#book: starstruck

[angelbitezzz]

The human body is a wreck

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[jazzy-a]

I was thinking of my whole "no writing utensils in Destiny's realm" idea and thought of something REALLY stupid...

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Desire: Hey, Destiny, look at this.

Desire, proceeding to show Destiny a whiteboard with "Pen Island" written on it, grinning: Get it? It says peni-

Destiny, suddenly very close: Where is this Pen Island?

[starstruck-thetraveler]

Comic Confrontation

[brionbroadway]

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this is actually live footage of me watching starstruck

[plumbley-bee]

Me??? Attatching myself to a dnd character so much that I got a tattoo in honor of her after a week into me quitting smoking??? Because she inspires me to live and to heal and to be anything I choose to be????

Pshhhh, nah. Couldn't be me.

[archersartcorner]

Was thinking about the fact that Zac’s last two (main campaign) characters have been Rogues (or the SW5E rogue equivalent) That Are Creatures. And what if they met :) bop slug

[boinin]

SP!! May I ask which phase 1 book is your favorite? 👀

Another SP fan in my BLLK circle? Yay! 💀🔥 What are the odds?!

For context, I was thirteen when the series started, so I grew up with Valkyrie as the books were published. Along with HP, it's one of those childhood staple series for me. I kinda stopped reading after The Dying of the Light, but kept buying the books 🙃 So now, like ten years later, I just binge read all of Phase 1 so I can finally start Phase 2. They're waiting for me... including the new Phase 3 book I picked up earlier this month. Yep, I'm an unread book hoarder 🥲

Last Stand of Dead Men (#8) is my fave of Phase 1. I really enjoyed the Dead Men and their banter, as well as the Monster Hunters. It had a good mix of political intrigue and ass-kicking. I also thought the twist was really well seeded. Like, there were clues in earlier books—I could have guessed who the man with golden eyes was as a teenager, but didn't until the reveal. Even on reread, it's a gut punch.

Second favourite is probably The Faceless Ones (#3), another one where I enjoyed the twist. It's the last book where Valkyrie still feels like a kid, before the stakes and challenges significantly rise for her. The ending really shook me! I remember the wait for Dark Days being particularly nail biting. Also, I think Derek really hit his stride in #3 in terms of humour and odd characters.

Would love to hear your thoughts on Phase 1 too, and what characters are your favourites! This time around, I have a bigger soft spot for both Fletcher and China than I had as a kid. Ghastly remains a favourite, as does Tanith.

[chushanye]

it recently clicked for me that one of the many reasons Starstruck is my favourite season is because none of the pcs has a legitimate romantic pairing. (Margret has a romantic subplot that gets dropped at the end of the season) like they're fr just some guys that care about each other a lot and are in space. awesome.

[starflungwaddledee]

https://youtu.be/rVexo0mvztM?si=UJ5Mn4BG7KnN6VBU

I don't which one of your lil guys this song would fit, but i think you'd like this one

anon i am soooo so so so pleased to tell you that not only do i adore this song i already have a song comic in the works for it!!!

(cw just in case anyone follows the youtube link, the song is that unwanted animal by the amazing devil, and while it is not categorically explicit (wait no there is a swear sorry!!), it is quite dark and has clear suggestive undertones. the link to my comic wip, and the comic itself, is completely gen/pg)

[smashedpages]

Happy birthday to Michael Wm. Kaluta!

[kelvingemstone]

a starstruck odyssey is for lovers

[angelbitezzz]

for the doodle requests ummm scourge warriorcat

jk can ya draw crossbones and starstruck i love 'em

Did I do good

[hollyevolving]

First encounter with The Junkmother, before Brennan described her face, immediately called The Wobbly from The Books of Magic to mind.

I couldn't find an image of The Wobbly, but luckily I have a copy of The Lot, so I could take my own photo.

[fantasymusicwarrior]

Highly recommend Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey

[sisaloofafump]

I just want to see Jason Todd and Lois "Clark wouldn't kill the joker so I cancelled the wedding, cancelled our relationship, and moved to a new city" Lane interact

[starstruck-comics-annually]

Sexual autonomy in Starstruck

There is no absence of sexuality in the Starstruck comics, if anything the ideas around sexuality are what we would consider more progressive. I think about this allot. In the comics there are subtle and more obvious cases that show how peoples bodies are viewed in this world.

In the very first comic (Episode 1: They Lie Dormant in Some People) we can already see how comfortable Mary Medea is with her body and how no one around her is sexualizing her naked body. Even though the Erotica Ann Droids- (Literal pleasure droids) are designed to look like her she is not objectified.

This is later seen again in Episode 2: Change is in the Heir. We see a glimpse into Mary's past and there she is very casually getting dressed in the middle om nowhere. - Though I have to say the only person present (in hologram form anyway) is Harry Palmer who she is dating at this time. But still she is not objectified in the slightest.

I can list more and more examples but I want to get to my point. I want to say that I don't think that this is anything accidental. This is not a byproduct of anything. I think that the creators knew what they wanted this world to be. I remember something Elaine Lee said (I'll have to find it). She was basically talking about when she wrote the comics and how she wanted to get away from the issues women where/are facing. This meant that she decided, things like sexism and sexual assault simply did not exist in this world.

Personally I love this aspect of the comics, it creates some distance between the issues in the story and the ones in the world, while still being able to see the nuances in the story that's being told.

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episodes mentioned linked here:

Episode 1: They Lie Dormant in Some People

Episode 2: Change is in the Heir