#sal sad sack

[bunny-yuck]

ding dong

#bunart #art #fanart #sad sack #sal sad sack #sortie #sal sortie #please god read sortie or i will LOSE IT. SHCJSJD #gore

[meanbossart]

cover for my short inbetween chapter for the SAD SACK series. You can read it for free here! 18+ only

#art #sad sack #comic #sal #stone #fracture zone

[bunnybabyart]

i love sally

#bunnybabyart #salvatore vela #sad sack #sortie #sad sack sal

[taibobo]

just finished @dddrawfucker ‘s sad sack last week and i want to applaud them for making a character i love drawing but i want to shake him in a cardboard box and lob him into a river

#sad sack #mycoart #i forgot to draw stone in the empty space SIGH its fine i will draw him eventually <3 #sal is the one im drawn to the most instinctively but i havent read sortie yet and im....scared to get attached............ #so in the mean time ill be chewing on garv like hes a beat up dog toy

[hunnymcbunny]

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#bambi draws #sortie #sad sack sal #sad sack #comic

[oathbreakerapologist]

been drawing Sal from @sadsackcomic because that comic has utterly consumed me. I haven't read Sortie yet so this is based solely on Sad Sack alone

been thinking about Sal as a representation of the duality of the mission of the group overall—on one hand, a sense of righteous retribution, justice, healing; on the other hand, incredible violence increasingly for its own sake—and as a Levinasian duality, the Face and the Other condensed into a single man, a denial of both self- and other-ness (relations denied, that is, to himself as much as those around him)

#sad sack #not bg3 #maybe a wip? maybe not. maybe this is as finished as it's gonna get

[barbatusart]

hey that ask/answer about sad sack/sortie semiotics reminded me to ask u a question I've been thinking/journalling about for like weeks now: how deliberate/intentional/meaningful is the symbol of mask-wearing in sad sack? I've been concocting a theory about the significance of Garv being the first to take his mask off in A Small Plot of Land & Sal being the only one still wearing a mask in AMF & how the concealing/revealing of the face maps to shame/acceptance of their own acts of violence, and I'd love to know if I'm reading into it way too hard lmao

along those same lines when I read the lil scene towards the end of A Small Plot of Land in which Stone can't take his own mask off by himself, I immediately interpreted it as a metaphor for Stone having something to hide about his own motivations in his relationship with Sal, which. uh. hoooooo boy I was not expecting the direction that would ultimately take but MAN it was fascinating to see that go down

you do some amazing work dude, you're an incredible storyteller and I'm stoked to see the direction that sortie goes (I haven't read any of it yet bc I read sad sack like a month ago and I'm waiting to read sortie until I feel like I'm done rereading/thinking about sad sack)

ahhh fuck goddamnit you caught me on glass no.2 hahaha. ah man im thrilled about this ask, thank you for taking the time to really mull over the visuals! putting this under a cut because it's long winded + includes some spoilers for SAD SACK & SORTIE alike

the mask is extremely deliberate & something i use as a touchstone for sal's psych profile work specifically. (though arguably the entirety of these comics are about metaphorical Masks lol) sal is an incredibly dissociative individual by the time SORTIE rolls around but arguably kind of always was - i deliberately went out of my way not to write DID, but i wanted to explore the space of fugue states & the messiness and muck of first person dissociation by the time we hit SORTIE.

he has a perception of his Self that exists in fragments, which all serve the purpose to continuously pass the buck on any responsibility for his present poor behavior. he in fact sees his normal self that people on the street as "the mask," and the ski masked man as his true self, ie someone selfish who takes what he wants through brute force. simultaneously then the masked man is "the mask," because whatever violence he engages in as this persona isnt something he himself (the normal everyday man) would do. you're 100% on the money on the reveal of The Face being this sort of full blunt acceptance, which sal in particular cant handle - even on the street, he goes out of his way to obfuscate himself in that manner.

he's incredibly low EQ with zero concept of his own inner world, overall. with that being said, there is a great deal of Headless motif in SORTIE that im excited for you to hit when the time comes, with all this in mind

also, garv taking his mask off first in SADS2 was absolutely deliberate as well lol i was trying to paint him as the odd man out from the very start (the first tip-off was him being conspicuously absent from the epilogue) to start planting a sort of ? seed about him.

#sad sack #sortie #q&a

[rjalker]

if you weren't in the Miraculous Ladybug fandom back in 2018/2019, you may be wondering, "What the fuck was going on?"

You want to know what the fandom's excuse was for turning Alya into a vicious, physically violent murderous bully who's been terrifying Marinette since the day she met her?

You want to know their excuse for saying that Alya shoves all her babysitting duties off on Marinette and then doesn't pay her?

Their excuse for saying that Alya steals literally millions of dollars worth of food and material from Marinette's parent's bakery and from Marinette herself?

Their excuse for saying that she suicide baits Marinette and purposefully poisons her food with things she knows she's allergic to, and rips her sketchbook to pieces and strangles Marinette half to death before throwing her into the river to drown while the rest of the evil irredeemable class stands there cheering?

What's their "excuse"?

Chameleon.

The episode Chameleon.

That's the excuse they all reached for. That's the best they could come up with. Chameleon.

These racist pieces of shit were pretending that all of this absurdly racist shit they were writing about Alya and pretending was her actual real personality, is all based on the events of Chameleon.

The real truth is that these people were and are literally just racist sacks of shit who wanted to write about Marinette being bullied with No One To Rely On except for the fucking random batman character of the week they were having her date, and since they're racist sacks of shit, no, they couldn't just go with the path of least resistance and also the path of logic and have Chloe being doing the bullying. You know, the way she has been Marinette's whole life?

Nope.

They're racist sacks of shit, so since Chloe's white with blonde hair and blue eyes and they thought she was hot and The Coolest Feminist Ever, (Yes, these people were pretending that Chloe's a feminist. No, I'm not joking. Nothing in this post is a joke), they decided, because they are racist, that Alya is the best choice to be the Vicious Unrelenting Tormentor of poor sweet fragile Marinette who is pale and sad and can't do anything to defend against Alya's wrath.

And Lila need not even be involved at all!

Sure, some fics pretended that Alya was 'taking Lila's side even after she tried to murder Marinette and sent her to the hospital with broken bones' and had Lila egging on Alya's violence, but some of them weren't even trying to pretend to be anything other than what they were. Which is racist piles of steaming shit.

And these racist asshats genuinely believed with every fiber of their being that these Alya salt stories they were writing were true. Were real. Were based on canon and absolutely likely to happen. These people had convinced themselves that canon Marinette is just an innocent victim of the vicious bully Alya, and that Chloe is the only one Marinette can trust and rely on.

And this wasn't just one or two posts. No. This wasn't even "just" a dozen posts.

This was hundreds. Literally hundreds of posts. Dozens of new ones every day. I'm not even exaggerating when I say that every third post in the Miraculous Ladybug tag was turning Alya into an unrecognizable racist caricature and then being graphically punished for her crimes against the pale and thus pure innocent victims, Marinette and Chloe.

I wish I were joking. I wish this was an exaggeration. I wish literally any of this was hyperbole. But it's not. Every example here is something I literally had to read. That these racist scumbags were insisting was in character and based in reality and actually what was happening in the show!

And a lot of these people, when confronted for their absolutely fucking atrocious levels of anti-black racism, would try to spin themselves as the victim! They were bullied in school, so they're venting about it!

Then why not have Chloe, the literal vicious bully, be the bully, you're asking?

Because that would have required this deluge of "Alya salt" to be based on something besides racism, which it wasn't.

This shit went on for months on end. More and more racist fic being churned out by the day, and if you dared to call it out or criticize it, even without ever approaching any of these people or calling them out by name, you were met with a flood of aggression and harassment, not just by the authors themselves, but their fans who wouldn't hear a negative word against them.

Oh and it also must be remembered that, when Lila was involved in these "Salt fits", the bigotry was not just anti-black racism, it was rampant and uncurbed ableism. Of every fucking imaginable kind, though most usually hatred for people with personality disorders and psychosis.

I remember one infamous fucking line that said, and I quote, to justify Gabriel murdering Lila,

"That girl is a psychopath. I have empathy, I can tell.”

That's a literal direct quote. No, I am not joking. Here's a fucking archived version of the post, which has finally been edited to be less ableist. But also please fucking note that the original person who created the prompt in the first place is a fucking pedophile, who writes disgusting shit about Lila that you can't pay me enough to repeat. Block gale-gentlepenguin, who was then known as gale-of-the-nomads.

And guess what happened when I made a post about how ableist this line was? Not even mentioning the fic author by name? Hmm? Go ahead and guess!

That's right! I got dogpiled by the angry ableist fans who flooded my inbox to tell me it's not ableist because uh-- *checks notes* ableism is only bad if it's against physically disabled people! No, I'm not joking!

This fandom has always been fucking filled with atrocious levels of bigotry, justified and defended under the flimsiest of excuses.

If you don't believe me, find the old posts. Go through the "Alya salt" tag and keep fucking scrolling. Go back all the way to when Chameleon was first released. Go back and see the fucking history of this fandom which you are so desperate to defend.

This fandom hates Alya Cesaire far past what she deserves for anything she has ever done or will ever do in the show. I am writing this post on June 26th, 2022. I have seen the scene from Multiplication. And yes, it's fucking horrible.

And I am telling you as someone who has been in this fandom for years, nothing Alya will ever do from the moment onward, no matter how bad, will ever be bad enough to justify the hatred and violence and racism that has been directed against her for years.

Nothing Alya will ever do in the show will ever come even remotely close to matching up to the hatred she receives just for existing as a Black girl.

#ML fandom history #ml fandom racism #fandom racism #Miraculous Ladybug #Alya Cesaire #Marinette Dupain-Cheng #Alya defence squad #Alya defense squad #ml fandom ableism #Lila Rossi

[pastabadguy]

reccomend us :

- 3 movies

- 2 games

- 1 show

- 3 random other things of ur choosing

Movies:

- Riders of Justice: very cool take on/deconstruction of vengence/revenge narratives. Plus Mads Mikkelsen if that's your type of guy.

- Excision: blended horror/coming-of-age story with some of my favorite visuals in any movie. Love this fucking movie. It's got John Waters in a minor role.

- The Devil's Rejects: one of my all time favorite movies and probably my favorite example of villain protagonists. It's probably good to look up the content warnings if that's something you do.

Games:

- XOXO Blood Droplets Beta Build: I'm sorry I gotta bring this up whenever I can, it's a reward for giving $15 (I think) to the patreon, it's got way more routes than the free game (at least one for each boy, Everett's second route is by far my favorite), it's my baby my love my favorite

- the first 4 episodes of Sally Face: the style, the hidden bonus content, and the building of the story itself is just very cool and engaging to me. And Sal is such a good protagonist imo. The last episode of the game kinda sucks ass and doesn't even give a satisfying ending, so maybe just play through 4 and let it have a tragic (but great) ending.

Show:

- Venture Bros: adult swim cartoon that grows a dramatic plot. I'd definitely recommend it on a "get through the first 2 seasons" basis. S2 is actually pretty fun also but it starts getting really good around 3. It's very early 2000s in its humor tho

Misc.:

- Sad Sack: (comic/webcomic) oh my god read the warnings and description but it's seriously good, the art is amazing, it's funny and disturbing and thought-provoking and that ending my god

- Japanese Breakfast: specifically their music videos. I'm not sure what it is about them but they have inspired my style (art and just visual/fashion) a lot. Road Head and Machinist especially. Something about the strong themes/filming style?

- Wolf 359: my favorite podcast and one of my formative pieces of media. It starts kinda silly but grows into such a good serial drama/tragedy/thriller? Not sure what to call the genre (other than science fiction). I am so attatched to these characters. Everyone is flawed and forced into tough decisions and desperate times and it's great. The music is gorgeous as well. Fuckable villains. Human experimentation. Really strong, interesting, not-clearly-defined emotional bonds between characters. What more could you want

#answer #thank you!! this was very fun to do

[xenosagaepisodeone]

i'm normally not into stuff with heavy gore and violence but that art of sal from sad sack that you reblogged made me check out the comic and i can now confirm that he is indeed best boy

I genuinely love Sad Sack and I wish I could recommend it openly to more people, but it's the kind of thing you need to go "please heed the tws" to people who arent desensitized to the kind of content it contains. It’s so thoughtfully written and the cast has so much personality...there are so many little things I notice on my rereads that makes me love it more -- on top of that, Bog is genuinely one of the best finales I've read for a comic series in recent memory. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

#asks #anonymous

[bunny-yuck]

number 5, obviously.

[ sad sack spoilers ]

#sad sack #sal #sal sad sack #art #fanart #bunart #gore #sad sack spoilers #love this guy

[beastofwant]

champagne, hot pink

Cosleeping can be nice, or just laying with someone even if not asleep. I'm mostly touch-repulsed, unfortunately. Also hand-holding is both nice (holding hands with someone, + easier to hiss their hand if desired) and useful (can wrangle them in whatever direction you require when going through crowds and other locations)

I am... A Tragedy Enjoyer. I love seeing depictions of suffering and despair lol, so this is gonna paint my answer significantly.

#1 favorite is person A & B had a troubled past but live idyllic lives together, until something either 1) completely unexpected but has been foreshadowed throughout or 2) from person A's past comes back and results in the death of person B. Their life ruined, person A goes on an elaborate and gratuitously violent quest for revenge which often ends in their own death and them being reunited with their dead love 😭

Especially if the relationship is RIFE with (poorly) repressed homoeroticism between person A & B like if they're 💕battle brothers💕 or something and never truly confessed their love!

#2 favorite is person A & person B are both genuinely terrible people, and are therefore perfect for each other. They commit graphic and brutal crimes together and fuck while still covered in their victim's blood. I'm not sure if I like it more if 1) their relationship is otherwise totally normal and sweet, almost sickening in how doting they are to each other, or if 2) it's the most toxic, vile, and abusive relationship I've ever seen. Especially if there's literal dehumanization and unhealthy dom/sub mechanics.

Some examples of this kinda dynamic I loved were Sal & Stone from Sad Sack and how Hambone depicts p8cr8 in their fics! I love to watch two people like this dig the deepest hole they can together lol

#asks #pink asks

[meanbossart]

Another ask compilation!

There already is some! If you search up "orin the red" in my blog there's some art to be found of them together (after you scroll by all the essay length replies to asks I've gotten about her 🤦) and I definitely want to draw more of it in the future.

(This ask is referring to mine and @barbatusart comics, not my silly BG3 stuff, just in case anyone gets confused) ALAS, Sad Sack and Sortie seem to be what me and Nick have taken to calling part of the Unpublishable Triad: It's Gay, It's Violent, and it's too long. The point is that publishers don't want anything to do with it. We've actually gotten really close once, signed a contract and everything, but then the place gained some traction and decided they didn't want us in their repertoire anymore.

We've considered self-publishing again and again, but unfortunately we don't really have the financial means for something like that. We hope as we expand and entertain slightly less erm outrageous stories that we will come across some new opportunities.

(more asks below the cut)

AGREED, I don't think there's much of a way for me to both keep him in character AND keep her alive (since she has such a problem with Shadowheart) but if Shadowheart hadn't been mega racist I bet Lae'zel and DU drow would have had a lot of funny conflict (he would have relentlessly looked down on her blind faith) broken up with their mutual love for senseless violence. Probably at least 1 rage fuck in there before Astarion came peacocking in.

Thank you!

Not really, I don't really like dividing my attention with other things when I draw, not to mention that I do a lot of picking things up and putting them down again which doesn't seem very apt for art-streaming.

THANK YOU SO MUCH DUDE! I Nick is the sole writer behind the original series and of 95% of Sortie (I butt in there here and there because I'm also a huge Sal fan lol) so all the dope semiotics and symbolism are thanks to him and his big, beautiful brain. I'm beyond lucky to have found someone so talented to work with.

Thank you so much again for your patronage and support, I'm glad you have been enjoying the rest of our work!!!

THANK YOU!!! I draw a lot of inspiration from western comics, and I'm a big fan of the art of Sean Murphy and Jason Shawn Alexander. I was also reading JtHM and Hellsing in middle school which I'm sure caused some kind of irreversible damage to my psyche.

LOL, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE THE FREAK OF THE FANDOM, and it's a joy to hear that I've given you and your friends some good laughs. Thank you!

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I have a ton of other sweet messages that I can't reply to individually without risking turning this into a LOOK-AT-ME fest, but as always thank you so much to everyone who decides to drop by with a nice word of encouragement, support, or just to let me know that they enjoy my characterizations, I very much appreciate it!

#ask #ask compilation

[roguerebels]

Bounty Hunters: Raid on the Vermillion Favorite Comic Series Moments!

The Knights of Ren! Dengar getting wrecked again! More Nar Kanji! Sad Valance! Death by black hole! Check out Sal's favorite moments from Bounty Hunters: Raid on the Vermillion comics! #StarWarsComics

T’onga’s crew infiltrates the Vermillion, interrogates Vukorah, and bodyguards for the Pykes with all kinds of surprises in the mix! The Knights of Ren! Dengar getting wrecked again! More Nar Kanji! Sad Valance! Death by black hole! Ethan Sacks continues to bring dirty underworld dealings and great characters to a boil with plenty of action! Here are my favorite moments! SPOILERS…

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#Beilert Valance #Bossk #Comic #comic crossover #Comics #Corellia #Crimson Dawn #Darth Vader #Dengar #Ethan Sacks #Losha #Marvel Comics #Mourner&039;s Wail #Nexu #Paolo Villanelli #Qi&039;ra #review #Reviews #Series #Star Wars #Star Wars comic #Star Wars Reviews #T&039;onga #Tasu Leech #The Unbroken Clan #Unbroken Clan #Vader #Valance #Vermillion #Vukorah

[honeygrlvintage]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 1988 Leaf Baseball's Greatest Grossouts SAD SACK SAL Trading Card Single.

[hunnymcbunny]

•you know you’d trade your life for any ordinary joe.•

#sad sack #sortie #sad sack sal #salvatore vela #i luv him