#creature commandos eric frankenstein

[evilejfan]

Start wearing purple, wearing purple...

11x14" Woodburned and colored with colored pencils and acrylic paint.

[haxo-wolfie]

i fucking love makign these images

[miyoshi81194]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME 😭😭😭

[kalamariboy]

[billykcplan]

CREATURE COMMANDOS (2024) showrunner. Dean Lorey ↪ dc universe [ 1/? ]

[xiv-drake]

I think the morality of Dr Frankenstein sleeping with The Bride doesn’t matter. The guy uses dead body parts to play God. He has always been immoral.

What matters is why Eric killed Victor. Eric didn’t kill Victor to save The Bride. He did it because he saw him as the obstacle to get what he thinks he deserves. It was a selfish act and The Bride has every right to hate him for it.

He never saw The Bride as a person, only an object he felt entitled to.

[oso-nan]

e e e evil woman!

[owldalek]

Spoilers for Creature Commandos

I saw a post on her critiquing James Gunn’s portrayal of women in his show Creature Commandos. This post states that he usually does a very good job of writing women, but this just isn’t it and cites Princess Ilana’s sexual advances towards Flag, Nina’s nude portrayals in the bath, The Bride’s backstory, and Amanda Waller’s comments on Circe’s outfit. And while all these criticisms are completely valid I would like to raise a point that these scenes exist to critique the way women are viewed not just in society, but especially in comics

Creature Commandos hinges on women. Women are the center of everything.

Firstly, we have The Bride, who many point out does not even have her own name. She is made for a person who does not care for her or anyone yet feels entitled to her to the point of pursuing her for centuries, determined to capture her even if he has to knock her unconscious to do it. She is groomed by her father and taken advantage of. Eric’s continued pursuant of her leads to him teaming up with Flag.

Next, we have Rick Flag who initially comes off as a stand up guy. He doesn’t like the sexual advances of Princess Ilana… until he does. It’s repeated that he’s a much older man, which while he’s hot, leads to him infantilizing her. He views her as this innocent princess which is why Circe’s vision causes him to flip out and show his true colors. He immediately tries to accuse Circe of lying, and when no one believes him states that Themyscira isn’t event real, to which he has to be reminded that it is. His next action is then to team with Eric and try to discredit the expert on Themyscira. He refuses to see women outside of how he wants to see them, and while he’s not entitled and violent like Eric they are teamed up together thematically for a reason because they will burn the world down to get the girl they believe is theirs whether that girl exists or not.

On that topic, Themyscira is brought up as a recurring theme throughout the show. Almost every episode it is brought up in some capacity and it’s very existence is constantly called into question by the men of the series. The news anchor says it may not exist despite the fact that Circe is there in the present. Rick Flag denies it exists, and must be reminded it is. Despite this he stalks a woman and breaks into her house to prove that 1. She’s full of shit and 2. She’s not a real expert. When Themyscira is acknowledged to exist it is met with blatant misogyny.

The picture used on the news is of girls in bikinis. The Sons of Themyscira feel entitled to it because it is a land of all women. Even when Flag is corrected by someone about Themyscira’s existence that man then says that a land of women sounds like heaven, implying sex. Even Waller comments on the inherent sexuality of Circe’s costume.

To that comment, I think it is meant to point out how sexualized female characters are. Something we saw with Suicide Squad (2016) vs Birds of Prey, is a break down of the male versus female gaze. What does a woman’s outfit look like when it’s designed for sex appeal vs practicality. I think Waller’s call to attention to Circe’s outfit is to call into question would SHE dress herself this way? Obviously male artists are going to draw her that way, but why does SHE choose it. It meta-reflects how women are being portrayed in comics especially when most female costumes start out hyper-sexualized.

Finally, Nina nude. I think, once again, this is done intentionally and on purpose. Nina is the only character who does not want to kill. She hasn’t. She has no abilities outside of the water and really shouldn’t be on the team. She’s vulnerable, but you don’t see how vulnerable she really is until it’s shown her naked, cramped into a tiny bathtub. She’s alone and out of place despite literally being in her element, and she still has no protection. She is physically vulnerable the way the The Bride, Ilana, Circe and all women are vulnerable to the male gaze and men’s attitudes towards them.

Female solidarity is what keeps the plot moving, and male Interference is what creates the drama and conflict. Circe views Ilana as a literal threat, not just a helpless princess. Amanda Waller believes Circe immediately, and when there are still doubts she calls in an expert. She trusts The Bride to lead the team because the Bride won’t fuck Ilana. The Bride looks after and protects Nina because she knows Nina isn’t supposed to be in jail or in a combat situation at all. However, Flag’s infantilization of Ilana + Eric’s violent entitlement towards The Bride has led to a horrible team which have jeopardized the mission and may have caused Circe’s future to come true.

In conclusion, let James Gunn cook.

[bodegadulac]

Saw the first two episodes of creature commandos and here are my thoughts, sopilers below!:

●The idea of Circe manipulating a bunch of mysoginist wackos into storming a country is hilarious and somehow very topical

●It's clear that the amazons in the broadcast aren't the real deal and just male gaze

●I'm really liking the main cast, Gunn is great at making groups of outcasts that join by happenstance

●I'm 90% sure the princess is Clayface and tricking Flagg, that or she is manipulating Flagg

●I hope the Victor thing is adressed, i think the flashbacks as a whole are great and Eric's entiltlement (and the sons of themys-whatever) can be a throughline across the series

●But also what Victor did is fucking inmoral, because he is like her dad... and thats like grooming... but i trust Gunn enough to first show us the rose tinted glasses version and slowly showing us how it wasn't alright chief

●The animation and coreography is gorgeous

●Wait... why was Nanaue in task force X and not in task force M?

Overal an 8/10, but i think once it picks up steam it will be another great Gunn project.

[quasiimodo]

CREATURE COMMANDOS

Episode 4: Chasing Squirrels

[seashellisinmyheart]

I just wish this wasn't releasing so late in the year.

[youronebraincell]

[haxo-wolfie]

thoughts

[gothamcitycentral]

What I find REALLY interesting actually is that, in contrast to her current nihilistic view of humanity and the world, the Bride did try to have a normal, human life and interacted with people before Eric’s stalking started.

Which could mean her perspective of “what has this ball of dirt ever done for me?” is rooted in the fact no one ever helped her have a life outside of him, or that society started rejecting her as violent for defending herself against him. And even that this world used to be much more accepting of “monsters” and this mass incarceration and societal scorn is actually more historically recent than we would think

[unicomix]

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