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Jolene
@sjbroadside.bsky.social
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transfem polyam whatever [ve/ver/vers, she/her/hers]

digital artist (sort of), podcast host (@ourworldspod.bsky.social)

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What does it say that the Stranger Things/MOTU mashup is way more fun and interesting than the TF/MOTU one? Legitimately I have no idea
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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this is you two
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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This is a beautiful sequence. Cheesy, maybe. Corny even. But it's got weight to it. Why is the DC version so shit
October 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Utter tosh
the witch from moocury — 7:08 PM I think presenting post-Flashpoint retconned lore like Cyborg on the Justice League before you then describe the in-universe retcons as a terrible tragedy that tore the world apart is like. Fuck offfffffffff. That's NONSENSE Daniel Warudkins — 7:08 PM No sense whatsoever the witch from moocury — 7:08 PM How is Cyborg on the JL years before the cosmic bullshit that retconned him into being on the JL, which you are describing as an event that happened at a specific point in time! Daniel Warudkins — 7:09 PM Like, you can just acknowledge the in-universe changes! That’s a textual part of the world and narrative at this stage! the witch from moocury — 7:09 PM Yeah! You can either do "the new history of the DCU" or "the meta-history of the DCU", but this is trying to do both at once and failing at it Daniel Warudkins — 7:10 PM And if you’re gonna say this is the new history as Barry remembers it now, then the only tragedy he needs to mention about Flashpoint is the altered timeline OF Flashpoint Daniel Warudkins — 7:11 PM I still have no idea what to make of this last page the witch from moocury — 7:12 PM This is like the limpest possible version of that beautiful final spread of HOTMU "History is written by the winners"? What? Like, "with great power there must also come great responsibility" was a cheesy fuckin line there, but it works as a summary of what the Marvel approach has always been. What does "history is written by the winners" have to do with anything Plus that spread had an emotional grounding with Franklin getting to see his parents one last time This is just piss Page from New History of the DC Universe #4. Barry Allen narrates as he visits "Asteroid Comics" to buy some floppies. I take great comfort-and sometimes, when appropriate, pride-in the glories I have witnessed in my career. As long as heroes have existed, the champions of Earth-of the cosmos-have fought for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow. I have seen them pushed to their limits, purged by cosmic forces, assailed by gods- -and yet they continue to protect the innocent and the helpless while never posturing as superior to those they care for. They remain aware that in this volatile world, every life is sacred... ...for even the youngest of children could make a single choice that can change everything for us. The Omniverse is infinite. Too much of it, sadly, is unbearably dark and cynical, overrun with powerful beings who are incapable of selflessness. Here, though...here, as the saying goes... ...history is written. by the winners. The last panel ends with a closeup on the "D C" in "Asteroid Comics". Daniel Warudkins — 7:15 PM I think the framing is also important. Marvel is the last two people in the universe reflecting on all the history that they’ve seen as the elder of them is about to die and the younger of them is going to take all that he’s learned and make something brand new. DC is an old man surrounded by memorabilia writing about how there’s been so many changes and he doesn’t like that the history is contradictory, then going to a comic book store to pick up his weekly pull. It’s literally creation versus consumption. the witch from moocury — 7:16 PM RIGHT Such a miserable fucking exercise! What were they thinking
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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@chrismcfeely.bsky.social What's the deal with you being namedropped in the 2006 Agents of Atlas miniseries? In-joke or coincidence?
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Commission for @speedfreak01.bsky.social of the master savateuse and covert G.I. Joe operative, Secretary!
A vector art piece in the style of a 1980s GI Joe action figure, of a woman with black hair pinned into a bun. She's wearing a grey suit with an orange shirt and black tie, and burnt orange horn-rimmed glasses. She comes with a large black briefcase which contains several parts that can be assembled into a sniper rifle based on the SR-25.
October 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Oh so, I recently got around to completely overhauling TVTropes' coverage of the Ages of Comic Books. The fact that the "Modern Age" was considered as having lasted since circa 2000 has been a bugbear for me for ages, so I had it split into two distinct eras. I also made an expanded overview page
The Renaissance Age of Comic Books (1996-2011) Aka: The Diamond Age, the Prismatic Age, the Aluminium Age, the Plastic Age, the Modern Age The time after the Dark Age was a cautious, experimental one. Publishers had been burned by the trend-chasing of the Dark Age, and now used smaller initiatives and publishing imprints to test new ideas; one of the most successful was the Marvel Knights imprint, which led directly to its editor Joe Quesada becoming editor in chief of Marvel as a whole. The Authority was one of the most significant titles of this era; its realistic, "cinematic" tone had a huge impact on Marvel's Ultimate Marvel line, unambiguously among the biggest successes of the early Renaissance. A backlash to the adolescent edge of the Dark Age led to a lighter tone, more in line with that of the Bronze Age, though not going back to the frivolousness of the Silver Age—while the industry was mostly past the desire to be seen as transgressive, it was now eager to be seen as respectable. However, many aspects of Silver Age continuity were reincorporated into canon as fans started Running the Asylum, often reinterpreted in more grounded ways. Of course, creators with such strong opinions on canon could lead to conflicts over the direction of characters in this era. A notable trend in this era was the rise of the Crisis Crossover. While such crossovers had been popular in the 90s (to the extent they're sometimes seen as a contributing factor to the Crash), DC's Infinite Crisis and Marvel's Civil War solidified the concept of both companies having yearly, line-wide crossover events that signposted the "meta-story" of their universes. On the other hand, outside of the Big Two, non-superhero comics rose to a prominence they hadn't had since before the Comics Code; multiple smaller publishers experimented with different genres, with Image's The Walking Dead being the unquestioned breakout hit of the era. The Blue Age of Comic Books (2011-present) Aka: The Post-Modern Age, The Modern Age The era following the Renaissance Age occurred in large part in response to the success of the comic book movies of the 2000s: the X-Men Film Series, the Spider-Man Trilogy, the Dark Knight Trilogy—and, in particular, the smash-hit success of 2008's Iron Man, a movie based on a C-list Marvel character known mostly to nerds. This concept that comic books could be used as source material for mass-market film and television adaptations influenced the direction of the comics themselves; most notably, in 2011 DC launched their second line-wide Continuity Reboot with the New 52, simplifying character histories, making them Younger and Hipper, and generally streamlining with an eye towards adaptation. The same year, Brian Michael Bendis was influenced by the (unsuccessful) social media campaign to have Donald Glover play Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man to introduce a new version of Spider-Man to the Ultimate Universe, the Black/Latino Miles Morales; several other Affirmative-Action Legacy heroes would follow in Miles' wake, both new characters like Kamala Khan and existing characters taking on new roles, as with Sam Wilson taking up the mantle of Captain America. Social media impacted this era in more ways than one, providing a new marketing angle for reaching audiences who wouldn't normally be interested in comics; this was coupled with nontraditional, even unorthodox storytelling to appeal to a wider variety of readers. Helping out with this was the new prevalence of digital comics, with apps like ComiXology, DC Universe Infinite and Marvel Unlimited making it easier than ever for new readers to jump aboard.
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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ngl im kinda hot
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The rot consumes! The rot consumes! The rot consumes!
tfwiki.net/wiki/Roll_Ou...
October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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i want more animated sex on screen
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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oh god oh fuck
panels from The Immortal Hulk #12, where brian banner speculates about a third form of gamma radiation, which turns out to be "emanations from hell"
October 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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October 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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I mean I don't like the comic either but that's because of shit like this
October 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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I made this exact image years ago
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Of course women don't like the Cybertruck.

Women only want one thing, and it's Sevenger.
October 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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samurai big hammer
October 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Reposting this classic
what if optimus prime had whatsapp
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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"Either it's an underrated classic and the secret best Transformers cartoon ever,"
October 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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yecch
October 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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September 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Spire University session 7 without context (cont.)
They call me 007: 0 qualifications 0 marketable skills 7 near-death experiences THE BEST THING ABOUT HEROQUEST IS THE BRODE SODE craig t. nelson wearing brian david gilbert's Authentic Gamer Shirt rintaro from kamen rider saber saying "But do not worry, you shouldn't feel suspicious of me whatsoever." and then looking very suspicious
September 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Perfect Draw: Spire University session 7 without context
Brother check in Paul Rudd "oh shit" whahappuh KroboProductions watches JuJ Judy
September 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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i was calling for the republican party to be labeled a domestic terrorist organization
September 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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It was in the Unicron miniseries - which I really liked, thought was an excellent capstone to Barber's run, but that one moment was just, like... okay, it was clearly meant to be a dramatic reveal, but for WHAT?
September 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Firecracker, a Hong Kong-born Dreadnok demolitionist!
Firecracker, a Dreadnok dressed in a magenta-red jacket with sleeves torn off, fastened with frog ties, with black cut-off shorts, gloves and boots and red leggings. She has one white sleeve and one fishnet, both torn, and red-and-white striped pieces of metal strapped to her arms and legs. Her hair is swept to one side, covering one of her eyes, and she is covered in soot stains, including a stripe of soot underneath her visible eye. Across her chest she has a bandolier with a series of pouches and two makeshift rockets, and she has a hammer strapped to her leg. Firecracker comes with two more rockets, a backpack carrying an acetylene torch, and a mortar built out of scrap metal with a bipod. Code Name: FIRECRACKER DREADNOK VANDAL File Name: Cheung, Edith Cai-Hong Birthplace: Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong ----- A petty vandal and delinquent, at age 15 FIRECRACKER took the last plane out of Hong Kong before the handover, and never looked back. She spent some time causing trouble throughout South East Asia, a few years as part of a British punk gang, and a tour building and smuggling weapons in South America. She eventually ended up in Australia where she fell in with the DREADNOKS, who appreciated her passion for graffiti, tire-slashing and impromptu demolitions. ----- "Firecracker got her start with fireworks, then moved on to contraband grenades and homemade explosives. Her most recent innovation is a cruder and clumsier, but no less deadly, knock-off of Destro's wrist rockets."
September 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM