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Hmm

This Sam

And this Bucky

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Work doodle from this morning I’m slowly improving again <3

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He's a little touch starved

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Everyone say thank you to the horny marvel artists for drawing Sam Wilson like this

From Captain America - Sam Wilson run

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I love knowing what your username stands for! I didn't know it was an acronym but in my head I always sounded it out like the Wakandan war chant 'yibambe' 🤣😂 Wasn't too far off!

Omg I’ve never thought to make that wakandan connection haha!

Yeah years ago when I first made this account I did have the whole acronym typed out but after a month I was like “this looks ridiculous and un memorable” and here we are!

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Comparing two interviews about that Thunderbolts ending

I’ve been having a little think based on the two interviews we’ve gotten regarding the ending of Thunderbolts. More recently, Julia Louis-Dreyfus says that the ending, where the Thunderbolts get named the “New Avengers”, had been planned years ago when she first came on for Falcon and the Winter Soldier. She adds that they always knew that this would be a controversial decision, during which she cites the ending montage of in-universe articles having mixed reactions to the announcement. 

Yet we also got an earlier interview with writer Jake Schreier where he also discusses the ending. He says that he was surprised by the test audience’s reaction, they were hesitant to clap or cheer and seemed more confused by the ending. He admitted to expecting an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response. The audience’s reaction led to the addition of the ending montage. So it was, according to the writer, not an intended part of the movie from the beginning.

So these two statements are clearly not lining up, they can’t both be true. This decision to make these characters the “New Avengers” was either planned to spark controversy years ago, or it was supposed to be a unanimously approved decision that turned out to be controversial so they had to slap on a montage to make it look intentional. I think Julia Louis-Dreyfus is telling the truth about this twist being planned years in advance because, while disappointing, it does follow the pattern of the MCU where they plan big moments years ahead of time. But I think overall the story is closer to Shreier’s depiction: the decision to make this team the “New Avengers” may have been planned far in advance, but everyone involved thought it wouldn’t be a controversial ending. So when it didn’t screen well, they had to scramble and add that montage in order to act like it was their intention all along for people to have a mixed response. And interviews like the one with Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a kind of preemptive damage control where she’s basically lying by saying it was the plan all along.

And I do think that damage control is the right word here. Despite the movie getting overwhelmingly positive reviews, it bombed in theaters. And this isn’t some overlooked indie project, it's a Marvel movie. It tanked at the box office for a reason, and as time goes on I think more people will come to realize that it is because the film is rife with issues. It's not a quality product, and more than that it damages long-standing characters, worldbuilding, and themes that many other writers and directors have put hard work into maintaining. This movie has alienated a good portion of the fanbase who are now having to deal with the most vile, racist harassment in recent memory. 

I think that eventually there will be some in-depth criticism of this movie from a popular YouTube channel or review site. Or once it's out on streaming there will be more online criticisms from people who didn’t bother to watch it in theaters, or from people who had a good first impression in theaters but see the flaws more clearly upon rewatching. And when that happens, this more recent interview can be cited to act like this was what they wanted all along. Disney can go “Oh, well we just wanted to spark a conversation!” or some crap. But the evidence is there, the stories do not align, this was not planned from the start. This was a bad decision that threw people and characters under the bus for a creatively bankrupt idea that did not pay off.

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If you haven’t changed your url in years tell me why as someone in your same boat it’s for science

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So, I've been doing a bit of yoga every now and then to help with my flexibility

What I should have been doing is finding ways to blame sam for walkers actions. That'll have me bending over backwards in no time

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“I’m not Resistance. I’m not a hero. I’m a stormtrooper. Like all of them, I was taken from a family I’ll never know. And raised to do one thing. But my first battle, I made a choice. I wasn’t gonna kill for them. So I ran, right into you. And you looked at me like no one ever had. I was ashamed of what I was. But I’m done with the First Order. I’m never going back. “

FINN - STAR WARS (2015-2019)

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Quick what are you doing RIGHT now (besides scrolling Tumblr)

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Sam’s TFATWS white cap suit or CABNW blue suit?

Hi Anon!

Great question, I kind of have a mixed answer.

The white suit I prefer more overall, not only for comic book accuracy (i don’t care much for that) but because I believe it holds more symbolism and weight to Sam’s character.

Not only does Sam look absolutely stunning, incredible, GORGEOUS in white, but the color also emphasizes and makes a standpoint as to who he is. It further symbolizes Sam being an angel.

He’s not god, he’s a guardian. A protector in the light, radiant and bright in all his glory. His light shining down on people in their dark hours. The white is not meant to be hidden, it stands out in contrast to the more darker suits of everyone around him. He does not work in the shadows, he’s never been a spy and I think the white helps to exude that point.

I’m also a big fan of the shoulder pads in the white suits, I love their shape and how broad they make him look.

There are of course some minor issues I have with the white suit. I’m not the biggest fan of the cowl, though I love the red goggles.

This is where i would incorporate elements of the BNW suit. I really love sam in just goggles (I head canon that sam loves the feeling of the wind on his face and the feeling of being alive it gives him), but protection wise if he’s going to wear head gear I do prefer the full face mask form BNW.

I’m also a big fan of his forearms being visible in his blue suit. Is it practical? Hell no, but it’s sexy asf lmao.

So yes I think overall I like the White suit better because I think it fits Sam’s character much more than a dark blue. I’m really hoping that for doomsday they give him a new white suit, with some elements of his new one sprinkled in.

I just really wanna see him in white again, it would make him standout beautifully in Doomsday just as it did in FATWS

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Just Sam and Bucky, looking through their wedding pictures.

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rewatching CABNW for that one second of Sam riding a missile + him slicing the plane's wing with his wings (mind you, my cap is so fucking hot!),

also for that Bucky cameo (the hug! the I love you buddy!),

and all those moments of Joaquin being the nation little brother (when he played game in that ancient phone and saying Sam used to play that old ass game all the time? that's so little brother of him!)

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Normally Sam Wilson was The Falcon in Avengers Assemble. He should be the next NEW Captain America following Steve Roger's steps, and get a Brand New Captain America themed armor made by Iron Man!

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Captain America Brave New World:

Sam Wilson willing to stand with someone who has actively harmed him and people he cares about and who he still thinks is an awful human just to give people hope