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Purcon 8 (2024), Saturday panel Jensen & Misha
#purcon8#jensen ackles#misha collins#seidenapfel takes photos#sadly not the best quality but too good not to share#not chronological#just different moments of the panel#cockles
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‼️spoiler‼️ (chapter 63)
uhm so that happened...
(i was NOT ready omfg)
#the different emotions i went thru while reading this chapter...#I'm sorry i spoiled most of the chapter BUT I NEEDED A PLACE TO SCREAM HELP#CHAPTER 63 WOULD HAUNT ME FOR DAYS#the apothecary diaries#jinshi#maomao#kusuriya no hitorigoto#I WENT FROM LAUGHING OVER THAT AWKWARD MOMENT AND BICKERING TO SCREAMING OVER THE LAST PANEL OMFG I NEED TO TAKE A BREAK#update : just realised he was FCKING MOANING holy shit
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dead boy detectives is a show whose shortcomings and strengths make total sense when you think of it as a comic on tv, ie terribly goofy expository dialogue that sounds way better when you picture it in comic book font with every other word bolded, panel-paced conversation as our heroes figure out something very obvious, fun enormous monster set pieces that used up all the cgi budget which is why all the rooftop shots look Like That, incredible snap zooms and smash cuts in montages that hit exactly like comic panels, and side characters with bland or brilliant characterization that seems to hinge on the metric of ‘how much cunt did the actor put into their line readings’
#dead boy detectives#dead boy detectives spoilers#we’re accustomed to different nuances of (visual) language in diff media#by no means am i comic adaptation buff but i found myself frequently wondering why it felt so strange vis a vis pacing & writing#maybe it’s just a hallmark of the showrunners or directors!#i’m used to tv dialogue that is a lot faster and frankly uh seems to think more of its audience#a LOT of shots i think were meant to look like comic panels in the montages#devlin family house loop - the fire elemental potion - etc#but then there’s also these very TV Feeling Moments#i found it delightful but also super uneven! like multiple different shows were trying to climb to the top of the pile at once#it’s SUCH a mess to me (complimentary)#like lab grown to be fandom fodder but also i think quite accidentally fandom fodder in its shortcomings too
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matthew murdock parallels. earth 65 & earth 616
#daredevil#daredevil comics#matt murdock#matt murderdock#murderdock#marvel comics#comics edit#earth 616#earth 65#tw suicide#suicide tw#blood tw#trigger warning suicide#tw blood#trigger warning blood#DON'T look at the speech boxes too hard okay#I had to move them to make this work but I know they look like ass#I don't love how this all looks but that's what happens when you're dealing with like six different artists#murderdock is so flop and so embarrassing he didn't even build his own shadowland fortress#I was gonna have some more explicitly shadowland ones in here but man it was hard to find a panel that really screams LEADING THE HAND#that could fit into such a small box#I was also gonna do a killing felicia's dad vs killing bullseye moment but the killing bullseye panel was just way too much#I guess I could've found a recreation of it#there was one in waid's run wasn't there? oh well
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so, Batman #147… rambling about the difference in how Zdarsky portrays the two current Robins
this is a fantastic run for Tim, and very much written like a return to form of what plenty consider the best dynamic duo, but even more so "the best Robin". once Damian's introduced in this run, Zdarsky really makes sure you still know that lol
1. "We don't need anyone else" VS "I need my family"
#147 clearly exemplifies the contrast, so i'll go through it first. Damian, having fallen for Zurr's lie and accepted him as the real Bruce, goes so far as to say in the very first page "We don't need anyone else." it's cold colors, machinery, and hollow declarations of "father and son" for these two.
towards the ending, Tim has deduced where the real Bruce is hiding and brings him food expecting Bruce's knack for self-neglect. it's all warmth, sunshine, and mutual understanding - also a cute back and forth of "Batman and Robin" between them. on top of this, where Damian isolates Batman & Robin from family, Tim is the one to remind Bruce about "helping each other." Bruce heartily agrees with "I need my family" for a weighty end.
along with this parallel, from #138 Tim makes it clear that even in opposition, he's only ever trying to help Bruce. Damian was still on the wrong side with Zurr-induced-Bruce here at the time too 😭
2. Tim's independence as both a hero and partner
Tim is written as the ideal Robin to Bruce's Batman, and has made Robin its own independent hero on equal footing rather than a sidekick - it's made in statements by both Tim and Bruce, and through the entire narrative. he takes initiative and tries to foresee what would ultimately help Bruce. beyond being great partners, there's many bits showing their emotional connection ("i'm scared of being lost, but i'm more scared of losing you, Bruce" hit me like a bag of bricks). tbh this almost could be a Batman and Robin run lol
added the first panel from #126 of Tim declaring he's his own hero outside of Bruce, proven plenty especially in his backups in #131-134!! the other panels are a few highlights from #128, #130, and #135 of the partnership between Tim and Bruce
granted it's Zurr, but Damian is mostly seen following orders and given pensive looking panels when there's something concerning. While Tim continued to represent Batman's ideals during his own solo quest to find Bruce, Damian doesn't question or take action against "Bruce's" sudden shift in ethics
Batman #134 Backup - Tim showing support toward Toyman VS Batman #146 - Zurr and Damian confront Harley as she pleads about her change of heart
another kiinda parallel in #147 is Bruce acknowledging Tim's hard work to become Robin compared to Damian who's out here going Batman and Robin/Father and Son. i don't think it's an intended parallel but just the state of continuing to show Tim in a better light - Tim put in the effort "to become the second-best Robin" while Damian is Robin because..."son." supposedly less effort on his part too, because LOA.
second pic is from Batman/Catwoman The Gotham War: Scorched Earth, felt fitting to add since Tim mentions needing to "know everything" in both. and the humble brag. which ofc Tim believes Dick is the best!! but also. jic we didn't know Tim is the best current Robin sdfgh
3. Damian's blind loyalty as "Bruce's son"
there's a weight to the Robin title when regarding Tim, whereas Damian's "Robin" role is excess and counterintuitive. he's delegated to desperate sidekick to Bruce, as well as becoming an obstacle to the family. being Robin only seems significant to Damian in how it ties himself to his father, and his single Robin quality is a loyalty that's been written to an extreme fault. the only positive angle i could see this in is Zdarsky aiming to put Damian in a sympathetic light in how far Damian was willing to fall to stay by his father's side, hence, fooled by that nightmare story/confession. the problem with this is that we have not seen a single emotional connection between the two in this run, so why should we care about that relationship.
also, Damian constantly bringing up his position as Bruce's son just makes him look entitled? since Bruce rightfully expressed his claim of having the others as his sons too (with the unfortunate exclusion of his daughter)! so it's like a "lol you're not that special" vibe when looking at it from the outside?? ykw concerning #138, Damian saying "You're the one trying to destroy my father" also could have been in contrast to Tim saying "We'll help our dad" at the end.
Zdarsky seems to believe the only meaningful part of Damian being Robin is he's the son of Bruce, and not a single nod to any noble aspect Damian's achieved beyond that. we're constantly reminded of Tim's greatest hits as Robin, from taking on the mantle to pull Bruce out of darkness (#135, #138), mastermind a whole takedown (Gotham War: Scorched Earth), and always being on the same wavelength with Bruce etc. the entire run sings Tim's praise, and it's deserved!! my problem is how it's in stark contrast to Damian's portrayal of being the other Robin who's only special because he believes he's the greatest son and wants to be at Bruce's side.
so all this to say, if your fav is Tim YOU'RE EATING WELL!! personally as a chronic enjoyer of things, this has been an entertaining run! as a chronic enjoyer of Damian, it's definitely not for many of his fans at this point in time.
i did like this part!! his grin!!
#rambling#i'm not v good explaining things besides yelling about how cute Damian is but hopefully the observations are clear enough#instead of an essay i think i should pull up a conspiracy board of all the panels/lines and post it notes of my points#bc writing this has made me go cross eyed trying to verbalize parallels and differences 😭#like. Tim's Robin moments are stunners!! kickass or emotional scenes with or without Bruce!!#then Damian acts like everyone is beneath him and Bruce...when they've barely had any meaningful dialogue with eo#gave Zdarsky the benefit of doubt that Damian was pulling something similar to Morgan Ducard#but ofc that would mean he actually cared about any of Damian’s comics outside of his intro with Morrison 😭#i don't think Zdarsky hates Damian exactly just that he's a convenient character to use as a parallel since there's two Robins ALTHOUGH#thinking of the Batman sketch by Jorge or Zdarsky?? ITS A BLUR at NYCC and Zdarsky added a word bubble with 'Tim is the Best Robin' or smth#he wants to remind ppl of that every so often. like in the batman run. i wouldn't mind it if he wasn't putting my fav against that#especially when they're sharing the title but alas!#this run could be a great sendoff to Tim's Robin era and gaining a new title... or this is all Zdarsky fanboy lol which is fair#ANYWAY BACK TO WHIMSY!! TO DILLY DALLYING AND SHILLY SHALLYING!!
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nothing meaningful to add as others have done some great deep dives into a lot of the subtext here but i mostly just feel the need to frequently gaze at these panels because there's something so much softer and gentler and more comfortable about them here (especially when compared to how bristly and on edge they felt in early miharu arc not that long ago) 🥺
#like yes ofc this is the arc with the joint sexy exorcism slay 🥳 but gotta say that middle left panel is? one of my favourites visually?#they're just chilling! having a chat! doing their thing! but together!#very much the small moments of: our paths may be different but sometimes they can come together and run parallel too and that's okay!!!!!!!#natsume problems#horrible exorcists
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Not sure if I'm totally reaching with this one, but... whenever yorishima is drawn with his lips closed, the single lines that midorikawa drew for them always seemed steady and sure to me; they're either relentlessly straight or meanly curved upwards for his natural rbf and his grumpy pout respectively. And yet, after the events in kusakabe's house with his daughters, this is the first time we see the single line for yorishima's closed lips waver, which now makes me wonder if it means anything at all?
#what i'm trying to say is: was yorishima holding back tears at this moment. waugh (collapses in my own puddle of tears)#it could very well be a random coincidence though = why i state upfront that this could all just be my mind making up things from thin air#but the timing of this panel (*right* after learning the truth about his precious friend's life)... and natsume's soft interjection... 🥲💔#and in typical midorikawa fashion of leaving the ending an open interpretation... including shielding yorishima's face from us... 😭#sorry that i keep yapping about him. i just reread ch 106-107 for a gazillion of times and caught this difference just now 🥲👍#yorishima#natsume takashi#nyanko sensei#natsume yuujinchou#natsume's book of friends#natsuyuu#natsumanga
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My thoughts on how the Milgram mv machine works based on the evidence we have:
(I know there’s been discussion about where exactly the interrogations take place, but wherever they are,) the prisoners are made to sit in a specific chair near the wall that houses the machine.
It’s ordinarily hidden, but the wall panels shift aside to reveal it when the mechanical sounds play in the dramas. As well as the walls moving, the chair transforms to restrain the prisoner and attach whatever it takes to access their brain. The fact that none of the more frightened prisoners try to run or break it makes it seem like they physically cannot. This is why Fuuta sounds so panicked, and why Amane is suddenly helpless in front of Es in their T1 vds.
(My mind conjures very classic sci-fi mad scientist machines with wires, pipes, lights, nodes, needles, etc, but I’d love to hear how other people visualize it.)
In some vds (maybe all? I’d need to check,) you can hear Es take some steps right before their iconic line -- it would make sense that for safety reasons, the power mechanism is placed across the room. Once again it could be anything, but the sound effect makes me think of one of those giant wall-mounted levers you have to pull down.
The voice dramas don’t really provide the type of crime details that an actual interrogation would reveal, and it’s odd that they’re placed before the extraction rather than after Es gets to see the new details. This leads me to believe the machine functions with priming. All Es needs to do is get them talking about their murder, so it’s on their mind.
The video produced is much like a (non-lucid) dream. Even if the prisoners figure out that this is how it works, they can’t control it just by thinking really hard about something else. The murders produce the strongest emotional affect, and that’s what it picks up on. If someone else used the machine, it would default to whatever gave them the strongest emotional reaction in the ~15 minutes beforehand, hence why Es’ video focuses on their daunting task ahead. (The Undercover theory is still a bit loose, though, given the private shots that Es wouldn't have known about). It’s why the videos are usually closely linked to the vd topics/beats. I also like to think that the reason their prisoner colors appear so much is because they’re looking at those colors on their uniform 24/7.
The bell rings to inform Es that it’s the optimal time to use the machine -- the prisoner has been thinking about things for long enough that the video will be about their crime, and if the conversation lasts much longer they’ll start thinking of other things. It’s at a different time for each prisoner because it’s based on the specific conversation. I guess Jackalope is listening in to the interrogation, timing it perfectly. (The only one that kind of messes with this theory is Yonah, because they just keep talking afterwards lol, but it could just show that the interrogation is still in Es’ control.)
Their “Sing your sins” is the final priming nudge to get them to think of their actions as a sin, revealing their guilt.
Once activated, the prisoner enters a sort of trance/sleeping state. It’s very much like REM sleep, with the machine forcibly activating neurons and recording the output. The prisoners have asked Es what they saw, meaning they don’t remember the mvs. I like to think the prisoners do experience the mv in real time, acting as the major version of themself that appears, but can’t remember it afterwards. It’s when you experience a dream, but as soon as you wake up you’re just left with fleeting emotions and memories right on the tip of your tongue.
The video plays immediately upon extraction -- whether on a huge projection or little screen depends on which room it’s in. It simultaneously saves the memory so that Es can rewatch it later (on those old TVs in the jailbreak mix). The machine downloads the song and video together, but requires special parts to retrieve them. The technology is pretty new and fragile, so if one is broken, there might be a delay between when Es can hear the extracted song and see it with the video. (That’s my justification for Kotoko’s delays -- after 9 prisoners the parts wear out, or maybe Mikoto himself overheats it with his complex situation.)
Based on the lack of conversation we get afterwards, I picture Es leaving before the prisoner wakes from the trance. The machine adjusts their brain back to normal before they awaken, restraints freed and able to return to the rest of the prison.
It’s very much like a dream, so it’s not harmful despite the amnesia/head injuries the prisoners have. It does, however, exhaust them. Brain activity alone takes a lot of energy, so forced brain activity with added emotional strain would cause them to feel pretty drained the rest of the day.
#milgram#👍👍#if theres anything contradictory please lmk -- this is how ive been taking the evidence we have so i definitely want to rethink things if#theres a mistake#but also i just wanna hear what people have been picturing 🤔#i mentioned it before but the jailbreak tvs really did shift my brain from sleek tech to clunky old scifi vibes#im also still partial to an idea mentioned a long time ago about the prisoners waking up to catch the last few moments of their mv#and how heartbreaking that can be for some#but i feel like it would make more sense if there was no direct interaction after the extraction since es is overwhelmed with different#reactions (from us) and the prisoners themselves are raw with emotion and fatigue#i like the thought of interrogations occuring in that big courtroom (seen in undercover and now deep cover)#but that room seems way too echo-y for the vds to take place in#and it seems overkill to build every cell with moving panel walls and access to the machine#so the jurys still out on that one#(also hehe im still so excited that my oc fits very nicely into all of this but i kept this post 100% canon compliant)#analysis/thoughts
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#obsessed w his laugh here it's so genuine and natural#also the differences between pre and post-s9 panels is palpable in a way i can hardly explain yet#the fandom also grew a whole ton so that's a factor but. yk what i'm talking about#there's also a moment in this panel where jared talks about a book he read in 2004 !!!! he just speaks perfectly clearly#no pauses or anything 11 years later it's crazy#i'll clip it later i need it on my blog#he's got vic's memory#jared padalecki#vancouver '13
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#long one#ryuuji suguro#blue exorcist#ao no exorcist#ryuji suguro#suguro ryuuji#suguro ryuji#bon suguro#cram school#manga ryuuji#lewin light#lewin lightning light#we've been watching lewin slowly become more invested in this fight and this moment#but not to study the demon or even see what ryuuji knows#it's ryuuji himself lewin is now studying and now seeing as a puzzle#a prodigy who is top of his class and the heir to an important sect of buddhist monks#a boy who helped fight multiple demons on important missions and just refused to give up a sword despite having all the reasons to#someone who is clearly incredibly smart and capable but also aware of their surroundings#and who hasn't thought of the more obvious answers here and hasn't stopped trying#and for lewin there are a lot of different meanings to smart#and right now he has just become entirely curious about the puzzle that is ryuuji#and ryuuji does something that will firmly cement the choice he's actively making in these panels#because lewin doesn't want another smart person around#not when he's chasing a lot of really smart and really fucked up people#no he wants something different#and the “I'm sorry” cements it for lewin#he stuck to his beliefs#was clever enough to figure out the right verses and versatile enough to go for the guns when that failed#and is humble and teachable and that's an important thing#someone who can apologize and not go against their beliefs and decency just because it would benefit them to do so is exactly what he needs
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the batman's grave #3
[ID: Bruce Wayne in his Batman costume but without the cowl. He's sitting in front of the Bat-computer which is off panel and is holding a tea cup that Alfred just gave him. Alfred asks, “Are you using evil computer skills to commit financial crimes against dark capitalism, Master Bruce?” Bruce smirks slightly and says yes and Alfred bursts into a large smile. He tells the billionaire, “There's hope for you yet.” END ID]
#get you a man thatll use evil computer skills to commit financial crimes against dark capitalism 💞💞#this comic is absolute dogshit ngl but theres a few moments that made me laugh#anyways a reminder my bruce wayne is a man that funds several different good causes donates regularly and works at wayne foundations to#help victims & past convicts. had a man literally try to kill him with a knife then they sit criss cross the floor & talk & Bruce helps him#like bruces greatest strength and deadliest weakness is just his compassion for people (rather they deserve it or not)#<- deleted such a big rant but im leaving those tags because bruce 💞💞💞#c: the batman's grave | i: 3#crypt's panels#bruce wayne#alfred pennyworth
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Momo confirmed: there can never be a Banri-centric three:vale
And actually, his logic behind this is really interesting. Because at it's heart, the difference is that with Banri, Momo could never have formed the same sort of codependent relationship that he does with Yuki. Banri is capable of taking charge and taking care of himself, and so Momo wouldn't feel the need to step forward and try to help him.
Hell, it's only after he realizes that no one's taking care of Yuki that he reaches out to him in the first place. Momo establishes very well in Re:member that he needs to feel needed and useful to feel loved, or to express his love, and Yuki lets him do that in spades. Banri, though. Banri doesn't need someone to dote on him (or at least so judges Momo) and therefore Momo's acts of service (his declarations of love) are unwarranted at best and unnoticed at worst.
Whether or not this is actually true is a whole separate question. Banri does seem to rely on Momo when he's helping them out backstage (Momo valiantly kills the dreaded spider for him) -- but he does it in a moderate sort of way, taking the time to make sure Momo's not overexerting himself (ie, when he's lugging around more equipment in one trip than he probably ought to be) and that he is generally taking care of himself as much as he's taking care of others.
But Momo seems to want someone who relies on him too heavily. He needs to devote himself fully and completely to another person (perhaps because he feels he can no longer fully devote himself to his own dreams, so he seeks some other outlet, someone else's dream to latch onto to replace that). He gets drawn in by Yuki's sopping wet meow meow nature and the fact that Yuki so clearly needs someone to take care of him, because Yuki is the only one who enables him to express his love in the way he wants to. Needs to, perhaps. Regardless of how (un)healthy that expression and the resulting relationship is.
That's why MomoBan won't work with just each other. That's why they need Yuki to draw them together: Momo needs someone who he can devote his everything to, and Banri can never be that person for him.
#I forgot he says this#I was looking for this panel earlier when I was gathering examples of their assigned sides but I forgot he just. says it openly like this#it is really interesting that we never really get to see Ban's impression of Momo tho#obviously everything we see of their early relationship in re:member is heavily colored by it being in Momo's POV#so we see Ban as Momo sees ban : cool. collected. suave and hunky. and most of all independent#bug killing aside -- which sort of teases the idea that maybe if it weren't for yuki Momo might be able to see more of how#Banri COULD fulfill that need for him to be useful to someone#but he's so besotted with Yuki (even before he realizes it)#(because despite his claims that he likes them both equally it's pretty clear here that he's already picked his favorite)#but he's so besotted with Yuki that Ban's needy moments don't even register to him#maybe if everything had been different#and Yuki had never been in the picture#the two of them could have meshed well together#But as it stands Yuki fulfills everything Momo wants in a partner - someone to devote himself fully. who always needs him and relies on him#someone who can give him purpose and direction -- not by guiding him but by needing guidance#man I really need to learn to not dump whole paragraphs of analysis in the tags huh#idolish7#i7#re:vale#yukito orikasa#momose sunohara#banri ogami
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[ID: three panels from “yona of the dawn”, cropped to focus on jaeha and gija. in the first, from chapter 122, gija is crying in frustration while talking to yona, who is recovering from injuries; jaeha is sitting beside him and watching him with a soft smile. in the second, from chapter 138, he's watching gija with a near-identical expression as he argues with hak, who is wearing sinha's fur headpiece over his head so it's covering his face. in the third, from chapter 198, he's smiling with his eyes closed; his head is turned towards gija and yona; gija is speaking excitedly and yona is smiling. end ID.]
absolutely enamored with these panels where jaeha’s looking at gija sooo fondly. there are little cartoon hearts floating around his head <3
#anonymous imp who asked me about underrated gijaeha moments come get your meal !!#i’m also obsessed with art for different merch where they’re just. blatantly checking each other out. but that can be its own post#i just know hak’s committing some next level bi on bi violence in the last panel btw#happy gijaeha gtuesday <3#akayona#gijaeha#ngl i feel kinda bad for cropping these but i wanted to zero in on The Point fngshsk
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Star Trek Voyager Season 2 Episode 4: Elogium
#Neelix hate on this post will get you blocked - this is a post for laughing#Neelix#Tuvok#star trek voyager#star trek voyager memes#Neelix: Boys and girls are different#Tuvok: How?#Neelix: You know what? You're right!! Thanks Mr Vulcan <3#Love him#Most people label this moment Tuvok owning Neelix or something but in reality he just asked why he thought that and Neelix was like#'you know what? I don't know why I think that!' and by the end of the episode he's re-evaluated his beliefs#which in my head??? is good. <- Everyone cheers & claps for me#I messed up and put Tuvok's quote in Neelix's panel but v_v I'm too lazy to change it
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the people in the tags understand me. starembers art is super pretty but also weird at times.
#xie lian has been doing manual labor for a living (breaking boulders on his chest WITH NO SPIRITUAL ENERGY brick laying farming etc)#im anti twink xie lian#also i dont think he should have mxtx protagonist snowy white skin. maybe as a sheltered prince. but he has been planting rice for years.#AT LEAST GIVE HIM A TAN#and hua cheng died as a malnourished 17 year old (he has been working out since then but i still prefer skinnier headcanons).#why does everybody have light eyes (even putting aside the colorism in the novel.)#why does xie lian have this wide-eyed-lips-parted-blank look and hua cheng have bedroom eyes all of the time#(not that they can't necessarily make these expressions but augh.)#why are they tall as fuck in every full body shot#why are their hands so big.#again i don't want to put any opinions in an actual post because i havent read the comic and it might be different than i think#but just based on the art ive seen... theyve been very yaoified. thats the best word i have#even by the point the manhua has reached (lqq arc iirc)#they've been having sincere and vulnerable moments#and i havent really seen panels that tell me that. let them be silly and awkward and fuck up. even if it makes them less sexy for a moment#and also?? xie lian (again just based off the art) seems to have lost a lot of agency?#he is a 'go with the flow' guy but he is also pretty situationally aware and clever#but the vibes i get are that he gets wide-eyedly dragged from plot point to plot point#(in the case where hua cheng slung him over his shoulder literally??)#(he would not fucking do that book 1.)#please correct me if i'm wrong#i'll probably get around to reading the manhua faster if someone tells me theyre more in character than i think they are#lmao#if you love the manhua disregard me.#not art#to delete l8er#(possibly)#(if i turn out to be wrong about this which is possible)#(or if someone decides they are very emotionally invested in my medium intensity feelings)
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currently captive audience to a knock down drag out fight in my brain between desire to respect the wishes of the creator and not look for anyone redistributing the comic and god i fucking miss wonderlab i miss wonderlab so much you have no idea i want wonderlab back so bad
#project moon#wonderlab#seriously wonderlab was so fucking good that like#the entire time pre-limbus release every time we got news i would get so excited for a potential followup on wonderlab's ending#and the idea of seeing characters like taii#with amazing designs from a comic that already had some absolutely stunning imagery#drawn in a style like the absolutely fucking beautiful painterly style of ruina's character art and cgs#getting to see more of taii and the other survivors of the branch and seeing where their lives would go after that ending#seeing how the loss of so many important people would affect them and how they'd struggle in the aftermath of l corp's collapse#we already had ONE distortion in the ending of wonderlab with catt and that happened BASICALLY MOMENTS AFTER LOBCORP'S ENDING#can you IMAGINE how cool it'd be to see all of these characters#who already have experience with combat and ego and weird anomalous monsters via their work in the branch#react to and potentially figure out and adapt to the distortion phenomenon?#LITERALLY THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF LIMBUS IS GOING INTO FORMER L CORP BRANCHES#THAT'S THE SELLING POINT OF THE GAME! THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE! OF COURSE I WOULD GET EXCITED ABOUT MORE WONDERLAB STUFF!#BUT NOW WE'LL NEVER GET THAT#WE'LL NEVER SEE TAII AGAIN IN OFFICIAL MEDIA#WE'RE JUST LEFT WITH THE MEMORY OF THAT FINAL PANEL AND TAII GAZING OVER THIS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL SURREAL LANDSCAPE#WITH PROMISES OF A JOURNEY WE'RE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO SEE#FUCK I MISS WONDERLAB#wonderlab was so fucking good that it accidentally became the cornerstone of my entire perspective on project moon's works as a whole#and now that it's gone i can't go back to lobcorp or ruina without feeling its absence like a gaping void in my chest#the only thing left in its place being the knowledge of the shitshow that was the drama surrounding project moon for a while#and the thought that maybe in a different world we would've gotten to see more#FUCK man#no joke i literally made myself cry typing this whole rant out#suddenly learning that wonderlab had been taken down was a fucking wound i have never recovered from#and i've never been able to look at ruina or limbus with the same sense of awe and wonder and curiosity ever since#just the bitter knowledge that yet another formerly beloved story and world has fallen into corporate nightmares and gacha cash grabs#i haven't been able to keep up with project moon much at all since. i don't know if anything else has happened.
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