#s: iron man vol 7

[ntshastark]

Iron Man #1 (2024) liveblog

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lmao

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GOOD BOSS TONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE'RE STARTING OFF GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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oh damn he spent months off the field then??? and new scars 👀 prominent ones too

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cantwell's run acknowledged boooo tomato tomato

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MAY?????????????????????

oh my god i didn't even know she existed in the comics????????

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O TONY METIDO COM BET VOU MORRER

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you can tell spencer is a survivor of elon musk's twitter lmao the accuracy

(thankfully bluesky has him now 🙏🏻)

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didn't he just get a new clone body like two runs ago??

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oh god. this would be a thing that happens wouldn't it

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wounds feel so real in this run, it's kinda weird. are they doing the damage they actually would if this wasn't a comic book? or is the armour's impact control being underestimated? is 616 tony gonna have to adopt the 1610 impact gel?

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oh my god the tasha stark swag in this panel is off the charts (i mean, yeah, i'd been thinking about tasha ever since justine walked into the frame, but i'm a sick individual. this one here though. undeniable.)

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EMMATONY CRUMBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE'S STILL CALLING HER HIS WIFE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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again what i said about injuries feeling real

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he's an icon, sorry

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SHE'S SO FUCKING TASHA-CODED

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again

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oh this was SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!!! it feels very classical iron man - though if they're not careful this could become a negative, it could just start feeling like recycling old plots. but i'm optimistic!! and excited!!!

i'm a bit conflicted on the realistic injuries thing. on one hand i like that he feels more human, and, i mean, what is classic iron man without some disability flavour, right? but on the other, my chronological order fiend of a brain just kept going "is he gonna be off the avengers the whole time he was in physiotherapy??" and, most importantly, it messes with my suspension of disbelief. like, he's been doing this stuff for decades, if he really hurt himself like that every time he takes a punch he'd be in a wheelchair by now. i could buy it if it was a non-616 book, but in-universe it doesn't make sense

the art...... i'm also conflicted lmao. his head is so big. even before he gets hurt and loses a bunch of weight. he looks like gusttavo lima. and the artist is brazilian, so like. did he do that on purpose????

i hate it.

(and he looks so pretty on the yasmine putri cover 😭)

however, julius ohta does a much better job of making tony look like he's hit rock botton than ángel unzueta did in the cantwell run, so there's that. he looks malnourished, it made my heart wrench, while unzueta's tony just looked like he needed to wash his hair. but is this good though? where's my pretty boy???

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oh my god, i listened to so many spencer ackerman podcast appearances that i'm reading the note at the end in his voice

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'THE ISSUE YOU JUST READ WAS US GOING EASY ON TONY' BRO WHAT

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listen, i love him

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the creative team all being actual tony fans 😭

[lotusflowerbreakingthesurface]

❝Zhang Qiling's Birthday Congratulations❞

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓫𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓧𝓲𝓪𝓸𝓰𝓮! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝⋆✧˚

On this special month, let's get to know 'the soul character' of Daomu Biji, the one who always gives Wu Xie a sense of security, Zhang Qiling aka Men You Ping aka Xiaoge in a deeper understanding. Who doesn't know him? He is one of the protagonists and the spiritual leader of the Iron Triangle!

©Divider by @saradika-graphics

Source: NPSS's WeChat or here

Since Daomu Biji is in Wu Xie's first person POV, it's difficult to know what Xiaoge is thinking and what kind of character Xiaoge is. Let's get to know him bit by bit through some info that I found in Chinese fandom and my meta hehe. Please note that I'm not fluent in Chinese, so this post contains a heavy amount of MTL, and people tend to have a different perception and understanding of things, so just take it easy, okay? (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

※ Contents List ※

Zhang Qiling's Appearance

Zhang Qiling's Body Type

Zhang Qiling's Personality

Zhang Qiling's Character Origin/Prototype

Zhang Qiling's Character Development (a simple meta by me)

First of all, let's take a look at the character "Zhang Qiling" according to Chinese sites and other sites as well.

Source: Baidu [I only took some parts of it, for more info about Zhang Qiling, please visit the site]

The author Nanpai Sanshu mentioned in an interview that Xiaoge is the kindest, wisest, mysterious and powerful character in the whole book. In addition, in the original text of DaoBi (Daomu Biji), Xiaoge has maintained a young appearance for decades. The author calls him "the complete body of immortality", so he will not suffer from the sequelae of immortality such as "corpse transformation", which can be said to be a perfect immortal.

❆ 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 ❆

He has a pair of calm (indifferent) and clear eyes—Daomu Biji Vol. 2: Heavenly Palace on the Clouds (Part 1) Ch. 48 (MereBear's Translation), Wu Xie's Private Notes Ch. 9 (MereBear's Translation)

Reference: A photo of a young man appeared on the slide. He was silent, calm, and his eyes were as clear as clear water. He was carrying something on his back and walking normally. His eyes were looking in the direction of the camera. He obviously saw the person taking the photo, but he didn't care at all.—Sand Sea 3 Ch. 28 | Ch. 139 (MereBear's Translation)

Good-looking

Reference: "Why don't we just find a wife for him and marry him off to a rich woman? With his looks, I think we can make some money."—Daomu Biji Vol. 6: Ancient Building Under the Dark Mountain Ch. 1 (MereBear's Translation)

Well-proportioned, handsome, and eye-catching (wearing a suit)

Reference: Men You Ping has a well-proportioned figure and a blank expression. He looks very handsome in a suit and is extremely eye-catching."—Daomu Biji Vol. 7: Stone Shadow in Qiong Cave Ch. 5 (MereBear's Translation)

His face is quite distinctive

Reference: Xiaoge's face is actually quite distinctive. He is not someone who would be lost in the crowd.—Tibetan Sea Flower 1 Ch. 21 (MereBear's Translation)

Wu Xie is the ultimate beauty that can be seen in the world, and Zhang Qiling is invisible to the world——too corny (NPSS's interview) [I think what it means by "invisible to the world" refers to the inner beauty, his kindness perhaps? But this kind of answer should be a joke lol]

He is 180cm tall, fair-skinned, silent, with dark hair and dark pupils, his eyes half covered by his hair (NPSS's interview)

❆ 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆 ❆

He has a lot of muscle mass

Reference: Xiaoge's weight is actually moderate, and he has a lot of muscle mass. So even though he looks lean and well-proportioned, his actual weight feels much heavier than the last time I helped him.—Daomu Biji Vol. 8: Finale Ch. 56 (MereBear's Translation)

He has a high muscle fiber density

Reference:

Liang Wan was able to touch patient Zhang’s arm while giving him a routine examination. Although his muscles weren’t very exaggerated, the density of the fibers was beyond comprehension.—Sand Sea 1: Introduction Part 2 (MereBear's Translation)

He [the doctor] then proceeded to squeeze Men You Ping's muscles, "Your muscle fiber density is even better than that of athletes. What kind of exercises do you do?"—Notes in Rain Village 2 Ch. 20 (MereBear's Translation)

❆ 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 ❆

Silent, indifferent, alienated, and easily misunderstood

Reference: If you are not in the same group as Men You Ping, you will feel very uncomfortable with him, and you will feel more and more uncomfortable. People who know him know that he is just taking a nap when he leans there, but people who don't know him think that this gloomy guy is full of bad intentions and ready to torture them.—Sand Sea 4 Ch. 208 (MereBear's Translation)

Strong action, perseverance, and fearlessness

Reference: He is a man who keeps moving forward for his purpose. Even if there are countless barbs on the road he walks on, he will keep moving forward, regardless of any harm along the way, until all his flesh is scraped off by the barbs or he reaches his destination alive.—Daomu Biji Vol. 8: Finale Ch. 75 (MereBear's Translation)

Spiritual leader and give a sense of security

Reference: He often has a blank expression on his face, but once his expression changes, it usually means he is about to face a critical situation. In the ancient tomb, he acts as the spiritual leader of the team, and his companions obey his instructions, always giving those around him a sense of security.—Daomu Biji Vol. 1 (Part 2): Angry Sea, Hidden Sands

Strong heart and the king of fighting

Reference: Ma Pingchuan thought it very strange that he was having a serious conversation with a teenager, and he even felt overwhelmed by the child's aura.—Tibetan Sea Flower 1 Ch. 3 (MereBear's Translation)

Act cautiously and carefully, clear the way and lead the way

Reference: He leaped in front of the mummy without hesitation, and looked at his mouth first. Finding that there was nothing in his mouth, he put his hands under the corpse's armpits and pressed it down.—Daomu Biji 1 (Part 2): Angry Sea, Hidden Sands Ch. 62 (MereBear's Translation)

Mysterious and unique

Reference: There had to be something strange about those seven bridges-if you got on the wrong one, you'd likely encounter a disaster. In order to avoid this trouble, Poker-Face chose another way-it really was his style to never follow the path others had arranged.—Daomu Biji Vol. 8: Finale Ch. 59 (Merebear's Translation)

Calm and resilient

Reference: I remained silent. I didn't know what kind of person Menyouping was, but I could vouch for his psychological endurance. This kind of person's psychological quality has reached a certain level. It is very difficult to make him receive a great stimulus.—Daomu Biji Vol. 5: Snake Marsh Ghost City Ch. 60 (MereBear's Translation)

Selflessness, a strong sense of responsibility, saving people in distress, and silently dedicate to protect others

Reference: Men You Ping shook his head, "Your level of awareness is too low. If our theory is correct, then whatever happened is extremely dangerous. I am afraid you won’t be able to handle it. I'll keep watching all night, you should have a good rest."—Daomu Biji Vol. 5: Snake Marsh Ghost City Ch. 20 (MereBear's Translation)

Repay evil with kindness and respect life

Reference: An old man had died during our stay in the village, and Mem You Ping had also shown him a kind of attentiveness before he had died. When the old man fell asleep in the sun, Men You Ping would often stop and take a look at him.—Daomu Biji Extra: Fishing King Ch. 26 (Merebear's Translation)

[Note: I can only put one excerpt from the book as a supplement, but there are definitely many words worth your attention in the book :)]

❆ 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑶𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏/𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒚𝒑𝒆 ❆

If we talk about Zhang Qiling's prototype, we should go back to the first draft of Daomu Biji that NPSS posted on QQ Space under the title 《阴间笔记•七星皇陵篇》 "Notes from the Underworld: The Seven-Star Imperial Tomb" and its outline setting (see here for details). Later, he posted the fanfiction of Ghost Blows Out the Light on its Post Bar under the title 《七星鲁王宫》 "Seven Stars Lu Palace" (the original post is gone now, but here is a little glimpse of it). As you may already know, Daomu Biji was started as a fanfiction of 《鬼吹灯》 "Ghost Blows Out the Light" by 天下霸唱 (Tianxia Bachang). People often regard it as the pioneer of the tomb-robbing novel due to its popularity back in its heyday and it has a huge influence on the same genre later on, Daomu Biji is no exception. In the Ghost Blows Out the Light, there are three major characters, Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang, and Wang Pangzi. Among those three characters, only Wang Pangzi shares the similarity to "Wang Pangzi" in Daomu Biji. Then, how about other characters? Is Zhang Qiling a gender-changed Shirley Yang?

According to this post by MuzzledIdealist, the answer is below:

Q: Is Zhang Qiling a gender-changed Shirley Yang?

A: I don’t know where the rumor that Zhang Qiling is a gender-changed Shirley Yang came from… His [NPSS's] first chapter was indeed a Ghost Blows Out the Light fanfiction serialized in the Ghost Blows Out the Light forum [Baidu Post Bar], but the first chapter was about the tomb-robbing in Changsha fifty years ago, and the names Zhang Qiling and Wu Xie did not appear at all. The protagonists of Xu Lei's [NPSS's] earliest writing plan were ZYN (370’s original name), "I" and "Sun Zhongwei" (see the character setting, it was later split into Pangzi, Pan Zi, and Wu Sanxing). The prototype of Zhang Qiling is 370. I never whitewash Xu Lei, although the initial story background borrowed from Ghost Blows Out the Light, Zhang Qiling and Wu Xie have always been original [characters].

In the fanfiction that was written by NPSS, there were no characters with the name "Zhang Qiling" and "Wu Xie". Zhang Qiling and Wu Xie have always been the original from DaoBi and it has nothing to do with Ghost Blows Out the Light. Even so, Zhang Qiling indeed has a real person prototype which appeared in that fanfiction, he is ZYN (I don't know if it's appropriate to put a real person's name here), he is a former classmate of NPSS.

[For more info, see 张起灵相关bot's post or here or here]

NPSS had a classmate and roommate in high school. His bed number was 370 (homonymous with Zhang Qiling), and later he was his deskmate. In [TEDxSISU Fever], Sanshu said that he was a rare person who could notice and understand him, and he was a very good friend. The author turned this "most important man" into the most important character in the novel, Zhang Qiling, and expressed his feelings for this close friend.

"Look at your current deskmate, that inconspicuous little boy back then, who has now spread the story of you and me to the whole world." ✦

ZYN who is the prototype of Zhang Qiling is a man, then how could Zhang Qiling set to be a female character? See the explanation below:

About Zhang Qiling who was supposed to be a woman disguised as a man was first mentioned in the lecture at Fudan University in 2013:

Source: 大头尸胎

However, there is a follow-up interview on March 11, 2023 which basically implied that it's actually not NPSS's idea to set him as the female lead and Zhang Qiling is a man from the beginning to the end.

Q: It has been rumored that Zhang Qiling was originally intended to be a female character? NPSS: This happened a long time ago. These were my thoughts when I was writing the first chapter, he was definitely intended to be a male character at the beginning. Many colleagues told me that he should be a female character and that I should write him as a female character. The seniors at that time were still quite traditional. The seniors in the magazines said that you need a female lead. I was wondering what to do. They said that you should just write Zhang Qiling as a female character. I hesitated at that time, but then I followed the whole process to write it. Because his prototype was my classmate, it was difficult to write him as a female character. It was hard to imagine. I also know very few female characters. In fact, I have been working hard to learn how to write a female character in recent years.

Source: Text | Video | Summary

I think NPSS has his own idea in his mind, when his senior colleague suggested adding a heroine and thought about making PingXie as an official pairing, he hesitated at first, but in the end, he did try it and even had the idea of disguising as the opposite gender (and perhaps to make it easier to write), but later he realized that Zhang Qiling can only exist as a man. He sticks to his words at this point, because I can tell that in the subsequent series, he used descriptions such as "has a lot of muscle mass", "almost inhuman speed", "incomparably strong", "weight feels much heavier", "has a high muscle fiber density", "carrying on one shoulder", "a body more perfect than an athlete", etc. Why do I feel like he works so hard to nullify the words "the body is soft as a woman's" in the earliest book? Does he feel guilty to his former classmate? ( ≖‿ ≖ )

The most interesting thing is that Zhang Qiling and his prototype share many similarities, such as being born in November, being a Scorpio, having a shoe size of 43, being 180 cm in height, and Uncle 370's (fans in Chinese fandom often called ZYN "370叔") wife's birthday is on March 5, which is also Wu Xie's birthday (˵ ¬ᴗ¬˵)

Source: MuzzledIdealist

❆ 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 ❆

This is only a simple meta of Xiaoge's character development before and after he meets Wu Xie and Pangzi, which is also purely my personal opinion and does not represent NPSS's opinion. First of all, since I think that Zhang Qiling's character development is deeply influenced and inseparable from Wu Xie's character development, I labeled this meta as a cp-oriented analysis just in case. Nevertheless, I tried my best not to see it with shipping goggles though we don't need it. It's short and may not be perfect, I only read the books from the main story to the period of Notes in Rain Village (and extra stories) once, and it was over half a year ago. If there are any mistakes, I apologize. And if it's okay with you, here you go~

⚠︎ Warning: Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers!

What is so unique about Zhang Qiling (and Wu Xie) is that every stage of their life shows a different temperament (though I won't talk about all of them here, it would be too long). Zhang Qiling has lived for a long time and experienced many things.

Tibetan Sea Flower Online Q&A on August 31, 2024:

Q: Universe God, I want to ask you, when Xiaoge first saw Wu Xie being so friendly and kind to him, did he find it hard to believe that there are people in the world who simply cherish and love him without any ulterior motives?

A: Zhang Qiling can see through people's hearts at a glance. It's not that he is smart, but that he has seen too much. People are very simple to Zhang Qiling.

There is a change of heart before and after Xiaoge meets Wu Xie, as well as some behavioral changes when he gets out of the Bronze Door in ten years. It's difficult to see because we rarely have a glimpse of what Xiaoge is thinking through Wu Xie's perspective. However, it's not impossible to see as long as you pay attention carefully to his various actions. In ten years, his outer appearance may not change, but the core of his personality has changed to a certain extent, and he started to put value on many aspects of his life. In other words, he is no longer indifferent to some things. His world has gained a warm color.

Let's go back to his early days. In Three Days of Silence, there are three perspectives about Xiaoge. The first one is the perspective of the little lama's senior brothers, they said that he resembles a postman without destinations. Outsiders who don't know about Xiaoge think that Xiaoge lacks human nature, so he looks out of place in the human world. However, he is not without destinations. He knows clearly what he has to do because he had those so-called missions appear in his head before he had the chance to figure out who he was. The second is the little lama's perspective, he thought that Xiaoge is like Buddha who has no desire to think about worldly affairs. And the third is how the master denied that Xiaoge is like Buddha, people who are born without desires are stones.

Since the day he was born, Xiaoge's freedom has been taken away from him. This freedom was replaced with the Zhang family missions, making his life full of purpose, and yet it was not his own purpose. No one tells him to live his own life, and he doesn't even know how to do it, because from the very beginning he has been living this way.

In the subsequent narration, the master said that Xiaoge was like a stone, but Xiaoge eventually came to meet his mother. It was proof that he was not completely a stone, it was just that his desire as a human was hidden within himself. He needs a revelation to make him realize that it exists and that it's okay to feel it.

“You have to learn to think and miss that the first and last gift your mother gives you will be your heart that was hidden by those people.”

Even so, trusting and loving someone is not an easy task. The moment he understood what the master said, he lost his mother. It was the first time he could feel his connection with the world, but also the first time he lost it. He has a strong heart and resolve, so he was searching for this "connection" again, but the only thing he could find was all about the Zhang family's missions.

He continued, "I am a person without a past and a future. All I do is to find find my connection with this world. Where did I come from and why am I here?" He looked at his hands and said calmly, "Can you imagine that if someone like me disappears from this world, no one will find out, as if I have never existed in this world, without leaving any trace? Sometimes when I look in the mirror, I often doubt whether I really exist or am just a phantom of a person."—Daomu Biji Vol. 4: Snake Marsh Ghost City (Part II) Chapter 18 | Chapter 47 (MereBear's Translation)

In the process of searching, he had seen too much and gradually understood that what has meaning today may lose its meaning tomorrow.

Tencent Video Interview in September 2024

Q: Tibetan Sea Flower is actually a process of searching for him.

A: Searching for his past is also a process of him going from a god to a human being, and Sand Sea is a process of Wu Xie going from a human to a god, and they cross paths in the middle.

"Does meaning have any meaning?" Menyouping showed a rare concern for the word "meaning". He looked at the blazing bonfire and said, "The word meaning itself has no meaning."—Daomu Biji Vol. 8: Finale (Part II) Chapter 17 | Chapter 78 (MereBear's Translation)

He once hoped, but he never dared to put so much expectation, until Wu Xie appeared.

Tibetan Sea Flower Online Q&A on September 22, 2024

Q: Has Wu Xie ever taught Zhang Qiling anything?

A: There is a person called Wu Xie in the world, and this is the first time you have seen him in a hundred years.

Then, let's take a look at this series of statements by NPSS about Zhang Qiling.

NPSS wrote about Zhang Qiling at the end of vol. 8:

Men You Ping: This is a powerful man who is like a god or Buddha. I can always write with extra ease when he is around, because as long as he is by your side, he can protect you from all disasters and pains. He has no words, he is not happy, he is not sad, he always stands there like a [Chinese] porcelain doll, watching everything indifferently [my friend said "瓷娃娃" is a symbolic sculpture without the feeling of sorrow or joy], but you know he cares about you. No one can ever bring you so much sense of security like him. However, I don't know why, when I write about the various actions of this man, I always feel a deep sadness in my heart.

As he said, he is a person without past and future. His only connection with the world seems to have little value [it was before he claimed Wu Xie as his only connection with the world, at that time he was only searching for his memories and clues about himself which actually led to his responsibility as Zhang Qiling but not his true self]. He doesn't know where he came from or where he will go. He only knows that he has something he must do in this world. "Can you imagine? One day, when you wake up from a cave, you don't know anything and look around in confusion, you already have a responsibility that you must shoulder. You have no right to see the scenery along the way, you can't enjoy [to be with] friends and lovers, and all the beautiful things in your life have lost their meaning to you the moment you regain consciousness."

Zhang Qiling is carrying his own destiny in silence. What hurts me the most is that he just carried it nonchalantly, as if it was all natural, as if it was just an insignificant matter. If you ask him, he will just shake his head silently and tell you: "It doesn't matter". This is the man I wrote. He bears the most painful fate in the world, even a thousand times more painful than death, but he is not angry or sad, neither escaping nor suffering. He is right there, telling everyone he protects that it doesn't matter.

Zhang Qiling is physically and mentally strong, if not he wouldn't have survived all alone by himself in those years. However, being strong doesn't mean he has no weakness. He is not omnipotent nor a god. Having a weakness is a sign that he is human. He is observant and cautious, he is often caught off guard when received Tianshou (which can't be predicted) or when he loses too much blood (because his wound takes longer to heal than ordinary people). Most of the time, he feels indifferent to the pain. He endures it well, but he is not immune to it, he still feels hurt.

Snake Ancestor ignored him. After he was done, he said to Men You Ping: "Your hand will hurt so much that you can't move it for three days. It will be like stone, but you won't die."

Men You Ping raised his bitten hand and took a deep breath. He saw that the blood vessels near the wound were bulging, and his stiff fingers began to move instantly.

"Can you still move? Impossible?" Snake Ancestor was surprised. "Don't you feel pain?"

"It does hurt." Menyouping shook his hands and switched the knife to his other hand. With a loud snap, the young master was knocked over and fell on his back. The entire floor arched up, and a huge claw-like insect flipped up from under the floor, and the floor fragments were scattered everywhere.—Daomu Biji Extra: Fantasy Ch. 20 | Ch. 2.24 (MereBear's Translation)

Then, he meets Wu Xie.

Tibetan Sea Flower Online Q&A on August 31, 2024:

Q: What was Zhang Qiling and Wu Xie's first impression of each other?

A: Wu: Wow, what a cocky guy. Zhang: It seems like there is an amateur in the team.

Facebook Interview on September 18, 2014:

Q: I want to know why Xiaoge takes such good care of Tianzhen throughout the whole story, because his care for Tianzhen has gone beyond the scope of friends and colleagues (personal opinion).

A: When you see people around you being as weak as tofu*, you will also think of giving them some protection so that you don't have to do the laundry [something like 'avoid unnecessary trouble'].

*豆腐 "tofu": I'm not sure if international fans know about tofu, there are many variations of tofu, but the texture of tofu is usually very soft and easily broken if you don't handle it properly.

Tibetan Sea Flower Online Q&A on August 31, 2024:

Q: When did Zhang Qiling start to feel that Wu Xie was special?

A: When Wu Xie performed impossible and inhumane miracles time and time again.

Douyin Live on 16 September, 2024:

Q: There is a line in the book "Tibetan Sea Flower" that says that Xiaoge lost his connection with the world. Do you think it was a certain turning point that made Xiaoge feel that he had some connection with the world again? Or was it not a certain moment, but the accumulation of various friendships and experiences?

A: I can give you an example. You know that there are people who can establish a connection with you, and you know that there are people who can work hard to connect you with the world. Maybe he himself is the anchor point of that connection, but you also know that this person will not always be there. Zhang Qiling knows very well that it is impossible for someone to always do this, because his destiny is to be disconnected from the world, and his entire life is to be constantly disconnected. So he knew that in his long life, there might be many people willing to do this, but who would be willing to do this all the time? Zhang Qiling had no hope for this, because he had experienced many separations and seen many such situations.

So when the Iron Triangle was formed, Zhang Qiling initially thought that this might just be a short journey, a short connection. He knew that maybe it could be done. Ordinary people can always become god-like in a short period of time. Ordinary people have this light, but if you can become god-like for a lifetime, Zhang Qiling has never thought about it, but the Iron Triangle is moving towards this possibility. They will become a lifelong connection. For Wu Xie and Pangzi, they have burned up all their time.

This is a more real connection than anyone Zhang Qiling can remember.

Tencent Video Open Day Live on 9 September, 2024:

Q: It is known that Wu Xie is a magnificient scholar of Zhang Studies, but what about Zhang Qiling? How much does he know about Wu Xie? Who knows him better, him or Wu Xie?

A: I think Wu Xie is a very simple person. Wu Xie's resume is written on one A4 page. So I think Zhang Qiling knows more about Wu Xie. Moreover, Zhang Qiling has seen so many people. He may have only one question about Wu Xie, that is, among so many people, what is the difference between Wu Xie and others. Wu Xie in his long life, he would think that Wu Xie is somewhat different. What is the difference?Right, because Wu Xie wiped out the Zhang family (slip of the tongue, it should be the Wang family) by himself.

Nanjing Live Broadcast on August 16, 2023:

Q: What is the relationship between the Iron Triangle from Zhang Qiling’s perspective?

A: I think he has to go through several stages. At the beginning, he will think of two mortals, two ordinary people, and then try his best to protect them. Then slowly he discovered that these two people also had a slightly different aura. And in many cases, it is said that the behaviors and states of these people are beyond the energy range of ordinary people. For example, he may encounter very persistent people many times in his life. But those who are persistent may not be able to hold on for a year or two. In other words, his harsh life is something that others cannot keep up with. But he met someone like Wu Xie who always persistent and became stronger and stronger, constantly upgrading himself. This person is very special. He may be different from others. In such a long world, people like this are rare. This person is very special. He may be different from others. In such a long world, such people are rare. Then there is Wang Pangzi. How can this person do it? The way they do it is different. Wu Xie relies on persistence, and Pangzi relies on being heartless and shameless. So it feels that in the past, all the companions around you may disappear after walking and walking, but these two people not only did not disappear, but their presence became stronger and stronger. In the end, I feel that I will get used to it slowly.

Taobao Live Broadcast on October 30, 2022:

Q: After Zhang Qiling met Wu Xie and others from the beginning and experienced so much together now, will there be any changes in his mentality?

A: I think his world will become a warm color. His previous world was not a cold color, but a neutral color. It made no difference to him whether he had it or not. There was no concept of ownership in his life, whether I was owned by you or I owned something myself. When the world has warm tones, (although) he is essentially a person who has no meaning to him for any possession, the only thing he can have is that color. There may still be various problems with his memory in the future, but that touch of warmth will eventually belong to him, and the color of that world and that period of time cannot be washed or erased. What I mean is that even Tianshou can't erase that kind of temperature. I think this is the most core change in his mentality.

Live broadcast on June 11, 2021:

NPSS: For Zhang Qiling, Wu Xie is his only connection with the human world. He can have no connection with the human world. After so many years, Wu Xie is the opportunity for him to be willing to connect with the human world. This is also something that requires courage for him, because connecting with Wu Xie means connecting with other people. At the beginning, Wu Xie was just one of the many people he had saved, but Wu Xie reached a state of transcendence through his own qualities. He can attract another person who is not a mortal. There is such a person. When you look at him, you will have this feeling-

Host: This is that person, this is the person I am looking for.

NPSS: Yes.

It only takes less than two years to change Zhang Qiling's opinion about Wu Xie, from 'one of the people he had saved' to 'his only connection with this world'. Two years are just a small number in Xiaoge's long life, but the days when they got along together in life-and-death situations are much more meaningful than what he ever imagined. Knowing him little by little, Xiaoge feels that Wu Xie is different, a rare soul. Wu Xie cares about him without any hidden intentions. He is sincere and persistent, proving himself that he has exceeded Xiaoge's presumptions of human beings, again and again.

"Human beings are much scarier than ghosts, and it is hard to understand people's hearts," said Men You Ping, "Living people are worse than ghosts." After saying that, he glanced at Laba's hidden knife.—Tibetan Sea Flower 1 Ch. 12

Later, NPSS explained about Zhang Qiling's farewell in Hangzhou (see more here or here):

"He came to find Wu Xie, which was the biggest emotion in his life for so many years."

Xiaoge is not without emotions. For Zhang Qiling who has seen too much and experienced all sorts of things, it's not easy to cause a spark in his heart. He has his own way of dealing with his own emotions and expressing his feelings. As an analogy, his emotional state is like an ocean; vast, calm, and deep. A small ripple won't have any effect on him, and the waves were just small frictions on the surface. Despite this, that day when he came to Hangzhou to say goodbye to Wu Xie, he felt the greatest emotions after so many years of emotional numbness.

"I came to say goodbye to you." He said, "It's all over. I thought about my connection with this world, and it seems that the only one I can find now is you."—Daomu Biji Vol. 8: Finale (Part II) Ch. 25 | Ch. 76 (MereBear's Translation)

It was stated in Tibetan Sea Flower that Xiaoge also came to Pangzi and entrusted him with three things, which are related to Wu Xie's presumably future actions.

"The first thing is that you found his statue." Pangzi said, "This proves that you found the place where he began to lose connection with this world. This statue was made for him by the best craftsman in the temple at that time. It is his only projection in this world."—Tibetan Sea Flower 2 Ch. 19 | Ch. 84 (MereBear's Translation)

Each encounter has its own purpose. Pangzi didn't chase after Xiaoge, because he understood that if Xiaoge choose not to tell him everything, then so be it, and no one can stop him once he made a decision. On the other hand, Wu Xie has an intrigued temper which is different from Pangzi. If Xiaoge deliberately didn't tell him anything, Wu Xie could just go find it out by himself.

Xiaoge is someone who solves the problem right on the spot the moment he figures it out, and he will not do something unnecessary.

Tibetan Sea Flower Online Q&A on 6 September, 2024:

Q: How would Wu Xie or Xiaoge overcome difficulties when they encounter them, or what is their psychology?

A: Xiaoge overcomes the difficulties on the spot, while Wu Xie overcomes the difficulties secretly.

He came to Wu Xie, even though it had nothing to do with his mission. He could just go straight away to Changbai mountains, but he didn't. What did he expect after saying those words? He was aware of Wu Xie's temper, yet he still went to find him and said something that even Wu Xie might not know what it meant at that time; because he wanted him to know.

He had lost his connection with this world once, and he was going to experience it again. There was no need to carve his emotions on a stone, he now understood it very well; to think and miss; to have his own desire. He wanted Wu Xie to know how important he was to him. He is always selfless, but this time he found again his long-lost desire, a selfish desire.

"It's all over. I thought about my connection with this world, and it seems that the only one I can find now is you."

Those words are not just ordinary "romantic" or "insignificant" words. They can't be understood with a superficial approach, but only after reading Tibetan Sea Flower and Three Days of Silence or Zhang Qiling's story that the meaning can be conveyed properly. They carry so much meaning that speaks volumes of what Xiaoge was thinking at that time. It was the first time after he lost his mother, Baima, that he had his own "desire" again.

“Wu Xie is the opportunity for him to be willing to connect with the human world. This is also something that requires courage for him, because connecting with Wu Xie means connecting with other people.”

In other words, Wu Xie is like a "bridge" that connects Zhang Qiling's world to the human world, and leads to another lifelong companionship like Pangzi. Even to this day, a genuine and sincere relationship without any malice is rare to be found in this world. Wu Xie is an important part of Xiaoge's existence, and recognizing this strong bond won't make Zhang Qiling lose himself. On the contrary, Wu Xie helped him to find his pieces of life and finally do something he truly wants. It's not a one-sided feeling, Xiaoge sacrificed himself for Wu Xie, and it was not out of obligation or courtesy. And it was also the case with Wu Xie defeated the Wang family. Their feelings for each other have always been unconditional, they don't ask anything in return, and what they have done only shows how far they can go for the other.

Xiaoge: “I will give you my whole life in exchange for your ten years of innocence.”

Wu Xie: “I will use my ten years in exchange for your stability and peace of mind for the rest of your life”

There is so much happening after this period that it is worth talking about, but it's getting too long. Perhaps I will continue it, but I cannot guarantee anything (∩˃ω˂∩)

Thank you for reading! ^^

Source: Original picture by 刘巴布

[jenyifer]

Book List Time!!!

And with that I have 10 give or take books to discuss. Now I’m up to over 30 books since May woooo telling tumblr about each one has been a great motivator so I hope my reviews and list help people out in a non spoiler fun way. Gonna rank these in order I want to reread them.

1. Green Creek the series by TJ Klune 🏳️‍🌈🐺🌶️🌲 Wolfsong Ravensong Heartsong Brothersong I am obsessed. Literally read all four books in 3 days. I have bought physical copies and marked them up. Will make you cry, laugh, and stay in your heart forever. Just……. Go read it. But the quick synopsis is Powerful Humans Wolves Witches have to pay for the sins of their fathers over and over again while maintaining their found family and finding their true soulmates. There is Ace Lesbian non binary rep in here as well.

2. The Warden by Daniel Ford🏳️‍🌈 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🧙‍♀️❄️🪦truly a fantasy masterpiece the romance isn’t the focus but it’s fucking good. First sapphic book to get a 10/10 for me. About a witch(with a magic system that is interesting surprising) growing up and finding herself a family without sacrificing who she is. I loved her and at first you think ehhh is this going to be boring no definitely not. Was surprising made me laugh and cry. Can’t wait for part 2 cause more of the hot gf in there I hope.

3. A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland🏳️‍🌈👑⚔️🌶️🌶️ I listened to this book two times in a row I enjoyed it so much. It’s a bodyguard and prince story. The prince’s depiction of depression anxiety panic attacks was so real. The bodyguard is very endearing. The themes of family are strong and interesting. The mystery was easy to solve but I found it rewarding because I wanted the prince to win so badly haha.

4. Spindle Splintered by Alix E Harrow🏳️‍🌈👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👸🏼🥀😢

Short story about a dying girl who has a special interest in sleeping beauty. It does have a…. Debatably Sad ending. I did enjoy it for what it was trying to talk about. I lost a friend when she was too young. I’m glad I read it.

5. Scumbag Villains Self-Saving System series by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu 🏳️‍🌈🚩⚔️😈🕊️🤓🌶️? I’m putting it up this high because besides that scene in chapter 21 that slapped me in the brain I really enjoyed the series. Only Danmei I HAD TO GET THE REST OF THE SERIES IMMEDIATELY Hell I’ve even now written fan fic for the side ship. About a Nerd being put into his favorite love to hate stallion novel (story about a hero who fucks his way to success) but he’s in there as the abusive villain who the hero is destined to kill. The nerd has to save himself and unintentionally builds himself a harem featuring the most red flag the hero who so sololy motivated by the nerd. It’s great easy to read very fun. But 🌶️ scene in book 3 is a definite skip and delete from memory.

6. Case File Compendium Vol 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou 🏳️‍🌈? 😈🚩🩸🕵️🥼

I did just finish reading this so maybe I’m bias but I really did find it a book I couldn’t put down. I even brought it with me to work to read a chapter during my lunch breaks. Main characters are heavy in their homophobic lifestyles but they kiss and protect each other? True crime and mentally ill characters. MC is has a fatal mental illness that makes him unstable and MIL was his former private doctor. MC is trying to date MIL’s little sister. While getting up to shenanigans they stumble into a corrupt hospital and evil forces are maybe after them?! Idk its exciting fun to read but only if you like 🚩’s

7. The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish Vol 1 by Xue Shan Fei Hu 🏳️‍🌈🐟👑🎨🖼️ I did genuinely laugh my ass off during reading this book. It was incredibly easy to read I think I finished it in 4 hours. Very cute. I love the inside and outside art. About a nonverbal Prince who has anger issues and his crush on the modern man who is trapped within an ugly little fish. Now yes the Prince is becomes actively in love with the fish. Lucky for us we are stuck in the man who is trapped as the fish’s pov and he is genuinely just trying to get back to his world by obeying the powers that be System’s prompts to go home. Fish is not trying to seduce the Prince or anything. It’s just funny I had a great time with vol 1 probably will read vol 2.

8. So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole 🏳️‍🌈👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🐉🏝️ while having dragons and diverse cast it ultimately falls short of expectations wishing for more depth and clarity. The asexual spectrum representation feels muddled and Jamaican inspired cultural elements are unexplored which is at odds with its rich backdrop that could have enhanced the story. The story’s mystery element lacked cohesion resulting in a frustrating bittersweet ending that suggests a sequel and left me unsatisfied. I won’t read the next book. Won’t suggest it.

9. Faithless Book2 by C L Clark 🏳️‍🌈🚩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩⚔️👑😩 a big let down from book 1 but I’m locked in for life I guess. Luca is back in France navigating a way to get the crown. While Touraine shows up with a priest and Teen to some how get food for her people. Most of the plot feels useless both MC characters are stupid and do no growing. The new teen character was interesting. I disliked the poly romance I didn’t particularly feel comfortable about Touraine and Luca why not add another person in what could go wrong? Luca’s reign as Queen looks to be very bad and you will feel extremely disappointed at the end. I’m going to read the next book but only because I like the characters who didn’t go to France.

10. Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore.

I read 90% of this book and I regret it. It’s a trans characters as the leads gay retelling of the great gatsby. I was truly excited to read it I’ve read The Great Gatsby many times. However this book just laughs at the source material. I’m tempted to say maybe the Chat GPT’d the plot and didn’t ask for any over arching themes in the book. I couldn’t do it I’m gonna have to find a better trans representation book in my next set of ten.

DNF’s

Last Night at the Telegraph Club, The Once and Future witches, Gearbreakers, the emperor and the endless palace.

[slovenlyrecordings]

GREETINGS, SLOBS.

How ya been? Got some Record Store Day money left over? Blow it here! The new CHEATER SLICKS “Ill Fated Cusses” LP is here. Never has a band been so consistently radical, and this album is everything you hoped it would be: crunchy, noisy, dark, and demented with the underlying beauty they’ve always blessed us hopeless freaks with. Jeff from TOMMY and the COMMIES has his latest solo STRANGE ATTRACTOR effort making a Slovenly mail order appearance, and we gotta say, garage punk don’t get much better! Power-pop yer bag? Then grab the two new archival releases from Hunstville, Bamalama’s finest NIGHTMARE BOYZZZ (an LP and a 7inch!) and make sure to scoop their classic Slovenly long-player “Bad Patterns” while you're at it. If you’re hoping to expand your narrow r’n’r tastes, the new “Four” double LP from HEAVY METAL foots the bill nicely. Some great new 45rpm repros are also making the scene to help you get your dance parties started right and raw. We got lots of ‘em and you won’t be finding originals in dollar bins any time soon.

NEW ARRIVALS!

NIGHTMARE BOYZZZ" Singled Out: 2010-2014" (COKE BOTTLE CLEAR) LP

NIGHTMARE BOYZZZ "Say What You Mean / Backyard Coffins" 7"

HEAVY METAL "IV: Counter Electrode Iron Mono" (2xLP)

COLOURED BALLS "Ball Power" LP

TEMBO, CHRISSY ZEBBY & NGOZI FAMILY "My Ancestors" LP

MISFITS "Cuts From The Crypt" (Random colored vinyl) LP

MISFITS "Cuts From The Crypt" LP (Black vinyl)

RAMONES "Rocket To Russia" LP

RAMONES "S/T" LP

RAMONES "Road To Ruin" LP

RAMONES "Blitzkrieg '76" LP

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Slow Grind Fever Vol. 11" LP

VARIOUS ARTISTS "For Dancers Only - Primal Beats From The Basement" LP

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Born To Hula! - An Exotic Trip To The Land Of 1,000 Dances" (2xLP) (ORANGE vinyl)

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Rockin' 'n' Boppn' With DJ Rudy (A Rockin' Party Of Dancefloor Fillers)" (2xLP)

JIMMY NOLEN "I Can't Stand You No More" 7"

BUD HARPER "Wherever You Were / Mr Soul" 7"

DORIE WILLIAMS "Your Turn To Cry / Tell Me Everything You Know" 7"

KENNY & MOE "So Long - I'm Gone / Double Talk Baby" 7"

RUBY JOHNSON "What Goes Up Must Come Down / I Want A Real Man" 7"

EMPERORS "Karate" 7"

EDDIE BO "Every Dog Got His Day / Tell It Like It Is" 7"

BIG MAYBELLE "96 Tears / That's Life" 7"

BILL & WILL "Goin' To The River" 7"

COOK, RONNIE "The Goo Goo Muck/ The Scotch" 7"

"BIG" AL DOWNING "Georgia Slop" 7"

GAY POPPERS "I Want To Know / I've Got It" 7"

IDEALS "Go Get A Wig" 7"

LEE MOSES "Bad Girl Part 1 / Bad Girl Part 2" 7"

TABBY THOMAS "MMMMM I Don't Care/ Tomorrow" 7"

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Rat-A-Ma-Cue EXOTIC BLUES & RHYTHM Vol. 14" 10"

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COOKIE JACKSON "Do You Still Love Me" 7"

PROFILES "The Watusi Wobble / Take A Giant Step (Walk On)" 7"

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

FEBRUARY FINDS -- MY ONLINE CURATED COLLECTION CONTINUES -- PART 1 OF 2.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on assorted Tumblr Cover Photos for the month of February 2024, and featuring the faces and names of:

A double splash page of Wraithkind infecting planet Earth, from "ROM" Vol. 1 #49 (December, 1983)

American actor James Coburn as Steiner in the WWII-themed/anti-war film "Cross of Iron" (1977)

"Dying for Who" 7 inch by UK crust punk/D-beat band HELLKRUSHER

Venom VS. Iron Man, artwork by Kevin Hopgood, story by Len Kaminski

Whiskey photography by David Luciano

A promotional film still from the classic American apocalyptic noir "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955)

Promotional animation still from 1985 cult/dark fantasy Disney film "The Black Cauldron."

Promo photography for "First Issue" (1978), debut album by British post-punk group PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED

Sources: www.bonappetit.com/story/history-of-my-long-drinking-life, View Comic Online, Picuki, Popmatters, Slant Magazine, Letterboxd, Reelgood, various, etc...

[kudosmyhero]

Daredevil (vol. 1) #74: In the Country of the Blind!

Read Date: November 24, 2022 Cover Date: March 1971 ● Writer: Gerry Conway ● Penciler: Gene Colan ● Inker: Syd Shores ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Sam Rosen ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Reactions As I Read: ● once again, Gene Colan and Syd Shores are a dream team with the art ● [pg. 4, panel 3] nice p.o.v. shot, if DD could see, that is ● [panel 4] … ● enjoy it while you can, Matty. it won't last. (why did the lenses of your mask disappear, though?) ● [pg. 5] ok, that lasted even more briefly than I thought… seriously though, the first 3 panels on this page are really effective! ● like in the 'Man without Fear' series, Matt looks more blond/strawberry-blond than ginger. ● [pg. 7, panel 2] that is a really great panel in so many ways--the art, the reversal of roles, their friendship, etc ● [pg. 10] at least DD is keeping his inner narrative to thought bubbles rather than yammering away to himself. and panel 3 is great! ● [pg. 13] Smasher smash! ● aww, I like DD's group of buddies!

Synopsis: When the entire city is struck blind, Daredevil begins trying to learn the truth behind the strange phenomenon. With the help of a group of people who were blind prior to the incident, Daredevil stops a group of thugs who have drugged the water supply to cause the city to go blind and did so in order to loot the city at their leisure. DD and his blind friends beat the thugs into submission, the drug wears off, and everyone blinded by it has their vision restored.

(https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Daredevil_Vol_1_74)

Fan Art: Avocados at Law by TyrineCarver

Accompanying Podcast: ● Josh and Jamie Do Daredevil - episode 09

[ntshastark]

Wednesday lb

UBP, IM and WCA all in one day!!

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Ultimate Black Panther #10

lol 3D model spotted (not a criticism, i just thought it was funny. i wonder if it's as obvious to most people or if i just have a webtoon-trained eye at this point)

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did they just casually make present-day megalodon canon in 6160???

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ok, now this is a criticism: the art downgrade in comparison to caselli's stuff is insane, i mean look at this

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is it wrong that the biggest reason i'm glad killmonger didn't die is bc i want stormpanther to be a double cheating? oh well.

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this issue felt so short???

well, since we're already here i'm gonna talk my nults stormpanther hopes and dreams

what i want to happen is t'challa and ororo grow closer despite their partners (t'challa's wedding isn't even one of love anyway, and they've already implied he's attracted to ororo, so that part is already underway) and it eventually gets too much and they end up cheating. what i love the most in a ship is always characters who are deeply obsessed with each other to they point they end up fucking up their own/other people's lives simply because they can't keep their hands off each other, and nothing says that like double adultery <3 i actually thought this is what was going to happen when t'challa said he was gonna send killmonger and okoye together on a mission, but then ororo decided to go instead and now i'm not so sure. she actually doesn't seem to give much of a fuck about t'challa, which really puts a damper on my plans (also i really dislike ships where there's an obsession but it's not mutual, so if it wasn't for how much i loved and miss 616 stormpanther i probably wouldn't even be shipping this version)

what i actually think will happen is that okoye is revealed to be a traitor (it's either her or shuri, lbr, but shuri, being t'challa's sister, has a more unique role in the character ensemble, while okoye's role could easily be filled by a combination of shuri and ororo) and killmonger dies (maybe even killed by okoye), so stormpanther kinda rely on each other to get through these hard times. which is also nice, but i like the double cheating better ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

there is obviously a possibility they don't even get together at all, but you put this character in a loveless marriage and then bring on his most iconic - and fan-favourite - love interest from the main universe, now free of all the ties that prevented them from remaining together in the long run then (namely her being an x-men character), and want me to believe they're not gonna be romantically involved???? it'd be like have nults peter married to gwen or felicia: yeah it's still an interesting possibility to explore, but it's stupid to waste the chance of giving fans what they want while not messing with the current mainline status quo

(i know they're in the same avengers team rn but i haven't really looked into what's going on there bc i don't want to get my hopes up lol. but we now live in a world where the avengers and the x-men are about as popular, so maybe crosseditorial ships will finally have an actual chance. speaking of which...)

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Iron Man #2

OH LET'S FUCKING GO

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wait i just remembered west coast avengers #1 came out today too, and duggan is writing that, so maybe that's where something happened... i'm still not sure if i'm gonna keep up with it, but i was planning on checking out #1 anyway (duggan's iron man run was an outlier bc i was just way too excited about tony finally having a run well-regarded by people whose opinions i respect again, and ackerman's is also an outlier bc i'm just too excited about someone with his background writing tony, but as a rule i don't read current 616 stuff, since i want to catch up with older comics first and i'm still in the 2010s with avengers stuff)

anyway!!

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oh he looks SO ugly 😭 he's skeletal, and you can barely see his face with that much hair, and he looks unwashed, and his cane looks way too short so now he has a slump 😭 i hope if emma shows up it's not in person

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yeah same

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OH MY GOD HE TOOK A SWING AT THE MOUSE

SECOND FUCKING ISSUE!!!!!!!! SPENCER ACKERMAN YOU'RE MY HERO

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🥺

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ok someone PLEASE give this man a haircut

the first issue cover LIED to me, he looks so pretty in it with his short curly hair 😭 somebody do something

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oh spencer really wasn't kidding about the blowing up pipelines thing

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OH THIS BITCH IS LOOKING UGLY ON PURPOSE

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am i supposed to recognise the woman helping tony? her clothing looks x-men-y, is this the x-men reference spencer promised? idk enough about x-men characters to be sure, my best guess would be dani but i don't even know if she's alive or whatever, much less what she currently looks like or even her full power set

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OH MY GOD MR EMMA FROSTTTTTTT

(do i absolutely hate that line, as it holds a lot of the responsibility for the watsonification of avengers and x-men having separate editorial teams as the avengers not caring about mutants' problems? yes. am i screaming crying throwing up seeing mr emma frost here throw it back at someone???? you bet!

really wish he didn't look like fucking rasputin while doing it tho)

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NOT SPENCER SHITTING ON CHATGPT OH MY FUCKING GOD

ICONIC!!!!!!!!

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hello

i've decided to ship monica and justine. thank you for your time.

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oh i knew i'd recognised that fuckass haircut from somewhere

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OH MY GOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

I'M ACTUALLY FUCKING CRYING SPENCER ACKERMAN I OWE YOU MY FUCKING LIFE

I'M JUST-

DADDY ISSUES + STEVE HERO WORSHIP COMBO

AND THEN TWO-PAGE SPREAD OF TONY NOT BEING OVER EMMA AND OVERTHINKING HIS FEELINGS FOR HER

HE DID IT FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE DID IT FOR ALL OF US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BIRTHDAY GIFT IN THIS NOVEMBER ISSUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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OH MY GOD DEMON IN A BOTTLE REFERENCE AND OLD COMICS AESTHETIC THE GOODIES JUST WON'T STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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oh god now he doesn't just looks like he smells

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THIS IS THE BEST FUCKING IRON MAN RUN EVER

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OH MY GOD I HADN'T REALISED BUT SOMEONE ON DISCORD POINTED OUT THE HALLUCINATED STEVE HAS THE BULLET WOUNDS FROM FALLEN SON I'M FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

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ok i think i've recovered enough (ate some strawbies 🍓🍓🍓) let's go to the next one

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West Coast Avengers #1

i have no idea what happened with ultron but i'm trying to let these things slide, whenever i get to this point in canon in my chronological reading i'll know it and that's all that matters

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ok so this is definitely set before iron man #1

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......or not?

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oh my god the clothes...... even wonder man's dumb jacket

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i got so distracted by "hee-haw hydra" it took me a while to notice the batteries strapped to his waist lmao

(also omg silver centurion hiiii)

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oh this is CUTE, the tonal whiplash from the iron man book

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IT'S SO CUTE!!!!! (also omg hi jess!! i love jess being on the avengers, it gives me new avengers v1 vibes (yeah i know it wasn't really her, shut up, it was her in my heart))

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the avengers' prison work release program........

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oh...

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wait, jess can't fly anymore??

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am i supposed to know what happened with tony, rhodey and ultron, or is this gonna be a later reveal?

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OH MY GOD I'M BEING SO WELL-FED TODAY

HE'S NOT OVER HER TO AN ABSURD DEGREE, HELLOOOO

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and angelica!! she gives me v3 vibes, and these are my 2 favs avengers runs (so far) 🥹

also she's clearly not doing so hot and clearly needs to be in a team with people who don't hate her, so good for her

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uh... ok then

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well, i actually don't think i'll be following this book. it seems really cute, and i'll probably love it when i do read it it, but there's no stand out reason for me to read it now as opposed to when i actually get to it in my reading order (except for emmatony crumbs but a kind soul is posting all of them in the tag 🙏🏻)

[ebooksreadernow]

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Fan-favorite creators Kurt Busiek and George P?rez craft a new era for Earth?s Mightiest Heroes! The Avengers have always defended humanity against the forces of evil. When duty calls, these legendary champions answer, fighting valiantly for justice. But as the Avengers re-form in the wake of a life-changing event, they must face an array of foes like no other: Morgan Le Fay, the Squadron Supreme, the Kree, the Legion of the Unliving, the Thunderbolts, the Wrecking Crew?not to mention facing Kang and Immortus in the Destiny War! But when the merciless Ultron attacks, wiping out an entire nation in his hatred for mankind, the Avengers must live up to their name ? if they can!COLLECTING:?Avengers (1998) 1-23, 0, 1 Rough Cut; Iron Man (1998) 7; Captain America (1998) 8; Quicksilver 10; Avengers Annual '98, '99; Avengers Forever (1998) 1-12

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2023 Reading and Watching Resolutions

2023 Reading Resolution

A book written in North America: The Harrowing of Hell by Evan Dahm

A book written in Central America/Caribbean: 

A book written in South America: Space Invaders by Nona Fernández

A book written in East Asia: The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 by Kousuke Oono

A book written in South Asia: 

A book written in Africa: My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

A book written in the Middle East: Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

A book written in Australia/Pacific Islands: Better the Blood by Michael Bennett

A book written in Russia: The Incredible Events in Women’s Cell Number 3 by Kira Yarmysh

A book written in Europe: Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language by Paul Baker

A biography or memoir: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth

A non-fiction book:  A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup

A collection of short stories: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

A collection of poetry: Harmless Medicine by Justin Chin

A play: 

A book you’ve seen adapted: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

A graphic novel: Fence, Vol. 1 by C. S. Pacat, illustrated by Johanna the Mad

A children’s book: The Guardians of Ga’Hoole #1: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky

A book older than 200 years: Popol Vuh, translated by Dennis Tedlock

A debut novel: Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař

A novel by a famous author, other than the one(s) they are best known for: Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson

A sequel: 

A book by an author you’ve never given a fair shot: 

A book you’ve heard bad things about: Killing Stalking by Koogi

A book released in 2023: Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Wild Card: Strong Female Protagonist: Book Two by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag  

Wild Card: We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

Wild Card: Money Shot, Vol. 1 by Tim Seeley and Sarah Beattie, illustrated by Rebekah Isaacs

Wild Card: Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada

Wild Card: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

List Progress: 25/30

2023 Watching Resolution

A foreign film: Talk to Me (2022)

A black and white film: Nightmare Alley (1947)

A silent or dialogue-free film: Different from the Others (1919)

An animated film: Pink Floyd- The Wall (1982)

A film based on a true story: Spoiler Alert (2022)

A documentary:

A film based on a book: Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

An Oscar-winning movie:

A trashy movie: Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)

Your friend’s recommendation: The Blues Brothers (1980)

A children’s film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

A film released in 2023: Missing (2023)

List Progress: 10/12

Movies Outside of the List:

1. M3GAN (2022)

2. Knock at the Cabin (2023)

3. Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

4. Firestarter (1984)

5. Renfield (2023)

6. The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)

7. Polite Society (2023) 

8. Blazing Saddles (1974)

9. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

10. Barbie (2023)

11. The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

12. Strays (2023)

13. Theater Camp (2023)

14. The Truman Show (1998)

15. The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)

16. Bottoms (2023)

17. You Don’t Know Jack (2010)

18. Searching (2018)

19. A Haunting in Venice (2023)

20. Saw (2004)

21. The Boogeyman (2023)

22. Dream Scenario (2023)

23. The Holdovers (2023)

24. Creep (2014)

25. The Iron Claw (2023)

[age-of-moonknight]

History of the Vestments (Part II)

Long post incoming! :D Here are the rest of my random thoughts on 616!Moon Knight's costumes up through modern comics. As I was going through the material for this post, it normatively felt like there were a lot more artists drawing Moon Knight around the same period of time but with slightly different styles, so unfortunately this definitely isn't an exhaustive collection; it kind of ended up being a little less ontological and a bit more of a tour of some of my favorite points along the timeline (RIP my academic credibility).

1. The Skinny Peaked Hood Era

Although it was probably more indicative of artist David Finch's style than perhaps how Moon Knight's hood was actually supposed to be perceived, I do find it interesting that the markedly longer and thinner peak in the hood distinctive of Mr. Finch's work started to bleed into other artists' interpretation of Moon Knight around this time.

Moon Knight (Vol. 5/2006), #5

For example, there is this comic with art by Arthur Adams and Walden Wong.

Hulk (vol. 2/2008), #8

Another interesting characteristic that was especially emphasized during this period was the cloak's volume, which was expanded to create such wonderfully dramatic panels as this one by artist Jefte Palo:

Moon Knight (vol. 5/2006), #29

Other artists around this same time period, such as Mark Texeira and Javier Saltares respectively, chose to emphasize other elements, instead adding more prominent crescent details on the bracers, boots, and belt. (This definitely confirmed for me that the correct answer to the question "how many crescents are on Moon Knight's suit at any given time?" is "yes")

Moon Knight (vol. 5/2006), #17

Moon Knight (vol. 5/2006), #24

2. Armored, High-Tech Jake Lockley

With a new series and artist, Vengeance of the Moon Knight and Jerome Opeña respectively, the Moon Knight suit once again got a new look, featuring a new crescent logo design on the chest plate and what looks to be, in my opinion, more "futuristic" armor. The designs of the spaulders, bracers, and boots have been altered to include more elongated crescents and the armor overall appears to be more extensive and intensive to put on (necessitating the very post-Iron Man (2008) suiting up scene hahaha). Furthermore, there's also the addition of the firearm holsters, which is a marked development from the Moon Knight of the 1980's who largely tried to avoid firearms.

Cover for Vengeance of the Moon Knight (Vol. 1/2009), #1

Vengeance of the Moon Knight (Vol. 1/2009), #7

Vengeance of the Moon Knight (Vol. 1/2009), #4

One other interesting detail that I noticed becoming more prevalent around this time is the inclusion of more noticeable seams, especially along the sides of the mask (which frankly reminds me of Fantomex hahaha), as seen in this panel with art by Juan Jose Ryp.

Vengeance of the Moon Knight (Vol. 1/2009), #9.

But to be honest, this period was a bit of a free-for-all when it came to design, with some people like artist Bong Dazo really focusing on the details....

Shadowland: Moon Knight (Vol. 1/2010), #2

....others like Mike Deodato Jr. and Will Conrad going with a more "classic" look...

Secret Avengers (Vol. 1/2010), #10

...and others still sort of splitting the difference, as seen with Graham Nolan’s work...

 Captain America: Hail Hydra (Vol. 1/2011), #5

3. Meleev’s Take

Moon Knight (Vol. 6/2011), #8

Maleev’s work on volume 6 leaned more towards the “understated” end of the spectrum, with no decoration on the bracers and boots and a belt that frankly reminds me of the sort of the thing Spider-Man would keep under his suit to carry his web cartridges (and of course, there’s all the other costume weapons/accessories that came with this volume hahaha).

Moon Knight (Vol. 6/2011), #9

4. Precursor to Mr. Knight????

Now this was an interesting (re)discovery: apparently in Secret Avengers #19 (a personal favorite issue of mine) with art by Michael Lark, Moon Knight's undercover stint as a civilian ends with him wearing a combo that is very similar to what Mr. Knight would wear in his debut in an issue published three years later. Just a fun little bit of trivia.

Secret Avengers (Vol. 1/2010), #19.

5. Ladies and Gentlemen, THE Mr. Knight

Moon Knight (Vol. 7/2014), #1

Perhaps one of THE most iconic looks for Moon Knight, Declan Shalvey’s Mr. Knight was described as a respectable public persona who could interact with official authorities, unlike the vigilante Moon Knight, and with such a smart looking three-piece suit, he definitely looks the part. In this particular panel, I especially like the crescent details on the buttons and cuffs.

5. That One Black Suit

Moon Knight (Vol. 7/2014), #2

I uuuuuh actually already wrote a whole post breaking this suit down, so you can find that here, if you like hahaha

6. Ghost Ripper Armor

Moon Knight (Vol. 7/2014), #3

If Mr. Knight is for respectable, above-board business and the Moon Knight armor is for beating up crooks in alley ways, this here armor is for the more mystical elements Moon Knight might need to deal with. While most prominently featured in Shalvey’s work and throughout volume 7, it has popped up in two issues of Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood, first in a story drawn by Akande Adedotun and then in a story with art by Leonardo Romero.

7. Lockley????

Moon Knight (Vol. 7/2014), #8

This one isn’t revolutionary so much as it just haunts me personally. This appearance by an alter only referred to as “Lockley” (Jake Lockley??? although some argue that this may be another alter???) is only found in this issue with art by Greg Smallwood. It features the volume 7 black suit sans the cowl and with the addition of a white mask and honestly, the whole lack of information surrounding this incident just insures that at least I will forever lie awake thinking about it hahaha

8. Bemis Era

Cover for Moon Knight (Vol. 8/2016), #189

The initial artist for the Bemis run, Jacen Burrows, continued the trend of keeping the Moon Knight suit fairly simple in design and monochromatic in color. Some elements I do appreciate, however, are the subtle change in shape of the bracers while the straps across the inner arm still mimic the banding of earlier designs. Furthermore, I just find the use of white lenses surrounded by black, as opposed to the typical glowing blue or slightly less common red, to be an interestingly distinctive artist’s choice.

Moon Knight (Vol. 8/2016), #197

9. MacKay Era

Simply put, I owe artist Alessandro Cappuccio and colorist Rachelle Rosenberg my soul. On my last post about Moon Knight’s suits, there’s a comment about how the body of Marc’s suit was originally supposed to be black while the white was only intended to act as highlights. The classic all-white suit wasn’t adopted until around the West Coast Avengers era due to changes in printing and some readers coming to the conclusion that the suit was white (sort of a Spider-Man 2099 situation where his suit is described in the text as being predominantly black despite looking blue). Mr. Cappuccio seems to be harkening back to that effect and I personally find it very exciting. Depending upon the lighting in a panel, the suit in volume 9 can look almost like the one introduced in volume 7 or it could look almost entirely black…

Moon Knight (Vol. 9/2021), #1

…OR it could look as pure white as people have thought it has been for decades hahaha

Moon Knight (Vol. 9/2021), #8

Add on to that the faint glow effect that’s present even with Mr. Knight's suit and you get a truly otherworldly look perfect for a guy who’s been brought back from the dead a couple times by an Egyptian deity and who will not hesitate to punch a ghost or kill a faery. Or live in a haunted house for that matter.

Moon Knight (Vol. 9/2021), #1

Moon Knight (Vol. 9/2021), #7

Look at this walking glowstick

[whatdoesshedotothem]

Friday 5 June 1840

7 5/..

12 20/..

high wind all last night now and this morning at 7 ½ and R14 ¾° and F65 ½° - reading vol. 1 Dubois breakfast at 9 ¾ to 10 35/.. – out at 1 120/60 to Heins’ about the kibika – will repair it for 30/. silver plus something for an additional piece of iron and cord to tie up the body – but if I take the lighter thing chez un maréschal on the other side the water (at the near German colony) he will exchange the wheels (put my own wheels to the lighter thing) and let me have all complete for 40/. silver – set off immediately to the other side the water – saw the thing – light body with phaeton (leather) head – the man asked 45/. said I would think about it if he would take 30/. – no answer for I would not wait long in returning bought raisins etc. and home at 12 ¾ - off again (A- mending her green Moscow bonnet spoilt en voyage to Baku) called and sat 1/2 hour at least with Madame Latchinoff – very intelligent about her journey – gets to know the traditions of the country from the priests – good road – nothing to stop for – from here to Signach 100v. – afterwards the road bad – generally travelled on horseback –

2 ½ v. from S- (must go exprès) vid. Church of St. Nina sister of St. David (Greeks) who founded the monastery here

from S- to Karagatch 25v. en route 2v. out of the road and about 10v. from Signach vid. les boues l’endroit se nomme Âchtal – 2 priests were working on the day anniversary of the transfiguration – our saviour passed by – he asked why they worked – they gave some double-entendre answer about their wives requiring double labour – priests and their horses and families all sunk down and ever since these les boues – mud bubbling up, but cold – very good for cattle to plunge in and let the mud dry on – some sort of salts in it –

at Karagatch keep the post horses 2 days if one likes and see the palace de la reine Tamara on an apparently inaccessible mountain – near Karagatch, tho’

she has written “près Karatach”........ “sur un rocher à pie” –

Signach to Karagatch

Karagatch to Telaff (about 25v. ?) and near there see church of St. Etienne and ditto of Alaverdi   a [?] prince riding one day, his horse took fright and almost threw him, at the sight of an old monk in black sortant d’une cavern or hut – the prince drew his sword to cut him down – his arm was incapable of motion – he then thought the monk some saint and promised to do whatever he asked – his arm was restored as he spoke the monk asked him to build a Xtian church and he built according to the monks’ desire and plan the present church of Alaverdi – about A.D. 400. – Madame L- saw St. Etienne but not Alaverdi, it being much the same thing as St. Etienne –

Synodal, the country house of the prince Tchewtchéwadze at 7v. from Telaff – Madame L- here and in Russia give the postillions ./10 silver each per stage and never more unless when she keeps them waiting or they have some détour to make – Government allows money to pay for horses but not to pay the drivers who are obliged to drive their horses – General  Kotzebue not rich enough to give ./80 silver out of his own pocket and so he must do, if he gives it at all – she has an escort of Cossacks 3, 4, 5 – always gives 1/. silver for the whole of them per stage – nothing to be had at the station houses in Cachétie, nor to be bought – but always send to the chef of the village for lodging and to know where you can buy what you want, and the people (all rich) bring it and give it – you may sleep in the villages at the best house, sâcle – but carpetted [carpeted] dark tho’ cool rooms – nothing to pay – she staid 2 days when her carriage broke down – and having little things (trinkets brooches etc.) with her gave the femme de la maison a brooch or something of that sort – they always bring wine as an offering – ask for Schasthlik   Schaschlik i.e. mutton cut into slices and thus roasted – very good – had just written so far now at 3 35/.. – then sat a few minutes with Madame Mendt, and home about 2 ¼ - in turning our corner, - slipt, fell, broke my parasol – sent George for my card-case let on Wednesday chez Madame Chwastoff – got it back – but she has nobody to send about the silks – there are but 2 who sell Persian silks – at the Caravanserai – Madame C- paid 3 ½ ab. per archine but thought if we bought much we might get it for 3 ¼ ab. = 2/27 ½ assignats per archine –

Madame L- saw the chateau of queen Tamar to disadvantage because she would not go to the head quarters of colonel Bezabrazoffs’ regiment of cavalry (the most dashing officers in Georgia) but went to the other regiment with whom no need of façons and saw the chateau from en bas –

reading before and after dinner vol. 1 Dubois – dinner a about ¾ hour over at 5 ¾ - had Hein about 7 ½ - he would let us have his kibitka or calêche for 50/. and give ½ price for it on our return – or he would let it at 1/. silver per day – he however was so backwards and forwards that I left him with George to make up his mind for he cant get our kibitka repaired in time nor left us have the servants kibitka – said

SH:7/ML/E/24/0124

said I would think about it – had before said I would go in the morning – see his carriage once more and then decide – wrote and sent at 8 ¼ note “à monsieur monsieur le chef de Police” compliments asked him to come at 10 a.m. tomorrow if convenient – if not to name another hour – from 8 ½ to 9 A- and I walked on the balcony – beautiful night – no moon – darkish – sat reading skimming vol. 1 Dubois top. 307 till now 11 40/.. p.m. – very fine day – windy and high wind again tonight – sign of good weather they say

[itzaras]

Magneto (Max) Trivia:

1. After Magneto was believed dead in the Genoshan holocaust, he became a popular t-shirt logo and graffiti image.

2. The DC Comics super-villain Doctor Diehard of the Extremists is based on Magneto.

3. A Jack Kirby close-up image of Magneto's face was used as source material for Roy Lichtenstein's Image Duplicator (1963).

4. While Magneto is Jewish, he maintained a cover identity as a 'Sinte Gypsy' when searching for his wife Magda. This created confusion amongst some readers as to his heritage, until it was authoritatively confirmed that he is Jewish. It should be noted that this confusion probably stems from a comic book published in the early 1990s which attempted to retcon Magneto into being a Sinti, possibly because Marvel was preparing to make Magneto a deadly villain again in the crossover called "Fatal Attractions" and they did not want to draw accusations of anti-Semitism by having one of their main villains be Jewish. This attempted retcon was corrected a few years later when it was revealed that the name "Erik Lehnsherr" and the Sinte ethnicity were part of a cover identity, as mentioned above.

5. Magneto's redemption was chronicled in the pages of New Mutants. Uncanny X-Men #150 is the first issue to start developing Magneto's origin as a prisoner of Auschwitz and his marriage to Magda.

6. Magneto's Auschwitz tattoo was originally seen as 214782 in Uncanny X-Men #161. However, this was a number too high for him to have been among the first group of prisoners to be tattooed there. The number was retconned in Excalibur (Vol. 3) #2 to 24005, but appeared again as 214782 in X-Men: Black - Magneto #1.

7. "Eisenhardt", or rather "Eisenhart" means "hard as iron", a convenient name for the Master of Magnetism. It can be pronounced as "ice 'n' heart".

8. Magneto's pseudonym "Lehnsherr" is often pronounced incorrectly as "Lanshir". Actually the name is composed of two German words: "Leh(e)n" meaning "feud" and "Herr" meaning "master" in that instance. In German 's' is a connective between two combined words sometimes. It could be pronounced as "lens hair" ("e" like in "help" but longer).[226] It's the German word for "liege lord".

9. Magneto was ranked 1st on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Villains in 2011.

10. The album Venus and Mars by Wings included a song about superheroes called "Magneto and Titanium Man". Paul McCartney was said to have toured the Marvel offices soon after the album came out in the Bullpen Bulletins and it was claimed that he was a fan of Marvel Comics. The song referenced the names of two other Marvel villains (Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo). Another song to feature Magneto is the Tearjerkers' "Comic Book Heroes" from the various artists' compilation Through the Back Door, in which some of the lyrics were "Doc Ock, Von Doom and Magneto, don't wanna be like them."

11. "Magneto" was a song by the post-hardcore band Brigade, fronted by Charlie Simpson's brother Will.

12. Magneto carries an archive containing a hologram with the names of numerous mutants violently killed.

13. After his encounter with the Phoenix, his powers now more closely resemble the powers of his movie counterpart who is only able to manipulate strictly metallic objects.

14. For much of the original appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, its members kept referring to him as "the Leader", instead of calling him Magneto.

15. Magneto tried to explain to the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants that their personal feelings (and the mutual dislike between team members) are meaningless. In his view, only their plans were important. However, Magneto himself had trouble controlling his anger.

16. The Toad's flattery to Magneto included proclamations that Magneto was born to rule.

17. While Toad loudly proclaimed his loyalty to Magneto, Magneto found him annoying. He threatened Toad to remain silent.

18. In an early battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the X-Men captured the Toad and the Brotherhood captured the Angel. Magneto expressed his belief that their hostage was more valuable than the "high-jumping fool", and was ready to abandon the Toad.

19. Magneto has claimed to be able to sense the greed and envy of a man's heart, even when meeting this man for the first time. He finds it easy to manipulate others through these qualities.

20. To secure victory over the X-Men, Magneto was willing to sacrifice Quicksilver's life in a deadly attack on them. He threatened to kill the Scarlet Witch as well, for defying his orders.

21. While listening to another proclamation of loyalty by the Toad, Magneto contemplated that he did not actually need the loyalty of his followers. He expected to rule over them by using their fear for him. He chose to not share his thought with the other members of the Brotherhood.

22. According to Mastermind, Magneto has no emotions and no heart.

[imperiuswrecked]

Is there a tradeback of Namor that a newbie like me could check out?

I would suggest bypassing the Golden Age & Silver Age unless you enjoy that era of comic telling and begin with:

Saga of the Sub-Mariner

- A 12 issue limited series that is narrated by Namor as he tells of his life from the Golden Age > Silver Age > Bronze Age and ends just before the 90s began.

If you want a very easy beginner's guide to Namor, I made this graphic you can save and it breaks up Namor into easier to read sections depending on the era you want to read him in.

Just add King in Black: Namor (2020) & Marvels Snapshots: Sub-Mariner

That series and one shot comic hadn't come out when I made this guide. They're both great!

However if you want a more in depth look at the past here are the collections Namor is featured in:

Golden Age Collections:

Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics

- Collects Golden Age Namor beginning with Marvel Comics #1 & Marvel Mystery Comics #2

Everett's work is also found in Marvel Masterworks, but it was collected separately as well very recently.

Bill Everett the Pre-War years

- Collects Namor by Bill Everett before Everett went off to serve in WWll

Bill Everett the Post-War years

- Collects Namor by Bill Everett after his return.

Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners

Silver Age Collections:

Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner

- This is all you need for all his Silver Age glory. Including Daredevil #7, all of Tales to Astonish, and the entire The Sub-Mariner (1968) series.

Epic Sub-Mariner collects Namor's Silver Age introduction & guest starring: Fantastic Four (1961) 4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 1; Strange Tales (1951) 107, 125; Avengers (1963) 3-4; X-Men (1963) 6; Daredevil (1964) 7, Tales to Astonish (1959) 70-76

Essential Sub-Mariner is basically the same as Epic Sub-Mariner: Daredevil #7, Tales to Astonish #70-101, Tales of Suspense #80, Iron Man & the Sub-Mariner #1, and Sub-Mariner (1968) #1

Basically you can just read his Early Guest Starring appearances as one off comics, you don't need to get Essential & Epic because it repeats.

Namor's Bronze Age Comics were never collected as all he did during that era was go from book to book.

Modern Age Collections:

Bryne/Lee 90's Collection

- Collects Namor, the Sub-Mariner (1990) 1-40, Annual 1-2; Incredible Hulk Annual 18; Silver Surfer Annual 5, Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual 2.

As of this posting they have not collected the entire 90s.

Sub-Mariner Initiative or Sub-Mariner Revolution is the same 6 issue mini series (don't know why it got two names) published in 2007. I can't recall if it's in a trade.

Namor: The First Mutant Vol 1 & 2 collects the 2010 series in 2 parts.

King in Black: Namor is the most recent 5 issue miniseries and it is collected in a trade.

If you need specific issue help please let me know!

[majingojira]

Nico Minoru's Magic Part 2

Continued from Here.

So, Avengers Arena.

Avengers Arena is a story told by a writer who has no idea how the genre works and only a fair grasp of how the characters function at best.

This is easily demonstrated by what is established as Nico's status quo for the next few years in this book.

First off, Nico died. She casts a spell for help, and BOY does she get it.

In addition to once more supposedly 'bosting' her magic. She also gains a generic magical blast-attack without incantation, and the Flying Brick standard superhero package. A low end version. Marvel Universe grid method, she'd be at 5's for Strength, Speed, and Durability. Putting her in the same class as most of the 'bricks' in Marvel like Carol Danvers (uncharged), Teddy Altman, and Sif for Strength. Firebird or a basic Power Armor (Iron Man, Iron Heart) for speed, and Luke Cage, Rage, and Emma Frost for durability.

If that seems wholly generic, let that set the tone for the rest of what Nico has to go through for the next few years.

Fun Fact, the preview pages for this issue were actually released BEFORE the preview pages for #11 because her death caused that much backlash online.

Man, even re-reading it about a decade later still gets my stomach all twisted.

So, why should I suffer alone?

Avengers Arena #12

As you can tell, Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum (he chose the nickname for himself) really wants to try and be like Joss Whedon, but lacks the wit.

Having already established that Nico draws her power from negative emotional experiences -- Pain and Suffering, we have that wiped away for Blood. Gamifying the entire system. Now, we can keep track of her health bar (which they had in this series) and correlate it to her overall power access.

But here's the thing: Why should anyone believe Arcade?

In this series, he doesn't even make this Murdeworld, he commissions someone else to do it for him! And what occurs already fits in with multiple things of what is established (Pain/suffering fueling magic, the "Help" spell she cast with her dying breath). So it's REALLY easy to dismiss Arcade here as talking out of his ass.

I mean, this is comic books, we're used to stupidity ("I'm sealing up the fault lines, this is a good thing!"), but not with its own BS as much as this is.

So, it's easier to dismiss Arcade's claims as warrantless, because, really, why would you believe him? He's not just a liar, he's an idiot.

Especially in Arena, despite assertions to the contrary.

The next tidbit we get on Nico's new Magic Staff and Magic Arm of Super-Powered Disability doesn't come until the sequel series Avengers Undercover.

Because it makes dismissing Arcade as an idiot harder.

Avengers Undercover #7

Yes, Alex came back with this series. No, it was actually worse than Arena because it's hook was underwhelming by comparison.

Anyway, while the reliance on "It's totally blood magic now, you guys!" dumbing down of Nico's power, the idea that she's coating in a magical energy field to explain her Strength/Speed/Durability is a pretty viable one.

But the Arm of Disability Super-Powers earns its name rather... handily.

And I am not sorry for that pun.

The analysis of Nico's combat strategy is ... also deeply lacking, but that's another topic.

Once Dennis Hallum was done (Fun Fact #2: Hallum fought for this issue's topic specifically even though by this point, he knew he had only 4 issues left to finish the series), Nico was put in Limbo... until A-Force.

Where interviewers noted that her inclusion was weird because of her... being nearly Hawkman'd.

No new Magic, but Nico continued to display Super Strength in the Secret Wars volume. Why?

Because she took down an Asgardian. Physically.

Not just that, but a MEMBER OF THE THOR CORPS!

A-Force Vol. 1 #4

Arcadia Nico is ... Broken. Flat out Broken.

Anyway, when A-Force is formed in 616, Nico has a Power Up that is actually intelligent after the dumbing down of Dennis Hallum.

A-Force vol. 2 #2

Here, we have Nico taking down a cosmic being in a word, growing in power with her pain and suffering in-line with the Vaughn and Whedon run, AND the most logical expansion of her powers: Linguistic Advancement.

In the series, she is shown speaking fluent Japanese, and using Estonian as a "Heal" word. With 6,500, she has a lot to go with!

Another clever use of her powers comes from using coordinates to teleport.

A-Force vol. 2 #8

Elsewhere in the series, she gets to show off her powers by ... laying out She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, a Dazzler-Thor, and the rest of her teammates multiple times. Depowering them, knocking them out, etc. She also got to fight hard against mind control and subvert the worst of what her controller could do.

A-Force Nico is Peak Nico in terms of raw power.

But it does have some limits. She can keep multiple spells going at once, but doing so is hard for her. This may be an energy thing, but it may be a focus thing as well.

A-Force vol. 2 #6

She does get to punch out the lady mind-controlling her later on, and in One Punch no less.

But after choking out a Valkyrie-Thor, that's pretty pat.

The next really big change to Nico's powers comes in the current Runaways volume (5) with the reveal of The One, a sorcerer who was turned into the Staff and made a deal to use his magic to the benefit of the original caster.

But this is still developing as a story, the 'rules', basically allowing him to parasitize her senses (and probably take full control of her body, you know how these things go). Is also alters the history of the Staff from an implicit long linage to starting with the Witchbreaker.

Which has once again made her more powerful, but it's a much worse deal.

And...it's still developing. I'm hoping it reveals to be her grimmshape, but only time will tell.

So I won't go into as much detail with this. We'll see where it goes.