#cant believe im going this insane for this kinda franchise
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Thinking about the concept of redemption in Warcraft being about choice first and foremost. Rotating it around in my head.
#it's something that always stuck out to me about the content i started with#this idea that a character can have done awful things that their victims are under no obligation to forgive them for#but they can always choose to start being better#Jaina in bfa starts out being basically defined by her regrets#but she chooses to face her demons and let herself heal#the major turning point in her arc is just trying to forgive herself#and then of course everything with revendreth in shadowlands#the thing that determines whether a soul can be redeemed isn't if their actions were understandable or not that bad#it's if they're willing to acknowledge the harm they caused and if they *want* to be redeemed#and again it's purely about them#no interaction with their victims required bc that's not the point#and I figured that was just like a recent theme#but I was reading rise of the lich king to get ready for wrath#and it's already a thing there!#by the end of it there is still a bit of humanity left in Arthas it's not too late#but he chooses to kill it and commit fully to being the villain#meanwhile Sylvanas whose actions are every bit as unforgivable and vile as his#when confronted with having a bit of her own soul left#chooses to change and try to make things right#and that doesnt erase what she did and most characters are rightfully never going to be cool with her#but she still gets to make that choice in the end#and so does not end up becoming exactly like Arthas after all#warcraft#cant believe im going this insane for this kinda franchise#that by nature has to be more about churning out new fun exciting stuff over telling a truly fullfilling story#and that is mostly what it does#but idk man some if themes and arcs hit way harder than I was expecting#I'm impressed
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in your opinion what’s ur top 4 worst dc writers and top 4 worst marvel writers (and maybe top writers too for both?)
even writers i'd put at the top i have issues with sometimes or im not willing to commit to them being good for the future i dont wanna get too friendly w these bitches
tbh most writers write for both marvel and dc (and other stuff) so theres only rly one list and it’s more than 4 because i’m jessie, 25, and i never learned how to shut the fuck up
frank miller - has wronged me personally as well as just. being a bad person and that showing in his writing
dan slott - will see a spiderman franchise doing perfectly fine, ask who is going to fuck this up for the rest of time? and not wait for an answer
grant morrison - just never seems to care about the history of the character theyre writing. like there's jsut no substance because they pretty much do whatever they want regardless of the consequences
charles soule - has wronged me personally. writes comics for years and fails to convince me even once that he likes the character
scott lobdell - just. a fucking idiot. just dumb as all fuck w the atrocious choices he makes in his writing. an honest to god moron
dc: tom king - just writes in circles whist thinking he's saying something profound. he isnt
chuck austen - makes some balls to the walls insane choices no one asked for. sees a woman, fuckin floors it. yes she hulk SHOULD fuck juggernaut and anyone who disagrees doesnt understand redemption
bendis - just. wildly shifts from writing good shit and then some absolute nonsense. often tries to take established characters in new directions and it WORKS sometimes ie daredevil identity reveal but other times its a shitshow ie mcu tinged guardians
brian azzarello - edginess isnt a skill. i would know
favourites that i like but exist eternally on thin ice
mark waid - basic action superhero genre shit w a real intelligence and thoughtfulness which is what makes comics more than just silly little picture books sometimes
ed brubaker - has a classic spy brand throughout all of his books without it being repetitive or boring or out of place
ann nocenti - really DEVELOPS her characters. no character shes ever written has been the same at the end of her run. you believe that theyre really gone through some shit
greg rucka (elektra vol 2 notwithstanding. i do not perceive it) - just fuckin. GOOD honestly. innovative stories without the need for continuity events, care about what hes writing
peter milligan - this is a me thing i think. i just find his writing kinda comfy. ive read elektra vol1, justice league dark vol 1, xstatix more times than i can count. theyre nothing universe changing or groundbreaking and they dont really matter in the grand scheme but i have Fun. his red lanterns book give me bleez content. i owe him my life
john byrne - his superman stuff has real like. soul. and u cant write superman without it. ppl talk about frank miller ~~~~defining batman or daredevil or whatever but byrne's superman is what Defining a character looks like imo
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