#epic marvel podcast

[ultrameganicolaokay]

The Epic Marvel Podcast looks at the Silver Surfer Epic Collection Vol. 5 ‘The Return of Thanos’ which came out at the end of January.

#kurtis findlay #epic marvel podcast #silver surfer #norrin radd #thanos #marvel #marvel epic collection #comics #collected edition #books #youtube

[history-obssesed-boy-over-here]

If someone ever wants to talk about any of the fandoms in the tangs, feel free to send me a message! Im open at all times

#epic the musical #the owl house #to the stars and back webtoon #truly devious #greek mythology #norse mythology #lord of the rings #the hobbit #the land of stories #Nevermoor #jackson’s diary #nimona #heartstopper #A tale of magic #Trollhunters #taylor swift #Marvel #Atsv #the two princes podcast #lego monkie kid #night at the museum #She ra #Percy jackson

[omniversecomicsguide]

INCOMING! COLLECTED EDITIONS - FEB 23′

The Omniverse Comics Guide presents the best collected edition this month. See what makes the cut!

Whether you prefer podcast or video don’t worry we have got you covered! The Omniverse Comics Guide is live weekly on our Twitch Channel with video content on YoutTube, as well as our podcast available through your fave podcast streamer platforms including Apple Podcast and Spotify!

Podcast : INCOMING! Collected Editions - Feb 23′

Video: INCOMING! Collected Editions - Feb 23′

linktr.ee/omniversecomicsguide

#den beauvais #aliens 1 (1989) #AliensTheOriginalYears #Epic collection vol.1 #alien #xenomorph #incoming comics #upcoming comics #comics #comics podcast #spiderverse #lonesome hunters #doom patrol #bitter root #marvel comics #image comics #dc comics #dark horse comics

[theymightbegeorge]

george saying that he knows almost nothing about marvel is hot girl shit

#fr he's so epic for that #IM SORRY i know theres a lot of marvel fans on tumblr but i just cant hack it #gnf #georgenotfound #banter podcast

[lizardsfromspace]

So I guess Film Twitter is apoplectic with rage over some people suggesting they have intermissions in long movies. Not over theaters adding one without the director's consent, but like, at the concept of them

...by which I mean, getting mad at disabled people daring to have complaints. There's a lot of "HAHA are you so STUPID you can't go beforehand? You can't HOLD it for three hours?" and implying you don't deserve to experience art if you can't

And, of course, because Film Twitter is a bunch of insular discourse-addled dipshits, they're tying this...to Marvel. Yes, people are only saying they have health conditions that make sitting still for a three hour movie is because...they're Marvel fans mad at Scorsese, or something?

Why is this complaint new? Well, bc runtimes are ballooning to the levels of the old epic filmmaking days of the 50s-70s. And those movies...had intermissions. Multi-act plays have intermissions. Bollywood films have intermissions. Intermissions were literally just abandoned so studios could cram in more screenings, not out of an artistic ideal. But anyone saying "this would make it easy for me to access this film I want to see" needs to be viciously shouted down and called a moronic, lazy child hating on Scorsese bc of "discourse"

I've seen that meme multiple times and Jesus, look at the bizarre disdain for your fellow human beings embedded in it. You dare still bodily exist during a Martin Scorsese movie? You have a disability I don't? Well, I have no problem just peeing beforehand and not buying popcorn or a soda (you should really just sit their quietly until it's done, when you can pull out your phone to log it on Letterboxd), so what's your problem?

Calling people who are into non-blockbuster films "film bros" is mostly untrue, but man, the hardcore Film Twitter types unambiguously check every box. They're certainly dismissive of anyone outside their little box; extremely insulting, in fact, of how anyone who disagrees with them even slightly must be a Marvel-addled hysterical artless moron. Because nothing says "artistic appreciation" like preemptively calling analysis of a movie's choices "discourse" ("Ugh, I can't believe the DISCOURSE about how a movie portraying a morbidly obese man portrays obese people" - what should they talk about, then, if the movie's subject is instantly off the table?) They think the idea that someone out there may have a disability that prevents them from sitting in one place for three and a half hours is a laughable thing made up by the internet; or when people pointed out that a movie only getting one or two screenings a city may be inaccessible to working people, and these bloggers and podcast hosts dunked on the idea that working class people may like art as a hilarious, made-up thing.

I don't know, maaaaaaybe classing the life experiences and complaints of anyone who isn't you as "discourse" and presuming it's made-up kvetching about nothing as a matter of course is bad, cruel nonsense, actually?

#twitter #ableism #long post

[togglesbloggle]

Is it just me, or is there a pretty under-explored niche for a massive D&D fantasy franchise along the lines of Star Wars and Marvel? The sort of missing third genre leg beside science fiction and comics, so to speak.

They've clearly tried this with Tolkien, at least as far as extending the LotR movies to the Hobbit trilogy and the Amazon show which is kinda-sorta in the same lineage. And those things had more than none traction. But the Tolkien estate isn't making it easy with rights licensing, and there's an awkward founder effect they have to contend with- the Jackson LotR trilogy gave the entire franchise a very distinct 'vibe' in the popular imagination, and in practice it seems to be hard to recapture given current production constraints. It seems like it's really hard to make a Tolkien movie or show that 'feels like' the Jackson movies unless you sink a lot in to costuming and practical effects, but the current trends are in the opposite direction, with elaborate greenscreening and digital everything.

But in any case, Middle-Earth really isn't the brand you want for a mass-media culture juggernaut, is it? It's literary when it needs to be pulpy, mournful when it needs to be exciting, pensive when it needs to be strident. The world is vast, but delicate, and written by a single author exploring a narrow, coherent set of themes and styles.

Surely D&D- which is to say, the Forgotten Realms, realistically- is better for this all-around. It has a truly massive baked-in fanbase that's clearly (through 'actual play' podcasts etc.) already chomping at the bit for high production value experiences, a vast backlog of source material to draw on owned by corporate entities rather than a single brittle family estate, a wide variety of scenarios allowing for multiple sub-genres and directoral styles all under the same umbrella. It's just as popular but less sacred, meaning the audience will be more tolerant of failures. It has merchandising options for days, already has beautiful examples of video game and multimedia tie-ins, and has established and successful writing patterns for epic-scale crossover movies, long-running multi-season campaigns, one-shots, and everything in between.

There's one weakness, which is that compared to Star Wars and Marvel, individual characters are less central in the existing property. D&D has some, such as Drizzt, that rose to prominence in the novel spin-offs, so of course this isn't totally wrecked. However, the brand was originally built fundamentally as a game system and as a set of places, with the heroes to be assembled by the consumers themselves; it must be said that iconic characters are somewhat sparse, and awkwardly spread across multiple settings and continuities. But I think if you got the thing really roaring, this might give it longevity that Star Wars and Marvel ultimately lack- Robert Downey Jr. is Iron Man, Mark Hammil is Luke, and notwithstanding AI representations, once those actors are gone, the franchises themselves flounder awkwardly. But if audiences come to identify their enthusiasm for D&D franchise movies with the world and brand itself, then the turnover in the cast is much less damaging to that brand, because the whole thing is already built from the ground up without overly relying on a specific group of 8-10 actors as a lynchpin of the whole operation. Even the leveling mechanic allows for franchise tentpole actors to grow in prominence as they emerge as audience favorites, then conveniently transition in to CG apotheosis or some other suitable end as the actors age out and new favorites are found.

I mean, far be it from me to give advice to the goliaths of culture, but I'm genuinely puzzled about why Disney hasn't bought D&D yet, or why Hasbro hasn't made some kind of big push to do this outside the single (pretty good!) movie. I think I'd even kind of enjoy it.

#I'm still hoping that I can make 'commedia' stick #as the name for these giant culture-dominating media franchises #but alas #not all wishes come true

[gaydragontournament]

List of battles, as chosen by wheel spin. Each round will last about a week, Starting next Monday.

Round 1, Part 1:

King Valerius (Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare) vs Nel (Fire Emblem)

Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) vs Falin Touden/Red Dragon (Dungeon Meshi)

Qibli (Wings of Fire) vs Dan Heng/Dan Feng (Honkai Star Rail)

Evaristo (The Las Leyendas movie franchise) vs Paarthurnax (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

Prismatic dragon (Dungeons & Dragons (Epic Level Handbook, Dragons of Dragons of Faerûn) vs Imperialdramon (Digimon)

Whiptail lizard (Real Life) vs Shi An (After The Abyss Dragon Woke Up (深渊巨龙苏醒以后))

Sundew (Wings of Fire) vs Rex Igneous (The Dragon Prince)

Uncle Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Azhdaha/Retuo Longwang (Genshin Impact)

Round 1, Part 2:

Rei (Vainglorious Webcomic) vs Remy (Angels with Scaly Wings)

Soren (Fire Emblem:Path of Radiance + Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn) vs Wrathion (Warcraft Series)

Valax (Blades of Light and Shadow) vs Fiona (Flight Rising)

Kaido (One Piece) vs Velverosa (Mage & Demon Queen)

Lord Arum (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Midgardsormr (Dragalia Lost)

Nimona (Nimona) vs Mateo (Poised in Either Eye by B. Pigeon and Fell A. Marsh)

Corrin (Fire Emblem: Fates) vs The Void Dragon (Aurora)

Anemone (Wings of Fire) vs Tillius the Paladin/Tilly Evans (She Kills Monsters)

Round 1, Part 3:

Unnamed Young Dragon (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles) vs Caden Bryce (Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare)

Veldora Tempest (That time I got reincarnated as a slime) vs Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Draco quinquefasciatus (Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia) vs Umber (Wings of Fire)

Rhea (Fire Emblem) vs Xue Xian (Copper Coins (Tong Qian Kan Shi) (铜钱龛世))

Tamarin (Wings of Fire) vs Samol (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Robin (Fire Emblem: Awakening) vs Ansur (Baldur's Gate 3)

Moondragon/Heather Douglas (Marvel Comics: Guardians of the Galaxy) vs Chromie/Chronormu (Warcraft Series)

Smaug (Lord of The Rings/The Hobbit) vs Burnet (Wings of Fire)

Round 1, Part 4:

Rong Minh Thanh Thuan/Thuan (Dominion of the Fallen series by Aliette de Bodard) vs Ventuswill (Rune Factory 4)

J'mon Sa Ord/Devo'ssa (Critical Role) vs Zinnia (Super Lesbian Animal RPG)

Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) vs Alear ( Fire Emblem: Engage)

Alduin (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) vs Jae-ha (Yona of the Dawn)

Dragona Joestar (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure: The Jojolands) vs Zhongli (Genshin Impact)

Ayame (Fruits Basket) vs Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Zephyr (Poised in Either Eye by B. Pigeon and Fell A. Marsh) vs Terezi Pyrope (Homestuck)

Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza Series) vs Malleus Draconia (Twisted Wonderland)

#gaydragontournament #polls #tournament poll #dragons #dragon #tourney contestants #if you notice anything wrong feel free to point it out

[avelera]

One time my writing workshop that I recommend to everyone (they have online courses and a free podcast!) had sci-fi author David Brin as a guest lecturer and he gave some advice to new writers that has been living in my head rent-free ever since.

He said, first time writers should consider having their first novel be a murder mystery.

The reason being as follows:

Mysteries require a great deal of structure to work properly.

They also teach one a great deal about how to build a plot, especially around characters who want something (like: to solve the mystery or to not get caught)

How to have conflict and tension that grows out of each scene,

How we're introduced to characters, and finally,

How everything must build to a satisfying conclusion in which attentive readers are just a little bit ahead and casual readers discover the solution and see all the clues laid out in a satisfying manner in retrospect.

And it's a great genre for bringing in a friend to see whether or not you achieved the goal of laying out the clues properly, because it is in fact impossible to do on your own (this is true of most things in writing, but it's a bit more subtle when trying to tell if other stuff like romance has landed properly).

Putting a cut here to go over some popular examples and how writers can learn from them to improve their stories.

And the more I thought about this advice, the more I realized just how many of the most popular genre works of recent years had a mystery (whether or not it's a murder they're solving) as the way to drag the audience into the story, at least at the beginning, even if the plot then evolves into something else midway, because mystery is also an excellent way to dump exposition because it's all about finding out the truth.

The Winter Soldier film, in addition to being a Bourne-style action thriller set in the Marvel universe, has a strong plot through-line of "Who "killed" Nick Fury? Who is the Winter Soldier?" which gets us through a good chunk of the film that would otherwise be a slog of exposition and it works so well.

The first three Harry Potter books are actually very well structured mysteries. I've argued for ages that Book 4 onward is where Rowling lost the mystery plot structure to the series' detriment, the plots ballooned, and the whole thing got quite sloppy (this in addition to her reprehensible views, to be clear, I've been a critic of her structure in stories for quite some time short version: she's very bad at it when not grafting onto a school year).

The first Game of Thrones book and S1 revolved around Ned Stark as our primary protagonist seeking out the answer to the mystery of Who Killed The Hand of the King and Why - revealing the deeper mystery of Joffrey's lineage and setting up the events that eventually led to his execution. AND, by the way, that's PART of why Ned's execution was so shocking and effective: GRRM borrowed from the murder mystery genre to build a portion of his plot around, and then disrupted it by killing the investigator which as the POV character generally speaking very rarely happens in mysteries, which made it an even bigger and more effective shock for readers when Ned, who seemed to have plot armor on many levels, dies thus reinforcing the theme of "You win or you die" and the brutal chaos of the GoT world.

What I think makes all 3 of these very popular examples so effective is the blend of genre. Murder mysteries are tantalizing but they do sometimes fail to answer the "So what?" of one person dying in a small town. But combine the murder mystery structure, which demands so much of its writer and is so effective at dragging the reader along through the hardest part of introducing them to your world, with a genre that is better at answering the "So what?" like epic fantasy or action thriller, and now you've got a very effective combination for entertaining an audience.

#maggie rambles #writing #mentions of #game of thrones #winter soldier #not gonna mention the JKR book series I'm not going anywhere NEAR that fandom tyvm #JKR HP critical

[ethanreedbooks]

Exciting Marvel News: Celebrate 60 Years of the Avengers!

Attention Marvel Fans, it's time to gear up for an epic celebration of the Avengers' 60th anniversary! Marvel Comics is about to unveil an extraordinary new adventure just for you. Prepare to pay homage to the remarkable legacy and mission of the Avengers in the highly-anticipated anthology Marvel’s Voices: Avengers #1.

Here's an exclusive sneak peek at what's in store within the pages of this extraordinary comic book:

Iron Man's Heartfelt Journey: Embark on a touching journey with Iron Man as actor Utkarsh Ambudkar (known for 'Ghosts') and the artistic prowess of Tadam Gyadu (the genius behind 'Spider-Man: India') team up to bring you a heartwarming story. Witness Tony Stark's personal experiences as he extends a helping hand to a struggling supervillain in need.

Captain America's Courageous Battle: Prepare for an adrenaline-pumping showdown as Captain America faces off against his archenemy, the menacing Red Skull. Marvel's esteemed writer Robbie Thompson ('Silk') and the artistic brilliance of Sid Kotian ('Storm') join forces to deliver a heroic tale that will leave you in awe.

Ghost Rider's Fiery Return: Brace yourself for the return of Ghost Rider! TV writer and podcast host Jason Concepcion, along with the acclaimed comic book artist Moisés Hidalgo (known for 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'), make their Marvel Comics debut with Robbie Reyes, the Ghost Rider. After his role in the Avengers Assemble crossover, Robbie must rev up the Hell Charger to confront a menacing group of demons threatening his community.

Monica Rambeau's Cosmic Challenge: Join the rising stars of Marvel, Justina Ireland ('Star Wars: Sana Starros') and artist Karen Darboe ('Bloodline: Daughter of Blade'), as they transport you to the cosmos. Witness Monica Rambeau, also known as Photon, utilizing her unique skills to protect the universe from an emerging cosmic threat.

Bonus Surprises: As an added delight, you'll discover exclusive bonus content, including a particular piece by Luciano Vecchio, shining a spotlight on Avengers who represent the rich history of the team.

This December, be ready to dive into the pages of Marvel’s Voices: Avengers #1, a one-shot comic commemorating 60 years of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. It’s a must-read for fans of diverse and inclusive storytelling within the Marvel Universe, where heroes teach us the strength of unity.

So, mark your calendars, assemble your squad, and prepare to embark on an enthralling Marvel adventure that highlights the incredible power of teamwork and heroism!

#marvel #Avengers #captain america #iron man #monica rambeau

[scrambledd3ggss]

ITS ME AGAIN! New intro post because I felt like it :)

Hello, my name is Ruby! Or Scrambled/egg, if you prefer. I mostly post about things I like on here, but sometimes I post more serious stuff.

My favorite books/series’

Percy Jackson and the Olympians/ the entire Riordanverse (still need to read Magnus Chase and the Kane Chronicles!)

A good girls guide to murder

The Land of Stories

Spy School (I really enjoy all of Stuart Gibbs’s books, but no one really posts about them :( ]

The song of Achilles

Circe

And my favorite series! Charlie Thorne by Stuart Gibbs

Heartstopper

The Outsiders

My favorite movies/shows

Heartstopper (again)

Nimona (just watched it and I’m currently reading it)

Across the spiderverse- I’m rewatching every marvel movie because there is a lot going on, I tried to watch Loki season 2 and I’m so lost-

Watcher (I’m gonna count them even if it’s a YouTube channel)

The Outsiders

Some fun facts

I love musicals! I am, in fact, a theater kid

I really enjoy mysteries and learning about real cases, I hope to be some sort of investigator

I love to draw! Im still learning and im not the best, but it’s still fun

I’m trying to learn ASL, but so far I only know the alphabet and a couple of basic phrases (like hello, please, etc.)

i absolutely love Greek mythology, it’s insane! Buttt that means I love EPIC the musical!

i like listening to podcasts like Crime Junkie and let’s talk about myths, baby!

This is a safe space, I won’t tolerate any racism, homophobia, ableism, and anything else along those lines. Love you guys! <3

#Yippee! Intro post #I probably forgot a lot of things #So yeah :) #watcher entertainment #pjo #spy school #the land of stories #epic the musical

[andytheoverthinker]

Intro

hello

name: Anthony (Andy for short)

age: yes, i do age and i am not immortal

pronouns: he/they/it/ze

labels: transmasc, asexual, aromantic, queer, boyflux, demiboy, stargender, ambiamorous

location: ZZ9PluralZAlpha

fandoms: osemanverse, grishaverse, pjo, the cruel prince, the hunger games, the maze runner, the good place, good omens, marvel, marauders, hhgttg, the penumbra podcast, wtnv, probably more but i forgot

music artists i like: rabbitology, taylor swift, the amazing devil, maisie peters, madilyn mei, & musicals (into the woods, newsies, hamilton, epic)

fave movies/series: nimona, everything everywhere all at once, encanto, the ballad of songbirds and snakes, the good place, manifest, shadow and bone, loki, the umbrella academy

characters i relate to: jimmy kaga-ricci (iwbft), hanne brum (kos), zouelle (a face like glass), isabella (encanto), bruno (encanto), regulus black (marauders)

extra: feel free to message me, i love talking to new people (not irl though)

✨side blogs✨

me fangirling over my favourite author: @i-want-my-chirfugging-goose-back

a sideblog for my marauders hyperfixation: @regulus-black-is-me

fun stuff:

hogwarts house: huffelpuff

grisha order: fabrikator (alkemi)

faction: erudite born amity

lgbt heart dividers from @theprideful <3

free palestine 🍉

#og #intro

[ultrameganicolaokay]

The Epic Marvel Podcast looks at the Aliens The Original Years Vol. 1 Epic Collection, out in March.

#kurtis findlay #epic marvel podcast #aliens #xenomorph #ellen ripley #newt #rebecca jorden #corporal hicks #dwayne hicks #marvel epic collection #horror #comics #collected edition #books #youtube

[knizmokat]

Kit's Hyperfixations

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♡ = love this/favourite

☆ = haven't finished it yet

anime

the rising of the shield hero (♡)

haikyuu!! (☆)

kuroko no basket (♡)

books

percy jackson (☆) (don't have chalice of the gods)

heroes of olympus (☆)

animated shows

the legend of vox machina (♡)

lego ninjago (♡)

teenage mutant ninja turtles (2012)

helluva boss

the amazing digital circus

teen titans

gravity falls

tv series

girl meets world

henry danger (♡)

good omens

supernatural (♡)

doctor who (♡)

sherlock (♡)

umbrella academy

star trek: tos (☆)

titans (☆)

percy jackson (☆)

criminal minds (♡)

suits (♡)

new girl (♡♡)

movies

the amazing spiderman 1 & 2 (♡)

spiderman: homecoming

spiderman: ffh & nwh

rise of the guardians (♡)

baby driver (♡♡)

the maze runner trilogy (♡)

franchises

treasure planet (♡)

top gun maverick (♡)

marvel (☆)

dc (☆)

harry potter

pirates of the caribbean (♡)

lord of the rings (♡)

the hobbit (♡)

star trek (☆)

videogames

genshin impact (♡)

bioshock (♡☆)

stardew valley

minecraft

spiderman (ps5 remastered) (♡☆)

uncharted

tomb raider

final fantasy xv (♡)

podcasts

the bright sessions (☆)

the scp archives (☆)

the basement yard (☆)

musicals

epic (♡)

hamilton

#knizmokat #fandoms

[anguishedgudetama]

Pinned

Here, you will find the shit content you come to tumblr for. Seriously, I don't know what I'm doing.

This is mostly a sfw blog. I may repost sexually suggestive content, but you will not catch me being straight up horny here.

Pls stab me if I don't tag posts appropriately! I'll change it as soon as I'm told.

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Do Not Follow & About Me below...

» Do Not Follow

☆ Pedophiles/"MAPs"/Pro-MAP

☆ Racist, Sexist, Ableist, Xenophobic, LGBTphobic, Transphobic, Aphobic

☆ (Neo)Nazis

☆ Zionists

☆ Anti neopronouns/Anti xenogenders

☆ Terfs

☆ Transmed

☆ Proshippers

☆ Anti self-diagnosis

☆ Pro-life

☆ Right wing/Pro capitalism/Trump supporters

I block indiscriminately. I will not be offended if you block me.

» About Me

☆ Dissociative Identity Disorder

☆ Autistic

☆ Genderqueer

☆ Polyamorous

☆ Satanist

☆ I say the fuck word among other things

» Hobbies

☆ Reading

☆ Writing

☆ Cooking

☆ Bonsai/Terrariums/Plants

» Interests

☆ Cartoons

♡ Hazbin Hotel ♡ Avatar: The Last Airbender ♡ Arcane ♡ Gravity Falls ♡ Amphibia ♡ Star vs. The Forces of Evil

☆ Anime

♡ The Promised Neverland ♡ Spy x Family ♡ Fruits Basket (2019)

☆ Books

♡ Scythe - Neal Shusterman ♡ Yours Truly - Annabel Pitcher ♡ Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire

☆ Webtoons

♡ I'm the Grim Reaper ♡ Nevermore ♡ unOrdinary ♡ Everything Is Fine

☆ Movies

♡ Everything Everywhere All at Once ♡ Nimona ♡ Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

☆ TV Shows

♡ The Good Place ♡ Good Omens ♡ The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

☆ Youtube

♡ Drawfee ♡ Grian ♡ Hermitcraft

☆ Musicals

♡ EPIC ♡ Six ♡ Be More Chill ♡ Wicked ♡ Hamilton

☆ Artists

♡ Mothica ♡ DEZI

☆ Podcasts

♡ The Encounter Table ♡ Girls Who Don't D&D

☆ Games

♡ Omori ♡ Doki Doki Literature Club ♡ Little Misfortune

[dumbassnamedkhoshekh]

Allow me to introduce myself!

My name is Ian, and I've been here a couple months now, so I probably should have done this sooner, but here's my intro post!

About Me

My name is Ian (what a shocker, I know)

I am 20 years old

I use any pronouns (though I am partial to non-masc ones despite my tragically AMAB nature)

I am a disaster bisexual

I am a dumbass

Some of my favorite things :)

Books

Riordanverse 🔱

The Harry Potter Series (if JKR didn't screw it up so badly with insensitive tropes and being a transphobe) 🪄

The Menagerie Series 🦄

DC Comics (especially Nightwing and Wayne Family Adventures) 🦸🏻‍♂️

Heartstopper 🏳️‍🌈

Wikipedia™ rabbit trails 💻

This one specific TLoZ fanfic called Skyward Sword: Saxophone AU 🎷

Music

AJR 🎹

Paramore 🦋

My Chemical Romance 💀

Taylor Swift 🎸

Fall Out Boy 🐑

Daisy The Great 🪞

Sasha Alex Sloan 🥲

Garfunkel and Oates 👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏻

Twenty One Pilots 👨🏻‍✈️

Hamilton ⭐

Dear Evan Hansen (questionable handling of mental health issues but goddamn it has a ton of bops) 🪟

Ben Platt 🤵

Lady Gaga 💃🏻

Imagine Dragons 🐉

Dodie Clark 🌻

A lot of TV show theme songs apparently 📽️

Games

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS FIRST AND FOREMOST 🎲

Minecraft ⛏️

The Legend of Zelda (especially Twilight Princess, Majora's Mask, Skyward Sword, and Breath of the Wild, the only ones I've committed a genuine amount of time to) 🧝🏼‍♂️

Dust: An Elysian Tail (this game never got enough attention) 🗡️

Pokémon 🐀

Mario Kart 🏎️

Kirby's Epic Yarn 🧶

Movies

Wonder Woman ⚔️

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 🕸️

The Lego Batman Movie 🦇

The Fault In Our Stars 💔

tick, tick...boom! 🎹

Ponyo 🐟

Avengers: Infinity War 🌌

Captain Marvel 🌟

Megamind 🧠

Onward 🚐

Tangled 💇🏼‍♀️

Spaceballs 🚀

Honorable mentions:

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie 🐢

The Emperor's New Groove 🦙

The Mitchells vs. the Machines 🤖

Black Panther 🐈‍⬛

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 🌑

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 🦝

Moana 🌊

(Order not exactly concrete)

Shows

The Owl House 🦉

The Last Of Us 🍄

Gravity Falls 🌲

The Legend of Vox Machina 🏰

Helluva Boss 😈

Young Justice 🥷🏼

Arcane 🧁

Good Omens 😈

Inside Job 🥼

Dead End: Paranormal Park 🎢

Amphibia 🐸

Heartstopper 🌈

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 🐢

Parks and Recreation 🏞️

Steven Universe (Future is overhated) ⭐

Avatar: The Last Airbender 💨

Stranger Things 🚵🏻

X-Men: Evolution ❎

I have several more, these are just what my top ones are

Others

Podcasts: The Adventure Zone (favorite arc: Amnesty) 🪓🌂📕, Welcome To Night Vale 👁️🌵🐈‍⬛

Animals: Cats, bats, owls, and dogs 🐈🦇🦉🐕

Colors: Purple and sea foam green

Characters: Luz Noceda, Dick Grayson (Nightwing), Ellie Williams, Piotr Rasputin (Colossus), Hunter (TOH), Kamala Khan (Ms Marvel), Wendy Corduroy, Magnus Chase, Raphael Hamato, Link AND Zelda, and Reagan Ridley

Foods: Waffles, tacos, any pasta with alfredo, cheesecake, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and nanimo bars

Activities: Drawing, singing, ukulele/piano, sharing every single piece of my personal information online (as shown above), freaking out over common interests, being silly

Epilogue

I am steadfastly unapologetic for the too much information I have put on here (which goes against my nature as a half-Canadian)

Just kidding. I am so sorry.

Anyways, I hope you had a great time meeting me! I hope I'm cool or something like that :)

#introducing myself #how much is too much #because i am not very good at things #please don't hurt me #if you or a loved one did NOT have a good time meeting me you may be entitled to financial compensation #i am so sorry #why am i apologizing so much #i want food #pinned intro #intro post

[abuddyforeveryseason]

This is the Buddy for November 6th. Not the handsomest of guys, I'm sure. A bit of a big forehead.

Speaking of big foreheads, I was listening to a podcast with James Urbaniak, and he mentioned he auditioned for Rainn Wilson's role in The Office. I don't know if that's true or not, since that 'cast was more of a series of fictional stories using his real name. But it'd be interesting to see Urbaniak in The Office.

Had that happened, though, I probably wouldn't have been a fan of his, since I'm all about The Venture Bros, it's the best show ever, I love it.

It's funny, but, although I'm a proper nerd who loves comics, manga, cartoons and movies, I never really enjoyed one of those long running narratives with an epic flavor that seem to be what a lot of works are aiming for. Venture Bros itself is probably the closest - a cartoon about a long war between two factions, involving multiple generations of characters, with character development taking the spotlight, and a central mystery personally related to the main characters that ties into the bigger conflict.

But unfortunately, the show was unceremoniously cancelled before a proper conclusion - even before it was officially cancelled, it felt like it was half-cancelled already since it took so long for seasons to come out. A movie came out after a while but it wrapped everything up in a rush, it wasn't an epic ending in and of itself.

And that's one of the things about epic stories - endings are always a bit off. If we're talking big worldbuild-y sagas, the biggest example of it is Game of Thrones, which seemingly cornered the market on disappointing endings. The Song of Ice and Fire book series seems to have gone on a different direction and just not end. Even if those planned last two (or three) books are ever published, everyone's already lost interest after the show did its own, clumsy version of the story.

The ending of Harry Potter, too, wasn't my favorite. To be honest, I think I grew out of it during the period between the publication of the last three books or so (and their plots all mix together in my mind). I never even finished the last few chapters of the Deathly Hallows one. And now there's that crappy prequel saga that's movie-only, seems like the story's completely jumped the shark.

A lot of shows try and go for the "myth arc" concept where the entire show is built up around one story with a main mystery and a supposed grand apotheosis in the finale. And it never works, does it? Lost kind of started the trend, and that show went nowhere. Purgatory stuff and whatnot, right? Those last few episodes of Steven Universe somehow pinned down all the bad stuff about the show, and made it obvious to everyone. Breaking Bad actually managed to do it, but that's not really a nerd show - it's a crime drama, and, yeah, a really good one, but it had a smaller scope. And even that has the prequel that doesn't capture lightning in a bottle like the original did.

Comics are a horse of a different color. There are great runs where one creator has a character in his hands to really explore an epic story, but often the story doesn't reach the end (I'm looking at you, Jack Kirby), or reaches the end but has to continue going with different, often less-talented creatives at the helm. Creator-owned comics are supposed to escape that fate, but they often have trouble being profitable enough to earn an ending, or end up being stretched thin because they're too profitable. Of course creator-owned work is usually a bit too alternative to fit the mold. One sad example is Astro City, which at first felt like a perfect superhero epic, but was abandoned due to writer Kurt Busiek's serious health problems. Poor guy.

The Marvel movies did a good job at it with the Thanos-era movies, but they had to keep going after the heroes beat the god of evil (after all, nobody burns down a money factory), and it all felt a bit like a long "cleaning up the rubble" session without Thanos, Iron Man and Captain America around. Even though some of my favorite movies in that series come after Infinity War, they're the best, mostly despite being part of the MCU, not because of it.

Which is probably why I often prefer shorter stories, as opposed to sprawling sagas. My favorite manga are usually 10 books long at most. Comic book limited series like Watchmen are also pretty memorable. It's also a lot easier to read something that's available as a single book, instead of five hundred issues scattered around different comic book shops - although that problem's not too relevant nowadays thanks to the internet and whatnot.

That's often an issue with entertainment. You usually keep going while the story's good, and once the quality drops, you end it. Like they say in the Dark Knight movies, you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain. And, funny, the Dark Knight, along Venture Brothers, is one of the few works that managed to escape that curse. It's not my favorite, but it's definitely not a disappointment. And there are some oddball stories that managed to feel epic and strike gold despite their long runs. The Invincible comic, for instance, and one of my favorite underdog webcomics, Doctor McNinja.

Figuring out good endings is one of the hardest stuff about writing, in my opinion.

#ab4es #drawing #forehead #comics #TV #manga #movies #endings #the venture bros #Venture Bros #dr mcninja #The Dark Knight #Marvel #MCU #Watchmen #Astro City #Breaking Bad #Lost #Steven Universe #Invincible #Harry Potter #game of thrones #a song of ice and fire #writing