#is Garfield a universal constant???

[toxintouch]

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[leth-writes]

yandere spiderverse

today I’m kinda going insane over the idea of a yandere spiderverse. Just the idea of your death being a canon event in pretty much every universe, the thing that makes or breaks each spider-person (spider-being?). Your death is what either motivates them to become a better hero, or the very thing that corrupts them completely. It’s the difference between being a hero and being a villain. So, you kinda serve as a Gwen figure for most of the spiders.

As a result, when they see Miles’ universe and you’re just… alive, all hell breaks loose.

Since Miles’ universe is a little to the left, especially with all the anomalies, you’re able to slip through that cosmic crack and avoid your death completely. I can honestly see you being a close friend of the Peter that died in Miles’ universe, so when the others all go to Aunt May’s to access his lab, there you are.

You’re giving everyone a tour of the lab, explaining to Miles all the different suits and their purposes and their histories, and they’re all just staring at you, this person they’ve all lost. Peter B.’s having a flashback to you falling, Penny’s thinking about holding you in her arms as you bleed out, Noir’s thinking about seeing you be shot, etc etc. Chaos ensues. They’re NOT letting you get involved, no matter how much you want to help them. You’ve spent the better half of a decade working with Blond! Peter, and you’re used to engaging with all the craziness that comes with the spiders. You’re so used to that particular brand of obsessive you probably don’t even notice how weird they’re all being.

I’m just imagining that it’s a universal constant among the spiders to be a little bit obsessive. I mean even in the films, Andrew Garfield’s Spider-man self-admittedly stalks Gwen all the time. It’s normal for them to keep track of the people they love, using any means necessary. I’m talking following you around, taking pictures of you, stealing your stuff, getting rid of any threats, saving you in case of danger, even trackers in your bag or clothing.

You don’t even blink, you’ve been through all this with Blond! Peter before. It’s honestly a bit comforting, like he’s still watching over you. You’ve had any idea of a normal relationship completely twisted.

That sense of normalcy is also what saves you from being completely kidnapped; if you run, you activate that predator sense they have and they’d give chase, it’s like a horror movie. They definitely let loose, showing their more spidery habits, including that insane flexibility and strength.

You hide behind a dumpster and Peter B. picks it up with one hand, stuff like that.

Anyways, so you don’t run. They still keep you confined to May’s place, who’s more than used to this and doesn’t really notice.

You’re trying to help with the planning and suddenly they’re all blocking your view from the terminal, looming over you, and they’re all like “It’s okay :) Go sit down :) Let Peter B. bring you a hot chocolate, maybe give you a back massage!”

They love that loose, easy sense of affection you have. It’s nice, many of them have been completely isolated since your death, too emotionally wrecked to feel comfortable reaching out or making new friends. Besides, no one could replace you.

You’re probably closest to Peter. He lost you almost a decade ago in his universe, so it’s like looking into the past. He has this almost paternal sense looking at you, he’s so protective he won’t let you out of his sight. He’s particularly disarming, so even if he’s not letting you leave, it comes off almost as a joke. Still, he can be intimidating when he’s pinning you down to the chair with webs and telling you not to worry, that he’ll take care of the Prowler once and for all, that he won’t let you get hurt ever again.

Gwen hadn’t known you very well when she’d lost you, she hadn’t even gotten the opportunity to kidnap you; you died in the same incident that took Peter from her, and that caused the rift between her and her father. It practically ruins her life, losing everyone and everything she’s ever loved in one moment. It hurts even worse knowing she’ll never get to grow closer to you; she was trying not to weird you out with how intense her feelings were. It’s her greatest regret, not just kidnapping you when she got the chance. She makes sure to work with Peter, keeping you trapped in May’s house. She’s the most likely to physically restrain you, with or without her webs.

Noir is used to the grim realities of his world, but losing you sucked every last bit of variety and life out of him. He becomes disillusioned with the system, harsher and harsher and less likely to pull back when fighting. He loses all regard for himself or for others. Seeing you is the most intense burst of color he’s ever seen; he never realized what he was missing, not being able to see the shine of your skin, the gleam in your eyes, the way the sun catches your hair just right so you look like you’re glowing. He’s entranced by your beauty, and you’re most likely to find him just kinda staring at you. It��s honestly kinda creepy, but hey, all the spiders stare at you, so you find yourself putting it out of mind.

[drowsyr]

top ten stobin halloween costumes:

10. barbie and ken. well actually ken and ken bc there was some miscommunication over who was going as who (steve figured robin was going as barbie bc Girl and robin just wanted to go as ken and figured it would be a better costume if they swapped dolls and then did not communicate this to steve) however nobody knew who they were supposed to be bc there was no iconic ken outfit at the time

9. garfield and odie. just made up of dog/cat ear headbands, yellow/orange shirts, and new name tags on their family video vest. lazy perhaps

8. jonathan + argyle. universally panned by the party bc neither of them had long enough hair to effectively be argyle. esp bc robin went as argyle and had just recently gotten a buzzcut in a panic the week before and the funky patterned pants and button up combo artfully curated at the salvation army could not compensate. however steve’s costume included constant comments abt the smiths, the who, the clash etc which did go over especially well with nancy and argyle

7. marty mcfly. steve tried to convince robin to be the love interest from the movie but only got as far as saying love interest before robin interrupted and asked if he even knew her name (he didn’t and neither did she) and said her dad already had the vest so she should get to be marty mcfly!! at which point steve was like ugh fine. and thought about admitting that he could ask dustin for a lab coat to borrow or ask max to steal one from the science lab but didn’t bc he couldn’t stand the thought of wrecking his hair to look like doc brown. so they just ended up both going as marty mcfly. dustin was doc brown

6. luke and han solo. actually accidental they independently showed up to a party while having a minor fight and realized they were still in matching costumes. drunkenly cried in the upstairs bathroom and made up. this was pre robin’s haircut and was one of the Incidents she gave as evidence for why she needed to cut her hair

5. batman and robin. robin was able to successfully bully steve into being robin. done before robin-with-pants became recognizable so they settled on green-dyed denim shorts (a lovely contribution from the goodwill). robin strangerthings had a fully decked out utility belt lovingly rendered in cardboard and acrylic paint by will with oversight from max. max herself has gone as batman as well (and wonder woman obviously) and used the same utility belt.

4. luke and leia. only successfully coordinated movie costume. this was post robin’s haircut so she went as luke and steve went as leia. obviously went as the classic versions to match even more.

3. their dnd characters as portrayed in an epic six week campaign run by erica sinclair the summer of 1987. caused chaos in the party who had not known about said campaign at the time of it being played and were only slightly devastated by the fact that they hadn’t been informed. only erica and dustin knew who they were dressed as but erica was thrilled :)

2. butterfly + caterpillar. robin dated an art/sculpture student while in college who was really into papier mache. she made them overly elaborate costumes to model for a final project + and they took them back from her dorm after the brutal breakup brought on by a disagreement over joan jett. steve was the butterfly and robin was the caterpillar. they were theeee most inconvenient costumes to wear to a party but they got a lot of compliments and it was a great story to tell people

1. each other obviously. repeated at least four(/“five”. it’s disputed) times, including twice in one year when they were trying to hit as many costume parties as possible in one week. they still argue that the year where halloween was just on a tuesday and they swapped name tags for their shift totally counts. this is not one of the four times.

[lakesbian]

i do think we should drag everyone who treats christmas like a universal constant out into the street and shoot them like garfield the wise cat once suggested

[geekcavepodcast]

Beast Boy to the Rescue in “Titans: Beast World”

DC Comics has announced a “Dawn of DC” crossover event spinning out of Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott’s Titans run. Titans: Beast World hails from writer Tom Taylor and artist Ivan Reis. The series will also connect into Titans and Nightwing. The “Beast World” storyline will kick off, though, in Tales of the Titans #4 (on sale on October 24, 2023) from Andrew Constant and Brandt & Stein as Beast Boy deals with his own crisis following the events of Dark Crisis.

The DC Universe faces a new threat, “an intergalactic Sea Star—a conqueror like Starro, but one that is far more frightening. Superman, Wonder Woman, Starfire—all are powerless to stop The Necrostar from ending all life on Earth. And the only Super Hero who can save the world is...Beast Boy?! 

With Nightwing, Raven, Cyborg and the Titans beside him, can Garfield Logan rise to battle an ancient evil? Or is he doomed to become the greatest threat to the DC Universe? What will Amanda Waller do to take advantage of the situation as millions of people are changed into rampaging creatures? And can humanity survive all-powerful Super Heroes and Super-Villains transformed into ferocious beasts?” (DC Comics)

Titans: Beast World #1 goes on sale in November 2023.

(Image via DC Comics - Cover of Titans: Beast World #1)

[lxinesux]

hey hi hello its starry from ao3 jus wondering,..,.,. r there any plans for a spidergwen x garfield!spidey fic in the near future? wink wonk ;))))))

OMFG HI STARRY

YES IVE BEEN RUMINATING ON IT!!! i have some scenes planned out in my head and have been stewing over them trying to make a cohesive plot.

mostly ik its gonna be angsty on both sides and ik i want it through gwens pov!

i want a mix of emma stones gwen and the gwen from across the spider verse. im gonna need to really figure out how to incorporate gwens universe hoping in a convincing way.

i have an angst filled unmasking scene tht is on constant replay in my brain. but i dun wanna gib spoilers bc i dunno if itll end up in the final cut .3.

i have a few other projects/requests i gotta tackle before i start scheming but im DEFFO making notes and thinking thots (and attempting an outline lmao)

ily ❤️❤️❤️

[boygirlctommy]

I was wrong

I admit it.

-Nermal-Tubbo Anon

(Who IS Tubbo then?)

that was like instantaneous im kindof impressed. tubbo is whoever i feel like making him in the moment. maybe garfield. maybe odie. maybe jon. the only universal constant is nermal as schlatt

[hunnybeegodcomplex]

Elle / Lo, she / her, 21 (nearly 22), eastern daylight / standard time, 18+ ONLY, and NSFW-friendly!

Feel free to send me random messages, whether that be just chatting, or "hey, this reminded me of our rp(s)!" I am a huge huge brainrot fan, so I'd like someone also willing to liquify their brain with me! As mentioned, I'd love to become friends with my RP partners!

I'd like one reply a week minimum, but 2-3x a week during this summer season is preferred! However, I don't mind since life can get in the way! If you can, just let me know and I'll do the same

I do not ghost, and would prefer not to be ghosted. If either one of us lost inspiration, we can plot something new. Or if it isn't going to work out, no hard feelings! We can just let the other know :) Since I do not ghost, I am selective

I've been writing for a while now! I am (advanced) literate / novella style, and I ask for a similar style from a partner but I do try to match! If you write a lot in a response, chances are, I'll write a lot in return.

I'm best with mxf and fxf pairings, but I am confident I could do a few mxm pairings well. I have not done nb characters yet, but I'd love to! I'm open to trying things I haven't if you wanna talk to me about it!

Some pairings / fandoms I believe I can do well (bolded are favorites of mine or characters / couples i've done before):

Fandomless RP (original plotting & brainstorming!!)

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Marvel | Peter Parker x OC (as either. Most familiar with MCU!Peter and PS4!Peter, but I am ride or die for Andrew Garfield)

Constant Peter Parker brainrot; always willing to write with / for him. Current most-desired is PS4!Peter!

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MCU | Bucky Barnes × Natasha Romanoff (as Bucky)

MCU | Bucky Barnes × Yelena Belova (have never done this pairing, but I have done both characters)

MCU | Wanda Maximoff x Canon x OC (discuss with me!)

MCU | Yelena Belova x OC (most desired!)

MCU | OC x OC (most desired!)

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VERY ANTI-JKR! This is still done only out of the love for this universe and its characters, and Daniel Radcliffe is my favorite funky guy 🥹

Harry Potter | Fred Weasley × Hermione Granger (as either)

Harry Potter | Harry Potter × Hermione Granger (as either)

Harry Potter | Harry Potter x Luna Lovegood (as Harry)

Harry Potter | Remus Lupin x OC (as either)

Harry Potter | George Weasley x OC (big big george lovebot 🥺)

Harry Potter | OC x OC

Harry Potter | Wolfstar (Remus-lean, but I can try Sirius)

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ATLA | Aang x Katara (Kataang truther, won't lie)

ATLA | Zuko x OC

ATLA | OC x OC

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The Hunger Games (Everlark 🥹)

(TV or game) The Last of Us | Joel x OC (OC-lean, willing to try Joel)

The Last of Us | Ellie x OC

The Last of Us | OC x OC

Life is Strange | OC x OC. Favorite settings are the settings of the first game and True Colors! The newest game, Double Exposures, can also be a setting

Fire Emblem (3h, Awakening)

Bioshock

RPF (can be discussed!)

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Like / interact with this, and I'll DM you, or please DM me! I only RP over Discord and I use Tupperbox. I can guide you through using it, if you need! ✨

[murderbirds]

For today's drawing, we have Firefly, my boy, Gotham's number 1 jock and Oswald's bodyguard.

In my universe, Firefly is a pyromancer raised by his brothers after his parents died in a fire when he was an infant. Their abuse and constant beating led to his powers to manifest with his anger, killing all of them where they stood. He joined the Iceberg Lounge shortly after and grew very close with Penguin.

Garfield Flynn is a flirtatious man known around the city for being quite the casanova who could make most ladies fall for him with just his words. That being said, he is also one of Catwoman's greatest rivals since thievery is one of his hobbies. His wings were built by Edward Nygma.

[mysteriouslover1516]

Not in the Cards

After the events of No Way Home, Peter 2 returns back to his own universe, meditating on what Peter 1 told him. (And yes, No Way Home brought back my obsession for Andrew Garfield)

“I lost...I lost Gwen.”

Peter Parker sat at the top of the Empire State Building, mask in his hand, the cool night air whipping through brown hair. It had been over a month since the phenomenon of the multiverse was unraveled. Everyone had returned to their own separate universe and timeline, something which he still found hard to wrap his mind around. New York was exactly how he had left it; Dr. Connors still in prison and Max declared dead. That’s where it got confusing though, didn’t they cure everyone before they returned to their timeline? Did that mean other variants of these people were still alive somehow? After all, if the multiverse was possible, then anything was.

“Gwen, she…she was my MJ.”

It had been seven years since Gwen Stacy’s death, but every minute detail was destined to be forever embedded in Peter’s mind. The sound of the web snapping rang in his ears, the glistening tears in her eyes a constant reminder of how much trust she had placed in him, the sickening thud of her head hitting the concrete; all these things were a constant reminder of how he had failed to protect her. He had promised her father he’d stay away from Gwen in order to keep her safe, but in his own selfishness he had broken his last dying wish, ultimately killing the captain’s daughter as well. 

“I couldn't save her. I'm never gonna be able to forgive myself for that.”

Many nights he spent reliving the nightmare in his head, watching it as if in slow-motion. The web grabbing her waist, the short feeling of relief rushing over him, then the gut-wrenching sound of her neck and spine undoubtedly snapping, her head soon hitting the ground. It wasn’t the head trauma that had killed Gwen, it was him. He had killed her, snapped her neck, rendering her dead before she even touched the ground. It was his fault she had died.

“But I carried on. Tried to...tried to keep going. Tried to keep being the...... friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, because I know that's what she would have wanted.”

Peter hadn’t expected for it to end this way, in his head he was still imagining him and Gwen living a happily ever after together. How could he bring himself to save others when he couldn’t even save the love of his life? It was another one of life’s cruel jokes, as if Fate himself was mocking him.

“But...at some point, I just...I stopped pulling my punches. I got rageful. I got bitter.”

After a while he found it harder to show mercy, his self-control snapping more and more often. It was easy to punish those in the wrong, to give them what they deserved, it felt good to strip the life from their very bones. For a time he had simply gone crazy, blood lust going to his head, he grew ruthless, wanting the guilty to suffer.

“I just don't want you, to end up like...like me.”

It grew almost impossible to reign in his emotions, to see through the red lenses that had become his vision. The children on the streets who always cheered for him started to grow afraid, not knowing if Spiderman was actually protecting them. He had become a monster, the citizens no longer felt safe in New York. The realization of what he had become suddenly shocked him into reality. It had been hard to get his life together, to reign in his emotions, but he had succeeded, triumphed.

“You have someone?”

“No. I got no time for Peter Parker stuff. You know?”

Deep down he knew that wasn’t the actual truth, he had plenty of time being a twenty-four-yr-old photographer. The actual truth was that the thought of falling in love and losing someone again scared the absolute crap out of him. He didn’t think he could handle the reality of having his heart ripped out once more.

“I guess it's just not in the cards for guys like us.”

Heroes never got the girl, and even if they did, it rarely worked out or lasted. Whether it was a breakup or death, hearts still shattered and there was no way to numb the pain.

“Well…I wouldn't give up. Took a while, but...we made it work.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah.”

He knew the older and wiser version of himself meant it to be encouraging, but somehow all it managed to do was dishearten him. The older and wiser Peter had been successful in his relationship, he and his MJ, Gwen, had made it work.

He watched as MJ fell from the Statue of Liberty, the wind whipping through her hair, the panic in her eyes evident, but no sound came out. He faintly registered himself saying No as he lept after her, Not Again.

In that moment he had redeemed himself, he was able to spare his younger version the pain that came from losing a soulmate.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m okay. Are you?”

Peter had been too speechless to answer, too overcome with emotion to form words, all he could do was nod his head, desperately trying to hold back his tears. He had saved MJ the way he should have saved Gwen. He had learned from his past mistake, he had caught her in his arms. Was this what redemption felt like?

Maybe it’s time to date again, to look for someone new. It had been seven years since Gwen’s death, she would have wanted him to move on, right?

That thought still stabbed him in the gut, chest heaving with pain at the very idea. It felt like betraying her, letting her die all over again. If she couldn’t be with him physically, the least he could do was preserve the memory of her in his heart, right? He shook his head, Gwen wouldn’t have agreed with that, she would have wanted him to go on with his life. She’d want him to be happy. He owed it to her to oblige her wishes, he needed to move on, he was GOING to move on. Peter sighed as he stood up, stretching his limbs in front of him, it was time to patrol the streets again.

Hey lovelies! Leave reviews for a part 2? Thanks for reading! :)

[joshsheart]

realized that if i have a lot of thoughts on something and no one will listen to them i can put them on here!

So today I was thinking about animation. You know how people don’t respect animation as a form of entertainment or media? I wish I knew why because I feel like, if anything, animation takes a lot more effort than live action movies or TV does. Of course, that might not be true in all cases but in some it definitely is. 

I assume that some of the reason animation is not respected as much is because it is often associated with children entertainment. But this is stupid because yes, children entertainment often is animated but it’s also live action! And! wait till you here this! There are animated adult shows! Family Guy?? Family guy has a bunch of awards and is a respected show. It’s stupid but adults respect it and watch it. But the moment there’s something that’s animated (that’s not some dumb show like Family Guy (no hate to Family Guy)) these people won’t even bother watching it. 

Well then I started thinking about Super Hero movies. God. Marvel, DC, whatever, I’m so sick of it. I understand that fans of these franchises are sick of hearing this and it also doesn’t necessarily apply to every single super hero movie ever, but this genre is so played out! If you look at Marvel specifically, you have some movies that are good and fun but then you get to a point where every single movie is the same idea with big battle, we’re almost dying!, how are we going to win?, we have to use this weird ancient/alien technology to save the world! It’s boring now! 

And then you have the hero repetition. Like The Batman. Sure you can say they made that Batman movie because there was a different villain or something like that but it’s boring! I don’t mean that the movie itself is bad or boring, I saw it in theaters myself, it’s just a boring concept (same with the Marvel movies, they’re not necessarily bad, just overdone and are boring concepts at this point). Further with this, why are there three Spidermans? And do not get this twisted. I love Spiderman, Andrew Garfield’s being my favorite, but why are there three? Maybe there’s a real reason but to me it just seems like an excuse to keep profiting on the popularity of Spiderman by bringing him back several times. 

Further, I’m already finding the current era of hero movies to be (Mostly) insufferable but imagine what they will look like in the future! Years down the line what will they do? Keep making new Spiderman and Batman films (and don’t forget about the tv programs)? When will the next Superman come out? I can’t imagine.

I also want to make a point that I understand that DC and Marvel movies are based on comic books. My knowledge of how accurate the films are to the comics or how many of them are actually based on the comics is very limited. I mean was Infinity War in the comics? What about Suicide Squad? I genuinely have no idea. If they are, it really doesn’t change my argument at all. It’s still boring to have all these heroes with their stories get pushed down to be a constant retelling. Also, I’m not saying that a movie like Avengers is boring. That’s probably when it was good! But then the shit kept going! Like... That’s the repetition. It never concludes. It’s like when a show should’ve ended at like season 5 but kept going for 15. And I’m bored of it. Another point to make is that certain some new hero movies say, Black Panther, I wouldn’t necessarily fall into this category but, put the Black Panther cast into a movie with Iron Man (RIP I know), Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, Tom Holland Spiderman, Dr. Strange, and any of those other bitches in a big battle to save the universe...

Anyway, straying from the new, boring hero movies (Black Adam, Shazam, etc.), I started thinking about newer (kind of) hero movies that I thought were good and realized all three were animated. The three I came up with were Megamind, Lego Batman, and Into the Spiderverse. HEAR ME OUT! First of all, I’m not saying that Lego Batman is the best superhero movie ever made or that Megamind is better than the entire MCU or anything like that. Just listen to my thoughts here. 

So first, Megamind. Megamind will never be taken seriously by everyone and I’ve already accepted that but it is a magnificent movie. It plays with the tropes of hero and villain so well. The entire concept of a villain beating the hero, getting bored in his victory and take over, creating a new hero so that he has someone he can have someone to defeat again, and in the end defeating him as a hero is insane! Completely flipping the idea of hero and villain like that is such a refreshing and entertaining thing to see. I’m so bored of seeing the repetition of some guy is a hero and has to face this big villain, whether the villain is human or not, and has to save the world or some shit. Seeing the villain become the hero is just so much more interesting! And it’s not like a Loki or Crowley (Supernatural) situation where viewers question whether they’re truly villains or not or see them as a good guy either way; Megamind was a villain but had a real change where he realized that he had to go in another direction. 

Lego Batman is one that I will need to strongly defend here I’m guessing. I know I talked about the repetition of Spiderman and Batman yet two of my good hero movies are Batman and Spiderman? Well if we compare Lego Batman to the 2022 Batman with Robert Pattinson, I would argue that one of them is a lot more interesting. The Batman was a good movie, but it’s been done before. Even if it was a slightly different storyline or had some different main characters or something, we’ve all seen the basic Batman story. So why is Lego Batman different? Lego Batman sort of plays on the overplayed Batman tropes. So Batman is his usual foreboding, dark self, but at the same time it’s kind of weird in a way that sort of pokes fun at that part of Batman. They do the same with the other characters, like Robin and the Joker. It’s still Robin and Joker but they play with their characters, making fun of their relationship with Batman. I understand it’s for comedy, but the change of classic Batman characters and tropes make it a more interesting and entertaining Batman movie. Now I’m not necessarily saying that Lego Batman is better that any other Batman movie; I’m saying that, in this era, instead of making a basic, overdone Batman movie, Lego Batman provides a new interesting take on the Batman story. 

And Into the Spiderverse. For starters it is different than the other Spidermans because it is not about Peter Parker, it’s Miles Morales. The whole concept of Into the Spiderverse makes it different than the other Spiderman movies. Toby Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland all have great Spiderman movies (like great movies, I love them) but isn’t doing something new with Spiderman and different Spider..people? crossing universes and coming together better than if they had just made a new Spiderman movie with Donald Glover or something? And that was not a dig on Donald Glover, I am an advocate for him in a Spiderman movie, Spiderverse sequel maybe?? 

And I know you’ve been thinking it. What about Spiderman: No Way Home? It was a great movie!! In the same way Spiderverse was but in a more nostalgic and cool way. Bringing the old Spidermen together with Tom Holland was a great idea and I’m glad they did it. 10/10 much more interesting than Infinity War. 

So is this argument for animation or against hero movies? I guess I don’t know. I was just thinking about all these things and thought I’d write them down. Some closing thoughts: I am not saying that any hero movie is bad. I’m sure there are some bad ones but I am not saying that. I just think that the entire concepts and main plots of a lot of these movies are overdone and becoming boring. I’m also not saying that Megamind and Lego Batman are thee best hero movies. They���re some of my favorites but I wouldn’t say that they are undeniable better than most or anything like that. I guess my main point might be why is animation not taken seriously when some of the more interesting hero movies, which has become a draining genre, are animated? Of course that’s heavily based on my opinion but I was just thinking about it. 

[fortressofserenity]

It doesn’t reek of anoraks/geeks

There’s a study on smoking in graphic novels in Ireland (and to an extent, the United Kingdom) where it says they’re no longer for anoraks or geeks, well if if there’s ever a way to make comics actually appealing to non-geeks you shouldn’t just do market research. You’d have to stay away from comics for a long time to know what it’s like to be a normie or a casual reader at best getting into comics.

I have read comics since childhood but I don’t read them that much these days for whatever reason and circumstance, that’s where I feel when it comes to DC and Marvel while they have comics that do appeal to outsiders like The Oracle Code they have comics that are aimed squarely at a cult audience. The ones who’d speak of things like Post-Crisis, Pre-Crisis and Zero Hour.

I don’t think most people are able to get into much of the DC and Marvel universe, not just because it would be really expensive but also because they don’t have the time to immerse themselves into those worlds. Especially when they have other things to do and care about, not that DC and Marvel readers are autistic and unemployed. But DC and Marvel aren’t that high on most people’s priorities.

So a good number of the comics they make and publish reek of a strong fanboy (or fangirl) odour that it puts people off, well if I were to recommend comics for those who want to get into those I’m going for newspaper cartoons. Well, these are historically the most accessible comics around and still are to this day to some extent; these are Peanuts, Cathy and Garfield.

Since they’re not written by hardcore comics readers, let alone hardcore superhero comics readers, they’re pretty easy to get into as they’re easy to relate to. Then we have comics like any one of Raina Telgemeier’s works or Gene Yuen Lang’s American Born Chinese, I feel these aren’t just popular but especially for the latter very well-written.

They’re well-written in a way many superhero comics aren’t, but that’s because they’re not too beholden to continuity since the aim’s to tell a story. Sometimes a very well-written relatable story at that, but it’s telling when it comes to the stories that attract non-comics fans a lot. They’re not full of fannish in-jokes and references, they’re comics for normal people.

I could even say the same thing about the Archie comic strips, okay they’re not my super favourite but I don’t hate them either. But they do reach out to a far wider audience than most superheroes at this point, since they’re full of things normal people can relate to. Maybe not entirely for all cartoons, but still. Now these are the comics I recommend to normals.

They’re not too beholden to comics in-jokes, continuity and stuff but rather things normal people are interested in and relate to, but that means the human stuff in most superhero stories are lost due to constant fan-pandering. You could debate me in here, but I do think if comics were serious about appealing to non-geeks they should be written by those who aren’t big comics readers.

Now that’s something DC and Marvel are doing to some extent, though it’s more reinforced in Marvel movies. But it proves my point right.

[indianabeach]

James Labold

Philadelphia, PA

Top Dog/ Good Boy 2022 Cast and Blown Glass and Silver, 12.5 x 5 x 5 in $1099

James Labold was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia, where he spent childhood summers visiting museums with his grandmother, historical sites, New Jersey boardwalks, and a theme park based on candy bars. These were all critical to his development as an artist. In 2015 he received his MFA in Glass at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, famous for David Letterman, Garfield, and Bob Ross. Labold currently lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

My work draws on contemporary and historical imagery to create imagined narratives reflecting on the bridges between past and present culture. I’m inspired by the high culture of classical sculpture as much as the low culture of dollar store holiday decorations. Both are important symbolic representations of the modern world. I often utilize mass produced kitsch found objects which are replicated, distorted, and reconfigured with elements directly modeled by myself. Some pieces are overloaded with iconography, just as the constant stream of news and images scrolling across our devices merge into an incoherent mass of content.

www.jameslabold.com @jameslabold

[cinabunny07]

Garfield should be a universal constant because only a universal constant could be rooted against this much

NOOO CHA CHA

[corvigae]

Clint: ...You go see Garfield in the Financial Department-

Griffin: *snorts*

[liz-allyn]

so you're ready to start reading tasm!peter...

Do you know someone who may be impacted by Andrew Garfield and his constant assault of incredible acting, boy-next-door-to-DILF-transition facial hair, colorful couture, and well-fitting pants? If so, there may be help.

If you're new to the TASM fanfic fandom and feel overwhelmed, you're not alone! I recommend any new reader START by following these incredible writers who have a large number of TASM!Peter fics, and taking a deep dive into their "masterpieces." These are works that I think truly illustrate their passion and storytelling style (not just their amazing TALENT):

@spidervee - Just read it all. Clearly one of the most prolific TASM!Peter writers on Tumblr, and worthy of being "Queen Vee" since a lot of us got back into writing because of her. Everyone knows her for her blurbs, but start with Band Aids on Broken Hearts, Even on Your Worst Days, and Fractured and Familiar (part 1 and 2), and be amazed as you track the progression into deeper, risker hits like End of the World As We Know It, A Little Wicked and The Wild. Her magnum opus masterpiece is (so far) The Spider and the Sunflower.

@blooming-violets - Such a brilliant and creative mind, it KiLLs mE. First work I came across was Pinky Promise, which is a phenominal story in re: pacing, characters, drama, action, etc. Then I am REVIVED by her naughty "angel" series she DOUBLE JEOPARDY MURDERS ME AGAIN with Something Unforgivable and I'm like "goddamn this is poetic and it hurts." Then she literally murders LOTS OF PEOPLE with Smitten, which I would call a masterpiece. stabby stabb death stab

@withahappyrefrain - Girl is on fire with ideas, patron saint of Daddy Kink and Sundresses. I could not possibly list all of the amazing works on here (especially all the blurbs which are my daily sustenance) but I'd say her crowned jewel is Here Comes the Sun.

@rae-gar-targaryen - Supreme Avocado, Attorney at Law. Has a great mix of content with a chunk of TASM!Peter, such a beautiful way with words, including her visually-sublime sweet masterpiece hang the stars upon tonight

@abibliophobiaa luna lovepine-piney-piningqueen-of-pineville - Perfect Places is a 3rd degree slow burn and is just FANTASTIC. Sleep Peter burns for it. And I burn for them. Speaking of which, I'd say the magnum opus is Another Love, which is an incredible AU feat of genius.

@fallensilencefics writes TASM!Peter almost exclusively and might also get me double-pregnant with her smut works. Also Angel of the Airwaves is like a fucking awesome superhero!reader / poc!reader fic unapologetically and it's also a masterpiece.

@mrshipsmcgee - CAIT! Dis bitch got me pregnant; current awaiting a DNA test. Also: our mother-goddess, because that's her energy, and she helped me with my first stories and inspired me to get back into writing, and I encourage you to check out In Another Universe, Symbiote and my other fav, A Lord & A Lady, her Bridgerton AU that I really loved even though I've never seen Bridgerton.

@p3mybeloved started her tasm writing journey a few months after some of the others on this list but i'm blown away by how OBSESSED i am now. Also I just fucking STARTED We Can Be Heroes because I suck at tasking let alone multitasking and now I feel like I want to read one chapter a month because I don't want it to end.

@luveline Writes 50 blurbs a day with bottomless talent like it's a Happy Hour Special at Applebees and so many of them have made me WEEP like I'm alone at a Happy Hour at Applebees, she is truly a gift.

@lanadelreyscokewhor3 Is the Patron Saint of Innocence Kink and I have to be alone in a forest every time she writes something that's TASM Peter because I should not be near other humans.

@peterthepark I think she's currently retired from TASM!Peter Duty but read her lovely oneshots and her spicy Ridiculous fics are required reading for Blonde Frat Boy Peter (what is blonde fratboy peter? *laughs nervously* it was is a thing)

If you haven't discovered @decadentpaperduck, @foreverrogers, @indouloureux, and @ddejavvu then what is the point of the internet...

and honestly this list can get so long but I really need to eat now. These are blogs that I feel like post majority TASM!Peter and have all been responsible in some way for crafting the way I write.

BUT enough about my opinions. I know I missed some excellent "must read" stories.

Moots, please help me out by reblogging with your favorites!