#if you can't tell my superhero interest is Specifically In Marvel.

[the-force-awakens]

top five superheros plssss I love ur blog sm <3

Damn, that's a good question. And awww thank you!

spider-man aka peter parker. he's my number one, okay? my most specialist boy. my earliest special interest. he's like a best friend to me.

moon knight, because I LOVE THEM SO MUUUUUUUCH I'd do anything for them.

spider-girl aka mayday parker. i grew up reading her comics, and she was such a huge influence on little me.

spider-man 2099. i have had miguel for all of a year and a half but I am so deeply attached to him because he's got my disability!!!!!!!! light sensitivity buddies ftw.

magneto nightcrawler. I looove Kurt so much, he's one of my favorite X-Men characters, he's such a sweetie.

ask me my top five anything!

[ufonaut]

hi !! you said that u don’t rly believe in the entire conversation around superheroes + facism and i think i agree with u but i would love to hear more of ur thoughts abt that as someone who is more into older comics than anyone else i follow (afaik) and i think that brings a much needed perspective to the whole discussion. kind of an ironic ask cuz i am asking u to contribute to a conversation that both of us think is kind of pointless but i’m just interested in why u feel that way cuz i also feel that way !

hi!!!! no, this is a great, i think it's an interesting/much needed conversation to have and i've never gotten into it at length so forgive me if i'm less than articulate but basically my jumbled thoughts about this always come back to that alan moore interview that everybody & their mother loves quoting when discussing watchmen and related material

which is funny because i do, in some ways, agree with moore! it's just that what should be applied only to the monopoly marvel movies have on the current cinematic landscape & their status as glorified us military propaganda somehow ended up being applied to all comics & superhero media as a whole, which is ridiculous.

i feel like moore's primary issue is that in the years since watchmen he's lost his love of comics and basically became a rorschach level nihilist about the industry as a whole -- generally understandable as a result of that level of success but concerning when people without his specific circumstances echo these talking points. see, moore used to love comics, i mean he used to be out-of-his-mind-in-love with comics and you can tell that much from watchmen's text alone & the real (very much real!) comic book history found in the text pages and the in-universe pirate comic that could only come from a die hard fan of the medium. hell, you can't write a good deconstruction of the thing without knowing it inside and out but he's by no means the man he was then and his work has lost its appeal to me for this exact reason.

anyway, moving on from that, the general belief seems to be that superheroes are quasi-fascist to begin with -- cops, in effect -- and that their popularity is a sign of a downward slide into fascism and the worship of infantile stories that do not challenge your worldview and offer only comfort. like, this is what the superheroes & fascism conversation often comes down to and in keeping with the watchmen theme, i'll say that's also the most common & nonsensical complaint i've heard about doomsday clock (that and the fact that it doesn't revolve around one single subject ala the cold war in the og book, which is also nonsense). the thing is -- there's nuance here! it's completely nuts to say that an art medium created by jewish immigrants in the middle of wwii is a gateway to fascism, it's just nuts!

the golden age of comics did feature heroes that were idealized figures who respected the law, that's very much true, but there were also heroes who were believed to be criminals (like rex tyler, the 1940s hourman was a wanted man in his solo stories) and the justice society stood for things like hope & friendship but not an undying pledge to serve the us govt. above all, their politics were as explicitly anti-fascist as comics ever got because they were fighting literal nazis! i mean, my god, there was nothing childish about the stakes of that era of comics even if they were aimed at audiences of all ages!

and like, i suppose it's the silver age and not the golden one that most people are nostalgic for and it's the silver age that moore deconstructs in watchmen but that same nuance can be found there and by 1970 (a mere ten years into the silver age!) this exact discussion was being broadcast to the world by dc comics. hell, whatever can be said now about the bootlicker tendencies of the likes of hal jordan & similar characters, denny o'neil was already saying then:

(part of o'neil's 1983 introduction to the green lantern/green arrow volume collecting the infamous 1970s stories)

i guess what i'm getting at is that anybody who believes comic books cannot be challenging or liberating or political or sometimes downright revolutionary and anything in-between simply doesn't know comics! like film, like literature, like any art form, its values are up to its authors but the automatic connection between superheroes & fascism in the eyes of so many people is completely ridiculous and the public perception of the medium cannot be left up to mcu.

[bookwormcosplays]

Last half of Phase 3! The one I've been waiting for! Let's go!

Black Panther: I don't know if it comes from a place of bias where I'm just excited to see a black superhero movie in the marvel/avengers franchise, but I really enjoyed this movie. It definitely could've besn shorter though. We didn't need a movie over two hours. I liked the antagonist again because once again it doesn't come from nothing. It made sense. I understood both sides. I understand the actor who played T'Challa died, but I'm actually interested in the sequel. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't take inspiration from Lion King. Marvel movies still haven't made me cry, but that end fight made me a little sad.

Infinity War: Ahhhhhh, here it is! What I've been waiting for! This movie did nothing, but piss me off. But they did get a few teardrops out of me from the "I don't feel so good, Mr. Stark." But you can't tell me with how close everybody was to each other, no one didn't inhale a little human dust.

Captain Marvel: Apparently this isn't crucial to endgame so I'm going to watch this after

Endgame: 3 HOURS??? I hate time travel, inception, and heist type movies. But somehow they made it work where it wasn't absolutely hateable. I'll be honest I actually did cheer during the final battle sequence. And more than a few tears were taken out of me. This was a decent wrap up for the avengers.

I finished the avengers film series (for the most part shhhh) and... It wasn't the greatest thing I've watched. In fact, I have a lot of complaints. But I know the people reading this are going to be fans so let me just say some good parts. Visuals/CGI was incredible. They intertwined the universes very well. Their marketing was good to hype people up for the next movie.

However, I think they just stopped understanding the characters they wanted to portray. Like it won't be exactly like the comics, I understand. But it felt like the characters weren't solidly maintained. Some things felt out of character, personalities kept switching, and it started to get sloppy that the characters felt two dimensional by the end of the series. Once again, my opinion. My take on this. And another thing! Always know your audience. Despite what anyone thinks, every movie has a certain audience it's intended for. Of course other audiences might find interest in it, but you specifically focus on the audience that you wanted to watch. My guess for the intended audience at the beginning of this is white males probably 20-40 years old. Presumably straight. And then the intended audience started going everywhere. It definitely took a turn to kid audiences, but also trying to keep that original audience. And also sometimes it seemed for female audiences (presumably straight). It worked out for them, I guess. But like it really irritated me because if you intend for a certain audience, you need to try and maintain that. I lost interest when it seemed like they were trying to please everybody or switched intended audience. By the end, I genuinely can't tell who this series is for.

But it was a chill series for the most part. Probably won't watch any of the solo movies again. Maybe I could watch The Avengers, Winter Soldier (not technically solo to me, and Infinity War. But like I can't go through the other ones again. This is probably not the outcome you guys wanted from me, but from the start I said I'm not a fan of superhero movies. So... Probably wasn't going to change much with this. But I can definitely appreciate the franchise's costuming, design, and behind the scenes stuff! This is the end to my avengers binge watch! Thank you for being a part of the journey!

[kitausuret]

I think I've figured out why I don't really gravitate towards "sad ending" type fics for Marvel stuff, either as a reader or a writer, and it's probably because the What If? series exists. And let me tell you guys, almost every What If? or kind of adjacent AU type comic involving the Venom Symbiote is... very sad.

I get why that is. That series and furthermore a lot of AUs are meant to explore darker tales that wouldn't fit in 616. They can have a sad/everyone dies/the hero loses ending because it is interesting to explore. But it also makes it feel like almost an awkward position for me as a fandom creative/appreciator of others' fannish creations because I'll see a concept and I'm like, "oh so it's like 'What If? The Other'" or something like that...

But even in the mainline 616 canon, by the very nature of BEING a serialized story, I recognize that you can't really have like... an ending. Marvel quite famously doesn't reboot. And while I appreciate that, I feel like it also means things that character growth and evolution through different stages of life get stagnant. (See: Peter Parker since OMD.) So I feel that could also be playing a really big part in my tastes as a writer and a reader.

Don't get me wrong! I absolutely still adore Big 2 superhero comics, Marvel in particular. But I do sometimes wonder if I'm missing out on some pretty banger fics because my tastes tend to be kinda specific.

[vgilantee]

spiral galaxy with scream v or vi pls 🙏

i’m non-binary, my pronouns are they/he/she, i’m bisexual with a preference for men, and i’m a cancer sun, leo moon, and a virgo rising :D as you can tell i’m big into astrology!! i’m also a huge believer in everything happens for a reason, even the bad stuff.

i’m a bit of an optimist but a very introverted one LMAO,, i’m a very quiet person around most people, but if i’m close with someone i’ll be a totally different person. unless said person is someone i’ve taken an interest to, i get incredibly nervous around people i have a crush on but eventually i get comfortable around them. i’m a pretty anxious person, especially in huge crowds or places where i don’t know anyone, like i won’t go out somewhere if i don’t know at least one person there.

i love the marvel franchise, specifically the spider-man movies. spider-man is my favorite superhero of all time :D i like playing video games, singing, musical theatre, and i did cheerleading and dance classes since i was really young. i want to be a twitch streamer and/or actor whenever i can get the time and resources for it :)

i like listening to music a lot!! i listen to taylor swift, beabadoobee, lizzy mcalpine, chase atlantic, the neighbourhood, melanie martinez, and many other artists :D my favorite season is summer and my favorite animals are otters and dolphins!!

i hope this is enough information LMAO,, thank you and congrats on 800 followers!! :D

thanks nonnie :D! when i first got this ask i was like... maybe my brain is too smooth for this BUT as i read through the answer ended up basically slapping me in the face: ethan.

look i know that we've assigned ethan a swiftie and declared that folklore is ethan coded, but ethan is a swifited and folklore is ethan coded i don't make the rules

ethan also seems like the kind of guy who would be very nervous around people he's interested in, so the two of you trying to interact to begin with? the group would be so frustrated like "y'all clearly like each other please spare us" lmao. he seems to handle crowds, at least a little, so he'll happily hold your hand and pull you away from the crowd when you seem to be getting overwhelmed with everything

the spider-man part reminded me of my year-old writing challenge wip that keeps yelling at me whenever i open google docs oh no😭

movie nights with ethan, shoving each other while on the couch when you're playing video games. ethan showing up to Every performance and show you do. he loves showing up to support you and seeing you so in your element with something you enjoy.

if you do down the twitch streamer route, he's in every stream, iconic mod. banning everyone who's weird before you get the chance to see, hyping you up and helping you feel comfortable if there's ever lulls.

other than my own big three, i know nothing about astrology so i can't delve too far into that but ethan would be so down for you to info dump on him about astrology. he will indulge you and ask about your friends and himself. if you ever say anything like "i'm rambling" or "you probably don't care" he doesn't hesitate to be like "no! please! keep talking!!"

[thedreadvampy]

yeah the franchise and sequel and fandom vehicle thing isn't really about being derivative or Not High Art enough it's just. so polished and so focused on replication and agreement to The Almighty Algorithm and the Marketing Framework and the Audience Expectations that there's a horror of ever just fucking around. trying something new that speaks to the material and themes instead of following a beat for beat template that you're trying to finetune with every film.

like some of my favourite things have been franchises, follow-ups or adaptations. birds of prey is in many ways Just Another Superhero Film but it feels fresh because every choice it makes is motivated by the film it is not by the rest of the DC universe or the rest of the superhero mileu. tuca and bertie exists bc bojack horseman did well but both bojack and tuca and bertie are prepared to lean into very different very idiosyncratic ways of being weird and confrontational. you'd never mistake one for the other. doom patrol again like it's an adaptation and a franchise piece but it's much more interested in using that to tell a really specific set of stories than to Build The Franchise.

and like they can be genuinely funny and genuinely moving partially because. you don't know them. and I think so much stuff, like Disney and Marvel and the big blockbuster sequels and flagship streaming shows, feels increasingly like going through the motions. not that some of them aren't well done but they're so familiar.

and part of the problem I think it's that people increasingly hold up kids' films and kids' TV as the Big Important Media and that isn't meant to be unexpected and original. like I can't fault Turning Red for hitting a lot of predictable beats because that's what it's meant to do (and should be! it's for 13 year olds and you want a much more robust framework from media when you're 13 bc you're developing your sense of story. you have to build up a solid baseline in order to then go on to enjoy stuff that's more abstracted or partial, and you're just not as likely to enjoy something that asks you to make a lot of steps in one go to how you read story). but when the only stuff that people look to for emotional content is structured for children (and I don't just mean in terms of content, this isn't about sex violence and adult themes, I mean narrative structure) that says some Stuff about the level of unsurety and discomfort media is willing to risk and how little media for adults is giving us to sit with and process and actually have to engage directly with.

[traincat]

I know the comic piracy debate is a never-ending cycle, but in India where I live, you can't get western comics (or manga for that matter). There aren't comic book stores. Sometimes on Amazon you can find collected editions worth more than INR 1000 at least, for the paperbacks. Most older collections, even from the early 2000s, will be upwards of INR 6000. And sure, it's because the exchange value is so low for Indian rupees, but that's still a LOT of money to Indian citizens. You can get digital editions of random odd issues for approx. INR 150, so that's there. But overall it's really a huge investment to buy a physical comic. So yes, I pirate. But I get so guilty when this debate rolls around, every time. I just don't see any other alternative.

I debated whether or not to answer this considering I haven't really addressed the comics piracy issue before so I'm not sure I'm the right account to talk about it, and also because my askbox is not a confessional and I am not a priest, but then some Spider-Man news broke that I feels ties into it this so whatever, we're going for it. The comics piracy debate comes up every couple of months and will probably continue to come up every couple of months until forever and all of these points have been stated before by others because nothing in this debate is new. First things first, you shouldn't feel guilty. I'm going to suggest actually that nobody should feel guilty, unless you are like, a millionaire and you're exclusively pirating indie books. The prices you're quoting are prohibitively expensive but I have some unfortunate news for everyone involved: the prices are really bad in the US, too. If you want good collected editions, especially in hardcover, they're going to run at similar if not quite equal prices. Comics have gone from a cheap hobby to an overwhelmingly expensive hobby.

This is a good article comparing to the cover costs of American comics since the 1960s adjusted for inflation which I think puts some things in perspective. Comics currently cost roughly $5 USD per issue, which doesn't sound that bad, even though most of my monthly streaming services are roughly that price for a whole month's access to a library of content. But it only doesn't sound that bad if you're not buying special issues (the Marvel Pride book retailed for $10), and if you're only reading one or two books a month. The problem is, American superhero comics are specifically designed so you're not reading just one or two books per month -- this is why we have events! And crossovers! Not for the story potential but because it forces the consumer to purchase more product. This is why there's constantly an event running with a checklist of tie-in issues in the back. So now you're spending probably at least $20 a month. If you're a fan with a lot of interest in different titles, and in different publishers, this can easily hit triple USD digits. It's a money pit. It's not affordable to most people. And this is where that new Spider-Man news comes in, because it was announced today that Amazing Spider-Man is going back to a thrice monthly schedule like it used to operate on during Brand New Day. Which sounds good at first -- more comics, yay -- until you realize that's probably going to be $15 USD a month for a one title. That's $180 a year for one title, not including annuals or special issues. That's not feasible for a lot of fans -- young fans, poor fans, fans with other financial obligations etc. And most people aren't reading just one title. I don't know how the X-Men fans are currently financing their Krakoa habit and I'm afraid to ask. There are services like Marvel Unlimited, which make things slightly more affordable, but I imagine the wait for newer issues to hit the service can be alienating for some fans who want to join in current discussions, the library has some incredibly massive holes in it which is unacceptable when it's coming from inside the mouse house, and I believe, although I could be wrong, that it is not available in all countries. Comics are no longer an easily accessible hobby, if you're paying for everything you read.

"But the creatives deserve to get paid" is the common argument and yeah, they do, I'm not arguing that point. They should absolutely get paid and they should get well. I'm a writer, I'm a published writer even, and I want to be a published novelist, and I definitely want to get paid, and I'm reserving the right to be a complete hypocrite about this, as I do with everything in my life, but this is where the difference between indie publications and Marvel publications comes in: Marvel is owned by Disney. There is absolutely no excuse for Disney not to pay their creatives. If they are not getting paid fairly, it's not because you pirated a book -- it's because Disney has a vested interest in not paying their creators, as evidenced by Alan Dean Foster's lawsuit claiming that they are withholding royalties from him. Fans pirating these books are not the reason the creatives are not getting paid fairly -- the creatives are not getting paid fairly for the same reason that Disney park employees experience homelessness, and it's because Disney would rather put that money into the pockets of their executives. There is no debate on that subject. It's easier and perhaps more convenient to blame fans for pirating comics rather than putting all of their money into what has been for years now a prohibitively expensive hobby to keep up with, but the fact of the matter is Disney could pay all of their creatives what they're worth without hurting their bottom line and instead chooses not to. That is not on you, as an individual reader. You have no reason to feel guilty about that, no matter what your circumstances are, and you do not have to justify your actions to either me or the House of the Mouse. I'm with you, and Disney ultimately doesn't care. They're making that money up elsewhere and then not distributing it fairly to the people who create the properties their media empire is built off of. But especially if you're buying older books, you should know that your money is not going to the creative team -- once it's out of publication, they're not going to get any of the money you spent on it. The argument then becomes that you should be supporting local comics stores which yes, is true, but also doesn't apply to everyone, like anon who doesn't have access to local comic book stores. And again, this can become prohibitively expensive -- collections are expensive. Older, hard to find collections can be very expensive. Once something is out of print, all bets are off on what it might be selling for. Buying single issues is only affordable if the single issue isn't desirable or sometimes if it's in exceedingly bad condition. For the sake of transparency, I have a fairly big single issue collection because it's my preferred format, but I had the time to bargain hunt, access to local comic book stores and large comic conventions, and I'm very good at sniping eBay auctions. The most I have ever dropped on a single issue was expensive for me -- and still under three digits USD -- and it's for an issue from the '60s that is not in great condition.

The problem with this debate is that it is generally a nuanced issue that always gets boiled down to "piracy bad" in a way that makes a lot of well meaning and well intentioned fans, especially the ones with extenuating circumstances, feel bad. It's not your fault. You shouldn't feel guilty. There are a huge amount of reasons why someone might pirate something that are not bad reasons and do not make you a bad person who is personally withholding money from the creators -- because you're not. I don't publicly tell people where to pirate comics, mostly because I really don't think it's that hard to find out for yourselves especially because several creators involved with Marvel themselves have, I suspect accidentally, posted pages of their work to social media WITH THE BANNER OF A WELL KNOWN COMICS PIRACY SITE STILL IN THE IMAGE please learn how to crop, so maybe my standpoint on the issue wasn't well known, but there it is. I think readers should, if they are able to financially and otherwise, support the creators they like, but that it should be acknowledged that this is a more complicated issue than it's commonly made out to be on Twitter and that the largest part of the blame needs to be put on the companies making these comics inaccessible to many and who refuse to pay their creators fairly, not on individual fans. Don't feel guilty, anon.

[cruciatusforeplay]

This is part two of a hella big post. Check out part one here. These are all a lot more recent, so I'm gonna try to be less spoilery, but there are gonna be some.

A not-so-brief history of Hawkeye in Comics Part Two (spoilers below the cut)

A note on events, dying and doubling down on Hawkeyes

Comics love doing big events, and I'm not covering them in here. Partly because they are huge and complex and to just focus on Hawkeye would be an injustice to the stories, but also because the amount of stuff I would need to spoil would be way beyond just a little Hawkeye. Clint was involved in Secret Wars (1984), which was one of the first crossover events of its kind. Another notable era is 2004-2009, where there is an incredible amount of superhero politics driving big narratives. If you're new to comics, you might not know that characters dying is common and rarely permanent. This is relevant because while I said that I wouldn't talk about events, I think it would be pretty uncool to not mention that Hawkeye dies and is brought back to life (Avengers Disassembled, House of M, New Avengers #26). It's around here that Clint picks up the Ronin mantle.

This is also when Dark Reign/Dark Avengers is going on. For anyone who'd like some Clint whump from this era, there's a top notch naked torture scene in New Avengers Annual (2009). Clint is involved in several other big events and crossovers over later years, but that's definitely a seperate list.

In the time where Clint is dead, Captain America is hanging out with a group of newly formed Young Avengers, including archery badass Kate Bishop. Cap suggests to her that she take up the Hawkeye mantle and gives her Clint's old bow. After Clint returns, he becomes initially her mentor, before they form a very close friendship. Clint is initially doing Ronin things, but even when he lays down ninja robes, they decide to be very Hawkeye about the whole thing and both keep calling themselves Hawkeye, despite the obvious confusion this causes.

Hawkeye's ears: Hawkeye vs. Deadpool #0-4 (2014)

This is a fun little miniseries that you could treat as a Halloween special if you so desired. It's set in the time after Fraction's run and there are a few callbacks, but nothing major if you've not read that. Clint is a little short-tempered and hypermasculine in this run for my personal taste, but it's got lots of grumpy Clint Vs sassy Wade while they vaguely attempt to team up. The thing this run does really well is Clint's deafness, despite the lack of visible hearing aids. There are comments around lip-reading, wearing aids when wearing other headgear, there's some sign language, and this is the run where Deadpool pulls his mask up so Clint can lipread and see his face while he signs (facial expressions are really key in sign language). It's lovely. Otherwise the run gives you a Kate cameo, some Deadpool and Hawkeye disaster/shenanigans, and perhaps most importantly, the return of the skycycle.

Key background: All New Hawkeye #1-6 (2015)

This run is often overlooked, but the art in the flashbacks is beautiful. We get some key information around Clint and Barney's abusive home situation - with their dad who drank and beat them, and how they ended up in care after their parents died, and subsequently their early days in the circus. There is a definite shift in how Barney is characterized as a bad influence compared to the 2003 run. It parallels with the rest of the arc which focuses on Clint and Kate Bishop working together to get some kids out of a very bad situation. The rest of Lemires run is a little weird and has no major repurcussions for anyone except Barney (which I won't elaborate on because it's relevant to the Fraction run).

Back to your roots: Tales of Suspense #100-104 (2017)

Seeing Clint cycle back and return to Tales of Suspense is really lovely. This comic is one of my all time favourites. It's incredibly tight story-telling with a great plot and really fun dynamic. The premise is Clint and Bucky teaming up to figure out the body trail being left after Black Widow's death. Clint is obnoxious and a delightful mess, Bucky is sporting a permanent scowl and is hilariously level-headed. It's a lot of fun and it's a lovely build on the tension and teamwork between these two idiots (who I, as an avid Winterhawk shipper, am completely gone for, but even without that, this is a great comic.) It also has some killer covers, and the facial expressions are absolutely hilarious.

Hawkeyes together: Hawkeye #13-16 (2017) and West Coast Avengers #1-10 (2018)

The Hawkeye run is Kate Bishops run and it has a larger continuing storyline that runs from the beginning of her Hawkeye and way into WCA, but I've listed the issues that you'll want for Kate and Clint shenanigans, and you should be able to catch up without the rest if you don't want it. These comics are ridiculously fun, especially West Coast Avengers, which has Kate leading the team this time. There's loads of jokes, and it strikes a nice balance between Hawkeyes being disasters and being hyper competent. Truthfully, this is Kate's show, and Clint takes a backseat, but their dynamic is killer here so I think is deserves a mention. There are also plenty of Clint related wardrobe malfunctions and Lucky the Pizza Dog is around.

Our most recent boy: Hawkeye freefall #1-6 (2020)

I haven't read this one yet, but it's been extremely well received by the fandom. As a result, good news: no spoilers! It's a short run, which may have had something to do with it being published during 2020, and specifically around a time when Marvel were experiencing some major distribution issues (which would have led to digital release only and as a result lower sales), but that's all guesswork because I haven't actually researched it. This run has someone dressing as Ronin and letting Clint take the blame for their nefarious deeds (oh no!). Clint makes some classic Clint (read: dumpster fire) decisions, and the art looks fun and vibrant. Can't really give you more without reading it myself 😅 If you need more Clint still, he's also rumoured to be knocking around in the 2020 Black Widow run, but I've not had the money to get my mitts on that yet either.

Notable AUs:

Marvel is a big fan of throwing a well known cast into an alternative universes, so there are a few other places to look for him.

The Ultimates universe was largely speaking a bit of a shitshow, but they did give us a very dark and gritty Clint, so if that's your jam, ultimate hawkeye is the place to be. Old Man Hawkeye appears alongside Old Man Logan, and they are both, you guessed it, old. It's not the only time we get Clint as a wrinkly dude (the second half Lemire's run also has some timey-wimey stuff happening), but this is a version of Clint who is going blind (granted we've seen that before too, but this is a darker vibe than Blindspot). Wanna know who the greatest marksman is without his sight - old man Hawkeye for you! Finally there's the Zombie 'verse: zombie Clint is a little confused, but he's got the spirit. Clint got zombiefied and then left in some rubble as only a head for 40 years before getting picked up, so he's a little worse for wear. If you need that in your life then Marvel Zombies is your universe. For a full rundown of all the universes including animated and MCU, click here.

Notable aliases:

Clint's been a few other people than Hawkeye in the 616 universe (the main Marvel Comics universe). He used one of Hank Pyms growth serums and became a giant strongman in Avengers #63 (1969) and stuck around in his Goliath form for more than a few issues. After Cap had died, Clint returned from the dead and tried on Captain America for all of one issue in Fallen Son #3 (2007). He decided (with a little help from Kate) that it wasn't right to wear the uniform, which in turn led to some interesting tension between him and Bucky Barnes when Buck did become the new Captain America. Finally, there's his most well-known alternate persona: Ronin. Clint becomes Ronin after returning from the dead, wanting a break from his Hawkeye persona and an opportunity to become Ronin arises in New Avengers #27 (2007). Clint is not the only person to have used these aliases. Additionally, Hawkeye has been used not only by Clint and Kate Bishop, but also by Bullseye during the Dark Reign.

The things we haven't talked about

Like I said at the very beginning, there is a lot of Clint Barton knocking around in comics and even with all this there's a lot of content I haven't focused on. For instance, I've not talked a lot about his relationships, beyond his marriage to mockingbird (and really I only scratched the surface with that), and honestly once you start getting into interpersonal relationships we're starting to move on from what can be done in a Tumblr thread.

There are also some topic specific threads floating around, which you might like to look at too.

@vaguelyrotten has done a run down of some great dumpster fire Clint Barton comics (some of which I haven't listed) and you can see that here.

@bobbimorses did a great summary of Clint's historical deafness for instance which you can find here.

There's also this little bit all about Clint and Bucky in canon (thanks to @nightwideopen ) and how Winterhawk became a thing (thanks to @1000-directions )

This is slight sidenote, but @clintscoffeepot did a really great comprehensive of Fraction Clint's apartment which is just a really useful writing resource and you can get that here.

There is also this website which I stumbled across fairly far into writing this post which does actually look like it might be comprehensive.

If I've missed anything major, or listed something incorrectly or you just have some Clint related opinions that I need to know about, do hit me up.

[robitfan]

I started watching dvds to help me sleep recently.

I had been planning this for a while since I am moving soon and planing on not having any internet connected devices in my bedroom aside from maybe my phone but I have an old TV with a built in dvd player I plan to have in that room to watch stuff before going to sleep. Recently though I decided to just start last week with a few breaks like tonight. Anyways I thought this would be a good writing practice opportunity and no one uses this cursed website anymore so it's not like people can see my shitty media takes.

So anyways here are my ideas about last night's dvd: X-Men first class.

So X-Men as a serries has always been about civil rights with people hating mutants in the marvel universe for being different, this theme has been done to a varying degree but remains a big part of the conflict as mutants in the marvel universe are a marginalized group looking for a place in our world. I also find that the movies tend to focus more on being queer rather than anything race related, although I might be wrong as I am a white queer so I might not be able to identify elements that don't relate to queer themes. So the majority of the cast has mutations that people can't see day to day with the exception of the villain Azazal but we don't see much about him other than him teleporting and killing non mutants, then we have beast and mystique who both can hide themselves at the beginning and chose to do so with Hank actively working on a cure only to have it backfire but then finding out that his peers accept him and even like him more when he is forced to have his mutant identity exposed, meanwhile Raven's arch is about learning to accept herself and her mutant identity as she spends most of the movie looking like a pretty human to fit in out of fear and because she has internalised that identity as her own out of safety concerns.

Also Charles outs beast in a great couple of scenes where he immediately apologies to Hank and then Hank uses the line "you didn't ask, I didn't tell" which is a very obvious line but being early in the film primes you to look for those themes, specially in his story so while most of the arcs are just about the characters learning about their abilities Beast has to accept his identity to unlock his full potential.

Now the main conflict is about Charles and his buddies trying to stop the hellfire club who are trying to get the us and USSR to go do a war so that they the "children of the atom" can be on top and we see time and time again that none of the human characters want this to happen because mutually assured destruction is a thing but that's not the most interesting relationship which is Magneto's and professorX's friendship where Charles had to help Erik reach his full potential by helping him let go of his pain which has been his motivation to hunt down Nazis and specifically Shaw who did experiments on him in his youth but there is the idealogical conflict between the two where Magneto wants to react harshly and fight for his and his fellow mutants right to exist ProffesorX wants to coexist with humanity and whishes for them to understand mutants as a people who's existence is valid and good.

So these elements make this the best X-Men movie so far and one of the best superhero movies out there.

Other points

Aircraft designers don't fly their creations anymore Beast

I would not be against a full movie about Eric the Nazi hunter.

While thematically appropriate the whole mutants are discriminated against thing does rely a bit on fridge logic.

If all goes well I will do more writing tomorrow night or Friday night, haven't decided yet on how I want to do this.

[professor-doc-emeritus]

Just curious bc I can't really tell: what did you think about Spider-Man homecoming? I really loved the movie and was wondering what you thought :D

I loved it too! it was a great modern take on spidey, and tom Holland did a fantastic job of communicating that “Oh god he’s 15 what the hell is he doing getting almost murdered he should be at home playing with legos” vibe. the jokes were funny, and just when i felt like they were going a little too far with the comedy and teen BS we got the car scene. I wanted to jump out of my own skin that scene was so tense. We got a nice homage to the famous sewer scene, and the relationship between peter and tony was just perfect. The climax was amazing, and looking back it’s a testament to the great writing that i cared so much about what was essentially an arms deal gone wrong. Tony stark making the spidey suit was a stroke of genius, since it let the directors make the eyes on the mask move expressively and gave spidey someone to vent to. a train of thought works in comic books, but it’s a hard thing to translate on screen.

It had its flaws. the supporting cast, for instance, had some wrinkles. i felt zendaya’s character didn’t contribute anything other than some star power, and while flash thompson worked in this specific movie i don't think there’s anywhere else to go with him, which is a shame since flash actually has some interesting stories in the comics. and while the movie does tension well when it wants to, it’s absence until the very end of the movie is a problem

 As far as the marvel movies go it’s my favorite non avengers film. But as far as spider-man films go the sam raimi trilogy has it beat (expcept for spidey 3). I was re watching some clips of those recently, and i just never appreciated how stylized and fast paced those movies were until now. homecoming was a wonderful film, one of the best superhero movies in years, but at the end of the day it’s still the same marvel formula, this time starring spider-man.  Those raimi films had their flaws (toby mcguire’s fish faced acting and the forgivable but noticeable dating of the special effects come to mind), but they had such a fantastic sense of scale and style that they’re still on top for me. plus they were the films i grew up with, theres a lot of nostalgia there

[bookwormcosplays]

Never watched Marvel anything. I don't like superhero movies or action movies. This will not be all positive. If you can't handle jokes or critiques of your favorite thing, this is not the place to be. I am pirating all of this because I do not support Disney. I am now starting my marvel journey, let's go.

Iron Man: Why is this actually good? Am I actually enjoying myself? But also an employer x employee relationship is very weird. Don't ship it. Surprised this was an orgin story. It was cool.

Hulk: A little too heavy on the "she loves a monster" trope, but it was alright. I wouldn't write home about it.

Iron Man 2: "oh remember that one black guy in the last movie" "yeah what about it" "he's not here so let's replace him with another black guy and maybe no one will notice." Why is Elon Musk here? Better than the first. Better villain(s), more cohesive, and things felt more intentional. Bonus less corny relationship scenes... Got to the end nevermind. Same corniness.

Thor: I hate all the tilts. I actually... Didn't enjoy this one. Thor might be interesting interacting with the other members. But NOW I can finally get all the Loki jokes. The end credit was interesting though. What does it mean??? (Don't tell me.)

Break time... Am I watching superhero movies or am I watching The Notebook? I don't want to see these love stories, bro. There's not a necessity to have a 'he gets the girl" moment to make an enjoyable hero movie. It's genuinely irritating me, but I will continue until The Avengers. I'm just saying if this is all it is, I'm not continuing this marvel thing.

Captain America: "Go get him. I can swim." Let's go. Representation of kids that aren't helpless. There's no way Steve didn't look at Fury and didn't think in his head "how is this black person allowed to speak to me like this?" And then say a little racist slur. Enjoyed this more than Thor and Hulk. However, I feel like I've seen stories and watched movies like this before. The only difference is the superhero aspect. I don't know what exactly, but something different could've pushed the story further to make it more interesting. Same critique of another unnecessary love story in my superhero film. From what I've seen, I can understand why people ship Bucky and Steve. I'm not really feeling the ship. Maybe that will change. So far none of the heroes have been catching my eye. I haven't got that moment of 'that's my new favorite character.'

The Avengers: This is what I've been waiting for! I have a couple of marvel movies that I've been trying to get to and this is one of four. Literally the shield agents are put there to die, not the main protagonists of course, but all those agents immediately get killed by the antagonists. They changed hulk too? Honestly, don't mind it. Loki is the definition of daddy issues. I can see why so many tumblr people relate to him. Not the "kneel." Loki is a sub who wants to dom, but he can't. Possible power bottom? Seeing all these movies in this order, despite how much I HATED the love stories in between, it really set up this movie nicely. I understand everyone's individual battles and personalities that I wouldn't have if I just started with this. Mister Fury is really irritating me at this moment of time. I know they're supposed to be the superheroes, but I would not feel safe in any city they're in. They're out here destroying major cities. I wish Hulk's thing made more sense. Now he can suddenly control Hulk to attack specific people/things when a couple of hours ago he was fighting the whole team? They should've addressed that. THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS WHAT I WANTED FROM THIS SERIES OF MOVIES. I guess I will be continuing marvel movies.