#binge-reading

[laysean87]

Comic Books I've Read Recently

Here are a few comics I've been reading recently that I've rented from hoopla digital app. Update: Well, last month, actually.

Marvel Masterworks - Uncanny X-Men (Volume 6)

By now, I've read the first 5 volumes of the Uncanny-X-Men Masterworks - to brush up on the Chris Claremont/John Byrne era of X-Men stories, from the Giant Size X-Men all the way through to the Dark Phoenix Saga. Now I'm getting into reading (or re-reading when it comes to some like God Loves, Man Kills and Wolverine - both in 1982) some of the memorable stories from the early '80's I've heard about, some of which I think were adapted in the X-Men: TAS (Ms. Marvel vs. Rogue, the addition of Rogue to the X-Men, Storm and the Morlocks story, for example)

I wish I could go into further detail into my favorite 'new' characters they had introduced to the team (like Wolverine and Storm) or the various stories Let's just say I've enjoyed them all and then some, and leave it at that.

Teen Titans - The Judas Contract (1984)

The Judas Contract - the famous TT storyline centered around Terra being a spy for Deathstroke sent to infiltrate the Teen Titans. It was the adaptation for the 2003 cartoon series Teen Titans that got me to change my initial thoughts for that show when I was a teen. In turn, the show's popularity was what ultimately lead me to read the various TPB's almost a decade later for the Marv Wolfman/George Perez run in the late 80's. By my last count, I read the first 5 volumes for this run, and I might consider looking into the Silver Age Omnibus, as well.

As for the story itself? I found it intriguing when I first read it, and I find it no less intriguing when I revisited it. Both Wolfman and Perez's work in writing and illustration speaks for itself and I won't go too deep into analysis there. Besides, this list is not really meant to be a deep analytical dive.

The main reason I've decided to read it again is to brush up on Deathstroke (Slade Wilson): his backstory, his personality, his family (his wife Adeline, his two sons Grant and Joseph (I know he ends up having a daughter Rose later on)), the whole nine.

Deathstroke The Terminator (1991-1996)

Look above - brushing up on Deathstroke the Terminator.

Just finished reading the first volume (issues #1-9 and the New Titans #70). The two story arcs (the first - "Full Circle" - a four-part story arc, and the second - "City of Assassins" - a story involving him, Batman, and a female police detective who looks to clear her name when they suspect her being dodgy with them) are the highlight of the first volume surrounding Slade Wilson. Especially the fight scene in issue #7, where Deathstroke owned Batman.

Nightwing - Vol. 1 (1996-2009 run)

How to sum up what I've read so far: it's Nightwing. It's Dick Grayson. It's solo run after he had stepped out of Bruce Wayne's shadow - more or less - and being the protector of his own city: Bludhaven. I'll leave it at that for now. Just finished reading the first volume, loved it. Moving on to Vol. 2!

Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One

I'd played the video game series, and I liked it (though, personally, I can't help but imagine if the gameplay had been like the Arkham series rather than a Mortal Kombat fighting game, I would've liked it even better). I've seen the 2021 animated movie, and admit that while there were certain parts that I liked better than what I've seen so far in the comics (ex: Wonder Woman was so... eager to be Superman's sloppy seconds and his enabler), the opposite is true as well. (Like how Wonder Woman was able to see how just off the deep end Superman had gone near the end of the movie). I only wished that the movie could've been done as the first installment of like, 5 or 6 stories, just to show how Superman had truly fallen as a hero and become that which he fought against.

As for this tie-in comic series, I've already rented this earlier this year, and I am in the middle of revisiting it. IIRC, my favorite involved this scene in the Batcave at the very end of Year One, specifically the part with Alfred and Superman:

I won't say I took pleasure in seeing Superman getting beat up by Bruce's butler, but... given what happened earlier in the tie-in comic... not to mention in the game - when Superman basically killed Billy Batson when he stood up to him - I'll just say that there was some form of catharsis, when it came to this universe's Superman.

[acidsneeze]

Chained Soul - Part Ten

Check out the tenth part of Chained Soul, my serial dystopian mystery novel, right here!

Welcome back to Chained Soul, my new serialised novel that I’m releasing right here on my blog, as well as on Tapas and Wattpad. Quick warning: this series does contain strong language, so if that’s not your thing, you’re free to skip this one! Check out Part One, including a synopsis for the whole series, here! If you missed Part Nine, you can read that here! Day Ten After yesterday’s…

[cryogeniclad]

The Last Golden Child - Episode 0 - Prologue | WEBTOON

Hey, I don't know if anyone will see this, but I think you guys should read this, it's one of the best comics I've ever read, it may be the best, and if you love binge-reading, you'll love this.

This comic is not mine, BTW.

[amusingghost]

just some feral (mer)kids

unapologetically inspired from @swordsmans's fic the sea makes bones of bodies because i read it (again) and my GOD man it makes me feel so many things

[petricorah]

*pretending like i haven't been biting at the bars of my enclosure all week* so neat show, huh? [id in alt]

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

Ao Bing's father and aunty. His father is Ao Guang敖广, Longwang of the East Sea, and his aunty is Ao Run敖闰, Longwang of the West Sea. (lóngwang龙王 means sovereign of lóng龙)

Scholars used to use the word loong but its pronunciation is significantly different from the Chinese character "龙". Long is better but still not the same. The aunthentic pronunciation is more like [lɔ:ueng] and it's pinyin is lóng.

Translators use the word dragon merely to facilitate better understanding, but the Chinese "龙" and the Western "dragon" are vastly different, fundamentally distinct, much like two creatures that aren't in the same dimension.

The Chinese 龙lóng is a sacred mythical creature; they are considered holy beings, existing in a dimension above that of mortals. They hold the responsibility of controlling the wind, lightning, thunder, clouds and rain, regulating the weather, and blessing the abundance of crops. The copulation of 龙lóng with nine other creatures gave birth to various divine beasts, each bearing some characteristics of the 龙lóng, but the true 龙lóng is regarded as the purest and most noble of all.

In China, many people claim to have seen lóng, with plenty of folk records both before and after the founding of the People's Republic. In the internet era, there are also many videos of lóng. One of the most famous is footage taken by a college student on her dormitory balcony on a cloudy day, where a lóng appears in the thunderclouds and then turn its head to gaze the girl. Another notable incident is the CCTV live broadcast of the Gaoyou Lake lóng water spout event (interestingly, CCTV later edited the live footage, changing the scene of a real lóng spiraling and disappearing in a flash to show three ridiculous birds that didn’t follow the rules of perspective). These videos can be found on Bilibili if you want to check them out. I think the dormitory and Gaoyou Lake videos are real like they're truely lóng (the dorm one is especially striking because it looks exactly like the watery ink long on ancient Chinese paintings, with an extraordinary and otherworldly vibe, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression). Other real videos show that lóng can fly at incredibly high speeds, like lightning. Folk culture says lóng can switch between physical and ethereal forms at will, which is why they can move so fast. There are also many fake videos to get clicks online, so one gets to use their own judgment. It’s widely believed that lóng appeared as early as the creation of the world, and they made a pact with the ancestors of Chinese people and have been protecting the 'Celestial Realm and Divine Land of Huaxia'华夏神州 ever since. In the unique Chinese twelve shengxiao生肖 culture, lóng is the only mythical creature—the other eleven are common animals. Some scholars think that when shengxiao was created, many people had actually seen lóng and accepted that they're real, which is why it became one of the twelve shengxiao.

[maridoodles]

NEW!! Holographic Yugioh sticker sheet! get yours here!

hbd kaiba :)

[memopmiff]

[teshiee]

i havent posted in a hot minute,,, have kai!! doodles!!!! yay 🥳

[acidsneeze]

Chained Soul - Part Nine

Read Part Nine of Chained Soul here, or binge the whole series up to now! Robbie is trapped in a facility with no memory of why he's there, and no one's willing to tell him the truth - not even a fellow prisoner. What is the mystery behind this treatment?

Welcome back to Chained Soul, my new serialised novel that I’m releasing right here on my blog, as well as on Tapas and Wattpad. Quick warning: this series does contain strong language, so if that’s not your thing, you’re free to skip this one! Check out Part One, including a synopsis for the whole series, here! If you missed Part Eight, you can read that here! Day Nine Patient Pre-Check For…

[choccy-milky]

seb vs. clora's Childhood Friend™️ 😇🥰 ((from my new chap! ao3/wattpad))

[happypeachsludgeflower]

Shen Yuan rewrote PIDW ridiculously well with beautiful prose and detailed characterization and well crafted plot arcs as a fanfiction just to prove that it could be well written and Airplane is obviously just a sellout hack who couldn’t write himself out of a paper bag and obviously Shen Yuan only did it to prove a point because he’s petty like that and he absolutely does not and never will love the story enough to write 999k+ words about it at all no sir no how no way HE’S JUST PETTY DAMMIT!!

[spiderwebbly]

There are plenty of moments in MOTA that show Bucky's adoration of/love for Gale that have been (rightfully) obsessed over. But I can't move past the scene in the Stalag where Gale gets a letter from Marge and Bucky tells the other guys who it's from. "Maaarge." The squinty eyes, the mocking, saccharine voice, the little head shake...my jaw actually dropped. Could you BE any more jealous, Bucky?

[wat-zu]

Fanart for @tulipsempai 's Mutual Aid comic part 15 and 16 cuz its literally so cool wtf are you kidding me 😭💥💥‼️💥‼️‼️

Bonus fanart for part 10

CUZ WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1!!1!!!!!1!!1!!!!!!!!! /POS

[binglepringle]

Batgirl, the World’s Prettiest Princess™️🫶🏼✨

[taya-ki]

You should really watch what you say if you don't wanna know, huh...