#dazzler icons

[kory-anderss]

28 alison blaire/dazzler icons

under the cut is 28 100x100 icons of alison blaire/dazzler in x-terminators #1 (2022). scans were taken and edited by me. please like or reblog this post if you use them. 

[comicavalcade]

Dazzler

Art by Fred Ian

[blondebrainpowered]

Robin Williams on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1997, wearing an Issey Miyake suit.

[wildflcwers]

[ffverr]

I NEED to express my undying love for Dazzler. I've read some issues of her first solo and the star power of this character is insane. True leading woman of a 12 season sitcom vibes

[xmenuniverse]

18 Dazzler icons from Dazzler (1981), requested by @elvain. 130 x 130px. Please like/reblog if using. No credit necessary. Find them under the read more:

[danieldoodles]

A collection of my gala designs celebrating Marvel's most beautiful Cameo Queen/Cannon Fodder, DAZZLER! ✨🌐🌟🎵✨

Suuure, she has all the ingredients for an A-list megastar but why maximize her character potential when it's so much more fun to dangle the carrot of possibilities at her fans year after year only to discard, incapacitate or kill her?!

[folansstuff]

@rep-meow-tay-tion classic dazzler spotted! Add another book to the reading order lmao.

Spider-Gwen: Smash (2023-) #1

The first issue of this came out yesterday, so here's a few pages. It was a really fun issue, and I really enjoyed it. It's AU, but check it out!

[superawesomesamuraitime]

This August, hit the dancefloor as you prepare for Dazzler’s new solo series with Disco Dazzler Variant Covers!

Across 21 covers, the industry’s leading artists depict the Avengers, X-Men, Spider-Man, and more Marvel super heroes living it up at the Disco! Dripping in style, these pieces feature new looks that blend super hero fashion with ‘70s nightlife attire—platform shoes, polyester suits, and, of course, roller skates! They’re the perfect throwback to Dazzler’s iconic disco origins, just in time for her new era!

Written by rising Marvel star Jason Loo (SENTRY, INFINITY PAWS) and drawn by extraordinary Marvel newcomer artist Rafael Loureiro, DAZZLER will be a four-issue limited series set in the X-Men’s new From the Ashes era. Marvel’s glittering mutant songstress has been in and out of the limelight over the years—but now the time has finally come for her to take center stage!

Dazzler embarks on a new world tour, the culmination and celebration of her entire musical career. But while Dazzler may be ready to focus on her music, her celebrity-mutant status and a violent attack may sideline the entire endeavor before it’s even begun…

[dchuntress]

rambling more about my personal headcanons for dazzler, continuing from my previous post! if you vibe with this idea, then great, if not, that's fine too!

!! okay so i personally headcanon alison as neurodivergent, particularly undiagnosed adhd, and i project a lot of my experiences on her, but i was initially inspired to see this take on her when i read her older comics and saw her talk a lot about how her powers affect her at a sensory level

she can feel sound and not just hear them, she can feel the energy she absorbs coarse through her veins and accumulate there, and that's why she finds it murder to hold onto too much light energy for too long

to me or at least in my portrayal, her powers and her neurodivergency are interlinked in a way; i hc she has synaesthesia, which helps to explain how she can do so much with her light powers without formal training and it also works with the vibe of her powers since she again feels sounds and can predict which sort or how much she needs for a certain effect

also a bunch of other aspects of her that i'm expanding on more through the lens of her being neurodivergent yet undiagnosed:

- she grew up under the care of an austere, cold, and serious father who was very strict about discipline, meanwhile alison was more of a free spirit and didn't like routine or anything mundane, yet her father forced her into a life of studying constantly to be an excellent lawyer, she managed to get into law school but dropped out when she's had enough of living by his rules

- in my portrayal, alison has never been an x-man or a superhero, which was true in the older comics before writers eventually had her change her mind; her passion has been singing, not fighting. i imagine that the extreme discipline, organisation, and orderliness of superhero teams was *not* for her at all. but instead, she was just assumed to be useless and incompetent by everybody including herself

now as a singer, i feel this is a double edged sword for her because on one hand, she has a great support system in the form of her team who helps her stay organised while she can focus on just the creativity part of making music; as a result, she has more energy and assuredness to really focus (read: hyperfixate) on her career and be able to get projects done because her team is there to help her when she feels overwhelmed while jumping from one project to another

but on the other hand? it's not so rainbows and sunshines, she is extremely aware of people's emotions and moods, of every level of sound within a decent radius, has emotional regulation issues, deals with insomnia, gets agitated easily, and so on; further feeling like a burden, or immature, or weak because she sees all of this as her personal failing and has yet to consider she's not neurotypical. i also want to explore the themes of undiagnosed adhd in adults, and also in general, the neurodivergent experience of feeling like something's inherently different or wrong about you. she's had this innate, nagging feeling her entire life; when her father told ali that her dream was foolish and ridiculous, when her powers manifested at fifteen and she wouldn't know for the longest time that she's a mutant, when the x-men told her to quit her job and join them instead. and yet, this nagging feeling of feeling like you don't belong or you aren't just right IS what pushes dazzler to go "fuck it" and be the change she wants to see: to embody radical acceptance by accepting everybody regardless of who or what they are, becoming a queer icon by ensuring a safe space for the lgbt+ community in her realm, doing away with genetic testing at her concerts, coming out as a mutant publicly when things were really bad and risking her life and growing career to show her support for mutants, and refusing to put herself in a label or category, doing what she wants unapologetically, faking it till she makes it— and hoping that younger people, especially mutants, know that there's more to this world than the path molded for them, the molds they otherwise have to cut parts of themselves to fit in; that there are more sounds to hear than muffled screams and battle cries, that there are more colours to see than shades of black, white, and grey.

this is why her control over her powers depends on how she's doing emotionally depends so much on her mood, her mental health, her emotional stability, and just how she's doing well. on her good days, she's fine, great even. on her bad days, everything starts to sound like it's mad at you.

[avengerscompound]

The Interview - Chapter 7

The Interview - A Captain America Fanfic

Masterlist PREVIOUS //

Rating:  E

Warnings:  nothing really

Pairing: Steve Rogers x OFC Melody Danes

Word Count:   1747

Summary:  Melody Danes gets the break of a lifetime when as a lowly intern, she’s assigned to write a profile piece on Captain America.  Steve Rogers is a hard man not to fall for and as she and Melody get closer and Melody’s career takes off, jealousy leads to sabotage, and the potential to bring her whole world crashing down.

Chapter 7

The day Melody’s article was published she was taken out by Bobbi to celebrate.  It felt amazing to see her words on the glossy pages of a luxury lifestyle magazine.  The photos Peter had taken looked so good, being bracketed by her words.  She felt like she’d made it.  However, even that feeling didn’t cover the fact that she was still nervous about Steve reading it.

They had parted on really good terms about a month before the piece was published.  Every time they were together felt more comfortable and more flirtatious than the last.  Steve slowly opened up to her, becoming more comfortable and more real.  It was exciting to get to know Steve's more playful flirtatious side, but it also felt like a privilege.  It was something that was private and meant just for her.  She kept those special pieces of him minimal in the article, holding onto it for herself.

Still, there was a lot of how she felt on those pages and she hoped it spoke to Steve.  They had agreed to wait to decide whether to date after the article came out.  That meant they hadn’t spoken to each other for a month.  In that time, Melody had already started a new piece, this time shadowing Dazzler as the singer prepared for her show at Madison Square Garden.

Her nerves were high by the release of the magazine.  She worried that Steve would have moved on or forgotten about her.  She worried that he’d hate the article and have lost all respect for her.  She worried about the general feedback on the article.  And yet, there was excitement and anticipation in there as well.  She’d done it.  She was a published author.  She was earning money as a writer.  It was the dream she had been working for.  If Steve never called her, she still managed to realize the dream of being a professional author.  Not everyone could say that.  The fact that there was also a potential relationship in the mix, was just the icing on the cake.

The night out with Bobbi was needed, and her cousin took her out for dinner and then drinks to celebrate, and she happily spent most of her first paycheck on the event.  Going out with Bobbi was always a good time, but this just amped it up even more.  She didn’t end up coming home until the early morning, very drunk and feeling very good about herself.

She fell into bed and passed out, sleeping until late the following morning.  It was her phone that woke her.  It was rare to get a phone call and when she fumbled for it, her first thought was that it was her alarm, despite being a completely different tone.

When she realized it was a call, she thumbed the answer icon and pressed it to her ear.  “Hello?” she grumbled.

“You have a crush on me?”

It took a moment for her to register what was being asked of her and another moment to realize who it was that was asking her the question.

“Steve?” she croaked.  Her throat was dry and her mouth felt like it was coated in wax.  She reached over to her bedside table to grab the bottle of water she normally kept there, only to find it empty, and she fell back with a groan.

“How many people have you written about having crushes on?” Steve asked.

“That depends on how far back you want to go,” she said, attempting a joke, even though she felt like she was going to vomit.

Thankfully Steve chuckled softly.  “Okay.  How many people have you written about having a crush on recently?”

“Just the one,” she said, pulling her pillow down to cover her eyes.  “So - did you like the article?”

“I did,” he said.  “I like how you wrote about your feelings about spending time with me.  It made it feel personal and more real than just a regular bio stating all the facts.  Especially seeing as you seemed to like being around me.”

She laughed softly and licked her lips.  “I do like being around you.  A lot.  Was that not clear?”

He chuckled.  “The feeling is mutual,” he said.  “More than mutual.”

She smiled and took a deep breath.  Her heart was beating rapidly.  He liked the article and he liked her.  This was the start of something that could be great and she was in bed, nursing a killer hangover.  “I’m really happy to hear that, Steve.”

“Did I wake you up?” he asked.  “I can call back.”

“No, no,” she said.  “I mean yes, but I don’t want you to hang up.”  She groaned and sat up leaning against her thighs.  “Bobbi took me out to celebrate.”

Steve laughed.  “Oh, I see.  This is the second time I’ve talked to you after celebrating with Bobbi.  Who’s the bad influence, her or you?”

“I think we might both be bad influences on each other,” she laughed.  The sound immediately made her grab her head and groan.  “Oh, that was a mistake.”

He laughed.  “You really went hard, huh?”

“Yes,” she complained.  “You must think I’m terrible.”

“Not at all,” he said.  “I’ll have a drink from time to time, I just can’t get drunk. It’s not like I’ve never tried to.”

“Really?” she said.

“Really.  I’m not a huge partier, but I like to let my hair down from time to time,” he said.  “Maybe a little more low-key than you is all.” 

She laughed softly.  “I’m usually a bit more low-key than this too.  We just ramp each other up so much.”

“It’s good to have friends like that though.  Mine are like that for me,” Steve said.

She relaxed again, letting herself fall back down onto the pillow with a huge smile.  “I’m so glad you called, Steve,” she said.  “I was worried you might not.”

“Why would you think that?” he said.

“I don’t know. It’s been a month, and maybe the article would have scared you off.  I mean I did admit to having a crush on you in it,” she said.

He laughed. “Do you think you were coming on a little strong?”

“Maybe,” she said.  “But I meant what I said.”

Steve made a soft sound that made her heart flutter. “You were right though,” he said.  “It’s been a month. I really want to see you.  Are you doing anything tonight?”

She frowned and her stomach sank.  There was nothing she wanted more than to go out on an actual date with Steve Rogers, but she had a shift at her second, better-paying job.  “I can’t,” she complained. “I have to work.”

“Oh - wow.  New piece?” Steve asked.

“No. I wish,” she huffed.  “I’m an intern at DB - it barely pays anything.  I have a waitressing job to pay the bills.”

“Busy woman,” Steve said.  “That’s commendable.  Another day?”

“I’d really love that,” she agreed.  “I work Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night this week,” she said.  “Other than that…”

“What if we do Sunday brunch?” he said.  “I’ve never actually done brunch before.” 

“You haven’t?” she asked.  “Then we definitely should do that. Brunch is the best.  There's nothing like getting to drink alcohol before lunch and it be socially acceptable.”

As they spoke, Bobbi emerged from her room.  Melody heard her shuffle into the bathroom and close the door.  A moment later the water started in the shower.

“I would have thought you'd be put off drinking so early this morning,” Steve teased.

Melody couldn't help but laugh.  “Yeah, you're right there.  Even the thought of hair-of-the-dog makes my stomach roll over.  But still, brunch is good.  Do you have anywhere in mind?”

“I'm not sure.  What about if I come up to your side of town? I mean - you did travel all over the place for me already,” Steve suggested.

A smile crossed her lips.  Steve was such a gentleman, it made her feel a little giddy.  “That was for work,” she reminded him.  “And some of those places weren't exactly convenient for you either.”

“Even still,” he said.  “I'd like to make the effort.”

“Alright.  I should be able to find somewhere nice that has big portions for growing boys,” she said.  “I'll text you the address.”

“Sounds good,” Steve said.  “Is it weird to say that I missed spending time with you this month?”

Her smile got wider and her heart flip-flopped in her chest.  Here she was waiting on tenterhooks to see if her article would scare him off or to see if he’d forgotten about her, but it turned out absence had made the heart grow fonder for both of them. Steve felt the same way about her as she did about him. “It’s not weird,” she assured him.  “I have missed you too.  I know it was my idea, but I’ve been thinking about you a lot.”

“It was a good idea,” he said.  “There were a lot of good reasons to wait, and we didn’t want to risk starting things on the wrong foot.  Your article is out.  It’s good.  Now we can go out there with everything on the table.”

“Yeah,” she agreed. “But it feels nice knowing we both feel the same way.”

He chuckled.  “Yeah, it does.”  There was a pause where Steve sighed.  “I better get to work,” he said.  “But I don’t want to stop talking to you.”

“Yeah… I better get up and get coffee,” Melody grumbled.

Steve laughed.  “Yes, you better.  Join the real world.  I’ll see you on Sunday.” 

“See you then,” she said.

She disconnected the phone and squealed, kicking her feet in the sheets.  She didn’t notice the sound of Bobbi stepping out of the bathroom.  “You sound excited,” Bobbi said from the other side of the partition.

Melody sat up and crawled to the end of the bed, popping her head over the top of the room divider.  “Steve and I are going out to brunch.”

“Oh, you bitch,” she said laughing.  “That’s awesome.  Congratulations.  I can’t believe my cousin’s going to be dating Captain fucking America.”

Melody laughed along with her.  “I better go have a shower,” she said. “You can work out your jealousy while I'm there.”

“I’ll do one better,” she said. “I’ll make us breakfast, and you can tell me all about the phone call.”

Melody laughed again as she got out of bed.  “You, my friend, have a deal.”

// NEXT

[keepsmagnetoaway]

Dazzler 1 (March 1981)

Tom DeFalco/John Romita Jr, John Buscema, John Romita Sr

What should we put on the first page of our comic designed to appeal to a new female audience? Oh right, this!

Where do we even start with Dazzler? We could start, I guess, with linking you back to Dazzler's first appearance and my brief explanation of what her whole deal was. Or we could start with the panel above, which is what the comic does, or we could go back even further and start with the cover to this issue, the first of her solo series.

Wow, that's...different. Everything about Dazzler was meant to be different, from the heroine to the cover to the way the book was sold. This was the first direct-to-market title Marvel ever published, meaning you couldn't just pick it up off a shelf at a newsstand (as was then common), you had to order it for yourself or get it through a specialist comic shop. It was a gamble taken alongside their attempts to capture a new audience in a new way, and it worked: this issue sold hugely, moving about 400,000 copies, massively more than the average book at the time, and of course this is now the way most people get their comics. Dazzler was one of the first major parts of that shift (whether or not that shift was a good thing is an argument we do not have time for in this post).

Or we could start by talking about the tortuous design and conception of Alison "Dazzler" Blaire, who as you can see from the first page was thought up by some combination of seven different people and then drawn for this issue by three more, two of whom were father and son and all of whom were Italian-American men named John (but, for diversity, they got an Italian-American named Tom to write it).

Partly this is because some of the drawings in this issue had been sitting around for about four years, since the disco heyday when Dazzler had first been conceived: but in that intervening time the designs had been through every conceivable reinvention. What you see here is the product of numerous redraws that initially had Dazzler as a black woman closely modelled on Grace Jones (can you imagine how cool that would have been), then for a time she was based on Bo Derek and slated to be played in a live action move by her (and to have a "real" singing career voice by Derek), and then finally she became Alison Blaire.

This issue, indeed, explores just how Alison became Dazzler, but as you can tell I'm much more interested in the behind-the-scenes stuff, because it's so much stranger than this basically quite dull and frequently hilarious comic. The Dazzler project was massively important to Marvel, so important that it had far too many cooks and went hugely off the rails before it even started. This issue, for example, was meant to follow right after the Spider-Man issue we read last, but appeared almost a year later because everyone was still wrangling about it. In the Spider-Man story, for another example, Dazzler had eye-beam powers because they were still being considered for her then - but here they're gone, replaced by her music-derived powers of illusion, which are explained at length but still remain extremely confusing.

What I'm trying to say is that this comic is insane, and--- hey, look! The X-Men!

And Spider-Man!

And the Avengers!

And...a Thor villain?

Look: this is indisputably the most coked-out nightmare of a comic book I have ever read. It's exhausting. I've tried in this post to give some sense of what was going on behind the scenes but it's impossible. As for what's actually going on on the page, it's frenetic but empty, a million things being thrown at the wall. It's one of the worst imaginable jumping-on points for a new audience, which is somehow what Marvel wanted it to be. It's a mess.

It's also - and I know you know this already - a camp classic. With all of the above, how could it not be? It's giving icon. It's literally mother. It's serving cunt. It's brat. It's a 2024 comic trapped in 1981. It should never have been published, it's amazing that it ever made it out of the madhouse of meetings it was cooked up in, it sold like hot cakes, almost everyone who bought it hated it, almost everyone who worked on it disowned it, and now it's iconic and everyone loves Dazzler. I don't know how to explain it any better than that.

[illyanamoonstar]

a little Taylor Swift Dazzler for the iconic @rep-meow-tay-tion

[mimamongbusowg]

DAZZLER (MARVEL COMICS)

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[amageish]

It's very funny to me how the first big Earth-65 Spider-Gwen story since Spiderverse released is going to be about her on tour and running into Dazzler and Lila Cheney.

Like, these are Earth-65 versions of them. I don't think we've seen this Dazzler before and this Lila debuted earlier this year, but they are two versions of very queer-associated characters...

Like, Dazzler was literally described by Gwenpool as "queer icon Dazzler" in Voices Pride earlier this year and "Friends of Dazzler" was used as a euphemism for queer people in Love Unlimited...

And Lila has literally had an arc in the New Mutants where the villain was constantly misgendering her and so using she/her pronouns for her was seen as an act of defiance in-universe, as demonstrated here by Gosamyr.

To be clear, this villain misgenders everyone he views as his property, not just a Lila thing... but still... It's a funny two people to pair Gwen up with right after discussions of her as a trans woman have been going super viral.

[ffverr]

Forever fan of Dazzler's iconic finger guns