#creator babble

[bonefall]

what's your opinion on moonkitti's video?

It's a good video and an excellent analysis for anyone who prefers to get their essays as videos over text.

Though I do have to mention, she did miss a couple of things. I don't blame her at ALL though, like she said, discussing Bumble is a rabbithole and you will find yourself tackling several chronic problems whenever you try to explain exactly how fucked up the entire situation is. Nevertheless, discussing Bumble is my specialty so I have to point out;

Moonkitti makes the mistake of accepting Clear Sky's premise that the territory he kills Bumble on is his. It is not.

Bumble was actually not trespassing-- Clear Sky slaughtered Misty because he is expanding his borders and wanted to steal her land.

The parcel Bumble was standing on is, in Clear Sky's own words, "This NEW part of MY territory."

As a result, I think Moon missed another chronic issue present in the DOTC narrative; Colonialism.

Also-- I know Moon is trying not to swing TOO hard at Gray Wing because his fans are downright bloodthirsty (and I'm sure she is reluctant to go through Bramblestan Harassment 2), but, as a result...

She kinda glosses over the fact that Gray Wing's turn on Bumble does make sense if you read it like he's doing it because he HATES the idea of his object of affection having friends who are not him.

In other words-- Gray Wing is controlling. Xenophobia against Bumble didn't "come from nowhere." It came up because he is toxic and it is a good self-justification for his feelings.

She also quickly summarizes a lot of the Tom the Wifebeater stuff... and ends up implying that Tom just found the kittens all on his own, when Gray Wing actually told him where to find the children.

This was technically an "accident" because Gray Wing is both cruel AND stupid.

I hate him so much Gray Wing SUCKSSSS

But again, I can't blame her for it because clearly she wasn't trying to get into the utterly shambolic mess that is the "Tom the Wifebeater Sleeper Genes" subplot.

yknow. The subplot where the kids decide the man who raised them isnt their real dad because the wifebeater boinked their mom before he started beating her and eventually got her killed.

dotc is a wonferful arc adn the best in the whole sries. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee

That all said! Moonkitti didn't miss. She thoroughly gutted Clear Sky's lie and covers most of what's especially rancid about Bumble's treatment. I especially love the sentiment she had in pointing out, "Bumble hated no one; and everyone hated her."

It's a great video, she's been working on it for weeks and it shows. This is yet another victory for the BUMBLE BATTALION. Soon we will invade England and take Harper Collins by force

[highrob]

missing this specific kali era₊˚౨ৎ˚˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡

also, made a playlist of all her discography + unreleased songs, give it a listen<3 !!!!

[scarletkr07]

I wanna be a cartoonist someday

Nobody stopping me so I commit practice

[firesofdainix]

Please stfu for once in ur lives 😭

[patron-saint-of-lesbeans]

Sometimes I’m overwhelmed with joy that our God is a Living God.

[wishbonemotel]

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[leavesandbounds]

Absolutely no hate to people who say this but every time I'm watching a video and the creators refer to the audience as "ladies and gentlemen" I always get this internal ping of 'I'm not either of those'

And I know it's literally just a habit, it's not some pointed statement they're making (most of the time), but it's just sort of a phrase that in general reminds me that oh yeah, I'm 'excluded' here

There isn't really a point to this besides being like

It kinda sucks, I guess

[felixisfruity]

people putting their pronouns in bios or like the youtube section for it makes me so happy honestly. specifically when cis creators do it because a lot of the time it‘s he/him or she/her but smth about that feels good. like thank you for that, respect man

[hinasho]

This is the last thing I'll say in regards to the criticism.

James O'Barr is fine with new adaptations of his graphic novel.

He had joined on board the production process when there was going to be a 2014 adaptation of Eric's storyline with Luke Evans as the lead.

"[We're] not remaking the [1994] movie. We're re-adapting the book. My metaphor is that there is a Bela Lugosi Dracula (1931) and there's a Francis Ford Coppola Dracula (1992). They use the same material, but you still got two entirely different films. This one's going to be closer to Taxi Driver (1976) or a John Woo film, and I think there's room for both of them. Part of the appeal of The Crow comics, after all, is that they can tell very different stories."

James is not only fine with new adaptations, he's tired of how many he's wanted to see happen that unfortunately never got released.

Earlier this year on April 18, 2024, he sat down for an interview with The Legacy Of Nerd youtube channel.

(@ about 9 minutes & 38 seconds)

INTERVIEWER: "What do you think has been the most frustrating thing of seeing these projects lag, lag, and lag?" JAMES: "[...] A couple of them, ya know, I've met the directors and worked with them on the script. I've put a lot of effort and time into drawing things and re-writing scripts. And then at the last minute it falls apart and I have nothing to show for that." JAMES: "So it became frustrating to where, I just... If you're going to make a movie, go make it! I don't want to have anything to do with it. Go make the best movie you can, but I can't invest anymore time and effort into this thing. When nothing is going to happen."

And he's found it frustrating how many times he has to explain to skeptics and complainers that different adaptations do not harm the original story in any way.

(@ about 10 minutes & 30 seconds)

INTERVIEWER: "The '94 Brandon Lee movie is really hard to re-do—" JAMES: "Yeah, people love that character. But they understand though. Even the people that love the first film and don't want a new one, they understand. They're gonna go see it, just so they can have something to bitch about."

(@ about 11 minutes & 14 seconds)

INTERVIEWER: "...The Brandon Lee version has a very important feel to a lot of people and that's how a lot of people discovered The Crow. To go on and to read the books and read the comics and stuff like that. I can see why it's been so difficult to re-do over the years and I can see from a creator standpoint that—" JAMES: "When I was working on them, like the Jason Momoa one, having to explain to people that it's not... how many film versions of Dracula are there? There's like 60 of them. Everybody has their favorite. [...] It's the same source material but it's a different way to tell it. I spent a lot of time explaining to people that it's not going to take anything away from Brandon's movie. This is just a different way to look at it."

The only thing James does NOT want are people trying to remake the story in the same exact way.

"The Crow [1994] still holds up remarkably well. For a 10 million dollar film, it looks astonishing… it seems kind of pointless if you’re just going to be repetitious." - James in an interview with Supanova.

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"If you read the comic, Eric and Shelley never have their last names revealed," he said. "Hopefully, this is one area the new movie being more faithful to the comic will come into play, and Eric won't be going by Eric Draven in the new film. "Luke Evans may play Eric, but Brandon Lee will forever be Eric Draven... No-one understands that fear more than me. Brandon Lee was a friend and I'd never do anything to hurt his legacy." - James in 2014 when he was working on the Luke Evans version.

As long as the re-imagining has it's own spin and doesn't try to copy beat for beat the same exact story as it's already been told, James is more than okay with it. He actively supports re-adaptations of his graphic novel as long as they're unique and refreshing in some way.

So if you truly care about the original creator's own thoughts on his own work... please get a grip.

[graciegossips]

Hear😥me😥out😢Dazai,😢Yosano😢&😢Mori😢to😢 this 😢song

[batmanfruitloops]

Figured it would also be good to clarify some details about Fluffy and I, just so it's out there.

I go by Sarsee, Dexter, or "Sars" and "Dex" to be short, and I accept being called by any pronouns, although I mostly use she/her.

my favorite color is orange

I say some very random and unhinged things without realizing often, so if I say something odd, please call me out and I'll remove said thing

I associate a lot of my memories with smells, so people, places, and situations are typically accompanied by a smell when I recall them

Fluffy uses she/her pronouns, but to be clear, neither of us are offended by misgendering on accident :)

Fluffy's favorite color is purple

Fluffy is currently an animation student

Fluffy has ADHD, autism, and PTSD, so it affects how she interacts with others, but she's totally fine talking to others if approached first

Hope this is a helpful little info post,

-Sarsee

[sadetaboo]

Chriles - Clubba Hubba (Mixtape)

guayaba

sunset

small talk

desire

wicked games

glass balloons

grillz

garden shed

nba2k

playboy

assmilk

chimichanga

all for us

download via bandcamp, download via archive.org

listen to the full instrumental mixtape on soundcloud

[y-rhywbeth2]

For lack of any insight into what the hell the underground chapel was built for, aside from worship of something very old, I'm just going to assume one of Mephistopheles' cults built it for fiend worship or something and then later a rich merchants-turned-vampires family built a house on top. The sigil is a bat with horns, if you squint it can be a stylised symbol of the bat wings and horns Mephistopheles has...

Of course it could be connected to the network of crypts and undead recently discovered in the cliffs. I don't know, like there's an entire ancient city built underneath the modern city with no canon lore explanation either. Could all be a Netherese construction?

Baldur's Gate is just a fucking weird site when you scratch the surface.

It was built because the cliffs form a perfect natural harbour, but perhaps that's just the lure into a trap...

[galaxy-fleur]

My love for Leon S. Kennedy VS his fuckass hair that is a pure nightmare to draw

[frosty-tian]

Random Rambling/Thoughts.:

Kind of related to my last rant about representation in media, m’ pal Nuke brought up a good point as well.

While it’s good to normalise having representation in fandoms and pointing out/educating about racism, there’s another thing that can be done, and arguably better.

Look, consume and spread word on works about non-white individuals/cultures, made by non-white creators (preferably outside of America because so many medias are Americanised, no offence).

Because not only there’s a chance you’re learning about different cultures (and if you’re a fellow creator, you could slowly pick up information on how to incorporate said cultures into your works), but most importantly, supporting and encouraging these creators to make more work and help them make a living!

At least, that’s my point of view/thoughts.

[fishandships]

How and when does an oc qualify as a self-insert? Like I’ve made a ‘self-insert’ oc, but they don’t really feel like me? Also do they have to look similar to their creator to be a self-insert? Share the same nationality? I don’t, and they never have. They used to not look like me because I didn’t like how I looked but now I do and the most they share with me (besides experiences) is being Hispanic (which not all of them are—)! Sorry for the dumb questions, I just like knowing things for sure.

And for Rosario:

Would they like little shop of horrors? Do they like plays/musicals in general? If so, which one would be their favorites?

these aren't dumb questions! tbh it's one of those things that totally depends on what the creator wants and is comfortable with! i don't think a self-insert has to look like you or have all your personality traits, they're your own avatar of sorts to do with as you please. if it makes you feel more comfortable to call them an oc instead, there's nothing wrong with that!

for me, i tend to view my self-inserts as ocs that are based on me initially, but they always quickly develop into their own individual characters anyway. like Rosario has a lot of my traits and they look like me, but i feel that they've been shaped by their circumstances to the point where they're not me anymore; whereas Kawa is Me But Blue lol (at least until they reach certain planned beats in their story where they go through some character development). i view my self-inserts as an opportunity for self-inflection and to think about where and how i could change as a person, for better or worse.

i hope that's a satisfactory answer! i just think the most important thing is that you're having fun and you're comfortable.

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WAIT AN IDV/LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS AU WOULD WORK SO WELL. Rosario could play Seymour, and Margie fits almost too well as Audrey (Sergei as the dentist............) Hastur is Audrey II. i lowkey love that mental image.

idk how Rosario would feel about musicals tbh? i suppose it depends on the musical, but i think they would initially shy away from theatre because it feels like a space where they "don't belong" (it's too far from their comfort zone). i kinda want to force them to watch Hadestown so they could sit there like "um that is NOT how it went down for us and also our Hades is way hotter"