have a secret world running along the normal human world, and many are living in both. Grimms, like the main character Nick and his family, can see them for who they truly are. In the show it becomes clear not every monster is actually a monster! And besides, when the big bad wolf turns out to be a big softie??? who can resist?! it is the BEST because of Monroe (aforementioned wolf) being perfect and all the other Wesen (as they are called) who just live their life normally like Bud and Rosalee(!), plus Hank and Sargent Wo the normal human police offers who get roped in and Juliet who deserved so much more. It is a dark show because it is based on the dark versions of these beloved stories.

[morninkim]

As a show of good faith toward the remaining Decepticons at the beginning of a new, united Cybertron, newly appointed Senators Bumblebee and Soundwave allowed Shatter and Dropkick to enlist into Autobot City's Defense Team.

These two turned out to be... not the best choices.

The city may have fallen to Insurgent Decepticon occupation had it not been for young recruits Hot Rod and Arcee's accidental interception of Shatter's communication with the fugitive Starscream.

To replace the errant Defense Team members, Springer and Blurr were reassigned from Iacon to Autobot City in their stead.

[witchofthemidlands]

it's past 3am idc anymore. he was hinted but not officially named & had less than 10 minutes of screen time but in my opinion matthew goode is the best modern version of dracula i have seen in YEARS.

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

the x files au where everything is exactly the same except mulder takes home the child neanderthal from the jersey devil episode and raises them as his own

[ohwatson]

never thought i’d see the day where i’ve been tasked with watching and analyzing a study in pink for university. “pick a quote that stands out to you,” does the entire dinner scene at angelo’s count? can i talk about what exactly was meant by “while i’m flattered by your interest, i consider myself married to my work”?

[zorlok-if]

Ima have to set Tommy up with a life long road map cause as we all know financial stability and worldly knowledge are really cool in this day and age

He would greatly appreciate that.

I just hope your Z could come up with something practical and applicable to the modern world rather than something like: "kill a noble and usurp their title and land" or "become inhumanly skilled at hunting and earn the respect—nay, worship—of a small village." (/kidding, mostly)

[bvckbiter]

lots of interesting critiques about kaos but one of the not very valid ones to me is how they handled orpheus and eurydice’s storyline… like there is nothing about eurydice falling out of love with orpheus that is unfaithful to the myths. “but eurydice didn’t have a reason to leave orpheus, he didn’t even objectify her as his muse that much, she just has mommy issues!” well newsflash kiddo sometimes people just fall out of love for reasons they can’t explain. (holding to your individual identity while you build a life being considered a unified entity with someone else—socially, legally, and culturally speaking—is difficult. moreso if your partner is famous.)

but requited or not, the point is that orpheus’ love is real even though it’s futile (or futile even though it’s real)!!! and i enjoyed eurydice having her own mission on top of getting her husband to break the cosmic order 💕

[alicentflorent]

HOTD for me is just like I’m reliving the 100 and being in that fandom. I am in hell