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"wow i never knew punk was old time slang for f*g" speak for yourself. some of us were Actually no i can't finish this post. does anyone else remember 2014 pop culture film hit captain america and the winter soldier. from marvel studios.

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i've been recommended captain america and bucky feat. samnee art as a 616 bucky intro and unfortunately i am one issue in and i would die for him. mistake. he is a BABY i'm losing my mind oh my god

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it is literally historical revisionism to pretend stevebucky wasn't crucial

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HOT LABOR SUMMER

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As someone who was born and raised in Brooklyn and lives in the neighborhood Miles is supposed to -

I cannot stress enough how accurate ATSV is to Brooklyn. Like not even in just aesthetics.

The church scene in ITSV is at Trinity Church in Manhattan, a very famous one.

At the time the movie came out, my father worked at Trinity church - and it's ridiculous how accurate they got it. You can ever see behind Miles the same windows and spires as in the photo. He's literally standing on the other side of the garden (Miles is a couple meters behind the bus stop in the far left corner).

I nearly freaked out when I rewatched ATSV and realized the corner-store has a street sign shown through the windows that says Fulton St.

Fulton St. is a very real and very popular street in Brooklyn that I live less than 30 minutes from.

When Gwen deploys the bug in Miles' universe to track spot, she's near the train tracks on Bedford - another very popular, and very close street.

MILES SCHOOL IS LITERALLY BASED ON A REAL SPECIALIZED SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN - HENCE THE BRIDGE HE RUNS OVER

between this, the beef patty he's eatting, the accuracy of the Bodega - which i could write an essay about, the streets, Miles school - the ATSV took SO much care into making Miles' New York real and fleshed out and it's honestly one of the only movie series that really makes me really like I'm watching something from my home city.

Growing up I went to a music-specializing high school in Brooklyn in the same area as Miles going to the same corner stores and hanging out on the same trains and its SO CRAZY how much I relate to him especially as an afro-latio, I can't thank the movie makers enough

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42 reference in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse (2018)

Miles’ winning lottery number for Visions Academy.

The spider from Earth-42.

Time Square, 42 Street Station.

Spiderman suit’s price tag.

Fallen building’s numbers forming 42.

Bus’s maximum occupancy.

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good movies don’t need unethical labor conditions. delay beyond the spider-verse to 2027, just give these people the wage + treatment they deserve. source

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SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (2023)

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In honor of Romani Resistance day, I drew Wanda Maximoff wearing an outfit created by the talented Zita Moldovan.

You can purchase the outfits here if you're curious

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y'know, at first i was a bit disappointed they didn't change gwen's haircut for atsv because i thought that she would look cool with something new since her shaved side would be grown out... but then her hair was used perfectly to express her identity, specifically as a trans person.

throughout the movie, gwen struggles with feeling like she's not being true to herself, and says that it feels like her dad only know HALF of her. meanwhile, gwen's hair looks like this and if you spit a picture of her down the middle then you get one side that looks more like a boy and one that looks more like a girl.

not only that, but when gwen was hiding and isolating herself from her dad, her hair turned blue — meaning her currently pink hair turned blue when she was lying about who she is.

and then when gwen does finally start trying to talk about her feelings and express who she really is inside, this is what happens.

not only does her hair (as well as her bedroom) look reminiscent of the trans pride flag, but she's also mainly turned towards the right in this scene, showing off the longer side of her hair...

anyways, gwen stacy is a tran woman and it couldn't be more obvious.

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miles booking it through the spiderverse HQ with approximately a million spidermen after his ass like my guy. you can turn invisible

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favorite comic character meme: [2 of 4] series - Strikeforce (2019)

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June is Pride Month, and, in some countries, it is also observed as Gypsy, Romani, and Traveller History Month. I am a gay and trans artist of Cale Romani descent, so I wanted to try my hand at making pride banners and icons with Romani cultural motifs.

I hope you like them, please reblog if you save or use any. While you're at it, learn some more about queer Romani history.

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Wait, which series does Miles Morales first appear in? All these different series are so confusing

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It's already common knowledge that the animation for ATSV is absolutely bonkers (with the first film already breaking ground). But learning this added info over Hobie's animation is beyond nuts.