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Broken Chains: Epilogue
Book/Series: Endless Summer
Main Pairings: Estela x MC/Taylor (f),
Summary: Part 8: Post-ending (Endless ending). Epilogue... June 2023
Word Count: 2194
Previous chapter
It’s finally finished.
June 2023
Taylor blinked awake, her face against Estela’s chest, which rose and fell to the sound of soft, contented snores. After all this time, she could not get over the utter blessing it was to be there with her. She ran her hand over her wife’s tight and rounded belly, feeling for movement within. A fluttering bump against her palm made her heart soar. This was it… paradise.
“Good morning, baby…” she whispered, then looked up as she felt Estela stirring. “And good morning, mama.”
Without opening her eyes, Estela leaned down and kissed the top of Taylor’s head. “Morning…”
It was six years to the day since they first set foot on La Huerta, and as per tradition, the anniversary marked the first day of the annual reunion. Everyone had remained close, even having finished college and gone in different directions, but the yearly gathering on the island was always a great event. It was the third such reunion, and even in that short time, much had changed. Grace and Aleister, now with their infant son Reginald in tow, had taken over responsibility for The Celestial, and had seen to it that the resort was taken down. In its place, an impressive Vaanti-built structure now stood-- after the still-standing Elysian, the largest building on the island. Affectionately known as ‘The New Celestial’, it housed private offices for both Aleister and Estela, an art studio for Grace, a sprawling laboratory, and cosy accommodations and facilities specifically for times like these when the Catalysts were in residence. The contents of Rourke’s jaw-dropping library had been saved, along with countless items that had taken significance to many of those residing on La Huerta. Oftentimes, The New Celestial hosted Vaanti visitors from all corners of the island, but when the reunion came along, space was happily and respectfully given. With most of the gang flying in imminently, Aleister and Grace been busy with preparations, assisted by Taylor, Estela and Diego, who were semi-permanent La Huerta residents themselves.
In their triple-storey shack in the old Catalyst village, a little house that was now truly a home, with photographs of loved ones and treasured memories looking down from the walls, Taylor and Estela got ready side by side. Packing a bag for the reunion was par for the course, but this time there were a few extra items put away in anticipation of the birth that could happen at any time. They wouldn’t be going far but… just in case.
Briefly rummaging through a drawer, Estela pulled out an envelope. “Taylor… happy birthday, mi alma!”
Taylor laughed and took it from her. “Oh, you shouldn’t have! Especially because it’s not actually my birthday.” She opened the envelope and pulled out a colourful greeting card. “And I am not turning six.”
Giggling, Estela put her arms around her and kissed her temple. “Look, it’s even got a badge for you to wear.”
“I am six,” Taylor read. “Great. I wonder how many of these I’ll get this year.” She opened the card. “At least you didn’t write a message wildly inappropriate for the card’s clearly intended audience. Like last year.” With a snigger, she hugged Estela back. Those six years had been a ride, and she was eternally grateful for every one. Joking aside, it was always a special occasion to reflect; six years since she’d come to being, six years since she met the eleven most wonderful people she’d ever know. Six years since she first met the gaze of the woman who would forever own her heart. “I love you, Estela.”
“I love you too. Always, always.”
While Taylor rushed around, gathering all the home-grown fruits she’d promised to bring for Raj, Estela found herself left behind, slowed down by the extra weight and a painful back. She couldn’t wait to hold her baby… and neither could she wait to have her body back to normal.
“Is there anything I can help you with?” she asked, a little frustrated.
A little smile came to Taylor’s face as she took Estela’s hand and pulled her into her waiting arms. “Maybe, just one thing…” She wove a hand up to Estela’s chin and gently drew her in for a warm and tender kiss.
“That’s exactly what I was hoping for.”
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The New Celestial’s pool seemed to shimmer in the midday sun, the cerulean waters disturbed by the frolics of friends reunited once more. A big lunch cook-up and a lazy afternoon was tradition by this point, and the air was already filled with the most delicious scents as Raj got down to business. Naturally, Quinn had brought along a great selection of cupcakes for dessert, and already three or four had been snaffled by those who simply couldn’t wait.
At the shallow end of the pool, Aleister sat with little Reggie on his knee, kicking his tiny legs merrily as he babbled to himself.
Pulling faces, Quinn reached over to tickle the baby’s tummy, and beamed as Reggie gave a delighted squeal. “Oh Al, he’s gotten so big! Haven’t you Mister Reginald?”
Pride was clear on the father’s face as he held out his boy to splash around on his belly. “He’s so like Grace; bright… inquisitive…”
“Food’s out, doodlebugs!” came a holler from the central table.
Grace crouched beside the pool and took Reggie in her arms. “Come on, little man; let’s get you dried up and ready for some yummy lunch!” She leant to give Aleister a kiss. “Isn’t he doing so well? I thought he’d be shy with so many people.”
“I don’t think he’s quite sure of Craig still, but to be quite frank, that troglodyte scares us all.”
“Oh, you! We’ll save you a seat.”
Amid the chattering and scraping of chairs, Sean rose to his feet to begin the celebration.
“Well,” he said, “we’re all here, despite the ongoing concerns for the competency of our beloved pilot.”
His feet up on the table, Jake just shrugged it off. “Laugh it up, assholes. Without me, you’ll be walkin’ home.”
“So,” Sean continued, “I think it’s time for the birthday girl’s traditional speech to get us started.”
A party hat lopsided on her head, Taylor gave an exaggerated roll of her eyes. “It’s not my birthday, peeps.”
“Didn’t stop ya from accepting that three-tier cake last year, Princess…”
“Speech! Speech!”
Resigned to her fate, Taylor stood up. “All right, here goes.” For her show of resistance, she actually loved this… it was almost like old times, and she lived for it. “So, uh, this has been a big one. In so many, so many ways. You think that you survive the end of the world, everything after that’s gotta be a cakewalk. But life is hard. Some days you wake up, and it feels like everything you ever dreamed of will always be just out of reach.” Her voice trembled, but she recovered herself. “There’s not one of you who didn’t have to put up with a blubbering phone call from me this past year; you comforted us when we lost hope, and celebrated right along with us when hoping and trying finally paid off.” Automatically, she looked over to Estela who glanced up from stroking her bump to meet Taylor’s eyes with a gaze overflowing with affection. She had to take a moment before continuing, wiping her eyes. “Michelle… truly a queen. I honestly don’t know how you do it--“
“Coffee. So much coffee.”
“--but you managed to kick the third year of med school in its ass, all the while being willing to drop everything in a heartbeat if one of us needed to talk. And that you’re here to help us out with the baby… there’s just… there’s no words for what it means. I am so over the moon for you both about your engagement; you are two of the strongest, kindest souls I’ll ever know, and you truly deserve each other.”
“Quinn just wants an excuse to make a ridiculously extravagant cake.” Michelle gave her a wink.
“Hey!” Quinn laughed, wrinkling up her nose in feigned offense. “Well, between your last year of school, my first public speaking engagements, and a wedding to plan, I think we’ll have earned a good cake.” She leaned into her fiancée for a kiss, and there might as well have been no one alive but the two of them.
“One of the greatest blessings in my life has been to watch Grace and Aleister become the most amazing parents to their sweet little man, Reggie. Who, I might add, said his first word yesterday…”
Beaming, Grace tickled under her son’s chin. “What can you say, sweetie?” She wiggled a finger in Aleister’s direction. “Who’s that?”
“Dada!”
Another big cheer. The infant looked slightly perturbed by the outburst, and snuggled closer to his mother.
And so they reflected on another year; their trials, heartaches and triumphs. Quinn’s cupcake business had truly taken flight, and she’d begun her first forays into non-profit work. What Zahra did on her computer all day, no one was quite sure, and most were too afraid to ask, but she was happy, opening herself up to new avenues, and always heading up an unstoppable dynamic duo, supporting Craig as he found the confidence to make his way in the world and embrace his own successes. Sean was looking forward to his first season as a pro on the Condors, Raj’s runaway success with his cooking vlog had landed him talks about the television show of his dreams, and Taylor herself was taking a break from fulfilling youth work in San Trobida after having fast-tracked her degree and graduated after three years. Diego was contentedly living back in Elyys’tel, preparing to knuckle down and make some progress on his book --as well as continue his role as the most sought-after story-teller on the island, and bond with the baby he’d helped bring into existence. Jake had returned home a free man several years prior, but now spent far more time piloting tourists around the Greater Antilles, with home bases on both La Huerta and San Trobida. Rourke International was now a distant memory, the company having been re-branded under Aleister’s direction as Catalyst International. It was only then, with Rourke’s influence scorched from everything he’d once touched, that Estela’s resistance to Aleister’s attempts to gift her a fair share of inheritance waned. Her objective was simple; to use the wealth she’d inherited to rebuild her war-ravaged home, and to offer its young people the opportunities her own mother had sacrificed herself to give Estela. With a family of Tio Nicolas in San Trobida; Grace, Aleister, Diego and Varyyn on La Huerta; and Taylor, right at her side wherever she might be, she was finally contented and at peace.
With tears in her eyes, Taylor wrapped up her ‘birthday’ speech, toasting to another year with a glass of fruit punch held high. Then, to do the rounds… picking up, as anticipated, a great stash of birthday cards, while cramming in as much catching-up as she could manage before the inevitable drunken shenanigans took over.
Taylor picked up a second glass with her refill and wandered back to the poolside hammock where Estela awaited her.
“You look comfy,” she said with a loving wink.
“Should hope so… I’m fairly sure I’m stuck here.”
Taylor giggled. “Thankfully, we’ve got a whole team of pregnant-lady-extractors on hand, so you can just take it easy.” Handing over the fruit drink, she rested on the edge of the hammock and kissed her wife’s forehead.
Closer now, Taylor sensed something… different… new. There was something in Estela’s expression, a look of holding onto a secret, some wonderful knowledge that was all hers. Her heart skipped a beat. Was she…?
An almost imperceptible nod confirmed her suspicions, and she had to hold back a gasp.
“So, uh… how long do you want to give it before I break up the party… and Raj’s heart?”
Estela leaned in close, sharing a clandestine smile and whispering so only Taylor could hear. “The contractions aren’t even a half hour apart yet; we’ve got time. Let poor Michelle relax for a little while longer.”
Gently wriggling up against her beloved, Taylor pressed a sweet kiss to her lips and cradled her rounded belly. As her heart pounded with elation, she looked over the gathering; her family. Raj and Jake were engaged in their annual drinks-mix-off. Jake, as always, was the obvious underdog, but keeping pace and already impressing the eager judges. Cocktail in each hand, Quinn reclined in a floating pool ring, taking her time in making her pick of the winner, while avoiding the wild splashing from the direction of Craig, Sean, Diego and Varyyn, who’d taken a break from drinks tasting for a two-on-two ball game. Michelle and Grace were taking well-earned respite by the pool, watching the goings-on with their feet up in the most comfortable deck chairs. Clearly under the impression that no one bar the protective father was watching, Zahra was quietly singing for an entranced baby Reggie. Tucked up with the woman she loved and on the very brink of becoming a mother, Taylor smiled helplessly; completely, palpably content. So much had changed, and yet… so little had changed at all.
It was as though Taylor was looking at everything she could have wished for. They’d made it through… together, joined by bonds forged in fire and tempered in grief and hope. They’d survived, just as they’d survive the challenges along each of their paths, for the journey would never be walked alone.
We’re finally on our way…
#endless summer#playchoices#es fanfiction#choices fanfiction#estela montoya#estela x mc#estela x taylor
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This week in Shadowhunters news, updates, sneak peeks, and behind the scenes. All the stuff you need to stay up to date.
Official Promotion
ShadowhuntersTV shared a video of Alberto (Simon) discussing Freeform’s Summer of Service.
ShadowhuntersTV tweeted: Maia behind the scenes of #ShadowhuntersSeason3.
ShadowhuntersTV tweeted: Bullseye, Magnus. #Shadowhunters
Freeform shared a video of Kat (Clary) discussing Freeform’s Summer of Service.
Freeform (article): 25 Reasons to Love Alec Lightwood Even More Than You Already Do
Freeform (video): OTF 3024 – What’s A Fashion Trend That You Love? | Freeform
ShadowhuntersTV tweeted: Luke's always looking out. #Shadowhunters
Shadowhunters In The News
HollyWire (interview): Hollywire interviews Kat (Clary) on the Teen Choice Awards pink carpet.
E!News (poll): Kat (Clary) was nominated as TV’s Top Leading Lady 2018
Just Jared Jr. (article): Katherine McNamara Debuts Gorgeous New Blonde Hair on Social Media
Digital Spy (article): Shadowhunters season 3b: Release date, episodes, spoilers and everything you need to know
Matt Carter (article): Shadowhunters season 3 progress report: The editing process
Tell-Tale TV (poll): Harry (Magnus) and Matt (Alec) are competing in Tell-Tale TV’s Battle of the Ships.
SpoilerTV (article): Shadowhunters - Episode 3.21 - 3.22 - Titles Revealed
HollyWire (interview): Shadowhunters Luke Baines Talks Season 3!
Fr Conventions (interview): [What About Conventions?] : Will Tudor
Fr Conventions (interview): [True or False] : Katherine McNamara
Twitter & Social Media Stuff
Brian Hui (makeup artist) tweeted some behind-the-scenes photos:
David Castro (Raphael) earlier in the season. [1]
Kimberly-Sue Murray (Seelie Queen #3) in all her Seelie Queen glory.
Todd Slavkin (showrunner) directing Kat (Clary) and Emeraude (Izzy).
Todd Slavkin (showrunner) tweeted: Having such a special time editing 321 & 322 aka a true love letter to the fans. If you enjoy watching it half as much as I've enjoyed making it, all is good #tearsofjoy #tearsofsadness #specialtimesintheshadowworld #shadowhunters
Bryan Q. Miller (writer) tweeted a list of “hints” about each episode of 3B.
Matt Hastings (director) shared some behind-the-scenes photos:
Working with this uncommonly talented fella was one of the highlights of 3B. Can’t wait for you to see what’s behind the shades. @LukeBaines #Shadowhunters
We’re starting an indie band. Wanna join? @Kat_McNamara @LukeBaines #Shadowhunters
Through the looking glass with @Kat_McNamara. #ShadowhuntersSeason3
Always reaching for the best quality on #shadowhunters. Couldn’t have done it without these amazing humans. #PierreHenry & #DPRogerChingirian
These guys. Filmmakers to the core. Brothers forever. #chrishatcher #pierrehenry #ShadowhuntersSeason3
A quiet moment of reflection with this wildly talented and deeply decent fella. @HarryShumJr #MagnusBane #ShadowhuntersSeason3 #redballoon [2]
And this fella. The incomparable unstoppable Production Designer #DougMcCullough and his team made all of our dreams a reality. Actually, they made them better than we imagined. Committed professionals all. #Shadowhunters #Season3
Group shot! @HarryShumJr @DomSherwood1 @WainwrightAE @EmeraudeToubia @NoahDanby @Kat_McNamara @arosende @isaiahmustafa @MatthewDaddario @aleyordolis #Shadowhunters #bts #huntersmoon
Oz Comic-Con announced that Matt (Alec) is joining Dom (Jace) in Brisbane and Sydney.
Kat (Clary) wishes Clary a happy birthday and shares a behind-the-scenes picture.
Matt (Alec) shared baby photos and landscapes:
'sup.
The usual. Check out this newt.
Similar! Sunset yesterday.
In the mountains, duh.
Kat (Clary) shared her own baby photo: DIY mermaid... #fbf
Kimberly-Sue Murray shared photos of herself as the Seelie Queen on Instagram and complimented the costume department and makeup/hair/prosthetics department.
MCM Comic Con shared a video of Kat (Clary) and her excitement to attend MCM London Comic Con.
Todd Slavkin (showrunner) shared some pictures from 3B:
I know you’re starved for content. This is my mini-micro trailer for 3b #feedthefandom #theleasticando #shadowhunters
3b micro trailer continues #relax #playnice #everyonewillgettheirturn #shadowhunters [3]
Another piece of 3b #girls #shadowhunters [4]
Jack Yang (Asmodeus) shared a photo on Instagram: Clowning around on the last day of shooting. @harryshumjr was a wonder and joy to work with. You sir are a gift to the world 🌎 Thank you for letting me play in your sandbox. #TeamEdom
Nicola Correia-Damude (Maryse Lightwood) shared some fitspiration on Instagram.
John Rakich (Locations Manager) tweeted: I'm so proud to be a part of something that's meant so much to so many. Not just as something entertaining but something that grew to inspire such passion, dedication and positivity. #bestfansever #shadowfam #Shadowhunters #saveshadowhunters
Nuno De Salles (Cast Trainer) shared a throwback photo of Matt (Alec) during leg day.
Lisa Berry (Cleophas) tweeted: So much love to yah @toddzer1 you’ve made a kick ass show. You have us waiting with bated breathe. #Shadowhunters
Luke Baines (Jonathan Morgenstern) tweeted: Just saw scenes from 3021 and 3022... when @toddzer1 says it’s a love letter to the fans, he means it. It’s everything you could want and more. #ImNotCryingYouAre
Steve Byers (Underhill) tweeted: #Shadowhunters has illustrated for me how Fandoms have a very real influence on shows creatively. Ultimately economics will usurp wishes and fanfics but a passionate audience is a very beautiful thing.
Javier Munoz (Lorenzo Rey) shared a cast photo on Instagram: Hi friends. I miss you. A whole lot. @shadowhunterstv
Harry (Magnus) shared photos of an action figure given to him by a Korean Shadowhunters fan on Instagram
#SaveShadowhunters (continued)
On June 4th, it was announced that Freeform wouldn’t be continuing on with a fourth season of Shadowhunters. Here are a few major highlights. (Our full roundup for #SaveShadowhunters can be found here.)
Twitter & Social Media Stuff
VIP Outdoor Media shares an outstanding video created with footage of Jack Yang (Asmodeus) at San Diego Comic Con with the Save Shadowhunters pedicab and bike billboard.
Carl’s Jr. (Fast Food Chain) gets sassy about #SaveShadowhunters
Articles
Film Daily (article): Everything we want to see happen in ‘Shadowhunters’ S3B (and a possible S4)
ShumDario News (article): #SaveShadowhunters: the shows’ impact, and why we’re raising hell
Twitter (moment): The #SaveShadowhunters hashtag was featured in Twitter’s #HashtagDay moment.
Other News
Hollywood Reporter (article): 'Crazy Rich Asians' Sequel Moves Forward With Director Jon M. Chu (Exclusive) Harry (Magnus) will have a prominent role as Charlie Wu in the sequel.
PopSugar (article): Harry Shum Jr. Is Cool and All, but Just Wait Until You Meet His Wife, Shelby Rabara
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ELLEEEEEE HAPPY BIRTHDAY LESTAPPEN QUEEN!!!!!!!!
hope you have an amazing day ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much Celine! 🥰 Hope the unstoppable duo have a wonderful race. I'll be saving a few drinks for them. 😅
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off the rack #1208
Monday, April 16, 2018
Today is going to be challenging here in Ottawa. Freezing rain overnight has left thick ice on everything. It's going to take a lot of muscle and time to scrape off any cars parked outside overnight. Penny has been going at hers for half and hour and she still hasn't left for work. I would normally go out and help her but I caught a bad cold and I feel like poop. I probably got the bug on the flight home from Cuba last Tuesday. My immune system let me down this trip.
Our week at the Brisas Guardalavaca resort in Cuba was near perfect. Beautiful sun every day. I took one of the resort bikes out for a ride on one of the only cloudy mornings, got rained on a little but made it back to the resort unscathed. I donned mask, snorkel and fins every afternoon but one to swim out to look for tropical fish on what remained of the reefs after last year's hurricanes. I'm happy to be home but I wish winter would finally leave the area. Just going to stay in today and try to get better.
Domino #1 - Gail Simone (writer) David Baldeon (art) Jesus Aburtov (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). Killer Instinct part 1. It's my lucky day. The merc with the facial tattoo is back on the racks and she's being take care of by a writer and artist team that I like a lot. This story starts off with Neena Thurman's birthday but may end in her death day. If I didn't like this whole issue and the many guest stars so much, that last page guarantees that I will be reading the next issue.
Immortal Men #1 - Jim Lee, Ryan Benjamin & James Tynion IV (storytellers) Jim Lee & Ryan Benjamin (pencils) Scott Williams & Richard Friend (inks) Jeremiah Skipper & Alex Sinclair (colours) Carlos M. Mangual (letters). The End of Forever part 1. I used to get excited when I saw Jim Lee's name attached to a new project because his art was so fantastic. At least to me it was. His X-Men and Batman stuff made me go "wow". Now I look at his art and feel meh about it. This latest New Age of Heroes book introduces a team of immortals that are brand new to me. None of them made a positive impression. I didn't finish reading the Dark Nights Metal stories and this team ties in to that series so that's probably why I couldn't get into this debut. These Immortal Men will be short-lived.
Xerxes #1 - Frank Miller (story & art) Alex Sinclair (colours). I really liked 300 when it hit the racks 20 years ago. This new 5-issue mini promises to be just as good. This time the Greeks and the Persians go at each others' throats in 490 BC. I have an interest in ancient history so I'm going to follow this story to see what happens.
Exiles #1 - Saladin Ahmed (writer) Javier Rodriguez (pencils & colours page 4) Javier Rodriguez (pencils) Jordie Bellaire (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Here we go again with Blink leading a team of heroes to save the multiverse. This first issue introduces two team members and the big bad guy that they'll be facing. I liked this debut. It reminded me of the Unstoppable Wasp book with young Nadia. I really enjoyed Javier's art in Spider-Woman so I'm giving this new book a chance.
Batman #44 - Tom King (writer) Mikel Janin & Joelle Jones (art) June Chung & Jordie Bellaire (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). I loved the silent scenes where Selina picks out her wedding dress. Those pages are interspersed with flashbacks showing different times in Batman and Catwoman's tumultuous relationship. The lead up to the wedding has been amazing. I'm starting to get a bad feeling about the blessed event however. The "'til death do us part" part may be a nasty surprise that the creative team are going to spring on us. I really hope not.
Oblivion Song #2 - Robert Kirkman (writer) Lorenzo De Felici (art) Annalisa Leoni (colours) Russ Wooton (letters). Still liking this adventures in monster land series.
Runaways #8 - Rainbow Rowell (writer) Kris Anka (art) Triona Tree Farrell (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Julie Power/Lightspeed is all grown up. I remember reading Louise Simonson and June Brigman's book when it first hit the racks in 1984 and loving the Power Pack kids. I never would have thought that Julie would mature into the woman she is now and would be dating Karolina. Julie's visit to her girlfriend's is interrupted by a surprise villain who wants Victor's head. I was surprised because I thought he was a good guy now.
Superman #44 - Patrick Gleason & Peter J. Tomasi (writers) Doug Mahnke (pencils) Jaime Mendoza & Doug Mahnke (inks) Wil Quintana (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). Bizarroverse part 3. Thank Darkseid this story is over. This climax had more Bizarro characters so the confusion I felt while reading this issue was increased exponentially. Even the sound effects were Bizarro. I hope we get back to normal next issue.
American Gods: My Ainsel #2 - Neil Gaiman (writer) P. Craig Russell (script & layouts) Scott Hampton (art) Rick Parker (letters). Find out why this arc is called My Ainsel.
Spider-Man #239 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Oscar Bazaldua (art) Brian Reber (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). The Sinister Six deliver their stolen S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier to the buyer. A special guest star team helps Miles to stop the handover. Somebody is going to die I bet.
Detective Comics #978 - James Tynion IV (writer) Javier Fernandez (art) John Kalisz (colours) Sal Cipriano (letters). The villain tips his hand this issue. I just noticed that all the ad pages were in the back of this book so that reading the story was a lot smoother. I wish every comic book was printed that way.
Avengers #687 - Mark Waid, Al Ewing & Jim Zub (writers) Paco Medina (pencils) Juan Vlasco (inks) Jesus Aburtov & Frederico Blee (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). No Surrender part 13. The Avengers find out what they're involved in as Voyager confesses to her duplicitousness just in time for the bad guy to ratchet up his threat to destroy the planet. The scene between Jarvis and Bruce Banner bodes well for the return of the Hulk.
Avengers #688 - Mark Waid, Al Ewing & Jim Zub (writers) Kim Jacinto & Stefano Caselli (art) David Curiel (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). No Surrender part 14. The Avengers need every hero they can assemble to defeat the Challenger after he crowns himself the Grandmaster Prime. It's going to take a lot of sacrifice to save the doomed planet. Who will not survive is the question.
Old Man Hawkeye #3 - Ethan Sacks (writer) Marco Checchetto (art) Andres Mossa (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Clint is hunting Thunderbolts and Bullseye is hunting Clint. We all know that Clint doesn't die in this story because he still has to go on a road trip with Old Man Logan. I'm curious to see how he survives Bullseye.
New Mutants #2 - Matthew Rosenberg (writer) Adam Gorham (art) Michael Garland (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). The team gets sent to the Arctic to deal with a giant problem. Meanwhile a new New Mutant makes a surprise appearance on the last page. Maybe Doug Ramsey will show up too.
Amazing Spider-Man #798 - Dan Slott (writer) Stuart Immonen (pencils) Wade von Grawbadger (inks) Marte Gracia (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Go Down Swinging part 2. I love the design of the new Red Goblin. The sacrifice that Peter has to make to keep himself and everyone he loves safe is huge. Now we'll see if he can come up with a way to beat the Red Goblin without his web shooters.
Marvel 2 in One #5 - Chip Zdarsky (writer) Valerio Schiti (art) Frank Martin (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Ben and Johnny find themselves in a universe where GalacDoom has eaten everything except Earth. Now he's going to eat it too. Then what? There's nothing left to eat. Not very bright, GalacDoom. Seeing the Silver Surfer and Emma Frost doing the Smallville thing was cool though.
All-New Wolverine #33 - Tom Taylor (writer) Ramon Rosanas (art) Nolan Woodard (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Old Woman Laura part 1. We jump into the future where Laura is queen of Madripoor after the good guys win Doom World War. Wait until you see who the POTUS is. Laura has only months to live due to a genetic glitch and one of the items on her bucket list is to kill Victor Von Doom. Someone shows up in the last panel and April 25, when the next issue hits the racks, can't come soon enough for me.
Astonishing X-Men #10 - Charles Soule (writer) Aco (pencils) David Lorenzo (inks) Rachelle Rosenberg (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). A Man Called X part 4. As much as I liked Aco's art in the Nick Fury mini, I didn't think it suited that spy versus spy story. It's perfect for this reality warping story though. The team tries to save the villagers of Fetters Hill in the Scottish Highlands from the villain Proteus before he can spread his madness even further. I'm interested to see how they do that.
X-Men Red #3 - Tom Taylor (writer) Mahmud Asrar (art) Ive Svorcina (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). The Hate Machine part 3. I don't remember much about the villain Cassandra Nova but it's clear she's one very nasty person in the first three pages. I'm not usually a fan of super hero teams but Tom Taylor writes the All-New Wolverine and Gabby and Laura are on this team so this book stays on my "must read" list.
Star Wars: Darth Vader #14 - Charles Soule (writer) Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils) Daniele Orlandini (inks) David Curiel (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Burning Seas part 3. Vader is sent to the oceanic planet of Mon Cala to hunt down some surviving Jedi that slipped through the Empire's clutches when Order 66 was executed. The defiant Mon Calamari are thwarting his efforts. Mmm…calamari is yummy.
Captain America #700 - Mark Waid (writer) Chris Samnee (art) Matthew Wilson (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). So disappointed that a time paradox was used to beat the bad guy. All that matters to Cap fans is that Steve is back in the "present" and the series continues.
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Happy Birthday Taylor!
Its officially December 13th in Russia. And I just want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR SWIFT.
Firstly, congratulations to your mom and dad! They are amazing and I’m so grateful to them. They gave us the leader and the queen.
Secondly, you made the biggest trip to reach the Millennium. You did it by yourself. Your willpower, talent, life experience,hard work that you do all the time . All this made you the greatest person. These things made you who you are. I can’t even find a person who’s giving me more inspiration and motivation than you.
You turned 28. I’m here for 5 years and I’m still here with you. It was the best times ever. I am so happy what you found the King of your heart. I’m so happy, what I can see shining, strong, powerful,unstoppable and the most gorgeous woman in the world. Taylor is my sunshine, my friend. She is the person who gives me the reasons and second chances. She told us what we are special, unreal and I’m so proud to be a part of Taylor‘s life.
Happy Birthday, Taylor Swift.
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The Frienships of Fandom
I already made a post about my thoughts on the final FT chapter and Gruvia. So, this post is a far more personal story that couldn’t have happened without Gruvia. Others have already spoken about the friends they made because of this series. Well, I wanted to do that, too, but because it’s me, it’s going to be ridiculously long. ^_~
First, a history lesson.
I started shipping Gruvia around 2011, and started getting into the fandom in 2012. That’s the first time I posted on a forum about Gruvia, and that was in the general shipping thread on Manga Fox (it was before shipping had it’s own sub forum there). I wasn’t a frequent poster (I went by the name Ramblria, which I think suited me lol), but I did lurk a lot, and I eventually started lurking on Tumblr a lot more, too. I remember being so happy with all the fan content being generated on Tumblr after Gray and Juvia had their unison raid of love. The gruvia tag was always active, positive, and fun.
When the shipping sub forum was finally created on Manga Fox, I eventually started posting in Gruvia’s thread during 2013. That’s when I met rieriebee, who was known as Darkhope over there. I knew her on Tumblr, too, because she created the amazing Gruvia Manifesto. We instantly bonded over Gruvia on Manga Fox. I think the pair of us created at least 80% of the content in that thread by throwing essay-sized posts at each other lmao. Rieriebee eventually asked me if I had Skype. I did not at the time, and evaded her requests to get it, because I was a pretty introverted, socially anxious person, and the idea of chatting with her verbally or on video seemed positively terrifying to me lmao.
Months and months passed, and it was now the summer of 2014. I was becoming a lot more active on Tumblr and Rieriebee reached out to me again. I knew at this point that she lived in the same place as I did, NY, and it made me even more anxious to speak to her, because I was worried she might want to meet once she found out that fact. But, having spoken to her for so long at that point, I felt like I already knew her. So, I took a chance, and got Skype at last, and we talked. And, lo and behold, she wanted to meet, and that’s exactly what we did. She brought her 413 Days magazine and I brought my gruvia plushies, and we’ve been best friends ever since.
Rieriebee, also known as Marie, is nearly the exact opposite of the type of person I am lmao. She’s very extroverted, bubbly, brave, energetic, blunt, but also super friendly and inviting. Marie is very much “the more people, the merrier” kind of person, and without that trait I wouldn’t have many of the friendships that I currently do. But, among all the differences, we also had something very special in common with each other. Just like on Manga Fox, we could talk Gruvia until the sun went down (and many times we did).
Honestly, I don’t know anyone who I could talk to about fandom as passionately as I can with Marie. She’s my favorite person to share a fanfic idea or headcanon with, because she always gives the best reactions, and is very supportive. I also don’t know anyone who would put up with talking to me about fandom as long as I do with Marie haha. We’ve joked recently that our phone convos are not complete unless we’ve reached our three-hour mark.
Gruvia brought us together, but really, Marie brought us together, and we stayed together, because we quickly went from fandom friends to real friends. If Marie didn’t persist in trying to talk to me, even though I was so shy, I wouldn’t have met such an amazing person, and I certainly wouldn’t have continued to meet more amazing people.
One of those people was kanarenee, also known as Crystal. Marie and Crystal had known each other since 2006, as they were both huge Naruto fans. They kind of lost touch over the years, but Gruvia reconnected them again. Crystal contacted Marie, and Marie introduced her to me via Skype. Crystal and I’s first Skype chat was kind of funny, because the second I saw her, I recognized her immediately, because she had linked a video of herself on Tumblr months earlier, where she had fangirled over the “I’m here with you” moment in 366. I liked that video a lot, because I agreed with it, but also because I’d never seen anyone make a video just to discuss the gruvia parts of a chapter. That made the video, and Crystal herself very memorable to me. She seemed like someone I’d like to be friends with.
Suffice it to say, Crystal and I bonded very quickly. Crystal, too, was quite bubbly, passionate, imaginative, kind, and inquisitive. We had a lot of interests in common including writing, books, a love for the Final Fantasy VII universe, super heroes, Game Of Thrones, and a variety of other random things that our Skype chats always devolved into haha. We, too, could easily Skype chat for hours (and we did, and do, many a time), going from Gruvia to anything and everything in between. We also shared a favorite character in common, and that was Juvia. We always had the same opinions, wants and needs for her character. I still remember when our one-on-one chat would just be the two of us throwing Gruvia headcanons at each other. It was glorious and effortless, and I instantly adored her.
It didn’t take long before the three of us formed a little group, and started The Gruvia Podcast together in December 2014 which we followed early the next year with a special video version.
Now, I’m going to take a slight detour, to introduce another of my close friends darkdreamerx, also known as Brittany. Brittany is Marie’s best friend, and we were essentially introduced on twitter. We had already been following each other on Tumblr without realizing. We both loved Nalu and Gruvia, and we ended up having our first meeting at the Kinokuniya bookstore. It was a few weeks after my birthday at that point, and I’ll never forget going into a little tourist shop, and Brittany pretending she was looking for a gift for her friend, asking my opinion on which keychain I thought was best, only so she could surprise me with it right afterwards as a gift. I’d known her a total of a few hours, and yet she still gave me a present for my birthday. That’s Brittany. She’s sweet, generous, fun, loving, and adventurous.
We bonded over FT, but Brittany is a shoujo queen. Two of my most favorite series ever, Kamisama Hajimemashita and Akatsuki No Yona are ones I would never even have heard about if not for her. But our get-togethers span beyond just anime and manga. We’ve had so many good times over the last few years. We’ve gotten wonderfully (and terrifyingly lmao) lost in the city, sat in watching ridiculous fantasy movies, had sleepovers, danced to Brazilian Jazz, and been together for Christmas eve eve. I know we’ll continue to have a great friendship for many years to come.
Now I’m going to talk about a Doosh. The dooshiedoosh, also known as Kat. She easily wins the best Tumblr username around, and don’t even try to look for a better one, because you won’t find it. Kat just naturally became friends with Marie, Crystal and I via Tumblr and twitter. I, personally, could not resist her wit, charm, intelligence, understanding and patient personality. Kat is very chill, but also knows what the fuck she is talking about, so don’t mess with her. She’s a psychologist by day, and super mom and wife by night!
Marie and I have been to see Kat in Maryland so many times at this point, that we are practically honorary residents in her home (which is also the home of our drunk podcast). Her husband and daughter, who are also FT fans, have always been nothing but welcoming over the years, even though the three of us together means unbridled fangirling will surely occur. But they always understand and kindly tolerate it all. Going back to Kat herself, I admire how knowledgeable and pragmatic she is. I always appreciate her lending an ear whenever I need to talk. A true friend through and through.
Once our four-some was formed, we were unstoppable in our love for each other and Gruvia. Which soon led us to our first big adventure together. We made plans to visit Crystal in Colorado, and dubbed the upcoming trip Gruvicon! This trip was to take place the summer of 2015. However, it hit a few snags along the way. Crystal was having some financial difficulties after her husband had gotten sick with diabetes. She was not sure if she could afford the trip any longer with us coming to visit her. Thankfully, things worked out with a lot of help from a now dear friend, but I’ll get back to that later.
As for me, my grandmother, who I had been very close to, had fallen critically ill less than two weeks before I was to leave on the trip. I was horribly torn, hoping that she’d get well somehow, so I wouldn’t have to make a painful choice either way. If not for Marie, Crystal and Kat, I don’t know how I would have coped with everything going on at that time. Sadly, my grandmother did eventually pass away the weekend before the trip. I debated whether to take the trip at all, but ultimately decided that I’d just be miserable at home. I wanted to escape. I wanted a distraction. I wanted to be with my friends. So, that’s what I did. Marie and I boarded a plane in NY, while Kat boarded a plane in Maryland, and we headed to meet Crystal in Colorado for our first adventure together!
What followed was an amazing experience. We all just clicked immediately. I felt like I’d known these ladies all my life. The very next day we all hopped in Crystal’s awesomely green car (aka The Avocado), and we headed on a road trip down to the four corners with a few stops along the way. We visited New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and returned to throughly explore Colorado. Our time together was so fun, and we never got sick of each other. We also made sure to make another video podcast now that we were all finally together.
However, this is not just when our own adventures were born, but Gruvia’s plushie adventures as well. The idea was originally Kat’s. She mentioned how Nasa has a mascot in the form of a rubber chicken, and suggested we use the Gray and Juvia plushies I made (and that Mashima retweeted) as our own mascots, and take pictures of them during the trip, as a way to share our vacation with the fandom. We instantly all loved the idea, and it’s become a fun side project throughout our visits to each other over the years.
But this was only the first big adventure. The next time we all met up again there were a whole bunch of other plushies, and a new friend! As I had said, Crystal was having financial issues. Kat, Marie and I all helped out with what we could, but one of our podcast listeners and fellow Gruvia fan reached out to lend a huge helping hand. tea-lief, also known as Whitney, donated money to Crystal to help out with her husband’s medical bills and other expenses. If not for that, our first Gruvicon might have run into serious issues.
Whitney is an incredibly kind-hearted, generous, empathetic, optimistic and caring person. During our first trip to Colorado, I was shocked a stranger online was so quick to help out in such a big way. But, now, after being friends with Whitney these last two years, I’m no longer surprised, because that’s just the kind of person she is. She is always thinking of others before herself. And while her acts of kindness no longer shock me, I’m still always touched whenever she does something out of consideration for someone else.
I can also relate a lot to Whitney. We are both a bit anxious and unsure of ourselves. But I can tell you, she needn’t be, because she is so very talented. Her art constantly blows me away. She’s always been a great artist, but she’s also constantly growing and improving, with each new art piece she creates becoming my new favorite of hers. She’s also incredibly supportive. I know if there’s a new note on Tumblr from her on my posts it’s bound to be filled with encouraging responses or tags that make me glow with happiness.
Backtracking a bit, as Crystal got to know Whitney better, she introduced us via our chat, and we all became fast friends. The next time we decided to meet again, Whitney joined Kat and Crystal as they headed on their separate ways to NY to visit Marie and I for Gruvicon 2016! We had to make another video podcast at my home this time during their visit, and of course the plushie adventures also continued!
Since then I’ve hung out with Marie and Brittany on a regular basis. I’ve gone with Marie to see Kat in Maryland countless times. Crystal has since moved down to Texas, where Whitney is, and I recently went to visit them both this past June. And just this last weekend Kat drove up from Maryland to celebrate canon with Marie and I in Long Island.
And this is just a small list of some of the people I’ve gotten to meet and become friends with over the last several years. Sarapyon, chanting-to-u, shir0usagi, bonneyq, thatsvichan, corxavis, Unisonraidd, canyoudigitmotherlicker, honeyteacake, and madaniss are also all lovely people I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know better/meet and/or chat with, and I’m so grateful for those opportunities.
And none of these friendships would have been possible without Gruvia. They all ultimately blossomed from that shared interest. Yes, they are just fictional characters in a fictional relationship, but the relationships with the wonderful people above are real and lasting. I love you guys so much. Thank you for making these last several years such an incredible rollercoaster experience. We’ve had our ups, our downs, and everything in between. But I wouldn’t change any of it for the world. <3
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How would the rfa and Saeran react to MC being an irl princess of some foreign country? Like... honest to goodness royalty? Thanks!
A/N: I hope this was everything you wanted! I don’t really know much about royalty so I just kinda rolled with it.. If it’s not good I’m sorry! Anyway, if there are parts that don’t make sense i’M SO SORRY I HAVE A FEVER but i’m using this time to write requests because my bby followers deserve it. Sorry for being gone for so long! Thank you all for the support you give us, 404 and I are working hard on requests right now
*YOOSUNG
this poor boy had no idea, he doesn’t pay muchattention to pop culture like that
one day you invite him over to play games atyour house because you have a super huge tv and you knew he’d love that!
when he’s at the gates of your mansionhouse, he calls you because there’s no way this can be your house???
“MC, are you pranking me??? It was bad enoughlast time when you put toothpaste in my oreos!”
“Just come in, you dork”
when he hears the gate buzz, he finally realizes that you’re rich as hell
it all makes sense now??? You always take himout to super expensive restaurants and for Christmas you got him an amazinggaming computer???
he’s about to faint oh my god yOU’RE SO RICH
when he’s roaming around the hallways of yourmansion looking for your room (he refused the butler’s help, he could do ithimself), hE SEES A PICTURE OF YOU AND YOUR PARENTS AND YOU’RE ALL WEARINGCROWNS???
nah, no, there’s no way you’re royalty, you guysprobably did a photo shoot, there’s no way this is possible
wait isthat an entire row of pictures where your dad is meeting important people
is thatBarack Obama? Is that the pRIME MINSTER OF SOUTH KOREA???
he faints
when he wakes up, he finds himself in a huge bedand you’re sitting next to him playing a game
“You’re finally awake! I’ve told you that youneed to take care of yourself, did you even eat today?”
“MC ARE A YOU A QUEEN?”
“No, but I will be in the future”
Aaand he faints again
Once he finally gets used to the idea of youbeing a princess, it makes so much more sense to him!
You’ve always sounded really polite and elegantwhen you speak, and you handle the RFA fundraisers so easily, no matter whatcrisis comes???
He loves seeing you all dressed up, you’re socute and beautiful!!!
You’re his Princess Zelda
*ZEN
He thought your name sounded familiar when youintroduced yourself in the chat, but he didn’t really think about it
But when he finally gets to meet you, he’s in somuch denial???
It can’t be, a princess fell in love with him
If you thought his ego was big before, it’sthe size of the Titanic now
It’s even bigger when you tell him youwatched his movies before you talked to him on the app
It never really hits him until you go shoppingwith him one day and you buy him a Louis Vuitton suitcase aS IF IT’S NOTHING???
wAIT YOU’RE BUYING LIKE 5 BAGS TOO???
Like yeah he makes decent money from acting, butholy hell you’re rich
He honestly loves this so much though
You two are an amazingly dressed power couple!
You’ll take over the political world and he’lltake over the pop culture world
You end up giving him “prince” lessons
You teach him how to deal with the pressure ofthe public and how to speak politely but firmly
You make him walk with books on his head andrecord him even though that’s something you never had to do
You get him to quit smoking by telling him atrue prince would never do such a thing
He almost cries
HE LOVES DOING PHOTO SHOOTS WITH YOU, HE WILLUSE AN EXCUSE TO BE IN A MAGAZINE WITH YOU
“it’s your half birthday”
“it’s national best friend’s day”
“it’s tHE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY WE FIRST DID IT
zen pls no
He wears his future crown at home when no oneis around
He’s really happy that you’re a public figure sohe can flaunt you when you guys go out
*JAEHEE
She knew the second you introduced yourself inthe chatroom!
She’s honestly dazzled, a real life princess???What is this???
But she kept herself in check, she realized youprobably have a lot of people who hound you on a regular basis, she didn’twanna be one of them
But she honestly loves talking to about yourcountry’s political system
With your leadership skills and Jaehee’sorganizational skills, you both work together to implement programs forunderprivileged children
You two are a power couple omg, literallyunstoppable, you two even consider starting clean water projects in othercountries???
Unstoppable
Jaehee considers opening a coffeeshop chainin your country
She loves seeing you dress up!!! You’re soadorable and beautiful in all the elegant clothing
She totally doesn’t take pictures of you whenyou aren’t looking, there’s no way she has an album of 300 pictures of you
She’s really afraid of how the world will reactwhen they find out you two are actually together???
Dumbass tabloids think you two are “gal pals”
But you don’t care, even if you have to stepdown, you don’t care
“Listen Jaehee, I love you. You’re my bestfriend and I would not trade that for the world. If my country wants me to stepdown because I have a girlfriend, I will. I’ll find a life with you because Icannot imagine a life without you.”
tEARS SO MANY TEARS
Jaehee highkey lowkey uses you to meet famouspeople (but she loves you, es okay)
You don’t really mind though, it makes her happy
So you take her to as many events as you can,you want to make her smile as much as you can
You love this precious little bean and you are going to give her the world
*JUMIN
Of course he knew who you were, he wasn’t anuneducated idiot
And while it was nice to know that you weren’twith him for the money
He was kinda disappointed???
You’re a princess, you have the entire world atyour feet
He wanted to spoil you, but you??? Have???Everything you want or need???
But with the help of Zen but with hisbrilliant mind, he was able to come up with stuff he knew you never got!
hE WILL MAKE SO MANY THINGS FOR U
He started making food for you
And yes it tastes terrible at first but it gotbetter after awhile!
At the beginning he was the type to just putthe entire egg with the shell in cake mix
hE’S SO CUTE IN AN APRON OMG
He takes knitting classes???
He knits you everything he possibly can, asweater, scarf, gloves, beanies
He totally doesn’t knit a baby blanket andbaby hat for your future kids
He supports your decision not become queenbecause you decided you wanted to do other than things than run a country
Like be his totally hot secretary
You eventually move into his place and he lowkeyfeels ashamed bc it’s so much smaller than what you’re used to
But you assure him that you prefer his placebecause smaller places feel so much more homey than mansions
You’re actually much busier than Jumin when itcomes to work so he’s always home before you and he spoils you so much
When you come home, you can always expect ashoulder/back massage
There’s always a warm meal that he makes because he’s not letting someone else dosomething for you that he can
When you have really bad days at work, he runs anice, hot bubble bath couple with candles and rose petals
He’s pretty much ur house spouse, who knew Jumincould take on such a domestic role???
But he’s still senpai in the sheets
*SAEYOUNG
Ofc he found out when he did a background searchon you
And he’s so fascinated by you???
You help run a country??? You do so many goodthings
He’ll never understand though
How didsomeone as great as you fall for someone as terrible as him
Everything you do is so great and he’s stuck ina field of work that could get him killed
But with your power, you’re able to get him outof his job
And he’s so, so thankful to you
He doesn’t really let himself be vulnerable infront of you but when you told him you could help him, he cried for hours
What did he do to get someone as amazing you???
He doesn’t know it but you totally gotsomeone to assassinate his dad
You actually help him get a job as an engineer
He hates using you for your connections but heknows he deserves the job, he’s not going to deny his talent and ability
He’s so thankful for you
And he becomes your right-hand man??? Anytimeyou need to make a difficult decision about your country, he’s there for you!!!
He gets a pet monkey so he can comparehimself to Aladdin
“Listen children,,, you don’t know how hard lifewas for me,,, I was a beggar,,, always stealing food to survive,,,”
“Saeyoung, stop lying to the children andactually teach them, I wanted you to get the kids interested in computers”
“I was nothing but a boy with a monkey and amagic carpet,,,”
You two come up with a plan to get kids moreinterested in computers and he’s in charge
He loves teaching all the children! They’re allsilly and goofy like him
He has no idea where he would be without you andhe’s so glad he met you
*SAERAN
This boy has no idea, like none at all
Rika chose you to retrieve the phone, and he wasjust supposed to follow you
And he knows like nothing about pop culture “It’suseless information that’ll take up space in my brain” so he didn’t knowwho you were
He finds out one day when he sees an articleabout you helping open up a school in a third world country???
Like he thought you were amazing before
You were the one who helped him through histherapy, through all the nightmares that plagued his nights, through all thebad thoughts that overwhelmed him
In his head, you’d always been his queen
But it turns out you’re actually a princess?!?!
And youhelp so much around the world
He could deal with you being a princess if itweren’t for the fact that you were a huge philanthropist
You educated women in India about reproductivehealth??? You helped teach disabled children in China??? yOU DONATED 25 MILLIONDOLLARS TO A HOSPITAL IN SEOUL???
He actually killed someone and you helped peoplelive longer and better
He actually avoids you for a few weeks after hefinds out
He’s just having a hard time coming to termswith it? You’re a goddess and he’s thedevil, why are you with him?
But you weren’t having any of it, you literallykicked his door down, you gave him his space and now you were going to talk
He ends up crying in your lap
But you manage to talk it out with him and youmake it very clear that you aren’t goinganywhere
“I love you, okay? You don’t have to understandwhy I do, but you need to know that I do. I don’t care if you think I deservebetter because I choose you, Saeran. Iwill always choose you.”
He eventually decides he wants to help peoplewith you
Yes, he made a huge mistake in the past, onethat he is so sorry for, and he will spend the rest of his life trying to makeup for that
He’s no V, he’ll never be an angel, but he’ssure as hell gonna make the world a less crappy place
He comes up with so many great ideas!
Music programs for underprivileged children!Reading classes for uneducated adults! Programs that help teenagers get workexperience!
He creates so many outreach programs and he’s sohappy that you gave him the chance to do that
Started from the bottom now we’re here
*V
This boy is as clueless as Saeran
Between photography and Rika and being adumbass, he doesn’t pay much attention to the world
· He ends up finding out through Jumin??
“Oh by the way MC’s father is going to bevisiting my father, we’re going to talk about having MC model for one of ourproducts”
“wHAT”
He’s honestly so happy though
You’re such a fantastic person who else couldput up with him pining after Rika for so long and you deserve everything
You deserve all the praise and attention you get
He totally doesn’t fantasize about becoming aprince
And he so doesn’t go around singing Disneysongs
“anD AT LAST I SEE THE LIGHT”
“what was that honey?”
“Thinking about the top 10 things a blind personwill never say”
This boy is such a saint, you two implement aprogram to help disabled children
And not only does he help implement the program,but he actually participates in it???
Crying cause V deserves the world
He becomes your family’s official photographer!
This happens because he was lowkey salty whenyou hired someone else for an event
“Oh you need my help getting something from thehigh shelf??? Why don’t you ask that photographer?”
V pls shut up
But you do drag him to one of your photoshootsand after that he’s as addicted as Zen
You two make such a beautiful couple, how couldhe not be addicted???
He has pictures of you everywhere in hishouse
And he knows how much you love him, he canalways feel it, but he absolutely adoresthe expression on your face when you’re looking at him and seeing it from anoutside perspective makes him want to cry
He loves you so much, you’re his goddess
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Hey Solar, S!lv3r here (first time I'm using this and I'm confused-). Hope you're having a great day! Happy birthday once again and thank you for being my friend. You're really a gust of fresh wind in an extremely hot day. You're one the kindest, most helpful, nicer person I have ever met, I hope our friendship lasts for ages. Happy birthday again to the Fluff Queen!
HI Silver! ❤️❤️💙💖💖��💙 Thank you so so much! You’re Amazing and Wonderful and I’m So very grateful to have you as my friend! Unstoppable this friendship is! 💙💖💙💙 Thank You for everything!!
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Happy Sunday bookworms!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We had a busy weekend around the house prepping for the rest of the month… October happens to be one of the busiest months for our family. My husband & both our kids have birthdays in October, our wedding anniversary is in October, we attend Halloween parties in October, and we have fall sports ending & end of the season banquets in October. We have something going on every night from now until November 1st.
November, I can’t wait to see you for a much needed break 🙂
*Bookish Weekly Wrap-Up is a weekly post where I feature what posts were published on the blog for the past week, any bookish/blog happenings, what I recently finished reading, what I am currently reading, what I will be reading next, noteworthy posts around the bookish blogisphere, and any interesting bookish articles I came across.
Monday 9/30
September 2019 Reading & Blogging Wrap-Up
Wednesday 10/2
October 2019 TBR
Most anticipated books published this past week:
» Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Genre: Fantasy
Release date: October 1, 2019
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.
When I attended Leigh Bardugo’s book tour for The Language of Thorns, Leigh was working on this book. She said she was working on “a dark fantasy about secret sororities at Yale.” I was very intrigued, and now it is finally here!
Interesting bookish articles:
» Quiz: Pick 6 Starbucks Drinks and We’ll Tell You What to Read Next
» Start a Book Club with a Twist: 21 Unique Book Club Ideas
» Books that Go Bump in the Night: Haunted House Reads for Your Book Club
» How to Hold a Spooky Book Club Meeting
» Spooky (But Not Too Scary!) Books for Middle Grade Readers
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Josephine Baker’s Last Dance by Sherry Jones
From the author of The Jewel of Medina, a moving and insightful novel based on the life of legendary performer and activist Josephine Baker, perfect for fans of The Paris Wife and Hidden Figures.
Discover the fascinating and singular life story of Josephine Baker—actress, singer, dancer, Civil Rights activist, member of the French Resistance during WWII, and a woman dedicated to erasing prejudice and creating a more equitable world—in Josephine Baker’s Last Dance.
In this illuminating biographical novel, Sherry Jones brings to life Josephine’s early years in servitude and poverty in America, her rise to fame as a showgirl in her famous banana skirt, her activism against discrimination, and her many loves and losses. From 1920s Paris to 1960s Washington, to her final, triumphant performance, one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century comes to stunning life on the page.
With intimate prose and comprehensive research, Sherry Jones brings this remarkable and compelling public figure into focus for the first time in a joyous celebration of a life lived in technicolor, a powerful woman who continues to inspire today.
Praise for Josephine Baker’s Last Dance
“Sherry Jones takes us on a remarkable journey of heartbreak and empowerment. Josephine Baker’s Last Dance is a bold and beautiful book about a bold and beautiful life. This book left its mark on me.” – Susan Crandall, author of The Myth of Perpetual Summer
“The mesmerizing chanteuse who shattered race barriers and hearts across the world is brought to vivid, unstoppable life in Josephine Baker’s Last Dance. The champagne swirl of the Jazz Age fuels this amazing, untold story of a defiant woman who fought her way from poverty to become the toast of Europe, infamous for her bawdy act and banana-peel-barely-there skirt. Jones’s Josephine is complicated and human: a courageous artist on a quest for freedom under the haunting legacy of race inequality; she emerges as not only a fantastic icon from the past in her own right, but also as a mirror and example for today. “ – C.W. Gortner, author of Mademoiselle Chanel
“[An] entertaining portrait of a groundbreaking woman. Hand this to fans of Paula McLain’s The Paris Wife (2011), Liza Klaussman’s Villa America (2015), and other tales of Jazz Age artists.” – Booklist
“The extraordinary story of a unique and unrivaled icon…Jones delivers a satisfying life of one endlessly fascinating person.” – Kirkus Reviews
“If you loved The Paris Wife, you’re going to love this… Sherry Jones’s new Fall release is an inspiring novel that women everywhere will find to be an important piece of literature in helping to bring about total equality in our current world.” – PopSugar
EXCERPT: Josephine Baker’s Last Dance
Just before she entered the stage door, a drop of rain hit her on the head. No, that was not a bad omen, only a reminder to do her best, to shine like the star she was, or would be. Wilsie came running up—Mr. Sissle was there, but Mr. Blake had yet to arrive. “You’ll knock ’em dead, Tumpy. Just do your dancing and forget the rest.” Josephine didn’t need to be told that. She was ready.
She flexed and stretched her arms as she walked with Wilsie across the stage, past the musicians gathering, trumpets and saxophones and drums and a clarinet, down into the auditorium, where a slender man spoke to a white-haired man at his side. He turned his head very slightly and looked her up and down from the corners of his shrewd, hard eyes. His mouth pursed.
“How old are you?” he’d said before Wilsie had even introduced them. The stage door opened, and a very dark-skinned man with a bald head hurried in, talking about “the damned rain,” scampering down the steps, striding up the aisle, shaking water from his clothes.
“Eubie Blake,” he said, smiling, holding out his hand to her.
“This is Tumpy, Mr. Blake, the one I told you about,” Wilsie said. “She’s here to audition for Clara’s spot in the chorus.”
The man with Mr. Sissle—the stage manager—motioned to her and she followed him up the stage steps. Did she know the songs? Could she dance to “I’m Just Wild about Harry”? Josephine wanted to jump for joy. She pretended to watch as Wilsie showed her the steps, which she already knew as if she’d made them up herself. Josephine stripped down to her dingy leotard, tossed her clothes on a chair, then ran and leaped to the center of the stage. This was it. She bent over to grasp her ankles, stretching her legs, then stood and pulled her arms over her head.
“Ready?” Mr. Sissle barked. The music started, and she began the dance, so simple she could have done it in her sleep. Practicing in the Standard, she’d gotten bored with it and had made up her own steps, throwing in a little Black Bottom, wiggling her ass and kicking her legs twice as high as they wanted to go, taken by the music, played by it, the instruments’ instrument, flapping her hands, step and kick and spin and spin and squat and jump and down in a split, up and jump and kick and spin—oops, the steps, she didn’t need no damn steps, she had better ones—and kick and jump and wiggle and spin. She looked out into the auditorium—a big mistake: Mr. Blake’s mouth was open and Mr. Sissle’s eyes had narrowed to slits. Don’t be nervous, just dance. Only the music remained now, her feet and the stage.
When she’d finished, panting, and pulled on her dress and shoes, Wilsie came running over, her eyes shining. “You made their heads spin, you better believe it,” she whispered, but when they went down into the aisle Josephine heard Mr. Sissle muttering.
“Too young, too dark, too ugly,” he said. The world stopped turning, then, the sun frozen in its arc, every clock still, every breath caught in every throat. Mr. Blake turned to her, smiling as if everything were normal, and congratulated her on “a remarkable dance.”
“I can see that you are well qualified for our chorus, Tumpy,” he said, and on his lips, the name sounded like a little child’s.
“You have real talent, and spark, besides. How did you learn to do that at such a young age? You are—how old?”
“Fifteen,” she said.
Mr. Sissle snorted, and cut Wilsie a look. “Wasting my time,” he said. Mr. Blake looked at her as if she’d just wandered in from the orphanage.
“I’m very sorry, there’s been a mix-up,” he said. “You must be sixteen to dance professionally in New York State.”
“I’ll be sixteen in June,” Josephine said. Her voice sounded plaintive and faraway.
“We need someone now.” Mr. Sissle folded his arms as if she were underage on purpose. Mr. Blake led her toward the stage door, an apologetic Wilsie saying she hadn’t known. Mr. Sissle followed, talking to Mr. Blake about adding some steps to “I’m Just Wild about Harry,” saying they should put in some kicks, that he’d been thinking about it for a while. Uh-huh.
“Come and see us in New York after your birthday, doll,” Mr. Blake said. “You never know when we might have an opening.” He opened the door and let the rain pour in before shutting it again. He looked at Josephine’s thin, optimistic dress. Where was her umbrella? She hung her head. He stepped over to retrieve a black umbrella propped against the wall and handed it to her. She took it without even knowing, her thoughts colliding like too many birds in a cage. She would have to stay in Philadelphia, she had failed—too young, too dark, too ugly—she should have lied about her age, what had gotten into her? Showing off, that was what.
And now Mr. Sissle disliked her, and she would never get into their show; it didn’t matter how many times she went back. As she stepped out into the rain with that big umbrella in her hands unopened and felt the rain pour down her face; she was glad, for now they would think it was water instead of tears, but when she looked back, Wilsie was crying, too, in the open doorway.
Seeing the men watching from a window, she stopped. They wouldn’t forget her; she’d make them remember. She walked slowly, her silk dress dripping, while Mr. Sissle gesticulated with excitement as he stole her ideas—authentic Negro dancing were the last words she’d heard—and Mr. Blake looking as if he wanted to run out there, scoop her up, and carry her back inside.
( Continued… )
© 2018 All rights reserved. Book excerpt reprinted by permission of the author, Sherry Jones. Do not reproduce, copy or use without the author’s written permission. This excerpt is used for promotional purposes only.
Purchase Josephine Baker’s Last Dance in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats on Simon and Schuster’s website (available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Indiebound, Kobo, and other sites). Learn more about Sherry’s books at www.authorsherryjones.com
About Sherry Jones Author and journalist Sherry Jones is best known for her international bestseller The Jewel of Medina. She is also the author of The Sword of Medina, Four Sisters, All Queens, The Sharp Hook of Love, and the novella White Heart.
Sherry lives in Spokane, WA, where, like Josephine Baker, she enjoys dancing, singing, eating, advocating for equality, and drinking champagne. Visit her online at AuthorSherryJones.com.
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AUTHOR REVEALED
Q. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE IN ONLY 8 WORDS?
A. So many books to write, so little time!
Q. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO OR MAXIM?
A. “Love is a verb.” Also, “You don’t get what you don’t ask for.”
Q. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE PERFECT HAPPINESS?
A. Waking up every morning excited about the day. Going to sleep at night excited about the next day. In between: dancing.
Q. WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
A. Homelessness.
Q. IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, WHERE WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO BE?
A. In the presence of those I love.
Q. WITH WHOM IN HISTORY DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY?
A. With every woman who has recognized that true power comes from within.
Q. WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
A. Oprah Winfrey, for her magnanimous support of women and authors. The Dalai Lama, for inspiring us all to lead compassionate lives.
Q. WHAT ARE YOUR MOST OVERUSED WORDS OR PHRASES?
A. They differ from book to book! In “Four Sisters, All Queens,” it was “clamor.”
Q. WHAT DO YOU REGRET MOST?
A. I regret the “down” time that I seem to need between books. I am so aware of the limited time that I have to write in this life, and have so many novels I want to write.
Q. IF YOU COULD ACQUIRE ANY TALENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
A. I would be a much better pianist. I play classical piano but it’s such a struggle. I love it, and would so love to feel at ease while making beautiful music.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
A. Raising my 17-year-old daughter to be the amazing, powerful, kind-hearted young woman that she is. I did this while finishing my college degree, working part-time, and researching and writing my first novel.
Q. WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST FLAW?
A. Impulsivity.
Q. WHAT’S YOUR BEST QUALITY?
A. Empathy.
Q. IF YOU COULD BE ANY PERSON OR THING, WHO OR WHAT WOULD IT BE?
A. I would be myself, warts and all. 🙂
Q. WHAT TRAIT IS MOST NOTICEABLE ABOUT YOU?
A. My laughter. It’s loud and audacious!
Q. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
A. Capitola in Eden Southworth’s classic novel, “The Hidden Hand.” Lily Barth in “House of Mirth.” Morgaine in “The Mists of Avalon.” Anna Karenina. A’isha in my first two books, “The Jewel of Medina” and “The Sword of Medina.” And I have a special place in my heart for each of my four sister-queens!
Q. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL VILLAIN?
A. Blanche, the “White Queen,” in “Four Sisters, All Queens.” The Red Queen in “Alice in Wonderland,” especially as rendered by Helena Bonham Carter. Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice.”
Q. IF YOU COULD MEET ANY HISTORICAL CHARACTER, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO HIM OR HER?
A. I would love to meet Jesus and ask him what he thinks of universal health care.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE?
A. Selfishness, and a lack of compassion for others. But I have grammatical pet peeves, too, lots of them! “Comprised of.” Using adverbs improperly. “Like” when “such as” or “as if” is correct. Failing to use the subjunctive tense when it is appropriate — as in, “Dance like no one is watching.” Yikes!
Q. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION, WHEN YOU’RE NOT WRITING?
A. Journalism. I love to challenge authority. Me and my big mouth!!!!
Q. WHAT’S YOUR FANTASY PROFESSION?
A. I’m doing it, right now, writing novels and selling them all over the world.
Q. WHAT 3 PERSONAL QUALITIES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?
A. Compassion. Integrity. Humor.
Josephine Baker’s Last Dance by Sherry Jones Josephine Baker's Last Dance by Sherry Jones From the author of The Jewel of Medina, a moving and insightful novel based on the life of legendary performer and activist Josephine Baker, perfect for fans of The Paris Wife and Hidden Figures.
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My passion for my people
My days and nights look the same journal in my bed documentary or a speech on the TV. I’ve been on the hunt to find my passion over the last year or so and today I felt it. I FELT my passion. About an hour, ago my homeboys left my house as I went on the whole night about black people. I talked about our struggle and what got us there and what we can do in our future. I talked about how amazing we are too. I REALLY love being black. Everything about being black is dope. As crazy as it sounds, our history makes us even more dope. We all know that we were Kings and Queens stemming from where life itself began. We know of our struggle here on Turtle Island (there’s nothing United about these states) and the years that followed. We are still fighting that same fight; it just changed with the times. Our history has made us who we are and this magic that we have is real.
As much as we get angry and frustrated with all that happens to us as a people, we will and cannot be defeated. They tried and failed, and failed, and failed, and we multiplied, and won, and won, and won. We are unbreakable. Whether you agree or not we are the world, we are life. We are the trendsetters and breakers, always have been and always will be(this is undebatable most mainstream, music, food, clothes, hair etc. stem from something that black people have come up with.
I talked about the temporary dismantling as well. I talked about the assassination of our great leaders, whether it was their physical body or their character. For generations we came back, we fought the battle. But there came a time when we got tired, we became uninspired and lacked the support from each other, other communities, and more importantly leaders. Not because they didn’t want to help, it’s just hard to do from 6ft under or from a cage. So we caved into fear. Love was no longer the ruling emotion. When that frequency changed occurred we were sent on that slow downward spiral became stuck, we hit rock bottom. When you are discouraged from that higher level of frequency of love, whether by force or voluntary, it’s hard to get out. And for my people, it was involuntary and harmfully negative. Negativity is a highly addictive drug. It’s passed on from person to person just like the common cold.
Let’s take a small step back. I am a firm believer that there are only two types of emotions fear and love and anything else is a feeling which is just a branch from an emotion. Love is a rapid high paced frequency and fear is slow and tends to drag (think about when you’re having a good time vs when your not). For a very along time we were put on that lower frequency and force fed negativity. It became our story and without even realizing, it became our manifestation. We weren’t purposely manifesting ourselves into a hell hole, but being forced to forget the core principles that made US who we are did. The “struggle” was the downward spiral we couldn’t get out of. Nothing worked and it seemed change was impossible. But like I said, black people are magic, and when you have super powers like we do your thoughts manifest into actions and your struggle becomes your strength. When you harness your powers you become limitless.
So what do you do after generations of a downward spiral? More importantly, what happens when the fearful from the “struggle” birth the fearless? They don’t fear authority, life, or death. They use their moral compasses to define right and wrong. A beast is created. And I’m not talking an evil type of beast. I’m talking about something unstoppable, something uncontrollable and larger than what came before. They will play the game created but better than the creator. So many of these beasts were created that people don’t know where to start looking because they spread like wildfire and fast. When they are seen, they all can’t be caught, which only agitates a beasts. The efforts to tame fall short, but when they “feel” like they’ve tamed the beast they move on to the next. They just forgot that beasts don’t take naps, and that slow frequency crawl, beasts don’t like that either. We move fast, efficient, and effective using our love for ourselves to put us on that higher frequency where we were kings and queens, where we belong.
My name is Eva. I am black girl magic and I am black boy joy. I am Black excellence and it I am real. I am black excellence and it is real. We are black excellence and WE ARE REAL. Fear is a frequency that fortunately we do not operate on any longer. Our community will be prosperous not because they “allow” it but because our LOVE for our people will manifest our dreams on a frequency higher than they can comprehend. As we ride this wave to this there, we have to remember, it’s not over and it may not be for a long time. We may not get the chance to see the outcome, and maybe our children won’t but we still have a whole future to lookout for. But hey, If you believe in heaven you’ll be able to look down and see all the goodness you were a part of. If you believe in reincarnation you’ll get the chance to experience it first-hand. The choice is yours but the change is now. Some things are just inevitable.
And it’s only the beginning.
For my best friend kelly and godson K
I want you to know, your world is limitless; don’t let them tell you otherwise. Happy birthday luvbug
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off the rack #1261
Monday, May 13, 2019
I did not attend the Ottawa ComicCon this past weekend but according to their Facebook page at least 40,000 did over the 3 day event. I went fishing on Saturday and although I didn't catch 40,000 fish I did have a very fun morning out on the lake with my friend Shane. He gifted me with a reclaimed from the garbage net that we needed to use to land a couple of the larger fish that we caught.
I'm feeling the effects of two hours slaving away outside cleaning up our gardens yesterday. The back lawn looked scruffy after we finished with the flower beds so I mowed for the first time. I have a love hate relationship with this time of year as the trees are budding and flowers and bushes are blooming. My sinuses are suffering however as the nose runs and the sneezes accost me while all the pollen permeates the air. Still and all, I'd rather be on this side of the dirt than the other.
Archie #704 - Nick Spencer (writer) Sandy Jarrell (artist) Matt Herms (colours) Jack Morelli (letters). Betty and Veronica's scheme to find out who Archie's new girlfriend is just might work. That's assuming you know about a certain reality show competition. If not, you won't care. I've never watched The Bachelor but I'm a huge Survivor and Amazing Race fan.
Catwoman #11 - Joelle Jones (writer) Fernando Blanco (art pages 1-10, 14-16) Hugo Petrus (art pages 11-13, 17-20) John Kalisz (colours) Saida Temofonte (letters). Uh-oh. This issue didn't thrill me. The over the top chase scene was a bit much but I did like how it showed us that Catwoman is a bonafide kick-ass character. I didn't believe her friend could keep up with her however. The scene with the bad guy in the limo bothered me because of the whip. And then there was the last scene to close out this issue. It's a mystery that pops up out of nowhere unless I've forgotten who people are. I don't recall a major point to all this activity so if the next issue doesn't impress me I will be benching this book again.
Symbiote Spider-Man #2 - Peter David (writer) Greg Land (pencils) Jay Leisten (inks) Frank D'Armata (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). Introducing the super villain Hardrock. He's like a white Luke Cage. He opens a restaurant franchise later in real life. These old black costume filler stories are fun.
Shazam #5 - Geoff Johns (writer) Marco Santucci (art pages 1-3, 21, 22) Dale Eaglesham (art pages 4-10, 20 panel 3) Scott Kolins(art pages 11-13, 20 panel 2) Max Raynor (art pages 14-14, 20 panel 1) Mike Atiyeh (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). The appearance of Black Adam is keeping me interested in this book. I would bench it otherwise.
The Unstoppable Wasp #7 - Jeremy Whitley (writer) Alti Firmansyah (art) Espen Grundetjern (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Nadia's birthday party is a hoot. I'm reading about all of her party guests and marvelling at how many of the details that I remember. If you're a new Marvel fan this issue is a great Coles Notes to some of their iconic super heroes.
Batman and the Outsiders #1 - Bryan Hill (writer) Dexter Soy (art) Veronica Gandini (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). The original title hit the racks in 1983 and I read it for a while but the team never caught my fancy. Here it is again 36 years later and I'm still not impressed. I liked the art enough to grab this first issue to read but there are a lot of things I didn't like. I don't like the super hero names Signal and Orphan. The reluctant leader Black Lightning is annoying. So is Bryan Hill overstating names in the word balloons. The straw for me was the Cable character at the end. It means that the girl the team is sent to rescue isn't going to be killed by the bad guy, whose name is Ishmael. When I read the next issue blurb "Call Me Ishmael" I decided this book isn't good enough to keep reading.
Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #1 - Amy Chu (writer) Maria Sanapo (art) Vinicius Andrade (colours) Taylor Esposito (letters). Four of my favourite females team up to stop a demonic cult from killing the citizens of Riverdale. Sonja and Vampi going undercover as high school students is hilarious. It's whacky stories like this that makes comic books fun.
War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1 - Greg Pak (writer) Gang Hyuk Lim (art) Frederico Blee (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). There are more new super heroes in this War of the Realms tie-in than you can shake a stick at. I like that the majority of them are of the Asian persuasion. We've come a long way since the Yellow Kid. It looks like Queen Sindr has conquered the far east and declared the territory New Muspelheim but wait until she meets Tutu Pele. I think she's an Hawaiian volcano Goddess. There are a lot of characters and a wide geographic area in this story so you'll need a score card. I'm going to keep track of the goings on.
Conan the Barbarian #6 - Jason Aaron (writer) Mahmud Asrar (art) Matthew Wilson (colours) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). This Conan fan is a happy camper. I finally started reading the Conan Omnibus Volume 1 which I bought for the Barry Smith art and boy is Roy Thomas's writing ever stilted. I like what Jason Aaron is doing in this book so much more.
Detective Comics #1003 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Brad Walker (pencils) Andrew Hennessy (inks) Nathan Fairbairn (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). This is the payoff issue. The identity of the Arkham Knight is revealed. I was going to shelve this title after the reveal but I really like the art, especially the colours this issue, so let's see what the Eclipse is all about.
War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #2 - The McElroys (writers) Andre Lima Araujo (art) Chris O'Halloran (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). Now we know why Ares is tracking these Wandering Avengers. Having just seen the Captain Marvel movie I get why the bad guys in this issue act the way they do. I like this team. They're a good substitute for the West Coast Avengers.
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6 - Tom Taylor (writer) Juann Cabal (art) Nolan Woodard & Frederico Blee (colours) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). Introducing Spider-Man kid sidekick Spider-Bite. I kid you not. Watch as they fight the Sinister Sixty in teeny tiny panels. This is a great one issue story that shows just why I love Spider-Man so much. Please buy this comic book.
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