#OBVIOUSLY I LOVE “MIKE CREW IN WHITE/BLUE” AND “GOTH TWINK OLIVER BANKS”

[wheres-your-paddle]

oddly specific magpod thought:

mike crew is often drawn with a lot of white and blue, usually lighter colours (because it's the colour of the sky). and oliver banks is drawn super goth — wearing all black/dark colours, maybe with skulls or something (because he's like the grim reaper).

which makes sense! not bashing anyone who does that!

but!! hear me out:

i think the aesthetics people use for oliver banks and mike crew could be switched.

mike crew's focus isn't just "sky" and "falling" — he gets his powers from thunderstorms specifically. he references a childhood fear of storms, of dark clouds, etc. his aesthetic shouldn't be "big fluffy clouds", it should be dark and ominous.

inversely, oliver banks has a very nonchalant/accepting view of the End. he's at peace with it. have you ever seen that painting of death depicted in all white? that's him — he's at peace with the inevitability of death. after all, he's the one bringing the death, he's already died. there's no need for the dark/dreary aesthetic.