#tdw promo

[teamdarkweek]

Team Dark appreciates their fans in their own way, we are assured.

Team Dark Week runs from 1st - 7th of February. Pinned for details if you want to check it out!

[insanityclause]

Tom will be filming TNM2 we all know it's definitely as he said filming next month and possibly if true the Shakespeare play both later this year . How on earth he is fitting both to do this year as I read from another anon that TNM2 six months

We have no idea how long TNM2 will be filming. For reference, the first season took 3.5 months, with 4 different locations + studio, so he could be finished that by the end of September, if they're only doing one season at a time (like Loki S2, tbh).

Also, he did TDW promo, Coriolanus and Crimson Peak over an 8 month period, so it's definitely possible.

But we'll see if it actually happens this way.

[nikkoliferous]

Directly Contrasting Movie!Loki vs. Series!Loki

Avengers vs Loki (2021) Promo Shots

Debunking the Lie That Loki Was A Lazy, Pampered Prince (Unlike Sylvie, Whose Life Was Sooo Super Hard!)

Some of the Jarring Differences Between Movie!Loki and Series!Loki

Addressing the Laughable Notion That Loki Has Never Been Out-of-Control Before Loki (2021)

Loki (2021)’s “Redemption” Arc Only Works If You Ignore His Prior Characterization

Loki Caring About Other People Is Nothing New

The Narrative’s Treatment of Avengers!Loki vs. Ragnarok/Series!Loki

Debunking Loki (2021)’s Whitewashing of Frigga’s B+ Parenting

Loki’s Character “Development” in Loki (2021) Fails To Take Into Account His… You Know, Character

Loki (2021)’s Failure to Distinguish Between Acting In-Control vs. Being In-Control

Debunking the Lie That Loki Had Only Ever Cared About Himself Until He Met Sylvie

Does Loki Actually “Love to Talk”?

TDW!Loki vs Series!Loki and Caring About Other People

Loki’s Entire “Redemption Arc” in the Series Is Based on a False Premise

The Worst Part of Loki (2021) Was Everything

Disney Did Worse Than Kill Loki Off—They Unmade Him

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[chattercap]

Monthly Update (April 2024)

Hello everyone, it's Chattercap!

I apologize for the slightly late April devlog, but I was in a bit of a daze after the MindMindMind release! Wow, March went by in a flash for me! Let's get down to it!

I released not one, but TWO games this month! (If you missed them, you can find the links in my pinned!)

Kanau

I spent the first part of the month programming and ironing out the Kanau release. I added mini CGs to my VN framework and also added the ability to rename your save files. After that, it was full steam ahead with actually implementing everything - all of the art, BGM, SFX, VA, and GUI, including updating the gallery. I also set up the itch page and put together some social media announcements. Since the content warnings were pretty stark with this one, I also added a trigger warning screen. After that, I had the game beta tested, and it was released by the 8th!

After that I…took a few days break, haha! (I should have gotten straight to work on MMM, but alas, I always enter some kind of trance right after a game release!)

MindMindMind

For the first part of the month, I was mainly scripting as I needed to get the script done for the VAs as quickly as possible. MMM was my QUICKEST script to date, as I finished 20k words in less than 10 days, wow! (I think that the relatively simplistic prose, with a heavy emphasis on dialogue, helped a lot.) During that time I also reviewed the MMM voice acting auditions and made my selections; in addition, I made the promo artwork and reached out to someone for background photos.

After I was out of my post Kanau-release trance, I immediately started work on the sprites! Kalei's sprite was easy to finish, although Geist's sprite took a bit of time (I kept messing up his face…). I also finished all of the backgrounds and then started work on the CGs; I managed to finish one CG per day! While I was doing that, I also cleaned and adjusted the VA samples. On the final week of the month, I animated all of the art and then basically did the same things for MMM that I did for Kanau - adding all of the art, sound, and GUI, making the itch page, updating the gallery. I also put together a walkthrough and implemented name and pronoun selection. I managed to get MMM ready for beta-testing by the 25th, and I spent the rest of the time prepping VA announcements and putting together the artbook! MMM was released on the 29th!

Other

With new game releases comes a myriad of little tasks! I submitted both Kanau and MMM to IMDB and updated my carrd, Tumblr, Twitter, and patreon. I also added MMM to Steam! (It's here! You can wishlist it if you want; I'll probably upload it there fairly soon.)

And then…after MindMindMind I entered my post-game release coma again. I think I did a few things (started sketching the Hanasu cover art and an updated art for Actala, started a commission for an updated Actala logo, and continued writing the Hanasu script, but I'll be honest I've been in a bit of a daze…)

I'm really blown away with the reception that MMM has received, and I'm happy that so many people have played and enjoyed it; I'll upload a postmortem sometime soon, haha!

What's on the docket for next month?

Amare Jam is going on this month, and I hope to finish The Deepwater Witch for it! There are only a few CGs (and some optional mini CGs) to do, so I think I can! In addition, I want to finish the Hanasu script this month. After TDW is finished, I'll be working on Actala - doing updated backgrounds, sprites, and CGs. I want to work on both a Hanasu release and an updated Actala demo for a summer-ish timeframe (whether I can get both done for Otome Jam remains to be seen…)

If you want to hear from me more often, I also post frequently on my Patreon with sketches, writing snippets, sneak peeks, high resolution art, and weekly devlogs.

Thank you to anyone who took the time to read; your support means the world to me! I'll see you next month!

Chattercap

[asterakifaye]

I mean fair enough.

[theuniquestore]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: .925 Sterling Silver 1/2 Cttw Diamond Miracle-Set Double 7" Tennis Bracelet.

[littleredlilith]

Look at the big dork showing off!

I can hear Loki screaming back from Asgard: “Stop playing with my sceptre you unworthy Midgardian!”

[teamdarkweek]

hii!!! you don't have to answer, but i wanted to ask: are you planning on writing fics for team dark week like you did last year? your writing is soooo incredible and those fics are a huge inspo to me! the characterization and dynamic you portray is so refreshing, i felt so spoiled reading them lol i think about them all the time !!! either way, thank you for hosting tdw, youre awesome !!

Hiya, ever so kind of you to say! I definitely don't think they deserve all that, I personally can't look at a couple of them, but I'm glad you enjoyed them. I do plan to participate in Team Dark Week from my personal ( @wonderinc-sonic ). Maybe with some shorter stories this time, some of those got far too long!

If you're referring to the few stories I wrote based on requests and prompts sent to the blog before Team Dark Week, I'm open to it if people are interested - those don't take terribly long. They weren't fantastic at their goal of being promo for Team Dark Week though; I wish I was an artist and could make things to get the blog shared more...

Marketing on tumblr! It makes everybody insecure, right? I'm sure I'm in good company with these feelings. But hosting Team Dark Week is absolutely my pleasure, I still get giddy when I think about how many people had fun with it last time!

[the-haven-of-fiction]

Almost. Thor TDW promo.

You’re so adorable I need to lay down and cry [x]

[insanityclause]

I was done with that podcast after the whole "Hemsworth doesn't complain thing". Like in what world? The only times he didn't complain was Thor 1. During Ragnarok all we heard was how much he was dissatisfied with TDW and now same for L&T.

Right?

He basically threatened to not return unless Taika directed, then made sure the 'new Thor' was in IW (obviously he should be, but still, the fact that he seemed upset that it might not happen??). Plus of course, his whole IW promo deal.

[theuniquestore]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: .925 Sterling Silver 1/2 Cttw Diamond Miracle-Set Double 7" Tennis Bracelet.

[latent-thoughts]

I honestly agree with you on everything after ragnarok is not canon. Although I love Thor ragnarok, it’s an entertaining movie and ive seen it more times then I should, thinking about it now I’ve never seen Thor ragnarok as canon. it’s just been a movie that’s really shitty but entertaining, and funny when you don’t have context about the characters.

I just hate that it’s so disrespectful to the actual characters. AND what’s even worse, is that I did not even consider the movie disrespectful to the characters until I was on tumblr and found threads of old posts/things you’ve reblogged on why it is.

And everything after it, has come tumbling after.

People need to realise there’s a difference between entertaining cinema, vs actual good Quality cinema. Especially with something like marvel because it’s all “connected”. Marvel is choosing quantity over quality and it’s clearly showing.

Yup. Marvel-Disney has become the 'Five Minute Crafts' of movie making. They're pumping out multiple shows and movies annually, but there's hardly any substance to them anymore. Nothing actually connects in this so-called cinematic universe, but the promos and interviews will try to fool you into believing it.

There's no cohesive story, only easter eggs abound. They're mostly meaningless, because most of them have their roots in different storylines in the comics, not the movies. Like, wtf was Thanoscopter doing in the Loki series? Or why was Sylvie wearing the broken crown (which was originally worn by AoA Loki for very specific reasons)?

Moreover, every new entity boasts of bringing in a drastic change into the multiverse or having a powerful character like no other before them. Yet, all of this is forgotten in the next entity they release. Rinse repeat.

The problem with Ragnarok was that it wanted to be funnier and bigger than GOTG--a movie that somewhat broke the mold for MCU movies at that time. It constituted an unlikely team of antiheroes who became heroic, and it had a more zany kind of humour to it.

What Ragnarok didn't note was that GOTG had heart. It had zany humour, yes, but it also had plenty of poignant moments. It didn't make a joke out of everything, most certainly not the characters. Every character was handled carefully, their trauma and loss acknowledged despite their negative actions.

Ragnarok failed supremely at this. Bruce turned into a parody of anxiety attacks and 'useless' nerdiness (7 PhDs but can't fly a ship, haha). Loki--a character of a subjugated race, taken from his people, raised to hate his own race, a clear victim of Asgard's imperialistic and colonial agenda, was made fun of for simply existing. His trauma was ignored, his relationship to Thor was twisted to make Thor into a victim, and instead, his main oppressor, Odin, was glorified despite his war crimes and invasions. What more, the fact that Thor left Loki to die on Sakaar was glossed over and made into a joke. Valkyrie (she still doesn't have a name, even post l&t) was introduced as a slave trader (does anyone find it sus that a woman of colour was shown as a slave trader?) and this part of her life was never acknowledged again, not even by Bruce, even though she traded the hulk to the GM.

Thor...sigh, where do I even begin? Gone was the considerate and thoughtful Thor we had seen in TDW, the Thor who acknowledged his father's bad decisions and tried to counter them by putting his own life on the line. Gone was the Thor who held his dying brother in his arms and cried. Granted, canon Thor had his issues to overcome, but he was never crass and inconsiderate like Ragnarok Thor. Ragnarok not only uprooted Thor from his growing self awareness and growth, it uprooted him wholly from Asgard. Killed off his friends and killed off his home. And made a joke about it all.

There's so much more to say about that trash movie and it's confused purpose, but all in all, it put the first nail into the whole franchise' coffin. L&T is only a continuation of that, based in the same theme of ridicule and distasteful humour.

What rankles is that it could've been a great movie, had Chris and Taika taken their heads out of their respective asses for a bit to think it over. But they were too busy making toilet level jokes and jerking around the sets, ignoring the script (which btw had Thor admitting to his mistakes to Loki) and just improvising everything with their bs logic. Taika didn't even do his research on the characters.

And that's something he's proud of. A theme that has continued with the creators in other Marvel entities too.

I just feel very sad about it. Because phase 1 (even 2) Marvel was something if quality. Now, the characters these phases had established are either (unfairly) dead or completely unrecognisable. I no longer have any sense of anticipation for their new stuff. I don't even want to watch new movies or shows.*

Anyhow, thanks for visiting my askbox. ♥️

*Moon Knight is the only exception, and you'd note the show had no prominent easter eggs or even mentions of other characters from the MCU. Mayhe there's something to be said about that.

[lazy-cat-corner]

Taika is kown for his comedy and unique style. However some marvel fans are upset over a thirty seconr thor 4 promo because loki wasnt mentioned in the recap. I too find it weird but come on guys

I personally don’t think it’s that big of a deal. I miss Loki so much but if they don’t want Loki part of this one, that’s fine! There’s already so much happening in the movie.

Also a lot of people don’t want to hear this but Loki stans want to be the center of the fandom all the time and it’s getting annoying. Especially when Loki has been the center this whole time. Six movies and a TV show and Loki stole the show with all of them. Every comic con, talk show, and award show Tom’s attended has been followed with an adoring crowd.

In TDW they wanted to kill Loki off but test screenings showed people wanted him alive so they kept him. In Age of Ultron, Loki was meant to be in Thor’s dream sequence but it was a concern he would, again, steal the show.

Keeping Loki out of the spotlight for awhile isn’t a bad thing and it doesn’t mean Marvel doesn’t like him. Thor hasn’t had his own movie or his own story that wasn’t upstaged. I don’t think that it’s unreasonable for them to want to try to give Thor his own thing without Loki.

Do I want more Loki? YES! All the time! Make it the Loki Cinematic Universe! I’m ready! Do I want him in every Thor movie? FUCK YEAH! But that’s not what the MCU was initially made for. It was for many stories and many characters and unfortunately we just have to wait until it’s Loki’s turn again. And it soon will be.

You all are welcome to disagree with this opinion but this is what I’ve seen while quietly watching.

One thing I will criticize marvel is not putting him in the Marvel opening sequence. THAT I think sucks when his story is important to phase 4 and idk why he’s left out but there better be a good reason.

[lucianalight]

Where does all this hate for TDW suddenly come from? I remember clearly when it came out fans were happy with it, despite a whole 20 mins cut. All we saw was critics falling over themselves praising Tom, that it needs more Loki etc. - Tom doing the promo tour pretty much on his own, with China LOVING him. Now I see, TDW got "mixed reviews", is the least interesting of the MCU films, both untrue. Never mind CH crapped on it suddenly, doesn't want Loki back, and behaves like an ahole towards Tom.

TDW got mixed reviews. It wasn’t a flawless movie. But that’s true for all the Marvel movies. They generally have writing problems, plot holes and one dimensional villains. But I too remember that fans loved it at the time. From what I’ve gathered of pro-TR fans their reason for not liking previous movies are either they didn’t like the Shakspearean tone, or they thought the movies weren’t true to comics. Some of them also were Thor fans who hated Loki and same as CH wasn’t happy with him outshining Thor. This is also the reason why CH doesn’t want Loki back.

Personally I liked TDW despite its flaws. I was happy with the consistent characterization and character arcs and in fact it was the movie that motivated me to see Avengers which I previously knew nothing about it. If I saw TR as the first MCU movie, I would never wanted to watch another one. That’s for sure.

Sorry for answering so late dear anon. I was on a long hiatus. This ask was sent to me on September 20, 2019.

[delyth88]

Awwwww..... I’d never see that shot before. That’s so cute. ❤️

(x)

[insanityclause]

They’ve lied to themselves for so many years - about Tom not wanting a relationship or kids, particularly - and surrounded themselves with ppl who believe that lie. It really is QAnon type behaviour.

The man literally say on multiple occasions that he wanted a family. How can they be so illogical? Wait, what am I saying? Illogical is their baseline. I guess in their minds whe Tom says he can't wait to show his children "The Jungle Book", he clearly meant the kids from TDW promo.

The lack of logic is based on the idea that everything he says/does is PR... he only said that to make him seem like someone who wants a family, according to them. He couldn't possibly 'actually' want that himself.