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overwatchworks · 6 years

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McGenji college/highschool au (whatever you prefer) thank you

Jesse jabbed one of his friends in the rib lightly as he made a catcall to Hanzo Shimada as they were walking down the hall to get to their third block of the day.

“Have a little class partner…” He muttered, Joseph scoffing and instead shouting to the older Shimada.

“You look amazing today, as usual Shimada! Wanna go out with me?”

Hanzo continued walking like nothing had happened, eyes trained ahead of him and head moving minutely to some beat.

“Dude, he’s got earbuds in…”

“Goddammit. I’ll just try again next time.” Joseph sighed, then a smirk grew across his features.

“You don’t want me on the bad side of Shimada ‘cause you like the younger one, yeah?”

“You’re never gonna know.” Jesse huffed, crossing his arms over his chest and sticking his nose in the air. His friends all snorted and laughed, not believing it for a second.

“Look at the blush he’s got!” Lance chuckled, Jesse glaring at him with no real heat behind it.

Everyone in the entire school knew that Jesse McCree and Genji Shimada had an unspoken thing between one another, but it was still all up to speculation since neither had confirmed the suspicions or done anything more than tease some flirting every now and then across the halls to one another.

“There’s no way you two aren’t fucking already. No way.” Harper muttered with a shake of his head, shoving Jesse and smirking.

“He’s not just some object, an’ for your information, I have a more respect for folks than that. So watch your mouth, Harp.” Jesse snapped, Harper raising his hands placidly.

“In denial are we?”

“In your dreams.”

“Shit, there he is with his gang of girlies! Getting everyone hyped for the game tonight, huh?”

“Please, everyone and their cousin’s goldfish are going to be at the game tonight. The final match between us and Talon? Who hasn’t been preparing for this game for a month?”

“You better not let us down Jesse, Akande isn’t that good.”

“Well, when your put up against a hulking, ripped hunk of man meat trained in various martial arts from Nigeria, you come to me an’ we’ll talk then.” Jesse laughed, his friends all joining in.

He slowed when he passed the girls on the drill team and Genji, eyeing the latter for a moment as an idea sprung into his head.

“Y’all go ahead, I got somethin’ I gotta take care of.” He told his friends, getting snickers out of all of them.

“Gonna finally kiss him?”

“Get on outta here, I’ll tell you later.”

The group complied as Jesse waved them off, running a hand through his hair as he approached Genji. The younger Shimada glanced over at him, eyes lined in gold that matched the blue and silver dance uniforms, the Overwatch school crest and eagle mascot in gold on their arms.

“Well well well, if it isn’t the star of the show? You gonna get us a win tonight Mr. Basketball King?” Genji quipped in a bright tone, eyes narrowing and hands going to his hips. The tight, leathery material of his pants clung to his legs and ass wonderfully, though Jesse didn’t stare for too long.

“I’ll try my damndest. The Talon Panthers are just a piece of work, ‘specially with their new guy on the team.”

“Mhm, Akande Ogundumu. I’ve heard lots about him. I still think we have a very good chance though.” Genji hummed, giving Jesse a very obvious once over to emphasize the implications of his statement.

“Confident enough to bet on it?” Jesse asked, leaning his forearm on the wall next to Genji’s head as he got the man’s full attention.

“A bet hm?”

“Yeah.”

“Well how about this…If you lose, you have to profess your undying love to me in the middle of the hallway on our way to lunch. In poetry form.” Genji offered with a smirk, Jesse making a face.

“Oooh…I hope you know that I’m mighty good at poetry sweetpea.”

“Then I’ll expect a good profession.”

“That sure we’re gonna lose?”

“No, but have you seen Akande? He’s built like a brick shithouse.”

“Eh, I can take ‘im. So…What about if we win?” Jesse inquired, leaning closer as Genji looked up at him with a playfully thoughtful expression.

“Hmmm~ let’s see…You don’t have to shout poetry in the hallway.”

“Yeesh, that ain’t gonna do at all sugar. How ‘bout I get to kiss you if we win?” Jesse gave in counter offer, leaning in close enough to almost brush noses with Genji, voice dropping to a murmur.

“You play a dirty game Mister McCree. But I accept.”

“For you darlin’, I’ll play as dirty as I need to.” Jesse told him with a wink, turning around and throwing some finger guns in Genji’s direction.

“See ya at the game, then. Good luck ladies and gentleman! You’re gonna rock it durin’ halftime!” Jesse called, all the girls cheering and waving at him, wishing him luck as well. Genji watched him go with a smug little smirk, Jesse hurrying off to his next class, waving to at least five people he knew as he passed and giving the others a smile.~“Alright boys, you know the drill. Don’t let the Panther’s new guy scare you, he’s just another player, one that can be beat just like the rest of us. Get out there and kick some ass, give them a good game. Fight hard and stay focused, and we’ll have this game over and won in no time. Go Eagles!” Coach Morrison shouted, the basketball team echoing him and cheering. Jesse clapped his teammates on the back, getting handshakes and light punches from them, everyone excited and ready to play.

“Yo, Jess!”

“What’s up Jensen? Gettin’ nervous?”

“I mean, yeah. It’s the biggest game of the year! And the Panthers are unbeaten…”

“Ah, so what? Just get out there, give ‘em a damn good fight, an’ make sure you have a good time while you’re at it. Don’t worry rookie, ya got this.” Jesse teased, rubbing his hand through the freshman’s hair and effectively mussing it. Jensen was the only freshman on the varsity basketball team, so of course he was nervous at having to play against the single hardest high school team there was.

“Yeah…Yeah we’ll win this for sure!”

“That’s it! Come on, game starts in five.”

“McCree!”

“Yeah, coach?”

“Get up here, you’ll lead the team out!”

“Aye aye captain!”

Jesse jogged to the front of the team, everyone looking good in their blue uniforms with gold eagles on the front, shorts and tank tops lined in silver.

“Alright boys. Knock ‘em dead!”

The team cheered again, Jesse leading the way out into the gym at a slow jog. The wave of cheers hit him as soon as the doors opened, the stands overflowing, everyone screaming and waving posters, banners, flags, and streamers. Student’s faces were painted silver and blue, everyone dressed in school spirit making the stands look like rippling water.

The cheerleaders and drill team were all on their feet just outside the front row where they were set up, the girls all waving their pompoms with ribbons in their hair. Genji of course stood out a mile away with his shock of green hair, Jesse’s eye drawn to him as they passed and giving him a wink. He was smacked with a borrowed pompom in return, a smile growing on his face as they went onto the court.

Cheers then went up from the opposite side of the gym, the Talon Panthers section of students wearing black and red to support their team as they ran out onto the court next. Jesse still couldn’t believe the size of Akande as the teams lined up to face one another, everyone with stony and focused expressions as the coaches shook hands. Coach Morrison shook Coach Reyes’ hand with more force than strictly necessary, the Panther’s coach smirking and at ease.

“Good luck, Eagles. You’re gonna need it.” Reyes told them, Morrison narrowing his eyes as he responded.

“Right back at you, Panthers.”

The Talon drill team and cheerleaders all jumped up and down, yelling along with their peers, Jesse noticing a particularly pretty one with long black hair and one with a half shaved head, hair dyed purple at the ends. He’d heard Genji complain about the long haired one, the Shimada always pissed off at all the natural grace she had in competitions just because she did ballet too.

The referees came onto the court, and the teams got into position, everyone cheering as the ball was tossed into the air and the game started. Akande leapt into the air faster than a snake to snatch away the ball before Jesse could reach it, automatically driving left and speeding towards the basket. The Talon fans all screamed in joy, the Eagles’ shouting encouragement. Jesse was right next to him the whole way, jumping up to block his shot and forcing him to pass to another player.

Now cheers went up from the Overwatch section as the Eagles took possession of the ball, only to have it stolen away again. Jesse ran back and forth, keeping a close eye on Akande and trying to shove him a bit as he was passed the ball. Akande caught the basketball anyways, dribbling it to the Eagle’s side and able to get past Jesse’s defense this time, the net swooshing as the basket was made.

“Hm. You’re not bad…But you’re not good either.” Akande muttered to Jesse with a smirk, Jesse narrowing his eyes and pushing his hair back.

“You keep on tellin’ yourself that, partner. You’re goin’ down.”

“We’ll see about that.”

Jesse glared at him before they went to reset, the ball immediately flying in his direction. Akande snapped his hand out and caught it again before Jesse could, but he didn’t get far. Jesse took it back and cut around him, hearing screams from the fans as he sprinted down the court and made a shot. It went in smoothly, and was a two-pointer too. He turned to Akande at that, raising a brow with a devilish grin and jogging back to his team.

The first half went by in what felt like seconds to Jesse, but he was panting and sweating by the time the refs called a break. The Panthers were up by three points-courtesy of Akande in the last few seconds of course-but it was nice to see him just as worn as Jesse was. They’d been neck and neck almost the whole time, and it was tense on both sides.

Jesse jogged to the sidelines to get some water, fist bumping his teammates as he went. The crowd was cheering as usual, everyone waving their banners and streamers flying everywhere. Jesse sat down gratefully, snatching up a water bottle and gulping down its contents as the drill team and cheerleaders went out onto the court for their performance.

Music started up as they all ran into their formations, the drill team taking the spotlight, heads down and backs to the audience. Their hands were behind their heads, hips jutted out to the side and Jesse couldn’t help but watch one of them in particular as they shifted to the beat of the song. The cheerleaders did flips in the background as the drill team spun to face the crowd, all smiles and narrowed eyes as they walked forward as one unit.

They then threw their arms in the air, spinning and dropping down into a squat, backs arched and rolling their torsos. The cheerleaders then did flips in a diamond around them, the drill team straightening and moving closer to one another, surrounding on particular green haired dancer. Arms went around him, only one little bounce being warning before Genji was thrown into the air, spinning and twirling as the crowd went absolutely nuts. He of course nailed the landing, a huge grin on his face as they walked forward to the beat again in a triangular formation.

Their feet moved and the girls all dropped down in a wave, a few in the front all the way to the back, hair flipping in an arc as they raised their heads again. They moved like one, cheerleaders joining the drill team as they bent down again, hips moving now in a full body roll. They circled one another, dancing to the beat and being more than a little suggestive in their movements, but of course they were killing it.

The music started to fade, everyone striking a pose before Genji went out to the front, pushing his hair away from his face and death dropping effortlessly, arms out by his head. Everyone screamed and cheered, Jesse able to pick out Hanzo’s voice in particular over all the others rooting for his little brother.

He shouted along with the rest of the crowd, whistling and clapping enthusiastically as the drill team and cheerleaders bowed. They went back to their previous spots, breathing heavily but all of then smiling broadly. Half time was on the retreat, people running to grab concessions real quick as the Talon cheer team did a few chants and dances for their audience.

Jesse eyed Akande on the other side of the court, finding his opponent was doing the exact same thing back to him. So Jesse shot him some finger guns, tongue sticking out slightly through his smirk. Akande seemed to be amused by it, and he shook his head before looking away. The whistle then blew for the second half of the game to commence and Jesse hopped up, grinning to his teammates.

“We got this y’all.”

He went onto the court, this time faster than Akande in taking the basketball first and driving it down to Talon’s basket. Akande blocked his shot, so Jesse passed it to Jensen, the freshman panicking a bit before going for the shot. It bounced off the rim, the crowd screaming as one of the Panther players was able to grab it. He didn’t go far, Tyler able to fight it back and pass it to Jesse again. It was passed to Jensen for another try, and this time, the ball went in. Everyone went nuts, Jesse clapping the freshman on the back as Jensen grinned.

“See? Ya got nothin’ ta worry ‘bout.”

“Yeah!”

They lined up again, the Panthers running down the court with the ball, then trying to pass to Akande. Jesse threw himself in front of the ball, somehow managing to keep his feet beneath him as he dribbled his way past the Panthers. He passed, sprinted, blocked, grimaced when the Panthers scored a basket, cheered with the crowd when the Eagles made their shots, and it was the last minute of the game when the score finally tied up 25-25.

Both teams played extremely defensively, Jesse more focused on just keeping the ball away from their basket than anything, but the seconds were ticking down. He glanced to the Eagles section of the audience, seeing everyone on the edge of their seats, still screaming encouragements. Genji was bouncing up and down with the cheerleaders, eyes meeting Jesse’s when he looked over. Jesse winked, then figured he may as well make a last ditch effort because dammit all, he wanted to kiss Genji Shimada. He ran in and took the ball from one of the Panthers, sprinting down the court and hearing everyone counting down with the timer.

“Nine! Eight! Seven! Six!”

Jesse dodged two players coming at him, jumping up and letting the ball slip off his fingers, into the air and—

“Three! Two! On—YEAAAAHHHH!!!”

The swoosh of the net was completely and utterly drowned out by the enthusiasm of the crowd, everyone screaming and throwing blue and silver streamers. Jesse threw his arms into the air and cheered as his team completely swarmed him, everyone jumping up and down and slapping one another on the back, yelling with the crowd. They were ushered into a line to shake hands with the other team, Jesse grinning and congratulating them on an amazing game. Akande gave him a smile and shook his hand firmly.

“Good shot. You played well.”

“Hey, you too man. I almost thought we weren’t gonna make it, you’re so good.” Jesse replied with heart, Akande ducking his head in a little bow of acknowledgement.

When the niceties were over and everyone had been properly congratulated, Jesse went back towards the stands to grab a towel, everyone pushing their way towards him. He was sweaty and gross, but had earned what he was about to go for, if he could find who he was looking for. Green hair showed itself, and Jesse grinned, pushing his way to Genji and taking his arm.

“Heya darlin’.” He practically shouted, Genji grinning and eyes widening as Jesse leaned in and crushed their lips together.

He thought that the crowd couldn’t have been louder than they had been when he’d shot that last basket, but he was so wrong. There was an explosion of screams and cheers as Genji melted into him, Jesse’s hand going up to rest on Genji’s neck and tilting his head, lips moving languidly against each other. Jesse had never kissed anyone quite like Genji; addictive, sweet, expressive, everything he had ever dreamed of and more.

When they broke off, Jesse stayed nose to nose with Genji, both staring at one another in mild shock and excitement. Genji then laughed, clear and beautiful, pressing in for another kiss.

“Well done Jesse. You win this one.” Genji whispered against his lips, Jesse grinning and pecking him again. He could definitely get used to this.~~

#mcgenji #genji shimada #jesse mccree #highschool au #hanzo shimada #akande ogundimu #jack morrison #gabriel reyes #they're all side characters here #uuuhhhh widow and sombra are there too #barely #bluelollydenali #WhiskeyWrites #fanfic #long post #this is one I wrote a while back

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lightheartedbitch · 6 years

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Infinity War Spoilers Ahead

GUYYYYYS. FELLOW MARVEL FANS. IM BOUT TO VENT.

So I think that the MCU is opening up the possibility of bringing in the young avengers and or the champions.

HEAR ME OUT

BUT FIRST:

Cyclops isn’t apart of this because Disney doesn’t have his rights.

Viv isn’t apart of this because she isn’t going to exist anytime soon in the MCU.

And same with the others, I’m not sure about them yet.

Okay, moving on.

NOVA

Okay. Okay. So it’s said that Thanos destroyed Xander at the beginning of IW. Which means that he could’ve decimated the Nova Corps.

And when Sam Alexander(AKA Nova) finds his father’s old Nova Corps helmet and goes to space w/ it, I could’ve sworn he was the last Nova. AND in the comics, it’s rocket and Gamora that tell him about his dad and the Nova Corps.

That’s all I got😂

MS. MARVEL(AKA KAMALA KHAN)

Okay. We know that by the time Carol Danvers joins everyone in the 4th avengers movie, she’s Captain Marvel. Which means, that the title of Ms. Marvel is open. And since we already know that inhumans exist, it wouldn’t be far fetched to bring her in. Plus, she’s just the kind of excited bubbly hero we all need. Especially Spidey. He desperately needs a friend his age😂

Spider-Man (aka Miles Morales)

My only theory for this is that, we know he exists in the MCU, because:

So, if they decide to keep Peter dead, they could totally bring in Miles. No saying that I want that. I mean. Two Spideys does sound nice. Js.

Hulk (aka Amadeus Cho)

I forget where I read this, but I read somewhere that AC’s parents(or maybe just his mom) have already been mentioned in the MCU. And with the possibility of Banner not Hulking out again, it wouldn’t be shocking for them to bring in a new and younger Hulk. Because, everyone loves a good Hulk v anyone fight.

Iron Heart (AKA Riri Williams)

Or maybe not. While I’d totally love it if Riri took over for TS, I’m totally fine if it’s Shuri(popular opinion). But honestly, I’d love Shuri to be her own super hero.

Riri deserves the recognition for what she accomplished. She was able to copy Tony Stark’s technology. That’s no easy feat. Plus, she’d be a great addition to the unstoppable girl force the MCU is building!

And that’s my rant. Bout what I think is the future of the MCU. Yup.

#marvel #mcu #ms marvel #kamala khan #riri williams #nova #nova corps #sam alexander #miles morales #spiderman #spider man: homecoming #viv vision #cyclops #champions #amadeus cho #hulk #avengers infinity war #infinity war #donald glover

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atlaese · 3 years

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It felt like an overkill, yes. And even though the relationship they explored is important on storytelling basis and on a humane basis because let's face it and adopted kid, the neglectful mother, how jessica grew up, they should have broke the season down to two different elements, all 13 eps being about the same person and the same thing every single time was insane. Would have beneffited from less eps truly.

Jessica and Luke are endgame in the comics of course and have a younger daughter who later becomes captain america, hello!!!!! I hope they make the storyline one day, seriously.

My lips are sealed on Claire. And I loved Oscar, again once you start the season I shall tell you. Zero spoilers! And yes you will see in season 3 things are better and there is a luke cameo! And I love Krysten and the way she acts.

SO on that note good krysten acting credit is the bitch at apartment 23, a black comedy, short and cool! Ah and Jessica will appear in she-hulk , it has been officially confirmed! Next year of course.

Yeah Foggy was so mad at Matt and the whole “this whole time you could tell when I was lying?” he should have told him earlier, at least only him about the hearing and the heightnend senses, now the vigilante part, i know that he thinks that he brings people to danger but like Matt, my beautiful idiot, we need to cultivate relationships. Foggy is a trooper. Seirously, the driving force of daredevil and he doesn’t even know, again an everyday character multidimensional and lovely af. I can talk about foggy for hours because he never felt like just a best friend or a shoehorned character.

Daredevil is truly one of the best comic characters ever, ever, honestly, he is a hero through and through and this is why I've been telling they did a fantastic job with him in the series, the showrunnes, the writers, Charlie himself. You can tell when work has been done, good work. So good. Other characters deal with depression as well, example comic clint barton who is amazing and relatable and jsut the best character and they went and absolutely butchered him.

And look from an article I found: in Episode 10 of Season 1, "Nelson v. Murdock." In a drunken flashback with Foggy at law school, Matt makes fun of Foggy for taking Punjabi just because of a girl. Foggy counters with, "Are you trying to tell me that you didn't take Spanish to snuggle up to — what's her name? The Greek girl." Foggy follows up with, "Whatever happened to her? She was smokin'." Matt's response? "Oh man, it didn't work out." (cue the backstory at season 2)

she has no business being this pretty.. really. + jessica jones spoilers!!!

yes!!! i totally agree!! i love exploring the idea of meeting someone that you thought had died, especially when it turns out she's enhanced just like you? and has problems controlling the whole thing? so interesting, but, as you said, i would have loved to have another story line that ran parallel alongside that one, because after a while i was just hoping for alisa to.. disappear. anyway, the whole thing with the adoption and her adoptive sister being a famous kid is such a great dynamic too. like, your sister is being put on a pedestal by your adoptive mother and the world and then there you are.. your whole family is dead and it turns out they experimented on you, making you super strong? how does a teen properly deal with that?! another great storyline, i gotta admit!

their daughter becomes captain america???? oh my god. GOALS. wow that is amazing honestly!

i'm gonna watch one more episode of season three tonight so im very excited :) yay for the luke cameo! i loved foggy's cameo when jeri was about to be thrown out of the company, i was glad to see a happy and nice face again!! krysten is a superb actress!!!! she fits the role perfectly, marvel really does the best casting, i gotta say!

ooh, thank you for the rec, i've put it on my to watch list :). shes a great actress and so beautiful!!!!! they gotta stop casting these models lmao my standards are getting too high at this point haha! aah another cross-over, i'm glad to have her back (maybe some good news on the matt front too, hehe).

yeah i agree! especially as they share the practice together, foggy should have known about the heightened senses, it would have made things so much easier for both of them! foggy <3 such a sweet man. i was so happy to see him in a relationship with that woman (forgot her name for a sec, marcy?) i like them together!

yes omg! you can feel the love for this character from the writing, to the cinematography, the acting... everything is perfect! i think he might be my favourite superhero right now... maybe even of all-time?

ah see. i wish they would've kept mcu clint more like the comics! that adds another dimension to a character and i feel like mcu clint really needs something more like that, because right now he feels super bland and just not interesting at all.

OH MY GOD THE FORESHADOWING HOW DID I MISS THAT?? also both of them learning those languages <33 i'm a big language lover and those kind of acts of love just worn their way straight into my heart. (also elektra - such a polyglot!!! greek, spanish, english and french, i'm impressed!!)

i also watched the daredevil movie trailer (2003) and i'm unsure if i should watch it. ben affleck and jennifer garner? both great actors but i'm such a fan of charlie cox and élodie yung... (they used evanescence music in the trailer though, thats like 1000 points in my book, haha!)

#arianswers #andy 🌿#matt murdock dissertation

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yoon-kooks · 5 years

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SKKSKSKS I’m boo boo the fool—my notifications showed Chemistry and I was like oOoOo is she gonna give us some chem study tips cause I need some of that before taking chem this year LOLOL BUT THEN I REALIZED IT WAS HULK NAMJOON AND I GOT SO EXCITED LOLOLOL it was beautifully written my dear! v cute!! -🥺 anon

ahahaha nooooooo i havent taken a chem class since 10th grade (like 5 years ago?? omg im old LOL) so i forgot 99% of it. i only vaguely remember terms like titration and stoichiometry, but putting them into application is a whooooole other story.

thanks for enjoying chemistry (my fic, not the science)! maybe chem class will be enjoyable for you too tho!!💖💖

#ask #from what i remember... chem was kinda fun #but also confusing at times #🥺 anon

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writingguide003-blog · 5 years

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Critics assemble: our writers pick their favorite superhero films

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Critics assemble: our writers pick their favorite superhero films

Batman v Superman v Captain America v all of the X-Men. Which cape-wearing, civilian-saving adventures are worth cheering?

Given the repetitive influx of superhero films in recent years, youd be forgiven for wanting very little to do with anything involving a cape, a mask and a post-credits teaser for a long time. But wait, the R-rated Wolverine sequel Logan hits cinemas this week and critics agree that its worth getting over yourself for.

Many are saying it will join the ranks of the all-time greats but what else should be on this list? Here are seven of the best from Guardian writers.

The Incredibles

Photograph: HO/Reuters

Was 2004 the superheroes annus mirabilis? That was when Marvel Studios initiated its ambitious plan to self-finance its movies, buy back the rights to characters such as Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, and begin the 21st-century wave of superhero films, hugely popular with the public, but often patronised and dismissed the way westerns used to be.

But something else happened in 2004: the release of Pixars glorious animated superhero homage The Incredibles. Thats a film which doesnt fit easily into the superhero fanbase-constituency, and is part of neither the Marvel nor DC tribe (unless you count the fact that Pixar, like Marvel, is part of Disney). And Im conscious that in calling it a homage I may even now be denying it full superhero-film status. But a brilliant superhero film is what it is riffing on the X-Men and Fantastic Four with superb characters, a great supervillain, a terrific story and a sharp satiric theme on the subject of excellence, and the nature of risk, jeopardy and the state.

Mr Incredible (voiced by Craig T Nelson) is a lantern-jawed, barrel-chested superhero who plies his trade in the 1940s, the superheroes postwar first-generation comic book heyday. He is fighting alongside his fiancee, Elastigirl (Holly Hunter). When a member of the public sues him for preventing his suicide, it triggers a legal nightmare forcing the government to outlaw superheroism and to relocate supers to other cities with new identities and bland normality. Twenty years later, he and Elastigirl have suburban lives and he works in insurance a nightmarish perversion of his former calling. They have two kids whose superpowers they have to conceal at school. But then a new villain emerges with a secret connection to the Incredibles past, forcing them to reclaim their vocation and their destiny.

It is rightly celebrated for the superhero costumire, Edna Mode, voiced by the director and writer, Brad Bird, who thinks that capes are a bad idea and is passionately committed to her contemporary vision: I never look back, darling; it distracts from the now. There is a wonderful passage on the phenomenon of supervillains monologuing huge third-act set-piece speeches in which the villains talk about themselves and their awful vision.

Actually, in 2017, the non-talky streamlined all-action superhero film is pretty much against both capes and monologuing and also against Edna Modes injunction against looking back. Superhero films love origin myths, elaborate retro sequences from the past and all-around ancestor worship.

But as it happens, and incredible as it may sound, The Incredibles has a brilliant action sequence, as exciting as anything in any live-action superhero film or action film. Elastigirl and the two kids are flying in their plane to an island from which the errant Mr Incredible has sent a distress signal. Then she is attacked by rockets. The subsequent chase scene and midair explosion are absolutely nail-biting.

It is witty, smart, visually ravishing, and its generic insights are celebratory, not derisive. What a great superhero film. PB

Batman

Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar

I have to be honest: I am not the worlds biggest superhero movie fan. Put another way, when they took off in the late 80s, I thought they were a fad that would blow over in a few years; more fool me. In fact, the elevation to ever-prolonging ubiquity is one of the great mysteries of contemporary cinema: how this genre, that for years was considered only good for doltish teens, and treated with equivalent lack of respect, has steadily evolved into the mainstay of the global film industry. Be that as it may, I prefer the funny, candy-coloured type of superhero movie (Spider-Man, Thor, Deadpool) rather than the furrowed-brow earnestathons (Batman Begins, Captain America, Man of Steel) Ive never seen a superhero movie weighty or nuanced enough to justify the heavy-duty treatment.

But as films as opposed to moving comic-books superhero movies tend to fall down pretty hard. There are great sequences, brilliant set pieces, very nice shots but they rarely hold together, still less allowing actual narrative subtlety to intrude on the scene-shifting. The first and still, by my reckoning, only time that a superhero movie seemed way ahead of everything else was the first Tim Burton Batman, from 1989. A tour de force of design, cinematography, and cinematic texture, it was light years ahead of (the nevertheless highly enjoyable) Superman films that had blazed the superhero trail in the 1970s and 80s. Burtons brilliance was to make everything else look redundant and in many ways, nothing has changed since. AP

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Photograph: Moviestore/Rex

Heres a conspiracy theory: someone at the Academy purposefully shuffled those envelopes to detract from the much bigger scandal earlier in the evening: the snubbing of Garry Shandling in this years Oscars In Memoriam montage. I hope my choice of the Marvel movie in which he cameos as a sinister Hydra disciple will go some way to righting this wrong.

Shandlings 15-second appearance in this sequel to the first film featuring the weed who becomes the most fantastic hunk is one of my chief reasons for picking it; the other is its literally the only superhero movie I can ever really remember enjoying.

This is obviously a personal deficit, but perhaps it is, actually, a better superhero movie than most? There are terrific action sequences, for a start: that initial heist, fuelled with sexual tension between the Cap and the Black Widow, plus the most wonderful punch-up in a lift. Plus, vegetables to accompany all that meat and beef: a properly thought-provoking investigation of the morals of surveillance and the ethics of vigilantism in a democratically accountable society.

But perhaps what really clinched it for me as an Avengers movie I could get along with was the relative dearth of Robert Downey Jr. The more you can minimise this man, the more I shall like any movie. CS

Thor: The Dark World

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Many are hailing Logan for stretching the boundaries of what a superhero movie can be. Its dramatic, fervid, and realistic in its violence. But lets not do away with whats core to comics culture: deep, dank nerdery that ought not be allowed to see daylight.

I love comic books rich in lore and steeped in mythos, swirling in and out of realms with names impossible to spell. Thor: The Dark World stuffs two handfuls of delicious dorkiness into its maw, one rich in fantasy, the other in science fiction. Is the Asgardian bio-bed a quantum field generator or a Soul Forge? The answer, of course, is that it is both.

Thor: The Dark World has portals and Kronan Rock Men and invisible spaceships and a ray that can curl you up into a singularity and zap you into another dimension. A liquid totem called the Aether is almost in Malekith the Dark Elfs nefarious grasp, just in time for the quinquennial cosmic event known as the Convergence. Oh, God, I need to stop typing and grab my asthma inhaler, this sort of talk gets me all worked up.

In the middle of all this, theres the bickering romance between the sharp and sweet doctor played by Natalie Portman and her hunky blonde blue-eyed spaceman, Thor. When they reunite during a battle, the first thing she does is yell at him for never calling. When they visit Thors realm, Dr Foster quickly bonds with Thors mother. They may as well be eating intergalactic coffee cake. And there are still some who say mixed marriages cant work?!?

Thor: The Dark World is a rush of Absolute Comics mainlined direct to my amygdala, with a profound purity that few other modern superhero movies allow themselves. It is Worthy. JH

The Dark Knight

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While Batman Begins was a refreshingly coherent, mature and dark-hued film about the Caped Crusader (a relief after the eye-punishing gaudy excess of Batman & Robin), it was far from a masterpiece.

There was a major villain problem (a somewhat gimmicky last act switcheroo that didnt quite have the required impact) and a major Katie Holmes problem (needs no explanation) and as a result, it was a promising franchise-restarter but not the home run we might have hoped for. Three years later, Christopher Nolan returned, lessons learned and homework done, with a sequel that rose far above its generic peers and, despite the creation of the hero-packed DC and Marvel universes since, it easily remains unsurpassed.

The Dark Knight moves like a fiendish thriller, one that confidently pushes the boundaries of the superhero genre in a way that comic book fans may be familiar with but which for cinema-goers such as myself was a revelation. Its a breathtakingly brutal film, packed with staggering PG-13 violence and a bleak worldview thats unrelenting, grounding fantastical characters and situations in a world that, for once, is depressingly easy to relate to.

That villain problem? Easily fixed. The casting of Heath Ledger in the role of the Joker might have been initially unpopular with fans, who couldnt envision his leading man looks buried under cartoonish makeup, but his performance was dynamite, an Oscar-winning fireball of anger and anarchy. That Katie Holmes problem? Replaced. Maggie Gyllenhaal added depth and a genuine emotional connection which led to the shocking finale carrying even greater weight. Its one of the rare examples of a superhero film where each devastating act of violence or aggression has a lasting impact. In Nolans Gotham City, life and death both mean something.

It might be to blame for the dreary drudgery thats bogged down many ensuing superhero adventures but it remains a ruthlessly entertaining example of just how daring and necessary the genre can be. BL

Watchmen

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It may be difficult to credit given Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice recently picked up a gaggle of Razzies, but Zack Snyder was once seen as the coming man of comic book movies. His 2009 adaptation of Alan Moores sprawling graphic novel about an alternative 1980s in which Nixon remains in power and superheroes are real remains a high point of the film-makers career and proof that given a decent script, he is capable of producing eye-popping cinema beyond that of most his contemporaries.

The bravura opening montage, set to the strains of Bob Dylans The Times They Are A Changin, is unequalled in comic book movies. The casting is impeccable: Jackie Earl Haley has never been better than as the hardboiled, morally immovable vigilante Rorschach, a gurning, spitting man out of time whose psychological torment is written on his face whether wearing that famous mask or not. Patrick Wilson is wonderfully understated as the taciturn Nite Owl, a superhero who looks like an accountant with middle-aged spread, while Jeffrey Dean Morgan is perfect as the leering, sneering, cigar-smoking alpha male scumbag the Comedian, a role which surely won him the part of the villain Negan in The Walking Dead.

Naysayers argue that Watchmen is too close to its source material, bar a sensibly altered denouement. But Moores story is so epic in scale and splendid in its unexpectedly detailed rendering of the inner psyches of costumed crimefighters that Snyder was really only required to add visual flare. If there is a Citizen Kane of superhero movies, this is indisputably it. BC

X-Men: Days of Future Past

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The best thing about this time traveling entry into the vast annals of X-Men history is the absolute disregard Bryan Singer had for newcomers. If you hadnt been paying attention to his line of mutant entertainment over the last decade or so, youd feel a bit like Kyle Reese being spat out into 1984 with no clothes and no idea what was happening. That slightly manic pace, which feels like its borrowed from a daytime soap opera, plus the period costume and references to Vietnam, Nixon and the height of 70s cold war paranoia made this a strangely daring superhero film.

Instead of something that tried to set out the basic idea of what the X-Men were and what they were all about a concept most grandmothers could probably grasp by now this just got straight into the internal machinations of a group that makes the EU look harmonious. Of course, the old themes of good and evil doing battle, and overcoming personal demons (in this case addiction for Professor X) are there, but it was delivered in a knowingly strange way. You could even argue the hectic feel and funny but slightly smug lines set the stage for the least superhero-y superhero of them all, Deadpool. Singer knew fans were au fait with the concept of time travel, and would love to see Magneto and Professor X as their younger selves, so he threw it all into a blender and Days of Future Past came out like a perfectly mixed bit of superhero bechamel. LB

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spn rewatch: 12x01

summary: mainly me screaming over me seeing spn again and appreciating all the hints about later episodes. feel free to add/reply to this ive tagged them as ‘spn for ts’ is you want to block.

AHHH deans emotions of seeing mary again i totally understand why she would feel so overwhelmed. The gentle hug. Tears in deans eyes..... im so Affected TM

that vet looking at the money i also get him as well lmao. vet school isnt cheap yall.

reconsidering my stance on toni idk. I still dont like her on premise of being evil but i enjoy the thought that she and the torture girl raise tonis son together :)

HORMONES DUDE ME BINCH TF

CAS CRASH LANDING LMAO big bad of the season is going to be that trucker he knocked out for the truck 😂

sammy getting drenched in water :((((((

ooo theyve seen the blood :0

yeah mary its blood 😂😂 gun coccckk oooo

the fact the bmol knew cas was going to b there and drew the sigil im emotions

gun under the table.

lmao marys not going to stay there wtf? thats a rly unprotected place dude. priorities or just dean being a dummy?

SHE SNEAKIN

intense music so she looks at books

door clang and footie steps

GUN DRAWN

WHERES SAM 😢😢😢😢

HES A FRIEND

AH THEY HUG

HIS FACE

MARYS FACE

MY FACE

TEARS

CAS VOICE ISNT AS DEEP WHEN HES EMOTIONAL

HES AN ANGEL AAAHHHHH WINGS HARP

NO HARP

C A S T I E L

AY HE MEETING THE MUM ALREADY

“your mother” nah his sister tf dude. U kno his whole life story dont play #pretendingtobeafakefan

2.12 am. Deans on a pc.... dean has a tumblr confirmed

fucking quick 😂😂😂 on a red light as well

ME TOO MARY

IMPALA

winchesters love the impala me too tf

“johns car” that dean picked out in 1 of his 2 time travels lol.

"remember me? we funked in the back of u. Oh look my butt print is still there!" *horrified deans face* THAT SMIRK LMAO cas doesnt get it 😂😂

sams shivering im 😢😢😢😢 "ur the hero of this story." "Bad at ur job" maybe is sam didnt have pnemonia hed listen dude

Never seen this bit of london hmmm. Monsters cant even chill these days smh...

“give us all the hunter locations” lmao sams a loner he doesnt kno these things .... but ketch finds hunters later in the season soooo how did they get them ...

“Go to hell” - flames come out - hellfire

Maybe this is karma of losing his shoes seasons ago

CROWEWERY demons sassing crowley is my fav. they were v culture savvy when they lasted ;(

uhhh the crashed out bodies are gross

JIMMY ROSS MECHANIC BRITISH

an angel? *deans headshake lmao*

he already broke thats why 😢😢😢

bring in ketch... doesnt want physcopath near her hmm.... break his mind 😢

Never seen that high tech payment machine at a side street thing in my life. #fake

Cas buying them coffee im 💕💕

marys pretty excited about being 30 years in the future. Its like her sci fi dream come to life. what a nerd

Wtf is that???? mary is me. Cas doesnt kno what tf that means either. Who did dean even call 😂😂

HES JUST CARRYING COMPOST FFS

i thought this guy was going to b a huge character in the season guess not.

Yeah he took it. Cas calm down tf??

MARY CAS TF DEANS THE ONLY CHILL ONE

i got a physcos phone number bb... i liked this actor. (Searches name)

they gave him sweatbands on his feet? O they bandages

This is bigbrother watching. Omg when he fell in the chair i saw the puss in boots water thing lmaoo

i like when villans hang up on them 😂😂

HULK SMASH also he broke the guys phone wtf is he ricegum

sammys hurt ... hes hurt real bad ... 😦😮😱

KEVIN. DEAN. MUM. MEG. hes remembering all those he lost.

how tf did that crash work like. didnt even hit her window tf.

Shes having a nap guys shes got narcolepsy

CAS HELPING MARY 💕

you presumed RIGHT DAMMIT

JESSICA😢😢😢😢

gps on ur phone boi. turn that shit off.

STOP WITH THE POSTURING ur old mens now .... HIS BONE CLICKS. Cas with one hand up dude. Spit out blood honneyy. She could have thrown that gun but nahh she wants to fight hand on hand. what even was her goal here except to fight them??

not the time to nap mary 😂😂

Assasssassasassaasasasas

IT COULD HAVE HIT HIS HEAD TF COORDINATE GUYS

so does cas say thanks mary or thanks mum

SAM MAKING ME CRY LIKE A BITCH

NO HINEY PUT THAT DOWN

also tf this suiside shit make me cry

its going to jumpscare me man i hAAATEEE *ad break* im safe for another day

OOO SAMMY BOI CHOKE HER BOI also sidenote how tf do people ship toni and sam together wtf. seriously. they tried to kill each other.

NOOOOOO 😢😢😢 sam baby 😢😢

Talking of hands... mary..... theres no blood on ur hands but u think there is. Isnt that a macbeth reference??

DONT FEEL SORRY BABE WE LOVE YOU

she has a guilt complex im crying

“we make the world a better place” and yet here u are making me cry ... explain

“sweating and pale and physco” stop calling me out please

Crowley snapchatting lucifer new bodies to his buddies

CRIES AT GOOD MUSIC CHOICES

it looked like dean and cas were holding hands excuse me while I DIE

dean wants to talk to her but doesnt kno how MY SWEAT BEAN

S A M BABY I FEEL FOR U I LOVE U DONT B IN PAIN MY LOVE IM CRYING

blue screen of cctv death

*end*

goood now that i know all the characters in the later season im so emotional about this. deans reacting to mary killed me. cas actually being IN this season made me cry. sam getting hurt and jareds acting of it made me BAWL.

on to episode 2

#spn #spn 12 rewatch #supernatural #supernatural season 12 #spn 12x01 #mary winchester #dean winchester #sam winchester #castiel #bmol #spn rewatch

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Critics assemble: our writers pick their favorite superhero films

Batman v Superman v Captain America v all of the X-Men. Which cape-wearing, civilian-saving adventures are worth cheering?

Many are saying it will join the ranks of the all-time greats but what else should be on this list? Here are seven of the best from Guardian writers.

The Incredibles

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It is witty, smart, visually ravishing, and its generic insights are celebratory, not derisive. What a great superhero film. PB

Batman

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Photograph: Moviestore/Rex

Thor: The Dark World

Photograph: Allstar/Marvel Studios/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar

Thor: The Dark World is a rush of Absolute Comics mainlined direct to my amygdala, with a profound purity that few other modern superhero movies allow themselves. It is Worthy. JH

The Dark Knight

Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros

While Batman Begins was a refreshingly coherent, mature and dark-hued film about the Caped Crusader (a relief after the eye-punishing gaudy excess of Batman & Robin), it was far from a masterpiece.

It might be to blame for the dreary drudgery thats bogged down many ensuing superhero adventures but it remains a ruthlessly entertaining example of just how daring and necessary the genre can be. BL

Watchmen

Photograph: Clay Enos/Photo by Clay Enos

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Photograph: Allstar/20th Century Fox