#like half the tp job is just lying

[formulahs]

watching james consonants reasoning out to the press is so funny like bitch you’re supposed lie

[hyrule-kingdom-updates]

Zavis was clicking his tongue as he walked through the trees.

“Tk, tk, tk, BCC?? Little chugger buddy?? Tk, tk, tk, tk, tk.” He weaved through the trees, sunlight casting tinted green light on his head through the canopy. He was half limping on his left leg, as the nearly-breaking-his-neck-on-a-staircase-and-experiencing-whiplash-as-two-members-of-his-family-threatened-his-well-being event had made his muscles sore. 

With no giant horse in sight, he changed tactics. Zavis took out a banana and started to unpeel it, offering it up to the wilds.

“Pspspsp! Big Chungeroni?? I got your favourite snack! Pspspsp...”

His feet crumpled loose leaves and twigs and he maneuvered through the woods. Finally he came upon a clearing, bathed in open golden sunlight.

Or at least it would have been, were it not for the giant horse blocking out the sun.

Big Chugging Chungus was rearing on his hind legs, snorting and clopping its hooves at a pair of red Bokoblins, who were squealing with fear as they ran off in the direction of the village. Zavis immediately ran up in front of the horse and held out his hands.

“Heyheyhey! Shshsh, it’s me, BCC! It’s your pal, Zavis! Shhh...Shhhh...” He held out the banana and continued shushing the horse like he had always seen his Master Kohga do. Although he wasn’t exactly sure why it was practical. To his knowledge, Big Chugging Chungus had never spoken. Perhaps it was a Yiga Chief thing.

The horse shook its mane, and leaned down to munch the banana out of his hand. Zavis stroked his snout.

“Who’s a good boy? You’re a good boy!”

The horse’s tail swooped left and right.

“Yes, yes you are! You did such a good job! Helping to cause terror and feed chaos onto Kakariko!! Who’s a good troublemaker??”

Again, he wasn’t entirely sure the point of asking questions when he was fairly certain that the horse could not answer for himself. Nonetheless, he continued imitating what he usually saw his dads do.

“That’s right, you’re a good troublemaker!” Zavis then scratched the back of his head. “You’re such a good troublemaker that now we’re just going to help undone all of the work you did for me cause there’s a change in plans, haha...”

He didn’t know how, but he could sense the horse was looking at him with exasperation and disappointment.

“Don’t look at me like that!” Zavis tossed the banana peel back as he threw his arms up. “I got a job to do! OK?”

The horse stayed silent, only flopping one ear around as a bug flew by. Zavis wasn’t really fond of the one-sided conversation.

“What job you ask? Well my job to help the princess, that’s what.” He put his hands on his hips. “That’s right! Helping her find the best way to save the kingdom has been my sole drive since the beginning.”

The horse, once more, replied with the quiet munching of a banana.

“‘Are there any other reasons?” you ask? Well...no! There isn’t!” He crossed his arms and turned away from the horse like he was mad at him. “Did I ruin my family’s hard redeemed reputation by revealing myself as a Yiga? Maaaybe. Did I possibly instigate Mr. Hartell’s complete moral collapse by revealing that the origin of our relationship was based on more selfish desires? Maaaaybe. Did I join the Yiga Clan in an attempt to get closer to my dad, only to discover that his loyalty to the Yiga is like, super-duper strong and possibly stronger than his bond to me, which means that I also have to deceive him in the same ways that I’ve lied and taken advantage of all my other weird parental relationships in my life that have been recently ending in disaster?” Zavis waved his hand in a circle. “...Maybe.”

He suddenly pointed a finger at the horse. “BUT! Do I have any regrets about it as I pursue the path to victory? Do I need tp apologize for the hypothetical damage I may or may not have done to the other people in my life even though it would be entirely useless in achieving the greater end result?” He looked at the horse expectantly, as if begging him for the answer.

Big Chugging Chungus did not.

“...NO COMMENT!” Zavis whirled around once more. “DOESN’T MATTER. I DON’T HAVE TO ANSWER YOU. STOP ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS.”

Zavis started marching off back towards the village, expecting the horse to follow.

He did not.

The boy turned his head back and sighed. “Ugh are you STILL mad at me? Look, you did a good job, the chaos is gonna make the Champions look good. But now we’re just helping out cousin Impa by reversing it just a little bit. You did such a good job, that now we’re undoing the impact of your job! So it’s all good, let’s go!” He pointed forward and took a step, but still the horse was unmoving.

BCC snorted at him.

“What is that supposed to mean?!” He stomped his foot. “BCC? Come.”

The horse spit at the ground.

Zavis gasped so loud and dramatically it could have been mistaken for Kohga himself. “How DARE you! Don’t you know what’s at stake here?? The whole village! The whole world!! And before you try and tell me about being a traitor, this helps the Yiga Clan, too, you know!”

The horse leaned down to chew some grass.

“It does!” Zavis yelled again. “Everyone in the clan is too stupid to realize that the Calamity is probably just gonna stab us in the back down the line. So us helping the princess saves lives,” he stated, matter-a-fact-ly.

The horse considered chewing the grass.

“Don’t ignore me!” Zavis ran up behind the horse and tried pushing him to get him to move. His head barely was taller than the giant horse’s leg. His name didn’t begin with “big” for no reason...

“Is this about losing you at the castle? I left you under a secluded bridge! I thought for sure no one would steal you, cause who goes out wandering for large horses under bridges in the middle of the night.” He tapped his foot impatiently as he gave up on pushing the giant beast. “A-And besides. It’s YOUR fault for letting some rando ride you. So I can’t be blamed here.”

The horse suddenly stopped eating, and perked their head up. He turned and looked Zavis directly in the eye. His gaze was calm and collected, but the sheer power of the horse’s deep dark eyes bore into him, like he was being boiled from the inside out.

Zavis was left sputtering as he walked away from Big Chugging Chungus. “Stop doing that! Stop being so weird! If you don’t like my methods, that’s a you problem.” He let out a “hmph” as he plopped himself on the ground, criss-cross-applesauce.

He pointed at the horse. “I’M not a manipulator who can’t accept the fact that he’s taken advantage of everyone around him, YOU’RE a manipulator who can’t accept the fact that he’s taken advantage of everyone around him!”

After Zavis’ scolding insult towards the horse in question, he scooted his butt back and leaned against a tree. He angrily took off his cracked glasses and shook them in the direction of BCC. “Look at these circular glasses! Would a person in denial be this cute?!” He shoved them back on and continued to pout. The horse did nothing.

Zavis tried again. “BCC? Come.”

BCC flopped onto the ground where is stood.

Zavis palmed a hand to his forehead. “UGHH......” He took off his glasses once more, and wiped the non-existent dirt from his eyes that was causing them to water. “You’re useless! Y-You’ve got no right to treat me like this!”

He used his sleeve to clean up the fog on his glasses. “I’ve been trying to help everyone since the day I was f-fucking born! I’ve been on this journey since I was twelve. TWELVE! So if you wanted to stop me from doing all this other shit, maybe someone should have given a damn and stopped me then!” He was now rubbing his glasses with such frustration, he nearly popped the lens out. He tossed it into the dirt.

“You’ve got no right to judge me! I didn’t have to do this! This isn’t my problem!” He gestured around him, towards the forest, the earth, the mountains, and the sky. “Did I cause the Calamity? Did I fail my job as a king, or leader, or parent? NO! So take up your complaints with them. I inherited their mess and now I want to clean it up, that’s the opposite of selfish!”

The horse’s ear’s stood attentively in the air, and BCC’s gaze once again bore into Zavis. He clenched his jaw in anger.

“Why are you looking at me like that? I-I haven’t done anything wrong...I’m...” He scoffed to himself. “Maybe some other people should have done their jobs better! If you wanted a perfect fucking job done from a fucking kid, then maybe some experience adult should have done it! But no, I’m taking the helm cause everyone else is fucking self-absorbed and too fucking busy to pay attention!

“Now that I’m fucking doing the jobs that they should have done, all of the sudden NOW you’re gonna pay attention to my every action, huh!? Bunch of hypocrites!” He stood up and stomped over. “I thought I was just a kid! I thought I was allowed to make mistakes! Why did no one fucking tell me that the entire well being of the kingdom now hinges on my every fucking choice!” His eyes were tearing up now, be he stared at the horse’s abyssal gaze with fury.

“All I wanted was for someone to look at me and make things ok! Didn’t I have to fix everything so someone could notice me? Or are you saying that I was too impatient and should have waited a little longer?! Was he right?? Was I too ungrateful?? Was I too stuck-up to appreciate everything I was given? Should I have been satisfied with my loneliness? Should I have been satisfied having no one around me to hurt!?”

The dark horse stared at him, unblinking. His red mane moved up and down in the pleasant breeze like soft fire.

“...It’s not my fault.” Zavis whispered. He returned to his tree, and sat in the dirt, picking up his glasses. “It’s not my fault,” he said again.

The two creatures stared at each other for a minute longer. In the distance, someone screamed, but it harmonized with the whistle of the wind.

Zavis sighed. He suddenly opened his palm, and a sudden poof of smoke and talismans appeared, along with his old lute.

He tried once more. “BCC? Come.”

The horse stared at him, expectantly.

Zavis huffed to himself, then started playing a verse, arranging his fingers on some random chords.

Storms are ever winding Storms are ever binding to the ground

The clouds above, her modesty The earth bears her atrocities, profound All her beauty’s on the ground

They say that air is freedom Stone lets the tempest lead ‘em homeward bound

Servant to her royal pleas Bowed down toward the heir’s new breeze and sound Commands her beauty to the ground

I hate it now.

The sky hails down remembrance The sky then fades away Yet here I am, the trodden soil I bear her newest day But she’s away

All of her rain, then she’s away. I never thirst, but she gave, anyway

Zavis withheld himself from playing another chord. He observed the horse once more, to see that he hand been attentively listening the whole time.

The horse looked at Zavis Asu.

“...I’m sorry. Is that what you want to hear? I’m sorry.” He tiled his head towards him. “I’m sorry I forced you to do a bunch of work for me only to kinda make it seem useless. I’m sorry I left you under a bridge. I’m sorry for...”

The mountains greeted his gaze.

“...a lot of things.”

Zavis lifted his lute, and it disappeared in a puff of smoke and talismans once more. He cocked his head again. “Can you help me now? Do you accept my apology?”

The horse drooled into the grass.

Zavis sighed with acceptance. “Fine, I guess you don’t have to. But at the very least can you move somewhere else so that you don’t scare monsters towards the village anymore?”

BCC immediately sprung up and moved toward Zavis, resting his chin on his head for a moment. His hair was now slightly slobbered with horse drool. Gross. Finally, the horse move back and started trotting down the northern path towards the Lanayru Promenade.

Zavis wiped his hair, and fluffed it back up. He stood, and noticed some more bokoblins moving down towards the village. He mentally went over Impa’s suggestions-that-involved-murder-if-not-followed-to-the-T, again.

“Ok then.” Zavis clenched and unclenched his fist. “Time to solve this mess definitely I didn’t make.”

[quickspinner]

Hi, I kind of have some questions that I’m curious about. Let’s say ML is getting a reboot and you were a writer hired for the show. 1. What would you change? And which episodes would you remove? 2.How would you have written Luka into season 1? 3. How would have made the interactions between Luka and Marinette work? 4. How would you write Lukanette to be endgame?

I feel like this is an essay question on a final exam! 😆 I’m going to have to be general by necessity here or I’d be writing several pages of thesis for weeks. (edit: and even so it is super long and wordy, so just imagine how bad it could have been) 

1. What would I change?

Honestly, I don’t think I would change a lot of the basic premise. I like the show and I like the characters as a whole, but I would definitely tweak a few things in the storytelling approach. 

a) I would remove some of the restrictions they’ve placed on themselves, such as their commitment to each episode being as stand alone as possible. It’s possible to have continuity and still have an episode format where young kids can jump in at any point and understand what’s going on. You can have character growth and consistent timelines without making it so that anyone who misses an episode is lost, and you can have the occasional two-parter episode if you have a heavy point to make. If this ultimately ends up shifting the target audience a little older, then so be it, although I don’t think it’s especially necessary. I feel like one of the show’s big problems is that they’re trying to tell a story that’s outgrown their framework, and it’s something that should have been planned for from the beginning.

b) I would rework their ‘forumula’ of having Marinette make a mistake and then learn from it. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the idea of ‘each episode should teach a lesson’ but they’re not committed enough to it, and it’s a mistake to think that just because Marinette is the protagonist, she has to be the one making all the mistakes and learning all the lessons. As a result we end up with Marinette suffering for no good reason and apologizing in situations where she did nothing wrong, and the ‘lesson’ she was meant to learn ends up muddled and confusing. It’s okay if not every episode has a lesson. As a parent I don’t ask that every single moment of my children’s entertainment be educational, just that it not be actively harmful, and the current presentation often is thanks to their determination to blame Marinette and the confusing messaging that results. So, follow through with that lesson formula most of the time, but let the appropriate character learn a lesson, and address it more clearly. 

Gamer 2.0 is a perfect example. The worst thing Marinette did was disregard Max’s feelings about the tournament so that she could play with Adrien, and they could have acknowledged that while also having Max learn the lesson that sometimes you have to learn to lose gracefully, and that just because effort isn’t rewarded the way you wanted it to be, it doesn’t mean it was without value. Or Reflekdoll; both Juleka and Alya had lessons to learn about communicating clearly and paying attention to other people’s feelings respectively. 

c) Expanding from that, I’d have the narrative hold people accountable more equitably across the board. A good 90% of my frustration with Adrien/Chat Noir is that the narrative never holds him accountable for his actions (I’m excluding NY here because I have a whole other essay’s worth of Stuff to say on that, but yes, I will acknowledge that it was at least a minimal step forward towards holding him accountable). What I mean by that is, there is never any doubt that Chloe is behaving badly. There is never any doubt that Lila is not a good person. The narrative makes it clear through their presentations, the other characters’ reactions to them, and the consequences of their actions, that the way they behave is not okay.

Likewise, the narrative never fails to condemn Marinette for her mistakes, often through ridicule and humiliation and sometimes by consequences far out of proportion of her actual mistakes. 

Adrien/Chat is never on the receiving end of that. None of the things he does that we’re all so salty about are ever that bad, certainly no worse than many other characters. However, he’s never held to account for it. There’s never any apology, and rarely any consequences. Copycat is maybe the closest episode to holding Chat accountable, but even so there’s no acknowledgement or apology required for Chat himself. Because, as per point b above, Marinette is the one who makes mistakes and learns lessons and so it’s her mistakes that we focus on. I was utterly shocked in Frozer when he leaned forward and told her to use her lucky charm instead of saying “hey, sorry I ran off and left you to face the villain alone, which might have gotten you seriously hurt if I hadn’t happened along in the nick of time.” It wasn’t fair of him to be upset with Ladybug in Siren when she agreed to do what she could to get Fu to fill him in (and followed through) but there was no apology for that either. He was right to be upset but he was mad at the wrong person, and at the end of the day he got what he wanted without actually having to admit that he did anything wrong or unfair, and that’s frustrating. Glaciator came close, when he graciously accepted Ladybug’s rejection, but there was no change after that to drive it home (and he wasn’t held accountable for lying to his friends to ditch their ice cream plan either). Again, none of these things individually make him a bad person or a horrible character, but it’s grating to see him constantly let off the hook, usually with Marinette having to take responsibility instead.

Not only Chat, but Alya as well, and we’ve actually seen Nino do some apologizing so that’s a positive start. Get past the idea that Marinette is the only one who can make mistakes and learn a lesson; the kids will learn it just as well from someone else. Go watch some 80′s cartoons, geeze, they were masters of the morality-based narrative. 

Let us see Chat (and others) apologize and then (per point a) improve his behavior, maybe getting upset and caught up in his feelings again but this time recognizing that they have a job to do first. Let everybody grow, instead of pounding on Marinette again and again and again. 

d) More time with the side characters. I don’t know how I’d manage it tbh, half an hour is not a lot of time, but I would love to see more of the friendships and especially the art club. Perhaps if the show were less focused on making Marinette the lesson of every episode, there would be more time for the other characters to grow and learn and be explored.

Which episodes would you remove?

I don’t think there are any episodes that I would remove...maybe Party Crasher because that episode was just...weird...but I did like the friendship aspect of it (this is one of those ones where their formula gets muddy and confusing, because...”don’t tell lies and make crappy excuses to your friends” is really what we were supposed to get from that? So, I don’t know if that episode was salvageable. Almost all the other episodes that really give me cringe (hello, Puppeteer 2) contained important moments that could have been delivered in a less upsetting matter if the points above were addressed. Stormy Weather 2 was pretty pointless, but it wouldn’t have been if there had been any actual continuity for a clip show to catch you up on. (while we were chatting today @verfound made a great point though about how Puppeteer 2 could have been used as a clip show as they walked through the wax museum, and I had to agree that would have been much more effective).

2.How would you have written Luka into season 1?

I honestly don’t think I would have? I think he came in at right about the right time. I would have maybe given him a cameo in Reflekta just to set up Captain Hardrock a little more, but other than that, I don’t think it was time for him to come on the scene yet.

3. How would have made the interactions between Luka and Marinette work?

I actually really like how things are now. I would like to see Marinette be more direct and honest with him. Right now, Luka consistently arranges everything so that she never has to admit anything she isn’t ready for. He addresses her feelings without her ever having to bring them up, admit to them, or voice them on her own, and while that’s very kind and I feel like both Luka’s perceptiveness and his kindness and desire to make her comfortable are very central to his character, I would like Marinette tp at some point acknowledge his feelings and her own to his face. Right now their relationship has a level of honesty that I feel like is lacking in most of the others, but it’s mainly due to Luka’s perceptiveness and willingness to be honest himself than it does with anything Marinette’s done, so I’d like to see her exhibit a little more agency there. 

4. How would you write Lukanette to be endgame?

Ooof...I mean, I feel like I addressed some possibilities for that in Finding Harmony and in Second Chance. Marinette has to get over her feelings for Adrien, either by recognizing that she’s just ready to let go (Finding Harmony), dating him and letting the relationship come to a natural end (Second Chance), or confessing her feelings to him and being rejected so that she can get through the heartbreak and move on. The push-and-pull situation the show has her in right now was sustainable for a while, and for seasons one and two it felt like there was some growth there so her constant flailing didn’t seem totally useless. It seemed like she was getting closer to telling him, like she was getting more comfortable with him over time, like there was still the possibility of him liking her back. Up through Despair Bear I was on board with the Adrien is oblivious/in denial of his feelings theory and all was well. 

But as he continued to choose Kagami over Marinette over and over then Marinette’s flailing began to be more pathetic and hopeless, and I became less willing to believe that Adrien had any real feelings for Marinette beyond friendship, and that’s where the ‘Whatever chance there was, I think I missed it’ conversation in Finding Harmony came from. There was a moment where maybe if she had been able to confess they could have been something, but she didn’t, and the moment has passed and now she has to move on.

So yeah, to me there has to be a breaking point of some kind that gives Marinette that push to start making an effort to get over her feelings (Puppeteer 2 would have been the perfect place for it, and I think it was after that episode that I actually started writing Finding Harmony). She’d have to put in effort, it would be hard, and she would do everything she was attempting to do in the NY special and more, and it would take time and support and it would hurt. There’d be Lukanette comfort and support just like there has been up until now, but they wouldn’t date until Marinette reached a point where she really felt free. 

Second Chance was more along the lines of what I expected to actually happen, in that Marinette and Adrien would get together for a while, and then post series there would be a breakup and a reunion with Luka where they rekindle their feelings. 

I haven’t written a fic where Marinette confesses and is rejected because I just don’t want to deal in that kind of pain. But, Miracle Queen is honestly an acceptable substitute, where she sees Adrien’s budding relationship with someone else and resigns herself to it and commits to moving on. I just would want season 4 to pick up at that point, and move her through that difficult time of trying to break all those old habits, trying to find a way to be his friend without indulging in ways that are unhealthy for her (like long tight hugs and sniffing his cologne). I don’t think rushing straight into another relationship is a healthy answer for either Marinette or Luka. This is something Marinette has to work through, and Luka can support her, but she has to do the work herself. 

So that’s my off-the-cuff, didn’t study, winging it exam answer. Hope it satisfies some of your curiosity!

[dbphantom]

Canon: Zane Flynt fucks

Me: haha u know what this means ;))))

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Me: merfolk glamour time

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Alright but for real tho u wanna see how deep I am in this fucking universe? Lego

I don't even know where to begin with this universe (Zer0 is an alien! Hammerlock is a werewolf! Troy is psychic! Tannis is a skag! Wait, no, wrong shitpost...) so imma open the 140 page document and start from the beginning

Annnnd Clay! Junpai-7.

When Zane meets Clay for the first time he mentions they did a smuggling job together on Junpai-7, u know, the water planet, so obviously this is good news (This made me super happy because my discord channel's name had been the junpai-7 moon pool for a while so I was like 'holy shit it's canon now' :') )

Timeline wise this isn't the beginning, but I don't write in chronological order and I don't order anything in chronological order, either, so. Eh.

Speaking of chronological order, I once got a line where Zane was like exclaiming something and used the moon instead of idk a god or powerful figure or smth and I was like 'lmao that's canon now'

So the moon... Elpis fucking got yeeted halfway across the galaxy or smth, and, considering we've seen (more) ocean on Pandora in 3 instead of just, like, Liars Berg (getting to THAT) or Tretchers landing, I feel bad for the tides. But that's good news for everyone else. Unless you were on Elpis, I guess.

Also hoh boy the 'end' of the game where Troy Phaselocks the moon was fun to write (it actually wasn't, I lowkey hate writing Moonstruck phases because... It hurts and I can't do it well.) also can we talk about how in tps the psychos are called Moonstrucks in tvhm because this makes me so happy. I really hope they did that intentionally considering H2O is an Australian show because my two favorite things combined can and will kill me. Wait actually the Troy boss fight is gonna be hilarious to write mostly because of that one attack with the tidal waves lol oh no

Also, also, also, you guys it's only explained in a guide book and never actually in-game as to why Captain's ship is Like That (TM) so I took some liberties and uhhh blame the Crackening. I mean the crackening happened after dahl pulled out of Pandora/Elpis so it works. It sorta works. It mostly works. Fuck. It works okay? shut. That's why Liars Berg is all frozen ocean [shoves 3 page essay about climate change on Pandora into the trash] don't need that anymore.

I was gonna talk about smth else

Oh yeah

Mostly brain freeze and trick of the light. That one meme video I made of Tannis and the Flynt Brothers imposed over that one clip of H2O (so let me get this straight: you freeze things, you explode things, and you boil things) wasn't just for laughs, it was actually a warning.

Each Flynt has a thing and Zane's is ice, Baron's is explosions, and Captain's is fire. (Glorious cleansing fire) Because it fits. It fits so well. I will say right off the bat that Mako Mermaids isn't my canon. I lowkey want to write out Charlotte as well (lol) because I've seen the 2nd season so many times and tbh I much prefer them having 1 really strong power over having 3+ really weak powers. Also Charlotte did nothing wrong in the first half of that season. Cleo was just a bitch to her. And Mako Mermaids is just. Not great on the power side of things. You can TURN INVISIBLE. USE IT. Soooo. (also cam got destroyed in s1 and I'm so glad they ended up making him work in s2 and 3. Because he deserved better and Zac was a terrible friend to him and only got away with it because he's a main character). /rant sorry I have so many feelings about these shows. Grew up with them soooooo.

And if ur wondering why I brought up trick of the light it's cause the 13th year exists and that movie was bopping. U guys remember Jess? Good times... Tuba pool scene is iconic. U know the one. I would also bring up aquamarine but ngl that movie was weaksauce comparatively. They hid that bitch in a water tower and iunno talked to earrings. Meanwhile in the 13th year they bring Jess back from the fucking dead and climb on walls like Spiderman. Clearly one is superior.

"but cruddy Aurelia has ice powers too and she's not a mermaid" no she's a werewolf like her brother we already went over that. Did u think I was kidding? No! I'm never kidding unless I am and I fucking love werewolves so I'd never kid about that. I love werewolves and I love Hammerlock and it's perfect I just love the idea of this gentlemanly hunter being a werewolf because I want to see a giant hulking monster being all proper and shit. They're just really cool. Werewolves > vampires and ngl I'm sad skyrim screwed over werewolves with the dawnguard dlc. Anyway Aurelia's ice powers are nanobots as explained in-game and listen I already lore-scienced this okay? Let me say it's amazing the things science is capable of when it thinks it's trying to beat out a competitor and doesn't realize non-Siren magic exists. Even better now that we know Sirens are not Eridian and actually existed before Eridians. Makes me giddy to think about. The universe is tearing me APART Lisa.

Oh speaking of, can we talk about the witch's brew quest on eden-6 because holy shit I had been writing Hiromi and her fascination with discovering all the secret circles long before the game came out and then learning about the group of witches and The Pact (TM) made me lose my shit because 'oh my god it's actually canon now'. We're on the canon path nowwwww. Soon. I hope we get a water planet dlc. I wants it, GB, I wants it.

Also I was totally gonna write a clip in the main story of the game (because I write a lot of backstory stuff if you can't tell, I only have like 3 scenes that take place during the events of the game and like 4 that are speculatory from before the game came out (including a scene from before I realized Troy was Like That but I edited it so he's more in-line and also has Maya's powers now so that's... Hm. In line with the storyline somewhere, but not an actual scene in the games story. Because its not possible with how the game does things (seperating Vault Hunters) I suppose I could just insert a 5th Vault somewhere and say it's the 4th Vault connected to the Machine (with nekrotefeyo's being the 5th). Fuck it.) and then 9,000 are backstory) where Hiromi comes back after like decades of the two not seeing each other and she's been hired to assassinate Zane by one of the many corporations looking for his corpse for a multitude of reasons (And Emma and Nino are both d e a d a s f, you know, for context). And like Barnabas (ya old bastard) Zane is still joking around and just having a grand old time catching up with his black ops buddy meanwhile she had just tried to blow his brains out (she's a sniper) and got pretty damn close. She's not even amused because of her psychic powers so she's just like 'ok' every time he opens his mouth because she already knows what he's going to say she's mostly just frustrated that she missed because she thought she knew him well enough to go off instead of just listening to her intuition but alas people change after, like, 3 decades of not seeing them.

Oh since we're talking about Hiromi that reminds me why Zane wears the black suit. In my non-h2o universe it's because it looks cool and provides some protection from dots. In the H2Oniverse it is because it's waterproof. Okay wait hang on context so Hiromi doesn't like take off his suit or anything, she's extremely gay and not interested, because I realize now how that sounds me relating Hiromi to the clothes, they just get into an argument about how Sirens don't have to follow any arbitrary rules to hide their magic and how it's easier to hide magic without giant glowing tattoos (and mind you this is before Zane even knows Tannis exists though he does immediately know she's a Siren and that's a whole nother can of worms) and hr's like 'I wear a bodysuit for most of my waking hours, so I am pretty sure they can try wearing long sleeved shirts and makeup for a day. Just a suggestion' but like way more in character (and for the scene) because do I sound like I'm in character right now? I'm not. I'm me. And God what a terrible thing to be.

So context for the context: ~magic is real~. If you've got it then you can usually tell who else has it if you're looking. It's especially clear if they're 'similar' to you (if ur a werewolf and u meet another werewolf then you sorta just know they're a werewolf) or if you're psychic (like Hiromi) then you can make some informed guesses. Like. Same Hat? Same Hat!!! Sirens are basically such powerful magic users that they are in literally a whole nother ball park. They're leagues above everyone else. Kill you just by looking at you sort of deal. So sirens normally don't feel other magic because their own magic is so strong it just 'overwrites' the other signals. You know, to not only explain why Lilith isn't immediately like 'who the fuck are you' to Zane and also how Amara couldn't tell Tannis is a Siren. I had a whole thing with Troy (who is psychic) being able to tell Zane had magic despite being near 4 Sirens at once because Troy grew up with Tyreen always at his side so he's used to it and knows how to look through it. Meanwhile Hiromi is basically incapacitated when she's near a Siren because she gets overwhelmed because her powers make it easier for her to read other people's magic.

Oh, context, the black ops outfit worked with Atlas for a short time (the group being Zane, Hiromi, Emma, and Nino. Emma is the yeehaw captain. She's the leader) and ended up meeting Steele for a little bit. Hiromi was just dead the entire meeting, Zane was totally out of it, and Emma and Nino were too busy eyefucking to really care that there was a Siren in the room so. Just imagine one person lying face down on the floor and crying, another staring at the wall without blinking, two undressing each other with their eyes, and then Cmdt. Steele standing in the middle like 'how the fuck did I get here'.

So that was everyone's first experience with a Siren.

There are more but ehhhh I'm tired and I mostly wrote this because I wanted to talk about it with someone else but they haven't read the whole thing yet so now I can scream into the void about it and not feel like I'm bothering them.

Hooray!

[alleiradayne]

Something I wanted to add to this...

In IT (in the US private sector) I’ve noticed a awful, terrible no-good thing over the last decade and a half I’ve been working in it. Employers will tell you to go radio silent during vacations. That if you take time off, you should really be off the clock, not responding to emails, not taking phone calls, not doing any kind of work at all. I don’t know if this is the case in other industries, but in IT, I’m very familiar with the message that IT managers send.

But...

The second a colleague (and it’s always some single dude who has nothing but free time on his hands and is the sort of person that does more work outside of work after hours) takes a “day off” but still responds to emails and phone calls and is generally available if anything goes wrong, it sets up a manager to expect that sort of behavior from everyone.

But...

They don’t communicate this expectation. They continue to put the message out there that it’s completely normal and good and just dandy to not be available if you take time off. So some people continue to do what their manager is telling them (and everyone else, even Kiss Ass McGee over there who works on vacation) is acceptable.

And yet...

Come review time, guess what? Everyone that wasn’t working like Kiss Ass McGee gets ignored and Kiss Ass McGee gets promoted because he’s, “Always willing to go the extra mile and is available all the time.”

AND THEN...

If you have the ovaries to even broach this subject with your manager, you’re fucked. You weren’t available that one Friday six months ago even though you planned a month ahead to take that day off and something CATASTROPHIC happened without you! And Kiss Ass McGee had to research all of your work to fix the problem you should have been available to fix! (And by catastrophic I mean someone had to wait until Monday to get their TPS Report).

THE BEST PART...

About this is that even if an employer tells you there is not a 24/7 on-call support component to the job, THERE IS. THERE ALWAYS IS. THEY’RE LYING. THEY EXPECT THIS SHIT, ON SALARIED PAY, WITHOUT ANY OVERTIME. EVERYWHERE.

Once you’ve put this perception of you out there, there’s no fixing it either. I worked 60-70 hours a week for no good damn reason other than trying to get a promotion over the course of a year because during a review my manager told me I was one of his “B” players even though I did all of the work that his supposed “A” players did. And when one of those “A” players quit, I took on his work and kept up with mine only to be told I shouldn’t feel obligated to do that.

Review time came around again and I presented all the extra “miles” I’d gone and it netted me nothing.

I quit a month later.

There is literally nothing anyone can do about this either. Even if the company policy declares that “No Work Shall Be Done Whilst On Paid Leave,” some managers are going to expect it of you and because they aren’t allowed to legally say that (due to labor laws and company policies), they expect you to play the game.

I have no moral to this story and just felt like ranting.

[remembermemorablememories]

Monday, January 7, 2019

post #364

main points:

- reschedule doctor’s appointment to next monday cause doctor called in sick today

- sheena took a day off of school to focus on her health

- went with sheena to brunch and then wegmans

- look at some comedy hacks 

- 7 minute work out

- run for a mile

- play some smash online

- dinner with the fam

- smash/mario kart with sheena

- shower + feeling some chest ache/discomfort...?

- spend time with sheena cause she was feeling sad

writing this on tuesday january 8, 2018

today i:

- woke up at around 8am from a call from the doctor’s saying appointment was cancelled cause the doctor was sick. i called to reschedule and they said that they will take rescheduling calls after 9am. so i went back to bed and woke up around 10:30/11am. i got the rescheduled appointment for next monday then i got out of bed and chilled on the computer for a bit. i was feeling pretty tired when i woke up this morning. i’m not too sure why, i’ve been getting enough sleep

CES just started so the verge is putting out a lot of videos. there’s a fancy wooden block with a display...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nHzYNJd9z8

decided to go with sheena to the brunch place (TP). we were gonna go at around 12pm. i typed up my blog post for sunday, january 6 and then we left

- we left around 12:30pm. i got some more eggs benedict. sheena got another skillet, and we split the tropical crunch waffle, as per usual :P i think the guy mixed up my order cause i’m pretty sure i got eggs benedict with chicken. but there was no chicken in mine :’( oh well

we went to wegmans afterwards and i got some groceries for when i’m home alone. whole wheat bread, spinach, broccoli, tofurky, ham, cheese. then sheena drove us home. i realized while we were eating brunch that i forgot my wallet. thankfully sheena brought hers so we could pay for lunch LOL

- we got back around 2:30pm and i just kind of browsed the internet. i was looking at some comedy hacks a guy named matt made from NY. i’ve never met him before but he had some cool ones. namely, a trackpad using your keyboard keys LOL. so dank

- around 3:30pm, i forced myself to start working out. i whipped out the 7 minute workout app that i haven’t used in a long time. i did it in the living room and was surprisingly exhausted after it. i’m out of shape lmao

then i went for a run around the neighborhood which was about a mile (.9 miles), done in like 8 minutes and 30 seconds

- i came home and then drank some orange juice and chilled for a bit. then i played some more smash online. i tried to get pikachu into elite smash but failed LOL. then played with falcon. i kept going back and forth over the line for elite smash T.T. i’d lose a game in elite smash and get booted out. win a game in normal quickplay and get back in. then lose and get booted out again. sad react. i ended on a good note and stopped once i got back into elite smash

- went to eat dinner with the fam. we had some boiled eggs with tomatoes, vegetables and chicken. it was a good meal. then sheena and i finished the last fourth of her fruit tart cake

- i listened to dad for a while about his early careers. we first talked about apple/iOS development. then a history lesson on people soft from oracle. and then he told me about his first job at a place that worked for texas instruments and how that company at the time came to exist. and he talked about how when he moved out of the apartment, the landlord’s wife was actually someone he was training to be his replacement. what a small world :p 

- i also got a weird voicemail from someone. it sounded like an elderly woman who wasn’t sure where she was. i think she got the wrong phone number but i consulted josh chris and trevor for help to help me decipher what she was saying in the voicemail. it was hard to understand what she was saying

also my new phone case came in. it was $12 on amazon from SUPCASE. i put it on and changed some of my wallpapers. now my phone feels like a brand new phone. my old phone case was over a year old and getting crusty 

- played smash with sheena. we made a meme to king dedede with sexy sax man. then we played mario kart. i taught her how to drift properly by tapping back and forth when drifting so she doesn’t keep driving into a wall. she wanted to get into top 5 at least (against 150cc CPUs). on the very last race, she got like 5th or 6th overall, which is pretty good :D some more practice and she’ll be set. she wants to get good at it (partially cause at her friend’s parties they sometimes play and she’s always last)

- i took a shower around 10pm. while i was showering i felt some mild discomfort in my left side of my upper chest. i wasn’t sure why. i thought maybe it was cause i worked out today? throughout the night it kind of shifted to different points for a few seconds here and there, like to the right side, center side, then lower left side. i’m kind of concerned but hopefully it’ll go away soon. (it hasn’t gone away. as i’m typing this at 1:56pm tuesday january 8 i still feel some mild discomfort here and there on my upper left side/center side)

i could also feel my heart beat through my chest. i learned this was heart palpitations but thought it would go away after a while. i was lying awake in bed for a while looking up stuff online about what it could possibly be. some sources it was probably benign if the chest discomfort lasts for a few seconds. but mine were lasting for a few seconds but coming back every 10-15 minutes maybe? i was getting concerned. also i could feel my heart beating through my body, both on the outside from my chest and internally feel it beating. while i was getting paranoid and looking up stuff online in bed, i heard sheena get out of bed to go to the bathroom and heard her crying

- i went to hang out with her in her room for a while. she was feeling sad at the thought about going back to school tomorrow. dad heard some movement on our side so he came over and both of us hung out with sheena for a bit to accompany her while she was crying. she mentally didn’t want to go to school but was worried about pushing school off even further because that’d mean she’d be even further behind. we told her it’s okay, she can take another day off if she really needs to. mental and physical well being come first

after a while she seemed to be okay and said she wanted to get some food to eat. i went with her downstairs around 2am so dad could go to sleep. she ate half a muffin and a glass of milk

then we went to her room and watched two episodes of the office. one of them was the VP pyramid florida episode, then the next one where cathy tries to sleep with jim LOL

then we went to bed around 3am. i slept in her bed to keep sheena company as she went to sleep. and also cause i was paranoid about my chest discomfort symptoms. on the small small off chance something happened to me over night i felt better about it knowing someone else is there. i noticed i was also burping a lot and thought maybe it’s some kind of gas chest pain...? idk. i guess we’ll see when i go to the doctor next week

okay the end

almost at 365 posts!! tomorrow!! (technically today cause i’m writing this on january 8)

[aion-rsa]

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MOONSTRUCK #1 – GEM OF THE MONTH

STORY: GRACE ELLIS

ART: SHAE BEAGLE/KATE LETH

COVER: SHAE BEAGLE

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / E / $3.99

A NEW ONGOING SERIES from Lumberjanes creator GRACE ELLIS and talented newcomer SHAE BEAGLE that tells a story of monsters, romance, and magical hijinks! The first arc also includes an additional short story with artist KATE LETH!

Fantasy creatures are living typical, unremarkable lives alongside humans, and barista Julie strives to be the most unremarkable of all. Normal job, normal almost-girlfriend, normal…werewolf transformations that happen when she gets upset? Yikes!

But all bets are off when she and her centaur best friend Chet find themselves in the middle of a magical conspiracy. Will Julie and Chet be able to save their friends? Is Julie’s dogged determination to be normal a lost cause? Who’s going to watch the coffee shop while our heroes are out saving the world?? These questions and more will be answered in MOONSTRUCK, coming July 19 from Image Comics.

SACRED CREATURES #1 – GEM OF THE MONTH

STORY: PABLO RAIMONDI & KLAUS JANSON

ART: PABLO RAIMONDI

COVER A: PABLO RAIMONDI

COVER B: KLAUS JANSON

COVER C (1 IN 25): FRANK MILLER

JULY 5 / 72 PAGES / FC / M / $4.99

When the supernatural forces maintaining the fragile balance of power in this world start to unravel, Josh Miller, a young college grad and expecting father, is caught in the middle of a vast conspiracy threatening to tear apart the foundations of humanity as we know it. As myth and reality collide, Josh finds himself on the frontline of a battle against an enemy dating back to the beginning of time itself.

Comic legends KLAUS JANSON (Daredevil, Dark Knight Returns) and PABLO RAIMONDI (X-Factor, Book of Doom) proudly present SACRED CREATURES, their first-ever creator-owned series, with a monster-sized first issue featuring 66 pages of color art!

BALSAMIC: A SKETCHBOOK AND ART COLLECTION HC

STORY / ART / COVER: GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS

AUGUST 16 / 200 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99

ADVANCE SOLICIT

Collecting the best of five years worth of drawings, BALSAMIC is a deep dive into GIANNIS’ (PROPHET, Old City Blues, G.I. Joe) sketchbooks and comics!

BLOODSTRIKE #1 REMASTERED EDITION

STORY: ROB LIEFELD

SCRIPT: ERIC STEPHENSON

ART: DAN FRAGA, DANNY MIKI & ROB LIEFELD

COVER A: DAN FRAGA

COVER B: ROB LIEFELD

JULY 26 / 32 pages / FC / T+ / $3.99

1993’s original BLOODSTRIKE #1. Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Image Comics with a bloody delightful remastered edition of 1993’s BLOODSTRIKE #1, illustrated by DAN FRAGA and DANNY MIKI over layouts from ROB LIEFELD, dramatically recolored by color wizard THOMAS MASON (X-Men)!

BY CHANCE OR PROVIDENCE TP

STORY / COVER / ART: BECKY CLOONAN

COLOR: LEE LOUGHRIDGE

JULY 26 / 128 PAGES / FC / T+ / $14.99

BY CHANCE OR PROVIDENCE collects BECKY CLOONAN’s award-winning trilogy: WOLVES, THE MIRE, and DEMETER, with lush colors by LEE LOUGHRIDGE and a sketchbook/illustration section. These stories cast a spell of hypnotic melancholy, weaving their way through medieval landscapes of ancient curses and terrible truths that will haunt you long after you’ve set them down.

CURSE WORDS, VOL. 1 TP

STORY: CHARLES SOULE

ART / COVER: RYAN BROWNE

JULY 19 / 168 PAGES / FC / M / $9.99

A wizard has appeared in present-day New York! His name is Wizord, and he’s here to save us all from dark magical forces bent on our destruction. He’s the best wizard of all time! Or…he’s not, and he’s lying to everyone, and secretly is the dark magical force, but wants to hang out in our world for a while because it’s so much nicer than the hellhole he comes from.

Secrets, and spells, and talking koalas—CURSE WORDS is a gonzo dark fantasy from CHARLES SOULE (Daredevil, Letter 44, Star Wars) and RYAN BROWNE (GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS).

Collects CURSE WORDS #1-5

THE DARKNESS: DARKNESS / BATMAN & DARKNESS / SUPERMAN 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION TP

STORY: GARTH ENNIS / SCOTT LOBDELL & JEPH LOEB / RON MARZ

ART: MARC SILVESTRI / DAVID FINCH & CLARENCE LANSANG / TYLER KIRKHAM

COVER: MARC SILVESTRI

JULY 5 / 264 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Image Comics and the 20th anniversary of THE DARKNESS, this special volume collects THE DARKNESS ORIGINS (Issues one through six and Preview), THE DARKNESS/BATMAN, and THE DARKNESS/SUPERMAN! This is a one-time printing in honor of the anniversaries, so don’t miss out!

GENERATION GONE #1

STORY: ALEŠ KOT & ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO

ART / COVER: ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO & CHRIS O’HALLORAN

JULY 19 / 56 PAGES / FC / M / $4.99

America, 2020. Three young hackers with nothing to lose. A secretive scientist with a plan. One final job.

What happens when you’re poor, angry, and get superpowers you never asked for? Skins + Unbreakable = GENERATION GONE, sort of— if you also include multiple trips to the sun, weird black goo, a breakup fight inside a nuclear factory, love, hate, anger, loss…and survival. GENERATION GONE is for every kid struggling out there. It’s about what it means to be young in the USA, 2017.

GOD COUNTRY TP

STORY: DONNY CATES

ART / COVER: GEOFF SHAW

AUGUST 2 / 184 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

ADVANCE SOLICIT

SOUTHERN BASTARDS meets American Gods in a high-stakes fantasy series that masterfully blends high-octane action and jaw-dropping worldbuilding.

In GOD COUNTRY, readers meet Emmett Quinlan, an old widower rattled by dementia. Emmett isn’t just a problem for his children—his violent outbursts are more than the local cops can handle. When a tornado levels his home—as well as the surrounding West Texas town—a restored Quinlan rises from the wreckage. An enchanted sword at the eye of the storm gives him more than a sound mind and body, however. He’s now the only man who can face these otherworldly creatures the sword has drawn down to the Lone Star State… In GOD COUNTRY, salvation is a double-edged sword.

“So much fun to watch creators find that next level. Go, Cates, go!” —BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Collects GOD COUNTRY #1-6

LAZARUS: X+66 #1 (OF 6)

STORY: GREG RUCKA & ERIC TRAUTMANN

ART: STEVE LIEBER

COVER: MICHAEL LARK

JULY 19 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

FIRST ISSUE

In the wake of “CULL” and setting the stage for “FRACTURE,” the sixth storyline of the critically acclaimed LAZARUS, this series takes us into the year +66 with six separate stories. Casey Solomon has caught the eye of the Lazarus, but gaining the Family’s attention can be as much a curse as a blessing. Will Dagger Selection destroy Casey, or will survival mean something worse?

LOW, BOOK ONE HC

STORY: RICK REMENDER

ART / COVER: GREG TOCCHINI & DAVE McCAIG

OCTOBER 4 / 440 PAGES / FC / M / $49.99

ADVANCE SOLICIT

Millennia ago, mankind fled the Earth’s surface into the bottomless depths of the darkest oceans. Shielded from a merciless sun’s scorching radiation, the human race tried to stave off certain extinction by sending robotic probes far into the galaxy to search for a new home among the stars. Generations later, one family is about to be torn apart in a conflict that will usher in the final race to save humanity from a world beyond hope.

Dive into an aquatic fantasy like none you’ve ever seen before in this oversized hardcover, packed to the gills with concept art, design sketches, original script, and more hidden treasures, as writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, SEVEN TO ETERNITY) and artist GREG TOCCHINI (LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME) bring you a tale of mankind’s final hour in the cold, deathly dark of the sea.

Collects LOW #1-15

MAGE: THE HERO DENIED #0

STORY / ART / COVER: MATT WAGNER

JULY 12 / 16 PAGES / FC / T+ / $1.99 (?)

MATT WAGNER returns with the third and final volume of his epic fantasy trilogy—MAGE: THE HERO DENIED. This long-awaited conclusion follows the adventures of the reluctant everyman hero Kevin Matchstick, who, after encountering a shaggy and beguiling wizard, discovers he is the reincarnation of the legendary Pendragon and able to wield the power of the mystical weapon, Excalibur. The story picks up several years after the fateful climax of THE HERO DEFINED and finds Kevin beginning to once again doubt the virtue of his actions and the course of his destiny.

This introductory, half-sized issue #0 continues MAGE’s tradition of an “Interlude” short-adventure, bridging the gap between this series and the previous storyline. It also acts as a perfect jumping-on spot for new readers.

MAGE: THE HERO DISCOVERED, VOL. 1 TP

STORY: MATT WAGNER

ART: MATT WAGNER & SAM KIETH

COVER: MATT WAGNER

JULY 12 / 224 pages / FC / T+ / $19.99

The first of two volumes reprinting the classic early issues of creator MATT WAGNER’s epic fantasy trilogy. THE HERO DISCOVERED reveals the fledgling adventures of the reluctant everyman hero, Kevin Matchsick. After encountering a shaggy and beguiling wizard, Kevin soon discovers that he is more than he ever imagined.

This seminal work has found an enduring popularity with readers for decades and marks creator MATT WAGNER’s emergence as a powerful story-teller. With the release of the final part of the MAGE trilogy, this series will spark interest with new readers and older fans alike.

THE OTHER SIDE SPECIAL EDITION HC

STORY: JASON AARON

ART / COVER: CAMERON STEWART

JULY 26 / 144 PAGES / FC / M / $19.99

THE OTHER SIDE SPECIAL EDITION is a hardcover collection of the Eisner-Award nominated miniseries that started it all for writer JASON AARON (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, THE GODDAMNED, Scalped)! With amazingly visceral artwork from CAMERON STEWART (MOTOR CRUSH, Fight Club 2) and vivid colors from DAVE McCAIG (American Vampire), THE OTHER SIDE tells an unforgettable Vietnam War story from the point of view of two young soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

THE OTHER SIDE SPECIAL EDITION will not only showcase this powerful war story but also include loads of extra materials straight from the files of both writer and artist. CAMERON STEWART was so committed to this project that he traveled to Vietnam to do preliminary research, and this collection will feature pictures, drawings, and journal entries from that trip.

Collects THE OTHER SIDE #1-5

SOLID STATE TP

STORY: JONATHAN COULTON & MATT FRACTION

ART / COVER: ALBERT MONTEYS

JULY 26 / 128 PAGES / FC / T / $19.99 / 10”x10”

From musician, singer-songwriter, and internet superstar JONATHAN COULTON comes the graphic novel accompaniment (in square-bound, 10″ x 10″ format) to his new concept album, SOLID STATE.

Two guys, connected by a name and hundreds of years, somehow stand at the end of man’s beginning, and the beginning of man’s end. But…it’s funny? Also kind of a nightmare. But mostly funny? A funny science FACTion nightmare about the end of everything, but how that’s all kind of okay.

Teaming up with MATT FRACTION, the writer of SEX CRIMINALS, CASANOVA, and ODY-C; and the award-winning Spanish artist of Universe! ALBERT MONTEYS, COULTON’s SOLID STATE is a tech mashup where 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Office Space and getting all we ever wanted might just be a terrible idea.

THE STREET ANGEL GANG HC

STORY: JIM RUGG & BRIAN MARUCA

ART / COVER: JIM RUGG

JULY 26 / 40 PAGES / FC / T / $19.99

What if Kal El had been found by the Warriors instead of the Kents? The deadliest girl alive accidentally joins a super violent street gang. Are the Bleeders the family Jesse never had, or is Jesse the child they never wanted? What? Free snacks at the gang tryout party! Also, SCANDAL—one of the Bleeders is a spy!

THE BEAUTY #16

STORY: JEREMY HAUN & JASON A. HURLEY

ART: THOMAS NACHLIK

COVER A: JEREMY HAUN & JOHN RAUCH

COVER B: SHANE WHITE

JULY 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC! The hunt for the Narcissus Killer ends as Detectives Vaughn and Foster come face to face with a career-defining enemy.

BIRTHRIGHT, VOL. 5 TP

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS

JULY 12 / 112 PAGES / FC / T+ / $12.99

Born during a time of endless war, Rya will do anything to give her child a better future. Whether that’s on Earth or back on Terrenos, she fights for that future alongside her new family. Even as they all start to realize something’s not right with Mikey…

Collects BIRTHRIGHT #21-25.

BITCH PLANET: TRIPLE FEATURE #2

STORY: CHE GRAYSON, DANIELLE HENDERSON & JORDAN CLARK

ART: SHARON DE LA CRUZ, TED BRANDT, RO STEIN & NAOMI FRANQUIZ

COVER: VALENTINE DE LANDRO

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

DECONNICK & DE LANDRO PRESENT: The Triple Feature! Patriarchy beware…this sci-fi kidney punch can’t be stopped! Return to BITCH PLANET for more tales from a world gone upside down…that might just be around the corner… Plus all the backmatter you can handle! 100 percent Grade A satire. Tell your friends. Tell your enemies.

BLACK CLOUD #4

STORY: JASON LATOUR & IVAN BRANDON

ART / COVER: GREG HINKLE & MATT WILSON

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Zelda’s fantasy of escape fades as her past and present collide, and she has to decide if she’ll fight for her place in the Outside.

THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS #8

STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN

ART / COVER: TOMM COKER

JULY 19 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC “UNIONIZED LABOR” The unholy alliance of money and law is formed. Dumas and Ria meet again.

BLACK ROAD, VOL. 2: A PAGAN DEATH TP

STORY: BRIAN WOOD

ART: GARRY BROWN & DAVE McCAIG

COVER: GARRY BROWN

JULY 26 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

Having located Bishop Oakenfort on the extreme northern coast of Norssk, Magnus the Black moves in on this rogue Vatican outpost with the intent to shut it down. But as formidable a Viking warrior as Magnus is, he is still one man versus a fortress. The epic conclusion to the story started with volume one’s “THE HOLY NORTH.”

Collects BLACK ROAD #6-10.

BLACK SCIENCE, VOL. 6 TP

STORY: RICK REMENDER

ART / COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO

JULY 5 / 136 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

After years adrift in the chaotic Eververse, the McKay family finally reunites in their home dimension. But it’s far from the happy end they expected. To save all there is and ever will be, the Dimensionauts need to cut deeper into the Onion than ever before!

RICK REMENDER & MATTEO SCALERA present the sixth chapter of the runaway pulp sci-fi smash hit BLACK SCIENCE!

Collects BLACK SCIENCE #26-30

CANNIBAL #7

STORY: BRIAN BUCCELLATO & JENNIFER YOUNG

ART / COVER: MATIAS BERGARA

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The townsfolk of Willow go on an all-out manhunt for Danny. But to get to him, they’ll have to go through the Hansen family.

CROSSWIND #2

STORY: GAIL SIMONE

ART / COVERS A & B: CAT STAGGS

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The mind-breaking crime fantasy continues! Slick Chicago hitman Cason Bennett and mousy Seattle housewife Juniper Blue have inexplicably switched bodies and lives, and a heartless, relentless killer seems intent on killing them both. Don’t miss this edge-of-your-seat thriller by fan-favorites GAIL SIMONE and CAT STAGGS!

CURSE WORDS #6

STORY: CHARLES SOULE

ART / COVER A: RYAN BROWNE

COVER B: RYAN STEGMAN

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC “EXPLOSIONTOWN,” Part One

CURSE WORDS IS BACK!! The hit series launches its second arc. The full roster of the Demon Sizzajee’s Nine Evil Wizards is revealed! Meet the Carbuncle, Silly Bee, and all the rest…while in New York City, Wizord and his newly de-powered ex, Ruby Stitch, embark upon a most peculiar business venture.

DEADLY CLASS #31

STORY: RICK REMENDER

ART / COVER A: WES CRAIG & JORDAN BOYD

COVER B: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

ARC FINALE! There’s something grand about being lame, and the lame are making moves to haunt all who imagine themselves members of the council of cool kids.

DESCENDER #22

STORY: JEFF LEMIRE

ART / COVER A: DUSTIN NGUYEN

COVER B (INTERLOCKING VARIANT): JEFF LEMIRE & DUSTIN NGUYEN

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

NEW STORYLINE! “RISE OF THE ROBOTS,” Part One

THE FIRST DESCENDER EVENT STARTS HERE! Tim-22 makes his move on Telsa and Quon, Andy and Effie attack the Machine Moon, and Psius and The Hardwire have Tim-21 in their grips. As the various factions hunting Tim-21 close in, the galaxy is on the verge of all-out war. This is it! Everything DESCENDER has been building to begins to erupt in the most important and surprising DESCENDER storyline yet!

This five-part DESCENDER event will include a series of interlocking variant covers by LEMIRE and NGUYEN!

THE DIVIDED STATES OF HYSTERIA #2

STORY / ART / COVER: HOWARD CHAYKIN

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

A city, devastated. A nation, shattered. A people, terrified. And the most hated man in the world…the man who got us here in the first place…is all that stands between us the next attack.

THE DYING AND THE DEAD #6 (OF 10)

STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN

ART / COVER: RYAN BODENHEIM

JULY 26 / 40 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

“CLEAR SKIES, EXPECT RAIN” The team heads to Japan to talk to ghosts. Claire leaves the hospital for good.

ETERNAL EMPIRE #3

STORY: SARAH VAUGHN & JONATHAN LUNA

ART / COVER: JONATHAN LUNA

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Tair and Rion discover that they share a fire power when in close proximity with one another. But will they be able to control it? And what will they do now that they’ve defied the Empire?

EXTREMITY #5

STORY / ART / COVER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

COLOR: MIKE SPICER

JULY 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Thea has followed her father’s every order in their war against the Paznina. But how far is she willing to go?

THE FIX #11

STORY: NICK SPENCER

ART / COVER: STEVE LIEBER & RYAN HILL

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Mac is out for answers.

GRRL SCOUTS: MAGIC SOCKS #3

STORY / ART / COVER A: JIM MAHFOOD

COLORS: JUSTIN STEWART

COVER B: MIKE HUDDLESTON

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES /FC / M / $3.99

Gwen and Rita are forced to pick up the pieces after Daphne’s brutal death. Josie moves into power with the Magic Socks, quickly becoming a pop cult sensation. This third issue is stuffed to the gills with an action-packed story, bonus art, soundtrack, and sketchbook—plus, a variant cover by the mighty, mighty MIKE HUDDLESTON! Pure fun! Pure flavor!

HORIZON, VOL. 2: REMNANT TP

STORY: BRANDON THOMAS

ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER

COVER: JASON HOWARD

JULY 19 / 128 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

Zhia Malen has delivered the first crippling blow to Earth. Now, Chicago braces for a super storm as she kicks off the next phase of her invasion. But the connection between her world and Earth runs deeper than she imagined, making this planet hostile to EVERY species in the galaxy.

Collects HORIZON #7-12

I HATE FAIRYLAND #14

STORY / ART / COVER A: SKOTTIE YOUNG

COVER B (F**K FAIRYLAND UNCENSORED VARIANT): SKOTTIE YOUNG & EWAN McLAUGHLIN

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“LOVE’S LABYRINTH” Gert meets a mysterious (aka super creepy) man who offers her the redemption she’s looking for if she can solve his treacherous maze. You don’t want to know what will happen if she fails! Wait…scratch that. You do want to know. Buy the book to find out.

INJECTION #15

STORY: WARREN ELLIS

ART / COVERS A & B: DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE

July 19 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC. VOLUME 3, PART V

The Cold House has been opened, and the connection between the Injection and the Other World is open. And that may not be the worst thing in Brigid Roth’s life tonight.

INVINCIBLE #138

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART / COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

JULY 19 / 24 PAGES / FC/ M / $2.99

“THE END OF ALL THINGS,” Part Six. Face to face with Thragg and his new Viltrumite army, Mark and his allies must fight to survive while the fate of the whole universe hangs in the balance!

KILL OR BE KILLED, VOL. 2 TP

STORY: ED BRUBAKER

ART: SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS

JULY 26 / 160 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99

Brubaker and Phillips’ bestselling series keeps on hitting, as our vigilante hero goes deeper into the darkness, and the NYPD begin to realize there’s a masked man killing bad guys all over town. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before.

Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #5-10

KILL THE MINOTAUR #2

STORY: CHRIS PASETTO & CHRISTIAN CANTAMESSA

ART / COVER: LUKAS KETNER & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

JULY 19 / 40 PAGES/ FC/ M / $3.99

No one has ever survived the labyrinth. Now it’s kill or be killed as Theseus leads his fellow tributes through its many horrors in a desperate bid to escape. But all paths lead to the dreaded minotaur. Each issue features 30 pages of story!

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #30

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART / COVER: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES/ FC / M / $2.99

“THE COMING STORM” The forces of evil are closing in.

PAKLIS #3

STORY / ART / COVER: DUSTIN WEAVER

July 26 / 32 Pages / FC / T+ / $3.99

In the third chapter of Amnia Cycle, Tara Donnia crash-lands on a strange world with strange creatures and finds herself at the mercy of strangers. Meanwhile, her friends, having followed her into the Shadow Zone, find themselves caught in a battle between two warring ships. And in part four of Sagittarius A*, micro-blackholes in the brains of chimps? Animals made to depict God? Had Linus Rad’s scientist father lost his mind?

PLASTIC #4 (OF 5)

STORY: DOUG WAGNER

ART: DANIEL HILLYARD, LAURA MARTIN

COVER A: ANDREW ROBINSON

COVER B: DANIEL HILLYARD

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Edwyn takes a hostage of his own, changing all the rules of this bloodcurdling cat-and-mouse game. Will Virginia’s captors finally cut their losses and return her to Edwyn, or will there be more “death by plastic”?

POSTAL #21

STORY: BRYAN HILL

ART: ISAAC GOODHART

COVER: LINDA SEJIC

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

With tensions at an all-time high between Laura and her son Mark, the criminals of Eden will have to learn to work together because Mark’s father and the FBI are coming to punish the guilty.

RAT QUEENS #4

STORY: KURTIS J. WIEBE

ART / COVERS A & B: OWEN GIENI

JULY 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“CAT KINGS AND OTHER GARYS,” Part Four. A harmless quest for magic ingredients leads the Queens into the belly of a dark dungeon. Of course it’s full of deadly traps, monsters, and sentient décor that all want the Rat Queens dead.

REDNECK #4

STORY: DONNY CATES

ART / COVER: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

In an attempt to stop the chaos engulfing their family, Perry and Bartlett revisit Bartlett’s past…but digging up old wounds sometimes opens new ones. What exactly is Bartlett’s big secret?

REGRESSION #3

STORY: CULLEN BUNN

ART / COVER: DANNY LUCKERT & MARIE ENGER

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

The body count is on the rise, and the blood may be on an innocent man’s hands! A dark power is haunting Adrian, terrorizing him, whispering dark secrets and ghastly promises in his ear. Unable to account for his own whereabouts…unable to trust his own senses…Adrian wonders if he is responsible for recent murders. The police certainly seem to think he knows more than he’s letting on. And now Adrian is starting to believe sinister forces are watching him…from the real world…and in the realm of his own nightmares. Meanwhile, Molly worries about her friend, not realizing that she may have become the next target of his unholy desires.

RENATO JONES SEASON TWO #3 (of 5)

STORY / ART / COVER: KAARE KYLE ANDREWS

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“THE FREELANCER,” Part Three. The true power of any Freelancer is to walk away. But when the ONEs keep dying, who is filling in for Renato Jones?

ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN #4

STORY / ART / COVER: KYLE STARKS

JULY 5 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

Well, you wouldn’t think it could get any worse for our Hobo Heroes did you? On the run from a swarm of G-Men and the Literal Devil, but well, here we are—trapped like rats in a prison?!?! Oh, what have our Sweet Boys done? How will they get to the legendary Rock Candy Mountain if they’re stuck in the clink? Is this all part of Jackson’s mysterious master plan? Can Pomona Slim survive the harsh confines? We’ll have to see won’t we? Oh yeah, and Jackson fights the entire prison.

ROSE #4

STORY: MEREDITH FINCH

ART / COVER A: IG GUARA

COVER B: DAVID FINCH

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99

The battle for the future of Ttereve continues as Thorne is forced to grapple with demons from his past. After a cruel betrayal from a trusted ally, Rose and Ila are separated from their companions and in a fight for their lives. Magic itself hangs in the balance as Drucilla destroys everything and everyone in her path.

ROYAL CITY #5

STORY / ART / COVER: JEFF LEMIRE

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC

The first story arc of JEFF LEMIRE’s acclaimed new series comes to its shocking conclusion as the secrets of the Pike family are finally exposed, and there will be no going back. Meanwhile, while lying in a coma, Peter Pike goes on a bizarre journey with his life hanging in the balance.

SAGA #45

STORY: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

ART / COVER: FIONA STAPLES

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

As Hazel and her family venture into the Badlands, their newest companion is left to hold down the fort on her own.

SAMARITAN: VERITAS #3

STORY: MATT HAWKINS

ART / COVER: ATILIO ROJO

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

END OF FIRST STORY ARC! Will Sam be able to take down the president? Several major characters die as this Edenverse arc comes to a close.

SAVAGE DRAGON #226

STORY / ART / COVER: ERIK LARSEN

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

SELF-CONTAINED ISSUE

“TRUMPED” When a tyrannical madman assumes command of the United States, aliens are deemed a threat to national security and targeted for elimination—and that includes Malcolm Dragon and his family! With a country turned against him, Malcolm Dragon fights as he’s never fought before!

SEVEN TO ETERNITY #8

STORY: RICK REMENDER

ART / COVER B: JAMES HARREN & MATT HOLLINGSWORTH

COVER A: JEROME OPEÑA & MATT HOLLINGSWORTH

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

That which was pure and perfect is gone. Home, a distant memory. Some yet fight to preserve good, to resist the consumption of the whispers.

SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! #2 (OF 5)

STORY: JODY LEHEUP & SEBASTIAN GIRNER

ART: NIL VENDRELL & MIKE SPICER

COVER A: ANDREW ROBINSON

COVER B: NATHAN FOX

COVER C: ANDREW MACLEAN

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Savage, wild-eyed bears are attacking cities across America, and only the Shirtless Bear-Fighter can stop them! But as Shirtless punches his way through wave after wave of not-so-friendly fozzies, one question looms large in his furious mind…just what is driving these bears so damn crazy? Enter…THE HILLBILLY WARLOCK!

SHUTTER #30

STORY: JOE KEATINGE

ART / COVER: LEILA DEL DUCA & OWEN GIENI

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

SERIES FINALE

“CODA OBSCURA, PART TWO: SAUDADE” Thirty years later. One last adventure. One final goodbye. KEATINGE and DEL DUCA wrap up their long-running, critically acclaimed series by uncovering the mystery Kate Kristopher has searched for since the very beginning.

SNOTGIRL #6

STORY: BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY & LESLIE HUNG

ART: LESLIE HUNG & RACHAEL COHEN

COVER: LESLIE HUNG

JULY 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99

NEW STORY ARC!

From the creator of Scott Pilgrim! Lottie Person is a glamorous fashion blogger living her best life—at least that’s what she wants you to think. The truth is, she’s an allergy-ridden mess who may or may not have killed somebody! THIS MONTH: Spring is the season for mystery, madness & mucus as Lottie meets her adoring public, Coolgirl has a change of heart, and we learn more than we ever wanted to know about Cutegirl!

SONS OF THE DEVIL #14

STORY: BRIAN BUCCELLATO

ART / COVER: TONI INFANTE

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

SERIES FINALE

“SACRIFICE” The stunning finale of the third arc! Travis and David go head to head, with the lives of everyone Travis loves hanging in the balance.

SOUTHERN CROSS #14

STORY / COVER: BECKY CLOONAN

ART: ANDY BELANGER & LEE LOUGHRIDGE

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“THE CRYPT DIMENSION,” Part Two. Trapped on the Southern Cross, Hazel and her crew have just as much to fear from each other as they do the alien-possessed undead that are haunting the ship.

SPAWN #276

STORY: DARRAGH SAVAGE / JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER

ART / COVER A: JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER

COVER B: TODD MCFARLANE

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99

“DARK HORROR,” Part One. An even darker new chapter in the SPAWN saga begins with a new creative team! Art by Eisner-nominated illustrator JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, and story by DARRAGH SAVAGE & ALEXANDER (EMPTY ZONE).

On the other side of the world in Tokyo, a dark conspiracy is unleashed. An old enemy resurfaces. To combat this evil, Spawn will evolve NEW POWERS in order to inflict the same HORROR, pain, and destruction as Hell has done to him over the years.

STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES #26

STORY / ART / COVER: DAVID LAPHAM

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99

Kretchmeyer takes a trip down memory lane and finds himself on a bloody stretch of bad road.

SUN BAKERY #6

STORY / ART / COVER: COREY LEWIS

JULY 26 / 48 PAGES / FC / M / $4.99

“SOUL OF SHARKNIFE,” Part Two. Sharknife’s new nemesis, a harpooning psycho named PIERCE GASHER reveals himself. Ven attempts to master his unique breakdancing abilities and conquer the copycat breaker The Biter in “FREEZE.” “BAT RIDER”‘s mysteries unfold. “DEAD NAKED” takes us on a trip across the desert. Four amazing stories continue in SUN BAKERY #6.

UNDERWINTER #5

STORY / ART / COVER A: RAY FAWKES

COVER B: JAMIE McKELVIE

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

“SYMPHONY” Part Five. As the end approaches and deaths accumulate, the quartet remember what made each of them take up the art that is destroying them all.

VIOLENT LOVE #6

STORY: FRANK J. BARBIERE

ART / COVER: VICTOR SANTOS

JULY 12 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

Chapter 6: BASTARDS OF YOUNG

THE WALKING DEAD #169

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

JULY 5 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $2.99

NEW STORY ARC

“LINES WE CROSS” It is time for Dwight to step up.

WAYWARD #22

STORY: JIM ZUB

ART / COVER A: STEVEN CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN

COVER B: STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Back in Ireland, revelations of Rori’s past and the road to Tír na nÓg…

Cover B is illustrated by fan-favorite painter STJEPAN SEJIC(SUNSTONE, WITCHBLADE)!

“Wayward isn’t just a fun and addictive read, it is cultural exchange in comic book form.” – Comic Book Resources

WAYWARD, BOOK 2: DELUXE HC

STORY: JIM ZUB

ART / COVER: STEVEn CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN

JULY 5 / 320 PAGES / FC / M / $39.99

Includes a special poster of the five-part WAYWARD connected cover illustration from issues #11-15!

The new gods of Japan have arrived, and a clash with the myths of old will change the country forever. JIM ZUB and STEVEN CUMMINGS combine the camaraderie and emotion of shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Japan’s engaging culture and mythic monsters.

Image Comics’ supernatural sensation continues in this oversized hardcover collection that includes every stunning cover illustration, design sketches, and extensive essay material on culture and mythology by monster scholars ZACK DAVISSON and ANN O’REGAN.

Collects WAYWARD #11-20

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #29

STORY: KIERON GILLEN

ART / COVER A: JAMIE McKELVIE & MATT WILSON

COVER B: JOCK

JULY 5 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too many to fit in the scant time I have remaining, so what’s a girl to do? The party’s over. The party never ends. A hangover that just won’t go away opens IMPERIAL PHASE (Part II). Heaven help us all.

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, BOOK TWO HC

STORY: KIERON GILLEN

COVER: JAMIE McKELVIE

ART: JAMIE MCKELVIE, MATT WILSON, BRANDON GRAHAM, KATE BROWN, LEILA DEL DUCA, MAT LOPES, STEPHANIE HANS, TULA LOTAY

JULY 12 / 400 PAGES / FC / M / $44.99

Oversized hardcover collection of issues #12-22 of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, including the most experimental and elating material in the critically acclaimed commercial superstar of a series so far. Collects COMMERCIAL SUICIDE and RISING ACTION with copious making-of material and extensive director’s commentary.

WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD #2 (OF 4)

STORY: STEVE NILES

ART / COVER A: ALISON SAMPSON, STEPHANE PAITREAU & JORDIE BELLAIRE

COVER B: DAVID RUBIN

JULY 19 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

Pursued by cultists, Christine, Dan, and Bobby must run through the night to stay alive.

YOUNGBLOOD #3

STORY: CHAD BOWERS

ART / COVER A: JIM TOWE

COVER B: ROB LIEFELD

COVER C: DAN FRAGA

JULY 26 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99

“REBORN,” Part Three. Answers lead to even more questions as the search for Man-Up continues! But Vogue’s plan to infiltrate HELP! headquarters backfires when Youngblood’s sordid legacy threatens to tear the fledgling team apart.

IMAGE+ #16

JULY 26 / 64 PAGES / FC / $1.99

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FINALE TO THE HERE’S NEGAN STORY

Don’t miss this issue of IMAGE+! Read the highly anticipated conclusion to the HERE’S NEGAN! story. This final, jaw-dropping chapter will hit THE WALKING DEAD fans harder than a smack from Lucille. Don’t miss out on this collectible, unforgettable finale to the fan-favorite villain’s origin story by the New York Times bestselling team of ROBERT KIRKMAN & CHARLIE ADLARD.

IMAGE+ features in-depth interviews with creators, extended previews of upcoming titles, insightful essays, spotlights on comic shops, and everything fans want to know about what’s coming soon from Image Comics. IMAGE+ is the winner of 2016’s “Magazine of the Year” Diamond Gem Award and the go-to resource for what’s new and hot at Image Comics.

SKYBOUND PINS

Skybound and Yesterdays have teamed up to bring a new line of enamel pins to the masses. Get your pin fix today! MSRP of $10 for all pins, except Saga – Lying Cat, which is $15.

The Walking Dead – Logo Pin

The Walking Dead – Walker Head Pin

The Walking Dead – Lucille Pin

The Walking Dead – Negan Wrakk Splaugg Pin

Saga – Lying Cat Pin

Saga – Ghus Pin

THE WALKING DEAD LUCILLE BALLPOINT PEN

Price: $9.99 each

Now you can lay waste to all of your document signings with the new Lucille ballpoint pen. Each pen is 6” long and comes pre-blood splattered.

THE WALKING DEAD LUCILLE BALLPOINT PEN 16PC CS

Price: $159.84

Comes with a display box

THE WICKED & THE DIVINE SKULL ENAMEL PIN THE WICKED & THE DIVINE KLLK! ENAMEL PIN

While the road to hell is paved with good intentions, the road to lapel is paved with good merchandise. These are the first The Wicked + The Divine pins. Purchase them, with money. Wear them with pride. Or shame. Or however, really. You bought ’em, wear them how you want.

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Damn fucking right!!

The unfortunate part of this all is whereas I needed to buy groceries for me and my daughter and get wipes for my baby there is nothing to be found on the shelves. I can't even find a can of soup broth or a loaf of bread. My youngest gets his formula through a medical company so therefore I don't have to fear too much for him I do have back stock if anything were to happen he is set up for the next 3 months but when I take my daughter into a store (this was a few days ago I'm not even going to DARE take her in a place after everything I saw) and I have to explain to her that we can't be selfish while grabbing what little we can find it's sad to see see my baby look around and tell her it's okay.

If you are a parent in the middle of this I'm sure you understand the issue I'm having.... she at 6 years old does not understand what is going on; she doesn't comprehend why the world has gone crazy or why I don't have snacks for her. She knows something's wrong; my baby is smart I can tell her everything's okay till I'm blue in the face and that child is bright enough to know I'm lying. She asked me why there's no food for us to have, she doesn't understand why she can't go to the park or McDonald's all I can do is reassure her that Mommy is going to be there that I will protect her and take care of her no matter what

In a time where people need to be looking out for each other I'm trying to teach my daughter that even though we are without a lot of stuff and Mommy can't bring in a lot of money because my job is cutting down hours there are also people here that are in the same boat. We are not the only ones going without food today I ran all the way from hell to back just to get four cold bags of groceries and supplies for my momma's family (10 items from a bulk store), we are without medicine, without the much-needed home supplies like paper towel and toilet paper, soap, and hand sanitizer

To be honest it's good to know my baby girl is getting to see that mommy is not freaking out or terrified (her dad on the other hand freaked her out over her eatting a whole bag of chips. Yes I'm scared but she don't need to see that because my fear isn't for everything going on its for her and her brother. What she does need to see is when I took her with me to put food I knew we wouldn't eat in a giving box at her old school so that families who couldn't find food at the store could maybe get something for a few meals or giving food to another that couldn't reach it off the shelves. That mommy willingly helped others because we can't be stingy - there are others who can't afford to go out and buy an abundance of stuff and speaking as somebody who had to go into a Sam's to buy something in bulk that stuff is going faster then everyone thinks because of the panic

((Also the last few days I've gotten a lot more mouthy with rude people and embarrassed a few for being dicks... Had a lady snatch something off the shelf that I was reaching for when she already had three baskets full))

I found water today only 4 big cases left and immediately sat 2 cases in somebody else's basket who was going to go without if I took the rest of them. I gave mine to my mom her and the kids need it more. I did the same thing for others the last 2 days when I found supplies that we needed if I saw somebody walk up and immediately find something wasn't there I gave them half of mine, or if I heard someone talking about they couldn't find something (water, tp, meds, ect.) I immediately directed them to a store that I knew personally not only had it but had an overabundance so that they could stock up.

I watched somebody walk into a store and run out with two baskets full of toilet paper for their home the first day this all started. People are selling it on eBay and Amazon - I shut down somebody selling it on a website through Facebook that I run down here in Texas who was selling a small bottle of hand sanitizer for $20 bucks a peice to make money instead of thinking of the fact that there are people out there who didn't have thechance to go out to buy toilet paper just to stock up but needed it because they actually needed toilet paper for themselves

I don't know everyone's situation and I don't know what others are going without but if the world Goes to Hell then at least I'll have a clear conscience and know I helped somebody who needed it

This isn't the end of the world

((Sorry for the rant but guys ... This is getting ridiculous something has to give soon))