Mr. Seal, I have seen people talking about The Death of Vic Sage lately. I don't know what this is. What is it and is it good? I am very new to The Question and my favorite is Renee. I wanted to ask due to it being a hot topic in the tag for these characters.
The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage is a DC Black Label series that came out in 2019-ish. It follows Vic as he uncovers a conspiracy concerning a shapeshifting devil and cowboy reincarnation, all while under the influence of some serious hallucinogens. It also includes discussion of racism, both historical and current.
Some of the strongest criticism I've seen of this series is about the depiction of racism (combined with Vic being the only person in the world that can stop racism, apparently.) I would definitely say this is valid criticism. It's not a super great way for the narrative to frame it. They put a spin on it toward the end to talk about how Vic feels like he's the only good person in the world & seems to think he's the only one ever that can fix anything and how this isn't actually true, which felt like they wanted to talk about the white savior trope thing, but it seemed like the writing just shrugged at it. And then the story ended. Overall it felt like kind of a weak message. It deserves criticism for that, which I have seen people discuss recently and I agree with.
As far as whether it's "good" or not, this is something you'd have to decide for yourself. I liked some things, like the tie-in with plots and characters from the 80s run, the idea of The Question verses a monster that takes a million different faces & what that thing is supposed to represent in the human experience (bigotry and hatred that any person is capable of if they refuse to look at themselves and see it), and the entire thing with the hallucinating (a staple of the Question) and how it gives the comic a kind of dreamy atmosphere. Also, we get to see the amazing handiwork of Denys Cowan again, which feels right.
I obviously don't like the way they handled the Question's savior complex. I see what they were trying to do, but I felt like having him.... I shouldn't spoil it, should I? It made me facepalm when I saw him doing it. I wouldn't deprive you of that experience. But anyway some of the things he does in the comic seem antithetical to the point of the faceless, nameless Question in their mission to work behind the scenes. Maybe that's the idea, though. Vic is unreal levels of proud and arrogant in this comic. Way more so than usual. Slipping into Ditko territory, to be honest, and yet still within the realm of bizarre but standard Vic behavior. As Tot says, "Vic... You bastard."
Speaking of Tot, I am not a huge fan of him in this comic. He's fine, I guess, but he feels like he's only there to shake his head sadly at everything Vic says and does. Not very helpful. This isn't the old man I know and love. It isn't really the most important thing with the comic, though, so I guess I'll let it slide for now.
Anyway, my final verdict is that it's... Complicated. I think that would be the best way to describe it. It isn't super great, but it might be worth a read if you can approach it with a mind that is prepared to think critically about some of the themes and messages it presents. It's DC Black Label, so it isn't technically canon to anything, and I wouldn't consider it compliant to canon regardless. It has some good internal monologues for those that love them (I like them), and it has a section where it plays with The Question as a subset of a private investigator type character (which I appreciate as a detective connoisseur), but the clumsy and, in my opinion, tasteless attempt to tie it into current events combined with the portrayal of Vic with such a strange personality (definitely one of his oddball arcs) means this isn't a series that I would recommend if someone wanted an idea of what the character is. It's in the same category as PAX and that Frank Miller comic to me. Interesting, but not necessary to the character's story or personality building, and not for everyone.
TLDR; It's a hit and miss series. The artwork is good, some of the writing is good, but the parts where it is bad can easily outweigh the good. Read it for yourself if you want, but be warned for violent racism (I'm serious, please be warned for this. Do not go in without preparing yourself), and a weird characterization for basically everyone (I feel a little uncomfortable putting this here because of how not a big deal it is compared to the other warning. Still.)
4 notes
·
View notes
🐺 moon-moon4w00 Follow
Friendly reminder that asking your lycan partner to turn you is incredibly insensitive! Seriously can we retire this trope already? Not only is it just offensive, but no one would ever actually choose this life! Lycanthropy is a curse. Full stop.
🐾 superhowllock69 Follow
Ok user "moon-moon" as if that original meme wasn't created to mock pack nomenclature 🙄
Anyway I'm not gonna touch that internalized lycanphobia with a ten foot pole. Being turned by your partner is something that can be incredibly intimate as long as both parties are consenting and the one being turned is 100% sure they want it. Literally the only downside to transforming once a month is the pain, but midol works just fine. No one with these "lycanthropy bad" takes ever wants to discuss the legitimate positives that come with this "curse" lmao.
🐺 moon-moon4w00 Follow
I'm literally reclaiming moon moon but go off I guess. Anyways turning your partner is absolutely disgusting and morally reprehensible and anyone who does it should be muzzled permanently.
🌜 impawssible Follow
lmao my wife literally saved my life when she turned me but i guess she should be muzzled huh? we run through the woods hunting deer together and can each haul in groceries in one trip now, but nooo she's obviously a danger to society because she cares enough about me to help me when insurance wouldn't cover my medicine
also it was confirmed that the creator of that meme literally makes and sells silver bullets so if you still wanna use moon moon for yourself that certainly is a choice. source: (X)
🦴 pupperoni Follow
I love that instead of naming the more common benefits of lycanthropy, you mentioned that you and your wife can carry all the groceries in one trip. I think that's definitely a positive that gets overlooked far too often and I commend you for speaking your truth, sir
🌜 impawssible Follow
lol thanks but I'm a woman 😅
🦴 pupperoni Follow
🦇 count-fuckula Follow
Plus werewolf blood tastes way better and is as filling as 10 humans 👍
🐺 moon-moon4w00 Follow
Oh my GOD you vampblr freaks will just flock to anything. It clearly says "vamps DNI" in my bio!
🐾 superhowllock Follow
lmaoooo of course you're a vampire exclusionist
🌕 daddy-fenris Follow
wasn't OP the same guy who said fursuits were offensive to lycanthropes and doxxed a werewolf fursuiter?
🐺 moon-moon4w00 Follow
They ARE offensive and harmful to this community and I'm tired of pretending they're not. They perpetuate harmful depictions of what a humanoid wolf is actually like.
🌜 impawssible Follow
me when I dox someone for making candy colored animal costumes that look nothing like what a real werewolf does
🦴 pupperoni Follow
K
🌕 daddy-fenris Follow
U
29K notes
·
View notes
Etho doodles in which I let my inner dinosaur nerd take over 😔 and also have no idea how to shade
Get it cause he's old and washed up haha... ok but actual raptor Etho hybrid justification below cut
To be honest the main reason was because I really wanted a hybrid in the mix who wasn't some furry creature and a reptile or amphibian or smth instead. Etho still ended up feathered but whatever it's close enough! But for ACTUAL reasoning:
He does feel damn ancient, like an old deity of the mcyt space that no one can dislike. Dinosaurs are the same!! They're old but still thought of with great fascination and fondness, everyone loves dinosaurs...
Dinosaurs are ever so mysterious, as many advancements as we make there's still so much we don't know. Just as we know jackshit about mister Kakashi skin man. Also, there are so many incomplete skeletons out there. I didn't have a particular species in mind for Etho, because where's the mystery in that? He can be one of those 5% skeleton 95% speculation dinosaurs like this guy!! Missing jaw and all
"I'm a runner, not a protector" - so, a raptor, or more specifically the Dromaeosauridae family, which literally has "running/runner" in its name
But! I'm always a fan of stuff going against its nature, especially in this case! Etho states he's not a runner yet protects his allies rather fiercely even in total silence. Eg refusing to kill Cleo in SL or to give away Tango's location during the LimL manhunt, same for Grian in SL. He was a bit flaky in 3L I think? And he only started to have genuine care for allies in LL with Bdubs? Though he is still very much a runner in many cases like during the LL Wither fight.
Research also strongly suggests that most if not all raptors were solitary hunters, and the way I see Etho (through my shamefully limited watchtime of his POVs...) he feels a lot like someone who ultimately only trusts himself at the start even if he's pleasant and allying with others, and doesn't seem to think he can carry his weight in groups though he doesn't voice this a lot. That's just how Etho is, very composed, but it feels like there's an insecurity there, showcased especially in SL but again I haven't seen almost any of his POVs in full so maybe I'm talking out of my ass!! Sorry ethogirls I'm only a sidegig ethogirl myself... But yeah tldr to me he gives off the vibe of an otherwise solitary animal struggling to find 100% sure footing in a pack. In whichever ways he does go against his nature, its not usually made a show of
At the mention of a raptor, a lot of people will probably think of the glamourized Jurassic Park Velociraptors. But those awesome guys from the movies are actually the size of chickens. In general though, dinosaurs tend to be a bit.. exaggerated in media, despite how inherently fascinating they already are. And I think it fits Etho because we all know how the Lifers seem to fear and mancrush on him when he's just some dork with perfect capability to become pathetic at a moment's notice. Still, he's a clearly skilled player and still respected without question
Etho's not some killer machine like some people make dinosaurs out to be. He's just a fellow creature fulfilling his role in the ecosystem 👍
dinosaurs are cool
The hook-like sickle claws on the feet... something something fishing rod
I swear I'm not turning all my Lifers into hybrids I'm not!! Still plenty normal humans in the mix I swear....... But Etho is such a radical dude, I really wanted to do something more for him. The whole Kitsune thing that I often see associated with him is really cool. I don't actually know the reasoning for it but I assume something something naruto, but also, him being this ancient mythical cryptid who people know so little about, you know? It makes SO much sense. So anyway I turned him into a dinosaur instead rawr
As a herbivore advocate I also considered stuff like the triceratops (known for how they protect themselves and their own) but nah the raptor symbolism...
2K notes
·
View notes
paint me in lovely red, mv1xreader
masterlist
pairing: max verstappen x artist!reader
summary: a tiny slip can make your most beautiful secrets public. Sometimes the slip comes in the form of a painting, sometimes the secret is a relationship with a world champion.
format: social media au
a/n: all paintings used here were made by Malcolm Liepke! Part 1/?
( instagram )
verstappen1updates
liked by fanuser and 500,233 others
verstappen1updates Max just admitted that he’s in a relationship on stream! Transcript of the clip for those asking:
G: Max, they’re asking about the new painting in the background. I haven’t seen it before either.
M: Ah yes, that was a gift for the championship win from- [Stops to keep driving]. Well, my girlfriend really.
G: [Laughs] That’s cute, she’s great at painting. Oh- they’re surprised now- [Laughs] about your girl.
M: Ah- We just like to keep to ourselves, mate.
see all comments
user1 YO WHAT???
user2 and just like that we’ve lost him🥲
user3 u don’t know that man
user2 a girl can dream…
user4 sooo whos the girl?? I want to know noww
user5 a whole picture of his winning car??? she must be HOOKED
user6 after that season i cant blame her
( twitter )
( instagram )
yourusername
liked by maxverstappen1 and others
yourusername Spring is coming so new prints are out on my online shop!! Make sure to check them out💛🧡🍋
From the vault: “my yellow mirror II”, oil on canvas, 18x24. Also: my bike, me.
see all comments
user1 I just came expecting more Max honestly
user2 SAME
user3 the only thing interesting on this page
user4 ok seeing her now I get why Max let her paint him like that😂 shes cute
user5 paint me like one of your french girls- max, probably
yourfriend beautiful as always Yn🥹🫶 only focus on that
liked by yourusername and maxverstappen1
yourusername thanks bby🫶
user6 oh girl stop being so dramaticcc
user7 drop the painting of the car instead, this is boring
user8 i get it know, date rich so you can afford to do your silly paintings🤯
maxverstappen1 just lovely
this comment has been deleted
comments on this post have been disabled
( messages )
( instagram )
inthef1paddock
liked by fanuser and 876.334 others
inthef1paddock Max Verstappen and girlfriend Yn Ln caught together after she arrived to Melbourne for the Australian GP.
The driver had to ask through his instagram stories for fans to respect their privacy and Yn’s career after people flooded her social media with disrepectful comments, he did so by posting this selfie.
Mean comments will be deleted.❤️
see all comments
user1 People are so rude, its obvious they love each other
user2 Oh that hug🥹 what a lucky girl
user3 Did you see the video? He RAN to her, shes blessed
user4 idk she still seems weird…
lando.jpg
liked by yourusername, danielricciardo and 698.442 others
lando.jpg 🇦🇺 nights
tagged charlesleclerc, maxverstappen1 and yourusername;
see all comments
user1 last photo made me SCREAM, MAX???
user2 Lando is so crazy for this lol
user3 From Charles dropping it low to a hard launch he knows his public
charles_leclerc 😎😎
yourusername 🕺🕺📸📸
charles_leclerc You mean 💋💋📸📸?
maxverstappen1 Lando wont post those because he is lonely and he will cry
landonorris mate thats not true
yourusername its ok to be single lando we dont care you cried to our happy photos
landonorris I did NOT cry 🤢 you guys made me sickkkkk
charles_leclerc sick to tears
maxverstappen1 😂😂
landonorris Stoppp
landonorris Dont know what its worse, the kissy photos or the porn paintings
yourusername not porn🖕
maxverstappen1 Dont be rude🖕
yourusername I will paint you crying now idc you crybaby
landonorris Sure😂
charlesleclerc Famous last words
user4 its ok Lando I will take 💋 pictures with you
user5 me toooo, I volunteer 🤩
maxverstappen1 Please send me the rest of Yn’s photos👍
liked by landonorris and 5021 others
user6 oh wow i get lando now this is so sweet its sick😭
yourusername
liked by maxverstappen1, charlesleclerc and others
yourusername “Lando Norris, the crybaby”, oil on canvas, 24x30.
Prints will be available online soon🧡
see all comments
user1 Oh she ate this one up😭😭
landonorris NO YN
landonorris YN THIS IS SO MEAN
landonorris why would you do this😭😭 I didnt think you were serious
yourusername See, crybaby
carlossainz55 Dont worry Landito you dont look too bad
landonorris 😭😭😭
user3 LMFAO THIS IS SO FUNNY
user2 the devil work fast, but yn works faster
danielricciardo Jesus how much for this one, I will give ANYTHING
charlesleclerc No man ask for your own, this one is mine
maxverstappen1 This is not leaving my house👍 good luck
charles_leclerc WHAT? NOT FAIR, YN I WILL PAY TOO MUCH
danielricciardo Whatever he pays I will give double
yourusername Sorry its been bought already
charles_leclerc ???
mclaren Thank you Yn, this will look great in our hall 🧡🧡
yourusername 🧡🫶
landonorris WHAT
charles_leclerc oh my god
landonorris NO WAY
user4 SOLD TO MCLAREN? this is a fever dream
user5 I, too, want a portrait of me kissing max verstappen
user6 I respect Yn so much, cause she went from making tittie art of her bf to paint their friend crying while they makeout in the background
maxverstappen1 Lovely😂
maxverstappen1 Can I request one but without the crybaby?
yourusername I have a few already 🤔 whats one moree
user7 DROP THEM, I KNOW YOU HAVE THE HOT ONES TOO
charles_leclerc Dont drop them please think of the children
yourusername wow youre so boring
maxverstappen1 Make fun of him on a painting for that baby
danielricciardo I will pay for that one this time
charles_leclerc God no have mercy
yourusername dont worry i wont do that, being a ferrari driver is punishment enough
charles_leclerc 😐
landonorris LOL DESERVED
maxverstappen1 Love you my Yn❤️❤️
yourusername love you too🥹🥹
——
a/n: Thank you for reading!!! I might do a second part to this fic, I think there is so much more to do with the plot so if anyone is interesed make sure to stick around❤️🥹 My inbox is now open if anyone has suggestions or ideas they want to se me writw!
1K notes
·
View notes
˖⁺。˚⋆˙rosé flowing l LN4˖⁺。˚⋆˙
pairing: lando norris x nepo baby!reader y/n (she/her)
genre: social media au
warnings: a lot of fluff as always with me!! tiniest innuendo at the end lol but literally not srs !
summary: in which the grid's nepo baby bff tries to keep her new relationship on the low but is sabotaged by her friends
a/n: idk if this is good i kind of dnt like it?? let me know hahahhhh😭😭 i feel like it's too diff to my other nepo baby one
request!!!: If you're up for it then maybe a lando version of the nepo baby fic instead of lance (*HERE*)
fc: shira.klein
my masterlist
instagram ->
yourusername
liked by yourbff, lilymhe, and 512,097 others
yourusername night life 🪩..
view all 7,382 comments
yourbff hot hot hot
yourusername no u😘
user1 is that lando norris??
user2 yessssss the f1 drivers luv y/n
user3 who is she ??
user4 random rich nepo girl lol
user5 so pretty
maxverstappen1 im in your area
yourusername no way. let's go to dinner!!!!
maxverstappen1 👍
user6 rizz
landonorris 😘
user7 no response...
user8 he's not beating the norizz allegations anytime soon i fear ...
landonorris posted a story
liked by oscarpiastri, danielricciardo, and 282,023 others
user9 ??? who is she
user10 DATE night? first im hearing of this
user11 lando i cant cope with a soft launch rn
oscarpiastri 👀
landonorris 🤫
user12 lando u have RIZZ???? surely not
yourbff 💋💋
twitter ->
instagram ->
yourusername
liked by kellypiquet, maxverstappen1, and 771,684 others
yourusername 🍷
view all 11,029 comments
yourbff awww look at lil merlot 🐱
yourusername mr merlot said he wants a visit soon
yourbff of course anything for the baby
user18 the cat being named after a wine 😭
user19 MAX!?
user20 max verstappen superb rizz
user21 they're not dating guys kelly is in the likes
user22 booo
maxverstappen1 it was so good to see you!
yourusername 💘 always a pleasureee
kellypiquet pretty girl💋💋
yourusername love you sweet
pierregasly you're making the rounds y/n?
yourusername gotta make a point of seeing all my fav boys of courseee🏎️
yourusername posted a story
liked by pierregasly, yourbff, and 221,732 others
yourbff im gonna get so drunk
landonorris 😘
user23 drunk y/n incominggg
maxverstappen1 dont do anything i wouldn't do
user24 WYDDD Y/N
yourbff
liked by landonorris, yourusername, and 399,183 others
yourbff my best friend and her man are hot
tagged: yourusername, landonorris
view all 4,820 comments
user25 BEST FRIEND AND HER MAN???
user26 Y/N AND LANDO???
user27 is this y/n & lando dating confirmation
user28 omg it's happening guys
user29 how did lando norizz pull y/n y/l/n???!!!!
landonorris someone's in troubleeee
yourbff who? it aint me surely
landonorris 🤨
yourusername 😭 ur lucky tht i love u
yourbff aww i know im soo lucky i love you sooo much you're the prettiest girl in the world!
yourusername 🤡🤡
twitter ->
instagram ->
yourusername posted a story
liked by yourbff, charles_leclerc, and 301,832 others
user34 omg hi pierre
user35 OMGG y/n & pierre reunion
user36 fav friendshippp
charles_leclerc hanging out without me i see okay okay
yourusername YOU SAID YOU WERE BUSY
charles_leclerc yea but 🥺
user37 charles is crying rn
pierregasly
liked by yourusername, danielricciardo, and 829,174 others
pierregasly life the past few weeks
view all 12,924 comments
user38 omg is that y/n and her cat
user39 Y/N AND MERLOT
user40 are they dating ??
yourusername sending hugs from me & mr merlot 🐱
pierregasly i only want the ones from merlot
yourusername wow ok. i see
user41 wherever y/n is a full glass of wine follows
liked by yourusername
user42 waittt i kind of ship them
user43 imagine if they were dating 🥺
user44 some of these comments are so ick can a male & female not be friends anymore 💀
landonorris get u a man who looks at u like pierre looks at that ice cream
liked by pierregasly, yourusername, danielricciardo, charles_leclerc
yourbff posted a story
liked by landonorris, yourusername, and 96,914 others
yourusername STOP
user45 is that y/n
user46 is that y/n
user47 i swear that's y/n
yourusername
liked by charles_leclerc, landonorris, and 712,384 others
yourusername been a minute 🍓
view all 8,183 comments
user48 HII Y/N
user49 LANDO AND CHARLESSS?!!!!
user50 she prob didnt make a grid post for a bit coz u guys harass her on who she's dating now 💀
charles_leclerc omg it's me
yourusername yup hi charlie 👋
landonorris wow i look sexy ngl
yourusername 🤨
user51 i wish i was y/n
user52 ikr she's so perfect
lilymhe hello my favourite nepo baby
yourusername I MISS YOU!!
lilymhe i miss you moree
landonorris posted a story
liked by danielricciardo, yourusername, and 593,173 others
danielricciardo medium launch ?
landonorris 😝
user53 lando is it y/n or not plz tell us
user54 major y/n vibes
yourbff she's majestic how the hell did you manage this
landonorris i honestly got no idea im just here for the ride or whatever i guess
yourbff respect it. at least you're aware she's out of your league
landonorris oh absolutely i am
lilymhe i want her
landonorris back off
danielricciardo
liked by yourbff, charles_leclerc, and 873,013 others
danielricciardo beach day!! 🏖️
view all 14,238 comments
user55 omg
user56 that's literally lando & y/n
yourbff you've rly done it this time
danielricciardo dont know what you're talking about 😇
yourusername you're done
landonorris 😭
danielricciardo i wont be taking questions at this time
yourbff convenient
user57 oh they are definitely dating right ??
charles_leclerc 🤨
liked by yourbff
user58 wait is everyone trying to expose them for dating fr
yourusername posted a story
liked by danielricciardo, pierregasly, and 314,873 others
danielricciardo HAHAHA
danielricciardo this is basically a confirmation
yourusername i'll never trust you with a secret again
danielricciardo was worth it
user59 Y/N AND LANDO HAS TO BE REAL AFTER THIS
user60 suspicions confirmed
yourbff let the world know y/n!!
yourusername EASY FOR YOU TO SAY
landonorris 😘
lando.jpg
liked by daniel3.jpg, yourbff, and 365,927 others
lando.jpg 💛
tagged: yourusername
view all 8,173 comments
yourusername you are so obsessed with me
lando.jpg yes 🙌
user61 OMG 😨
user62 they're in love. fr
user63 that first pic omg
daniel3.jpg now do it again on main
lando.jpg all in good time 😃
user64 hardest launch of the century
user65 she's insanely gorgeous
yourbff freaking finally
yourusername 🤫
yourbff me & daniel take credit for this
danielricciardo 👍
landonorris you guys should focus on your own lives
landonorris posted a story
liked by yourusername, charles_leclerc, and 293,284 others
danielricciardo 👏👏👏
charles_leclerc 🥳🥳🥳
yourbff 🎉🎉🎉
pierregasly 🍾🍾🍾
maxverstappen1 🎊🎊🎊
user66 it's real
twitter ->
instagram ->
yourusername
liked by landonorris, danielricciardo, and 728,023 others
yourusername i wanna be defined by the things that i love
tagged: landonorris
view all 9,185 comments
user72 omg this is so much to take in
user73 her feet on him 🥹
user74 THIS IS SO CUTE I CANT HANDLE IT
user75 new fav wag for sure
danielricciardo look at my children go
yourusername we're grown up !
danielricciardo no more sneaking around 🫶
pierregasly cracking open a bottle as we speak
yourusername celebrating the only way i know how 🎉
landonorris you know other ways y/n 👀.
pierregasly WTF???
yourusername 🤨
landonorris i love You
yourusername i love you !!!
yourbff 🥹🥹🥹
THE END 🧡
2K notes
·
View notes