#valentina riggs

[extraordinary-heroes]

Nocterra #5 (Cover art by Cary Nord)

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lord please take away all of adam faulkner stanheights lawrence gordons amanda youngs alison and diana gordons daniel riggs allison kerrys lindsay perezs jill tucks steven sings david tapps daniel matthews brit stevensons mallicks lauras addisons jonas mateos gabrielas valentinas bretts corbetts lynns pain and suffering and give it to mark hoffman

[iamjackstylerdurden]

a list of all the saw ships and their names (in somewhat chronological order)

because theres so many

shortfilm/noncanonshipping - david/scott tibbs

chainshipping - adam/lawrence

rockstarshipping - adam/amanda

rustynailshipping - adam/scott tibbs

jeanshipping - adam/jesse pinkman

cancershipping - john/walter white

baldshipping - john/mike ehrmantraut

coffinshipping - mark/peter

shotgunshipping - amanda/lynn

pipeshipping - hoffman/lawrence/adam

shockshipping - hoffman/rigg

pintshipping - mallick/brit

shockshipping - mark/rigg

3dshipping - mark/lawrence

sliceshipping - addison/valentina

spiralshipping - zeke/schenk

piranhashipping - john/william (easton)

stallshipping - amanda/gabriela

vetshipping - adam/mateo

taxishipping - diego/mateo

included all the ones ive heard of even if theyre a crackship/dont have a lot of content. also literally if theres a single mention on the internet its going on the list. if theres any i missed lmk ill add them!

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saw rpdr au walk with me. strahm gets slapped with the villain edit the second he even breathes on set, and amanda constantly baits him – a la the vixen and eureka. perez is very katya core, doesn't per se win anything major but can lipsync the haus down & is everyone's favorite. hoffman gets the winner edit but the fandom is very split on him, half being ardent supporters and half being staunch haters (strahm actually mods the hoffman hate subreddit.) lawrence is an early out bc be can bring it to the runway but cannot preform for shit, after he lands in the bottom first/second ep it's over for him. adam is very valentina, a young and inexperienced queen but kind of fish and therefore beloved (also a little catty.) jill tuck gives me bianca del rio and gathers the girls like it's a full time job. rigg is an established nyc queen that makes it known she's from nyc every episode, and excels at design challenges (also shades every queen that doesn't know how to sew in every confessional.) amanda and perez have a brooklyn hytes and vanjie on-set romance situation that fizzles out bc they have to lipsync against each other and perez sends her ass packing. nobody wins the season. kramer is rupaul

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Babies with interesting names born in Missouri in 2021 [S, T, U & V]

-note that this dataset didn't include gender so your guess as to whether a name belongs to a girl or boy is as good as mine-

Sah'renity Lenet Sailym Grace Saphyyre-Reign Drunetta Sareniti Treu Saxtyn Edward

Scar Dynami Scottland Reign Scylla Alexandra Seighlor Wysper-Knight Ma September Indigo

Serenyttii Noelle Winter Setsunna Luna Seven Brison Seviin Blu Anthony Shadow May

Shooter Coy Sicily Frances Silance Christian Simbrayven Iris Sir Frank

Sirynity Tempest Aurora Sixx Charles Lee Skielynn Denae Lee Skipper Annaleigh Skysen August

Sleighton Anne Slyder Jacob Snow Cassanova Sol Riot Souline Vida

Southern Riggs Souvenir Sidney Spirit Pamela Splendeur Kabongo Star Lyra

Steelo King Stevie Nix Janae Stiles-Scott Wayne Stokley Elizabeth Strider Eli

Styger Wayne Styilz Marcellus Suede Arabella Sunshine Ava Supreme Trai

Swaden Aubrie Synauvia Reign

Tabius Lee Taisy Wren Talbert Pressley Tauren Amos Tauriel Laurel-Diane

Taver Stone Tayt William Taytley Taz Tayzleigh Maraye Teal Glee

Temperance Harold Tenaj Caileigh Tennesyn Nicholes Testimony September Thailand Renee

Theory King Theseus Jerome Daivion Thunder Storm Ti'land Marcell Tiabeanie Rose

Tidus Ignatius Ace Tiger J Timber Wolfe Tin Hudson Topper Wayne

Tosh Harrison Traxten Dale Treasen Lamon Treasure Storm Treble Wayne

Trek Oaken Rogue Tresslynn Louise Trigger Isaac Trillium Vivet Trim Wade

Trintin Alsaiah Tritt Woodson Hurst Trixtin Ryder Tru Sparkle True Champ

Truth Empathy Maefern Trypston Xavier Tsunami Lyric Tuff Hunter Tuker Upton

Tulip Frances Tyhonesty Lavender Tynzlee Abide Tywand Montana

Unevie Dawn Ur'nova Allen

Valencia Delight Valfreyja Hela Valiance Legacy-Jaxon Valicity Valentina Valken Blade

Vaylynn Louise Vedder Case Veil Harper Velda Maxine Venus Ruth Dae

Veritan Valour Vice Everett Vincint Lamar Vision Marie

[otavaoikea]

I don't know too much about Perez so I'm not very good at assigning her relationships of any kind (I haven't watched the later SAW movies I'M SAWRRYYY Hoffman annoys me 😭) but Amanda is a safe option for almost every woman since shes king lesbian. I do think Perez working with Tapp and Sing is a fun idea and I'm sad we only saw it for a minute or so in the first film, especially since there is (most likely accidental) implication that she got promoted after the two passed.

The only other ship I'm into besides the obvious is LynnManda because I don't know how anyone could watch SAW 3 without thinking it's wuh luh wuh........ BUT I do get the appeal of alot of the popular ships too lol

Tbh I'm not a huge fan of many characters?? like Tapp and Sing are my beloveds but I do also adore Mandy and John & I do think theres alot of other cool characters (Rigg, Valentina, Lawrence, Adam and such) but I just never really got super into their stories. Zep is great though little rat man!! scattering around!!!

I'm always free to talk about anything SAW related especially my brainrot ramblings about the first one so feel free to dm or send an ask or whatever about whatever :3

random ask BUT do you ship Perez with anyone in particular? I don't see alot of fan content of her so I am interested in hearing ur thoughts!!

NOT A RANDOM ASK AT ALL !!!! ill be honest w/ you im usually not toooo huge on pairings and ships and stuff so . idk what the hell they put int the saw characters to have me so invested dkdnsdfdg

BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!!!!! not really tbh! however my eyes have totally been opened to the potential of amanda / perez due to a mutual and a few others.... and even just. apprentice perez (esp afgter strahm is killed) is just SOOO interesting and epic...

and youre so right abt the fan works.... she SOOO deserves more (accidentally wrote me instead of more at first and ??!??!?!! yeah<3) stuff even outside of strahm (despite loving their dynamic and relationship) . i def will have to provide at some point 🫡 AND I PROMISE YOU THAT

what about you ? 👀 do you ship perez w/ anyone in particular? have any other fave characters / pairings youd like to talk about? bc i am sooo willing to listen!!!! hmu whenever!

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Out this week: Nocterra: Val Special #1 (Image, $3.99):

Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel are joined by artist Francis Manapul for this one-shot that delves into the past of Nocterra‘s main character, Valentina Riggs. 

See what other comics and graphic novels arrive in comic shops this week.

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Lista de livros que quero ler:

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Fangirl, por Rainbow Rowell

Carry on, por Rainbow Rowell

Wayward son, por Rainbow Rowell

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Efeito borboleta, L. J. Rodrigues

Sobre a escrita, Stephen King

Água fresca para as flores, Valérie Perrin

Ágape, uma promessa de outras vidas, Francine Maia

Eros e Apolo, Dante Fernandes

A maldição do tigre, Collen Houck

Fantasmas, Raina Telgemeier

Pessoas normais, Sally Rooney

Amigo imaginario, Stephen Chbosky

Morte no internato, Lucinda Riley

A jornada do escritor, Christopher Vogler

Orgulho e preconceito, por Jane Austen

A cinco passos de você, Nikki Daughtry e Tobias Iaconis

A menina que roubava livros, Markus Zusak

Diário de Anne Frank

Contos da meia noite, Be Cortland

Devil Eyes, Brooke Mars

Cidade da Lua Crescente, Sarah J. Maas

A gente dá certo, Pedro Poeira

Duna, Frank Herbert

Carta de amor aos mortos, Ava Dellaira

Um mar sem estrelas, Erin Morgenstern

Flores para Algernon, Daniel Keyes

A bússola de ouro, Philip Pullman

O fantasma da biblioteca raveliana, Farrel Kautely

A rainha do nada, Holly Blcak

Dezesseis luas, Margareth and Kami

Os dois morrem no final, Adam Silvera

Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkin Reid

Oceano entre nós, Tahereh Mafi

Senhor dos anéis, J. R. R. Tolkien

Tons de Magia, V.E. SCHWAB

Magisterium, Holly black e Cassandra Clare

Estilhaça-me, Tahereh Mafi

O povo do ar, Holly black

Princesa das Cinzas, Laura Sebastian

Percy jackson, John Rocco

Poeira Espacial, Lilian Alves

Eu e esse meu coração, C. C. Hunter

Sombra e ossos, Grisha

Onde está Daisy Maison, Cara Hunter

A paciente silenciosa, Alex Michaelides

Garota A, Abigail Dean

Orbita de inverno, Everina Maxwell

The end of the fucking World, Charles Forsman

O retrato de Dorian Grey, Oscar Wilde

Quando ninguém está olhando, Tessa cole

Árvore dos Desejos, Katherine Applegate

Amor gelato, Jenna Evans Welch

Contos Peculiares, Ransom Riggs

A casa de bonecas, M. J. Arlidge

Um de nós está mentindo, Karen M. McManus

As mil partes do meu coração, Colleen Hoover

Constelação, Malu Costacurta

Sob a noite sem estrelas, Gabi Guimarães

O segredo da livraria de paris, Lily Graham

Toda luz que não podemos ver, Anthony Doerr

A biblioteca de paris, Janet Skeslien Charles

A costureira de Dachau, Mary Chamberlain

Rua do medo, R. L. Stine

Metanoia, Cora Menestrelli

Até que a morte nos ampare, Marcos Martinz

Luzes do norte, Giulianna Domingues

Vida e morte, Stephanie Meyer

Sol da meia noite, Stephanie Meyer

O tatuador de Auschwitz, Heather morris

A bailarina de Auschwitz, Edith eva Eger

A biblioteca de Auschwitz, Antonio G. Iturbe

Any way the wind blows, Rainbow rowell

Conductors, Nicole Glover

Desesperança, Moody lua

Entre olhos azuis, Satine Cunha

Um de nós é o próximo, Karen M. McManus

As musas, Alex Michaelides

Ô promessa sem jeito, Eduarda Short

The first to die at the end, Adam Silvera

Hermes: Destinado ao Seu amor, Francine Maia

King e as libelulas, Kacen Callender

Gaia - Bruxas de Salém, Letícia Rosa

Um lugar bem longe daqui, Delia Owens

Silêncio das almas etéreas, Yasmin b. Pereira

A ciência de interestelar, Kip Thorne

Eu estou pensando em acabar com tudo, Iain Reid

If we were villains, M. L. Rio

Você ligou para o sam, Dusthin Tao

Vergonha, Brittainy c. Cherry

O Corvo e outras histórias, Edgar Allan Poe

Uma princesa em Tóquio, Emiko Jean

A Filha do Rei, Kalyla Iunes

A inquilina de wildfell hall, Anne Bronte

Jane eyre, Charlotte Bronte

O fantasma da ópera, Gaston Leroux

Crônicas lunares, Marissa Meyer

A saga dos corvos

P.S. Lembre-se de Paris, Valentina Ferreira

Ulysses, James Joyce

O escultor, Scott Mccoud (acho)

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Filha da floresta, Juliet Marillier

Filho das sombras, Juliet Marillier

Filha da profecia, Juliet Marillier

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O encanto dos corvos, Margaret Rogerson

O feitiço dos espinhos, Margaret Rogerson

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Morte na mesopotâmia, Agatha Christie

Hora Zero, Agatha Christie

O assassinato de Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie

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Um vento à porta, Madeline lengle

Um planeta em seu giro veloz, Madeline Lengle

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O bosque das coisas perdidas, Shea Ernshaw

A maldição do mar, Shea Ernshaw

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Spin of dawn, Elizabeth Lim

Os seis grous, Elizabeth Lim

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O chamado do falcão, Maggie Stiefvater

Sonhador impossivel, Maggie Stiefvater

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A bruxa não vai para a fogueira nesse livro, Amanda Lovelace

A princesa salva a si mesma neste livro, Amanda Lovelace

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Dance of Thieves, Mary E. Pearson

The heart of betrayal, Mary E. Pearson

The kiss of deception, Mary E. Pearson

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Sandman, Neil Gaiman

Coraline, Neil Gaiman

Deuses Americanos, Neil Gaiman

Lugar nenhum, Neil Gaiman

Os filhos de Anansi, Neil Gaiman

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Trono de vidro, Sarah J. Maas

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Hush Hush “Sussurro”, por Becca Fitzpatrick

Hush Hush “Crescendo“, por Becca Fitzpatrick

Hush Hush “Silêncio“, por Becca Fitzpatrick

Hush Hush “Finale“, por Becca Fitzpatrick

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O nome do vento, por Patrick Rothfuss

O temor do sábio, por Patrick Rothfuss

As portas de pedra, por Patrick Rothfuss

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A nuvem, por Neal Shusterman

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A rainha vermelha, por Victoria Aveyard

Espada de vidro, por Victoria Aveyard

A prisão do rei, Victoria Aveyard

Tempestade de guerra, Victoria Aveyard

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Carrie, a estranha, Stephen King

It a Coisa, Stephen King

Doutor sono, Stephen King

Escuridão total, sem estrelas, Stephen King

Misery, Stephen King

O iluminado, Stephen King

O cemitério, Stephen King

Salem, Stephen King

A zona morta, Stephen King

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Malorie, Josh Malerman

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Indie Comics Review: Nocterra #2

Indie Comics Review: Nocterra #2 @ImageComics #Nocterra @Ssnyder1835 @TonyDanielx2 @tomeu_morey #DCComicsNews

Review: Nocterra #2 [Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers] Publisher:  Image Comics Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Tony S. Daniel Colors: Tomeu Morey Letters: AndWorld Design Reviewed by: Carl Bryan     Summary “Maybe this is Heaven’s lobby and any minute, the angels will show up to welcome us.”  -Valentina “Val” Riggs…call name SunDog   “FULL THROTTLE DARK” In Nocterra #2 Val brings her…

[katiemarieweddings]

Emily Riggs Bridal Collection - Valentina Gown

[oosteven-universe]

Nocterra #1

Nocterra #1 Image Comics 2021 Written by Scott Snyder Illustrated by Tony S. Daniel Coloured by Tomeu Morey Lettered by Andworld Design “FULL THROTTLE DARK,” Part One Ten years after the world is plunged into an everlasting night that turns all living creatures into monstrous shades, the only way to survive is to stay close to artificial light. Enter Valentina “Val” Riggs, a skilled ferryman who transports people and goods along deadly unlit roads with her heavily illuminated eighteen wheeler. Sometimes when a writer does a passion project it revitalises their creative juices and this one certainly feels like it fits that bill for Scott.  The man is a solid writer and knows his way around a story but you can feel the difference in this book compared to some of the other stuff he’s been working on.  There is this amazing electricity and excitement that comes off the pages and infuses the reader with those emotions.  The way that the premise comes to life through what we see here and how the story unfolds before our eyes is done in such a way that it screams out for the reader to explore more in their own mind as well as absorb what is on the page and this is the kind of storytelling that we long to see. I love the way that this is being told.  The story & plot development we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented exquisitely!  The opening alone is worth its weight in gold as it tells us everything we need to know, need not want mind you, to draw the reader in and leave them wanting more.  The character development is completely and utterly spectacular!  How we see the characters introduced and how they act and react to the situations and circumstances they encounter alongside how we see the dialogue really helps make them feel like folks we know.  The pacing here is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the world, the characters and what life is like now we understand just what kind of journey we’re undertaking. I am truly impressed with how this is being structured and how the layers within the story begin to emerge and take hold.  I wanna see more of Bellewether, that baseball cap alone screams out that she’s someone we all WANT to know!  How everything works together to create the story’s ebb & flow is marvellous to see.  This is the powerhouse writer Scott can be and who we want to read! The interiors here are breathtakingly gorgeous!  The linework we see are mindbogglingly brilliant to behold and how we see the varying weights and techniques being utilised to create the detail work we see is stupendous!  How we see the backgrounds being utilised within the composition of the panels alongside this level and quality in the creativity and imagination brings us some superb depth perception, sense of scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the story.  The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a masters eye for storytelling.  The colour work is beautifully rendered!  The colour choices and how we see the various hues and tones within the colour being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work is glorious to see.  I really like how Tomeu showcases his knowledge of colour and his understanding of how it works throughout the book. ​ There’s a reason this sold out and is heading to a second printing and that’s because this is probably the best story Snyder has written in a very long time.  The writing is damn near flawlessly perfect in every possible way and with the interiors and the lettering we are seeing the years most sensational new book.

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Preview: Snyder And Daniel's Dark Dystopian Drama 'Nocterra' #1 From Image Comics

Check out @Ssnyder1835 and @TonyDanielx2's 'Nocterra' #1 preview from @imageComics

Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S Daniel “‘Full Throttle Dark,’ Part One: Ten years after the world is plunged into an everlasting night that turns all living creatures into monstrous shades, the only way to survive is to stay close to artificial light. Enter Valentina “Val” Riggs, a skilled ferryman who transports people and goods along deadly unlit roads with her heavily illuminated…

[unicornia93]

More of my friend @ghoulpetal and I's 31 romances project 😊 We have so many ships together as mentioned in the previous post. The idea was to do these as a drawtober challenge but it got out of hand and we are still working on the final pieces. Each couple has a bunch of flowers representing them and their romance 💐

First one is Riggs and Nine, original sci-fi characters. Nine is a sweet and naive alien hybrid who has no memory of a life before waking up in a tank with several tubes attached to her body. Riggs found her, and took her in, and though Nine has no concept of love, she feels for Riggs. ❤️

Second is Tanasha and Ral, also original characters. Tanasha is a captain on a ship called the Jade Maiden, and Ral is offered voyage across the seas with his daughter Ara. The one voyage however becomes his life as Ral and Tanny falls in love. 💕

Third we have some Guild Wars 2 characters. Derek and Valentina meet after Lions Arch got destroyed, and she has to work to help her father rebuild. Derek acts very distanced and proffessional towards her, which she lesrns is because she reminds him a lot of his previous flame, Mira, who died tragically. After saving Derek from severe poisoning he acknowledge the feelings he has for her at last, wishing to give love a new chance. ❤️

If you want more of this, visit Ghoulie and I's shared Instagram, Ghoulicornia 😘👌

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For the week of 10 June 2019

Quick Bits:

Age of Conan: Bêlit #4 sets up a rivalry with a high priest from Stygia in this penultimate issue. Tini Howard, Kate Niemczyk, Scott Hanna, Jason Keith, and Travis Lanham guide us through more of Bêlit’s family history and hints of madness.

| Published by Marvel

Age of X-Man: Marvelous X-Men #5 is the first of these minis to reach their end, but it’s far from a conclusion. While the team and Psylocke find out the nature of reality as everything starts unravelling, much still remains hanging, and the conclusion is set for Age of X-Man: Omega. Great art from Marco Failla and Matt Milla.

| Published by Marvel

Amber Blake #4 concludes what has been an entertaining thriller from Jade Lagardère, Butch Guice, Mike Perkins, Dan Brown, and Robbie Robbins. Some nice twists and surprises as this story ends.

| Published by IDW

Archie #705 is part one of “Archie & Sabrina”. I quite like the change to the trade dress to reflect that, giving the appearance of a limited series for the arc, while maintaining the ongoing numbering. Nice Spencer, Sandy Jarrell, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli do a great job moving through Cheryl’s “Bachelor” plans to hints of things to come, along with impending conflict between Betty and Veronica.

| Published by Archie Comics

Batman & The Outsiders #2 spotlights the battle between Ishmael and the team as he goes for Sofia. Great art from Dexter Soy and Veronica Gandini. The little bits of occult belief and practice Bryan Hill gives to Ishmael are interesting.

| Published by DC Comics

Bronze Age Boogie #3 is another fun issue, pitting Li against Lynda for the Martians’ amusement. The pieces are all coming together nicely. Also, the “Major Ursa” back-up is just about the best thing ever.

| Published by Ahoy

By Night #12 is a bit of a weird one for the conclusion to this series, focusing almost solely on our side of the rift and what happens down the line for everyone. Still, this has been an entertaining series from John Allison, Christine Larsen, Sarah Stern, and Jim Campbell. 

| Published by Boom Entertainment / BOOM! Box

Calamity Kate #4 brings this series from Magdalene Visaggio, Corin Howell, Valentina Pinto, and Zakk Saam to a close. It’s still a bit of a head-scratcher, wondering how much is real and how much is a manifestation of Kate’s issues with her break-up, but it’s entertaining.

| Published by Dark Horse

Detective Comics #1005 concludes the Arkham Knight’s “Medieval” arc from Peter J. Tomasi, Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy, Nathan Fairbairn, and Rob Leigh. It’s really weird seeing Anton Arcane as anyone’s lackey, but that aside this is still a decent conclusion. The art from Walker, Hennessy, and Fairbairn is incredible.

| Published by DC Comics

The Empty Man #8 is the end of the series. For now at least. It’s a satisfying conclusion for this horror story from Cullen Bunn, Jesús Hervás, Niko Guardia, and Ed Dukeshire, even as it leaves hooks for the possibility of more. Very interesting bits of body horror and ideas about infection.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

The Flash #72 continues “Year One” from Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi, and Steve Wands. Once again, the artwork from Porter and Hi-Fi is phenomenal. The layouts, the action, the sheer visual storytelling is incredible.

| Published by DC Comics

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #7 is the first part of “Feast or Famine” from Tom Taylor, Ken Lashley, Nolan Woodard, and Travis Lanham. It’s May’s grand reopening of the FEAST shelter and it appears as though people are angry that it’s happening.

| Published by Marvel

Gogor #2 is possibly even better than the first issue, giving more focus to the tale even as Ken Garing does more world-building. This is a very interesting fantasy story, with fascinating characters and regions, and beautiful artwork.

| Published by Image

Hawkman #13 gives us a single-issue story from Robert Venditti, Will Conrad, Jeremiah Skipper, and Richard Starkings & Comicraft on the endless cycle of war. It’s a good bit of decompression following “Cataclysm” and Bryan Hitch’s run, using Carter’s endless resurrection to show the toll of battle on one planet.

| Published by DC Comics

Immortal Hulk #19 is another incredible issue in this amazing run, with Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Ruy José, Belardino Brabo, Paul Mounts, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Cory Petit delivering hard on the new Abomination and Harpy. The body horror aspect of this story is ratcheted up even higher.

| Published by Marvel

Infinite Dark #7 looks like it’s building for a catastrophe for the end of this arc at a magnitude even greater than losing the outer ring in the first arc, as the remaining portion of the station gets plunged into the dark here. The level of tension that Ryan Cady, Andrea Mutti, K. Michael Russell, and Troy Peteri are creating here is about to explode.

| Published by Image / Top Cow

Joe Golem: Occult Detective - Conjurors #2 sees Joe brought back to life by Simon Church, against the objections of Simon’s ghost friends, and sets up the road to what looks like might be a new status quo, bringing forth an old direction. Great art from Peter Bergting and Michelle Madsen. I really quite like the murky appearance of the underwater scenes.

| Published by Dark Horse

Justice League Odyssey #10 gets a new logo while the team continues their search for relics for Darkseid. Also, more intrigue as they still don’t exactly know whether they can trust one another. Dan Abnett, Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, FCO Plascencia, and AndWorld Design are telling an interesting story here.

| Published by DC Comics

The Life & Death of Toyo Harada #4 enacts Angela’s plan on the rest of the team with explosive results. It’s interesting to see everything burnt to ash along the way. The flashbacks into Harada’s life this issue are illustrated by Diego Yapur and they’re worth it on their own, but you also get the present day material beautifully rendered by CAFU.

| Published by Valiant

Outer Darkness #7 begins the second arc from John Layman, Afu Chan, and Pat Brosseau. We get a little bit of Rigg’s past, more of the crew’s aggressive behaviour towards one another, and a rescue mission as an 18th century mansion tries to swallow another ship. This is the good, weird stuff.

| Published by Image / Skybound

The Punisher #12 begins Frank’s trek back to New York in the first part of “War on the Streets” from Matthew Rosenberg, Szymon Kudranski, Antonio Fabela, and Cory Petit. Great art from Kudranski and Fabela as Frank fights off a squad of Hydra goons on a remote island.

| Published by Marvel

The Ride: Burning Desire #1 returns for The Ride’s 15th anniversary, with a lead story from Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, Laura Martin, and Ed Dukeshire, and a back-up illustrated by Adam Hughes. Nice set-up picking up on where Vega is now fifteen years later. And more depraved cops.

| Published by Image

Silver Surfer: Black #1 is another leg in Donny Cates’ redefinition of the Marvel Cosmic, joined here by Tradd Moore, Dave Stewart, and Clayton Cowles. This reminds me a bit of the George Perez/Tom Grindberg run from ages ago, with some incredible artwork from Moore and Stewart.

| Published by Marvel

Sonata #1 is a fairly imaginative sci-fi/fantasy debut from David Hine, Brian Haberlin, Geirrod van Dyke, and Francis Takenaga. It introduces us to to races of colonizers in the Ran and the Tayans, bringing conflict with them as they try to carve out new lives on Perdita. Beautiful artwork from Haberlin and van Dyke.

| Published by Image / Shadowline

Star Wars: Vader - Dark Visions #5 closes out this series of takes on different perspectives on Darth Vader with a barkeep suffering hallucinations as he tries to flee from Vader’s wrath, from Dennis Hallum, Geraldo Borges, Marcio Menyz, and Joe Caramagna.

| Published by Marvel

Supergirl #31 is pretty much concurrent with Superman #12, though you should probably read Superman first if you’re reading both of them. There’s no need to read both, though, as it stands well enough on its own. This one presents the reunion of the House of El from Kara’s perspective and then continues on the battle against Gandelo.

| Published by DC Comics

Superman #12 reunites the entire House of El amidst the battle with Rogol Zaar and the fleets trying to kill Jor-El. There’s foreshadowing of more “everything you know is wrong!” about Krypton’s destruction and Superman’s origin, which may or may not rub you the wrong way, but I find it entertaining. Especially with the beautiful artwork from Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, and Alex Sinclair.

| Published by DC Comics

Transformers #7 is part one of “The Cracks Beneath Your Feet”, with Brian Ruckley, Angel Hernandez, Andrew Griffith, Anna Malkova, Joana Lafuente, Josh Burcham, and Tom B. Long picking up again in the present, following up on the second recent murder on Cybertron. It’s fairly morose, as you’d expect, as Bumblebee laments the loss of the new spark, Rubble.

| Published by IDW

Trust Fall #1 is a great debut from the Dead Letters team of Christopher Sebela and Chris Visions, with Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou providing his usual outstanding lettering to round out the team. It’s another crime drama, with the interesting twist of a family member with teleportation powers. Visions’ art is amazing and the hook of the family being set-up to fall right as they’re ready to move on to bigger and better waters is enticing.

| Published by AfterShock

V-Wars: God of Death feels more like a tease than a discrete story. The good news is that you don’t need to have read any of the previous V-Wars stories, as this fills you in on what you need to know, the bad news is that there’s no indication as to anything else coming next. Still, great art from Alex Milne and Brittany Peer.

| Published by IDW

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[civvyx]

WOMEN

“Women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.“  —  William Golding 

I.

i am ugly

It's a phrase you hear a lot from women. Particularly those that are insecure about themselves. We've all faced it, that feeling of not living up to today's standards of beauty. You take a picture of yourself in the mirror and you stare at it long and hard only to delete it or rip it apart because it’s all such a mess. You look at other women and think, "How in the world could I ever match their kind of beauty?" You feel ashamed to exist and, well, you would rather stay at home and sometimes you’d try to make yourself beautiful even though you already are--but you're too afraid to embrace it. Afraid because you're not ready if the world is ready to accept your beauty, much less a man and much less yourself.

I'm beautiful. And it's not me saying it, it's you saying it. Literally, the words echoed in your head, right? Of course! Because it's true. I think so, your friends think so, and so does your family, too. You're a reflection of all our hopes and dreams, you women. Because we men don't say pretty stuff to you guys for no good reason. All of you are deep reflections of our planet's beauty, the earth. To accept that you're beautiful is accepting the natural beauty around you, the trees and the grass, the butterflies and the flowers. To women who've accepted their beauty: Encourage your fellow sisters to accept their beauty, too. Not because she has to, but because she is. And to the women who fail to see their elegance: 

Do not tear, instead look out to nature and watch as your reflection stares bac at you with magic and wonder. Indeed, it's a long process coming to accept your being. But it will be worth it. 

For your sake, your children's sake, and for humanity's sake.

Trust me.

II.

my man?

Oh, you've heard it all from "we hope he's a good-looking man" to "we hope he's smart." Every woman has their ideal man and it isn't up to anyone to choose that ideal except for you--though it is sculpted by the opinions of others. But nevertheless, you're going to be the one to choose because whoever you decide to spend time with is going to be worth that time, at least to you but that’s all that matters. All I can hope for is for this man to understand, to place effort to understand how close women are to nature's warmth. Through those lenses, I think, he can see the beauty and the strength of your character.

Women are walking letters of poetry, and so it is up to man to read to her all the pretty things he sees. Sadly, however, there are men who take advantage of a woman's prowess, or who give their 100% but then start to give their 10% after he caught her attention. Such men are oafs. If you ever come to face such a man, know that you are without a doubt stronger and better than his effete self. Nevertheless, it will take time to meet that man. But once you meet him--which you will know purely and innocently--you’ll realize that after all the heartbreak and angst you've gone through...you deserve it.

And I hope he realizes it.

III.

remembering

I'm aware that some women are deeply lost and seek guidance, or some type of inspiration. Motherless women, fatherless women. Women who are just plain lost and confused about who they are. And though they have friends, those friends are still trying to find their own place too, which corners these troubled gals into a maze of despair and reckless fury. It's going to take more than a good song to become the best person you're able to become. There's a vast array of wonder-women out there who've changed the world after accepting their beauty thus finding out their place. Anne Frank for instance once said, "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart."

Aung San Suu Kyi reminds us that, "In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued." Then there's Billie Jean King, a Tennis legend who defeated Bobby Riggs after telling her that men are superior athletes. Benazir Bhutto, Oprah Winfrey, Florence Nightingale, Marie Stopes, Mary Quant, Amelia Earhart, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Bernice King, Indira Gandhi, Audrey Hepburn, Marie Curie, Cleopatra, Mary Wollstonecraft, Malala, Valentina Tereshkova, Hypatia, Frida Kahlo, Margaret Hamilton, Irene Sendler, Sophie Scholl, Lydia Litvyak... 

The list goes on and on. Now, I'm not telling you to become the next Sappho or the next Gillian Flynn. But I am telling you to become the next big thing. Either for yourself, or for your children, or for the world. 

Because when you reach for those things, you find yourself all over again. And you’ll remember why you're beautiful. Why you’re strong and brave and good. But it all starts with accepting your image.

The heroic names of the women I've listed are just there as proof that women are the true gladiators of our world. They fight.

And they look damn beautiful doing it.

Dedicated to women everywhere.