#marvel fandom crit

[sukibenders]

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the way in which some people, especially in the shipping community, talk about Viktor feels very reminiscent of how some people would talk about Steve Rogers in What-If regarding Peggy, or Captain Britain. If you know, you know.

[champmorado]

do you know how hard it is to be a brodinsons fan when your fave thor movie is thor ragnarok 😭😭

[ourflagmeansgayrights]

blorbo projection is fun and all but when you’re projecting onto a blorbo to the point where you’re just contradicting their canon personality traits. i do not understand what the appeal is there

[self-love-tournament]

Call for Submissions: The Self-Love Tournament 🎉👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

Be it alternate universes or freak transporter accidents, a witch's curse or timeline shenanigans, one thing that's fascinated scifi and geek fan culture for ages, especially on this hellsite, has been the prospect of meeting yourself.

And also.

What if you then did the dirty.

To honor this glorious tradition, I'm assembling a tournament that pairs the sexiest of tumblrmen with themselves, and then pits them against each other. We'll determine, once and for all, the selfcest champion.

Automatically included are some of the greats (and my personal favorites). Feel free to include them in submissions so I can curate lists of aliases/start collecting propaganda

The Onceler (from The Lorax movie)

Loki (from Marvel/the Loki tv show)

Ice King (from Adventure Time/Fionna and Cake)

Kira Nerys (from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Dave Strider (from Homestuck)

The Doctor (from Doctor Who)

Sans (from Undertale)

England (from Hetalia)

Submissions

I'll try to prioritize characters with more submissions or more impassioned propaganda, so keep that in mind when submitting

+ Ground Rules:

I reserve the right to exclude any characters or fandoms from the bracket (to be fair, the most hated usually get voted off quickly anyway). For example, I decided to exclude a MCYT character, as their player is not comfortable with certain fandom behavior, and there's significant overlap between the character and creator. I'm not here to shame you, but I don't want to amplify something that sexually objectifies a real person beyond their stated boundaries.

Feel free to vote on whatever criteria you see fit! I try to prioritize iconic ✨ examples, ones that have had large impacts on Tumblr history, and any personal blorbos 💖

(NEW 9/20) I did say whatever criteria, but I do feel like I should address hate-voting. I'm not going to forbid it, but I ask that you consider if you really do hate the character/fandom that much. For example, Oncelercest isn't my cup of tea by any means, but man.... you gotta hand it to him.....

I love passionate (and even sometimes violent) propaganda, but do NOT bully anyone or send targeted threats. If it's getting nasty out there, I might use my judgement to adjust this rule, but I hope I won't have to.

Please feel free to spread this submission list! Tagging some of my inspirations: @ao3topshipsbracket @who-do-i-know-this-man @stop-spreading-this-poll @masked-character-competition @bestadaptationtournament @ultimate-anime-tournament @unlikely-adversaries-bracket @top-fictional-unhinged-women @mosthomoeroticenemies @bestfictionaldivorce @controversial-blorbo-bracket @tournament-winners-tournament @the-most-character-i-ever-saw :)

From my end, I really appreciated how @controversial-blorbo-bracket ran their tournament, so I'll try to follow their lead: be open and transparent, give people who are writing propaganda the benefit of the doubt where possible, and try to take passionate takes in stride.

(NEW 9/24) Constructive crit or feedback in good faith is appreciated! I want to make this a space for celebration of fandom

[phoenixyfriend]

Masterlist: Marvel

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Fun fact, tumblr allows 250 links on the old editor and 100 in the new. So. Network of masterlists.

Black Widow fight style analysis

Merch for charity

Matt is the most Catholic character in existence and that’s part of why I love the idea of Jewish Foggy

Matt Murdock is stuck in Wisconsin

I like to think about that time Daredevil was in charge of the Rainbow Bridge and then went to confession about it

Defenders Venn diagrams

MCU Hawkeye is an aroace dream

Crit of the Hawkeye show (contains mentions of SA)

No Way Home reactions - No Way Home plot hole (and the not plot hole) - No Way Home ending - Busking Peter

Villains who co-opt the language of the left

Darcy Lewis as family to Dr. Lewis from Venom (recs) - My own scenario

Tony Stark has displayed more ability to weather interrogation and torture than Steve Rogers, in the MCU. This is “(displayed more)(ability),” not “(displayed)(more ability),” to be clear.

The weird and uncomfortable relationship that fandom has with the disabilities displayed by Tony and Steve respectively

Semi-regularly thinking about Jewish!Bucky and Jewish!Howard in relation to IrishCatholic!Steve…

One of the best panels in Marvel (most expensive punch in history)

My favorite way to meld MCU canon with the Magneto paternity theory

All of Peter Parker's many girlfriends just bully him

The Essay I Cannot Write (Black Panther and The Batman 2021)

Let’s cause some drama in the Young Avengers Fandom [poll]

Was “The Winter Soldier” 1. Amazing, 2. Decent enough, but seemed thematically and politically better because we didn’t have other films (e.g. Black Panther) to compare it to, or 3. Only seemed good because it was queerbaiting? [poll]

[luulapants]

My Stuff

Current Writing Projects:

The Fix | Destiel | Explicit | 12,440 words | Work-In-Progress

American Politics AU. Republican Congressman Dean Winchester, at risk of losing his reelection, makes an unwitting deal with the devil: a wealthy corporate donor intent on controlling a closeted politician through blackmail and bribery. Castiel Novak, a political fixer, is there to make sure their asset does as he's told.

Some Cruel Tide | Mature | 4,318 words | Complete

Pre-canon AU. In which Dean’s first case goes awry when a shapeshifter posing as John Winchester takes advantage of his obedience to his father. Warnings for nonexplicit depictions of sexual abuse.

A Cliff That Knew Too Many Tides | Explicit | 94,501 words | Complete

Season 1 AU in which the consequences of Some Cruel Tide are explored. Dean’s relationship with his father is more strained, his devotion more intense, and Sam is increasingly able to see through the cracks in Dean’s paranoid facade. Featuring Cassie Robinson and Deacon Kaylor as prominent side characters. Warnings for internalized homophobia and discussions of past trauma and trauma responses.

Riptide | Explicit | 23,214 words | Work-In-Progress

Season 2 continuation. Following the events of A Cliff That Knew Too Many Tides Dean and Sam must navigate their father's war against the yellow-eyed demon without him. But John hasn't left Dean, not really.

Four Places John Could Have Taken Dean, One He Did, And One He Never Could | Mature | 12,155 words | Work-In-Progress

A companion piece to Tidewaters from John's POV, exploring other outcomes that could have been in the aftermath of Some Cruel Tide.

Other recent work:

Worship in Recursion | Mature | 5,745 words | Adam/Michael one-shot

Canon-compliant account of Adam and Michael’s time together in the cage between Swan Song and being released in s15.

Current fandom interests:

Supernatural, Daredevil, Batman, Hannibal, The Expanse, The Flash/DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Marvel (MCU crit), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin

Other interests:

Name etymology and usage history

How to Write Substance Use

Taoism (side blog)

Shaming rich people for ugly houses and wealth crimes

Original music

Past Writing

[silverjetsystm]

TEN FAVORITE CHARACTERS FROM TEN DIFFERENT FANDOMS.

Moon Knight System - Marvel

Roy Kent - Ted Lasso

Kate Kane - DC

Emet-Selech - Final Fantasy XIV

Leia Organa - Star Wars

Brienne of Tarth - ASOIAF/GOT

Percival de Rolo - Crit Role

Spock - Star Trek

Benny - Fallout New Vegas

Ace - Doctor Who

tagged by @prettytm

[amadwinter]

20 Question Fic Writer Tag

shamelessly stolen

1.) How many works do you have on ao3?

30… somehow I published 27 fics this year yikes. And there will be more

2.) What's your ao3 word count? 

216,689; 167,675 written this year

3.) What fandoms do you write for? 

Star Wars, almost exclusively. Hoping to finish my one Marvel WIP but all the others on my hard drive will probably remain in the graveyard. Might get around to some HP stuff again at some point

4.) What are your top five fics by kudos?

An Unorthodox Courtship, won't stop to surrender, the thrill of the fall, you can't just leave me, will you give in to me? (not counting my Marvel WIP whoops)

5.) Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I TRY but damn I’m bad at it

6.) What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Maybe monsters begetting monsters? Or please and thank you. There’s a real pattern I have for hurting Obi-Wan. Special mention to always for it being angst-y in a non Dead Dove way.

7.) What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

An Unorthodox Courtship, hands down. There’s no Palpatine, no more war, they’re together, they’re allowed to be together, and they’re happy and expecting babies. Everything is beautiful and nothing hurts

8.) Do you get hate on fics?

Shockingly, no. I’m extremely surprised, given some of the things I've written.

9.) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

A million flavors of M/M. And like one F/M but it was incest so that tracks.

10.) Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Only one! I wrote a Marvel/Star Trek crossover in a haze on my phone (and I Never write on my phone) when I went to see Batman v. Superman in theatres. Strange time for inspiration to hit, but what can you do?

11.) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope

12.) Have you ever had a fic translated?

No

13.) Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Not really. It might be interesting to try some day!

14.) What's your all time favorite ship?

Of ALL time? That’s a difficult question. I’d have to say Kirk/Spock because that’s one I can keep coming back to years later. My tastes in media and shipping might have changed, but K/S is eternal.

15.) What's a WIP you'd like to finish, but doubt you ever will?

:( too many. There’s one Marvel fic that was a behemoth with 30k words written, which was maybe 5-10% of the outline. I fucking loved it. Time travel, Tony angst, Bucky was Tony’s PA for some reason… Unfortunately I fell out of love with the fandom, and, well. The summary was “In the year 2023, most of the superheroes of the universe have been deleted from existence and the rest gather to use time travel as a last resort to save reality”, which ended up being the plot of Endgame, so that killed the rest of my drive to write it.

16.) What are your writing strengths?

I can write a lot of words. Now, are they good words? *shrug*

17.) What are your writing weaknesses?

I don’t know how to objectively analyze my own writing, and I don’t know how to ask for con crit.

18.) Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I do it and I probably shouldn’t. It’s easier for readers to not have to deal with the translations, but I can’t help myself sometimes

19.) First fandom you wrote for?

Oh fuck wrote and put online? I can’t remember what drivel I put on deviantART back in middle school, but I do remember writing on the Assassin’s Creed Kink Meme when that was a thing, so that might be it. Warrior Cats might be a safe assumption otherwise.

20.) Favorite fic you've ever written?

PROCEED WITH CAUTION because I had fun writing it start to finish, and it’s probably the least serious fic I’ll ever be able to write because I am TERRIBLE at it

[sclfmastery]

stg this is the angriest fandom i’ve ever been a part of, lmfao. 

[meansevika]

also let's not act like all interracial ships get the same treatment in fandoms. ships that involve black characters are treated way different than ships involving people light enough for white people to enjoy.

[withinevening]

The Dynamics of Friendship + Romance or Why Clint and Natasha are freakin’ important.

Personally speaking, Clint Barton and Natasha Romanoff share not only one of the most important relationships in the MCU but in media in general. Why? There are TONS of characters with dramatic, close, friendships.  Friendship? SHIP! FRIENDSHIP! SHIP! Well hellllooo fandom.

That’s what’s so quirky about these two. While I’ve never been truly active in any ‘ship war’, even in its ‘glory days’ I never really saw a ship /war/ when it came to these characters. I’d like to say that when The Avengers first came out Clint/Natasha had its fair share of supporters, of which I was one, but you had your side ships, and that list grew. (Clint/Coulson and Nat/Bruce were the two I saw most frequently as alternatives.) The real debate to this day is so ‘are they friends or lovers’ line of thinking. The shipper’s position is quite obvious. Those on the friends’ side lean more towards the argument that we’re in dire need of more buddies, less beddies. (Okay, I tried people.)

Now, yes, I ship the heck out of them. But you won’t hear me arguing about that point. We DO need less sexualized relationships. It’s valid and I can see their dynamic being read that way. You won’t hear me arguing about this. But here’s where it gets tricky for me and where this post gets a little personal in order to explain. There will also be endgame spoilers and unpopular headcanons.

As someone who identifies as asexual panromantic, I have a firm sense of love not being connected to sex. They can exist together or separately. Sex and intimacy are also different. You might ask then, well, what makes the difference between a strong friendship and a romance. To me? Well, not a lot. The strongest of friendships have a level of dedication and fondness, even physical closeness. But to be ‘in love’ is something different. Yeah, you’d do a heck of a lot for your best friend. You might give then a kidney or a huge loan. A select few of us might even put yourself in harm’s way. But have you ever felt devastated at the idea that they might want to spend their lives with someone else? Have you ever craved that friend’s attention on a greater level than: I’d really like to tell or experience this with them? See a bit of a difference?

Which is why you can make ‘that scene’ in Endgame work. The problem is ‘that which you love’ beyond all else. These two can fill that spot for each other interchangeably. These two have been through hell as individuals and as a team. They are the sole keepers of every secret. They have a bond that extends beyond friendship. They are quite literally willing to die for one another when it comes down to facing the loss as THE VERY factor, not an external enemy. They’ve both encouraged one another to do things that are best for them even if it’s uncomfortable. That level of commitment, intimacy, and desire is nothing BUT romantic.

This doesn’t mean you have to ignore canon, or can’t enjoy these two as friends. As before, romance does not equate sex. But there is no question that Natasha is a part of Clint’s family in canon. Yes we know how close her and Clint are, but Laura has also seen to be quite perceptive of Natasha. They even named a child after her. She seemed right at home in their home.  We love our family. And no, of course, we don’t love our family romantically. But a form of love IS there if you prescribe to them being friends. ‘Cause lets face it. A secret agent’s life is not typical. As such your dynamics with others are not going to be standard. As far as Bruce goes, Natasha is starting to trust herself. She’s starting to open up. Clint has his family, but here is someone who’s broken in a similar way as she is. She sees this as an opportunity to try to connect with someone. She wants to reach out, but she hasn’t met many people who could even BEGIN to understand her special kind of special. So sure she’s going to be curious. But it’s still a gamble. It has the potential to be something instead of just a fun little distraction. That’s scary and they’re both cautious. But he might be able to get her and maybe it could work. Doesn’t mean she loses the other connections she has, but you never saw her falling madly in love/lust either. Canon Bruce/Nat was more about potential.

So yes, friend-shippers are perfectly valid. But you know what? Shippers are too—without having to ignore canon. It’s important to remember that these two have their own trauma. Natasha has always seemed a bit self-sacrificing. She wants to make up for her past and has had a LOT of trouble opening up. Her walls are always up. Clint’s been pretty through the wringer himself. I see them at a crossroad. They realize how important they are to one another, but Natasha realizes that the best thing for Clint is for him to have a piece of ‘normal’ that she never can/never feels worthy of. So enter his family. I feel like there’s an understanding. Clint’s family will always come first. But he isn’t who he is without Natasha. She is a part of him and vice versa. Headcanon, Laura isn’t stupid. She knows this, sees this, and pretty much has the attitude of: You come home, you stay honest to me and don’t lie about things that aren’t classified, and we’re okay. Because this life I’ve signed up for isn’t normal. I respect the person this other person helps you to be and they respect the boundaries I set. And when she visits she gets laundry duty.

So where does this leave us beyond being a “let’s all get along!” post. At the core this is one of the strongest representations of a debate in which each viewpoint isn’t mutually exclusive. They are completely compliant with one another. As someone who usually prefers her ships not be canon as so few people can write romance reliably over an extended period of time, this is so rare. Because these writers have manage to depict a truly deep relationship in BOTH ways without HAVING to declare flat out one way or another or to define a connection by sex. Natasha and Clint are textual proof in media of a relationship that doesn’t neatly fit into a box. It’s a sign of character complexity.

And that’s what our media needs. We cry about ‘diversity’ when we mean race, gender, or sexuality. We’re slowly getting those things. But instead of having token representation and stereotypes, can we start considering the extent of which we depict variety and individualism? Yes there are other characters that emphasize this point better than these two. But as time went on, this is the reason I realized they will always be embedded in my fannish heart.

[joinhqcalypso]

calypso is a smaller city outside of london. the characters believe they have lived there for all or most of their lives, their memories having been altered by an unknown force. they may be from somewhere else, but at least five years ago, they believe they moved to calypso. the people of calypso cannot leave forever. they travel outside of the city, usually to visit the local attractions, but they always come back. mostly, they just a lack of desire.

hqcalypso is a casual, low stress, faceclaim-less multifandom rp that takes place on discord. threads aren’t necessary, but you are encouraged to do some periodically. ic interactions will take place primarily through texts. this group is all about developing your muses, creating their fake life, and plotting with everyone you can.

[champmorado]

oh my fucking god i HATE thor: love and thunder because there are little tiny crumbs of good writing and extremely intriguing concepts but noooo its surrounded by complete utter dog shit and character assassinations

[beecanons]

what are friends for?

bzz hi! fi am bee/kasha, main blog is @de-rune

hy am posting headcanons that come to snakes mind but feel free to request or submit your own in askS bzz!

fandoms:

tfp

rottmnt

genshin impact/gi

crit role (campaigns 1&2)+tlovm

wakfu

deltarune

undertale

arcane

Danganronpa (1&2)

Bapc

DDLC

TOF

DHMIS

Dead space 1

the arcana

mystic messenger/mysmes

dc

marvel

batim/batdr

mlp

star trek/st

star wars/sw

star gate/sg

mortal kombat/mk

the dark crystal (age of resistance)/tdc;aor

god of war/gow

bg3

honkai star rail

tower of fantasy

dislyte

project sekai

and many more

type of hc:

stims

mogai/lgbt/queer

qprs

neurodivergent/nd

music taste

general/misc

agere/petre/dreamer/flip/cg

disorders and disabilities

x reader

and more

wont do:

nsfw

bnha/mha

dsmp/mcyt

real people

proship stuff (incest, toxic, pedophilic or otherwise unhealthy ships)

if something isnt listed/youre unsure, youre welcome to ask!

tags:

#bees hc

#visitor hc <- submitted/reblogged/shared headcanons

#hc request

#bees todo list / #hc todo

links:

todo list

[literallypatroclusart]

Hey y'all, I'm going to be opening commissions to help pay rent and some medical bills for the next couple weeks, since I have quite a few days off coming up. I'm at work right now so I can't make a big post with prices and such but I did want to let people know ahead of time in case someone was interested.

[audarcy]

i like to watch four weddings. if u dont know its a reality tv show where four brides attend each others weddings and judge each other for them. its great. its so cathartic for me to know ill never be as insane as any of these people. and the strongest takeaway i get from every episode is that wedding culture has been boiled down to such a hilariously commodified state that no matter how these people try to make their weddings stand out theyre literally always doing the same things with different coats of paint. like, these ladies will compare aspects of their weddings on perfect one-to-one axes. table centerpieces, backdrops, selfie booths, entertainment acts, cocktail hour hors d'oeurves, shoes. no matter how unique theyre trying to be they always end up slotting the same square elements into the same square holes. and that show gave me such a revelation about how mainstream cultures thrive, and now im taking the Four Weddings Theory reading to everything. like media crit on tumblr is just reactions to the same types of tropey stories, and thats why tropey stories get the fandoms here. endless debate about redemption arcs remind me of the four weddings ladies sniping about centerpieces. the assumption of stories to have clear villains, to have redemption arcs. even the people who are trying to be subversive—pinwheels in your centerpieces? how whimsical!—talk about the need to have villains who "kill people for no reason and are evil for the sake of being evil" as if murderous villains are expected to be the staple of even a significant portion of the stories there are to tell. yknow what i mean? and its like the same people who make fun of marvel fans its so funny