#this is a scott summers fan blog

[kalinara]

(All-New X-Men v1 #5)

As much as I've enjoyed the insinuations about the throuple (and particularly Marvel's cowardly backtracking about it), I do occasionally think I'd like to see the comics address some of the conflict that came before with these characters.

Y'know, like that time Logan proposed murdering an actual child as a trade off to get Charles Xavier back.

It'd be one thing if the adult version of Scott Summers were present during this scene, and we could write this off as yet another dramatic continuation of their usual conflict. But he's not. THIS is just about terrorizing an ACTUAL CHILD.

(Tangentially, I also think it's fascinating how the original motivation for the Schism was Logan being angry at Scott's use of actual children in combat scenarios, in light of his sudden veneration of Charles Xavier, who literally STARTED the trend of using these children in combat scenarios. But that's a blog post for another day.)

[askscottslimsummers]

Part 0: "Ask Away"

Next part: https://www.tumblr.com/askscottslimsummers/760912448093061120/part-1-wake-up-first?source=share

[pinkys-plan]

Hey man. What the fuck?

[yakichoufd]

you had a post listing the websites you use for references (specifically NSFW) but i CANT FIND IT 😭😭😭 it was so helpful and i miss it 😢

also thank you for feeding all of us scott summers fans its so nice to have someone correctly interpret him (and also draw him getting passed around like a blunt)

Hmm I am unsure which website I was referencing to, and the one I used to check out it on a subscription only now. But look at adult movies for reference, you can't mess up the anatomy there. It can be intimidating if you aren't too fond of these movies, but that a great way to draw smut with a good anatomy base. You don't need to copy exactly the pose and expression as you see them. You can look at erotic photoshoot too if that's something more ok for yourself. I dunno how tumblr would be ok with me sharing adult link and I don't think I feel too comfortable doing so since there are kids who could come across my blog here. I usually find them with an easy Google research, so anyone can do it the same as I do haha!

I love that character so much and I am glad we are many fans who loves him even if his writers are assholes with him! He deserves more appreciation and I dunno, he works so well romantically with many other characters. I think it is nice to see him being loved and intimate with characters who could love him sincerely :)

[eatin-bread-n-cryin]

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My name is Ro

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Birthday: April 11th ;D

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🫶 Cats, raccoons, crows and owls 🫶

Greek mythology (Icarus my beloved)

Alien Stage

Kuromi and My Melody

SFW furry :3

Comics/Manhwa/Manga/Webtoons (naming titles and artists in this hehe) (Imma be so honest some of these have smut, you've been warned ig lol)

- Batman/Batfamily (Tim Drake my fav idc)

- DC in general lol (the Absolute Universe is my fav run rn hshs)

- Spiderman and Deadpool

- Shencomix (everything he does fr)

-hakeism (obsessed with Your Wings and Mine tbh)

- Idolomantises

- Bongchon Bride

- Humor Me

- The Summer Hikaru Died

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- Mr. Circus Papa ( Ghost Eyes>)

- Merryweather

- Jackson's Diary

- Livys

- Duncan and Eddie

- Heartstopper (used to be obsessed, now I'm a casual fan)

- Cursed Princess Club

- The Fake Moon

- Guro Gyaru ni natta Kara Shinyuu to Yatte mita

- Villian to the Rescue

- Red Candy

-So Not My Type

- The Umbrella Academy

Shows

- South Park

- The Amazing Digital Circus

- Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

- Moral Orel

- Smiling Friends

- Bob's Burgers

- Cartoon Network (mostly TAWOG, SU and Adventure Time)

- Gravity Falls

- FNAFHS (unfortunately)

- Spooky Month

Anime

- Studio Ghibli

- Black Butler

- Death Note

- Another

- Asobi Asobase

- Danganronpa (Despair arc sucked ass, give me real motives you fcking cowards)

- Erased

- Komi-san can't comunicate

- Violet Evergarden

YouTube

- Kwite

- Ricardo Alcaraz

- Derker Bluer

- Fzst

- Sir Fluff

- Mummy Joe

- ricky tafolla

- Sr Pelo

- Drew Gooden

- Danny Gonzalez

- Markiplier

- Film Cooper

- Jschlatt

- the poopie show

- Danny Motta

- ManlyBadassHero

- BIG etcetera

Video games

• FNAF

• Danganronpa (V3 my fav)

• Sonic the Hedgehog

• Undertale and Deltarune

• Class of '09

• Stardew Valley

• Minecraft

• DDLC

• Mouthwashing

• Dead Plate

• Horror RPGs (Mad Father, Blood Soup, etc. I can't remember them all rn lmao)

• More but those are the main ones

Musicals (my faves)

• Heathers

• Beetlejuice

• WICKED

• Be More Chill

• If it counts EPIC the musical

• If it counts² Evelyn Evelyn

Music (I like lots of genres idk)

• MARINA

• Will Wood

• VOCALOID (and utau and allthat)

• - Crusher-P, Ghost and Pals, KIRA, maretu

• Moderatto, Queen, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, ABBA, Tom Lehrer, Lesley Gore, Ruth Wallis, Debbie Reynolds

• Jack Stauber

• cavetown

• Alec Benjamin

• Mother Mother

• Cuarteto de Nos

• Alan Sutton y las Criaturitas de la Ansiedad

• TV Girl

• Måneskin

• Chappell Roan

• The Living Tombstone

• Toy-Box

• Mitski

• Conan Gray

• OR3O

• SIAMES

• Rammstein

• Penelope Scott

• Nasa Histoires

There's more but I think I've over shared enough

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FNAF kid

Roblox kid

Minecraft kid

Gacha kid

Edgy teen

YouTube animatics fan

and more

I'm not saying which ones I still am (that's a lie I probably will if you ask 😔)

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[gh0stlyb34r]

Welcome to my blog !

About me ! ; the basics

name ; saint , logan , johnny

big age ; 19 ('05)

little age ; 2 - 5

pronouns ; he / they / star / it (+more!)

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games ; call of duty , overwatch , valorant , hogwarts legacy , jedi fallen order , jedi survivor , red dead redemption 2 , roblox (royale high , dress to impress + more!) , fnaf , poppy playtime , indigo park , forza horizon , resident evil 4 , good pizza great pizza , animal crossing new horizons , mario kart 8 , mario kart wii , just dance , the last of us , detroit become human , spiderman , little nightmares , buckshot roulette

movies / shows / musicals ; star wars , harry potter , marvel , x-men , deadpool & wolverine , the greatest showman , grease , hairspray , moulin rouge , phantom of the opera , annie , hamilton , les miserables , arcane , criminal minds , swat , titains , the batman , high school musical , heartstopper , heathers , young royals , ghostbusters , beetlejuice , into the woods , mean girls , the umbrella academy , nimona , descendants , lemonade mouth , stranger things

youtubers ; pezzy , grizzy , bigpuffer , elasticdroid , gtlive , game theory , warn , aspen , frogger , flats , dawko , ethan nestor , smii7y , blarg , thedooo , beaplays , coleydoesthings , filmcooper , dechart games , hthaze , james marriott , willne

musicians / bands ; taylor swift , hozier , noah kahan , james marriott , mcr , twenty one pilots , p!atd , billie eilish , sleeping at last , the smiths , fleetwood mac , the cranberries , laufey , mitski clairo , paramore , bruno major , depeche mode , chappell roan , novo amor , taylor austen dye , maya hawke , frank sinatra , 1d , 5sos , feels like july , florance the machine , djo , sleep token , lily allen , ghost , lady gaga , gerard way , daughter

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[delubabydoll]

“hopped up out my feelings and i hopped in my bag.” - CL!P

₊˚. ꒰ა vee doll ! sixteen. she/her. taurus. blk. infp-t. pink enthusiast. girl kisser. bimbo doll. professional yapper. psych student. sanrihoe. nintendhoe. music lover. jobless bedrotter. hyper-fem. this blog is a glimpse into my mind… nosy ass

ME CORE ! pink. long nails. high heels. korilakkuma. neapolitan color combo. lace trim. awkward. dollette. vanilla & strawberry scents. munyun. rectangular glasses. tweaking.

LOVES IT ! well.. pink. r&b. trinkets. old electronics. early 2000s & 2010s. gyaru fashion. pinterest. memes. mlp. lps. kpop & kdramas. long walks. receiving packages. makeup. old barbie (2000 to 2015). lip gloss. perfume. biceps. cats. fan fics.

MEDIA ! superbad. 500 days of summer. sza’s ctrl. the neptunes. the disastrous life of saiki k. linkin park. scary movie franchise. animal crossing. my wattpad library. aitw. scott pilgrim vs the world. barbie: a fairy secret. ‘funny moments’.

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my specific tags r in the uh they’re in the tags 😃

this post is inspired by both; @glowydiaries & @clickercouture

[velvet-vox]

Hey everyone. It's me. I don't know if you remember me, but I'm not dead. I've just been working for a while on this.

Things have been proceeding slowly, I think I finally have a good grasp on how to edit and everything is coming together one step at a time.

Unfortunately, I can't say that my project is close to completion, on the contrary, but I'm still putting some effort in it every single day. Once, I was hopeful to complete it before the end of the summer, but with Deltarune chapter 3 and 4 on the horizon, and more importantly Hollow Knight Silksong that could release this year if Team Cherry stops with the delay memes, I think my mind will be busy on other stuff (More specifically, Silksong is going to take 60 hours to complete).

A more realistic deadline for me to meet is at the end of 2025; nobody is pushing (except me) to see my project completed, so I'm taking it slow.

Anyway, on a brighter note, I've had a brilliant idea for the thumbnail of the video, and I ask all of you Murder Drones fans for some help:

I decided to copy the Across The Spiderverse logo and make it about Doll, using different AU versions of Doll to replace the Spider people. However, I didn't ask almost any of the creators of these characters if I could actually use them, so I'd like to do that now; here's a rough sketch of my idea that I drew on a piece of paper, (I have a friend who is an artist, and they agreed to draw it for me) along with the locations of all the AU Dolls.

If you don't want your idea to be a part of my project, then all you have to do is tell me, and I'll delete it immediately from the drawing.

On the left:

Evil Doll by @megbanned (who I put in place of Miguel O'Hara, because as we all know, French people are pathologically evil)

Judgment Au Doll by @rottentricks

Prosecutor drone Doll by @bartibit

Human (Vampire) Au Doll by @mishim0

New Management Au Doll by @new-management-murder-drones-au

J possessed by Doll (Doll's revenge) by @ent-te

Escape Au Doll by @darkxcrow17blog

Doll Lives (A Second Chance AU) by @pannkai

Swap! Doll by @lumineary-arts

Also sometime ago I saw some art of a Murder Drones/Heathers Au, with Doll as JD; I think something happened to the original blog, so the post doesn't exist anymore, but I'd like to add that particular version of Doll to the drawing if nobody has anything to say about it.

On the right:

Swap Doll by @toriv06 (which for some reason I can't tag)

Doll by @aliayeku6789

Doll by @dreamii-krybaby

Baby Doll (Baby Drones) by @mattsqueakerdraws

Doll (Liberty and Gasoline) by @ktoaster

Doll Yaroslavl (Scott Pilgrim AU) by @kekeartzworld

Doll (A Normal Highschool AU) by @forwards-beckonrebound

Magical Girl Doll (Magical Girls Au) by @yukkoislost

Reimagined Doll (Murder Drones Reimagining AU) by @murderdronesreimagined

Buff Doll by @melissa-titanium

I'll make sure to give all these people the credits that they deserve once the video is out.

I don't think these characters are enough to fill the whole drawing, that's why I ask anybody reading this post to please submit your versions of Doll, so that I could add them to the thumbnail. If you do, I'll make sure to credit you for your help!

(sorry if the way I worded this request was a bit rude, I have other things in mind at the moment)

[mistyscenter]

Warning Baxter fans, this is going to be really negative about him so get out if you don't want to hear the rambling of someone who has mixed feelings on him. k bye

This about to be a really long post and I'm only two moments in Baxter DLC, but let's get into it

As mentioned previously I'm two moments in into Baxter DLC and my god, I'm already weirded out.

I'm currently playing it with my mc Taliyah, if you're familiar enough with my blog you might have seen them around since they're my favorite mc/ oc. This is important because of the way I'm playing it, because I'm playing as Taliyah this means I'm doing Cove's route since Taliyah is mostly a Cove mc (I say mostly because they can be a Derek mc if I feel like it (note ost of my mcs are ocs of my original story so this is like an au for me)), and god it feels weird dating Cove while playing Baxter version of hang, I'd say it would still be weird even if you're not going to romance Cove for reasons I will discuss later. What's weirding me out is the lack of interactions with Cove "But misty-" you might say "-it's Baxter dlc it makes sense you'd interact less with Cove" you're right, it does, we spend one moment with Cove in Derek dlc if you're not planning to do Cove's version of "soiree" but here's my counter point: Derek is already your friend and Derek doesn't only interacts with MC, and neither does Cove. My issues stem from the fact that Baxter ONLY interacts MC, which I suppose wouldn't be a problem if you're dating him, ig? (it would for me but I'm aro so, don't take my world for granted). Also is just really weird that MC doesn't talk that much with Cove in Baxter dlc because, even if you're not dating him, he's still your friend of 10 years if you're not playing indifferent. In "lemonade" Cove and Mc share stories of when they were young with Derek, Cove and MC actively talk with each other, Mc can tease Cove about eating too much because you've known the guy for 5 fucking years and again, if you're not indifferent, he's your best friend and/or crush. "Lemonade" doesn't feel weird because Cove takes an active part of the story, he doesn't in "Hang" and is weird as fuck.

"Sightseeing" didn't feel nearly as odd because a) is a really good way to introduce Baxter's character and to get the player familiar with him but because of that you do have to play it first or else the rest of the dlc feels weird and b) you had moments where, if you are dating cove, you can bring up how much he means to you and Baxter would even hope for the two of you to never break up, which is actually really sweet of him c: and ironic considering he then says to you that Jude and Scott won't last because they are long distance but it does explain Baxter's views on relationships. It also didn't feel odd because Cove wasn't there and it didn't felt like you were neglecting your friend/boyfriend. And btw I'm not even saying that Baxter's version of "Hang" is bad, not at all is once again a great introduction to Baxter and his character, but it would have benefited from having Baxter interact more with Terry and Miranda or heck l I would have loved to see more of Cove and Baxter interacting so it didn't feel as odd. Baxter DLC feels odd to me because of how much one-on-one time you spend with him, when that's not something that you do in the game with the other LIs.

I seriously think his dlc could have been more interesting if we saw more of him interacting with Terry and Miranda because we don't really see them interacting that much, which is a pity considering that Terry clearly views him as a friend but we don't get that feeling tbf we also don't get that feeling with the entire friend group Terry and Miranda aren't flushed out at all and before anyone says that they were in Baxter dlc, yeah "planning" did give us more about Miranda's family but not so much into her character and yeah it was nice to see Terry being worried about that being the last summer they do something together, but that's it and don't try to bring up that one singular dialogue in step 4 a dialogue doesn't count as character development

This all I have to say for now, I don't really have issues with Baxter step 3 his step 4 is what bothers me, his step 3 is a really good set up for his character I honestly just think you'd have to tweak some dialogue and options and that's it.

Also if you made it this far, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD READ MY TAGS, I genuinely want this to be a discussion on baxter dlc so please please be civil

[differenteagletragedy]

i was reading through your blog and omg musicals!!!! a theater kid, myself, i'd love if you'd write some headcanons about a broadway/musical star mc, if its not too close to your famous mc headcanons! also, i'd love to hear if you think the ol1 boys can sing and who would help mc practice (both lines and singing)! also who would sing along with mc while they're doing chores/housework/etc or if they'd just listen/hum/etc! you can just assume theyre poly with mc for this, if it makes it easier! :)

Listen. Listen. I love this so much. I am also a theatre kid (so much that I am forced to spell it with the "re" at the end) and I have many thoughts.

Also, Bobby from Company is Baxter after he reconnects with MC and friends, with an MC that ends up with Cove or Derek and this is just a fact. Evidence:

This is a video of single Baxter with his ten friends in five couples: Cove and MC, Derek and Tamarack, Terry and Miranda, Jude and Scott, and Qiu and OLNF MC.

ANYWAY.

-- Cove is such a fanboy. He's there to see your shows literally every time he can make it and will be disappointed if he can't come. He knows all the words to all the songs and a lot of the dialogue too. He is so proud.

-- Did you get to make a recording of your show? Try to get Cove to play something else in the car, I dare you.

-- Derek is also a big big fan, he is telling anyone who will listen about how he's your friend/boyfriend/husband. Jorge might have to tell him to chill a little bit but he's just so EXCITED.

-- He will make a point to pick you up after your evening shows. The crew knows him, so he just comes backstage after and will walk with you out the stage door. It's late and people are unpredictable, and he wants to keep you safe.

-- Baxter, surprise, also a big fan! If you started Broadway after the breakup in Step 3 then he may not figure it out, Broadway stars aren't as mainstream as movie or pop stars, for example. But he'll obviously find out when you're brought back together in Step 4 and he'll have some much research to do on you during those lost years!

-- He'll be streaming your recordings and just feeling so many things.

-- But maybe in Step 3 you've decided to pursue your theatrical dreams! A last summer at home before you move to New York, perhaps. Let Baxter take your headshots for you! He will be so good at it. He will also style you.

-- If this is the case, that you move after Step 3, I don't think Cove will move too. He could! But I can't picture him leaving the California coast. Long distance love. He and Cliff come in to see your big shows.

-- Cliff cries. Cove does too, he got it from his dad.

-- Maybe Derek will blow off a big game because it's his only chance to come see you. He feels bad about it, but he's not going to miss your big moment.

-- I haven't thought about this too much shut up

-- Boys at the Tonys! Baxter is going to KILL IT. I've talked about this with the general famous MC stuff lol, the awards show stuff, but he's going to dress to impress. So will Derek, this is very important and the boy who wore a polka dot bowtie at 13 isn't going to pull out any stops.

-- You're going to have to tell Cove to button all his buttons though, it's not the time for your cleavage baby

-- I think Baxter is the only one who could carry a tune, but he wouldn't try to get technically good. Cove is bearable with his singing. Derek really is not, but he has so much fun with it that no one would ever tell him to stop.

-- They'll all help you with your lines. Derek might actually learn lines instead of reading them from a script so he can help you practice while he's driving or something. And yeah, that's a lot, but that's just who he is.

-- If you're just having fun singing, in the car or doing chores or whatever, then they'll all sing with you. But if they catch you really going for it in the shower or something, they will all just stop and listen because oh my GOD

[kalinara]

A long time ago, for a former blog, I did a write up of one of my favorite random little X-Men stories, specifically the backup story from Classic X-Men #41-42.

Since, nowadays, it's a lot easier for all of us to go and read random old issues, I thought it would be fun to showcase this story again.

So what's the appeal, you may wonder? Why is this going to be my first (and probably not only) deep dive into a particular comic book story for this blog?

Well, it's a backstory issue. I enjoy backstory issues. And it involves my favorite character. And there's something that newer fans, who may have gotten into the X-Men through other media, like the movies or cartoons (welcome! By the way! 616 is a trip!) may not know, and that is:

Scott Summers's backstory is fucking batshit. And this is one tiny peek into it! Enjoy!

(Warnings for spoilers for a story that came out when I was three years old.)

So what DO we know about Scott Summers's backstory before we start?

We know that, at one point, Scott had parents and one (?) brother. Eventually that total gets a little murky. But at some point, when Scott was about 8-10 years old (retelling vary), they were on a nice little plane trip. things kind of went to hell. Parents were "killed", kids went out the plane with one parachute, the parachute caught fire, and the kids fell. Alex bounced, Scott didn't.

Eventually, Scott ends up in the "care" of a dude named Jack Winters. Jack is pretty awful, using him to commit crimes, and in general is an abusive dick. I have a tag for him, if you want specific examples. Our good pal, Charles Xavier saved Scott from that guy, and well, the rest of the story is known.

This story takes place in between, and the big twist is kind of revealed from the Marvel Unlimited summary, as well as one of my tags to this post. Oops. Oh well.

Anyway, welcome to the "State Home for Foundlings" in Omaha, Nebraska. And even Claremont kind of snarks about the name:

One funny thing about poor Scott's origin is that the orphanage that makes up a big part of it was an outdated concept even as far back as 1986. It's only become more so as the rolling timeline continues on.

I love that we get a nod to that here. Let's just say, though, that there's a reason that it still works when we transplant the events of this story and others to 2007-ish*

(Insert your own time scale here. I chose 2007 because whenever anyone at Marvel is asked about Scott's age, they usually give 27-28 as a bench mark. Does that make sense? No. But that's comics for you. Sixty real life years, twelve in universe years. Huh, for once it divides evenly. I'm going to enjoy that.)

Anyway, we start out with a fight. Initially, it's between a kid called Toby and a kid called Nate. Funny coincidence that name. But our Scott is a hero at heart.

Sadly, he isn't much of a fighter. But I appreciate Toby's read of Scott having a "suicide complex." Kid, you have no idea.

So funny thing about the staff of this orphanage, I'm not sure how many of them actually...exist. You'll see what I mean later.

But we do get to meet one that almost certainly does exist, the new orphanage doctor, Robyn Hanover:

I love her, if only for her use of the phrase "sweet science of pugilism." And that she calls him a "brave young paladin."

Potential fanfic fodder here: might Robyn's profession and particular linguistic quirks have led a young Scott to be more comfortable with Hank early on? Or less?

She does know at least some of the story though, but this bit is rather interesting:

Toby thinks Nate's a creep. Even Scott doesn't like him that much. So what IS Nate like?

We might find out. But not yet, because Scott's got to have a pretty horrible nightmare:

Something interesting about Nate in THIS version of the origin story that's a little lost in some of the other peeks into the Orphanage days, is that this Nate is smaller than Scott, and blond.

It's maybe worth thinking about how, in this nightmare, this smaller, blond child is begging not to be dropped. And it's interesting how one of those faces in the fire is a man with a mustache.

We might want to come back to this in a bit.

So this is Nate. Hi Nate.

One cool thing about Marvel Unlimited, if you decide to splurge for it, is that you can actually zoom in on panels.

This is the first panel, zoomed in close. Neat, huh?

So anyway, Dr. Hanover, being a doctor, is not so inclined to take a ten year old's word for his roommate's condition:

So as an older adult reading this, I find myself noticing things I didn't necessarily notice before.

Like the homophobic tone of Toby's insults toward Nate, in particular. "Sittin' in a tree", "sissy boys". What exactly is Toby accusing Nate of?

So what IS the deal with Nate? This next part might explain it. And then raise a whole lot of questions.

So, that observation that Dr. Hanover had before? About Nate acting like he ran the place? YEAH.

It's probably worth noting that initially, Mr. Sinister's backstory hadn't been established yet. The whole Victorian scientist who spent time among the Nazis and was genetically obsessed with mutantkind and did scary scientific experiments in the basement wasn't what Claremont initially had in mind.

IIRC, Claremont's idea for Mr. Sinister was that roommate Nate was the real thing, an immortal who aged very slowly, and the cartoonish Mr. Sinister was his psychic projection. It's worth noting that even in this version, Nate was chronologically supposed to be an adult, fixated on a twelve year old boy.

And when we take Toby's taunts into account, it's still very strongly...allegorical. Shall we say.

That said, the Victorian Scientist DELIBERATELY disguising as a ten year old boy so he can be Scott Summers's roommate does make it even worse. That said, it provides a really nice explanation as to why "Nate" looks like Alex.

(Reminder: this is the guy that Xavier put on the Krakoan Council. And stood by at least once while Sinister said creepy shit to his "son".)

Anyway, Dr. Hanover is intrigued by Scott and decides to do some investigating. She learns the following backstory:

Scott was brought here four years ago.

He'd been in the hospital for a skull fracture, and spent a year in a coma.

He's never been adopted, because he's got brain damage. We're told it's a "combined effect" of the injury, plus exposure from being out on the prairie in the middle of a blizzard. This leads to my favorite panel ever:

Of course, you should have guessed. I love comics. I really do.

This is when we meet Mr. Pearson, the chief administrator of the orphanage. And I'm not entirely sure how he fits with Claremont's original idea for Mr. Sinister. Since it's pretty clear that this guy is ALSO Mr. Sinister.

I'm not going to show the whole page, but here's some choice bits.

So yeah, Mr. Pearson does not approve of Dr. Hanover's everything, it seems. And he particularly does not like that she's "focusing [her] interest on one child ... to the possible detriment of his fellows".

He gives a speech on not playing favorites, noting that the charges should be treated equally, and that he thinks of the staff and children as family.

Dr. Hanover rightfully thinks he's creepy.

Anyway, I love Dr. Hanover, because she listens to the creepy asshole tell her that she should not focus interest on one particular child and responds to it by immediately asking said child to help her set up her office.

And they even get to bond a little:

Of course, she's a pilot too!

Scott, right now, is pretty cynical about his ability to fly and confesses his pretty terrible headaches. Because optic blasts kind of suck, even before you actually have them. Again.

But they're interrupted by drama. Remember bully Toby?

He's on the roof. Nate, in the crowd outside, doesn't think this is a big loss. Scott disagrees and runs up the fire escape.

Dr. Hanover tries to talk to Nate, and it does not make things LESS creepy.

Not to excuse bullying, or homophobia, but you ever get the sense that Toby might have had a point. Because this shit is fucking creepy. Back away from the twelve year old, Essex.

So it's time for Scott to get a new trauma:

It's funny, but sometimes I think you could actually make a convincing argument that Scott Summers has some kind of very low level precognitive ability. This is somewhat similar to the fire dream above. (Another example might be the dream-execution in Fall of the House of X. Ever notice the presiding judge, sitting with Orchis issues before he joins up?)

Anyway, Dr. Hanover and Scott share a moment on the roof, while the ambulance takes Toby's body away. Scott's rather understandably upset.

Dr. Hanover's a fun protagonist because she doesn't know what the audience does. But she's starting to put some things together:

I like the lowkey horror of this cliffhanger. You're in danger, Doc.

There is an interesting note here though. Scott's apparently confided in her about his nightmares: flames, fallings, and dropping someone whose life depends on you.

We know what that means, but she doesn't. Why wouldn't Scott TELL her about it though, if he trusts her enough to tell her about the nightmares themselves?

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So the story continues in #42. (The main, reprinted story, by the way, is the Dark Phoenix Saga. Just worth noting.)

We start this one out with a much happier twelve-year-old Scott. He's at the Sage Air Force base, with friends of hers: Rick and Trish Bogart.

We learn that Scott can identify WWII planes on sight, like the DeHavilland Mosquito. Rick and Trish show off another old plane that Rick flew in HIS war. Presumably Vietnam, but if we're rolling time-lining the story, they could mean the Persian Gulf, or even Afghanistan.

One of the reasons I've never minded the rolling timeline is the unique perspective it gives us about history. Have you ever thought about how easy it is to update certain storyline beats? A man in his thirties fought in a war when he was a little younger. Which war? Does it really matter?

There's always a war.

But let's ditch the bleakness for some trauma.

See, the airshow is going really well, and Dr. Hanover's friends are pretty awesome. Rick, who flew in the show, is immediately very friendly and offers Scott a ride in the plane. Scott is initially enthused but freezes up.

And then the skydiving part of the show starts. Parachuters who use smoke for a special effect. And well, Scott's got some issues with burning parachutes.

I love how no one in the crowd seems to care about the screaming child in their midst. Nebraskans are cold, man.

But it's really interesting that Dr. Hanover doesn't know who "Alex" is, isn't it?

How does that work? She's read his file. And Alex was in the crash too, adopted out when Scott was in a coma. There SHOULD be records. Unless you're in an orphanage run by a weird obsessed telepath, anyway.

It's also worth noting that Rick Bogart took special attention to the kid raving about roman candles and burning canopies and is starting to wonder.

Back at the Orphanage, Nate continues to be creepy:

Mostly I included these panels for the art. I love the creepy shadows, and Nate's face at the bottom. This is a horror comic, after all.

Dr. Hanover, by the way, still flies occasionally, and she tells Trish Bogart about Nate.

Unlike a certain bald professor, Dr. Hanover admits she's in over her head. She's a physician, not a psychiatrist. But Scott apparently really wanted to come back to the air field.

Per Trish, Rick's excited too. Apparently he loves kids. Scott's apparently with him, while the girls fly together.

I mentioned before, one of the things I love about this story is getting these outside characters putting clues and observations together. Here, it's Rick Bogart. He's talking with another air force guy, both noting that Scott apparently has a knack for preflight procedure.

And here, we get maybe some explanation as to why Scott hasn't confided anything about his backstory.

That's a little suspicious, isn't it?

Inconsistent memories make sense with Scott's medical condition, but why would he suddenly forget that he was just talking about them? It's almost like SOMEONE is fucking around up there.

Later, Dr. Hanover is violating HIPAA laws by filling her friends in on Scott's medical state. There's one bit that solves a bit of a long-running mystery throughout most of Scott's origin stories.

It's always kind of a running question as to wear Scott got the glasses he has when he's on the streets, and then with Jack. At one point, Jack claims he'd gotten them for him. (Maybe he'd gotten him a replacement pair?)

This at least gives us a basis for the knowledge. I always wonder how common ruby quartz actually is in the Marvel universe.

I do like the line about glasses being "isolating". It's funny to remember that, in the 80s, glasses weren't as common or unremarkable as they are now. I can remember so many YA books or sitcom plots of the pretty girl suddenly needing glasses and her social life was in PERIL. Nowadays, it's just sexy librarian vibes.

Also, we get proof that the records DO mention a brother. But apparently not by name. Why is Alex's NAME sealed?

Another notable thing about this scene is that Rick's been doing some digging, based on some of Scott's statements. Blackbird pilots are rare. Scott's dad was a NASA applicant, and Scott mentioned the cold.

Rick thinks he can find out where Scott came from. And well, even if not...

I love how they're wearing sunglasses indoors. Scott, we've found your people.

Let's pretend the story ends here, for a moment. A poor kid in a creepy place finds a family of sunglasses-wearers who love him, while Dr. Hanover gets to help a lot of other kids.

Or, maybe not.

So what happens now?

That, basically. Dr. Hanover is a zombie. The Bogarts are dead. And Scott remains trapped in Nate's hellish little game.

I love his smirk in that lower left panel there.

But maybe it's not entirely hopeless, as Scott is not an idiot. He resolves to get the fuck out of here as soon as he can. Aw, don't worry kid, you'll make it out...

You've got a lot more trauma ahead of you. You're just getting started.

But at least we get to end the comic with some panels that I've showcased before:

This is one of those sequences that really only works with the idea that the Phoenix is, indeed, a part of Jean Grey.

I'm really glad that they went back to that idea. Because otherwise, we'd all have to deal with the idea that this spectral entity is also possibly a pedophile.

Hey, a fun note to leave you on. Remember how Scott's kid is also named Nathan?

Yep. It's probably best that Cable never find out where his name actually comes from...

[amazing-spiderling]

For the character ask game, Scott Summers and/or Kurt Wagner, #7 & #12

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7. What’s something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

Scott: People making jokes about Scott yelling "JEAAAAN :00000" all the time will never not be funny to me. IDK there's just something about people who end up marrying their high school sweethearts that's a little wacky. And as much as I enjoy ragging on the guy, I am glad that the fandom has come around and is appreciating his character development, especially from the last 20 years of comics.

Kurt: I've literally never met an X-Men/comics fan that doesn't like Kurt. Like he may not be their FAVORITE, but he's kinda the unproblematic fave of the fandom, so if you bring him up, the odds of people having something positive to say are pretty high. If anything, I think people are better about criticizing a bad writer or bad production decisions for any wonky characterization, rather than jumping to, "this is why this character sucks" like I've seen them do for other characters in comics.

12. What’s a headcanon you have for this character?

Scott: Wow, my feelings about Scott are kind of a jumble. I haven't read that many comics that focused on him specifically, so I feel like I'm drawing from all of the various media interpretations... I hesitate to make a claim about comics Scott because I'll say something like, "he writes a blog about baking" and someone is going to come in and be like, "X-Factor explicitly stated that he writes about gardening".

Okay, upon a little thought, I do have one. After he was resurrected following whatever the hell was going on between the Inhumans and Mutants in "Death of X", Scott felt REALLY BAD about what happened to my boy Alchemy, and we didn't see it, but offscreen he made sure that Tom was at the front of the line for Mutants to bring back to life on Krakoa. He yelled at Emma about it, too. (That last part probably was elaborated on, but I want to imagine that he was mad about that death in particular, since she used his voice/commanding personality so heavily and ended up getting Alchemy killed without a second thought.)

Kurt: I guess I'm not really sure if this is a headcanon or just like, a gut feeling- but... I don't see Kurt ever settling down, getting married, having kids. Which is kind of a wild thing to say because the man is HUSBAND MATERIAL THROUGH AND THROUGH and Marvel writers who get to take a swing at future versions of the X-Men love giving him a family... but he's always married to some rando who showed up in one (1) forgettable comic from 30 years ago that nobody remembers. It's sort of the problem of having chemistry with everyone, but then maybe not having a "spark" with one person in particular.

My use of the word "spark" here is intentional- as those familiar with his arc during the recent Krakoa era of X-Men comics might have picked up. Kurt creates the idea of a "spark" as a universal concept for Mutants of any/all faiths to embrace, a means to protect the sanctity and respect for the miracle of life. He was one of the few to recognize the need for Mutants to have something outside of themselves to pursue, and it came at no small cost to himself. In fact, he became something of an outsider, observing the community he loved, so that he could better serve them- and that I think is the crux of the issue. His "true love" is not another person, it's the preservation of a dream, and providing hope to all mutants. Even in the alternate world where he married Wanda and they had TJ, the couple lives apart from one another, each a part of their own respective teams because while they loved each other, they realized they could not focus on their duty when they were together. The mission still came first. I don't know that I mean he should join the conventional priesthood (if only because time has shown not enough comics writers are well versed enough in organized religion to write convincing and compelling comic stories about it) but his devotion to the Legionaries was close enough for me.

It's a bit of a double edged sword- I think it's something that makes his character unique, and I could turn this idea over and over in my head endlessly, but it comes at a bit of a cost from a meta perspective. I think part of the reason there's not as much fiction for the poor boy is because he doesn't have really solid canon ship fodder (NightWolves shippers have all my respect, mind you, but somehow it seems to draw a niche crowd?), so he tends to sit in the background like charming blue set dressing. It's okay though, we all still love him.

[iamtheunicornwizard]

Tater's Pinned Post September 2024

Hi, friends! Welcome to my bloggyblog. I used to be callmethecat waaay back in the 2010s, but that blog has been long since deleted and the @ was no longer available when I crawled out of the cesspool of my early twenties to rejoin society.

Back then I was a student, but now I'm an English teacher. I'm 28, I got married on Halloween, and I use she/her pronouns. I prefer not to interact with minors or anyone still in high school.

More info under the cut!

I'm into so many fandoms and hobbies, I don't think I can possibly list them all, but here are some of the ones nearest and dearest to my heart.

Hobbies

Crocheting

Reading

Writing

Baking

Video Games

Scary Movies

Shows & YouTubers

Gravity Falls

Invader Zim

Adventure Time

Criminal Minds

Over the Garden Wall

Steven Universe

Blue Eye Samurai

Soul Eater

Hazbin Hotel

FLCL

Game Grumps

Gab Smolders

Jacksepticeye

Markiplier

Movies

Repo! the Genetic Opera

Scott Pilgrim

Girl, Interrupted

Sweeney Todd

Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog (does this count as a movie? a show? w/e)

Insidious

Bands

Ray Bull (huge fan, going to see them live for the 2nd time next month ✨)

Gorillaz

Ninja Sex Party (and pretty much all of Dan's bands)

Weezer

Death Cab for Cutie

Falloutboy

My top 10 favorite songs right now

Ray Bull - I Don't Know Ya

Beach Bunny - Prom Queen

Games We Play - The End

Ray Bull - 2 a.m.

bbno$ - it boy

Clairo - Sofia

Ray Bull - Nevr

Toadies - Possum Kingdom

The Front Bottoms - Twin Size Mattress

Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather

Video Games (mostly Switch and PC)

Night in the Woods

Sally Face

Stardew Valley

Arcade Spirits

BOTW/TOTK

Kirby & the Forgotten Land

OLBA

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Pikmin

FNAF

Papers, Please

Animal Crossing

Books I think about a lot (because I'm bad at "favorites")

Never Let Me Go

The Abarat

JTHM/Squee

Perfect World manga series

Coraline

The Summer Hikaru Died (I am foaming at the mouth waiting for the next volume)

A Little Life - I don't think this is one of my favorites, but I recently read it and can't stop thinking about it, so on the list it goes

[malfiora]

Your tags were this: preparing to be so mad seeing him pop up on my dash more but i only have myself to blame#and as a dick grayson stan i know i should favor scott way more but fuck that i.e. expressing more dislike of Scott and that you don't like seeing him. And saying 'fuck that' about liking him? I even checked to see if you were just a joking fan by checking your blogs x-men and Scott Summers tags (Scott fans do joke about him being uncool on occasion and I do often struggle with tone). You had written another post where you also disliked Scott: "Scott Summers is a whole bitch for getting with the woman who helped torture his previous partner (Emma Frost is blameless tho, I love her)" and "Rachel Grey was a real one for changing her last name just to spite Scott" How is this sarcasm? This is just disliking a character. You can dislike a character as much as you like, that is what critical and anti tags are for. (Which is the etiquette for such posts). Only posting negative sentiment about a character and then saying, "It was literally a joke, which I thought I made clear in tags" when the tags are more neg. The tags are what made me think you were making a post expressing dislike instead of a joke post. Yes, tags are for filtering. As are the anti, critical and neg tags that are all used for people who don't want to see negative shit about characters they like. Which you should know due to active use of anti and critical tags in the batfandom. It's like, if someone doesn't really like Jayd*ck (so it doesn't come up in search) and makes a post about it and tags it with shipname instead of anti shipname. That's bad and annoying for the shippers. Batcest shippers complain about this often. They are talking about the ship and if people don't want to hear about the ship they would still want this post filtered, should anti batcest takes all be tagged with batcest? Because you have complained about anti batcest before.

I'm not going to argue with someone whose name I don't know about the subjectivity of humor.

I will stand by my decision to tag a character in a post talking about said character, per my post about actual tag etiquette. I was not making the post to be anti Scott or critical of him, merely pointing out that his relationships with other characters is more fascinating to me than he is. You have chosen to engage more in this topic than I have at this point.

[fxckn-sxck-fr]

AHHHHHH YOU'VE FED THE MASSES!! But seriously, I stumbled across this blog a few months ago when I was first getting into Scott Summers as my latest obsession (by chance, but I love yanderes). I have to say, I've basically read most things on your blog since then, and you just keep adding more to the list! I really liked seeing the inclusion of Harvey Dent and Reed Richards on the list for the lobotomy stuff. I've also been playing Marvel Rivals and, while I'm not a Bucky Barnes fan normally... I really like the few things you have with him (and everyone else really).

Excited to hear there's an X-Men project coming up! And of course, hoping it features my absolute favorite husband, Scott Summers.

Oh, and do you have any other comic characters that you'd ever write or add to your headcanon lists? (Hoping, dreaming, praying for Dr. Doom and platonic/fatherly Magneto, both are stuck in my head along with Scott.)

Toodles!

RAAAAAAA, THANK YOUUUUUU.

Yeah, I just included Reed and Harvey to my masterlist, so that meant they could sneak into the lobotomy ask. If y’all are wondering why certain characters aren’t a part of the Yandere comic men asks (speaking of which, I should seriously make a masterlist for that now. I didn’t realize it would be so popular), it’s cuz they weren’t a part of my masterlist at the time. I miiiiight make a quick post catching some of the newer additions up. Just ‘cause.

And for the super secret project (that I guess isn’t so super secret anymore)!! I have no idea when it’ll be out, but I think I finally have the exposition concrete enough to start creepin’ it up in here. You might like it, wink wonk.

As for other comic book characters, yeah, probably. It’s just that I have to feel comfortable enough with writing them, ya know? Like, I want to make sure I understand the core of a character before I start playing around with them on my silly yandere blog. Unfortunately, I don’t think Doom or Magneto will appear on this blog anytime soon, as I’m not too big into them, but who knows. I might find a run that compels me.

So… yeah!! I’d say my masterlist updates every couple of months or so. My new additions always start with me going, “ooh… why he kinda…” and then it evolves from there.

[daresplaining]

Your thoughts on She-Hulk ep 8?

I loved pretty much everything!

Yes, so, I was finally able to watch the rest of She-Hulk (I lost access to Disney+ partway through, so it took some finagling) and I do have thoughts! First, as I've mentioned previously, I loved the show overall; I thought it stayed very true to the spirit of the She-Hulk runs I have read (though to be clear, I'm not a Shulkie completist), was really funny (the knockoff "Avongers" merch in that one episode got me. I was on the floor), delivered some sharp commentary on the rampant misogyny in fan spaces and towards media with female leads (often drawing from actual online responses to the show by Comicsgate-types, which was genius), and poked fun at superhero tropes in a way that felt-- again-- true to the character and also mostly in a spirit of love, which is very important. I wanted to start with this because one of the things that kind of drove me nuts while the show was airing was seeing people prioritize the various cameos over the actual fact that freaking Jen Walters, She-Hulk herself, had a TV show, and I loved that she actually broke the fourth wall to call people out on this at one point.

(I'm glad this screenshot now exists in the world, and I'm worried that I might have to pull it out again when Echo's show airs. But hopefully not...)

But the cameos were fun, and felt correct for a show dealing with superhero law and tropes-- you do need a whole bunch of superheroes and villains around for that sort of thing, and I like that they went for an eclectic mix of big names and more obscure characters. Anyone who follows my Iron Fist blog might have seen me freaking out about the surprise appearance of El Aguila, one of my favorite side characters from Power Man and Iron Fist volume 1 (more freaking out will be forthcoming; I'm going to write a post about him when I have two seconds to spare). His MCU counterpart was kind of a parody version of the character, but that was true for many of the D-listers in the show, and I'd never expected to get El Aguila in anything, so I was still pretty dang thrilled. He even had his mutant powers! Amazing! We got MCU El Aguila before, like, MCU Scott Summers.

He also appeared alongside Man-Bull, who is a wonderfully weird Daredevil villain who I also never expected to see adapted. The decision to use El Aguila rather than the more obvious Matador was a little surprising (though I didn't mind at all), but a friend told me that she thought she had heard that they weren't allowed to use the Matador...which is intriguing... Hopefully it's because he's going to be the Big Bad in Daredevil season 4. One thing I was fairly disappointed by was the fact that we didn't get an appearance from Trish Walker, whose modern-day comics counterpart Patsy Walker/Hellcat is very close friends with Jen. However, considering MCU Trish's current situation, I can see why they made that choice. Tonally, this wasn't the right place to continue her story. Fingers crossed, though, for future interactions. Someone needs to get her out of prison!

But anyway, on to the main focus of this post-- this guy:

They definitely made this Leap-Frog hype-up ad as a joke, because hahaha, who gets excited about Leap-Frog, right? Joke's on them: I get excited about Leap-Frog. I was losing my tiny Silver-Age-Daredevil-fan mind that entire night, even knowing that it would be a while before I'd actually be able to watch the episode. Do you know how amazing it is that we got Leap-Frog in this thing? Leap-Frog in a largely comics-accurate costume? Leap-Frog who was allowed to be Silver Age goofy? Leap-Frog with a CATCHPHRASE? (I'm largely allergic to MCU things being imported into the comics-- if I have to open a Daredevil issue and read "the Devil's of Hell's Kitchen" with my own two eyes ever again, it's going to be my supervillain origin), but if 616 Leap-Frog were to start saying "ribbit and rip it", it wouldn't bother me. In all honesty, I didn't think he quite lived up to the hype. He was essentially a different character, and wasn't tremendously Leap-Frog-y when you got right down to it. But seeing him bouncing around in that green rubber costume still filled me with joy, and gave me hope that this might open the door for other such characters. Other fun, wacky, classic Silver Age villains who are long (emphasis on long) overdue an MCU debut. Stilt-Man. I'm talking about Stilt-Man.

In any case, I hope that anyone who might not have checked out She-Hulk yet will give it a try. It's a fun ride.

Psyche. Okay, yes, I'm also going to talk about Daredevil.

To be brief: I really, really liked this cameo. My interest in MCU Daredevil pretty much died in 2018 with the Big Cancellation, and as many bolts of lightning as I shoot through it (or...Hand ninja I sacrifice for it? I guess that's more on-theme), I haven't managed to revive it yet. It was fun while it lasted, but it's not a version of the character that really appeals to me much in isolation, and at the end of the day, I'm a Daredevil fan because I like the comics.

I also have the same issues with Charlie Cox playing Matt Murdock that I think a lot of people have, though that's not something I really feel I need to go into in this post. On the most superficial and shallow level possible (sorry), he just doesn't look like Matt to me, which is something I was able to overcome in the Netflix shows because when you're watching something for thirteen hours straight, eventually your brain adapts. But getting this brief cameo after having not seen him for four years, it was extra jarring, and it actually threw me out of the story a few times. He walked into the courtroom in that one scene and said he was Matt Murdock, and I'm afraid my immediate reaction was, "Pfff, what? No, you're not." (Also...his American accent has not really improved, which was just something I'd assumed he would have been working on.)

But my longstanding quibbles about casting aside (and to be clear, I love that people like the asker above like him in the role! I think for many people who got into DD through the MCU, he is their Matt Murdock, and I fully respect that), this is the live action Daredevil content that I've been waiting for ever since it became clear that the Netflix show was wedded to its dark, tortured version of the character and would not be touching on many of the other attributes that make Matt interesting to me. If this had come out at least five years ago, I would have gone completely bonkers over it-- and even now, I had a thoroughly great time watching this cameo. I had hoped, but I'd never, ever imagined that we'd actually get the yellow suit--especially after the Netflix show picked the practical-but-boring Man Without Fear/"Trial of the Incredible Hulk" outfit as his origin costume. And you know what? It looked pretty good.

For a "grounded" live action take, I think they did a decent job of translating the feel of the yellow costume while being shackled to a certain expected MCU DD aesthetic as established by the Netflix show's version of the red suit. I particularly liked that...that...

No, I'm sorry. I can't do this. Let me just...

Okay, THERE we go.

As I was saying, I thought they did a solid job referencing this most classic of DD costumes, and I would love to see him wear it in more than just this cameo.

And with the yellow suit came-- my god-- the quippy, swashbuckly Matt I have been longing for. The fight with Leapfrog was fun! The banter with Jen was great! I don't know what else to say! Swashbuckly Matt = Happy Daresplaining. What a relief to finally see that side of his personality make an appearance in this universe, and from an in-character perspective, to see him finally finding that confidence and joy in his adventuring. I hope that the Daredevil show (if it ever actually happens at this rate...) pulls from this; that we didn't just get a lighthearted Matt because She-Hulk was a comedy show.

And the romance was a surprise, but I didn't mind it. It was handled with humor, and it's not a relationship that exists in the comics so it was a fun new concept to play around with. Plus, both 616 Jen and Matt are characters with pretty hefty love lives, so it fits. And even more to the point, as the third asker above mentions, it took a baffling 40 YEARS for Marvel's two most prominent superhero lawyers to even interact, finally facing off for the first time in Soule's She-Hulk run, so I cherish every new scene they have together in any medium because they're great together. I was a little--"worried" is too strong a word, but maybe "cautious"--about how this would be handled from Matt's end, since he's really not a one-night-stand kind of guy. He falls in love easily and dates a lot, but it's dating. He gets attached to people. He clings. But this ended up seeming like maybe not a one-night-stand after all. The last episode seemed to imply that they were still together, so...is this going to be a thing? Are MCU Jen and Matt a couple now? Anyway, it was fun to have a bit of the soap opera-flavored drama of 616 Matt's love life filter into the MCU, because it really didn't come up much in the Netflix show.

In any case, to make a long and much-delayed post short, while MCU Daredevil will have to work very hard to re-earn my interest, I did enjoy this, and loved She-Hulk. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a show that's an all-around good time.