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[pyjamacryptid]

(tried to boop the cats paw but i accidentally unfollowed u 😭) (boop)

frog, my love, I feel like you just walked up to me, hand hovered at my shoulder without contact, and then you just fled. walked right out. gone. booping? without dinner and a movie? without telling my mother of your intentions?? what were you thinking???? and then, horrified, you ran back in to bap me on the nose. and it was such a scandal. the wedding's in a week.

[murdockmeta]

hi, im new here (not to dd just to the tumblr sphere— why does everyone seem to hate zdarsky/checchetto? i really enjoyed the first part of zdarkys run and i adore checchetto’s art + design, so idk what i missed that makes everyone who comicsposts dislike it so much??

hm. this isn't the easiest question to answer. there's a LOT of different reasons as to why people disliked that run.

tbh I'll admit the first 20 or so issues of v6 are kind of okay. not impossible to read. it goes downhill fast after that, tho. very very downhill.

here's this post by @/xycuro-illuminati that does a good job of explaining why so many people disliked the run. here's my post on the ableism in zdarsky's writing. trust me you aren't the first person who's asked this question before

i'll give you a more general answer of my own opinion, tho

zdarsky's writing misses what most consider to be crucial points of Matt and Elektra's characters. with this, he entirely obliterates their characterization and that really pissed a lot of comics fans off.

i would consider volume 6 to be the beginning of the MCU-ification of dd. it is clear that at that point, some higher-ups were pushing for daredevil comics to become more like the show. the show was a MASSIVE hit and they wanted to cash in on that. so, they had the writers start shifting the comics and the characterization around to fit the show better.

this is where the problem lies. it is insulting, honestly, to ignore the past 50 plus years of writing for matt's character to shift it into something that will be more palatable to live actions fans just so marvel can get a good payday.

the most glaringly noticeable part of this is - the catholicism. the live action show makes a big deal out of matt being catholic when this was never really the case in the comics. while matt being religious and catholic are present in matt's background in the comics, it's not even close to being a big part of the character.

one of the main things that makes matt so compelling as a character is his morality, his integrity. he upholds his moral code relentlessly because he believes it is the right thing to do. he believes everyone deserves a second chance no matter what. in zdarsky's run and in the show, matt's reason for upholding his moral code is tied to his religious beliefs.

here's a good post on the origins of catholicism being related to matt's character and how it differs from the show and why it is such an injustice to tie matt's morality to his religion.

it's really really hard to articulate every single thing that's wrong with zdarsky's run while also giving you a thorough explanation.

i could tell you about how zdarsky's original plot was focused around matt's guilt when he accidentally kills someone but... matt's killed people before. he killed someone in his very first issue. ever. he was chasing after the man who was responsible for his father's murder and scared him so badly the man had a heart attack and died.

all of zdarsky's plots and subplots are all things that have been done over and over, he just writes it worse.

i could tell you about how shitty checchetto's art is. he can't draw women. or fat people (foggy fans deserve reparations). toward the end of the run he gets ESPECIALLY sloppy. he whitewashed kirsten and sam.

i could tell you about how zdarsky wrecked elektra's character. he completely ignored her origins and the character development she's had over the course of decades of writing just to slap some random retconned backstory onto her.

theres so. many. things.

i got into the comics through the show. when I started reading the comics I honestly perceived comics matt and show matt as two entirely different characters because they just felt so incredibly separate from one another. it is not that there are zero similarities, but their reasons for WHY they are the way that they are diverge wildly from each other

i dont know how else to put it except to say this. when I read zdarsky's run, I do not feel like I'm reading about Matt Murdock. it doesn't feel like matt, it doesn't feel like daredevil. it feels like an entirely new character that I do not know.

to fully explain to you why i feel that way would take a damn book. i realize that my answer isn't at all comprehensive and some parts are probably confusing but it is impossible to pick a start and end point. that's just not matt. that's it.

[sailorsunspot]

the point of that post abt queer media isn’t whether you specifically enjoy/dont enjoy smth, it’s the way the internet at large will go out of its way to target queer things for every little mistake and criticize it in a way they wouldn’t for straight media. for example there’s a hundred and one mid ‘cringey’ straight romance webcomics out there that no one cares about, but for some reason the boyfriends webtoon gets such intense and extreme vitriol for seemingly no other reason than…it’s a cutesy slice of life with low stakes? and it’s kinda cringe? people fall over themselves to call it fetishizing and problematic when 1) they have not even read it, and 2) its creator IS a trans man, who has been endlessly harassed and misgendered ever since it became popular to hate on his webcomic

Real talk - I think you and I aren't ever going to agree on this. There's no ill will here, I wish you the best in life etc. etc. That being said, lemme get into it.

Who was the audience of that post? Where was it posted? What motivated that post?

It was posted on tumblr - specifically queer tumblr (although is there any other kind) - so we can make the informed assumption that it was written with a queer tumblr audience in mind. What motivated it? Likely frustration at queer tumblr being critical of queer media, because as I highlighted earlier - that's where the post was written.

So if we can agree on those two assumptions, then let's get to the meat of the complaint which is what I found that post so eye-rolly.

Let's call a spade a spade. This was a classic tumblr callout post, vagueblogging , moral grandstanding, a perfect example of the Tu Quoque fallacy. It's standing on the false premise that because there exists "bad" straight art that isn't criticized, "bad" queer art shouldn't be ever be criticized.

When the reality is, who says the "bad" straight art ISN'T being criticized? Maybe the reason queer tumblr doesn't spend time criticizing mediocre straight romance webcomics is because queer tumblr doesn't consume or care about mediocre straight romance webcomics or whatever.

Conversely, maybe the reason X webtoon gets criticized is because its primary audience wants more from it and actually cares about the subject.

And lets take it a step beyond - so what if straight art isn't criticized? Shouldn't we as people ask for more from what we like? If I criticize something it's because I care about it - it's because I see something within it, some untapped potential that I want to encourage it to rise to.

So yeah. I have no idea what webcomic you're referring to and don't really care to know. I just know that this preciousness regarding queer media is one of the primary reasons that I, a full ass lesbian with a fiance and a life, avoid queer media like the plague until it has been appropriately vetted by several trusted parties. A lot of it isn't good. And that's fine - I think bad art still has a place in the world. I also have my fair share of bad art that I enjoy! There's stuff that I think is just fun, and I don't really engage with critically.

But the constant babying of queer media is such a fucking problem and it's so tiresome, lol. I dunno how other people dont find it patronizing as fuck.

[serenitysilverheart]

Hey! I think Synthesizer is really cool character. As someone who is plural and has alters its really cool to see. But I just wanted to tell you you should probably avoid the term “split personalities” in future writing. Plural or system is more accurate and less stigmatized!

Systems can be just two people like your guys so no worries about not having “enough” alters/headmates/members/etc to be one. If you ever have any questions or want specific resources our DMs are open :-)

Ooh, I'll make sure to keep that in mind for the future, thank you! (Also, edited the previous post! Feel free to DM me if it's still not worded correctly. ^^)

[a-aexotic]

hey!! i’m looking for some friends on here, i just started and i love your writing! do you have any blog recs? <3

hey thank you so much!!! and of course!!

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[itskateak]

Hey, not wanting to push you if you’ve already answered this but are there gonna be further updates to Mint Ice-cream and bubblegum kisses?

The writing is fantastic and I’d love to see how it all ends

Hey, Anon! And everyone, really.

I want to finish that story. I really do. About once a week, I open the document and stare at it for an hour and then I just...close it. It's a bit of a writing slump, but there is another reason.

I've talked about my diagnosis with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome on my profile before. At least, I think I have. It might've been on a different blog. My memory is so bad these days.

EDS is a connective tissue disorder that heavily affects the joints. Usually, this is my knees, hips, and lower back. Anything from the waist down.

Early in January last year, I started noticing other places being affected. I was in makeup school at the time and I started to struggle with doing small detail work and repetitive things. I didn't see it as a big deal at the time, considering I was sculpting for eight hours, five days in a row.

About a year ago, I started college as a flute major. I've played flute for nine years by that point. School started September. I was told in early October that, medically, I had to stop playing flute.

It was...difficult, to say the least. Coming to terms with that kind of thing was a grieving process. It really was. And I can talk all day about what that's like and the thought process I had and how my last concert ever as a flutist really was, but I won't here. What this is all culminating to is: I *can't* write like I used to.My hands tire out and cramp up and they just don't work like they used to when I started the story. I have it lined out. I know how it ends. It's just...writing it. And when it comes down to it, at the end of the day, my own body is unreliable. I could type five words, I could type five thousand. I won't know until I start.

TL;DR version: I want to update it in the future, but it's all down to what my body will allow me to do.

[thatazirafella]

@neil-gaiman Would this be referencing the great theft of the diamond necklace in France in 1784-85? With Marie Antoinette? It sounds SO familiar but I can't be sure.

So...There's a scene in Good Omens Season 2 where we need an extract from Aziraphale's Diary in the 1820s. And as we were about to shoot him writing it, Douglas asked if we could see a bit of the previous diary entry as well. So I wrote one. As it turned out, we are too close up to read anything of the previous diary extract and only the final line is visible, if that.

I hated to imagine it going to waste.

So here's a small Valentine's Day gift for any of you who need cheering up. You will need to imagine the rest of the story.

“Madam!” I said, “I do believe that you have entirely misunderstood me!”

The countess drew herself to her full height, which I believe would have been about five feet and seven inches, and stared at me, quite puzzled. “No,” she said, “I believe that it is you who are mistaken, Mr Fell. For never have I met a man of any kind who could resist my blandishments.” And then, replacing her garments (which took much longer than shedding them), she added, “I do not know what manner of a man you are, Mr Fell. I trust you will still help my brother with his little problem.”

“I am still there for him,” I assured her. “He is as good as freed from his durance vile.”

“You are an angel,” said the countess.

And so we left the matter. This morning, her brother rejoined her, released (by me) from debtor's gaol. She was by all accounts delighted to see him.

POSTSCRIPT:

It appears that she was not a countess, he was not her brother, and they fled together for France leaving many debts behind them. I told Crowley all about the matter over a glass of claret, but he did not appear to be as surprised as I had expected.

[lotus-pear]

looking cool joker !!

[isjasz]

[Day 73]

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[pyjamacryptid]

Quick, Merlin is trending! I'm using it as an excuse to ask you to share a merlin doodle or old sketch or WIP :) anything as silly as you want to celebrate this random day :)

Oh!! Well don’t mind if I do! 💕

Have a Morgana portrait that I lost steam on (but I’m still chipping away at!)

[murdockmeta]

I thought Gwen’s Peter was trans, and that that “Protect Trans Kids” poster was a reminder of the one she couldn’t protect. Like the Lizard formula was one to literally change your body, and that was a girl Lizard Peter turned into it looked like (I’m kind of a lizard fanatic), and it was prom. To say it went wrong? Peter wanted to be “like you”, i.e. Spider-Woman, best friend Gwen, Gwen was waiting for Peter at the prom, and the plan was to then come out transformed as the fabulous Parker Peters?

yknow this is actually a really cool hc!! it could even explain officer stacy having the trans flag on his uniform, as a way to remember Peter! ik a lot of people hc gwen as trans due to her whole color scheme being close to the trans flag but tbh this is an interesting observation :D

especially the thing about the kind of lizard peter turned into! I don't think the animators would do something like that on accident (in fact it was most likely very intentional). though, I'd be inclined to say that Peter was already out as trans and was ftm. so gwen and her dad already knew he was trans (hence the flags to remember peter by). and it would also explain the biological presentation of the lizard he turned into

[sailorsunspot]

…you seem to have misunderstood me entirely. Again, the point isn’t that queer media can’t be criticized, the point is that it should be criticized fairly. the whole webcomic thing was just the first example that popped into my head. Yes, that post is addressing queer people who consume queer media, who will pull it apart for not being perfect representations of their specific experience, or for being kind of okay, then turn around and start raving about idk, ABC’s newest mediocre crime drama. this is a direct criticism of an observed phenomena, and whether or not You have seen this phenomena doesn’t mean it does not happen

babying queer media absolutely does not come into play, i would say it’s the exact opposite actually! i have seen both middling safe queer media and transgressive freakshit (affectionate) queer media stomped into the ground because they didn’t “do it right.” a great majority of the people who do this specific kind of “criticism” DO NOT like the thing they’re criticizing, have not engaged with it in good faith, and simply want to feel better about themselves by pretending they’re rallying for queer rights by calling out the bad, evil queers who are being Gay in the Wrong Way

I'm not sure I misunderstood you, but it's possible! Communication is difficult!

I guess let me try to clarify what I understood about what you said?

If you're arguing that people make bad faith arguments to try morally justify and canonize their tastes and why Their Thing is good and That Other Thing is bad, I completely agree, but that is a separate issue. It's not really a "people are harsh on gay media" thing that is a "the internet is addicted to virtue signaling and moral grandstanding" thing. So yeah, people can be unfairly critical of gay media by using bullshit bad faith arguments/criticism.

But on that note, the blade cuts both ways - I've seen a LOT of "you should consume this because it's gay" on the internet regardless of quality, with the unspoken understanding that it being queer must mean that it is "good". MUCH more of that, in fact, than the opposite - especially on tumblr.

It sounds like you and I fundamentally dont agree on that last point: I do happen to think queer media is especially babied on the internet/tumblr, and you say you think the opposite is true. So this might be a difference in the crowds we run or what we consider good/babying/etc, or maybe even what we consider legitimate criticism.

Whatever it is, it seems our life experiences seem to be at odds here, so it might be fueling whatever misunderstanding we might be having. I think there are assumptions you are making (and vice-versa) that I simply do not hold true in my understanding of reality.

[serenitysilverheart]

i don't know if you own montague still but i think someone stole him again

I do still own him so please feel free to dm me with further details!

[doublxpresso]

what if the white hair is a result of diving too many times/staying in a timeline for too long lmaooo hahaha just kidding!! wouldnt that be silly!!! 🤪

[itskateak]

Hey! I used to follow you, but ended up deleting my acount. Now after a few months I made a new one and was just wondering if you still write and post stuff. Lots of love and have a good day!

Hi!

It’s sweet you came back :)

I still write a little bit but have not posted a lot recently. I have been struggling with writer’s block, but I’m hoping to at least finish the Bucky story at some point. I won’t let it go unfinished but it’s finding motivation

If you want to see if I have any writing you haven’t seen yet, check my AO3!

If I post anything I’ve written, it’s usually on AO3 and I don’t cross post a lot anymore.

[rubyfunkey]

Your half-Maiden Pyrrha AU is neat and your art is very soft and squeezable. Hope everyone gets really good hugs.

So anyway... aside from Cinder and Pyrrha's definitely toxic-yuri dreams/visions/premonitions/delusions, did either of them have a moment where such thoughts weren't toxic?

I'm not talking more wholesome thoughts, but definitely ones that just has them question their own sanity and intentions even more. More then if they dreamt of killing/getting killed by the other.

For Pyrrha, eventually she has to come to terms with the fact that she gets a thrill out of fighting Cinder (more so because she enjoys fighting someone who's actually on her level instead of being eager to avenge Jaune or whatever other excuse she's running on). I think she feels that same excitement during the fall of Beacon but it was easier to write that off as her just doing what any good huntress would do.

Cinder is a little frantic over the fact that she cant stop imagining Pyrrha killing her. Whenever they face-off she plays heavy defense, maybe even tries to flee the first time they see each other after the fall. She might bounce-back eventually because she's also batshit but for now Pyrrha haunts her