#lron-strange

[lronstranqe]

Tony: *sings “Happy Birthday, Wizard” and ends it with a soft chuckle*

Stephen, laughing softly: thanks, Tony.

Tony: now blow the candle. I’m starving.

Stephen, blowing the candle with a laugh: done.

Tony: did you say your wishes?

Stephen: of course.

Tony: what was it?

Stephen, tearing up: that you were actually here..? that all of this was actually real..

Tony: oh, come on!

Stephen: *forces a laugh*

Tony: Why are you always so secretive??

Stephen, turning off the old birthday video recording: i miss you tony.. I miss you so much. *cries on his birthday alone*

[team-downey-1965]

Dr. Stark or TonyStrange.

[incorrect-grindeldore]

Newt: How’s your marriage with Gellert so far?

Albus: It’s like my penis.

Newt: What?

Albus: Gellert always makes it hard.

[cryptid-salem]

Salem reads the Doctor Who comic strips: Part 1

Doctor Who and the Iron Legion

Written by: Pat Mills & John Wagner

Art by: Dave Gibbons

Thoughts before I start

The Iron Legion has a very special place in my heart. Not only is it the first strip in this line (first published in Doctor Who Magazine 1,) but this was my first introduction to the Fourth Doctor.

I was 5th grade (possibly 6th) and got a trade paperback of Doctor Who Classics Omnibus, which contained this as the first story in the collection if I remember correctly.

I remember being swept off of my feet by the Fourth Doctor, how even though he looked strange against the story he was in, he fit right in. It made me feel good, given how different everything was for me at the time.

The Fourth Doctor always jumps to my mind when I think about Doctor Who and comics.

This story was also my introduction to the work of Dave Gibbons, a monument to the comic industry.

Plot Summary

In Doctor Who and the Iron Legion, we find the Fourth Doctor travelling alone throughout the universe. He lands the TARDIS on a planet much like our own that is being invaded by an army of robotic centurions from the Galactic Roman Empire. The Doctor gets involved in an altercation with the Ninth Legion that results in a tank firing a shell at the TARDIS as the Doctor takes off.

The TARDIS is thrown into a "dimensional disturbance" and lands in a victory parade for General Ironicus as he and his iron legion return from the Dimension Duct. The Doctor is apprehended almost immediately and we learn that the Emperor, Adolphus is a child. General Ironicus demands the knowledge to how the TARDIS works to help his further campaigns for the glory of the Galactic Roman Empire, when the Doctor refuses, he is thrown into the arena with the "Ectoslime."

The Doctor is sentenced to death by General Ironicus, which the Doctor handily escapes by making a joke to the Ectoslime. This infuriates General Ironicus, who sentences the Doctor to slavery aboard the Imperial Air Galley; a large zeppelin used to transport the royal family to the Temple of the Gods. Here, the Doctor meets Morris, a a cyborg slave who received his cybernetics due to his numerous escape attempts. As the royal family passes by them however, the Doctor notices something about Juno, the mother of the emperor, something that reveals a horrifying secret about the Galactic Roman Empire.

The Imperial Air Galley arrives to the Temple of the Gods, which the Doctor recognises immediately as an alien space ship. Morris and the Doctor soon after escape their chains and outrun the guards before running into Vesuvius, the oldest robot in Rome. They help Vesuvius by turning his pressure valve and relighting his flame and Vesuvius joins the Doctor as a companion. The Doctor asks Vesuvius to lead him and Morris to the Chamber of the Gods where the royal family and General Ironicus are praying to the Gods. The Doctor notices as the statues begin to move, the Doctor recognises the "gods" as members of the alien species the Malevilus.

The Doctor and their companions witness the first prisoners from another dimension being offered up in thanksgiving to the gods or the Malevilians: Babiyon, Abiss, Epok, Nekros, and Magog. The three run away from the massacre as they are noticed by the Malevilus and run into General Ironicus, who they take as a hostage as they escape. During their escape General Ironicus himself escapes, ordering some of his legion to pursue the group.

During their daring escape, the group are attacked by a group from the lron Legion, sent to kill them for desecrating the Temple of the Gods. The Doctor informs Morris to use the bact gun to fire back, killing the pursing legionaries. One of the heavily damaged soldiers fires back hitting Morris and damaging the craft the group was on. Morris dies shortly after they crash land, but the Doctor and Vesuvius find a sleeping army of Bestiarus - Beast Men, which were deactivated due to their destructive tendencies. The Doctor, against Vesuvius wishes, begins to make adjustments to their equipment to "smash the evil of Rome!"

The Doctor awakens the Beast Men and, with Vesuvius' help, makes his way to the Imperial Box. General Ironicus and Magog are meeting in the Imperial Box, ironically, about the capture of the Doctor. The Doctor's appearance enrages Magog, who kills General Ironicus, which leads to his burning body landing in the Circus Maximus, specifically onto the race track for "the savage chariot races." Magog then changes from her human form to her alien form, and begins to attack the Doctor.

The Beast Men begin their attack on the empire, starting the revolution. While the revolution starts Magog begins to attack the Doctor by attacking every cell in his body, making every cell feel pain. The Doctor quickly thinks and points a camera at Magog, broadcasting the encounter to the entire Galactic Roman Empire. During this broadcast the Doctor urges the citizens of the empire to rise up against the evil the runs the Galactic Roman Empire, which works inciting more rebellion. Magog, however gains the upper hand on the Doctor, exclaiming their glee at finally eating a Timelord, but after he tells her the secrets of the TARDIS. Once in the TARDIS the Doctor tricks Magog into accidentally sending herself into a spare dimension locked away within the TARDIS. Magog vows to return as she is sucked away, and the people destroy the Malevilus' spaceship, ending their rule. The people name Vesuvius as their new Caesar and the Doctor departs, into their next adventure...

How I felt about the story:

This story doesn't make any impressive changes to the story structure of typical Classic Doctor Who stories. It doesn't exactly challenge anything about how we view stories told with the Doctor, but it's not necessarily a bad thing.

Doctor Who and the Iron Legion is a fun if not a little boring in the middle. I love a good "Doctor helps overthrow an evil empire" story, but as far as this story goes it's kind of basic. A good intro for telling Who stories with the comic medium but not groundbreaking.

Dave Gibbons art is incredible. It feels like l'm looking at a 70's Who story and captures the vibe of Tom Baker's era perfectly. It's just nice to look at, even without colours (which is how I read it for this, but the first time I read it it was the coloured version.)

Should you read this?

I think if you have time to read it, and want to start getting into the Doctor Who comic strip yes. It's entirely unnecessary to however, and if you don't want to-you won't miss out on much (other than some cool art!)

Rating:

3/5

[ironhusband]

Refollow me? And maybe reblog this?

So, tagging my past mutuals. @ellisper @babywarg @lucifers-favorite-child @bi-shits @lgbtonystarks @iwritefanficsometimes @blackburrie @klimtandbencbatch @doctorstrangeaskblog @lron-strange @doctormanfan

I can't think of anyone else right now.

[rotten-omega]

This was @lron-strange idea, thx for helping me to finish this edit 😂

[ironstrange-is-the-endgame]

2019 Fandom Resolutions

Thank you so much @amethyst-noir for tagging me =) 

tagging (let me know if you are not comfortable with those and if you don’t want to do it just pretend I never tagged you; I really hope not tagging people who already did it): @drstrangefangirl8900 @froggy-the-marvelgay @lron-strange @incorrect-ironstrange @metalandfood @notjustamumj  @strangemischief

1) finish the multichapter things of which I posted just the first couple of chapters. I didn’t forget about those monsters, is just that I got extremely excited with new ideas and then every WIP sounds dumb to me after having published the first chapter/couple of chapters;

2) finish the meme I start without turning everything into fanfic prompt. Like, this would also help in completing resolution n. 1, I think;

3) in general, get over my shyness and chat more with people not only in the gc on Discord but also in DM because this is a wonderful fandom and I don’t want to loom in the shadows;

4) draw more, and maybe learn how to do it properly?! Also, learn how to colour properly because I simply can’t and that’s frustrating;

5) don’t blindly join every fandom even which crosses my board. I mean, those are funny and I love them, but I don’t have infinite free time. Though I know this one is just because I don’t have a number five. I mean, it took to me two years to start to join events, I won’t stop now that I got over my shyness. 

[supremehusbands]

@lron-strange I second the motion

Press conference is tough for Captain America after he annouced that he was marrying both Bucky Barnes and Peggy carter, even in avengers event some reporters still find a way to slip a question about Steve uncommon way of life.

[Someone asking for edits for this interview, lmao I don’t know if this was what they meant]

[greatergoodness]

Hey I wrote this a while ago and I thought I’d post it just in case there are any other sonnelyse shippers out there. Just headcanons and stuff

Who’s more dominant: Of course Lawrence is, but he does have a hard time saying no to anything Elyse says. They’re both very stubborn sometimes. So it’s close.

 Who’s the cuddler: Elyse is. Lawrence is squishy, and she can’t count how many times she’s fallen asleep with her head on Lawrence.

 Who’s the big spoon/little spoon: Like do I even have to.

 What’s their favorite non-sexual activity: Gaming!!! They love playing games together or watch each other game. They’ve spent an unhealthy amount of time playing overwatch.

 Who uses all the hot water: Lawrence does, usually. Elyse has to have long showers to wash her hair and shave, but Lawrence just likes showering. He also likes. Doing other things. While showering. 

 Most trivial thing they fight over: They’re constantly fighting about what to watch. Elyse enjoys a good anime, but Lawrence can go overboard sometimes. 

 Who does most of the cleaning: Lawrence is pretty messy, but Elyse is busy a lot, so he cleans up anyway.

 What has a season pass on their dvr/Who controls the netflix queue: Elyse does. She’s seen everything, and loves everything. Though she hasn’t admit to it, Lawrence has seen her rewatching The Office about 4 times.

 Who calls up the super/landlord when the heat’s not working: Elyse calls, Lawrence handles it when they get there. Lawrence hates talking on the phone, and Elyse can’t look strangers in the eye, so it works out for both of them.

Who leaves their stuff around: Lawrence does, but so does Elyse. Lawrence throws his shirts everywhere but the laundry basket, and Elyse randomly takes off her clothes at different places in the house. It weirds out Lawrence every time.

 Who remembers to buy the milk: Elyse does. Lawrence tries to remember, but he always ALWAYS forgets. He gets upset with Elyse when she comes home with it because “I swear I was going to get it!!!" 

 Who remembers anniversaries: Lawrence does. Elyse remembers their anniversary, but Lawrence strangely remembers dates like the first time they went to the zoo and the first time he and Elyse got slurpees at 3am. 

 Who cooks normally: Lawrence does. He loves making good stuff, and is always super proud of the blue apron recipes he uses. Elyse makes sure to compliment him on his meals. He also wears a typical kiss the cook apron. 

 How often do they fight: Almost never! Their fights are always fake, it’s not an actual disagreement, it’s more of a debate.

What do they do when they’re away from each other: Lawrence is constantly checking Elyse’s social networks, and Elyse is texting Lawrence about everything she’s doing. 

 Nicknames for each other: They jokingly call each other their waifu or ohime sama, but Lawrence calls Elyse babe and beautiful, and Elyse calls Lawrence anything like Larr and Law Dog and LRon. Also babe. 

 Who is more likely to pay for dinner: Elyse. She says it’s the least she can do for everything Lawrence does. It always makes Lawrence cry a little inside. 

 Who steals the covers at night: Lawrence does. He bunches them up by his hands and head, and Elyse either rips them back which makes asleep Lawrence groan and whine, or just curls up into him. 

 What would they get each other for gifts: Elyse buys Lawrence cool things from Japan; pens, books, figurines, candies, anything. Lawrence gets Elyse anything she asks for. 

 Who kissed who first: Elyse kissed Lawrence first. He’s kind of a ladies man when it comes down to it, and Elyse did it impulsively. Lawrence looked smug and happy, so she just grabbed his face and gave him a smooch. 

 Who made the first move: Lawrence did. How could he let such a cute and funny girl like Elyse get away? Once he found out she enjoyed a lot of the same things as him, she wasn’t hesitant to accept his dinner offer. 

 Who remembers things: they both do, we’ve been over this

Who started the relationship: Elyse did. Lawrence was happy with whatever they had, so he didn’t mind not putting a label on it. Elyse made it official when she found a "worlds best boyfriend” shirt on sale at Walmart. 

 Who cusses more: Elyse does. She tends to talk to nothing sometimes, and when she does she swears a lot. Lawrence thinks it’s hilarious. 

 What would they do if the other one was hurt: Elyse babies Lawrence. When he gets hurt he under-reacts, and Elyse treats him like thin glass. He really appreciates it because without her he’d probably end up in a hospital 75% more often. When Elyse gets hurt Lawrence is terrified, when he finds her sitting on the floor near some broken glass with a bloody hand he drops to his knees and is near carrying Elyse to the bathroom to wash up. He spends an overly long time worrying if there’s any glass stuck in the cut. 

 Who is the dirty talker: Lawrence is. Elyse is much better at it than him, but when he does it he says it with a smug voice and Elyse turns bright red and nervously laughs it off and it’s hilarious. 

 A head canon: They really love kids movies. Muppets, Disney, Dreamworks, they love it. They find themselves watching kids movies more often than not.

[critrolestats]

Media References and Puns of Episode 83: The Deceiver’s Stand

Fun fact: This is the 5th time “Pow Pow” has been referenced on Critical Role!

Media References

(0:00:53) Sam: I just loved being able to play [Marvel Puzzle Quest] through. I tried it on a PS4, I tried it on a PS3, I tried it on an Xbox 360, ‘cause I’m a 1337 (leet) gamer. I even tried it on- I downloaded it on Steam Engine ‘cause that’s how you get games. It was amazing. You can play as all your favorite Marvel characters, like The Avengers. The Avengers include characters like lron Man (said as L-Ron), Nick Fur(r)y, Red White and Blue Shield Guy, The Hulch, and there’s other characters too! Like Lord Star! Dice Man! Carnage! A(u)nt Man! Professor X(XX)! And the medical team! That’s what I call these characters called Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, and Doctor Octopus. [...] There’s Kamala (Chaka) Khan, there’s Jugs-or-Naut. You can play as the Human Porch- he just relaxes. Nick Cage! One of my favorite X-Men is Jennifer Grey from Dirty Dancing, there’s Rocket and Poot, and everybody’s favorite Canadian tough guy, Walford Reens! Snickut! And you solve puzzles and it’s really addictive.

(0:14:10) Taliesin: And that’s how Bilbo’s insurance company started. *puts on the ring* I’m going home, start over and get a real job. We’re done. (The Hobbit)

(0:24:05) Marisha: Magic Grog, the Magic Mike sequel.

(0:25:09) Sam: Badger doesn’t give a s***. (The Crazy Nastya** Honey Badger) NSFW

(0:36:31) Taliesin: It’s like ra-ain.  Marisha: On your wedding day! (“Ironic” by Alanis Morissette)

(0:52:52) Travis/Grog: I wanna squash the watermelon. (Gallagher)

(0:54:29) Liam: J-E-L-L-O!

(0:59:20) Grog: I’mma Forrest Gump up this b****.  Laura: I’s like to run now!

(1:00:59) Grog: That’s me! This guy!  Sam: I miss one episode!  Grog: Total Kerr Bear.

(1:01:21) Patrick: There’s probably advantages to that.  Taliesin and Marisha: There’s advantages to both! (Pow Pow by LCD Soundsystem)

(1:05:52) Travis: *sings* My boyfriend’s back and you’re gonna be in trouble. Others: Hey-ya., hey-ya, my boyfriend’s back! (“My Boyfriend’s Back” by The Angels)

(1:06:03) Laura: That was like The Addams Family version of My Boyfriend’s Back!

(1:10:14) Marisha: Total spawn location.  Liam: Woom woom woom woom.  Patrick: Was that The Gauntlet?

(1:14:13) Travis: She’s gone country! (“Gone Country” by Alan Jackson)

(1:14:55) Marisha: It’s a Black Mirror episode all of a sudden.

(1:15:11) Marisha: She’s BackBlaze!

(1:16:25) Marisha: I’m not your guy, friend! (South Park)

(1:29:29) Taliesin: Final Fantasy motherf***er.

(1:33:43) Liam: Hip hop. Hippity Hop. (“Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang)

(1:36:38) Everyone: *Victory Fanfare* (Final Fantasy)

(1:38:56) Travis: No! Not McGruff!

(1:39:56) Marisha: Kibbles ‘n Bits for you, too?

(1:41:05) Matt: It looks kind of like the butcher in Diablo I when you get to his room; it’s just covered in meat.

(1:43:06) Matt: You were only waiting to get up and cast a spell! (“Blackbird” by The Beatles)

(1:45:28) Travis: *singing* Stay aliiiiiiive. (“Stay Alive” from Hamilton) NSFWish

(1:54:35) Marisha: Don’t call it a comeback! (“Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J)

(1:56:28) Travis: Who’s got a “this is all a bad dream” spell?  Taliesin: A Dallas? I don’t have a Dallas left.

(2:17:54) Patrick: Did we mention that this is also doing damage?  Matt: Ah, subdual damage. Back in the day. Taliesin: It was a kindler, gentler world. [...] I’d give money for a popcorn grenade right now. (Previous RPG term for nonlethal damage)

(2:41:17) Taliesin: And I’m sitting on the wall like an angry Spider-Man.

(2:45:12) Travis: Grog would like to get up.  Liam: Stand up. (“Get Up, Stand Up” by Bob Marley)

(2:45:45) Travis: I leap through her chest!  Liam: Pac-Man through it. (Maybe? It sounded more like Mackman)

(2:48:37) Marisha: C’mon, Kerr Bear!

(2:51:01) Patrick: I like to think of the anime slo-mo strike.

(3:26:11) Marisha: Are these the f***ing Ghost Rider skulls again?!

(3:50:28) Laura: Like little Dobby in Harry Potter!

(4:13:35) Patrick: My father wasn’t around.  Marisha: My father wasn’t around! (“Dear Theodosia” from Hamilton)

(4:15:47) Liam: Push the narrative all night long, like Lionel Richie!

(4:16:18) Taliesin: Could be like Zod in the mirror.

(4:17:09) Taliesin: We were like ‘I wonder if he’s totally gonna Coulson!’ [...] Marisha: We thought you were gonna be our Agent Coulson, yeah! (The Avengers, Agents of Shield, etc.)

Puns

(0:39:33) Matt: *movie announcer voice* Prepare to be scrambled.

(0:40:07) Taliesin: This’ll be over easy.

(0:40:29) Liam: Thirty-two for that one.  Patrick: Egg-cellent!

(0:42:10) Matt: I will mark that egg there as currently….  Laura: Scrambled.

(0:42:12) Marisha: Sunny side up!

(0:42:18) Travis: Benedict!

(0:42:20) Laura: Poached!

(0:47:23) Sam: You’re so hard boiled!

(1:00:27) Sam: No, no, we’ve made some good omelets. 

[lronstranqe]

Do you ever wonder..

What if tony never actually survived in any of those possible outcomes? What if tony actually had to die in every single one of them and stephen had to watch tony sacrifice himself over and over again right in front of him without being able to do anything and wished he could find the one where Tony survives but he just couldn’t? He just found the one where tony could at least live a little bit longer and have a little happiness before he sacrificed himself so he chose that “One” possible outcome instead. What if stephen actually chose the best reality for tony?

He still blames himself at the end. He does that because no matter how hard he tried to find the best reality for tony, he still couldn’t find the one where he could save him.

He found the best one but it still wasn’t enough for him because he knew that Tony deserved better.

But,

There was no other way...

[team-downey-1965]

Behind The Scenes of Avengers: EndGame.

[lronstranqe]

Tony: peter is in detention for what he did to flash and this is all your fault!!

Villain Stephen: MY FAULT?!?? When i told him it was okay to release his wrath to the person that made his life and yours miserable, I thought he was gonna kick steve’s ass??

Tony:

Villain Stephen: turned out your little human wasn’t that smart.

Tony: did you seriously just call my son STUPID!?

Villain stephen: what? No i didn’t say that??

Villain stephen: okay i’m sorry.

Tony: good.

Villain stephen: i’ll be more specific next time.

Tony:

[lronstranqe]

Tony, whispering: i think we should adopt this one

Stephen: why ?

Tony: he’s quick at math. Test him.

Stephen: peter, what’s 56x73?

Peter: 23,5

Tony: see?

Stephen: see what?? That’s not even remotely close, Tony!

Tony: yeah but that was quick!

[lronstranqe]

In Conclusion;

Gays love cardigans

Or they are actually soulmates

Or they probably slept together who knows 👀

[lronstranqe]

Stephen: Please try NOT to do anything stupid for 5 fcking minutes. I’m just gonna grab some lunch for us.

Tony&Peter: *nods*

Stephen: *doubtfully closes the portal*

Tony&peter after 2 mins of silence: