modHero

Graphic art blog of Rogan Josh, aka modHERO. • Things of beauty and strangeness. • Robots too awkward to express their feelings. • Campy vintage comics with an affinity for pouches and shoulder pads. • Profound science things. • Cute animals. • Queer geekery. • New art from me. The modHero Gallery My Graphic art Portfolio Prints for sale at Society6 My Behance Portfolio My DeviantArt Whatnot modHero on Facebook @RoganJoshNYC on Twitter

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FOREVER

New art inspired by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever! 

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Super-Powered Feats (feets?) feat. Hank, Bobby and that rascal Cal! #xmandala in #violet and #red #theBeast #Iceman #mimic #60sxmen #xmenart #meditativearts #heroworship #feet #patterns #comicsarts #mandalaart #classicxmen #remixedcomics #krakoanart #mutantandproud https://www.instagram.com/p/CVODBUcBajL/?utm_medium=tumblr

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RIP Stan Lee. A fan once told me that they took a couple of my prints to get signed by him at a con and he was like "These are great!" -- And that is basically the highpoint of my career.

Stan created the X-Men (along with Jack Kirby, of course). I consider that to be his most important creation.

Stan Lee understood that readers could look at a group comprised entirely of minority characters and see heroes.

In creating the X-Men, Stan made a space to tell the exploits of minority characters. In their own story. Forever.

They weren't just Very Special Guests used to help Cap & Iron Man explore themes of minority oppresssion and ostracism.

The X-Men were their own institution from issue #1. As if they were there all along. Stan used his amazing gift for characters to humanize The Other, and gave them all a place in his Marvel Universe to be their authentic, uncanny selves. . .

#xmen #stanlee #jackkirby #cyclops #marvelgirl #theangel #iceman #thebeast #jeangrey #scottsummers #hankmccoy #bobbydrake #charlesxavier #ProfessorX #marvel #uncannyxmen #marveluniverse

#midmod #xmenart #illustration #dailyart #artistsoninstagram

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Everybody, please vote tomorrow. It's important. But that's easy for me to say. I live across the street from my polling place. I'm also a cis white man registered to vote in a blue state. Before we preemptively shake our fists at people who may not vote tomorrow, let's remember that there has been a vast, long-running, systematic effort to suppress voter turnout in this country: An effort to make it expensive or bafflingly complicated to register. To relocate polling locations far away from voters. Even to threaten voters with violence. And of course, these obstructions affect underserved communities the most. SO. Check in with your network. Ask around. Does anyone need a lift to the polls? Does anyone need help keeping an eye on a kid or a cake or whatever while they vote? Would anyone feel safer with a companion? Why not go as a group? And if you need an assist getting to vote, ask around for help. If you are not comfortable posting a FB update saying "Help! I need a ride," why not reach out to activist friends and ask if they'd post on your behalf. The right person posting "My friend needs a ride to vote. Any help?" could get you some useful responses. That's all I got. I met an old guy (70s?) this weekend and he was emphatic that this was the most important election of his entire life. So, yeah. Please vote. And help others vote if you can. Photo: SAM DURANT, Let's Behave Like Americans, 2007, Mirror and spray enamel mounted on plywood and digital print. #SamDurant #selfie @MarcianoArtFDN @Marcianoartfoundation (at Marciano Art Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp0Z8iyHk5I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=szlzddh9uqb4

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Fred Gambino

[nevver]

Snail mail, Aleia Murawski and Samuel Copeland

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Prepping #QueerGeekPride #EnamelPins! The first 100 got signed and numbered in gold ink! . . #queergeekprideflag #queer #geek #pride #lgbtqia #rainbow #triangles #graphicart #graphicdesign #communityart

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They came out super great! #queergeekprideflag #enamelpins #unboxing #rainbow #triangles #pins #pride #queer #gaypride #lesbianpride #bisexualpride #panpride #geeky #shiny #gold #SDCC2018

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natalie portman radiates such a terrifying energy i can’t describe it….. it’s not exactly evil but it’s not warm either…. i feel like she could unhinge her jaw and drag me into the ocean like a kraken but she wouldn’t bc it’s undignified 

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Wanna know why?

“Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman told the crowd at Saturday’s Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles that she experienced what she calls “sexual terrorism” as a 13-year-old after the release of the film The Professional.

Portman described her pride and excitement in releasing the film, only to encounter sexually explicit messages both directed toward her and made about her.

”I excitedly opened my first fan mail to read a rape fantasy that a man had written me,” she recalled. “A countdown was started on my local radio show to my 18th birthday, euphemistically the date that I would be legal to sleep with. Movie reviewers talked about my budding breasts in reviews.”

The experience, she said, changed the way she expressed herself publicly, in order to limit the ways she could be objectified by others.

”I understood very quickly, even as a 13-year-old, that if I were to express myself sexually, I would feel unsafe,” she said. “And that men would feel entitled to discuss and objectify my body to my great discomfort. So I quickly adjusted my behavior. I rejected any role that even had a kissing scene and talked about that choice deliberately in interviews. I emphasized how bookish I was and how serious I was. And I cultivated an elegant way of dressing. I built a reputation for basically being prudish, conservative, nerdy, serious, in an attempt to feel that my body was safe and that my voice would be listened to.”

Video of the speech here: https://www.vox.com/2018/1/21/16917130/natalie-portman-womens-march

[shaelit]

I support Natalie Portman unhinging her jaw and dragging every last man who made her feel this way into the deep like a kraken.

[modhero]

Final day for the #QueerGeekPrideFlag Kickstarter! Here is the design for the #enamelpin backing card. . . All your support has been amazing. Thank you! If you're inspired to share this around or tag someone (maybe an influencer with millions of followers?) who you think would dig it, now's the time! Link in bio to the KS! <---- . #lgbtq #pride #queerart #queerdesign #graphicdesign #rainbow #geek #queer #gay #lesbianpride #bisexualpride #panpride #acepride (at Los Angeles, California)

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reblog for noises

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TURN THE SOUND ON FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING GOOD TURN THE SOUND ON

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*dry food crunches*

Ridiculously small kitten: “Myam myam myam. Njam njam njam njam njam njam njam! Myam myam myam nyam nyam myam. Mmmam. Mrrrrram. Meep!”

@captioned-vines

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Last day of #DrawingPride! What a great way to celebrate #Pride with #Art! Day 30: #Celebration Be sure to check out @drawingpride to see all the amazing art we made this month! . #Queerpower #Pride2018 #lgbtq #lgbtqia #illustration #queerart #gayartist #prideflag #fantasy #characterart #Oceaners #rooftop #party #prideparty #westvillage #prideparade #newyorkcity #fourarms #vectorart #rainbow

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#DrawingPride for the month of June! Day 28: #Lipstick I art directed & designed this illustration by the awesome @tanaford.designs #TanaFord for #ServingPride, the Queer History Dinner Party Handbook. It's from the chapter that talks about the stifling, repressive era between the 1930s and the 1960s. Queer people were demonized and shamed, terrorized by authorities, and often depicted as a threat to the American way of life. #pride #pride2018 #queer #lgbtq #lesbian #housewife #mororcycle #seduction #reefermadness #parody #repression #lipsticklesbian #leatherjacket #greaser #gender #mothers #bikergang #butch #butchlesbian #queerhistory #americanhistory Also! My #Kickstarter for the #QueerGeekPrideFlag is going SUPER well! Thank you for all the support! <--- Link in bio.

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#DrawingPride for the month of June! Day 28: #Lipstick I art directed & designed this illustration by the awesome @tanaford.designs #TanaFord for #ServingPride, the Queer History Dinner Party Handbook. It's from the chapter that talks about the stifling, repressive era between the 1930s to the 1960s. Queer people were demonized and shamed, terrorized by authorities, and often depicted as a threat to the American way of life. #pride #pride2018 #queer #lgbtq #lesbian #housewife #mororcycle #seduction #reefermadness #parody #repression #lipsticklesbian #leatherjacket #greaser #gender #mothers #bikergang #butch #butchlesbian #queerhistory #americanhistory Also! My #Kickstarter for the #QueerGeekPrideFlag is going SUPER well! Thank you for all the support! <--- Link in bio.

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#DrawingPride for the month of June! Day 28: #Lipstick I art directed & designed this illustration by the awesome @tanaford.designs #TanaFord for #ServingPride, the Queer History Dinner Party Handbook. It's from the chapter that talks about the stifling, repressive era between the 1930s and the 1960s. Queer people were demonized and shamed, terrorized by authorities, and often depicted as a threat to the American way of life. #pride #pride2018 #queer #lgbtq #lesbian #housewife #mororcycle #seduction #reefermadness #parody #repression #lipsticklesbian #leatherjacket #greaser #gender #mothers #bikergang #butch #butchlesbian #queerhistory #americanhistory Also! My #Kickstarter for the #QueerGeekPrideFlag is going SUPER well! Thank you for all the support! <--- Link in bio.

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#DrawingPride all June! Day 27: #Femme Here's a detail from the @jenniewoodndid story I drew for the Cosmic Love anthology of comics & art inspired by #Florenceandthemachine @florenceandthemachine @florence Feeling a lot of rage against the patriarchy today. Let's be done with it. . . But hey, my #QueerGeekPrideFlag Kickstarter is doing great! For real, lots of love and gratitude is lifting me on this tough day. I hope this symbol gives energy to people as we all share the struggle that is ahead. <-link in bio . . #lgbtq #pride #queerart #queerartist #comics #loveiscosmic #cosmiclove #persevere #queerlove #lgbtrights #teencomics #teenager #highschool #pride2018

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#DrawingPride for the month of June! Day 26: #yassss! It's THE FLAMING GAZE, from the @geeksout #PrideSquad! He stared too long and too deeply into an enchanted mirror, and now his perfect looks are haunted by an ancient vanity demon. Don't take a selfie with him, lest you lose your soul! . . BUT WAIT! My #Kickstarter for the #QueerGeekPrideFlag made it to 64% on its first day! How crazy is that?! <---- Link in bio #lgbtq #pride #pride2018 #queerart #queer #comics #gaycomics #gayart #gayartist #gogoboy #sixpack #firesofhell #superhero #red #spandex #illustration #characterdesign #originalcharacter #adobeillustrator #vectorart #yasss #yasssss #yassssss #yassssssss! @drawingpride