#Doug Potts

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On this day… 17th of November

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Marvel Age #70 (1988) by Jim Salicrup, Peter Sanderson, Doug Murray, Brian Nelson, Fred Hembeck, Marc Silvestri, Carl Potts, Stan Lee and more. Edited by Salicrup and Tom DeFalco. Cover by John Byrne.

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Bad movie I have Who's Harry Crumb ? 1989

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Toy Story 2 - Woody e Buzz alla riscossa

Benvenuti o bentornati sul nostro blog. Nello scorso articolo abbiamo ripreso a parlare del mondo dei fumetti a abbiamo deciso di farlo portando avanti una serie italiana che continua ancora a incuriosirmi ossia Kalya, precisamente il terzo volume. In questo volume Kalya e Tagh si stanno dirigendo nella terra di Hobur, fidandosi delle parole di Dakan, che ha promesso a Kalya che lì avrebbe…

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All canon Descendants Characters:

Mal; daughter of Hades and Maleficent

Evie; daughter of the Evil Queen

Jay; son of Jafar

Carlos De Vil; son of Cruella De Vil

Ben; son of Belle and Addam

Jane; daughter of the Fay

Doug; son of Dopey

Audrey; daughter of Aurora and Phillip

Li'l Shang, Yi-min, and Lonnie; children of Mulan and Li Shang

Chad and Chloe Charming; son and daughter of Cinderella and Henry

Harriet, Harry, and CJ Hook; children of James Hook

Uma; daughter of Ursula

Gaston Jr., Gaston the third, and Gil; sons of Gaston

Dizzy Tremaine; daughter of Drizella Tramaine

Freddie and Ceilia; daughters of Dr. Feciliar

Squeaky and Squirmy; sons of Smee

Red; daughter of the Queen of Hearts

Morgie; son of Morgana

Uliana; sister of Ursula

Maddox; son of the Mad Hatter

Jack of Dimonds

Captain James Hook

Hades

Maleficent

Cruella De Vil

Jafar

Evil Queen

Merlin

Bridget/Queen of Hearts

Ella

Mr. Smee

Jasmine

Aladdin

Meadow

Jordan; daughter of Genie

Ally; daughter of Alice

Zevon and Yzla; children of Yzma

Ruby and unnamed sister; daughters of Eugene and Rapunzel

Sleepy Jr.; son of Sleepy

Bashful Jr.; son of Bashful

Diego De Vil; nephew of Cruella

Aziz; son of Jasmine and Aladdin

Harrold Badun; son of Horace

Jason Badun; son of Jasper

Anthony Tramaine; son of Anastasia Tramaine

Ginny Gothel; daughter of Mother Gothel

Claudine Frollo; daughter of Claude Frollo

Sea Witches

Dr. Facilier

Lady Tramaine

Mother Gothel

Yen Sid

Shere Kan

Mad Maddy; granddaughter of Madam Mim

Hadie; son of Hades

Artie; son of King Arthur

Pin; son of Pinocchio

Gordan; son of Grumpy

Herkie; son of Megara and Hercules

Eddie; son of Edgar Balthazar

Tiger Peony; daughter of Tiger Lily

Hermie Bing; daughter of the ring master

Big Murph; son of Black Murphy

Sophie

Arabella; daughter of Eric and Ariel

Bobby Hood; son of Robin Hood and Marian

Chester; relative of the Cheshire Cat

Ace

The Duchess

Dora; daughter of the Doormouse

Twee and Dee; daughters of Tweedledee

Katy; granddaughter of the Caterpillar

Bill; nephew of the cook

Opal; daughter of Mama Oddie

The Tweedledee and Tweedledum cousins

Carina Potts; daughter of Mrs. Potts and sister of Chip

Ariana Rose; Audrey's cousin and Aurora's niece

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DISNEY DESCENDANTS OC MASTERLIST (PART 1)

Name: Petra Müller Fairytale Parent: Red Riding Hood Main Story: Blood Red Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Willa Darling Faceclaim: Sophie Nélisse

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Name: Willa Darling Fairytale Parent: Wendy Darling Main Story: Learning to Fly Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Petra Müller Faceclaim: Ella Purnell

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Name: Greer Grimm Fairytale Parent: Gretel Main Story: Ginger Lies Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Tee Wiley Faceclaim: Courtney Eaton

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Name: Gunter "Tee" Wiley Fairytale Parent: Gingerbread Witch Main Story: Ginger Lies Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Greer Grimm Faceclaim: Justice Smith

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Name: Arminta "Minty" Liddell Fairytale Parent: Alice Liddell Main Story: Down the Rabbit Hole Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Ben Florian Faceclaim: Aimee Lou Wood

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Name: Tabitha "Tabby" Andrews (born of Maldonia) Fairytale Parent: Tiana Rogers & Naveen of Maldonia Main Story: N/A Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Falk White Faceclaim: Samantha Logan

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Name: Falk White Fairytale Parent: Snow White & Prince Florian Main Story: N/A Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Tabby Andrews Faceclaim: Michael Cimino

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Name: Juniper "June" of Agrabah Fairytale Parent: Aladdin & Jasmine Main Story: N/A Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Jay Faceclaim: Avantika Vandanapu

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Name: Reese Hood Fairytale Parent: Robin Hood & Marian Hood Main Story: N/A Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Mal Bertha Faceclaim: Emma Mackey

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Name: Collette Potts Fairytale Parent: Mrs. Potts Main Story: N/A Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Doug Dwarf Faceclaim: Emily Carey

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Name: Prudence "Prue" Woods Fairytale Parent: Pinocchio Main Story: N/A Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Gil Legume Faceclaim: Mimi Keene

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Name: Rosalie Gardener Fairytale Parent: Rosetta & Sled Main Story: N/A Universe: The Outcasts Love Interest: Evie Grimhilde Faceclaim: Kristine Froseth

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Disney Descendants Random Headcanons (Part 1);

(No Kids/some kids Born Pre D1 Addition since I don't have the full list yet).

Let me Know if I'm missing any characters because I'm well aware I'm missing more than a few.

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Akio (number 42): He is the son of Tomiko (from Elena of Avalor).

Ally: Her dad is Pinocchio, making Pin her younger brother.

Amber Dearly: She's a waitress but still does beauty pageant events when they're in season.

Anthony Tremaine: Jacob Lathyn (The Baker from Cinderella 2) is his dad.

Anxelin Fitzherbert: She's Goth.

Arabella: She's morally gray (and had ill intentions when she stole her granddad's trident).

Ariana Rose: Grows less jealous of Audrey over time and cuts contact with their grandmother. Is very popular in college.

Artie Pendragon: Somehow ends up with a pet dragon. No one knows how it happened.

Audrey Rose: Goes on to be the CEO she always wanted to be.

Aziz: He takes after his mother in looks and personality.

Bashful Jr.: He goes by Bash and is very popular in school.

Beezlebub (The Cat): Beelzebub is the Lucifer's least favorite kitten.

Ben: Likes building miniature models and wanted to be in a band with Ben and Lonnie when he was a kid.

Big Murph: He lost his eye as a kid when rough housing with the Gaston Twins.

Bobby Hood: He's Tiger Peony's boyfriend and a sports commentator at school.

Bobby Radcliffe: is a good friend of Artie Pendragon and is very shy.

Bonny: Is the medic of Uma's crew.

Carina Potts: Wears a cooking pot as a hat.

Carlos de Vil: He becomes Henry's mentor and gets Beelzebub back.

Carter: The 'nice' twin.

Celia Facilier: Goes on to be a very successful business woman (in whatever you think she'd go on to do).

Chaca: She's Li Shang Jr's girlfriend and Kuzco is very protective of her, much to her and his wife's bemusement.

Chad Charming: Redeems himself sometime after d3 and leaves to find himself.

Cheerful: Is emo.

Chip Potts: Babysat Ben a lot when he was younger. Has 13 siblings. He works at the castle.

Chloe Charming: Learned a lot of what she knows in ROAR from Lonnie.

Claudine Frollo: She had red hair and is left handed.

Clay Clayton: He's a party animal and is very hard to take out in a fight.

Crabby: is actually quite pleasant to be around.

Crocodile Descendants: They love tormenting Captain Hook and wrestling.

Cubby: He handles Neverland Academy's finances.

Danny Darling-Cooper: He's good at tourney and ROAR.

Derek: He's a selective mute and carries a bell around to get his friends' attention when they're arguing.

Derelict (Electric Eel): He's the friendly eel.

Desiree: She's one of the most wild pirate kids. Even when compared to her crewmates.

Diego de Vil: His most popular song is titled 'Kill the Beast'.

Dhandi: Is Jordan's adoptive older sister (since Eden is Jordan's bio mom).

Dizzy Tremaine: She joins Evie's business when she graduates and her jewelry becomes very popular.

Doc II: Goes by Raphael.

Doug: Evie helps him meet his favorite band (The Dragon Players) on his 21st birthday.

Dude (The Dog): He is jealous of Beelzebub.

Eddie Balthazar: He is always tired.

Eliza: She becomes more of a rebel as she grows up and is always backing Jane up when FG gets difficult (like most parents do).

Elle: She's adopted.

Emir (number 26): He's Aziz's younger brother and is a lot like his dad, personality wise. He does not like his mom's cousins.

Evie: She is Dizzy's half sister.

Finn the Mer-Boy: He works at neverland academy but also remains as Neverland's Protectors (kicking entitled tourist out when they cause too much non fun trouble/damage).

Freddie Facilier: Is banned from being alone with Jordan because those two are just as bad as Ally and Cj when alone together.

Gaston Jr.: He relates a lot to Luisa Madrigal. He also walks with a limp after a failed escape attempt he and his father attempted (he nearly drowned).

Gaston The 3rd.: He's the smart twin.

Gesundheit: Cannot for the life of him spell his name.

Gil: Has stolen a penguin from the zoo with Jay, Chad, Harry, and Carlos before.

Ginny Gothel: Is allergic to flowers. Her middle name is flower.

Gordon: Is a mechanic.

Hadie: Has a villain phase as a teen that no one takes seriously.

Hamish of DunBroch: He works with bears.

Hana: She is the royal party planner in her kingdom.

Hap: He's a hippie/hipster mixture and has a van he customized himself.

Harriet Hook: She has a hip high rose tattoo and broke Anthony Tremaine's nose once when she was 12.

Harris of DunBroch: Will not hesitate to bite people in fights even as an adult.

Harry Badun: He is a detective and has made it his job to make everyone behind the isle and every bad isle adult's lives hell. He will also make up outrageous theories to mess with people he doesn't like.

Harry Hook: Is good at art and has Dyscalculia.

Henry: He's a long lost de Vil.

Herkie: He has his dad's personality and strength but his mama's brain and kinda looks like a blend of his parents.

Hermie Bing: She has a variety of circus related skills, loves clowns, has a sweet tooth, and wears very colorful clothes.

Hubert of DunBroch: Loves reminding his sister of how she turned him into a bear all the time.

Hunter de Vil: His influencer career takes off when the barrier is brought down.

Ivy de Vil: She's allergic to hair dye and becomes a great model when off the isle.

Izzy: She's ROAR instructor at Neverland Academy.

Jace Badun: His mom was a strong woman at the Ringmaster's circus. He is the most exasperated person you will ever meet.

Jack/Korak: He prefers 'Korak' over Jack. He takes after his dad looks wise but his mom personality and fashion wise.

Jade: She has tons of scars from the crocodile wrestling.

Jake: Because of him, Princess Pirate, Finn, Stormy, Marina, Izzy, and Cubby all grew up.

James Brown Jr.: He works at a candy shop.

Jane: She's a big gossip and she and Carlos both bonded over this.

Jane Darling-Cooper: She's a teaching assistant at Neverland Academy.

Jay: He sleeps with a stuffed tiger but will deny it if asked.

Jenna: She's Aziz's oldest sibling and is the heir to the throne. She has a pet Elephant.

Jonas: He's Uma's cousin.

Jordan: She's the one who created the secret Agrabah Club at school (along with Aziz).

La Foux Doux: He's younger than LeFou Deux and loves puppet shows.

Lagan (Electric Eel): He's the mean eel.

LeFou Deux: He has a crush on Claudine and is the isle's Santa Claus.

Li (number 85): His parents took creative liberty with his name without checking to see if that spelling already existed.

Li Lonnie: She does eventually get her show. Her successful ROAR career probably helped (: .

Li Shang Jr: His music is decent but few people take him seriously because of the whole 'Lil Shang' nickname thing.

Lil Yaz: He died of appendicitis after d1. He was morally grey/apathic and had eyes for Quinlynn Hearts.

Lina: Jasmine was her favorite babysitter and she in turn, ended up babysitting the younger of Jasmine's kids when she was in Agrabah.

Lucifer: Lucifer often escapes from the saloon and gets on everyone's nerves.

Lulu Brown: She's much younger than her brother, Jim/James Brown Jr. and is a very good at ballet.

Mad Maddy: She has quite the sweet tooth.

Madam Mim's granddaughters: No one is sure how many there are or how they came to be.

Maddox Hatter: He's an inventor and is very close to Red.

Mal: She grows up a lot after the royal wedding and gets back in touch with her artistic side.

Marina the Mermaid: She's the swim coach at Neverland Academy.

Marya Rasputin: She's the doctor of Harriet's crew.

Max La Bouf: He works at Tiana's palace and often caters the events for his family and Ralphie's.

Melody: She's an environmental activist and the go-to cousin everyone talks to when they need someone who will hear them out.

Meriem: She and Korak are married now, and she's very into learning languages.

Mia: She is a sore loser when it comes to the fashion industry.

Miguel (number 44): He's a Madrigal.

Morgie le Fay: Morgie is just a nickname.

Opal: She's Freddie and Celia's aunt.

Othello (The Parrot): He repeats the things EQ used to say to Evie but is a very loving pet otherwise.

Pin: He's very smart and skipped a grade.

Pirate Kitty (Cat): It's Gil's pet cat (seen in a missing poster in d2).

Princess Pirate: Her friends now call her 'Princess' for short.

Quinlynn Hearts: She's the oldest Heart child and she had a crush on LIl Yaz.

Rafi: He gets along the best with his younger brother, Aziz, and works in the royal guard now.

Ralphie: He and Max are Pen Pals.

Rami: He's a party animal.

Red Hearts: Red is just a nickname. She's also in the school newspaper.

Reza: He is very interested in forensics and was adopted by Mozenrath and Sadira. He has two younger siblings and one older.

Rick Ratcliffe: His middle name is 'Perseus'. Yes, after the pug. And he has a habit of saving people from drowning/bodies of water.

Ruby Fitzherbert: She's shy and artsie.

Salima: She's a middle child now.

Sammy Smee: He's an inventor and a book worm.

Scarlet: She's Carter's twin and is considered the 'evil' twin.

Shy: His name is very fitting because he really is shy.

Sleepy Jr.: He's a gamer.

Snoozy: Snoozy is a night owl.

Sophie: She's Snow White's eldest child.

Spotted Hyenas: They like tormenting Gaston but not his kids.

Squeaky Smee: He's a selective mute.

Squirmy Smee: He and his brother look up to Harry a lot.

Stabbington cousins: They're only known by their nicknames by those outside of their family (and for good reason, since they're secretly Westergaards).

Stormy The Mermaid: She becomes a hippie when's older and mellows out.

The Sea witches: They're the daughters of Ursula's sisters.

The Tweedledum and Tweedledee cousins: They all have varying shades of red hair.

The Wicked Step-Granddaughters: The seven that are Drizella's are Hans' daughters as well. If any are Anastasia's, they're adopted.

Tiger Peony: She's a hippie vegetarian who's really into Tourney but doesn't play.

Tipo: He learns to cook from Kronk and helps him out with  Camp Chippamunka during the summer when he's older.

Tyrone (number 32): He's Tiana and Naveen's son. Lotte spoiled him, lol.

Uma: She gets her OWN sea phonies after d3 and she keeps her shark friends as well.

William (number 12): Wendy's oldest son and Jane Darling's younger brother.

Yi-Min: She's good at tourney as well as Swords and Shields.

Yupi: He is Kuzco's favorite 'nephew'.

Yzla: She's good at gymnastics.

Zam: He is the oldest of the kids in Yzma's family and has also caught his cousins doing weird things most often.

Zellie: She's the oldest of Flynnpunzal's kids.

Zephyr: His skin gets a bit darker as he grows up.

Zevon: His dad (and his siblings' dad) is Cedric from Sofia the first. His mom also accidentally turned him into a llama as a baby.

Zim: He still practices chemistry but the idea of being evil bores him.

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ok so i have a very important project to be working on rn so of course if you know me you know i'm doing ANYTHING BUT that project.

so, finally, a (somewhat) tangible layout(aka RANT) of why i think doug ross has npd! yay!!!

note: i dont fw dehumanizing or accusing or villianizing anyone with npd (or any cluster b disorder aamof) just because they have npd everrruahh

doug is described as "a complicated children's doctor who could be self-centered, quick-tempered...hitting the bottle to avoid dealing with the consequences of his actions..." and "...we gather [drinking heavily] is a regular behavior for the...obviously troubled doctor." (quotes from kimberly potts). first, to discuss his alcoholism, npd and alcoholism frequently co-exist in a person, with similar symptoms and motivations behind them. people with npd tend to turn to alcohol as a means of reinforcing false self-image and hiding from their feelings. the second quote refers specifically to the first scene of the show, where doug's shown going on a bender and falling on others—(mark)—to clean him up, which shows both how this behavior is frequent, and he believes that he's just. free to do this. second, the first quote shows self-centered as the first thing you'd ever list when talking about doug, and it is for a reason. he works himself up every chance he can get because anything else would be too hard, and the "natural charisma" he has has been earned—from this behavior. i wont say much more about this because theres another point i want to make about it! third, the quote mentioning his quick temper — arrogance is one of the biggest dsm-5 criteria and also a huge huge HUGE part of doug's character. it's more of a resting emotion for him than tranquility is. he falls back on his anger to protect himself and his ego at any given point in time, whether the situation calls for it or not, and projects it onto everyone else around him (with the exception usually being his patients).

in 2x06, doug opens the ending scene by making an excuse for missing his train while hes staring at the tracks, which i interpret as a way of not having to go home to be alone with himself which is a common npd trait because people with it tend to avoid their true image of themselves with distractions, and being alone reminds them of who they are and can worsen their actions. then when mark sees him there, mark repeatedly asks doug "why he's doing this.", 'this' being that he was having explosive and inappropriate behavior and arguing more frequently with those above him and on the verge of (actually not the verge of he was legit) getting fired. mark recognizes what he's doing and calls him out for it ("You're pushing Bernstein the same way you've been pushing me.") when he asks again why doug's doing this doug says he doesn't know, and deflects by getting mark to leave. this interaction shows (or refers to) several of the criteria for npd like arrogance, lack of empathy, entitlement, and belief of superiority. he speaks condescendingly to several of his direct bosses, for his own sake he hasn't treaded lightly with his best friend's feelings (as he kind of dehumanizes him in friendship into another boss who finds themselves superior to him and feels threatened at work by him), and believes that he has the right to act this way and accuse them all of unfair treatment towards *him*.

the point i wanted to come back to earlier is him working himself up — one of his most well-known traits for this and methods of doing so is womanizing. doug is known as a med drama resident "pretty boy" who fucks every woman who looks in his direction and doesn't look back after. it plays such a huge role in his life its one of the quickest assumptions anyone makes about him (not that theyre wrong.) its also his biggest self defense mechanism. he sleeps with these woman as a way of fulfilling his self-sense, infiltrating the idea into his life that they aren't people as much as they are a way of sticking it to everyone. he uses them often without care as a method of escape and building a name for himself, a means to be praised. he has a fear of vulnerability, facing himself, and a desire for admiration and validity in his life that he doesn't get when he lashes out at work - so he creates a false sense of security in his patterns of his personal life. in 2x06, doug says "i've been [at the hospital] a few years, [which is] the longest commitment ive ever made to anything or anybody." doug doesn't stay with anyone long enough to ever open up, creating a firm shell against his inner self to avoid any chance of sensitivity and exposure to anyone else. more so, he doesn't think he's *deserving* of such a relationship, especially post-the aftermath of his relationship with carol.

(p.s. if you are like die hard hathaross i wouldnt read this next paragraph probably ??)

and a little more on his relationship with carol, after she tries to kill herself posthumously to their breakup, doug spends lots. and i mean lots of time. blaming himself for it and feeling guilty for it. up until then, he hadn't seen their relationship in any further light than the very surface of it — he did Not care. he finds a way to make her problems (even as severe as this) about himself and internalizes it (for lack of a better term??) as a personal onslaught (?????2)3)?) because he realizes his self-destructive behavior, and kind of gaslights himself into guilt-tripping . well. himself??? and, kind of, people close to him?? if that makes any sense?? but it takes up so much of his time because the crushing weight of the consequences of his actions hit him all at once in about a 5 minute span when he saw her come in those doors, and unable to escape his nature, he began to twist it mentally in a depressive spiral that comes off the Wrong Wrong Wrong Way. in the end he tries to compensate by misinterpreting his feelings for her and winning her back. good god. this is part of the reason why i dislike their relationship so much, mostly due to my own reading of it. but ykw you do you the ENTIRETY of the er fandom💔💔

if youre still here thanks for reading all that bullshit yay ! if you disagree i dont give. afuck actually i post only for myself so !!!! (btw if for some reason there was hate on this even though im right WHAATT.... its just gonna get deleted so dont bother)

p.s. i have suspected for a while i mmmiiihgghhttt have npd so. a lot of this is heavy heavy self projection so if u see anything biased on here no you dont thats embarrassing cries!!!

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I used to keep up with your blog all the time during the peak Robron days your posts were always my fave. Was hoping you’d return but couldn’t for the life of me remember your username - I just remembered the Doug pfp 😭

Happy to see you back!

HI ANON THANK YOU THIS IS SO SO NICE but also i actually cannot believe i’ve inadvertently permanently tied myself to a doug potts icon

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Breaking down the comics: Visions of the past (issue 32)

Moon Knight, Issue #32:  When the Music Stops (Part 2) 

Written by Doug Moench and art done by Kevin Kowlan and Carl Potts. 

Tag line: How many more will have to die before the final note is played, the grimmest of dance finally done? 

The end of the story also has a short: 

"Cancer" Written by Alan Zelenetz, Marc Silvestri, and Gary Kwapisz. 

Tag Line: Somewhere in the hospital there is a desperate man with a gun and the person he has to kill. 

We open on Moon Knight overlooking a block. 

"A slum stuffed somewhere in the gray miasma called Brooklyn. Directionless, its bleak streets are ruled by poverty, hopelessness, despair....and gangs." 

We have a mild recap of the last issue. 

A 17 year old boy named Lenny who paces Dough Row, heading back to the pawn shop to buy back a pawned dream, his old music box. 

As he walks he starts to get a higher point of view on what is happening. The thug life, the protection money racket, the gang wars, selling his mother's prized music box....

"But how, Lenny wonders, has it come to this?" He views himself trapped by fate, careening down a tunnel without a way out. 

He recalls his tossle with Lewis and Moon Knight. 

He views his gang in memory as they declared to make Lewis an example and asks why he volunteered to collect the money. Why he felt the need to come up with the money on his own. 

The music box was almost like fate handing him an out. 

A hysterical mother begs him to get the box back, thinking it was stolen. He promises to get it back. 

Now, as he walks the street, he holds the cash in his pocket. He has to use it to quell the Savage Studs...Or buy back the box. 

Shank, the gang leader spots Lenny and calls out to him, asking for the money. 

Lenny lies. "Uh...No...I ain't got it. I...I been thinkin' Shank and I decided..." 

Wrong thing to say. Shank is pissed and demands that they all go to the pawn shop now to get the money. On the way, why not also make example of a few other shops too? 

They grab Lenny and force him to come along. 

Back at Grant Mansion, Moon Knight prepares to take off. He confides in Marlene that he feels he was too hard on the shopkeepers, stopping them from standing up for themselves. He decides to go make sure things are alright and that they stay protected. 

They bust into the pawn shop and Lewis comes running. 

Shank sends Lenny forward and tells him to do his job and shake down the old man. 

"Don't fight it, Lenny-Not now--It's too late. I...I'll give you the money...But you still won't be able to buy back what you lost." Lewis tells him it's okay. 

It's not enough for Shank. He doesn't just want the money. Now he wants blood. 

Sometimes the quiet moments in comics speak louder than anything that can be said. 

Moon Knight arrives to find shattered windows. He's too late. 

The other shop keepers have arrived and are gathered around Lewis' body. 

The shopkeepers are angry. They yell at Moon Knight. 

"You! You're what happened! If you'da let us take care of it before it reached this point--" 

He argues that there would have been more dead if they had fought. 

He tries to make them understand, but they won't listen and they tell him to leave. He isn't welcome there. 

"And despite his protests...Their words sting sharply... Perhaps he is responsible." 

He walks to the wharf. There he finds the club house just as Gena's boys, Ricky and Ray, promised. 

Inside, the Studs are not happy with Shank. 

The other members are displeased with the death of Lewis and Lenny isn't there. 

You know who is there? 

Moon Knight kicks in the door dramatically and declares "The kid gloves are off, Studs. Now that it's murder, you've just come of age." 

These young thugs have nothing on Moon Knight's combat training. 

He takes the out so easily. An all out brawl and he doesn't hold back. 

The details on that glove are amazing. 

With the gang beaten, Moon Knight asks "All right, who did it? Who killed the pawnbroker?" 

Lenny walks in. "Leave 'em alone, Moon Knight. I did it." 

He tells Moon Knight that the other members of the gang have had enough. He wants them to get a second chance and he surrenders himself. 

Moon Knight tells him that it was an accident. That he could testify on his behalf. 

"Yeah, sure--And how 'bout another song and dance about the dreams bein' mended someday, huh?" 

"Healing is possible, Lenny." 

"Maybe, Moon Knight, but right now I don't believe it..." 

He asks Moon Knight for a favor before he gets turned in. 

Unfinished business for his mother. 

They return to the smashed up pawn shop where he turns in the cash. 

"You were wrong, old man--I am redeemin' the ticket." 

He places the money on the counter and picks up the music box. 

This particular two parter is very bitter sweet. You see Moon Knight struggling to help and talking about healing. He helps a young man that has similar views to what he once had as a young Marc Spector. Perhaps he feels that helping this kid can somehow help Marc.

Yet in the end, the pawnbroker is dead, the kids will not be able to afford putting on the big dance they wanted, the gang breaks up, and Lenny is going to jail. 

Moench does a lot of stories that don’t have clear cut villains. There are no evil big bad guys or super villains out to destroy the world. More often than not, it is just an average down on their luck person with no way to a clear cut victory. 

It’s these stories where you see what’s happening in the world in those times and what is still happening. You have small stories that are close to home. You also have what feels like closer stories to Moon Knight. You see him try and often fail to help. 

Moon Knight has always had a soft spot with the teenage punk. With the rebellious youth and the kids that feel they have nothing ahead of them but violence. 

Jake connects with Gena and her boys, knowing they don’t have a father and he works to keep them off the streets and away from drugs and gangs as best he can. The heart of the Moon Knight system will always remember their own pain and do what they can to help those avoid the same path. 

EVEN MORE SO. This story took a special interest for me because of a callback. A lovely friend and fellow Moon Knight enthusiast (FAR bigger fan than I ever could hope to be and that’s saying something) pointed out to me that The Moon Knight revival of 2014 (after Bendis' horrid run and before Lemire blessed us). We had Ellis, Wood, and Bunn take on Moon Knight in an effort to draw interest back in and bring the character back to how it was when Moench first started painting us the picture. 

You see, Moon Knight was in trouble at Marvel. Interest had tanked and he was in danger of getting dumped and forgotten about. As luck would have it, the Editor and chief of Marvel at the time, Joe Quesada, claimed to be a huge Moon Knight fan and was super hopeful about this edgy run, and then super disappointed in how badly it tanked. 

In a last ditch effort, Mr. Ellis stepped up and requested he have a crack at Moon Knight. 

Ellis is known for a certain style and Marvel shrugged and said "Why not". 

Ellis started his run by doing callbacks to original popular stories. 

In issue 3 of Vol 1 by Warren Ellis and the amazing Declan Shalvey, we find Moon Knight facing down a gang of ghosts. 

The title of this issue? "Box". 

Boy those punks sure do look familiar. 

This particular issue gave us the glorious Khonshu armor designed to kick ghost ass. 

And of course Moon Knight kicks the ghost butts. He hates ghosts. Chasing the ghosts down, he finds their main hide-out. And…. 

Moon Knight finds the music box. Inscribed on the bottom "Johnny, be good. Love Mom." 

Now, we know in the original run, the punk's name was Lenny. But Johnny Be Good is a reference to a song. 

Hard to say.

Look at those skeletons huddled together in the corner. Each a bullet in their heads. 

As Moon Knight leaves, he takes the box with him where the ghosts now reside. Flying away, he drops the box into the river to let it be buried. 

While most likely not the original gang of Studs from before, the reference is clear and so very appreciated. Most of the stories in Ellis’ run end on this note of sadness and a feeling of loss for the past. 

Honestly, it works because the past is now so bitter to him. His struggles have come to a breaking point and the peace here is far away. 

It’s just a little extra tidbit that I really appreciated once I figured out the reference. And Modern Moon Knight is still filled with references to Moench. You just have to know where to look. 

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As a juxtaposition to the story of lost dreams, we now come to the short: 

"Cancer" by Zelenetz. We're going to see a lot of stories by Zelenetz. He starts to fill in for Moench when he's out and does a lot of the shorts.

We open on a doctor talking to another man. 

"Bilateral inoperable carcinoma of the lung. In Layman's terms, it's quite simple, Mr. Fixler. Your brother's dying." 

He tells Mr. Fixler he wasted a trip and should have just called. 

Mr. Fixler begs Dr. Steele to do something. He loves his brother and he feels Dr. Steele has just written him off. 

Dr. Steele brushes it all off. "Your fraternal devotion is commendable, but I'm afraid it doesn't concern me as a diagnostician." 

Mr. Fixler calls Dr. Steele out on his attitude. 

"You know, Joey may have cancer in his body, but you, mister, you have got it in your soul. You're the one oughtta be dying." 

Mr. Fixler leaves and Dr. Steele sips his coffee, not at all bothered. 

"Elsewhere, early that evening, at the Mansion owned by Steven Grant, Millionaire alias of the Silver and jet crusader known as Moon Knight..." 

We see Moon Knight returning to the mansion. Steven walks into the room, running late to get them to a fancy dinner set to help raise money and open a new hospital wing. 

He removes the cape, but puts the tux on over the Moon Knight suit. 

Marlene calls him out on it and asks why he feels he needs to wear it to a charity event. 

"Aw, c'mon toots. You know it's my security blanket. Besides, Moon Knight's as much of a philanthropist as Steven Grant. He just gives his charity differently." 

Back at the hospital, Mr. Fixler is visiting his brother, who is hooked up to breathing machines and IV drips, asleep in the hospital bed. 

"Hot shot doctor tells me to get a private-duty nurse. 'This isn't a hotel', he says. 'we don't wait on patients hand and foot'." He hates how helpless his brother is and how he seems so far gone. All the tubes and lines connecting to him just to keep him alive and suffering. 

His brother wakes up and looks over, but he is unable to say or do anything. 

In the grand part of the hospital, the charity event is happening. 

Dr. Steele is giving a big speech about why he's a doctor. Considering what we just witnessed, it's a little full of bull. 

Steven can hardly hold his tongue, making small remarks to Marlene about the level of corn involved. 

"You want me to pass him the salt and butter for all his corn?" 

The Doctor's pager goes off but Dr. Steele ignores it. 

Apparently Dr. Steele has a reputation of being cold and uncaring as a computer. 

Nearby, Mr. Fixler has decided to take matters into his own hands. He collects a gun and heads back to the hospital. 

Gunfire rings out and an announcement goes off over the loudspeaker. 

"There has been a shooting reported on the premises. Please stay where you are until members of our staff have given you clearance." 

Steven hulks out of his tux and bolts out as Moon Knight.

Yeah, he takes out the cops. 

"Don't worry though, I'm not in this for the bounty. Soon as I find our mystery sniper, he's yours." 

He races around the hospital where it looks like everyone else is just carrying about their business despite an active shooter. 

Not to say mass shootings weren't a problem back then, because they absolutely were, but the social response has absolutely changed. Perhaps with the more prominent availability of not just instant news, but of video, the reality of an active shooter would cause far more of a scene than what we see here. And this bothers me for a lot of reasons. Especially seeing a comedy of Moon Knight running around the halls causing chaos as he passes people standing and talking or at the water fountain or of nurses casually handing out lunches.

It really bothers me. 

The loud speaker alerts that someone's been shot up on the top floor and Moon Knight heads that way. 

Out on the fire-escape, he grapples up to the top floor. Mr. Fixler sits in his brother's hospital room. 

"I had to do it." He sits on his brother's bed as Moon Knight bursts in. Only to find that Joey is the receiver of his brother's bullet. 

"You can go an' arrest me now. Joey's out of his misery. I just couldn't leave him suffering like a dog anymore. The Lord wasn't handling it--Blasted Doctor didn't care...So I shot him, fast as I could. Didn't hurt him. Then I took off all them ugly tubes. Look at him. Isn't he the most peaceful guy you've ever seen?" 

The cops arrive and Moon Knight takes his leave, looking sad. 

Back at Grant Mansion, we see Steven in bed with Marlene, looking pensive. 

"It's a matter of heart, I guess, Steven. To end somebody's life for them." She tries to comfort him. 

This bothers me too. This line to this System. Considering everything they have been through. 

Steven accepts it. "I know. Still, Marlene, the whole sad thing--It kind of reminds me of one of those days you take out the flag, wave it, and throw it away." 

The next morning we see Dr. Steele at his desk sipping coffee as he signs a death certificate. He asks the nurse to remind him which case it was. He can't bother to care. 

It’s a story that we’ve probably all seen before. A doctor that can’t be bothered to care about his patients. The line of leaving our loved ones to suffer vs. putting them out of their misery. 

I’m not going to get into it. That’s a can of worms I’m not willing to open up here for some very personal reasons. 

If you really want to know what I think you are welcome to DM me. I’m also willing to discuss the social changes in America in regards to gun violence over the ages. Considering this was published in 1983 and we are reading this now in 2023, a lot has gone on. 

So the big question here is did the writer have something to say?

That’s what stories are about. A message to get across. A way to move the audience to feel something and to think about things. 

Probably not in the way it was intended, it is making me think about things and I do have a reaction to it. But was this told well? 

Again, we see Moon Knight reacting to something and arriving too late and once again feeling like he could not help. Not to mention wondering if it even a right act or not. A lot of times it isn’t clear cut what the right response is. 

Maybe this is unique to Moon Knight writing in particular. Something that’s always been there. An underlining of trauma and points of view that are not clear cut. 

What’s even more interesting is how this will ebb and flow as the years progress with different writers. Some chose to ignore it and take the more ‘heroic’ route and others dive into it so deeply that perhaps we miss the character response altogether. 

What do you think? A victim of the time or a shot in the dark that just didn’t land?

[hitchell-mope]

Comforting to know by devie at the end of Chip Potts’s funeral

Doug: When the heart of the Hundred Acre Wood is beating

And time is passing through

Doug and Evie: There's a shadow looking like a rainbow's halo

And there I'm resembling you

Evie: More than fame

A name on a tree

More than power or might

Sweeter than the treats of a honey bee

I'll be here through the night

Both: It's comforting to know

It's comforting to know

Evie: Silent as the moon at dawn

Soothing as a bed filled with hay

Strong as a hero in the land of old

I'll be here through the day

Both: It's comforting to know

It's comforting to know

Grayer than gloom on a rainy afternoon

Sadder than being sorry for me

Finer than finding my tail again

I'll be here for all of thee

It's comforting to know

It's comforting to know

Doug: You only get a few good friends in this life

Who are devoted and true

And right here in this now and near

It's clear that it's all of you

Both: I'll find you when you're hard to see

I'll look for you everywhere

You'll know just how I'm feeling when

I show you that I care

It's comforting to know

It's so comforting to know

(They vocalise)

Both: It’s comforting to know

It’s comforting to know

It’s comforting to know

It’s comforting to know.

[bobbie-robron]

No matter what problems we’ve got, strawberries will still come up in June, courgettes in August, parsnips in November.

21-Mar-2019, episode 2

[elseishollow]

MASTERLIST

who I write for.

GOSSIP GIRL

blair waldorf; tell me how.

serena van derwoodsen.

nate archibald; sweet nothing, love languages.

THE WEST WING

sam seaborn.

cj cregg.

josh lyman.

donna moss.

toby ziegler.

ER

doug ross.

abby lockhart.

VEEP

dan egan (derogatory).

amy brookheimer.

HTGAWM

wes gibbins; cappuccinos.

michaela pratt.

SUITS

donna paulsen.

rachel zane.

MARVEL

pepper potts.

peggy carter.

loki.

matt murdock; heartbeats.

TCAOS

sabrina spellman.

zelda spellman.

MISC

spencer hastings, andrea martel, kara danvers, matt saracen, cheryl blossom, roy kent, karen page, seth cohen, patrick jane, teresa lisbon.

[ao3feed-peterparker]

What happens when a spider is struck by lightning?

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/J6nRCMb by impravidus With Spider-Man still a public enemy, Peter leaves New York, finding Skip Wescott no longer in prison, now going by Doug Kendall, and knows he has to save Maddie Buckley from his abuse. Along the way he gains a big sister, a new identity, and a firefighter family. But when he's struck by lightning, the spell is undone, and everyone remembers Peter Parker again. What will he do now that he's made his life as Evan Buckley? (OR: Evan Buckley is Peter Parker) Words: 1503, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English Series: Part 53 of impravidus's folklore Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Peter Parker, Evan "Buck" Buckley, Maddie Buckley, Doug Kendall, Skip Westcott, Happy Hogan, Ned Leeds, Michelle Jones (Marvel), Flash Thompson, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Pepper Potts, Sam Wilson (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, Stephen Strange Relationships: Evan "Buck" Buckley & Maddie Buckley, Maddie Buckley/Doug Kendall Additional Tags: Secret Identity, Post-Movie: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Temporary Amnesia, Recovered Memories, Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, Reunions, Identity Reveal read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/J6nRCMb

[bamboomusiclist]

8/30 おはようございます。Ray Brown / Something For Lester s7641 等更新しました。

Karin Krog & Red Mitchell / But Three’s A Crowd bell106Chick Corea / Circulus bnla882-j2Bill Potts / The Jazz Soul Of Porgy & Bess Conducted uas5032Grant Green / Born to be Blue bst84432Ray Brown / Something For Lester s7641Clifford Brown Max Roach / Study in Brown mg36037Tete Montoliu / Temas Brazilenos Eny303Doug Raney / Doug Raney Quintet scs1249Boulou Ferre / Trinity scs1171Jackie McLean / Dr…

[skellseerwriting]

Now we need a Lumiere and Cogsworth

I think Jay fits Lumiere’s personality fairly well, and maybe Doug for Cogsworth?

Carlos can be that terrier foot stool

wait no Dude is the footstool, Carlos can be Chip, though I feel like Fairy Godmother would fit Mrs. Potts

Why do I feel like Jane would be terrified to meet/talk to Beast and Belle if Ben introduced them 🥺

- 🍙 anon

cuz she would

also

JANE AND BEN AS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

who would be Gaston then?

I know

C h a d