#mcu moon girl

[daveedrdw]

BRUH THIS MOON GIRL & DEVIL DINOSAUR SHOW IS FOR THE CULTURE AND I'M ALL OVER THIS!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 THEY DEADASS GOT CHILDISH GAMBINO PLAYING OVER AN ACTION SCENE 🤩🤩

[wlwsuperheroine]

[nicholasmoorethetwittermigrant]

Anyways

Watch Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur on Disney Channel Feb. 2, and Disney+ Feb. 3

[lovejapan55]

I’m sorry

I am very sorry for all the spam in your asks an dms. I am just very desperate to save this show I’m not a bot I am autistic. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur deserves to have its full story told though and it needs the season 3 that they have planned to do so.

[tomnelart]

Moon Girl is actually so dope I cannot stress this enough

[megidolan]

Moon knight magical girls doodles (no suit version)

[kingoftheu]

man moon girl managed more passion in 40 minutes than the mcu did in in like 40 hours of content

[kenny-lol]

girl u rlly, got a hold on me

[spvdermans]

moon girl really acknowledged sam wilson as captain america before the mcu fully did. what a time to be alive!

[guardianspirits13]

Yeah I'm sorry but imo the best female marvel hero yet is Scarlet Scarab (aka Layla El Faouly) and it is precisely because she wasn't created to fit either of Marvel's two "woman hero" categories, those being a) sexy and b) feminist. I find this to be primarily because her character was not created to fill Disney's quota of empty "progressiveness" which more often than not overshadows any passion to tell a good story.

Her character is consistently a much-needed grounding presence for Marc and Steven and she keeps their mission on track throughout the series. I honestly think the complexity of her history with Marc and her curiosity about Steven give her more agency than having a strictly non-romantic female lead for the sole purpose of subverting stereotypical tropes.

As for the heroic side of her character, I think the nature of being an avatar in this story being one of self sacrifice and relinquishing an amount of control over your own life allows for a natural subversion of an empowered female hero trope. In this story, being an avatar is not 'fun' or 'cool'. It is incredibly taxing and often exploitative, and Layla's choice to accept Tawaret's offer to be an avatar is a much better show of empowerment and selfless heroicism than other Marvel shows/movies where these powers typically come with feelings of confidence (pride?) and social leverage.

The only female heroes I can think of who comes close to her in this regard are Valkyrie, Kate Bishop, and perhaps Wanda (although I have not seen Multiverse of Madness yet and since here her heroicism is in a grey area I am hesitant to include her). Shuri is also a bit of a grey area since I think she needs a bit more screen time for the 'heroing' thing. Pepper Pots also is a grounding figure for Tony, but her experience as a hero is not only limited, but also feels devoid of personal merit. While obviously the main contenders for criticism of Marvel's portrayal for female characters are Captain Marvel and Black Widow (especially in eariler movies), this little rant mostly derives from the She Hulk trailer.

Keep in mind that I am also specifically referring to "hero" type characters and Marvel's ability (or lack thereof) to balance women having normal lives and personalities with them having powers and being heroes. As far as non-heroes, Karen Page from Daredevil takes the cake for me.

[clueless-fan-critic]

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Now That’s Moon Girl Magic!!!

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In my opinion, Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is one of the best new Disney shows in the 2020s and I’ll calmly make an argument for anyone who thinks otherwise. It has popping color, even poppier music, excellent characters, and strong storytelling all wrapped up in this fun, groundbreaking Disney show. With Season 2 coming out, I thought it was time to share what I got to say about its revolutionary ways and how it may even set the bar for future Marvel projects and even MCU ideas.

The Characters

Lunella Lafayette, played by former X-Factor contestant Diamond White, is one of the most bombastic but relatable super-genius black girls at the time I write this. I love how her intelligence isn’t just her sole personality trait as she’s confident, sassy, and optimistic. Lunella is still a young teen who worries about fitting in, cares about her family, and tries to be the best person she can be.

I liked that they don’t make her into a bullied nerd like Peter Parker, which would contradict the whole message about protecting her community. She’s still pretty social around her fellow students but doesn’t have that social finesse which makes her have a lot of friends.

She’s a flawed character: she’s over-competitive and obsessed to the point of disregarding her work and other people. She does overcome and learn from those issues in order to become a better person in the end.

Devil Dinosaur is more than a pet sidekick meant to be cute or the comic-relief. He does get his time to shine from his insecurities of being too big to a fear of jellyfish. With basically growls and snarls made by Fred Tatasciore, Devil conveys a huge range of emotion from joy to sadness to anger.

Casey Calderon is the best friend and manager of Lunella whose savvy with fashion and social media. She’s pretty much what you expect from the girl who’s into social media as exuberant and charismatic, but never shallow or vain. She genuinely wants to use her skills to help Lunella’s message spread. She’s the support to the superheroics of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur in making the heroes more human in the eyes of the LES.

Many other characters have not only impacted the story but also the main cast itself with the Lafayette family and various members of the LES.

The Lafayettes have their times to shine in their own ways whether as shoulders for Lunella to get support from or voices of reason that plays into the lesson that she must face. Adria Lafayette acts as a strong moral compass for Lunella to follow like protecting the LES from gentrification. Both James Jr. and Pops aren’t as big as the Lafayette women, but they do get there times to shine throughout the show.

In the finales “O.M.G. Issue 1 and 2”, we get the reveal of Lunella’s grandmother Mimi, played by MCU alum Alfre Woodard, is the Original Moon Girl or O.M.G. who helped build the portal generator that Lunella rebuilt years later. It gives us a deep look into how the super-genius doesn’t fall far from the tree.

The Beyonder, voiced by the famous Laurence Fishburne, is a fun and interesting character that acts more of a reality warping nuisance to Lunella than an actual villain. Combined with Fishburne’s comedic delivery and stylish  animation, the Beyonder is a hilarious trickster learning about humanity the best way he knows: messing with superheroes.

The Villains do create a dynamic with Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur by creating various conflicts both externally, internally, even symbolically. The first villain of the show Aftershock was an electrical villain who literally stole power from the LES, putting businesses at risk of closing, which can be interpreted as someone taking away others’ autonomy from their homes. Another set of villains were the Muzzlers, basically high-powered tech giants wanting to gentrify the LES and take away anything unique from the people. They even “silenced” the people with their tech and rendered them voiceless, but the people prevailed together.

The show not only showcases obscure Marvel characters in new, refreshing ways, but also creates their own stellar ones that put together what it can showcase.

The Animation Style

The most eye-popping way it stands out is the animation. The colors and style beautifully blends with the music. Every time a fight scene happens, the colors become much more vibrant with heart-pumping music from various artists. You can really tell that the animators put a lot of love and passion into making something both familiar but also standout with its fight scenes.

One of my favorite scenes is in Episode 3 “Run the Rink” with Moon Girl fighting Gravitas to a Childish Gambino song. A Childish Gambino Song! You know that you got a hit when you get a hit song from a famous rapper.

All the musical scenes play into the story in an entertaining way while fueling the animation on a higher level.

The Stories

Almost every story plays into Lunella’s development throughout the first season from self-love and self-acceptance to fighting for one’s community. One of my favorite episodes is “Hair Today Gone Tomorrow” that perfectly addresses various issues about one’s hair. I think a lot of people, especially black women, can understand how we can get insecure about themselves. “O.M.G. Issue 1 and 2″ highlights how people of color, especially those in STEM fields, were essentially erased from the work they did and all credit was taken from them by the higher-ups. The main villain of the finales Maris Morlak is both a terrifying and relatable person whose motivations are sympathetic in how his work was taken from him and was erased.

What’s Next For Moon Girl?

With Season 2 coming out of woodworks, I’m hoping to see more adventures, heart, and fly music that elevates Moon Girl to a different level and even set more bars in terms of storytelling and animation for both Marvel projects and even the MCU itself.

[thedevilsoftruth]

This Moon Knight panel taken out of context is... Something.

[tomnelart]

More Moon Girl Magic for y'all <3

[klutzymaiden123]

Hi, I love your fanfic and I genuinely think its one of the best superhero stories I’ve read in a very long time. I drew some fanart of Helga/Bluejay but I have no idea if this submission is going to work properly since its the first time, I’ve submitted something through Tumblr. lemme know if it doesn’t come out right.

[marvisions]

omg the fascist lesbian ever