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gaynoctgar · 6 years

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Thoughts about Prompto’s arc in “Brotherhood”

The real title, for now, is something like “Prompto being formerly fat was not even remotely necessary and was offensively handled” or “Haley rants about Brotherhood because it’s so fatphobic”

TW: eating disorders, fatphobia.

It’s also incredibly long, but I really want to share my thoughts.

Update: 10-4-2018: inspired by comments and tags, I added more examples of dialogue that exemplifies the problem

Update: 22-4-2018: accounting for the new “official profiles”...it got worse, everyone.

Oh Prompto. Prompto Argentum. My beloved, sweet, beautiful bi boy who could have had a much more satisfying arc. They really tried, didn’t they? They tried to give you a touching backstory and instead exposed their fatphobia. And as for the bi part, well, that’s another essay in and of itself....stay tuned everyone.

Yes, this is one of those posts. That’s why I put all of this under a “Keep reading.” It’s just something that has been subtly bothering me for a long time and I thought I’d give this short essay format a try. There will be a TL;DR at the end, I suppose, but please read through this if you are interested in this aspect that I feel is both underexplored and overexploited about my most favorite character in anything ever.

A bit about myself before we begin: I am rather chubby. I’m 5’4” (162cm) and 220 lbs (100 kg), and I have struggled off and on with eating disorders since I was in high school. I do realize this makes me “obese,” but this essay isn’t about that. Rather, it is about how fatness and obesity is often portrayed in media as a character flaw, or something to overcome, and my own feelings about why this is harmful. To be clear, I want to make two major points with this: 1) Prompto being “formerly fat” is not something that was even remotely necessary for his character arc and its inclusion and resolution are nothing short of fatphobic and; 2) the fact that Prompto receives his character development via losing weight in Brotherhood is emblematic of every problem I have with how media chooses to include fat people.

These points are incredibly intertwined, so let’s start by exploring what was intended by the episode. I want to be clear and demonstrate that I fully understand what the episode intended to show, and I will continue to acknowledge what the likely intent was. This essay/rant is critiquing the execution.

If the point of Brotherhood was to suggest that Prompto had a lonely childhood until he met Noctis, that’s great! I understand that that’s what Brotherhood was showing. HOWEVER. I have been sickened, from the moment I saw his episode, with how his journey to lose weight was correlated with his journey to “be good enough” to be Noct’s friend. Let me be clear. I understand that we are supposed to interpret this as a character flaw on Prompto’s part, and we see in the gayest scene the rooftop motel scene that losing weight did not resolve Prompto’s self-confidence. I know that. What I am saying is that him losing weight was in no was necessary to include, at least not in the way that they did. There are some ugly implicit implications here, not least of which is that eating nothing but salads is, I would argue, just as unhealthy as what he was doing before. The show treats it as a positive good that Prompto appears to be starving himself and thinking obsessively about losing weight, and that is what I am taking issue with.

I, personally, detest the “formerly fat” trope and all its incarnations. Wouldn’t it simply have been enough to say that Prompto was painfully shy (he was) and very lonely (he was)? Why do these feelings have to be justified via his body? Was there no other way you could justify Prompto simply being too shy to talk to Noct? Noct’s the prince, Prompto is a commoner who feels that he’s nothing particularly special…would this not have been enough? Doing it the way that they did implies that being fat is a moral and character flaw that needs to be corrected in order for you to be seen as a hero. That is what I am taking issue with.

And yes, I realize that the “weight loss journey” is jump-started by the fact that babby Noct says “heavy…” when trying to help Prompto to his feet. Believe me, I understand first-hand how much that hurts. I faced many similar instances in my own life. I can’t blame him for saying it, he’s a kid, but I do want to point out that Noct never apologizes for this. You could say “he didn’t realize he was wrong” but maybe you could have had a scene where Noct wonders why the cute boy with the camera is avoiding him, and Ignis can say something like “well, did you do or say anything that might have upset him?” and Noct can actually apologize for hurting Prompto’s feelings. This is not unreasonable to expect. When I was a kid and people were avoiding me, my mom always asked me to think back on why that might be. It’s part of growing up and learning that your words and actions have consequences.

TO BE FAIR: I do think the motel scene was an attempt to rectify all of this in the game. While Prompto formerly being fat is not explicitly mentioned, he is mortified that Noct remembers him back in elementary school. Now, I love Noct, but he’s stupid sometimes, and not very intuitive. This is, however, in his character, and I will allow it because the very next thing he says is “You should have said something sooner.” This shows Prompto (and the audience) that Noct doesn’t give two shits about how Prompto looks, now or ever, and I am happy that this was included. However, there is no given reason behind why Noct couldn’t simply talk to Prompto himself beforehand. Like I said, Noct is an idiot, and also a lot more shy and awkward than he lets on. But this moment was sweet between them, even if you don’t ship promptis, and I do think it is fair to mention it.

However, coupling all of this with the fact that the “character sheets” show us that Prompto does, canonically, have a fear of gaining weight, as well as these little snippets of dialogue…

Prompto: Hey, let’s hit up the Crow’s Nest!

Ignis: If you wish to put on weight? Certainly.

Prompto: *sighs* Yeah, I know…

(I swear to god every time I get this dialogue I SCREAM at Ignis, how is this even remotely okay to say to your friend who you damn well know has problems with his weight and there’s no way you don’t know this--)

EDIT: The addition of this quote is based on the tags from @gentiuna, I knew I was forgetting something!

Noct: Why is your face so fat?

Prompto: I’m NOT fat!!

(I swear to Jesus you’re on thin fucking ice with me Noct, that’s not even remotely funny and you need a time out to think about what you’ve done--)

This one I have only gotten once in my ~400 hrs of play but I swear I didn’t make it up; if anyone finds the specific words, I will correct it:

Ignis: talks about food and how it’s “anything your heart wants” or something

Prompto: Yeah, it’s the wanting that’s the problem.

I think this was intended to be a nod to Brotherhood but (and @bernielu can back me up on this) I SCREAMED when I heard it. How is that REMOTELY okay? Nobody even REACTS to this, or asks if Prompto is okay, or ask him why the FUCK he would say that.

This is when it becomes pertinent, I think, to discuss my own experience with eating disorders. I have wonderful friends and family, and I’m well on the road to recovery, but back when I was in high school, I just straight up wouldn’t bring food to lunch. Retroactively, I realize they all brought extra, hoping I would get just hungry enough to pick at the scraps (I usually did), and that was their way of helping me and showing me that they cared. It can be hard to want food sometimes. As offensive as I find its inclusion, I do think that’s an accurate way of representing how it can feel: you know that food is good, and you know that you are hungry, but it’s wanting to eat it that’s a problem. Here’s my issue: that should have raised everyone’s red flags, and the fact that nobody, NOT EVEN NOCT, WHO WE CAN EXPECT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS, says ANYTHING about this, and the game writes it off as another one of its Infamous Banters ™….it’s not looking great. It’s not looking like representation, to me. It’s looking like erasure and fatphobia.

Babby Prompto is supposed to be viewed with pity but also, I think, with disdain: by the audience and by Prompto himself. I’ve noticed in many fics that the fans like to almost romanticize this aspect of him, and explore that he has an eating disorder which is…I don’t’ like it because most of these fics come to the same conclusion: Prompto ends up skinny anyway and it’s just a quirk about him. This is what I meant when I said that I feel this is overexploited, earlier in the essay, but also underdeveloped in the sense that they basically, in my opinion, show this as something that Prompto had to “get over” to be a real protagonist. They don’t go into how fucked up Prompto’s psyche must be from this. It’s just kinda…ignored.

UPDATE 22-4-2018: I’ve got to get this off my chest, the new “Official Works Profile” for Prompto made all of this worse. It literally outright states that, after rescuing Pryna, Prompto “decided “to become the right sort of person for a Prince” and worked to change himself. It also refers to Prompto having a “pudgy youth” as if that were a bad thing. It also says “Incidentally, Prompto’s photography hobby developed when he was dieting and took photos to record his weight loss progress.” Not gonna lie, this one made me physically ill. There was literally no reason for that other than to imply that being fat is somehow immoral. Why is Prompto’s “personal resolve” equated to losing weight? Why couldn’t it simply have been to be more outgoing? I’m fucking ANGRY, I’m done being polite about this.

My solution, then? Well, one of two things: 1) don’t make Prompto fat to justify his bad childhood if you know you’re just gonna make him thin and completely ignore that he was ever different, which is my preferred solution, or 2) have at least one character be bigger and that’s just how they are and it’s not made into a plot point or anything.

A final note: I KNOW people can and do drop tremendous amounts of weight, and I want to be clear that I am not suggesting this is bad or that people shouldn’t do it. A person’s weight and their relationship to it is their own business, and as long as people have a healthy relationship with their body, I’m not one to judge. I know that we are supposed to see Prompto’s weight loss as heroic and a strong example of his dedication to Noctis. And sure, we get that. But maybe I have convinced you that the development we get comes at the cost of fatphobia, at least in terms of how it was portrayed here.

TL;DR: Prompto didn’t need to be fat to develop his character, and its inclusion and treatment in the narrative of Brotherhood suggest an uncomfortable degree of fatphobia.

If you stuck around for the whole thing, thank you so much for reading my thoughts. It’s something that has been bubbling up in me for months, and now I am finally able to put it in words. <3

#tw eating disorders #tw fatphobia #please take care of yourselves with this one #haley talks #haley has opinions #haley has a soapbox #it's just something i've been thinking about for a long time #ever since i first saw it i knew something wasn't right #brotherhood #prompto argentum #text post #long post #first try at an essay about this #let's see how it goes #i do not know how to format this on mobile so it will show up weird there #i'm sorry

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winterscaptain · 4 years

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DON'T ASK ME WHY BUT insecure!Hotch who has been cheated on >>>>>> jealous and possessive Hotch

anon you are so valid!! i have a feeling he wasn’t half as possessive/protective before that whole experience, because all he’d ever known was Haley and all Haley had ever known was him. but i like to think that just.....unlocked something in him u know? in my brain, the two versions go together rather nicely.

possessive!hotch is just insecure!hotch who knows exactly how his partner feels and how much they want him and nobody else and that’s like 😭🥵

i’m not here for toxic masculinity by any stretch, but i love (discussed, consensual, healthy, etc.) displays of targeted and intentional affection. jealousy is so human, and can add a fun intensity to things as long as trust between partners is corrupted. (i’m getting on a soapbox, forgive me.) it’s easy to feel loved and wanted when your partner wants you all to themselves (in a HEALTHY way!!!) and Hotch is like...the perfect archetype for that behavior because he’s like the subtle alpha male to Derek’s overt alpha male and I LOVE it. (yes i just watched 52 pickup can you tell)

the man is full of surprises.

i’m gonna do another vulnerable!hotch here in a minute, don’t you worry! soft!hotch is never far from my heart or my grubby little typing hands

#i am having way too much fun with these blurbs yall #tali answers stuff #anon reply

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statusquoergo · 6 years

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I should have write "what H would have become" because there's some growth : no 1 night stand, forgive his brother quickly, can have a conversation with his mom. But other than that, yes it is a little like S1 without the big arc. That's what missing from S8 : there's a plot for every episode but none for the season. Unlike S1-6, there were subplots : everyday life and work, & big plot : keeping the secret keeping M out jail, getting M out of J.... S8 : nothing, no suspense, no cliffhanger 1/2

2/2 . Even in S1-6 the subplots were more than just one episode : Hardman, Tanner coming after H’s licence. The show use to be a little more complicated, it use to take time to solve their problems. Now, they just solve everything in one episode. Well, there is no huge problem : you could say S8 lack substance. Oh, when I said Marvey, I meant the actual relationship in the show and the screen time they had together. Ask wasn’t long enough for to say that, that’s why I’m splitting this in 2.

I would say he’s had some growth and now, suddenly, a lot of steps backwards, or laterally. Sure, he’s stopped having one night stands (as far as we know), which I suppose shows some emotional development if you interpret it as “He now values long-term romance over casual sex,” but once he got over Mike being gone (i.e., s08e05 had zero mention of Mike), that was the end of that.

And I’m sorry because I don’t think this is what you were expecting from this ask, but now that I think about it, the show’s whole take on forgiving his family feels lacking to me, and I’d like to explain why. I suppose I’m glad he’s decided to stop being angry, if that’s what makes him happy, but there’s a difference between heedlessly forgiving people after they fuck up, and talking to people about what they did, why they did it, and why you’re so angry about it.

One big feature of the entire Specter family debacle harkens back to one of my major problems with “The Painting”: Marcus never actually apologizes. (Neither did Lily.) Harvey apologizes, weirdly enough, when he explains to Marcus that he isn’t going to be able to win the case as easily as Marcus seemed to think he would, but Marcus himself never does. What he does do—a lot—is excuse himself and assume he has a right to Harvey’s help, seemingly for no other reason than that they’re family.

M: “I don’t need to hear how I screwed up. What I need to hear is that you’re on your way up here to help make sure that I don’t lose my kids.”

Marcus feels bad that he did something wrong and wants Harvey to come fix it for him.

H: “Marcus, you said you wanted peace, so I tried to make peace.”M: “Yeah, well, what you did was make it worse.”

Harvey did exactly the right thing in trying to keep this case out of court, but it didn’t work, in no small part because he went in under false pretenses (i.e., he thought the problem was Marcus’s infidelity when it was actually his gambling and asking his children to lie about it). Despite this, Marcus blames him for Katie’s lawyer’s actions, even though custody battles are famously messy and underhanded, and Katie’s lawyer actually acted without her knowledge or permission (which is bad form on the lawyer’s part).

H: “Marcus, I am sorry. You asked me to come up here, and like it or not— This is tough for me too, so I tried with Katie.”M: “Okay, Harvey, I get it. I just wish there was a chance in hell that it would’ve worked.”

Harvey is apologizing for something that is not his fault, and even then, Marcus doesn’t accept it so much as brush past it.

M: “Hey, hey—where are you going?”H: “Back to New York.”M: “No, please, you can’t— These are my kids!”H: “Your kids that you asked to lie for you, which makes you no different than Mom was.”M: “No, that is not fair. What Mom did is nothing like this.”H: “You asked your kids to keep your secrets. How is that different?”M: “Because it was one time and Haley had no idea what I was doing was wrong.”H: “You know what? Tell yourself whatever you want about what kind of man you are. You’re not just a shitty husband; you’re a shitty brother, and I’m done here.”

Actually yes, what Lily did was a lot like this. She did something wrong, which she knew she shouldn’t, which she knew her partner would be justifiably angry about, and she was found out by her child, whom she asked to lie on her behalf to cover it up in the hopes that her partner would never find out. That’s exactly what Marcus did. The fact that her fault was cheating while his was gambling is essentially irrelevant, if the issue is about trust and honesty, which, to Harvey, I think it is.

L: “What Marcus did was horrible, and I understand you being furious, but Haley’s in fifth grade. She barely knows what gambling is.”H: “She knows what lying is. She knows that her father asked her to do it.”L: “And Marcus feels terrible about that.”H: “Yeah, that’s what all addicts say.”L: “And your brother has never been as strong as you are, but that doesn’t mean—”H: “This isn’t about strength.”L: “No, it’s about forgiveness. And Marcus forgave me, even when I failed you both, and then he forgave you when you walked away.”H: “Are you saying I owe him?”L: “I’m saying people make mistakes. Harvey, I know how angry you are but you can’t let him lose his children. Because I can tell you from personal experience there is nothing worse for the parent or the child.”

So…because Haley didn’t understand the backstory on Marcus’s gambling addiction, that makes his actions okay? The problem isn’t what Haley did (lying to Katie, I assume), it’s what Marcus did, and what he asked of her. He’s the adult in this situation, and he’s her father, and he has a responsibility to both teach her and model good behavior for her. (I still don’t think Harvey needed anyone’s forgiveness when he walked away, but that’s a separate matter.)

Incidentally, losing a parent isn’t by default the worst thing that can befall a child; I’m not saying it would be best for Haley and her brother, but sometimes it is actually in the child’s best interest.

M: “Thought you were done with me.”H: “I’m your brother. I’m never gonna be done with you.”

See, here’s that “we’re family so I owe you” mentality again. Harvey’s family continues to use him to their own benefit without giving him anything in return other than…the having of a family who treats him like a tool to pull out of the closet whenever they get themselves into a mess.

H: “I told him this was the only way. He told me to find another one because he doesn’t want to hurt you any more than he already has. Katie, he loves you and whether or not you’re willing to give the marriage another chance he deserves another chance as a father.”K: “I never thought I’d hear something like that from Harvey Specter.”H: “Well, if there’s one thing I’ve come around on, when it comes to family, forgiveness is a hell of a lot better than anger.”

Again, “I forgave him because we’re family, full stop.” Actually, Harvey doesn’t really have anything to forgive Marcus for other than lying to him, which doesn’t seem to be the issue here; I suppose part of Marcus’s recovery might be apologizing to his family, but he and Harvey seem to rarely be in contact, so it’s a pretty low-level priority, and Marcus asking Haley to lie for him is something he needs Katie’s forgiveness for, and Haley’s, but Harvey has nothing to do with it. Yet the way this is framed makes it sound like Harvey is forgiving Marcus for…everything the happened, which, why? Just because they’re family? Family who uses him for their own convenience in return for…the having of a family?

Alright, I’ll get off this soapbox now, but if Harvey’s new emotional home base is going to be his relationship with his family (his blood relatives rather than his “You’re not the only one who got more family out of this deal” family), then I expect I’ll be having a bit of trouble staying off of it.

But on another note, I think the running subplot is supposed to be who will become the next name partner, Samantha or Alex. The problem with that is that there’s literally zero stake attached to it; the firm’s title changes all the time, being a name partner means about as much as being picked first for kickball at recess.

#suits #suits usa #season 8 #Anonymous #analysis

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backroombuzz · 6 years

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Chris Cillizza LIED About His Trump Crosshairs Picture Excuse

As Usual The Cover-up, Not The Crime Is What Get's You In Trouble

Chris Cillizza and CNN blamed the Trump Crosshair picture on GifGrabber and a CNN tech mistake, because who the hell looks at their pictures when you're sending out a tweet? If it was any other liberal I would never believe any excuse they give. With Chris Cillizza he doesn't have to utter a word before you know whatever he'll say or write is nothing but bullshit. Last October we call out this two-bit journalist for insinuating that President Trump was a liar. We didn't call him out just for that, but for the fact that Chris Cillizza, nor CNN removed the story after it had been utterly discredited. On Oct 19, 2017 Chris Cillizza published an article entitled: Donald Trump just suggested the FBI, Democrats and Russia might all be co-conspirators. In it he wrote: But even by Trump standards, this morning's tweet is somewhat remarkable. He is suggesting that a dossier prepared by a former member of British intelligence has not only been totally discredited (it hasn't -- more on that in a minute) but that it might have been funded by some combination of Russia, the Democratic Party and, wait for it, the FBI! On October 27th we wrote our story calling out Cillizza, and CNN out for not pulling his moronic story, and they still haven't. There have been, of course, many other stories that have clearly demonstrated Cillizza's lack of ethics, while emphasizing his stupidity. Normally you won't even have to make it past the headline to know that Chris Cillizza wrote another completely full of crap story. Like the story, we did in February where we bashed Cillizza for his click-bait bullshit entitled "People are leaving the Trump White House in record numbers" And this was his "Facts First" picture for the story. Reading his headline it's not hard to guess what is wrong with this picture? In case Chris Cillizza is reading this article we tried to give him a hint where he was factually challenged by circling exactly what's wrong.

At the time when we and many others called bullshit on Chris Cillizza's bullshit. Instead of being a real journalist and going back and changing the headline to factually read "People are leaving President Trump in record numbers." Chris Cillizza instead showed exactly how morally bankrupt he and CNN are. He amended his story with this little tidbit "CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correctly describe the composite picture." In the caption, he added his "His story reflected the people in "Trump's orbit." But the picture was never the problem, the HEADLINE was what was factually incorrect, but Cillizza could not admit his dishonesty even when tweeting out to his fans. We are adjusting graphic language. But the stats from Brookings are totally accurate. Thanks for reading. — Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 13, 2018 There have been many other examples of his lies and deceit, but his latest FUBAR and his dishonest excuse, even with the use of Liberal logic, doesn't pass the smell test. Chris Cillizza tweet that contained President Trump with a green crosshair overlay picture. That in itself would not have been a big deal, except for the left hyperbole over the Sarah Palin ad in 2011. Then a New York Times editorial claimed that maps circulated by Sarah Palin's PAC amounted to "political incitement," which the authors said was clearly linked to the subsequent 2011 shooting of Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz. Then the liberal loony toon left got out their soapboxes and stretching liberal logic to its utmost claimed the GOP was inciting gunman to shoot Democrats. Of course, it was a ridiculous notion, but if the left wants to hyperbole every imagined slight, then they should be held to the same standard of decency that they demand of the right. Being an incompetent stooge of a journalist should not get you fired, buy lying to cover up your stupidity should. While some reports claim "He deleted the tweet quickly." We are going to assume that like any normal human being, the moment you discovered your stupidity such as tweeting out a picture of President Trump with a green crosshairs overlay you would delete it immediately, as well as issue an apology at the same time. Chris Cillizza didn't tweet his "we deleted" tweet till 2:16 pm a full 6-hours after tweeting out his "Trump In The Crosshairs" tweet at 8:15 am. That is not what I would call "quickly."

CNN then issued the following statement: “Chris has already addressed this issue publicly. The image in question is a framing mark used in film and video production to frame a shot. Nothing more. A producer who created the motion graphic inadvertently left that frame in the GIF. When it came to our attention, the tweet containing the GIF was deleted and replaced with explanation. There is nothing more to say.” Excuse Me I Have Something To Say Not one person from a kid tweeting out a picture from his little league game to the President of the United States tweeting about a Rose Garden press conference, would not look at the picture he is tweeting before hitting the send button. In 99.99999% of these tweets, since Twitter only makes a small thumbnail available when you attach something to your tweet, you would certainly look at the tweet after it's posted as well. Chris Cillizza wrote that tweet. Chris Cillizza attached the photo to the tweet. Chris Cillizza sent out that tweet from HIS account. So while CNN and Chris Cillizza can claim some tech guy screwed up all they want, that tweet was written by, attached a picture to, and sent by only one person, Chris Cillizza. Therefore Chris Cillizza wrote his "Donald Trump, pointing to the heavens..." comment. Then searched his computer for the picture to attach to his tweet, saw the thumbnail of the picture, saw it had a green crosshair overlay over the Trump picture and Chris Cillizza still hit the send button.

Chris Cillizza could not have possibly noticed something wrong with the picture on numerous occasions. Unless someone has "Extra Large Thumbnails" chosen on their computer, which then Chris Cillizza would have easily spotted the tech mistake in creating his graphic. Most computers settings show only a small thumbnail when searching for graphics. I included a screenshot of what Chris Cillizza would have seen when searching for his computer for the Trump photo to attach to his tweet. He would, of course, know what it looked like beforehand, and while it would have been similar in color and style to the Nicki Haley thumbnail. It would therefore have been impossible to have chosen a green rectangular blob unless you were actually looking for a green rectangular blob. Even if Chris Cillizza was stupid enough to not look at the picture when choosing his tweet attachment, say instead his computer only showed file names. Then how could he have possibly missed the Green rectangular picture in the twitter thumbnail preview? Then, of course, he missed it again after hitting send and instantly the tweet with the full-size image of President Trump with a green crosshair overlay would have appeared. That makes at least three absolutely credible chances for Chris Cillizza to have seen that CNN tech mistake, but somehow against all odds he missed every single opportunity? As usual with CNN their excuses don't hold up to the facts... But then again we are talking about CNN where facts don't matter. Either CNN created a fraudulent excuse, or Chris Cillizza knew exactly what he was doing and then lied to CNN. No matter which someone needs to be held accountable at "Facts First" CNN. Read the full article

#CNN #Crosshairs #Facts #FakeNews #Lied #Maga #Picture #Trump #tweet #Twitter

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cbilluminati · 7 years

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Old School properties rules over at The Dub this week, and we got your looks. Here’s the IDW Publishing Previews for 4-19-2017.

Back to the Future #18

Writers: Bob Gale, John Barber Artist: Marcelo Ferreira Cover Artist: Marcelo Ferreira

TWO SECONDS! Doc Brown faces the gravest danger he’s ever encountered—he forgot his anniversary! So, he tells Clara he’ll be back in two seconds and cranks up the flux capacitor—after all, what could go wrong? Unfortunately for Doc… everything.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Cosmic Scoundrels #3

Writers: Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman Artist: Andy Suriano Cover Artist: Andy Suriano

Our two men and a baby narrowly escape being converted by The Sisterhood of the Stained Glass Squadron, Love Savage gets his Bi-Bi-Bebar account hacked, the true owners of Roshambo’s Galactic Gauntlets come to collect (hint: they aren’t Etsy users), plus the “real” Tad and Jacob show up and aren’t happy with what The Cosmic Scoundrels have done with their ship (and here Miss Bills was complaining her boys never come to visit)!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

Andy Suriano is an Emmy and Annie Award-winning artist who has worked on such iconic series as Samurai Jack and Star Wars: The Clone Wars!

Matt Chapman is a writer of Disney’s Gravity Falls and the co-creator of Disney XD’s Two More Eggs and Homestar Runner!

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G.I. JOE #4

Writer: Aubrey Sitterson Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis Cover Artist: Aaron Conley

Outnumbered and outgunned, the G.I. Joe field team hits the road with a captive and ranting Crystal Ball, but the Dreadnoks are hot on their heels! Meanwhile, Lady Jaye & Gung-Ho, with their cover blown, struggle to fight their way out of Athens. And a terrifying new threat rears its head in the Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe! From the explosive creative team of Aubrey Sitterson (Street Fighter x G.I. Joe) and Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet).

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

Variant cover by Ben Marra!

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Haunted Horror #27

Writers: Various Artists: Hy Fleishman, King Ward, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer Cover Artist: Adolphe Barreaux

The terrifying third and final installment of THE HORRORS OF IT ALL 3-issue special screams to its corruptible close, as THOIA blogger/horror host, Mr. Karswell unleashes another unhealthy dose of Pre-Code plagues upon the unsuspecting comic book world! This one will be the final nail in your coffin!

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

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Highlander: The American Dream #3

Writer: Brian Ruckley Artist: Andrea Mutti Cover Artist: Andrew Griffith

The cult-classic film’s triumphant return continues! The American Dream follows Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod as he clashes with powerful immortals from the American Civil War to 1950s Manhattan on an unstoppable march toward The Gathering, where the last of the immortals will duel to the death. And to the victor goes the Prize… and control over humanity’s destiny.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

The cult phenomenon returns!

Written by Scottish fantasy novelist Brian Ruckley (The Godless World trilogy)!

Interior art by Andrea Mutti (Rebels)!

Subscription covers by Italian artist Claudia Gironi!

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Jim Thompson’s The Killer Inside Me

Writer: Devin Faraci Artist: Vic Malhotra Cover Artist: Vic Malhotra

Jim Thompson’s sinewy, brutal, and beloved novel comes to life in this graphic noir-novel! In The Killer Inside Me, Thompson went where few have dared, giving us a pitch-black glimpse into the mind of the American serial killer years before Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, and Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, in the novel that will forever be known as the master performance of one of the greatest crime novelists of all time.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-854-0

Bullet points:

Advance solicited for April release!

With an intro by Stephen King!

“Probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally-warped mind I have ever encountered.” –Stanley Kubrick

“The Killer Inside Me captures the specificity of the original novel as well as its elegantly disturbing tone.” 10/10 –Newsarama

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M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #5

Writer: Brandon Easton Artist: Tony Vargas Cover Artist: Tommy Lee Edwards

With all secrets revealed, Matt Trakker and the M.A.S.K. team take on Miles Mayhem and V.E.N.O.M. in a brutal final assault. With their first major victory in their sights, the M.A.S.K. team must remain vigilant as other powerful and unforeseen forces rise up from the darkness. New enemies are on the horizon and you must NOT miss what happens on the last page!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

All-new storyline starts next month!

Variant cover by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos!

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My Little Pony: Friends Forever #38

Writer: Andy Price Artist: Andy Price Cover Artist: Tony Fleecs

A minor squabble between Princesses Celestia and Luna turns major and the two decide they need some time apart. When they divide Canterlot castle between the two of them, will the leaders of Equestria find a way to live harmoniously again?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Variant cover by Sara Richard!

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Powerpuff Girls: Power Up My Mojo

Writers: Haley Mancini & Jake Goldman Artists: Derek Charm, Nicoletta Baldari Cover Artist: Ben Carow

Three all-new tales! The girls make a deal with Penny Farthing to teach them how to ride a bike; enter into the annual soapbox derby; and get blasted by the Sassy Ray while stopping The Fashionistas! Collects issues #4–6.

HC • FC • $12.99 • 80 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-871-7

Bullet points:

“Any ‘90s kid can’t pass this up. We’re in our 20s now, but Powerpuff Girls means just as much to us now as it did back when we were kids.” — ComicWow TV

Advance solicited for April release!

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Star Trek/Green Lantern Vol 2 #5

Writer: Mike Johnson Artist: Angel Hernandez Cover Artist: Angel Hernandez

STRANGER WORLDS PART FIVE! The blockbuster event of 2017 continues here as the fight for the future of the Green Lantern Corps erupts! Can Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise stop Sinestro from conquering the planet Oa for himself? Or is it too late to stop the green light of Hal Jordan’s ring from fading forever?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

Following the blockbuster success of last year’s Star Trek/Green Lantern, DC Entertainment and IDW once again bring you the best team-up in the galaxy!

Variant cover by Chris Mooneyham!

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Star Trek: New Visions: The Traveler

Writer: John Byrne Artist: John Byrne Cover Artist: John Byrne

A mysterious Traveler is pursued by a ruthless robotic horde. Or is he? Jim Kirk must answer that question before his ship and crew are lost!

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

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Old School properties rules over at The Dub this week, and we got your looks. Here’s the IDW Publishing Previews for 4-19-2017.

Back to the Future #18

Writers: Bob Gale, John Barber Artist: Marcelo Ferreira Cover Artist: Marcelo Ferreira

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Cosmic Scoundrels #3

Writers: Andy Suriano & Matt Chapman Artist: Andy Suriano Cover Artist: Andy Suriano

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

Andy Suriano is an Emmy and Annie Award-winning artist who has worked on such iconic series as Samurai Jack and Star Wars: The Clone Wars!

Matt Chapman is a writer of Disney’s Gravity Falls and the co-creator of Disney XD’s Two More Eggs and Homestar Runner!

G.I. JOE #4

Writer: Aubrey Sitterson Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis Cover Artist: Aaron Conley

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

Variant cover by Ben Marra!

Haunted Horror #27

Writers: Various Artists: Hy Fleishman, King Ward, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer Cover Artist: Adolphe Barreaux

FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Highlander: The American Dream #3

Writer: Brian Ruckley Artist: Andrea Mutti Cover Artist: Andrew Griffith

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

The cult phenomenon returns!

Written by Scottish fantasy novelist Brian Ruckley (The Godless World trilogy)!

Interior art by Andrea Mutti (Rebels)!

Subscription covers by Italian artist Claudia Gironi!

Jim Thompson’s The Killer Inside Me

Writer: Devin Faraci Artist: Vic Malhotra Cover Artist: Vic Malhotra

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN: 978-1-63140-854-0

Bullet points:

Advance solicited for April release!

With an intro by Stephen King!

“Probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally-warped mind I have ever encountered.” –Stanley Kubrick

“The Killer Inside Me captures the specificity of the original novel as well as its elegantly disturbing tone.” 10/10 –Newsarama

M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #5

Writer: Brandon Easton Artist: Tony Vargas Cover Artist: Tommy Lee Edwards

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

All-new storyline starts next month!

Variant cover by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos!

My Little Pony: Friends Forever #38

Writer: Andy Price Artist: Andy Price Cover Artist: Tony Fleecs

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

Variant cover by Sara Richard!

Powerpuff Girls: Power Up My Mojo

Writers: Haley Mancini & Jake Goldman Artists: Derek Charm, Nicoletta Baldari Cover Artist: Ben Carow

HC • FC • $12.99 • 80 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-871-7

Bullet points:

“Any ‘90s kid can’t pass this up. We’re in our 20s now, but Powerpuff Girls means just as much to us now as it did back when we were kids.” — ComicWow TV

Advance solicited for April release!

Star Trek/Green Lantern Vol 2 #5

Writer: Mike Johnson Artist: Angel Hernandez Cover Artist: Angel Hernandez

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

Following the blockbuster success of last year’s Star Trek/Green Lantern, DC Entertainment and IDW once again bring you the best team-up in the galaxy!

Variant cover by Chris Mooneyham!

Star Trek: New Visions: The Traveler

Writer: John Byrne Artist: John Byrne Cover Artist: John Byrne

A mysterious Traveler is pursued by a ruthless robotic horde. Or is he? Jim Kirk must answer that question before his ship and crew are lost!

FC • 48 pages • $7.99

via IDW Publishing

HIGHLANDER, JOE and TREK, Oh my! IDW Publishing Previews for 4-19-2017 Old School properties rules over at The Dub this week, and we got your looks. Here's the IDW Publishing Previews for 4-19-2017.

#comic books #comics #IDW Publishing #Preview

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