#color me intrigued

[dailydccomics]

a Darkseid-centered universe is born DC All In Special #1 art by Wes Craig

[a-maru-writesback]

Why does she kiss the eye though...? Isn't she obssessed with Sylus's eye as well? What's so special about our boy Caleb's right eye? I need answers

[alchemicaldesignquery]

Marvel...Rivals...Maybe?

Ngl, my interest was fairly low on first announcement a ways back and has remained fairly low throughout the various explainers, releases, gameplay footage.

Third person in a PvP environment has some issues with cameras, environment clipping, and hitboxes as a general practice, but they might have solved for all of those. Still skeptical...

But then I saw these two:

A Strategist (support for Overwatch mains), that is two heroes in one; one the healer/buffer, the other utility/debuffer.

The uniqueness of the hero(es) kit is not to be denied, as switching between the two seamlessly during the match is a very solid take on something that has long been thought of as awkward in design execution.

Often times this concept leans more toward one of a pair being much more limited in scope, treated more like a totem or avatar for the main character.

This will be (to my knowledge) one of the first times that the concept has a shared level of equal measure between each. I'm anticipating them being a favourite-

-at the very least though, it's gotten me intrigued enough to want to give it a try.

(That and Overwatch Classic has also ended and I've got no real urge to go back and play after that enjoyable 3 week period. Not until the rest of the promised tests make an appearance)

[anachronic-cobra]

So I get recommendations for papers related to plague doctors and the black plague, and...

[hyperfixatedonthings]

Me after watching Petrichor Episodes 7 and Mate Ep 6.

Still relatively new to GLs but, are we in the era where they have mid-season finales? If so, I'm not mad. Just surprised we got here so fast.

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

There's a new Chequy book by Daniel O'Malley coming July 2025. I am so stoked.

[leeenuu]

poland? slovakia? bulgaria? latvia?

[out-of-heaven-and-hell]

Civic what are you cooking

[heymeowmao]

抉择 (Jue Ze) | Stand By Me (2023)

[mostlymaudlin]

I think Riko could be opposite Jean maybe? Idk

No wait tell me more 😂

[vetteldixon]

silver nick heidfeld, you have my attention

[misswoozi]

I asked the D-Woozi who the kinkiest member of SVT is and it told me S Coups...

I think my dice is faulty.

THAT IS A PRODOUNDLY HOT TAKE. I wish the die could elaborate because, while I don't immediately agree, I am CURIOUS lmao

[iturbide]

I really wish the fell dragon case was real because it would interesting to see them debate it. One's using it as a personal title and the other is a species name and Sothis is handing out popcorn and I want some (has anyone ever put cinnamon on popcorn? That's really good) And I do hope Sombron loses but I still wanna see it. (And also the kicking outside the courtroom) This has been so entertaining.

Honestly if I had the brainpower I'd consider writing it out and turning it into an actual thing (visual or otherwise) -- but I have learned from experience trying to plot out another AA case for a fic I want to write someday that it takes a ludicrous amount of time, care, and effort to figure out evidence, witnesses and testimony, cross-examinations, and so on -- and that's before throwing it into the Great Ace Attorney System with the damn jury (which, for the record, I hated in the first game but found...at least slightly less frustrating in the second game, possibly because I was generally enjoying myself more with that one).

I can't even convince myself to keep plotting out notes for my prospective NaNo project, let alone pick up some of the old lightweight stuff I have lying around like Golden Attempt. As much as I would love to make this real, I just don't think I can pull it off.

(Which is to say: if someone wants to adopt a case, it's yours for the taking!)

[brutermonger]

What’s going on over there on the Byrd app? 

Folks shipping Miguel O’Hara with Million Knives. *Pfff 😅

[apparentlyautistick]

question… did they name ‘slash shipping’ after Spock and Kirk because Spock ‘slashed’ Kirk’s tits?

happy pride

[abigailspinach]

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

It is the story of the Humes, robots left after humanity has left the Earth, left to adjust their own programming and repair their own bodies and discover what life has to offer. It is the story of Zelu, her literary novel rejected from another publisher and recently fired from her adjunct professor job (after telling the entitled white boy in workshop that his work was shit, which like, there’s always one of those and she was right, Justice for Prof. Zelu), who begins to write something just for fun, she writes and writes until the power company shuts off her power and then writes some more. It is a story about the tough reality of being a working writer, but it is also about storytelling, the power of creation, embodiment, culture, and joy. Nnedi Okorafor is not pulling any punches in her latest, Death of the Author, a cross-genre turducken of a novel. This feels like a breakout work from someone who is already a superstar, and it’s clear that Okorafor fucking loves writing. Death of the Author is a special, special book. I can’t wait for you all to experience it. (January 14, William Morrow)

But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo

Capricious House itself is beautiful—old, unusual, but ornate. Its employees are well-trained, diligent, loyal. Things run like clockwork. They must, because the mistress of the house is particular, and she guards many secrets. She is also a giant (GIANT) spider. Hache Pueyo’s But Not Too Bold is a gothic wonder that follows Dália, the newly appointed keeper of the keys, a role she’s been training for all her life. When her mentor is (maybe mistakenly) eaten by the spider mistress of the house, Dália is called upon to take her place and to help uncover something precious that was stolen. And the Arachnid-In-Charge takes a, let’s say, “special interest” in Dália. Ya know, in a “gal pals” way. But Not Too Bold accomplishes a lot in the span of a novella—a dreamy yet dangerous world, romance and intrigue, curiosities abound. After this, I am desperate for more work from Pueyo cuz I bet it’ll be deeply weird and honestly, we all need more of that in our lives. (February 11, Tordotcom)

The Antidote by Karen Russell

It’s an intimate thing, holding memories for other people. It has to be. And though The Antidote, a prairie witch who acts as a vault for the small town of Uz, Nebraska, isn’t conscious of the memories she holds, she feels them in her—and she feels their loss, too. When she loses 15 years worth of transfers due to the dust storm on Black Sunday (a real historical event of the Dust Bowl) just as the farmers lost their crops, you can understand how this would be equally if not more devastating. Through The Prairie Witch’s story, along with that of farmer Harp Oletsky and his basketball star niece Dell, Karen Russell tells the story of a town, its strange happenings, of motherhood and grief, of the land and its memory. Russell is one of our most spectacular wielders of the surreal, and The Antidote is an absolute flex. (March 11, Knopf)

Rose/House by Arkady Martine

Now this is where I break one of my rules, because this is technically a re-issue but Martine’s sci-fi gothic is irresistible. I’m making up for the fact that A Memory Called Empire was published before I was doing these lists and I didn’t get the chance to gush about it so we’re going all in on this, baby. Yeah, you heard me, I said sci-fi gothic, there is a creepy house and it is in SPACE!! Dr. Selene Gisil was once assistant to the great architect, Basit Deniau, who was by all accounts a total asshole. She’s since moved on. It’s not her fault that in his will, he left Rose House to her—and she is the only one allowed inside, once a year, for only a week. Because Rose House is not just built with A.I., but sentient and haunted (and, by all accounts kind of a bitch). So it’s more than a little fucked up when she gets a call saying there’s been a murder inside Rose House. The mystery unravels with never-ending twists and turns and brilliant prose, and Rose/House is clearly another jewel in the crown of sci-fi queen Arkady Martine. Just remember folks: All A.I. is bad, even if it comes in a sexy creepy labyrinthine house-shaped package. (March 11, Tordotcom)

Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite

Ooooh my god it’s cute, oh my god it’s so cute! Murder by Memory is one of those books that just immediately puts a smile on your face. In this cozy sci-fi mystery, Detective Dorothy Gentleman wakes up in a new body. Now, this isn’t entirely unusual—she’s on a sentient generation ship, one that is able to keep copies of its residents’ minds in a Library for when their bodies fail and need to be remade, effectively granting them several lifetimes. But the body Dorothy is in doesn’t belong to her, and the ship (Ferry, who is incredibly cute and sings sea shanties) alerts her to a potentially devastating mystery that only she can solve. Dorothy is an incredible friend to be with on this wild ride, with smarts and sass that keep pace with a propulsive plot. The vibes here are like Murderbot mixed with Legends and Lattes—which is a great recipe for fun, if you ask me. (March 18, Tordotcom)

A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang

You know that scene from The Two Towers where the Ents take on Isenguard? Of course you do, because you’re a person of taste and culture. A Palace Near the Wind feels like that scene in novel form. Lufeng is a Wind Walker, a tree-like being that cares for the natural world. She is currently the eldest princess, and unfortunately that means she will soon be wed to the human king as part of an agreement between their people—a bride in exchange for delayed expansion of the human empire (and therefore preservation of the natural lands). In a sort of Bluebeard’s Wife situation, Lufeng’s mother and sisters were previously given to the king, and have never returned. Unfortunately her people are kinda trapped into this deal—give over a bride or get your homeland obliterated—but she believes her family to still be alive somewhere. So she goes, and she’s pretty keen on killing the king for all he’s done. What follows is a high fantasy filled with political intrigue, mystery, heart, and eco-conscious worldbuilding. There’s something for everyone here, especially if you’re into deep lore and badass tree content. (April 8, Titan)

The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

Before I get into this, I need you to know that I started reading The Raven Scholar at a completely normal person hour and then blinked and it was 2am. One of those reading experiences, you know? I was fully engaged from the jump and write to you now feeling completely obsessed. The world of The Raven Scholar is richly developed; its prose and dialogue absolutely sing, its characters are rich and real and charming as hell. In this world, everyone affiliates with one of the Guardians—Fox, Raven, Tiger, Ox, Bear, Monkey, and Hound—each with its own domain and set of expected professions (and normally I’m not super down with the whole ‘have a single symbol for your whole personality’ kind of worldbuilding, like a fantasy Meyers-Briggs, but its voluntary and done as adults so it feels less limiting). With the emperor set to step down from his reign, a festival begins during which seven contenders will compete to be the next leader, one from each affiliation. But at the start, one is murdered, which results in the titular raven scholar Neem Kraa down a path to unravel the mystery and a generations-long political intrigue involving many betrayals and coverups. The fact is, friends, that I’m in love with this and I need you all to read it so we can talk about it. Okay? Okay. Also, there is a very good chameleon named Pink-Pink. ALSO ALSO THERE ARE FOOTNOTES.  (April 15, Orbit)

When the Tides Held the Moon by Vanessa Vida Kelley

Okay, as I tell you about this book, I need you to imagine me here waving a big Puerto Rican flag okay? It’s important. Because our protagonist here, Benny, is a Puerto Rican in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, and it’s nice to see him get to smooch a hot merman knowing how rough that would have been. Vanessa Vida Kelley’s queer historical romance is breathtaking (lol get it cuz he’s a merman and they have to be underwater, but seriously—) both in its storytelling and its presentation; the author is also an artist and the pages of this book feature a multitude of illustrations. Benny is, as I mentioned, a migrant, and his job as an ironworker leads to a strange opportunity. A local sideshow, Morgan’s Menagerie of Human Oddities has asked for an ornate water tank, one that must be transportable. Benny is unprepared for the creature that gets put inside his build, nor how it makes him feel to connect with a being who challenges his whole worldview. What unfolds is not only a tender romance between these two men, both held captive by their circumstances, but a story about found family, about marginalized communities and outsiders, about freedom and the ocean. If you’re looking to feel heartache and hope, this one’s for you. (April 29, Erewhon)

The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling

The vibes are STRONG with this one—from the very beginning I was hooked on Caitlin Starling’s latest dark fantasy, absolutely gorging myself on its prose. Aymar Castle is under siege, its people starving and becoming restless. They keep sending messengers out in hopes of seeking aid but none return. Phosyne, a nun-turned-attic-witch hoping to find a solution to their lack of food and clean drinking water. When the king demands a miracle and assigns her a chaperone to urge her work in the form of the imposing and powerful Ser Voyne (who is HOT), both women are faced with an impossible task. Trelia, a servant girl who catches rats to eat and trade and hates Ser Voyne, discovers a hidden part of the castle that might lead to a way out. But the suffering continues until one day, four beings arrive in the castle, claiming to be saints—and everyone goes absolutely apeshit about it. The Starving Saints is a delirious descent into madness, with three fascinating women at its core. This one is for people who like a little sacrilegious weirdness and also wish Game of Thrones was just a fancam of Brienne of Tarth. (May 20, Harper Voyager)