I made a post similar to this before but I figured out a better way to phrase it, so
I’m not referring to the quality of the art or if you like the designs—I’m curious if you actively like podcast creators giving you visual representations of characters from a non-visual medium. No nuance allowed, just pick whatever fits closest
I’ve always enjoyed the music of the Bad Batch, but holy shit. This is such a subtle thing that almost nobody would recognize consciously, but it adds SO much subtext to the scene at the end of the latest episode:
Crosshair’s theme changes. Since the very first episode of the Bad Batch when he confronts them in the hangar after being brainwashed, his music has been defined by synth. But in the last few moments of The Outpost, Crosshair’s theme evolves. The notes are the same, but they’re not synth anymore.
They’re BRASS.
“Why is brass important?” you may ask.
Because clones, and ESPECIALLY their valor/honor/duty as soldiers, are defined by brass. Listen to the first 30 seconds or so of this song, the clone theme from TCW:
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Now close your eyes and listen to the music of the last few minutes of “The Outpost.” Listen to Crosshair’s theme as he watches the vulture’s shadow on the ground. Then again, as he stands up and makes his choice to avenge Mayday. There’s less and less synth, replaced instead by organic string instruments.
And then, after he avenges Mayday, the honorable choice, he collapses. It changes to BRASS.
The music acknowledges Crosshair’s growth from a good soldier following orders to a man choosing to do the right thing. Holy shit.
does anyone know where i can get a normal ass relatively affordable notebook (dot or grid preferred but lined is fine too - not blank) with this kind of thick, recycled speckle-y paper? everything i can find is either stupid expensive and not actually a notebook ("guided journals" as pictured lol) or on the opposite end of the quality spectrum (tissue paper dollar store notebook). in my wildest dreams it's like a bound a5 that lies flat but i will take spiral too. as we once said in a long forgotten era: i have a mighty need please send me leads if u have them
oh shit hey i just twigged that a new book coming out soon might necessitate a reminder that kc's Various Funding Efforts have a book club tier (essentially: you get anything i send to print while you're supporting). If you want to start supporting OR upgrade to get on the list for that in time for Volume 4 coming out you should do that in like. The next week or so lmfao
Volume 4 is also gonna be the first print book with a supporter credits page, so if you wanna get in on THAT now is also the time to get your $2 donation set up. Additionally: I have lowered that perk to 2 dollars because, as I am fond of saying, literally everything helps so I would like to credit everybody. If you don't remember me talking about this at all it's because I announced it in the newsletter back in February when I didn't think I was printing anything this year. I'll elaborate on the logistics a bit later, but I figure if that's something you really want you know it already, so get while the gettin's good.
You can read up on how to help Kidd Commander keep getting made on the site's support page, which is also a good place to subscribe to the newsletter so you can keep up with where we're at financially. The newsletters ARE publicly archived and you can see all of them here.
I get asked about it a lot so while we're at this: as far as it goes I've sort of been trying to encourage the Ko-fi or Paypal instead of Patreon since they don't skim so much off the top, it's probably not such a big deal for other creators but if we're gonna make that December deadline every dollar counts haha. Whatever works for you works for me tho, and all the rewards are exactly the same on all the platforms so follow ur heart. Thanks!!
But I think is practically canon that laudna is very clingy so whenever imogen has a VERY close call (almost all the time) laudna gets worried and has to be at all times glued to imogen to remind herself that she's still alive
Okay, I'm completely closing my askbox because I've been getting bombarded with these gofundme scams. I'll probably reopen it briefly if there's an ask game going around, but otherwise, I'm keeping it closed. I'm sick of being reminded how dirtbags will take advantage of awful situations and naive people to make money 🔪
If anyone needs to contact me for some reason, feel free to DM me.
FUCK the FIA. Literally I assure you nobody FUCKING cares. These mfs are the one preaching about FUCKING free speech. FUCK you guys honestly. I FUCKING guarantee you guys that they wouldn't bat an eye if their pretty media princes said anything. These hypocritical dumbasses need to shove it.
If anything kids shouldn't fucking watch Formula 1 in that case then. It's literally a sport where people crash and get seriously injured regularly, with multiple fatal accidents. That's way fucking worse than swearing.