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HAWKGIRL

Art by RAMON VILLALOBOS

#ramon villalobos #kendra saunders #dc comics

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Thats just Prime

#optimus primal #beast wars #transformers #comicart #illustration #90s #ramon villalobos

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Wildcat

Art by...

1) Alex Toth

2) Alex Ross

3) Steve Rude

4) Jim Aparo

5) Jeremy Massie

6) Mort Meskin

7) Neal Adams

8) Kerry Callen

9) Dave Watcher

10) Ramon Villalobos

#Comics #DC Comics #Wildcat #Ted Grant #Justice Society #JSA #Justice Society Of America #Alex Ross #Alex Toth #Steve Rude #Jim Aparo #Neal Adams #Kerry Callen #Ramon Villalobos #Dave Watcher #Mort Meskin #Jeremy Massie #Art #DC #Sports #Boxing

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Ramon VillaLobos - Batgirl

#ramon villalobos #batgirl

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Spider-Punk by Ramon Villalobos

#ramon villalobos #Spider-Man #Spider-punk #spider punk #spiderpunk #black suit spider man #hobie brown #art #artwork #marvel #marvel characters #marvel heroes #marvel superheroes #marvel comics #marvel art #marvel men

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Daredevil by Ramon Villalobos

#ramon villalobos #matt murdock #daredevil #marvel #art #artwork #marvel comics #marvel universe #the devil of hell's kitchen #marvel superheroes #the man without fear

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Batgirl by Ramon Villalobos

#comics #Batgirl #Ramon Villalobos

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Batwoman & The Question by Ramon Villalobos

#batwoman #the question #renee montoya #ramon villalobos #Kate kane #art #artwork #dc comics #Gotham city #dcu #dc universe #batfam #batfamily #dc superheroes #dc heroes #gay superheroes #lesbian superheroes

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Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia Art by Ramon Villalobos

#art #movies #ramon villalobos #bring me the head of alfredo garcia #warren oates #sam peckinpah #favorites

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Batgirl by Ramon Villalobos

#batgirl #barbara gordon #ramon villalobos

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GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAINER

Art by RAMON VILLALOBOS

#ramon villalobos #dc comics #hispanic heritage month

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I Want To Push You Around

#barbie #ken #barbie 2023 #ryan gosling #patriarchy #ramon villalobos #art #comic art #illustration #adidas #ken barbie #i am kenough #barbie movie

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Copra: Rax

Art by Ramon Villalobos

#Comics #Copra #Rax #Ramon Villalobos #Michel Fiffe #Art #Original Art #Before And After

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Ramon VillaLobos - Spider-Gwen

#ramon villalobos #spider gwen

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The Art of Ramon Villalobos

#ramon villalobos #batman #superman #robin #border town #blue beetle #batgirl #young justice #superboy

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The Retconning of Aunt May's death from Amazing Spider-Man #400... aka, screw John Byrne!

Wanna know something else we can criticize John Byrne for aside from his general creepiness and bigotry? He undid Aunt May’s death in the beautifully written Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #400, "The Gift," aka one of the best stories to come out of the entire infamous Clone Saga era.

Like... when Linkara reviewed the Web of Death storyline, one particular complaint he brought up was how all of the all the beautiful & emotional moments between Peter Parker and comatose Aunt May were severely undermined in hindsight due to the later retcon that this wasn't actually May Parker, but instead an highly-skilled actress whom Norman Osborn replaced Aunt May with after her stroke and made resemble Peter's aunt through cloning technology.

And the person who was responsible for this controversial retcon? None other than John Byrne!

Byrne apparently refused to even initiate his divisive 1999 Chapter One and The Next Chapter reboots of the Spider-Man titles unless he was allowed to utilize Aunt May as a member of Peter's supporting cast. Consequently, this meant completely retconning Aunt May's lovely and tragic send-off by J.M. DeMatteis & Mark Bagley in ASM #400, even though that issue was highly regarded and celebrated by even the most hardened detractors of The Clone Saga era as a whole.

And you know what made the retconning of Aunt May's death even more stupid? It directly contradicted Norman Osborn's own recounting of The Clone Saga from his perspective in The Osborn Journal one-shot after he was revealed to be the true mastermind behind the whole saga. Writer & editor Glenn Greenberg specifically made sure to include these passages from Norman's private journals:

-"And as luck would have it, the clone -- Reilly -- learned of May Parker's stroke and returned to New York to be near her during her final days. This saved me the trouble of concocting some elaborate scheme to lure him back to the city."

-"Then the old woman finally died, delivering a major emotional blow to Parker and his wife. My only regret is that I was NOT the cause."

Yup, Greenberg wanted to make sure that DeMatteis' brilliant work from ASM #400 wouldn't be undone by having Norman himself state in his private journals that May's death was strictly due to natural causes instead of another part of his behind-the-scene's manipulations. Which makes sense considering that the entire issue was dedicated to Peter & Aunt May's final days together as she revealed to her nephew that she had always known he was Spider-Man and was deeply proud of him before passing away in her bed right besides Peter, Mary Jane & Aunt Anna, with Peter's final words to his surrogate mother-figure being him quoting his favorite childhood novel Peter Pan to her, telling Aunt May:

"Let go. Fly. 'Second to the right... and straight on until morning.'"

Its honestly one of the most simultaneously heartbreaking & beautiful scenes that I've personally ever read in a comic. The silent panels of Ben Reilly crying to himself on the roof of the house, unable to be by his Aunt's side during her final moments since he's only a clone of her nephew, especially tug at my heartstrings (poor Benjy)! And its an issue that resonates with me even more deeply today than back when I initially read it a few years ago, since I now know what it feels like to lose a dearly beloved relative, with both my paternal grandmother (Nana) and maternal grandfather (Paps) having since passed away.

But then John Byrne decided in his infinite wisdom to screw it all up, ignoring all of that emotional weight and feelings of down-to-Earth loss by not only revealing that the Aunt May Peter watched die was actually just a random actress whom Norman Osborn "genetically modified via the Jackal’s cloning technology" (which again… makes ZERO sense), but that Osborn apparently now lied in his own personal diaries or something?

So yeah, the resurrection of Aunt May by John Byrne during the Spider-Man: The Gathering of Five/The Final Chapter arcs is easily one of the most insulting retcons that I've ever encountered since it spits in the face of one of the most beautifully written single-issues that I've personally ever read (both because of how it personally resonates with me as someone who's lost two grandparents, and because is J.M. DeMatteis is among my Top 5 favorite comic book writers).

But trust me, this is the LEAST of John Byrne's problems, which fellow comic creator Ramon Villalobos made an excellent thread discussing in detail if you want further information:

#spider man #aunt may #may parker #screw john byrne #john byrne is a creep #john byrne is a bigot #the death of aunt may #the gift #the gathering of five #the final chapter #the osborn journal #clone saga #90s comics #jm dematteis #mark bagley #glenn greenberg #norman osborn #green goblin #scarlet spider #ben reilly #tangent #marvel comics #Youtube #linkara #ramon villalobos #mini essay