Sharing the secrets of your hearth with strangers who will never be able to meet or thank you. Honoring the dead through learning their traditions of the home; emulation and exaltation. A good carrot cake.

Tintin remembers what comes after 15.

FUCKING HELL IT’S BACK FROM LAST YEAR

This literally gets reblogged every 15th of the month. It’s almost two years old. It’s beautiful.

listen up ya’ll this post is 6 years old now and you’re still reblogging it. every month. once a month, my notifications blow up for this one video, but only until the 16th. then the notes on this vid completely stop. it’s so eerily spot on and impressive how you just all collectively know what to do. if I’m not online, people irl still remind me that it’s the 15th. thank you for six surreal years of me wondering if I completely fucking lost it. here’s to the 15th

Here are some early color keys I did for the opening of Across the Spiderverse!

In this scene, we wanted to portray Gwen as red-hot and disconnected from the rest of her bandmates. The scene ended up undergoing some changes so the colors that ended up in the film are different, but I still like these keys- they're the first ones I did on the movie!

My favorite Tim moment is when he's struggling to undo his shoelace and refers to it as an "entity of pure evil" and then he immediately questions where his pocketknife is so that he can just cut the knot off alskdja.

Robin #100

If this were coloured Lwj’s ears would be scarlet

Pride of Jin - 1/10 Jin Zixuan lives AU Page: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10  

thinking about how it’s canon that Peter talked to Gwen’s grave about how Johnny makes him feel like her Peter again

(I don’t know the exact issue so I’m going to summon @traincat )

Spider-Man/Human Torch #3! It’s my favorite issue in the miniseries.

the making posts limit not reading posts this isn’t twitter

i wuv em

Marvel Comics #1000: We’re Calling Him Ben

I feel this is an important addition. He saves so many people on a regular basis that this just keeps happening. And he feels so much for his uncle that the answer is always the same.

…. This hits different when you realise he’s canonically Jewish

Can you please elaborate ? I’m curious as to what it means

You can read a pretty good summary of it here, but as (most likely) Ashkenazi Jews, PP probably follows the minhag (custom) that says “that by naming a newborn child after a deceased loved one, the soul lives on through the child.” (Quoted from the site linked above.) And given how his Uncle Ben died, it just makes it all the more sadder tbh.

another fine distinction is that the soul isn’t thought to be reincarnated, it’s that the memory of the loved one is kept alive and more good deeds in life can be inspired by (and thus partially attributed to) the dead. ‘may their memory be a blessing’–the memory of the deceased is honored, respected, and who they were is retold as inspiration to the next generation. 

ben’s memory is a blessing. that’s extremely jewish. spiderman is inspired not just by the shame of his death, but by the moral teachings he’d given peter in life. and his name given to these babies is another part of it: babies named in spiderman’s honor are also very honestly and truly named in his honor, and continue to be blessings to the world. 

it’s very joyous, i think. very sweet.  

I keep forgetting Tim’s current robinsuit has thigh highs because my mind is convinced he’s just got some weird kneepad situation going on

When the colourist goes full green it’s easier to see that he is in fact slaying that shit

Sadly Belen took it from us 😔

Kate has it monopolized

I firmly believe that Jason Todd was the scrawniest Robin by a very wide margin (he was both short and a beanpole) he earned the nickname Little Wing by literally being a spec of a child.

Sure, all the robins were small (they’re kids) but Jason was notably scrawny.

This is why basically no one saw it coming that he was Red Hood. My man died, fucked off for four years, experienced puberty and came back 14 inches taller and built like a fridge.

One of the really fun and interesting things about writing a polyamorous romance as someone who is ambiamorous/polyamorous is finding new ways to make sure the narrative hits the expected genre beats without just sort of... mushing it into a pre-existing monogamous romance mold, which is what I'm afraid happens a lot of the time.

Trust me, it was my job in the publishing house to make them fit that mold. I hated it.

Reading other poly-centric romances, I can always somewhat tell when someone is writing polyamory from a sexual fantasy aspect (zero shade; I'm here for all the group sex) without actually considering how it functions as a relationship dynamic, which can often come off as... well.

It's lacking for me as a romance.

Erotica-wise, it's fine. But it misses the romantic beats for me that I want as a polyamorous-leaning person.

There's so much emphasis on the polycule and never the individual dyads within the larger relationship.

For example, in a triad, there are actually four relationships to handle.

The dyad between A + B. The dyad between A + C. The dyad between B + C. And the overarching relationship between A + B + C.

With monogamous-leaning authors or authors that've been pressed into conforming to the pre-existing genre beats, there's a tendency to treat the relationship as a homogenous mass where everything is fair and equal, and you treat all your partners the exact same way.

And I get it. It's easier to write everything as peachy-keen and to have external conflict be resolved with either acceptance or a brave confrontation.

But it doesn't always land for me as someone who wants to see my style of love represented in the genre.

In healthy polyamory, either closed or open, each relationship is unique in its own way. Taking the example of a triad again, the way A acts with C likely differs from how A acts with B.

And that's a good thing!

Because C might not want the same things as B, so trying to treat them both the exact same is a surefire way to make sure someone isn't getting their needs met, and that will lead to conflict.

Polyamory isn't striving for equality between partners but rather equity.

What are your individual needs, and how do I meet them, as well as meet the needs of my other partner(s)? What do you want from the larger relationship as a whole? How do we accommodate everyone without making someone feel neglected or uncomfortable? How do we show this in the narrative? How do we make sure character A isn't just treating B the same as C in every interaction? Do they ever fall into that pitfall? How do they remedy it?

It seems like common sense when you write it out like that, but it's a major pitfall I see time and time again. The characters never alternate their approach between partners, if there's any focus on the individuals at all.

The other major telltale thing I've noticed is that taking time to be with one partner is seen as a step down from the "goal" of the greater polycule.

The narrative is framed in such a way that they might start out with individual dates, but the end goal of the romance is to eventually be together 100% of the time all the time, and wanting individual time alone with any one partner is somehow "lesser."

Which is the goal of romance in monogamy, but it's not the goal of romance in polyamory.

Granted, you do need to end on a Happy Ever After or Happy For Now for it to fit the genre requirement. And a nice way of tying that up is to have everyone together at the end as a happy polycule all together all at once. I'm not disputing that as a narrative tool. I'm just pointing out that there's a tendency to present those moments as the sum total of the relationship when in actuality, there are multiple relationships that need to end happily ever after.

The joy of polyamorous love is the joy of multitudes. It's the joy of experiencing new things, both as individuals and as a polycule. If you're not taking care of the individual dyads, however, your polycule is going to crash and burn. You cannot avoid that. So why, then, is there such avoidance of it in stories meant to appeal to us?

Is it simply inexperience on behalf of the author? Or is it that they're not actually being written for us? Is it continued pressure to meet certain genre beats in a largely monogamous-centric genre? All of the above?

Either way, I'm having fun playing around with it and doing all the things we were warned against in the publishing house.

I'm having fun with Nathan and Vlad enjoying their own private dynamic that is theirs and theirs alone. I'm having fun with Ursula and Nathan being so careful and vulnerable around each other. I'm absolutely 100% here for the chaos of Vlad and Ursula without a chaperone. And I'm here for the chaos of Vlad and Ursula together and Nathan's fond, loving eye roll as he trails after them, too enamored to tell either of them no because where would the fun in that be...

Anyway. Don't mind me. Just getting my thoughts out while everyone else is in bed.

If you fall for a social media prank, do you reblog/pass it on to your followers?

Ranking The Flash's Kids

Jimmy Garrick: 10/10

Buckle in folks, this one is sad. Little Jimmy Garrick was adopted by Joan and Jay Garrick shortly after World War Two. Jimmy was only four months old when he came into their lives and less than two weeks later Jimmy died of pneumonia. Although Joan and Jay had always wanted to be parents, the heartbreak was too much to bear and they never attempted to adopt again.

Jimmy gets a 10/10 for me because even though he was only in their lives for a short time, he meant the world to Joan and Jay.

Dawn and Don Allen: 5/10

The Tornado Twins are sharing a ranking because I have 12 kids here and Tumblr only allows ten photos. They got the same ranking anyway so it works. Dawn and Don Allen are Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen's biological children. Born in the future (after Barry and Iris time travelled there to retire) they grew up without their father as Barry had died saving the world. Both were born with superspeed and they became the heroes 'The Tornado Twins'. Don is the father of Bart Allen aka Impulse (and technically the genetic father of Thaddeus Thawne aka Inertia) and Dawn is the mother of Jenni Ognats aka XS. Both twins died saving the world from an alien invasion.

They both get a 5/10 because while they are very nice and their kids are awesome, ultimately, they don't really do much. On one hand, I get it, they're dead. But on the other hand? Dead speedsters show up all the time, so not really an excuse. The twins are great but DC needs to use them more.

Nora Allen: 3/10

Nora Allen is the daughter of Barry Allen and Jessica Cruz (aka Green Lantern). Nora is from an alternate universe where Jessica and Barry got married instead of Iris and Barry. Nora inherited Barry's speed and uses it to fight in her apocalyptic version of earth. She is the oldest of Barry and Jess' children and is dating Wonder Woman's son.

Nora is getting a 3/10. The Barry and Jess thing is just too weird. I'm not a fan of the age gap between Barry and Jess and I'm certainly not a fan of Barry marrying anyone but Iris. Nora seems nice enough but her design is just meh.

Jason and Jenny Allen: 4/10

From the same universe as Nora Allen, Jason Allen is the middle child and older twin to Jenny Allen. Jason (presumably named after Jason 'Jay' Garrick) was not born with superspeed but rather the full range of Lantern Light. Jenny also has 'Lantern Light' powers, like her twin, and they both seem to have problems controlling it. Barry and Jess are dead in this universe which had effected all of the kids but Jenny seemed to take it the hardest.

Jason is getting a higher ranking than Nora (4/10) only because his design and powers are a little bit more creative. He wasn't just a copy'n'paste of his parents which I like. He's still getting a lower rank, however, for the reasons I listed for Nora.

Like her twin brother, Jenny is getting a 4/10 and for all the same reasons. The design is a little bit more creative and the powers are neat. Nothing more to say really.

Joshua Jackam: 10/10

Are we counting Joshua Jackam as Wally West's kid or Barry Allen's kid? Josh is a tricky case but I wanted to add him because he's so cute. Warning, this one is sad as well. Joshua Jackam was believed to be Wally West's son with his ex girlfriend, Julie Jackam. Josh displayed lightning powers incredibly similar to Wally's speedforce lightning. It was later revealed that Josh was actually Weather Wizard's biological child. After Julie's death, Josh was adopted by none other than Iris West, Barry Allen's wife. Josh was ultimately killed not long after by Thaddeus Thawne. Now I'm counting Josh because Iris adopted him and even though Barry wasn't alive to meet him, this makes him Barry's adopted son in spirit to me.

Josh is getting a 10/10 because this little spark plug is an absolute cutie. There was a while where Iris couldn't show up in anything without Josh in her arms and I think it's adorable that the two of them were that close.

Iris 'Irey' West II: 10/10

Iris 'Irey' West the Second is the daughter of Wally West and Linda Park. Irey was born with a strange connection to the speedforce which caused her to rapidly age and made her powers manifest as intangibility rather than superspeed at first. After she fixes her speedforce connection (by taking her brother's half of it) she develops full blown superspeed and takes on the mantle of Impulse.

Irey gets a 10/10. She's smart, she's cute, she's sweet and she's fast, what more could you ask for? Sure she's a little impulsive at times but hey, what can you do? She has to live up to Bart's legacy.

Jai West: 9/10

Jai West is the twin brother to Irey West and the son of Wally and Linda. He shared a speedforce connection with his sister which caused them both to rapidly age and caused his powers to manifest as temporary super strength (he speed up the growth of his muscles). After his sister took his half of the speedforce he lost his powers completely. Although lately it's 50/50 if Jai shows up without powers or with full blown superspeed. Although he's been trained to fight, he has yet to pick an identity.

Jai is getting a 9/10. I love him as much as I love his sister but he does get a point demerit for his attitude. Saying mean things to his sister and suggesting that his father should rob a bank will unfortunately lower him to a 9/10.

Iris West II: 7/10

Iris West II, aka Kid Flash, is technically a different person than the Iris 'Irey' West II that we already ranked. This Iris is the alternate universe half sister to Irey. Although they look similar, Iris actually has a different mother because Wally didn't marry Linda in this universe. They just share the same name because Wally likes the name Iris in every universe. Iris grew up without a mother and a distant father. She was constantly trying to prove herself to her father. She wanted to show him that she could be a hero and that she would be his legacy.

Iris gets a 7/10. She's cool, her outfit rocks and she's constantly trying to help people, whether it's through volunteer work or through heroics. She gets some points off for her impulsivity. It'd be acceptable and fine if she were a child still (or even just Impulse) but as a teenager (and Kid Flash), it's not a great quality. Also she's a little bit hot headed, which she definitely gets from her father.

Barry West: 0/10

Barry West is the older brother to Iris West and is Wally West's son from an alternate universe. His mother is not Linda Park and is instead an unnamed woman that Wally married. Barry never became a hero or did anything with his life. He drinks, smokes and belittles his sister and father. He hates the Flash legacy and wants nothing to do with it. He even steals food from a charity.

0/10. Barry is the worst kid. Absolutely zero redeeming qualities. He acts like Rudy.

Johnny Tyler: 2/10

Johnny Tyler is the son of Jesse Chambers aka Jesse Quick and Rick Tyler, aka Hourman. Jesse was formerly the Flash so Johnny fits on this list. Johnny was named after his grandfather Johnny Chambers, aka Johnny Quick. Three of Johnny's grandparents were in the JSA (Johnny Quick, Liberty Belle and the original Hourman) and both of his parents are current members. So far it is unknown what powers Johnny has inherited, if any, as he is still an infant.

Last but not least (that honor goes to Barry West) is Johnny Tyler at a score of 2/10. Why is he so low? Because we've only seen him maybe twice. Where did he go? Does he even exist anymore? I don't think I've seen his parents mention him even once since Flashpoint.

Note:

Wally West, Wallace West and Bart Allen aren't being ranked here (although they are the Flash's kids in spirit) because they would break the scale

*Reads Stargirl and the Lost Children*

This post needs an update

It does indeed! I'm missing three Flash kids!

Judy Garrick: 8/10

Judy Garrick is the daughter of Jay and Joan Garrick. Judy inherited her father's speed and helped him fight crime, joining her father as the Flash's sidekick 'the Boom'. As she likes to say, her dad is the Flash in the lightning and she's the Boom in the thunder. Judy was born in the 'golden age' but she was kidnapped from the time stream and any memories of her were wiped from existence.

In a very similar situation to what happened to Wally West, Bart Allen, Jay Garrick, Jesse Quick, Jai West, Irey West and Max Mercury, the timeline completely rearranged itself to erase any record or trace of Judy's existence. It was like she was never there and no one remembered her. Speedsters have got to stop doing this. It's a bad habit.

Judy was being kept on an island and was being forced to run on a treadmill to generate speedforce energy for some bad guys. She never aged during this and, when she eventually escaped, she remained a preteen despite being alive in the 1950's. She's a time lost speedster teenager. Her and Bart would have a lot in common.

Judy has her father's superspeed and has the same funky ability as Wally where she explodes anything she phases through. She uses this to her advantage and is a walking demolition expert.

Judy is getting an 8/10 because she's adorable, I like her vibe and she's been written really well so far. I must say that I don't love her backstory. I think it was really cool that Jay and Judy weren't able to have biological children because that isn't shown a lot in media. I would prefer if Judy was Jay's little sister that he adopted or his niece or something. What can I say? I'm a sucker for found family and nom conventional families. So one point off for that. Also another point off for how new she is and just generally not having a ton of characterization yet.

David Edwards: 7/10

David Edwards is the son of Michael and Diane Edwards, aka Wally and Bonnie West, nèe Blackmon. David was born and raised in an alternate future, one that was prevented at the end of the issue he was introduced in.

David's parents met when Bonnie went to Wally for help after she discovered that her boss was involved in criminal activity. Wally and Bonnie discover that Bonnie's boss was a crime lord and, after a couple of dates, Wally convinced Bonnie to testify against him. Bonnie's boss is thrown in jail after her testimony but not before he threatens Bonnie and her family. Wally continues to date Bonnie and, after Wally's mother is murdered by Bonnie's ex-boss on their wedding night, he eventually decides that they need to go into witness protection. They both get new names, new jobs and dye their hair.

David was born with his father's speed (and red hair) but unfortunately he never developed a speedforce aura. A speedster's speedforce aura protects them from the overwhelming heat, friction and wind they generate when they run. Without this natural barrier David was unable to ever use his speed without risking serious injuries or death. Despite this, David used his speed to save a young girl's life and he ended up in the hospital in critical condition. While in the hospital he is kidnapped by the crime boss. The crime boss steals David and Wally's speed (in the hopes of turning his own son into a speedster) but David's lack of a speedforce aura and Wally's insane amount of power turned out to be a fatal combination and it instantly killed the crime boss's son. In the end, Wally decided to give up his powers for his son and gave David all of his powers (including a functioning speedforce aura). The family was finally able to leave witness protection and Wally passed down his Flash ring to David. At the end of the issue we flashback to the present to when Bonnie and Wally first meet, only to see Bonnie's boss get to her before she can talk to Wally, preventing David's future from occuring.

David is 7/10 for me. The kid had spirit. Saving a little girl's life even though he knew he could die doing it?? Hero material right there. Some points off for the weirdness of Wally marrying someone who isn't Linda and for how briefly David was featured. Can't blame the kid too much but he was unconscious for most of the issue, so we didn't get much characterization. Wally and David's relationship was so wholesome though. Wally was ready to do anything for this kid. David didn't deserve getting erased from existence.

Wade West: 6.5/10

Wade is the newest addition to the West family. The third child of Wally and Linda and the younger brother to Irey and Jai, Wade has a lot of potential as a character. He was literally just born and he's an infant with very little characterization thus far but it's interesting to think of the possibilities with him. I, for one, am excited to see Irey and Jai mentoring Wade in the future. They have a ten year age gap so he would be the perfect Kid Flash for them!

We were also introduced to a future version of Wade during One Minute War and he was a fairly sassy preteen. He had a lot of spunk and wasn't afraid to yell but also genuinely loved his family. This version of Wade had superspeed on par with Wally and Irey. Wade has been shown to be very strong in the speedforce so far. So strong, in fact, that in the womb he was able to transfer his excess speedforce energy to his non-speedster mother and give her temporary super speed.

I'm giving Wade a 6.5/10 because I enjoy the possibilities of what his character could be and I liked the lil sassy future version of him. The missing 3.5 points is because of his lack of characterization thus far but I'm sure that will change in the future.

*saw voice* hello dc comics fan in front of you is ten images of bruce wayne and or clark kent. you have to correctly pick which one is which or i will inject you with joker venom. it is impossible and you will die. good luck. 

gun to your head who is this man

WRONG. it’s bruce wayne. you’re fucking dead.