#james townsend

[got-the-cheese-touch]

the amount of fictional men that i would let ruin my life is concerning.

[wwprice1]

Awesome X-Men covers coming our way in September!

[kinghijinx22]

Why Silent Hill 3 is my big favorite- a terrifying horror game about woman's experiences and the fears that come from existing as a woman in a patriarchal society

Silent Hill 3 is probably my favorite Silent Hill game and one of my favorite games of all time, and it has a story and themes that I've always really vibed with. It tells a remarkably progressive story for it's time that handles some intense themes that are still relevant even today, about experiences that a lot of woman go through and the fears that come from existing as a woman in a patriarchal society, what it's like having your own agency and bodily autonomy taken away from you, forced pregnancy and sexual assault, how harmful patriarchal societies are and this game really getting into the religious flavor of patriarchy in particular.

It's an incredibly scary game that uses a feminine sort of horror to great effect, with the design of the other world being as bloody as it is and the monster designs being representative of this. I mean there is a type of creature that are literally supposed to look like fetuses that start getting bigger throughout the game as the birth of God draws near and the giant worm boss for lack of a better way of putting, literally being a giant penis. I think the main complaint that I hear from people about this game is how slow the story is in the first half of the game, but I think the whole getting home late at night as a young woman contributes a lot to what this game is saying. And I absolutely love how this game ends with Heather literally aborting God and fighting it as the final boss, symbolizing her fully taking control of her life and rejecting all of the harmful expectations that were forced onto her. Main antagonist Claudia is such a tragic character though, someone who was so brainwashed by town's religion into think that someone HAS to give birth to God so hard that she did it herself and she suffered for it.

Also while not as intentional considering when it was written and they probably couldn't even write about this stuff if they wanted to, something that I think is worth noting is that I've heard from a lot of trans people who relate to this game as well and I can really see it. Considering it's about people who Heather knows from a past life, coming back to remind her of that past life and forcing it onto her, and Claudia referring to Heather as Alessa could be interpreted as deadnaming Heather. But yeah I've always really loved and connected with this game for how well it handles it's themes about woman's experiences and I think it's really cool how many trans people have been able to relate to it with those specific experiences as well.

Another of my favorite things about Silent Hill 3 is the main character Heather, because she really is one of the coolest characters that I've always really related to. Her struggles are incredibly relatable, but she's also inspiring in how she overcomes them and is always so confident. In fact I appreciate how her and her father subvert societal gender roles in opposite directions, with Heather being as confident and extroverted as she is, probably more then any other Silent Hill protagonist and willing to stand up to all of the men in the story like Douglas in the beginning, Vincent and Leonard, along with all of the monsters she has to fight. And Harry being a single parent who is as gentle and caring as he is, with his one track mind of looking as his daughter, he's kind of both a father and a mother in that way, and also being as physically weak as he is and the opposite of a action hero. She also easily has the most personality of any Silent Hill protagonist, like this girl is overflowing with charisma and is even a little jokey. In fact another detail that I like is how much personality comes through in her examine dialogue, where you actually get to hear her thoughts on everything instead of just basic observation "this is a thing" that the other games in the series do. Heather has opinions on everything, but how she's feeling throughout the game is also conveyed. The dialogue of her observations in the first half of the game has a much more playful and hopeful tone to it, but after Harry dies she becomes much more pessimistic, can only see the negatives in everything and just doesn't seem to care anymore.

Heather is an incredibly well written and nuanced character, and I'll be honest that this is the game I least want to see be remade because I know that they would find a way to fuck up the writing of her character and handling of the themes of this game. Even after the Silent Hill 2 remake being as good as it is, one of Blooperteams biggest flaws is being incapable of handling anything to do with woman's experiences or perspective. SH2 used to be my fav, but I came to realize that it was mostly just because it was the popular one and that I vibe a lot more with SH3 and 4. Especially because SH2 tells a story about misogyny but makes it all about the perpetrator rather then the victim, unlike Silent Hill 3 which does actually tell the story of someone on the receiving end of that type of violence and objectification. SH3 and 4 are my personal favorites, 3 because Heather is best protagonist and I really appreciate it's themes which are handled perfectly, and SH4 because it has a really cool narrative and horror concepts. I know opinions on SH4 are really split, and while I think there are some gameplay things that are jank, I love it's story and premise so much.

[mcudc616]

Wolverine (Vol. 2) #88

Penciler(s)

Adam Kubert Fabio Laguna

Inker(s) :

Mark Farmer Tim Townsend

Colorist(s)

Marie Javins

Letterer(s)

Pat Brosseau

[deathlikelead]

ANT VAUGHN and DARREN RIVERS Heartbreak High: S2E8 Boys Don't Cry

[jack-doohan]

YOU CAN TAKE ME HOT TO GO! 💖💖 random modern indycar moments i love

OKAYYYYYY heres another one of these little fancams since i’m feeling a bit down….and NO i did not specifically choose this song to use the video of the arrow mclaren boys doing the hot to go dance…. not at all!! this was also somewhat inspired by the nascar hot to go edit!!!!!!

song is hot to go! by chappell roan

[vetteldixon]

The return of the Indycar Hate Cauldron at the 2024 Grand Prix of Portland.

[culpeppercheckers721]

Good guesswork, Rivington

Happy Friday, all, here’s some more of my incomprehensibly stupid sense of humor <3

(Fr though I can’t find the post right now, but a wise person once said that Rivington talking about Robert “entertaining ladies” right before a cut to him writing to Abe is award-winning television, and how very right they were)

[stuff-diary]

Been rewatching Heartbreak High to prepare for season 2 and, while I love the show as a whole, I have to say the Ca$h/Darren storyline might just be one of my favorite queer stories ever. I'm so excited to see what they do with these characters next.

[got-the-cheese-touch]

actual footage of me when my fictional crush gets into a cannon relationship

[byroncapped]

Heartbreak High: Season 1 Screencaps

Linked above is a folder with zip files for each episode of Heartbreak High Season One. This cast includes: Ayesha Madon, Thomas Weatherall, Chloe Hayden, Asher Yasbincek, James Majoos, Brodie Townsend, Will McDonald, Sherry-Lee Watson, Gemma Chua-Tran, and Bryn Chapman Parish All of these screencaps were made by me using 1080p footage. There are about 1,400 caps per episode. The caps are 1920x960px. These screencaps can be used for icons, edits, promos, and anything for personal use. If you want make/sell base icons or use any of my caps in commission work, talk to me first.

WARNING: these caps feature partial nudity, alcohol, drugs, autistic meltdown and skill regression and blood.

CREDIT: please like/reblog this post. since i cap films and shows with little or no resources, i ask that you also consider leaving credit somewhere on your blog/docs/carrd so that more people can find these caps.

[mollyhats]

If you liked The Mysterious Benedict Society, try...

Book rec post!

If you liked The Mysterious Benedict Society for...

...found family of kid spies, try

City Spies by James Ponti

Brooklyn, a hacker, is recruited into a family of orphans who handle missions for MI6 under the protective eye of the eccentric "Mother," an agent who started accidentally collecting orphans while searching for his own lost children. If you love TMBS for a bunch of kids (and peculiar adults) forming a tight-knit family against a background of espionage, this book is perfect for you!

...the world of Stonetown and it's slightly off-kilter worldbuilding, try

The Greenglass House by Kate Milford

Milo lives in a smuggler's hotel with his parents, but he expects a quiet family Christmas--until guests start piling in, each with their own secrets and hidden agendas. Milo and his new friend Meddy decide to investigate, using a TTRPG as their guide. The connection to TMBS is harder to pin down here, but there's a definite vibe. They feel like they could take place in the same world.

...the puzzles, riddles, and games, try

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Before the grand opening of a new library, Kyle and several of his classmates are invited to a lock-in---but little do they know, they're in for a wild night of escape room puzzles that will require all of their gifts to solve. If you love the riddles and tricks of TMBS, as well as the ways the Society uses their different strengths to get through all kinds of puzzles, this is a great choice.

...a lonely kid passing strange trials to enter a new world and family, try

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Morrigan was cursed to die on her 12th birthday, but instead she's swept away to a magical world and offered a chance to participate in a series of trials to join the prestigious Wundrous Society and be safe from the curse. But there's so much she doesn't know, and the things she learns about this strange new world might pale in comparison to what she learns about herself. The trials she faces feel very similar to Mr. Benedict's, and there's plenty else to continue the comparison once we get past them (in either book): quirky mentors, lonely orphans, world-shaking plots, a strange school.

[jack-doohan]

i think im funny (only 4 people will get this)

[vetteldixon]

"Take a granola bar..." → Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe explain rubber to Leigh Diffey ahead of the wet 2022 GMR Grand Prix.

[mistray-art]

Just remembered I never posted these: designs of the characters from Ayreon's The Human Equation, part of a project that I named "The Character Equation", which consists on making a design for every Ayreon character ever (AT SOME POINT. Whenever I don't have dangerously close deadlines. I'm going to be taking my sweet time with this.)

They are heavily inspired on the costume design for The Theater Equation, but they are modeled after the singers in the studio album and their designs are more simple since I tackled these with a comic-making mentality (so, nothing too complex in case you had to draw these designs over and over again in multiple pages and panels).

I go over the process of most of these on these videos! I still have to finish a third one... eventually... but things kept coming up and I had to leave video-making aside.

[molliemoo3]

The way that goodbye video played and then it was immediately adverts, give a girl the chance to be say Sky please