#building up that library

[homoquartz]

currently in possession of 368 physical DVDs. there are roughly 150 on my wishlist lmao.

[reimenaashelyee]

The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices is OPEN!!! comicsdevices.com

An online library of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art.

Happy Halloween! I'm really excited to be finally launching* what is maybe one of my most ambitious, largest work yet. This online library is the next phase of a research project that began in May 2020, when I first mused on how comics as a field doesn't have a resource that catalogues devices used in the medium. Like, theatre has devices, so does literature, and film! So why shouldn't comics? I always had an interest in comics studies and analysis. I love reading, making and thinking comics. However most of my knowledge was intuitive - I learned comics from osmosis and experience. This is true for many of my peers. Speaking about comics as a creator is hard, because we don't have a robust system of language. When we had to speak, many of us tend to reach for the language developed for film by film practitioners. If there is language specific to comics, it's either scattered in multiple blogs or hidden away in academic journals. The Comics Devices library is meant to aggregate everything and everybody into a single hub! After exploring some multiple resources, alongside some original, independent research, here is the first edition! * The Comics Devices project is still a work-in-progress! It's not final, nor will it ever be. This is why I am seeking contributors to help build this library. Translations, comics examples, etc. There is a lot of work to do! If you are interested, reply to this post or submit an expression of interest on this page.  Have fun everyone!! (Now time for me to melt x_x)

[sforzesco]

some scribbling for the spartacus comic! just setting some scenes, figuring out some panel layouts, staring at the roman cast for the capua era and going ‘oh god none of you (aside from lentulus. obviously) have names yet.’

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / tip jar!

[bogkeep]

i've been reading ducks by kate beaton for less than a minute and it already has me staring at a wall. nova scotia 🤝 northern norway

[xxplastic-cubexx]

sorry just got reminded of the entirety of uncanny x-men #309 and how it's charles having a therapy session with himself about his love life and desires and how he kept sacrificing himself and his wants for The Cause and the whole time he imagines erik to represent his innermost thoughts in the form of a therapist to have him unravel all this

[d4isywhims]

a ton of downloads coming your way guys 🫡

[hoppityhopster23]

If I ever piss any of you off, please tell me. Most of the time it’s not intentionally done.

And if I pull back from a friendship, 9/10 it’s me getting scared that I’m annoying you and don’t want to impose on your life and not you.

[seaglassdinosaur]

I know we collectively agree that Hiccup isn’t romantically inclined, and his getting married and having kids didn’t make sense in the epilogue, but consider: Hiccup getting married for political reasons.

It’s a marriage of alliance, which is recognized both by him and his partner, and they enter it without expectations of romantic involvement. Since they’re now married, they live in the same castle, spend time together, and Hiccup finds he really likes his spouse. They’re funny, get along with his friends, and has the same interests and values. They both probably speak multiple languages. She understands why Hiccup is so dedicated to making the Wilderwest better, and holds similar views. She’s a good politician (her job after all, was to be an ambassador). Hiccup likes spending time with them, and the feeling is mutual. They’re not in love, they have their own lives, but they’re dedicated to each other and eventually decide to raise children. They teach their kids how to train hawks and hunt with dragons, riding, history, the Languages, and all the necessary skills of their world. They’re not in love and they’re happy together.

[pagesofkenna]

Looking for Manga recs!

maybe something under 150 chapters, or especially things that don't have huge tumblr fanbases (though if there's something popular that you think I should actually pay attention to, let me know that too!)

[dailyanarchistposts]

AFFINITY GROUP = A STREET GANG WITH AN ANALYSIS

“Ideas can create life-and-death situations, but a man can really only fight and die for himself and for the lives of his friends.”

--Chief Joseph

In the present struggle forms of organization must come into being that are appropriate to the changed conditions that are the real content of our times. These must be forms that are tenacious enough to resist repression; forms which can grow secretly, learning to manifest themselves in a large variety of ways, lest their mode of operation be co-opted by the opposition, or they simply be smashed. The affinity group is the seed/germ/essence of organization. It is coming-together out of mutual Need or Desire: cohesive historical groups unite out of the shared necessities of the struggle for survival, while dreaming of the possibility of love. In the pre-revolutionary period affinity groups must assemble to project a revolutionary consciousness and to develop forms for particular struggles. In the revolutionary period itself they will emerge as armed cadres at the centers of conflict, and in the post-revolutionary period suggest forms for the new everyday life.

Mass demonstrations succeed in two ways: they bring predominate levels of consciousness into the streets and make visible the quantity of active alienation in our society...and they sometimes transcend the issues of “demonstration” to become mass actions. As mass demonstrations they fail to advance the nature and the forms of our struggle--as mass actions (whether against cops or against property) they begin to define the direction and the reality of what our struggle must become. “Riots” or rebellions are the highest forms of mass action that we have seen so far.

These rebellions project the consciousness of a community in action as it (1) liberates goods and geographical areas, and (2) engages the occupying forces (PIGS) in battle. This form, too, has advantages and limitations, and it is in response to both of these that people are discovering the tactical-theoretical possibilities of working together in small intimate groups. The prospects for the future are clear in at least one respect: the Man and his Pigs are learning “crowd control” and they are escalating their response to all masses of people who take it upon themselves to behave in violation of this society’s “law and order.” Our preparations for advancing the struggle must always take into account the abilities and tendencies of the enemy. Mass demonstrations and community rebellions will continue to serve particular needs in many situations...But in the general sense of ongoing struggle it is necessary that we begin to act in that manner which is most favorable to our means and to our goals--THE SMALL GROUP EXECUTING “SMALL” ACTIONS IN CONCERT WITH OTHER SMALL GROUPS/“SMALL” ACTIONS WILL CREATE A WIDESPREAD CLIMATE OF STRUGGLE WITHIN WHICH ALL FORMS OF REBELLION CAN COME TOGETHER AND FORGE THE FINAL FORM: REVOLUTION...

Already we have seen the small group response--Columbia’s Communes, Berkeley’s Revolutionary Gangs, France’s Committees of Action, and others so far known only by their actions (Cleveland). In the months to come these groups and the many others which will be forming face two kinds of absolute necessity as they seek to create the possibility of real community:

(1) Internal development and security. Each group will continue to create its own sense of identity through the conscious synthesis of theory/practice, and each group will apply this identity to the existing reality in the most effective manner.

(2) External relationships with similar groups. We must begin to set up those forms of communication and mutual awareness that can allow for greater mobility and greater response to more-than-local crises. This means that we will have to begin to create a network of affinity groups (both within existing communities and between those communities).

This network or “Federation” must be characterized by a structural looseness which guarantees the identity and self-determination of each affinity group, as well as an organizational reality which allows maximum concerted actions directed toward total revolution.

The concept of the affinity group in no way denies the validity of mass actions, rather, this idea increases the revolutionary possibilities of those actions. The active minority is able, because it is theoretically more conscious and better prepared tactically, to light the first fuse and make the first breakthroughs. But that’s all. The others can follow or not follow...The active minority plays the role of a permanent fermenting agent, encouraging action without claiming to lead,...In certain objective situations--with the help of the active minority--spontaneity finds its place in social movement. It is spontaneity which permits the thrust forward, and not the slogans or directives of leaders. The affinity group is the source of both spontaneity and new forms of struggle.

up against the wall/MOTHERFUCKERS

341 EAST 10th St. LOWER EAST SIDE NEW YORK, NY.

[hunnyy-bunnyyy]

Just found out why I though that the Hewn City was under the House of Wind:

"Whatever building we were in had been perched atop one of the gray-stoned mountains [this is the House of Wind]. . . I said, 'And where might those subjects be?' 'Some dwell here--in the mountain beneath us.' He angled his head. 'They're forbidden to set foot in this residence. They know they'd be signing their death warrant.' His eyes met mine, stark and clear, as if he could sense the panic, the shadows creeping in. 'Amarantha wasn't very creative,' he said with quiet wrath. 'My court beneath this mountain has long been feared, and she chose to replicate it by violating the space of Prythian's sacred mountain. So, yes: there's a court beneath this mountain-- the court your Tamlin now expects me to be subjecting you to' . . . 'This is my home, and the court beneath it is my. . . occupation'. . ." - A Court of Mist and Fury, chapter 5.

[volthcworld]

Whats better than a giant underground ancient library?

a giant underground ancient library with a bigass fantasy tree of course!!!!

i also decided the pillar that the tree is on doesnt need a big interior, so i just made a cozy little tunnel with some lecterns for significant books from my world :3

[richardsondavis]

You know about that Switch 2 Direct.

OVERPRICED!!!!

First party games, I hope. Then we got substandard ports and shit. Deltarune and Silksong mentioned but no, Switch 2 ain't gonna get a cent outta me.

"Devil May Cry 4, 5 and reboot gets announced for Switch 2"

[mausoleumva]

𝖆𝖚𝖉𝖎𝖔 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙

(Note: gender tags, i.e. M4F, are used fairly loosely here, more in the sense of Masc4Fem, Masc4Masc, etc. The majority of my original characters are quite flexible gender-wise. The POV gender indicates if there's any gendered language used in the audio, i.e. "good girl," rather than any specific anatomy. If there are any specifications about POV anatomy, it will appear in the description of that audio.)

SFW [Original]

Father Levi — Homecoming [M4A] You're welcomed back to your hometown by the friendly parish priest.

Sir Kieran — Injury [M4M] You're wounded & your fellow knight drags you from the fray to tend to your injury.

Sir Kieran — Nightmares [M4F] Princess POV, your loyal knight comforts you as you're plagued with nightmares.

Sir Pace & Prince Goswin — Stranded [M/M] Spoiled prince x gruff knight spend yet another night alone together in the woods.

NSFW [Original]

Sir Pace & Prince Goswin — Green [M/M] Bratty prince x possessive knight deal with jealousy in a heated private aside.

Sir Pace & Prince Goswin — Devour [M/M] Prince being overstimulated by his knight, both indulging in every moment of it.

Squire Tadhg & Sir Darragh — Manners [M/M] Knight punishes his squire for drunken misbehaviour.

Librarian — Overtime [M4A] Your librarian boyfriend is working after hours when you decide to pay him a visit (with slightly ulterior motives).

NSFW [Fanworks]

Merlin x Arthur — Garrulous [M/M] When Arthur drinks a bit too much at a party, Merlin comes to the rescue (as always).

MISC

Narrated textposts: #epitaph narration

Raw audios: #cemetery stroll

[throughpatchesofviolet]

The new event is making me utilize my LoR Sweeper Reception strategy, and it honestly feels good. I really like how the Sweepers function similarly to their Ruina counterparts ... made it feel less overwhelming, since I already had the experience from playing the earlier game.

[fictionadventurer]

Friendly stranger in the library who has flagged me down and left his study cubicle to talk to me: How do you read so many books? I'm struggling to finish this one book and I want to work up to that many someday.

Me, with my armload full of children's and YA fantasy and novel-in-verse that I chose because they were short/easy-to-read/had lots of pictures: Um....