#kevin is also a rogue

[sp4rkstorm]

More X-Men Evolution AU designs for Nightcrawler, Rogue, and Morph! I realize I didn't explain this AU in my first post, so I'll try to do a brief summary:

Basically it's X-Men Evolution but Storm and Wolverine are teenagers as well, and Morph is there too. Charles and Erik are teachers at the mansion, but the teens still go to Bayville, except Logan, who's only been out of the weapon x program for about a year and a half, so he's still relearning how to be a person. Also Erik isn't leading the Brotherhood, he's very good friends with Charles, such good friends. They share a bed and everything! The Brotherhood more do their own thing and sometimes they butt heads with the X men, basically what they do in the show when they don't work for Magneto.

[1nt3rnalpu7ref4ct10n]

X-Men '97: Great X-Pectations #4 pg2, pg17

[mikupepsi]

HELLOOO here's more people from my xmen au. Gonna make a big ol proper post about it soon. For now here's some concepts and early characters designs

Wowza Kurt needs some work.. plus I already posted morph but I shall draw them again soon..... take this for now

[annamariedarkholmes]

the “would you return as your x-men character in deadpool 3 if they asked” starter pack

aaron stanford’s lack of poker face + mentioning, unprompted, his “lasting friendships” from those movies - months before the first trailer confirmed pyro was back - made me clock that the other two must be returning, too

then they had equally terrible poker faces in their own interviews lol

[grapetriip]

anyone up for bg3 aftg au w dark urge neil

[reyolfx]

i can't believe i had to sit through man's best friend with benefits and remember the titans IN A ROW while the spn people decided to condense an entire hell-via-purgatory rescue of bobby's soul plus all the extra side plots (deanbenny angst! naomi and crowley exposition. extreme kevin tran suffering. also insane destiel convo between dean and naomi ummmm) into ONE episode.

they really had sam walk around purgatory for ten minutes, kill one (1) monster, immediately find the hell portal, walk down one (1) hallway, hey bobby!!! throw like two punches, and oop! back out into purgatory they go! everything is just so damn easy. imagine this stretched over even just a three episode arc

[problemduetest4life]

You’ve ruined my life with your fics & I can’t even be mad because everything you’ve written is so amazing.

Your characterization of everyone is so spot on and your story’s are just so awesome to read. they are absolutely devastating.

I’ve read everything you’ve written and wish i could read a hundred more works by you. i was wondering what some of your favorite aftg fics were?

Thank you, holy shit, this made my day :') I aim to please and I aim to devastate, so this is great feedback

ALSO! YES! RECS! HOLD ON!

I read a LOT of Jean centric stuff, but also some of my favs are some rogue pairings, so buckle up...

This Time With Feeling by Ocean_Adjacent (WIP/170k multi-chap/Jerejean/pre-TSC canon): This is probably the fic I’ve re-read the most ever, it follows Jean joining the Trojans post TKM and the writing is just CHEFS KISS. TTWF follows three plots: the Trojans, the Foxes, and the Ravens. Chapters alternate btwn Jean's POV and different characters(OC's and canon characters alike). HIGHLIGHTS: Slowburn Jerejean, The College Experience™, backstories! layers! themes!, AND an octopus I have cried over.

The Later Parade by @hourafterhour (Oneshot/40k/Kevjean/Post-canon): AKA The Kevjean BIBLE! If you have not read this fic, you really should. It follows Jean as a pro-Exy player, including his journey with sexuality and KEVIN DAY BEING MESSY. HIGHLIGHTS: Obvious knowledge on sports/drafts by the author, Kevjean angst up the wazoo, Kevin's relationship with Exy/The Nest butting heads with Jean's, The Bisexual Jean Experience™, and DUPUIS!!!

Not Yours To Bleed by Coffeexandxangst (WIP/385k multi-chap/Andreil/Raven!Neil AU but in the pros): If you have wanted more insight into the gang/crime aspect of the AFTG, this is the fic for you (but mind the tags!) Some chapters will be so romantic and lovely and then BOOM! Suddenly it's a thriller and I'm clenching my cheeks in fear. HIGHLIGHTS: Side Jerejeanee, getting to hate on Kevin Day for free (which I only do bc I LOVE him), a morally ambiguous body guard, and PAIN PAIN PAIN!

it's semi-automatic by @wyverningx (WIP/38k multi-chap/Jerejean/Mafia AU): This fic follows Jean trying to take care of himself and Elodie which ofc get's him wrapped up with the Moriyamas and Jeremy, who is the head of his own organization. Despite some devastating details, it's a super fun fic. HIGHLIGHTS: Jean and Elodie sibling cuteness, Jeremy being one sexy mf and a dog named Lexapro. I would rec the Jerejean text fic ALSO by wyverning, but if you haven't read that, I'm assuming you live under a rock (IT'S SO GOOD! READ IT!!!)

Ailleurs by revengeandotherdrugs aka @keirametzbrassknuckles (WIP/45k multi-chap/Kevjean/AU + pre-canon): THIS FIC HAS ME IN A CHOKEHOLD! In an AU where Stuart Hatford took Jean in instead of the Moriyamas, alternating pov's between Kevin and Jean explore their relationship as Kevin and Riko travel through London for Exy Press Reasons. HIGHLIGHTS: Stuart Hatford being a Good Dad, Liverpudlians, angst CITY, and Kevjean as bumbling teenagers.

nothing to be kindle[d] by @poetic-ivy (Oneshot/8k/Kevallison/post-canon): Allison goes pro and is aiming to make the Olympic team. Kevin is also there. Friends with benefits but also friends with feelings for one another. HIGHLIGHTS: Banter/Flirting, Allison getting what she deserves, and some lovely freaky times.

Like Being Known by OfficialStarsandGutters (Oneshot/19k/Kevaaron/post-canon): Kevin suffers a head injury and doesn't remember who he is. Aaron offers to house him and take care of him while he recovers and they grow closer. HIGHLIGHTS: SO SOFT, Aaron the begrudging caretaker, Kevin being #difficult, and a wholesome conclusion

Already Gone by @nina-reads1804 (WIP/150k multi-chap/Andreil/post-canon): ANDREIL BREAKUP! YE BE WARNED! Andrew handles the inevitable of him and Neil moving apart after graduation by breaking up with him during his senior year. This fic follows Andrew in the pros, newly single and struggling. HIGHLIGHTS: Great Andrew and Aaron bonding, Patrick the Therapist, chaotic coping, and crying over sad Neil Josten.

Kintsugi by Zombiecowboy65 (Oneshot/18k/Jerejean/TSC canon): Cute, perfect, gorgeous Jerejean. Jeremy and Jean communication and healing that touches my soul. HIGHLIGHTS: Core four friendship, Jerejean first kiss and MAGNET RESCUE

OKAY SO MAYBE THIS IS A LOT! But here's my reasoning! I have friends who do not read things over 80k, but I also know people who really want a big ol fic to sink their teeth into. Lots of relationship representation in here as well, so hopefully something here is to your interest! Thank you again for the WONDERFUL ask! :)))

[security-unit]

okay but after its govmod is hacked, MB mentioned that Unnamed is probably going to keep doing its job and pretending like MB did.

like MB did... for nearly 4 years. and it would have KEPT doing it had The Survey not happened.

except.

Unnamed didn't hack itself. Unnamed had an interaction with a rogue secunit with its own crew who cared about it and who it cared about in turn. That's a far different experience than MB had. and sure, it does presumably go back to Barish Estranza and keep doing its job for a bit, but don't forget that the other unit is also hacked now, once it starts up again. it isn't alone. (for a bit I forgot about the other unit. maybe that one is named Kevin.)

my main point is that Unnamed started its life as a rogue through external kindness, and it showed kindness in return, while MB started its life as a rogue after it killed a bunch of members from a mining installation, and it wanted to make sure it wouldn't happen again.

Unnamed's very first action when it gains free will is to help.

[xreaderdumpster]

Xreaderdumpster Masterlist

Finally organising a masterlist for this blog! On here, you'll be able to find all my fanfics organised by fandom and character in one place! There's also emojis with each link to denote what kind of fanfic your reading! Further specifics/content warnings are included with every fanfic.

Code: 💕= partner series, 🍑= smut, 🥰 = fluff, 🙋= request, ⚔️= angst, 🌍= AU, 🎵= playlist, 📓= lists

Bleach-  

Bleach groups: Squad 8 Friday night 🍑, Captains finding their S/O napping 🥰📓, Captains and napping S/O pt 2 🥰📓

Ichigo Kurosaki: Ichigo's partner 💕

Uryu Ishida: Uryu's partner 💕

Renji Abarai: Renji's partner 💕

Shunsui Kyoraku: In the morning 🥰, Die with a smile 🥰⚔️, Oiled up 🍑, Shunsui's partner 💕, In the morning pt. 2 🥰⚔️, I wanna be next to you 🥰⚔️, Restless 🥰

Rangiku Matsumoto: Rangiku's partner 💕

Jushiro Ukitake: Jushiro's partner 💕

Yhwach: Yhwach x Wife! Reader 🙋, Yhwach's wife 🙋💕

Kisuke Urahara: Urahara's partner 💕

Kukaku Shiba: Kukaku's partner 💕

X-Men and Deadpool- 

X-Men group: Karaoke Night 📓🥰, Eurovision at the X-Mansion 📓, X-Men playlists 🎵,

Scott Summers/ Cyclops: I've got you 🥰⚔️, Scott's partner 💕,

Logan Howlett/ Wolverine: Karaoke Night Logan ending 🥰⚔️, Depression partner 💕🙋, Logan x Goth! Reader 🙋💕, Logan's whiskey light 🥰, Logan's nightmare 🥰⚔️, Logan and Wade's partner 💕, Logan's partner 💕

Remy LeBeau/Gambit: Gambit don' care 🙋🥰, Lipstick kisses 🥰🙋, You won't become him ⚔️🥰🙋, Gambit x Tourette's!Partner 💕🙋, Gambit x Plus sized!Partner 💕🙋, I ain't going nowhere 🥰⚔️🙋, There's my girl 🙋🥰⚔️, Depression partner ⚔️💕🙋, A night at the club 🥰🙋, Accidents happen 🙋🥰, Gambit x Witchy! Reader 🙋💕, Gambit x Goth!Reader 💕🙋, Comfort ⚔️🥰, Ma Belle Evangeline 🥰, Gambit's partner 💕

Anne-Marie Darkholme/ Rogue: Rouge's partner💕

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler: Everyone has their limits ⚔️🙋🥰, Nightcrawler x Goth! Reader 🙋💕, Nightcrawler's partner 💕,

Hank McCoy/Beast: Fear is excitement without breath 🙋⚔️🥰, Hank's partner 💕

Kevin / Morph: Morph's partner 💕

John Allerdyce/Pyro: Pyro's Partner 💕🙋

Bobby Drake/ Iceman: Listening in 🙋🍑

Wade Wilson/Deadpool: Logan's nightmare 🥰⚔️, Logan and Wade's partner 💕, Wade's partner 💕

Moon Knight- 

Moon Knight: Moon Knight playlists 🎵, Moon Knight's partner 💕,

Steven Grant: I'm here love 🥰⚔️, A postcard 🥰, Steven x Long distance!Reader 🥰💕, Steven's partner 💕

Marc Spector: Marc's partner 💕

Jake Lockley: Jake's partner 💕

Uta no Prince Sama- 

STARISH: Otoya's partner 💕🙋, Natsuki's partner 💕, Ren and Cecil x F1 reader 🙋🥰💕,

Quartet Night: Reiji's partner 💕, Ranmaru's partner 💕

Multi-Fandom- 

Valentines 🥰📓, Sick Reader 🥰

Other Fandoms- 

Burn the witch: Early Morning (Noel) 🍑🙋

Free! Iwatobi Swim Club: Makoto's partner 💕

Stardew Valley: After mining (Harvey) 🍑🥰, Asleep at the office (Harvey) 🥰,

Across the Spider Verse: Miguel's partner 💕

[lil-dragon-rawr]

TOH x DC: One-Sided Identity Shenanigans

Cause like...the Owl House gang didn't bother to make secret identities

Part One, Part Two, Part Four

Masterlist

Jason, finally finding an opportunity to talk to Vee alone during their volunteer shift: hi.

Vee, thinking he's going to blackmail and/or permanently silence her for figuring out his secret identity: *about to have a panic attack*

Jason: so I heard about vigilante bingo

Vee, who was expecting him to say something WAY different: ...huh?

Jason, continuing: I have it on good authority that Spoiler made a deal with Eda to help her win

Vee: ??? (when did Eda have time to talk to Spoiler???)

Jason: but personally I'm rooting for Luz

Vee, still processing the fact that she and Eda are now officially cheating:

Jason: also, expect the other vigilantes to start throwing their hat in the ring soon. They can be really competitive

Jason, patting her on the shoulder as he leaves: okay good talk

(Amity and Luz arriving at Barbara's apartment for girls' night)

Steph, answering the door with an evil glint in her eyes: oh, you must be Babs' new friends! I've heard so much about you >:D

(eventually, the topic switches to vigilantes, thanks to one meddling Steph)

Steph, trying to feed Lumity false information to stop them from getting more points in bingo: you know, I hear the only vigilante who's ever given out autographs is Spoiler

Barbara, also invested in bingo and trying to help her new sister win: *narrowing her eyes* don't listen to Steph, she doesn't know what she's talking about. Spoiler's never given an autograph before. Ask Red Hood

Steph, who knows Jason will absolutely give an autograph to Luz: *glares at Babs*

Luz, who doesn't know they know about the bingo cards: haha why would we want an autograph??

(Batfamily meeting in the cave)

Steph: well we can't all speedrun bingo!

Jason: oh yeah? Who's gonna stop me?

Steph: it was my idea to meddle! I can easily do all the tasks before you can!

Babs, trying to defuse the situation before someone catches a Batarang in the knee: okay, okay. What if we made rules about how much we can interfere?

Steph, still glaring at Jason: ...I'm listening

[THE RULES:

1. The party you aid cannot be aware that you're aiding them - it must appear to be coincidence.

2. You cannot outright say things such as "Got any ice cream around here?" to prompt challenge completion - the subject of the challenge must be brought up by the party you aid.

3. Failure to comply with the above rules results in penalties including, but not limited to, extra patrols, public humiliation, and death by disappointing Alfred. Penalties are decided by Batwoman based on the severity of the rule infraction.]

Gus, on his first day as a news anchor: well folks it looks like we've got some quality rogues active in central Gotham today!

Camera crew, concerned about this kid's apparent apathy towards dangerous criminals:

Gus "I Was The MC For My Friends' Gladiator Match Against The Actual Embodiment Of Fear" Porter: Two-Face just made a move on Gotham National Bank - but oh? What's this? *listening to his earpiece* the temperature is dropping, grab your coats everyone because Mr. Freeze is here for six more weeks of winter!

Kevin the Cameraman, whispering to his coworker Beth: actually I think he's perfect for this

Signal, out alone and having to deal with both Two-Face and Freeze: I cannot live laugh love in these conditions

Gus, ten yards away in front of a camera, glancing back at Signal and winking: *mouthing* I gotchu fam

Real Gus, lying in wait behind a building while Illusion Gus MCs: *traps Mr. Freeze in a mental purgatory of his worst nightmares as soon as Freeze walks by*

Mr. Freeze, suddenly screaming and collapsing: Nora, don't leave me!

Real Gus: oops might have reawakened some trauma there

Signal, not one to look a gift horse in the mouth: *punches a distracted Two-Face and hauls both him and Freeze back to Arkham* don't know what that guy did to Freeze but whatever works ig

Hunter: *enjoying a peaceful night on the balcony with Willow*

Robin, manifesting: woodcarver.

Hunter: ??? Hello???

Robin: I would like to carve a palisman.

Hunter, confused: *looking to Willow for support with the stabby child*

Willow: *thumbs-up*

Hunter, finally getting Robin to talk about his emotions: what do you care about?

Robin, lore dropping like there's no tomorrow: I was genetically engineered to be the perfect combination of my mother and father. Growing up, I was expected to be the heir to both their legacies as the Demon's Head and the Bat. I always thought I wanted to take up the mantle, but it feels like a burden instead of some great destiny.

Hunter, making a few connections: ...you were supposed to fill the role of someone else?

Robin: yes, that's what I just said

Hunter, smiling: me too!

Hunter: though for me I was genetically engineered to be a copy of my former uncle's brother. And I was supposed to serve that uncle as the Golden Guard

Hunter, having a moment: ...and then I found out he was lying about our family and that he was trying to commit genocide

Hunter, spiraling: ...and then I found all the masks of the former Golden Guards...

Hunter: ...and realized he killed them all every time they - we - betrayed him...

Robin:

Hunter: ...and then he killed Flapjack...

Robin, prepared to go to war: let us kill that imbecile for his crimes.

Hunter, appreciating the support: thanks, but it's already taken care of :)

Batman, approaching the Clawthornes: Eda.

Eda: Batman.

Batman, actually kinda trying to help: King is fourteen, correct?

Eda: what's it to you?

Batman: that would place him at the start of high school. It might be good for him to interact with kids his own age.

Eda, squaring up: don't tell me how to parent my kid!

Eda, immediately turning to King: do you wanna go to school?

King: hmm maybe, I don't really know how human schools work and don't want to deal with what Luz went through...

Batman, who has a fourteen year old who also doesn't want to deal with school (but has to anyway to keep up appearances): we could get you a student liaison to shadow. If you want, they could be informed of your situation so you have someone to talk to

King: ...yeah sure sounds interesting

King, approaching The Bingo Council that night: is Batman getting me into school considered an almost-adoption? Cause I feel like if Eda wasn't there he would've adopted me

Eda, crossing her arms: I vote no. Adoption has to go through me and we have to fight for custody

Gus, who wants a point: I argue yes. We all know Batman has an adoption problem and Eda openly challenged his parenting attempts

Vee, off to the side, twiddling her thumbs and wondering if Batman is one of the vigilantes involved in Bingo Interference:

King, walking into class on his first day and seeing the glowering student liaison that everyone seems afraid of: *squints*

Damian: *narrows his eyes, waiting to see what King does*

King: *sips his Starbucks suspiciously*

Current Standings for Vigilante Bingo:

Lumity:

Huntlow:

An argument was made for "have a vigilante crash through your window", but since Robin never technically went inside the apartment, it was vetoed.

Gus and King:

Gus was awarded the "be a hero" square for taking out Mr. Freeze. The council agreed that more effort needs to be made on the "almost adopted by Batman" front. Should Batman try again, King will receive the point.

Eda and Vee:

Vee stewed in silence for the entire council meeting for unknown reasons.

[foureyedfella]

☆I've gotten the case of a little art block so I'm sharing my headcanons on what I think the biggest injuries each fighter has had (apart from bring in the ring!)

Glass Joe

☆man what hasn't happened to Joe it's hard to pinpoint his biggest injury 😭 his biggest was probably a combo: twisting his ankle and then falling down the stairs due to said ankle. While trying to get him on a leveled area, Disco Kid and Bear Hugger drop him (butter fingers). Several bones broken and a concussion 😞

Von Kaiser

☆ Prank gone wrong.

☆ His students tried setting up like a Kevin McCallister home alone prank, miscalculated how bad the punching bag would swing, sent Kaiser FLYING-

☆If anyone wonders why the boxing schools' water fountain is snapped off the wall, it was him

☆ Dislocated his jaw, and if he is still or resting he can still feel the lower back pain from the incident 💀

Disco Kid

☆ He was in a paired up dancing competition, and his partner was NOT locked in 🙏

☆ During the climax of the dance, Disco Kid needed to spin mid air and get caught by his partner. His partner did not catch him.

☆Cracked his skull, but was more upset to find out they would have made it to qualifiers if it weren't for the infraction

King Hippo

☆Rogue Coconut.

☆This in itself isn't terrible, but it KEPT happening on the same spot on his noggin.

☆Severe concussion, can still hear the coconut conk when its quiet.

Piston Hondo

☆ He is honestly pretty careful and mindful when doing stuff so he probably has not had anything catastrophic happen to him

☆Unfortunately his carefulness does not account for those around him. He was caught in the Bear Hugger Fishing Fiasco.

Bear Hugger

☆The Fishing Fiasco.

☆Was on a fishing trip with Hondo, decided to try to get all fancy with his cast.

☆To be fair, the motion of his fishing line was cool- unfortunately a badly timed sharp swing while the fishing hook was still swinging behind him sent the hook straight across their backs

☆Both got stitches done

Great Tiger

☆ To the surprise of no one it would be Aran to cause his demise 💀

☆ He was doing an eye coordination test on Aran with his clones, with the goal being that Aran can still spot him after shuffling between the clones.

☆What he did NOT expect was for Aran to just lunge at him AND his clones at once, safe to say he found the real Great Tiger

☆Fractured neck, for the 2 months he wore a neck brace, he made sure to not leave Aran alone about it

Don Flamenco

☆ His heart 😢 por Carmen 😢

☆I'm lying, he was drunk one night doing the bachata on a flimsy table, it quite literally folded on him

☆ Everyone was too drunk to take anyone anywhere, so he just woke up the next morning in agony 😭

Aran Ryan

☆ Tried getting into a classic bar fight like he was back in the grand city of Dublin at the pub, except he's not and he was in America

☆Definitely got shot, but it grazed him so he clowned the guy on his way out for not getting the job done right, passed out after the adrenaline rush

Soda Popinski

☆ Also incredibly drunk one night, decided to put his juggling skills to the test with more and more stupid objects

☆ Curse whoever recommended him knives because he did just that

☆Several hand stitches, claims they're from boxing so he doesn't have to bring up how he actually got them

Bald Bull

☆ Early in his career when he was setting his persona straight, his manager was pretty adamant on having bull tied into it

☆ Did this really need to involve actual charging bulls at him? No, not at all. Was he doing pretty good wrangling them? Yeah honestly but you can only do so much with so many bulls

☆ Got rammed. Broken ribs, and a fired manager

Super Macho Man

☆ Unironically got into a "how much you bench bro" squabble with some other meathead at the gym

☆ He did NOT have the physique he has now so idk what he was thinking actually

☆ Tore his chest muscles, devastated that he ruined his precious pecs 😞

Sandman

☆ Actively chooses to gatekeep this information. Never shares it

☆ (but between you and me, he absolutely snapped his arm in an arm wrestling competition when he was younger.)

☆ It took way too long to heal and it pisses him off when he thinks about it now

☆ Little side note, but the punch out community has been so awesome here, I was surprised to find such a nice community when I started posting you guys have been so awesome 😁

☆ I love that everyone has such differing opinions from eachother and we're all like "👍" I love hearing everyone's headcanons

[gorogues]

Spoilers for comics in July 2025!

You can see the solicitations in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

It's an intensely busy month with lots of Rogues.

THE FLASH #23 Written by SIMON SPURRIER Art by VASCO GEORGIEV Cover by DAVIDE PARATORE Variant covers by SERG ACUÑA and TRAVIS MERCER $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 7/30/25 BAD MOON RISING, PART 4! As the war rages on the Moon, Jai West and one of the temp Flashes enter Eclipso’s new form in an attempt to stop the total blackout of the Sun! Also, Wally’s glitching issues have returned, but this time, they may hold the key to turning the tide of the battle…

Based on the cover, it seems that the Rogues involved in this arc are the typical lineup we've been seeing since Flashpoint.

THE FLASH: BAD MOON RISING SPECIAL #1 Written by ALEX PAKNADEL Art and cover by DANIEL BAYLISS $5.99 US | 48 pages ON SALE 7/23/30 “Bad Moon Rising” rages on as the focus turns to the Rogues’ role as Eclipso’s generals and to a surprising new ally!

Yay, Shade! Guessing he's probably the ally.

ABSOLUTE FLASH #5 Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by A.L. KAPLAN Cover by NICK ROBLES Variant covers by HAINING and CLAYTON CRAIN 1:25 variant cover by NIMIT MALAVIA 1:50 variant cover by HAINING $4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 7/16/25 Wally’s going to need to learn to handle the heat as he faces down the monstrous Heat Wave! Can he evade his fiery grasp, or will the young speedster be burned to a crisp?!

So it seems that's not Tar Pit, it's Mick -- unless Mick is actually Tar Pit in the Absolute universe. And obviously a terrible fate really has befallen him :(

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG 2 #2 Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO Art and cover by CHRISTIAN DUCE Variant covers by YASMINE PUTRI, ALAN QUAH, STEPHEN SEGOVIA, and LUCAS MEYER 1:25 variant cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 7/2/25 In the aftermath of the shocking ending of the last issue, Task Force X must re-evaluate their mission in Hollow Earth as they explore an unknown world. Meanwhile the Justice League comes face-to-face again with Kong—but it’s not the reunion they are expecting!

Digger and Len are in this, as per the covers.

Next is the kids' book we heard about last year.

KID FLASH: GOING ROGUE Written by STEVE FOXE Art and cover by JERRY GAYLORD $12.99 US | 144 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-229-6 ON SALE 10/7/25 Kid Flash and his uncle, Barry Allen, a.k.a. the Flash, team up to teach a teenage group of rogues—Golden Glider, Pied Piper, Trickster, and the Top—an important lesson. But is Kid Flash the one who has the most to learn? From the writer behind the Scholastic Spider-Ham trilogy, Steve Foxe, with dynamic and action-packed art by Jerry Gaylord (X-Men ’97), comes a story about a ragtag group of kids who must work together or be doomed to life as the “bad kids.”

THE FLASH BY JOSHUA WILLIAMSON OMNIBUS VOL. 2 Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON Art by HOWARD PORTER, SCOTT KOLINS, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, and more $125 US | 936 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-246-3 ON SALE 9/23/25 New York Times bestselling author Joshua Williamson’s long-running (no pun intended) tenure on The Flash continues in this second volume collecting storylines including “A Cold Day in Hell,” “Perfect Storm,” and “Flash War,” which pits two of DC’s greatest speedsters against each other! When Wally West discovers that Barry has hidden aspects of his former life from him, he is convinced that the only way to save his family is to break them free from the Speed Force. Volume two of this omnibus series collects The Flash #36-69, The Flash Annual #1-2, and Batman #64-65.

[rei-ismyname]

Logan tried to murder Chuck. What then?

After the sun set on Krakoa and the dust settled, Charles Xavier surrendered himself to 'human authorities.' He was being transported to his super prison built by Reed Snitchards and Tony Nark when...

Logan came to kill him in a very unsubtle way. Surely those guards died or at minimum suffered serious permanent injuries. What little we get of his motivation is an objection to Chuck's time as Sentinel X - killing a bunch of humans. Logan Behavior, basically. Certainly hypocrisy.

Pretty stylish entrance though, The Shining style. He's just about to gut him after Chuck declines explaining himself or speaking at all. Keep in mind resurrection Protocols just phased into another dimension - Logan is aiming to kill Xavier permanently (comic book permanent obviously) here despite the fact he's going to prison for life. He'd actually be subverting punitive state justice here.

I hardly need to say that this is pretty extreme for Logan. He's killed countless people, but for the last few decades he's worshipped the ground Charles walks on. After AvX, when Chuck committed suicide by Phoenix, Logan appointed himself the custodian of 'the dream' and ran the school (though he renamed it after Jean because he's a creepy and petty man.) Cyclops is often held up as Chuck's heir, but I think Logan is just as much. (Though Jean and Storm beat them both out and surpass him.) Maybe this is a hypocritical broken pedestal moment.

Magneto objects, freezing him in place and proclaiming 'no more martyrs.'

Did you know 9/10 failed murderers say 'cripes?'

Then he yeets him out of the prison and levitates it so he can't get back in. Mags and Chuck have a chat and we see nothing of Logan until Wolverine #1.

These people all need therapy. Emotional intelligence so low.

That murderous unilateral motivation seems to have cooled - 'Charles doin' what he did' is third on his list of things that took their toll. Not to minimise his pain, but everyone else has experienced those things too. Many had it worse. Scott, for example, was tortured for six months with his eyes sewn shut and a broken back (which... healed somehow.) If someone else was doing this he'd call them out at best, more likely he'd tell them to get over it. This is #Logan Behavior, though it's weird he doesn't mention Daken's death.

Brief aside - was he truly needed in the pack? I can't see what use a throng of wolves would have for a naked guy with opposite sleep patterns, very different dietary requirements, and the inability to breed with them. His presence got them killed. He was tolerated at best, more likely an imposition. Kevin Costner motherfucker.

I'm 99% sure this is next chronologically. Scott says Logan was 'in the area so he asked him to investigate' - 'the area' being Santo Marco, a fictional South American country that Magneto briefly conquered in 1963. The X-Men answered his distress call.

No mention of Chuck here, and he greets Scott warmly. No thank you though. They patch him up back at the Factory. Looks like he does have use for X-Men.

Wolverine can absolutely give up. It's his thing.

From 'I never should have left the woods' this has to be after Wolverine #1, but before Uncanny X-Men #1-4, because that takes place over a few days and the phone call between Rogue and Scott implies so. We only get the end of this conversation, but it's very safe to assume it was a soft recruitment offer and assumption of a family relationship. No mention of Chuck here either. He claims he's done, citing Krakoa as a loss. It is a loss, but it also bought back the 16 million Genoshan dead and established a mutant paradise in a heaven dimension - one he could have gone to.

Also, Logan didn't build shit. He had nothing to do with Genosha, in fact he opposed and obstructed it. He bailed on Utopia and the narrative kept genocidal threats away from the school. He had little to do with building Krakoa itself and while he went on the missions he was asked to, he remained a skeptic the entire time. He didn't trust the island and lived on the moon in a polycule. Anyway, he tells Scott not to come looking for him. I promise you he wouldn't say that to Jean.

Sure, stay in the woods, idiot. Get more wolves killed.

She's right, they're not strategists.

Looks like he's fine hanging out with Rogue and Gambit. Rogue seemed fine with joining Cyclops and co, but doesn't argue at all when Logan (who is hours away from leaving and has no intention of staying) shoots it down for... reasons? They were X-Men enough when they rescued him from Santo Marco, ingrate.

Neither should struggle to imagine a community 'run' by Scott Summers. Logan has been living with him for at least 3 years and he wasn't everywhere when Logan and Jean were banging. Rogue was on a Krakoan X-Men team with Scott and he and Jean prepped new leaders and stepped back. They all considered themselves Krakoan and Scott 'lived to serve.' How does it end this way? The Chuck question answers itself, though Logan doesn't say 'I wish Magneto didn't stop me killing him' or something. Scott? Uhhh, you took this misanthrope's grumbling as gospel. Go to Alaska and say hi! Or maybe he'll call you. Kate? Uhm, she just told you. She broke in Fall of X, you know this.

Interestingly, Logan uses the term 'fill Chuck's chair.' I thought he was quitting the parts that don't work? 'Why do you even want to?' should be self explanatory. Rogue receives a phone call after this from Scott, and she says he's 'the last person she wants to speak to.' Maybe Logan is right and he shouldn't be around people. He infected Rogue with Scott haterism very quickly.

The Outliers show up and less than a day later he leaves, heading for the nearest forest. Even the swamp hag that guts him thinks he's a whining bitch. Logan is aware that Rogue's group are planning a prison break, that children are being hunted, though it doesn't stop him leaving.

Put all this together and it paints a very human portrait of a traumatized person pushing everyone away, albeit in the most immature way possible. This is what Magneto referred to when he said Logan Behavior, and he's right. If I was talking about a real life person it'd be unforgivably callous, but I'm not. I wrote this piece to interrogate his continuity from Krakoa to FTA, and I was expecting it to make less sense to be honest. As I said, this is textbook trauma response. It portrays that well, but the whiplash of Logan going from 'murder Chuck no matter the collateral damage' to 'Chuck did bad things but Cyclops is worse - don't be friends with him, Rogue' is severe and unsatisfying.

Uncanny #700 was one of the last things written for Krakoa, so it's likely that information wasn't available for FTA writers. Except Logan and Kate had both sworn they'd kill Chuck with plenty of notice, so I don't think that deserves a pass. Is anyone surprised by this? Maybe I should just write a post that says 'From The Ashes doesn't care about smooth continuity and has clumsily broken up these teams by fiat. Just ask Havok, Polaris, Angel, Storm, Omega Red, Jubilee and Shogo, etc etc. Also, it's pretty fucking mid' and pin it on my Tumblr.

That's no fun though. Even when it sucks, when it's safe and nostalgic, when everything you loved has been swept away and replaced with cardboard cutouts, when it's 'fine I guess', and even when it's great; the play's the thing. I love the X-Men and fans have as much ownership of the story as anyone. Not entitlement, just the right to be a part of the narrative, close to the characters. I find it fun and if I ever don't I'll stop (or spend a few years covering Krakoa). I hope you do too. Importantly, you should be critical of the things you love in good faith. As for Marvel the capitalist entity - all bets are off. Fuck em. They do it for the money, we do it for the love.

[tropicalcontinental]

Entity Kevin (Rogue AI that just wants to learn what it can about humans and their lives. Is quite upfront about doing this instead of the usual slow-burn. Will stick around as long as the person is interesting. Still somehow manages to be the best anti-virus around. Will not let himself on your computer if you're boring by his standards.)

He also steals and retains information by eating it. He is unsure why he was programmed like this.

Y'know the drill (more yapping below)

Thinking about what Kevin would even be in the Swap!AU that's in my head, and it kinda came down to either him being that AU's Souler, or something else completely.

I settled on something else completely since I feel like Zander is the closest in relation to Souler (being his victim and all, while Kevin is like, somewhat related.) (Zander fills Souler's role, somehow.) So instead of a Paranormal Mercenary interested in the supernatural, he's an entity himself interested in humans. And also he's an anti-virus program because why not (inspired by Digital Satan, Kevin's own anti-virus and assumed experience with coding, and a pinch of headcanon.)

But instead of being obsessive or whatever, I feel like it would be funny if Kevin is just looking for any remotely interesting humans after getting bored of being just an anti-virus/BonziBuddy esque software (he accidentally gained sentience, as one does.) He stays on your computer and sticks around for as long as you are interesting before dipping to find someone else.

Doesn't mean he can't be nosey and get all your personal information and still be a Rogue AI that doesn't understand personal boundaries, but it comes from deep curiosity instead of crippling loneliness and using your personal information to persuade you to not delete him.

He also may do his job as an anti-virus while changing random stuff to your files for fun because bored Rogue AI gotta bored Rogue AI. Still boasts about being the best anti-virus on the market (validity to be inclined towards true.) Also a pretty good Entity Deterrent (entities impede on his human research so they get dealt with.) He may also wish to be human, but it's more of a desire to observe beyond his digital confines than be with anyone in particular.

In short, someone get this guy a robot body he needs to go into Sociology. Entity!Kevin is this world's Little Mermaid, except there is no love to be found along the path of knowledge. Just more information.

[arcadiaak]

Expanding on the aftg fantasy/dnd au, I'm not sure if this would be a "they play a dnd campaign together" situation or a "they're fantasy characters themselves" situation but i don't really care and it doesn't matter that much for this au

I probably would have included more non humanoid races but I suck at drawing furry characters and I'm planning on drawing all of this so humanoids it is

Neil - that man is a changeling rogue if I have ever seen one, I won't elaborate (i lied im a fucking liar i will elaborate). For his subclass I'm thorn between inquisitive and mastermind rogue, they're very similar and both suit Neil pretty well and I can't decide 😭

Andrew - half human-dwarf paladin of vengeance. For a while i consider making them halflings but i want the twins to have a broader build, that means i will probably have to draw them with beards and i don't know if i like that but well it is what it is. Paladin just makes a lot of sense in my head idk

Aaron - half human-dwarf life domain cleric. He's a doctor what more do you want from me

Kevin - human battle master fighter. I tried SO HARD to not make him a human fighter but he's literally that basic...... my little pathetic princess...... I also considered the champion subclass for a while but at the end battle master won for like a hair

Nicky - half elf college of glamour bard. Does this fall into the horny bard trope? Yes. Do I really care about being basic??? Not really

Allison - summer eladrin warlock of the Archfey/school of enchantment wizard. She cuts ties with her patron (her parents) at some point and studies to develop powers of her own. She's mostly a summer eladrin, but after Seth dies her season changes to winter until he gets resurrected

Renee - protector aasimar oath of devotion paladin. I think that she was a fallen aasimar, but after Stephanie adopted her she started healing, makes her oath to an order of paladins and becomes a protector aasimar

Dan - fire genasi way of mercy monk. I like the idea of her being a fire genasi as a parallel to her being the heart of the team and her subclass is described to bring aid to those in need, which also ties very neatly with her wanting to take Wymack's place when he retires

Matt - goliath path of the totem warrior barbarian. Gentle giant basically, also his spirit animal is obviously a fox. The only thing I don't really like about this is that in 3.5e is confirmed that goliaths don't have hair and in 5e they don't give any info about that subject so I assume that they still don't, which makes imposible for me to give him his iconic spiked hairstyle

Seth - devil's tongue tiefling shadow magic sorcerer. Is edgy asf and has Vicious Mockery as a default cantrip ("i would say fuck you freak but then you wouldn’t know which one of you i was talking to"). He also dies in this au but since this is fantasy/dnd and I can do what I want, he gets to be resurrected and becomes a little less of an asshole

[chacusha]

Visions of Mana class system

A lot of information about Vision of Mana's class system has been released on the Japanese website (see source).

Val's classes: [No element:] Soul Guard (moribito). [Wind:] Rune Knight. [Moon:] Aegis. [Water:] Duelist. [Fire:] Liege (Lord). [Wood:] Edelfrei (Swordmaster).

Val's classes are very "knight" archetype, mostly based on Duran's classes (Duelist, Liege, and Edelfrei) with a bit of Riesz (Rune Knight) and some that are new although still in line with the knight theme (Aegis).

Careena's classes: [No element:] Oracle (kannagi). [Wind:] Dancer (maihime). [Moon:] Moon-reader(?) (tsukiyomi). [Water:] Dragon Master. [Fire:] Divine Fist (Godhand). [Wood:] Exorcist(?) (onmyouji).

Most of Careena's classes are new ones based around a kind of priestess or shaman sort of vibe (Oracle, Dancer, Tsukiyomi - not sure what the localized name for this will be but I wonder if it will be something like Fortune Teller - and Onmyouji). But some of her classes reference Riesz (Dragon Master) and Kevin (Divine Fist - this outfit is BOMB by the way).

Morley's classes: [No element:] Ranger. [Wind:] Nomad (Wanderer). [Moon:] Nightblade. [Water:] Hermit. [Fire:] Rogue. [Wood:] Samurai.

Morley's classes are entirely based on Hawkeye's classes (Ranger, Nomad, Nightblade, Rogue), with some new additions along that same thief/rogue/vagrant vein (Hermit, Samurai - I wonder if this one will be localized as Ronin or something to fit the theme).

Palamena's classes: [No element:] Queen. [Wind:] Rune Seer (Rune Master). [Moon:] Empress. [Water:] Grand Diviner. [Fire:] Masquer (Masquerade). [Wood:] Beastleader (Beast Tamer).

Palamena seems to have a mix of royalty-themed classes (Queen, Empress), Angela's classes (Rune Seer, Grand Diviner), and some new additions that seem quite quirky (Masquer, Beastleader). I'm a fan of the pirate-themed Masquer costume and the blue Grand Diviner costume (makes me think of Angela's pixel art).

Julei's classes: [No element:] Custodian (Watcher). [Wind:] Hamelin. [Moon:] Warlock. [Water:] Scholar. [Fire:] Gatekeeper. [Wood:] Sage.

Julei is the squishiest mage ever the party healer, so his classes are very much based on Charlotte's (Warlock, Sage; Scholar is not a Charlotte class but is kinda in line with that theme). He also seems to have a sentry theme as well (Custodian, Gatekeeper), and I'm not sure what is going on with the Hamelin class; maybe it will have some musical/musical instrument elements to it given that horn on his hip?

Overall, it looks like we have four of Trials of Mana's six classes that are aligned with one character each (Duran (->Val), Hawkeye (->Morley), Angela (->Palamena), and Charlotte (->Julei)), with the last two (Riesz and Kevin) being distributed wherever they fit.

Anyway, I am so excited. I love me a good class system, especially when it comes with different costumes, especially when the costume designs are as fun and elaborate as these ones are. (This is like Bravely Default all over again, haha.)