#nelson stevens

[oldsardens]

Nelson Stevens - Spirit Sister

[terminusantequem]

Nelson Stevens (American, 1938-2022), Bonnie: Hoodoo Bone Boogie, 1989. Acrylic on canvas, 172.7 × 109.2 cm

[burlveneer]

Mike Rogers - "reimagined" cover art for the Org Music reissue of Archie Shepp's There's a Trumpet In My Soul (1975)

Original cover art by Nelson Stevens:

[n9ph]

watch a great video about myhouse.wad here.

[mogwaisonmars]

some of the girls!! i plan to do more which ill post at some point soon

[mtkmsp]

The girls!!!! very necessary!!!! I tremendously enjoyed drawing this. I figured; most of my friends actually aren't into SP and the main reason I do all these is kind of... to introduce them to the show, somehow? I guess that's why I'm so drawn to group images.

[sadwetcatmk]

Reese and Tigra got it for him

[mychem1calbr0mance]

got bored. enjoy

[soupy-sez]

Prince, NYC 1981, © Joe Stevens

[juhbebbie]

Sometimes a family is you, a teenage vampire, a tiger lady, another vampire, your brother-from-the-same-egyptian-moon-god-of-vengeance, the two other guys that live in your brain, and a guy who wears a giant pool ball on his head at all times

[claymotif]

passenger seat

death cab for cutie, passenger seat / lorde, 400 lux / fall out boy, the kids aren't alright / 400 lux / noah kahan, passenger / ada limón, the great blue heron of dunbar road / sufjan stevens, the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us! / lorde, ribs / halsey, drive / ross gay, catalog of unabashed gratitude / lorde, a world alone / maggie nelson, the argonauts / carly rae jepsen, drive / passenger seat

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Looking back at the older Saw movies, I’m wondering now if the series would have a better reputation if it had been treated more like an anthology. Because the two best movies in the franchise (1 and X) are the ones that could stand on their own, while the lower-tier ones are the ones that deal with the convoluted timeline.

I’m thinking something along the lines of Scream in which it’s the “same” villain, Jigsaw, but with different people in the role. There was a different Ghostface in every Scream movie, which worked for that franchise. Maybe Saw could’ve done it like that.

In fact, just off the top of my head, here’s how Saw could’ve looked as a semi-anthology:

Saw 1

* It’s the same

Saw 2

* It’s mostly the same, but John Kramer has to die at the end of it (he probably dies from Eric Matthews’ beatings). Saw 2 ends conclusively, as if this was the end of the franchise.

Saw 3

* Takes place two years later.

* Jeff and Lynn Denlon are the subjects.

* The story is centered around a copycat Jigsaw, who is revealed to be Amanda Young. Amanda secretly became John’s apprentice and has now taken his place.

* Amanda escapes at the end.

Saw 4

* Takes place simultaneously as 3.

* Daniel Rigg is the subject.

* Here, it’s revealed that Amanda was working with someone, meaning there were 2 copycat Jigsaws the whole time. The ending reveals that the 2nd copycat is Mark Hoffman, one of the lead detectives.

* Mark gets away and picks up Amanda, who has just left the game from the previous movie.

(NOTE: I want to emphasize that even though this takes place at the same time as 3, this movie is meant to be seen as a standalone. You don’t have to watch 3 to understand 4 is what I mean)

Saw 5

* Takes place a few weeks later, brings together the events of 3 and 4.

* Amanda and Hoffman put together a new game (the five-become-one teamwork trap) while trying to avoid the police.

* The movie ends with Hoffman betraying Amanda and shooting her dead, only for him to fall for one of Amanda’s booby traps (the closing walls trap that killed Strahm). So, 5 ends with Hoffman getting smushed as Amanda bleeds to death.

Saw 6

* Takes place a few years after 4 and 5.

* Detective Zeke Banks is the subject.

* A new Jigsaw copycat - also known as the Spiral Killer, to distinguish them from the other Jigsaws - pops up. The ending reveals that the new Jigsaw/Spiral is William Schenk, one of the detectives working the case.

* Schenk gets away with his crimes, setting up the 7th movie.

Saw 7

* A direct continuation of the 6th movie.

* William Easton is the subject, but has more of an involvement with Jigsaw/Schenk.

* Schenk dies at the end of it, but not before taking Easton down with him.

Saw 8

* Takes place a year after 6 and 7.

* The subjects are Bobby Dagen, his wife Jill Tuck-Dagen, and their family and friends.

* First twist: Just like the original series, Jill is revealed to be John’s ex-wife.

* Second twist: This Jigsaw is revealed to be Melissa Sing and that the reason why she’s testing Bobby, Jill, their family and their friends is vengeance for her husband’s death (Detective Steven Sing).

* Bobby and Jill survive while Melissa is arrested at the end.

Saw 9

* At least takes place several years after the 1st movie. The timeline isn’t as important for this one.

* Revealed that Dr. Gordon from the first movie did survive since John saved his life. Instead of asking him to become his apprentice, John allows him to return to his life. However, his life since surviving the bathroom trap has been horrible, leading him down a downward spiral.

* Main story: When Gordon learns his colleagues have been involved in a scam targeting the terminally ill, disgusted by their actions, he decides to put them through a series of brutal tests.

* Basically, in this alternate timeline, Gordon became a Jigsaw copycat through his own volition rather than John recruiting him.

* Gordon escapes at the end and decides to retire from the Jigsaw role.

Saw 10

* Takes place a few weeks after the 9th movie.

* Focuses on a manhunt for a Jigsaw copycat (assumed to be Gordon). It’s only at the end that we learn Gordon was in an entirely different state during the events of this movie.

* The new Jigsaw is revealed to be Logan Nelson, the coroner who appeared earlier in the movie. Since Melissa and Gordon were one-off Jigsaws, Logan is set up to be the new main Jigsaw.

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You can read the revised, semi-anthology timeline like this:

The John Kramer arc is 1 and 2

The Amanda and Hoffman arc is 3, 4, and 5

The Spiral Killer arc is 6 and 7

8 and 9 are standalone movies

10 is the beginning of the Logan Nelson arc

Even though the movies do lead into each other, the arcs are meant to stand on their own and the timeline is much less convoluted. Also, not everything ties back to John, which I feel would give the franchise more creative freedom.

[lollipencil]

Mare Phantom: Part 4

Hey @void-of-unparalled-chaos, sorry to hear about the pain. Hope you get better soon.

Enjoy and be gentle ---

It was after another bar with no information that Marc got the call. "Moon Knight here," he greeted on instinct. "I've found it," Reese's voice was thick and tinged with dread, "the Anti-Ecto Acts." "Reese?" "It's-," she audibly breathes deeply, "It's bad. It's really, really bad."

Instantly, Marc climbs to the nearest rooftop before he asks: "How bad?" "...Anyone who meets a certain threshold of 'ectoplasm contamination' is no longer considered sentient," horror coated each word, "It's legal to, and encouraged to- To detain, experiment on, and slaughter any who meet the criteria."

A vicious cocktail of anger, disbelief, and nausea swelled in Marc's chest, punctuated by the same feeling echoing from Steven and Jake. "How- How did anyone allow this to go through?" Jake asked, pleaded for an answer. "The bigger question is do the Avengers know?" Steven pointed out, but agreed regardless. "Ectoplasm as in ghosts, right?" Marc asked aloud instead. "Yes," Reese's voice shook slightly.

"Being dead's illegal now!?" Jake roared while Steven radiated the air of a man on the edge of hysterical laughter. "Right," Marc was beyond angry now, "I'd like you to do something for me, Reese." "Ok." "Print out two copies of the offical documentation for this...law, and I want you to attach a message to both." "What's the message?" "If I found out that any of you knew about this, the number of faces I've removed is going to go up."

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When relief past over Danny's face after the dose, Greer gave a sigh herself. "I take it it's working?" Badr asked with a slight smile on his lips. "Yeah, can still kinda feel it but-" Danny cut himself off, and sighed as he relaxed into the sheets. "I'll be getting some more, then," Greer stated with a smile. The Mission delicately plumped up his pillow as he yawned. With in a minute, Danny was asleep.

"Thank you Greer," Badr relaxed minutely. "Of cource, I'll see if any of the others need me." "If Reese is having no luck, could you send her in? I think a brief rest is in order." With a nod, Greer left the room quietly.

Instantly, the Mission spawned a door on the other side of the hallway. Greer startled slightly but stepped through.

Reese looked haunted. Two envelopes sat in front of her, the same message scribbled on both. For a moment, Greer was afraid that she might throw up. "Reese, are you ok?" "No... I found it, the Acts."

Reese stood up almost robotically. "I don't want to think that the Avengers know about it, but-" she paused and picked up the envelopes, "Could you take these?" "Where to?" "Sanctum Sanctorum, and Avengers HQ. Don't look up the Acts yet, wait until these are delivered." "OK," Greer nodded and took them, "I'm getting some more medication for Danny. Badr's asked if you can take over for him." "Yeah, just give me a moment and I'll head over."

With a nod that is echoed by Reese, Greer walked away, worry bubbling in her gut.

[selachfish]

loving the incomprehensible horror romance

[skeletonea]

Not my fault they're hot and funny 😫

Credit to the person who made this, I can't rember who tho

[liliegrayson]

west coast avengers (1985) #35