#just a whole buncha wasps

[cuntwrap--supreme]

I had so many wasps in my mail truck today, and I was so brave about it 🫡

[ohbelladonna]

can i just say i honestly didn’t see myself getting back into rwb/y with the same kind of energy as 2014-2016? like.

i haven’t reblogged/edited anything for it in a hot minute (except for that period when i made that one edit like two years ago and then just dropped tf off). and its like ive been watching it this whole time but i just haven't felt that same love for it until this season. 

idk what I'm trying to get at here but this show used to be a huge part of my life during a super rough period of years and it gave me comfort knowing there was something to look forward to. also that people enjoyed the edits i made whenever i could (i still remember some of the tags ppl have given and its a fun time). 

it was something that made me feel good about myself during a period of self-dissatisfaction and i was just so happy people liked what i was able to make. 

and lemme just say the fandom changed sm too omg there was this one tag and it was like “i don't see an edit like this very often in the fandom” and i was like. oh jesus. this is a new era. (also just a buncha shipping chaos and wasp is a new word oh my god the fUCk)

i think what i’m trying to say is rwby did a lot more for my life than i say it does, and i’m happy that it’s moving in such an empowering direction. it makes me feel like it’s 2015 again and it’s so weird yet so cool? 

this feels like a true monty season, and it’s not even about all the shipping stuff it’s about how it’s all been placed it just feels like something we’ve seen before, but not in a long while. 

also no idea if it makes sense i’m just word vomiting, but in the end this fandom is so good, it’s got some iffy stuff here and there but it’s good all together. this show has done so much for plenty of us and it’s impact over the years has only gotten stronger and just, i’m speechless. 

[comicweek]

The Agents of G.I.R.L. are back and they are taking on A.I.M., in a battle that will surely make my carpal tunnel worse.

The Unstoppable Wasp #1 Written by Jeremy Whitley Art by Gurihiru Lettered by Joe Caramagna 

Marvel’s yearly line wide relaunches and refreshes have lost their luster. Part of the churn however helps uncover new books and every now and then you find a diamond in the rough like the first eight issues of “The Unstoppable Wasp.” Only for it to be crushed by that churn soon after due to the inherently conservative nature of the direct market, because it was the kind of book that wouldn’t thrive in that environment. Thankfully, the direct market isn’t the only place that matters and Nadia Van Dyne and the Agents of G.I.R.L. are back with old writer Jeremy Whitley and Japanese art team Gurihiru. Ironically, if it had stayed in continuous publication it likely would’ve gotten a new #1 by this point anyway. Which makes this designation as #1 issue a bit superfluous Whitley does an excellent job structuring an issue that could easily be someone’s first and at the same time could just as easily be considered the ninth issue and no one would bat an eye. As perhaps tired the #1 designation is within the scheme of Marvel publishing “The Unstoppable Wasp” #1 (2018) is an excellent first issue for the continuing adventures of Nadia and the Agents of G.I.R.L.

“Wasp” doesn’t read like a book Marvel would normally publish, it feels like the kind they would farm out to IDW. It’s a legacy book that isn’t moodily trying to work through the legacy of biological and symbolic parentage, instead looking forward to something new. “Wasp” as a book is dedicated to female empowerment. Nadia continues to be supported by her equally brilliant and dimensionalized scientist friends in G.I.R.L. — a majority of whom are women of color — as they use science to inspire kids of their generation to essentially join STEM classes and Make. The Gurihiru art team do expressive figure work that gives a manga vibe and saturate it all in bright colors. The closest aesthetic cousin that springs to mind is the work in “Ms. Marvel,” which is itself recognized for the novelty it brings to the Marvel U. The reference to “Wasp” having a young adult quality to it, isn’t meant to be a demerit. The way Whitley structures this, what it deals with, and how action is represented, reminds me of one of my favored YA properties the Avatar franchise. “Wasp” is able to articulate and gesture towards mature subjects without losing it’s spirit or be needlessly edgy.

The continuation, and evolution of G.I.R.L., is to the series benefit as it allows Whitley to naturally shift the focus away from Nadia at opportune moments. The rest of G.I.R.L. are busy doing science, or, in the case of Shay, being a tiny gay disaster. Meanwhile Janet Van Dyne and Alexis are busy pitching a G.I.R.L. expo. These elements let Whitley build natural ‘B’ and ‘C’ plots into the issue and segue away from Nadia during boring travel bits. The Janet and Alexis ‘C’ plot is effectively a set of two one page scenes that build out the world of “Wasp” and let the issue breathe and feel like a fulfilling piece of episodic storytelling as everything comes full circle by the end. In these 20 pages Whitley and the art team preview the emotional stakes of this arc and build in two competing arc plots, which is better than most first issues.

There is one speedbump in Whitley’s writing this issue and that is Nadia’s internal dialogue at times. It isn’t major, but is a good example of biting off a bit more than you can chew and the nature of lettering. As Nadia is out practicing for her driving test she explains the science behind drifting, which is a whole buncha physics. This leads to some rather densely lettered boxes that interfere with the flow of the art. Later in the issue there is another set of science facts that works out much better due to the brevity of description and their placement being complementary with the paneling. As lettering itself, though, yellow text on a red background read as fuzzy and hurt my eyes without pinching to zoom in.

Read Full Review @ MultiversityComics.com

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On a more personal note that didn’t really fit in the review, the first edition of Unstoppable Wasp was a comic I loved giving to my young cousin, she’s 11 now. As the comics nerd I’m always trying to convert my family to sequential art, and gotten her and her brother the  Raina Telgemeier stuff before and other of the type. They both loved it, and than I had to explain the nature of the comics market. With it gone there wasn’t really anything I felt cool giving them from Marvel - despite there parents being like eh it’s cool givem something violent. But it’s back and so I can’t wait to get the trade to them as late christmas presents or something depending on when it gets out. So, yeah, this is a real good comic. 

[sufficientomniscience]

30 songs

tagged by @drblackgaard​ (thank u!!)

Rules: answer all questions then tag 3 people you follow and 3 people that follow you that you want to get to know better.

1. A song you like with a color in the title?

Silver Timothy by Damien Jurado

2. A song you like with a number in the title?

1950 by King Princess

3. A song that reminds you of summer?

Suicide Saturday by Hippo Campus

4. A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget?

Sally’s Song by Catherine O’Hara is the closest thing I got

5. A song that needs to be played out loud?

Changes by David Bowie

6. A song to drive to?

Brazil by Declan McKenna

7. A song that makes you want to dance?

You’re Too Cool by the Zolas

8. A random song you first think of?

Guilt Trip by PUP

9. A song that makes you happy?

Oh Heart by Tank and the Bangas

10. A song that makes you sad?

You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are by Keaton Henson

11. A song you never get tired of?

You’re Pretty Good Looking [For a Girl] by the White Stripes

12. A song from your past?

Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne

13. A song that’s sexy

A Pearl by Mitski I guess this is kinda a weird choice but oh well

14. A song you’d love to have played at your wedding?

Hallelujah by Keaton Henson

15. A song you’re currently obsessed with?

Bread by Felix Rabito I Can’t Fucking Shut Up About It

16. A song you used to love but now hate?

Laisse Tomber les Filles by France Gall I guess?

17. A song you’d sing a duet with at karaoke?

Like Ships by the Blasting Company bc it is v  short

18. A song from the year you were born?

Wannabe by the Spice Girls

19. A song that makes you think about life?

Dog (feat. Lisa Mitchell) by Andy Bull

20. A song that has many meanings to you?

Through the Valley by Shawn James

21. A song that everyone should listen to?

Praying Kesha

22. A song by a group you still wish was together?

Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground by the White Stripes

23. A song that makes you want to fall in love?

Butch by Saint Motel

24. A song that breaks your heart?

The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us by Sufjan Stevens

25. A song with amazing vocals?

Honeybee by Steam Powered Giraffe

26. A song with amazing rap?

Je Cours by Stromae

27. A song that makes you smile?

No Reptiles by Everything Everything

28. A song that makes you feel good about yourself?

Engine by Jeff Magnum Why? I have no idea

29. A song that you would dedicate to you and your best friend/mutal/someone close to you?

Coyote Song by Bright Eyes This could sorta apply to a whole buncha ppl so I’ll just leave it at that

30. A song that reminds you of yourself?

Photos from When We Were Young by Nana Grizol

I tag @hotchocolatefox @echoofmidnight @cinder229 @unaleph @a-jaded-arrowhead

and anyone else who wants to do this ;p