#aquamomoa

[namorthesubmariner]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for that very informative post about Namor's biracial native roots. After reading more and more I can only say Ryan Coogler is a damn GENIUS. Casting someone as talented as Tenoch, having a mesoamerican background instead of Atlantis, AND using colonialism (if the leaks/spoilers are true) as a parallel to the white men that invaded Atlantis and killed Atlanteans in Namor's earlier comics is such a smart move. I realized that both versions, as far as we know, mirror each other in that aspect. AND it truly sets Namor apart from DCEU's Aquaman, which is interesting since Momoa is not even a white guy either (but there wasn't backlash with him, was there? I don't remember). Man, they truly made such a rich culture with Talokan that I can't even believe the assholes saying they ruined Namor when in fact this adaptation couldn't be more perfect. As a Latin American, and as a new fan of comics!Namor and MCU!Namor, I love and support this.

You're welcome! I'm glad my meta was helpful. I agree, the direction Coogler has gone with is an amazing idea and I'm very excited to see the movie! I'm very glad Coogler is handling Namor because you can't have Namor without his roots, and a lot of that is very political, dealing with outsiders/invasion/the devastation of their homeland and people. Which is why all these people online crying #namormynamor are very annoying because Namor isn't some white guy in a speedo swimming around talking to fish. I really dislike when people erase the fact that Namor has always been a white passing biracial coded character, but I also understand no one does extensive reading into older comics and it's not mentioned throughout later comics so the only time it really annoys me is when people try to argue against it with the limited knowledge they have.

Iirc there were some people going "that's not aquaman!" but it's the same kinda people who argue against Namor now, but for the most part I never saw extreme dislike of Aquamomoa because, let's just be honest, Aquaman was always considered a "lame" character. He was the butt of so many jokes over the decades, so when they made him BADASS suddenly people were more on board with this. The weirdest thing is they literally changed Aquaman to be more like Namor. (I talk more about Aquaman and Namor here)

Aside from the fact Aquaman is DC's copycat of Namor and they took alot of stuff from Namor over the years, then they went and took even more for the movie version, giving him bullet proof skin (like Namor), the whole biracial aspect of Namor being non white, even the imagery is really close to his Savage Sub-Mariner run. Yet people were totally fine with a white character being played by a non white actor because it "made him better and cooler" but they want to hate Namor for being non-white and woke because Namor is dealing with not so pleasant issues when that's his literal origin.

I honestly don't care what other fans think, just a few months ago those people weren't even talking about Namor so alot of this is just people jumping on the hate bandwagon, and while I have my criticism of the mcu as a whole, I also think alot of these people are just hating to hate, they don't care about the character, they are just upset it's not being catered to their white male power fantasy self insert fanon. There is alot of bad fanon that surrounds Namor's character but the actual character is so layered and interesting and complex.

I'm so excited to learn about Talokan, and the inspiration from Mesoamerica it takes, I'm working on a master post for all this information so far but I have to mention that I love that the cast came up with a hand symbol that has meaning with their culture

The ¡Líik’ik Talokan! hand gesture is based on ones seen in many Mesoamerican codices. Here's my comparison between a detail from the Codex Nuttall and #Namor Thanks

I couldn't insert the video here but check out the cast talking about it! Talokan Rises! (¡Líik’ik Talokan! means Talokan Rises!)

Also another detail; The conch shell Namor carries! Here & Here!

I just so happy about everything they have done with Namor and his world and I'm excited that now we have two versions but ultimately I feel the same core of the character/his story is intact.

MCU!Namor & Comic!Namor are perfectly wonderful!

Art by Yamrotti on instagram!

[heiko-writes]

HI!

I’M KAT JOONDALUP

...and I'm ISO new, queer, and queer-friendly friends for chatting, sharing, bonding (and dating?)!

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Genderqueer

AFAB

1973

Lt. Brown Hair

Grey Eyes

Fair, Neutral Skin

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47-43-53

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MYERS-BRIGGS: INFJ-T ENNEAGRAM: 4 Wing 5 CHRONOTYPE: Wolf

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Ravenclaw 42%

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Irish 45%

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Full-time Artist

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I often laugh out loud in public places, even restaurants, and sometimes I send my food back.

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[zacksnydered]

Yo! NAMORE FUNKO BEING brown as heck meanwhile aquamomoa funko is white as heck

[imperiuswrecked]

Saw people bodyshaming Tenoch on Twitter and comparing him to Momoa.

1. Just as we advocate for women actresses not to kill themselves for their body image for movie roles so should apply that to men as well. I would rather have an actor that can act than just look good. Whatever the actor chooses to do is their choice.

2. Momoa Aquaman was modeled after Namor. People can deny this all they want but its true. Aquman was literally a white human man during his first inception. Namor has always been poc coded.

3. DC vs Marvel fans suck. Just shut up about it.

4. Very glad I'm at a point in fandom where I can block and move on rather than insert myself into needless drama.

5. Stop pitting actors of color against each other. We still have generic pretty white man #2489 being simped over at any random time in fandom.

[seriouslycromulent]

Hey Fellow Snyderverse Fans!

Since a lot of Zack’s haters are, indeed, Back On That Bullsh*t™ trying their best to rob us of our joy because the Snydercut is not only real, but coming out in less than 30 days, I have a proposal for my fellow Synderverse fans.

I’m sure someone else has already thought of this, but just in case it hasn’t been suggested: Is anyone interested in doing an online viewing party leading up to Zack Snyder’s Justice League release on March 18th?

By that I mean, would anyone be interested in taking part in an online viewing party for Man of Steel for Tuesday, March 16th and another viewing party for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (the Ultimate Edition) for Wednesday, March 17th?

Granted, I was planning to do this anyway to help refresh my memory of details I may have forgotten over the last 8 years -- it’s hard to believe Man of Steel came out in 2013 -- but I thought it might be even more fun if I enjoyed it with my fellow nerds through an unofficial viewing party. 

Would any of you fine folks be interested in that? I know time zones would be an issue, so I understand if people would prefer to watch them on their own or together with people who are closer to their respective time zones. I’m just throwing the idea out there to see who may be interested. 

[batman-comics]

[theworldofimagines]

J: she’s my biggest fan, it’s cute. I love her

Imagine Jason talking about when he told you he would be aquaman

[nanamis-username]

Mera 🌊

♡ Instagram: @n.a.n.a.m.i ♡

[faded-green-of-bruises]

Give Aquaman all the awards

It's funny cause it's true. You're welcome.

[joaopeterart]

Mera in Aquaman (2018), what a perfection

[ladeedadala]

WE WANT MORE FEMALE SUPERHEROES

This is a rant (about a superhero movie what do I even expect from follywood) so I’m already sorry but after the likes of wonder woman coming up from DC, I had some high hopes for some well placed and well done inclusivity. But beyond the amazing graphics and the rugged charm of Jason Mason there was nothing. The plot line was about a man, fighting another man while they seek the allegiance of fellow men (with the exception of one fish princess) while men surround them. There were of course some token female characters with a fair amount of fight scenes centered around them. But their importance was only due to their relationship with our hero. There’s a mother who’s only purpose is to have a tragic story which leads him to be aloof and angry and wounded and rebellious. (surprise surprise) Then we have our heroine whose only purpose is

1. To be a sidekick to her eventual paramour even though she saved his ass and whooped some major butt and then

2. To guide our male protagonist tap his potential and ‘find himself’

3 To throw a little romance into the whole story and get that one pivoting kiss shot

Why is it that so many of the movies and stories and characters out there are essentially the same? There so many possibilities but GAH. Anyway my favourite character was the octupus playing drums thanks bye.

[chezcelle]

That’s my colorization of JL picture Zack Snyder posted on his Vero.

[varjopihlaja]

Apparently my blog survived so here we go with some Jason Momoa/Aquaman!

Prints etc available on my Redbubble and appreciate if you take a look at the speedpaint below as well! (:

[likewedidmyheroine]

Last night's adventures✌

[imperiuswrecked]

Me: Here's my top ten Aquaman moments. *hands you a file*

You: These are all just pictures of Jason Momoa as Aquaman...

Me: Yes.