#in love with how this turned out. i'm hitting one of those rlly good art progress/style shifts

[cansofbees]

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[messyo5]

Dude I just finished watching Black Panther Wakanda Forever and I am going to share my freshly baked scattered thoughts with any unlucky onlookers that might pass by.

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First and foremost.. Oh my god. That end fight scene. I couldn't tell who I wanted on top of me more. I mean. Like, Shuri and Namor were beating the shit out of eachother which isn't ideal but can they like beat the shit out of me?

With the previous point being made, I think its notable that Namor/Kukulkan's thunder thighs had me in a chokehold the whole movie. This is important information to the plot.

On a more serious tone, I wish they would've displayed more political conflict within the movie and elders. I feel like given how much their politics were involved with the previous movie, we should've seen more conflict. I mean like, Shuri basically dropped down from the sky at one point and decided to declare war on Talokan and with the exception of whats-his-name, everyone seemed pretty damn chill with it. You'd think that after the last guy they'd show some resistance. But I suppose that would take up too much screen time? Idk man I feel like that was one of my biggest qualms with the realism of the writing.

Personally I don't have a problem with it, but my brother is like rlly upset and feels like it was poor writing to put Riri in an Ironman like suit. I actually liked it. I liked how they introduced the idea of her wearing a suit like that WITH Ironman actually. When we saw the suit in the garage, I can't remember if it was mentioned that Riri took inspiration from Stark or not, but I feel like it was implied bc of the studies she had been doing on Stark tech. And I think that was so cool to throw in there! It makes sense for a second generation of heroes to be inspired and making their own suits and stuff out of the previous Avengers. Think about all the scenes and headcannons we used to see of Thor or smth waving to a little girl on the bus. Those kids are going to start being the next generation of heroes so I'm really excited to see how Marvel incorporates the inspiration factor. Think like Peter Parker interning for Stark, I can't wait to see some other young hero who is just like oddly obsessed with Banner or smth bc they had a Hulk Stretch Armstrong toy or smth when they were six.

The costume design!! Oh God! Loved it!! I'm kind of a nerd for Art History and as many know, Hollywood usually does not get it right. I'll admit, I had high standards for Marvel on this one because they did so good with the first Black Panther design of masks and materials used for costuming, incorporating bits and pieces from other various individual African or Sub Saharan art styles, even researching into color meaning and representation. And I was overjoyed to see that Marvel had met my standard in the design of mourning garments and masks among other details. Not to mention the research done into hair styles and material use when they designed the Talokans (Talokanians? Idk dude I can't remember.) I also loved the war headdress Namor addressed everyone with, and I'm infinitely more glad that he didn't wear it into battle. I do think that given the Mayan roots of Talokan, the place they had Namor standing over did look uncannily like the Aztec Templo Mayor but yknow it still looked cool ig. Anyways. Kudos to Marvel, they're clearly doing their research and have an Art Historian somewhere on the team. I really can't wait to see what they do next keeping up the good work.

Kay. I think I've officially hit the two hour after mark. So my thoughts are not so freshly baked. They're cooled. Might edit on more later might not-

[rocicrew]

4, 28, 31, 69, 86, 100!

get to know me asks, accepting

4. What is your favorite book?

okay hear me out, i'd been on the largest reading slump these past years and just now begun reading more. that said, ursula k le guin is really rising to my favorite authors and the carrier bag theory of fiction has become one of my fave fave non fiction essays. but it says book so rn i'm going to go with ng (nemesis games)<3 out of emotional value (that book broke me thnx, and so did tw)

28. What’s your favorite holiday tradition?

holiday tradition hmmm we celebrate with big family anymore so we've cut back on the traditions but one i'm always excited for is for new years, we have a large cake like, well, cake (not the frostings and everything, but a well- flour cake ig from a bakery and if often has orange- like shaving- for taste or nuts is rlly common and powered sugar at the top) and you put a coin in the cake or it's often baked in and on the morning of new years you cut it and in whoever's piece the coin is hidden is supposed to have good luck for the entire year. it's just fun to like cut it and start digging in the cake to see who got. and you get to have cake and a cup of coffee first thing on new years so what's not to like ??

31. What’s a show that everyone loves that you didn’t?

i was trying to remember anything that i actively hate you know. that i really don't like but nothing comes to mind straight away ? i have to admit i haven't seen a lot of popular shows in the first place. like got? haven't seen it. tvd? saw like a season and it wasn't for me. buffy ? buffy i haven't seen bc it aired when i was young and it never aired here and i never bothered to find another way to watch it. bc i haven't seen things i can't say i don't like it definitively, but a lot of them have juts not piqued my interest. or there's a general consensus of yeah this wasn't good.

one category i usually tend to dislike, though, whenever they air here and that seems to be received well is sitcoms. there are good ones i'm sure. (one particular i rlly loved and think is considered kind of a sitcom is the good place, but i'm talking in general here.) and for most, their type of humour isn't my type of humour so they end up being eh for me. (also there's things that are direct state/american ish references in the jokes that obviously don't hit the same to someone not living there)

also i cannot watch high school shows anymore, i could never relate to them and that made me feel shitty so i've stopped watching those kind of shows several years now.

i'm speaking mostly on american shows here, & whenever they air them on tv couple years later here.

69. What turns you on?

i'm not a very easily sexually aroused person, like i'm still questioning whether i'm somwhere on the ace spectrum. but uh, physical features ig, if it's something that's going to do it for me, it's going to be the eyes. i'm so weak for brown eyes. but um, the rest is personality mostly. ik kindness seems like a cop out answer but like a crush i had that was being kind to the waiters at the coffee shop we were in and saying goodbye to some entrance staff we have at uni (bc he told me if he was at their place he'd like a kind word),, weak in the knees. also sidenote: someone i was talking with, send me a message and told me they doing their physics homework and thought to check on how i was,,,,, yeah that did it for me skfuagEFIFS

86. What are you most comfortable sleeping in?

i do use pajamas. i have lots of pajama bottoms. either fluffy ones or thin ones for spring from when i was younger and as long as they haven't ripped i still wear them with a tanktop or an old long sleeved t-shirts. i like soft materials and for them to be loose but other than that i don't have something specific.

100. What’s one of your fondest memories?

winning an art competition when i was young that was pretty cool !! and that got me free lessons with a great teacher.

other than that, any time i'm swimming at the sea honestly.

[halmoney]

Mx. Swan, since you seem to have gotten quite versed on this, what are your recommendations on LGBT webcomics? I wish you a nice day and thanks I'm advance for the answer!

hi cactus!

okay i’m not as well-versed in it as you may think haha, i just get excited abt it and post when i find something that looks exciting or interesting! i’ll try my best to think of some here that i think may be worth mentioning, and do my best to remember triggers!!

1. My Princess Charming - I picked this one up recently and its SOOO CUTE. It’s still ongoing, but it’s about a popular girl who’s sick and tired of guys hitting on her all the time. She decides to find a fake boyfriend to fend them off, and sees someone who’s rlly hot and decides to ask them to be her fake boyfriend. Turns out that that person is actually a girl, and a lesbian at that. This manhwa is pretty light-hearted and hilarious (but not without drama ofc!)  I find the main character absolutely adorable. There is one scene with some minor transphobia, but it’s one line and I don’t think it was with malicious intent, but I wont make excuses for it, just a fair warning.

2. Unrequited Love Affair - This one’s actually by the same author as the first one! It’s also pretty cute. It’s about a girl who’s been in love with her straight best friend for over 10 years. She meets someone new and decides to try to finally move on from her unrequited love, but her best friend notices that she’s not paying as much attention to her and starts behaving strangely. I enjoyed this one, it was a cute and pretty quick read, but I’m a bit sour because I do think the main character and both love interests should’ve just made a polycule or somethin idk

3. Living Will - Okay, this one is for those who can handle tragedies in gay stories. Fair warning, it’s not a happy ending. It’s about two women -- a prostitute and an assassin -- how they meet, their lives entagle, and fall in love. It’s a quick read, there aren’t many chapters. TWs for violence, death, nudity, and blood.

4. Her Tale of Shim Cheong - I’ve recc’d this before but this is genuinely one of the best wlw manhwas i’ve ever read. The art and story is beautiful, and i think it goes hand in hand with RGU and the Handmaiden in terms of stories about girls overcoming and/or escaping the oppressive structure of patriarchy/gender roles through the relationships they have with each other...so. chef’s kiss<3 TWs for grooming, sexual assault and pedophilia. There were a few scenes that were uncomfortable for me to read because they felt fetishistic, but only a few (and there’s nothing explicit) for the most part I think the manhwa does a good job of being respectful (at least, compared to other yuri/GL works). There was someone who told me that either the artist or author (cant remember) reblogged some nsfw art of the characters but I never got a chance to confirm since I don’t use twitter. Just want to let you know that if you decide to read it before going in, since I didn’t. (I’m pretty sure you can find this online without having to pay for it, if you don’t want to support the artist/author)

5. Beware the Villianess! - I haven’t caught up with this one yet, but from what I read so far, I found it really funny and entertaining. It’s about a girl who dies and wakes up reincarnated as the villianess of a storybook, meaning she’s the antagonist who’s supposed to envy the protagonist and make things miserable for her (think typical jealous shoujo mean girl). But things in the story now start to change since she’s been reincarnated. I don’t even know if it really counts as a LGBT webtoon, but one of the love interests is the female protagonist and its fucking hilarious. 

6. Tamen de Gushi - I think most people are familiar with this one, but I’m including it anyway. Super cute comic about two girls in a relationship. It’s really funny and light-hearted. It’s been a while since I’ve read it/caught up, but I don’t recall a particular plot? I think it’s just a slice of life, and that it doesn’t necessarily follow a chronological order. Correct me if I’m wrong tho.

Anyways, that’s all I have for now, there’s a bunch I’ve been meaning to check out but haven’t gotten the chance to yet. Maybe I’ll add to this list once I get to them. Sorry most of these are mainly WLW, I don’t really have any recs for MLM (mainly bc I haven’t been able to find any good ones) but if anyone else does, feel free to add on!