#swamp siren

[anemonequeen]

new mermaid sona! she's a swamp siren

[xgumiho]

The poor sailor who stumbled into a cursed swamp stands no chance against this ancient siren who's looking for his long-lost pirate lover, Eddie the Banished.

Ending mermay with some eldritch mer!Steve.

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[ambimoon]

💀

[schizzodoll]

Swamp Siren Dice Set 💜🐊

[thechromebucket]

Mermay 2023: Xerva

[mindthewitch]

gorgeous theme queen <3

oh my goodness, thank you! <3 ;)

[sirensense]

swamp siren

[poisonivysexywomancompetition]

Poison Ivy Redemption Round 6

[metropoliswhite]

@rhaegang

I started answering in the tags of the reblog but as always I yap too much so: Yes! In NMCTTS world, they’re like another branch of the same specie. They are less known in human mythology because:

1. they live in smaller pods and were more weary of humans from the start

2. they’re less likely to be blamed for the downfall of an entire fishing economy by “sinking” ships

3. fresh water is less scary than the sea/ocean so they’re associated with something less powerful.

They’re probably more present in local myths and behind some belief about naiads. They're seen as a lesser threat, more in the criptid range than dininity, which means they have been less hunted too.

[swamp-gremlin]

So I apparently never posted this? Anyway I redesigned Leo's siren form a bit ago and I'm honestly still proud of it

[viskisss]

random art with a water girl (siren????)

[ranticore]

I really wanna learn more about the aquatic zetas, as the only ones we've seen so far are the fully terrestrial ones and I'm so curious about what the aquatic look like, and how did the rest even become terrestial oughh i love ur sirens

I'll have to make a whole post about zeta because they're a complicated topic but early phocids and selkies were quite similar (fur coats notwithstanding) as were early zeta. one trait they all share is a high plasticity over generations; they adapt and evolve very fast which is how they ended up looking quite different. the aquatic zeta are the rarest of all people on siren, the population is tiny and their culture is nonexistent. they just don't live in high enough densities; they might only encounter one other in their entire lives aside from their birthing parent.

the terrestrial ones just stayed out of the water in East, where there's some continuous land, and never really went back (still have tail flukes tho). Again a very small group and due to their specific modifications they had to completely re-evolve language, complex relationships, and some stuff that the other people of siren would take for granted, but if they hadn't they wouldn't have survived the harsh landscape

[jerseyluck]

DC's Terrors Through Time (2022) Readthrough

In the spirit of Halloween, I believe it is time to crack open one of DC holiday specials. It is time for DC’s Terror Through Time.

The book starts with a Phantom Stranger Story written by Paul Levitz and art by Raul Fernandez. This is basically a story showing Phantom Stranger fighting all types of ghouls and goblins on Halloween. And that’s it. A very mid story to start the book off with.

The comic then goes to a Super-Sons story by Sholly Fisch with art by Luciano Vecchio. Now this is a fun story. Superboy (Jon Kent) and Robin (Damian Wayne) decide to go trick-or-treating together and wear each other costumes. The pair go to various locations throughout the DC Universe to get candy, but none of the superheroes are there. So, they go to the Hall of Justice where The Justice League are captured by some demons who escaped from hell for Halloween night. The Super-Sons have to distract the demons until the spell that will send them to hell kicks in.

The next story is Gotham City Sirens story with plot and art by Peter V. Nguyen. The story starts in Hawaii in 1995 (there is no reason for it to be 1995, except for a bad joke Harley makes) with Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy meeting up. The trio discover that animals are going missing/dying. To solve this mystery, the girls go out to the jungles of the big island.

When they get to center of island, they discover the island god Pueo and the marching dead. And he tries to attack the girls, blaming man of the sickness on the island. But when they calm down a little, the Sirens realizes that it is the cats causing a disturbance on the isle. The god makes a deal with Catwoman to get the felines out of Hawaii or else Pueo will take more extreme measures.

Nguyen has a very distinct style that won’t be for everyone. This is a story where art will make or break it for you.

Then the book tells a story with classic DC supernatural force Swamp Thing. It is written by Zac Thompson with art by Andy McDonald. And this is a post-nuclear apocalypse story. Two people are gathering food out in the swamp when a two-headed gator monster attacks them. Swamp Thing arrives and manages to stall the creature until the pair escape. Many years later, the girl comes back to swamp and is attacked by the swamp monster, but this time Swamp Thing manages to kill it. A very simple, but well-enough told story for the season.

We go to the old school with JSA story by Charles Skaggs and Tom Mandrake. This takes place in 1944, and the JSA are afraid that the Nazis will get a power mystical artifact. However, the group is too late because the artifact is already active, releasing all types of horrors. The team is split up to face challenges from the supernatural horrors alone, but Dr. Midnight arrives to assist in freeing the rest of the team. Before the JSA can stop this menace, they have to awaken Dr. Fate to break the spell. The JSA wins the day and it the terror is over… OR IS IT?

The book then gets a little cosmic with a Green Lanterns story by Jeremy Haun and art by Juan Doe. In the far-out year of 2447, a pair of lanterns explore an empty sector of space. The two come across a large creepy tower. When they enter the Lanterns come across mysterious chanting and sacrifices being made. But weird insect-like creatures attack the pair. They fight off the bugs, but they fail to stop the sacrifice. An eldritch creature almost escapes but a Lantern sacrifices himself to stop it. However, before surviving Lantern can get breath, she is alerted to 6 more signatures matching the creature that attacked them.

A very good use of the concept of Green Lanterns without using characters modern readers might expect. Touches on the emptiness that space can hold. A real highlight of this anthology.

We lose the dawn of man with the rise of Etrigan with story by Matthew Levine and art by Jorge Corona. We start in the medieval ages in a village where kids are going missing. Luckily a wandering Jason Blood comes to town to stop this demon. He manages to go to the lair of the demon. Blood releases Etrigan to fight the demon. Etrigan saves the kids and buries the demon under rubble. The demon alerts Etrigan he will be back in several centuries, assuming Blood would be dead by then. However, Jason Blood does not play like most mortals and arrives to finally slay the demon. A fun story but nothing special.

The anthology ends with a tale by the most famous creators, Tim Seeley writing and Kelley Jones on art. They tell a Damian Wayne and Deadman story together. And yup, it is a banger of a story, with amazing creepy art by Jones.

It opens on Deadman haunting Wayne Manor, and he gets stabbed by Damain with a silver spoon. Brand came to warn Batman that a vengeance demon is after him. But in a twist, when the demon attacks, it goes after Damain: the boy who killed him. Deadman and Robin try to fight the demon, but only succeed when Deadman when something more powerful claimed his soul. Damain thinks Deadman was bluffing, but the truth is something evil has chosen Robin to do its will.

Overall, this anthology was a fun read. It was a bad choice to start off with its weakest story (The Phantom Stranger), but this has many strong stories in it (Both Damian ones, the future Green Lantern). Overall, while not scary, the comic makes for a fun reading experience.

7/10

[1loho]

everything on my body by me🐊

-hand beaded top & jewelry, + crochet sarong

[albertwint]