Zain

Any pronouns/18 No.1 Oliver Queen defender Formerly: greenarrows-chili

[sillywillyco]

do u even care clap if u care

[ferrisaircraftian-moved]

[ID: three semi-realistic digital illustrations of cassie sandsmark from dc comics. the first shows her in a jean jacket with cut-off sleeves over a wonder woman themed sweater. she’s smiling brightly and running to the left as she glances back. the second image shows her in a sleeveless body clad suit with the wonder woman crest on top, separating the red and blue. she’s raising her hands sheepishly. her hair is long and curly. the final image shows a portrait of her smiling face in silver headgear, a red star placed at the top. there are two reference images of a woman in the same position and panel of her in that gear. all of the backgrounds are white. End ID]

[cicada-candy]

Trying to drag myself out of an art funk,, 15 minute Connor Hawke from reference save me,,,

[birdcomputer]

Okay, last thing because thinking about his hair made me think about my qualms with his costume

[meangreenspaceman]

soranik and iolande series where they do fun green lantern stuff but also examine the burdens of legacies (daughter of Sinestro, princess of Betrassus, you get what I mean) and forging your own path in life and also maybe they'd kiss a little ykwim

[mpjz03]

alien girlfriends <3

[flourkkay]

[dc-described]

[ID: digital art of roy harper and jade nyugen from dc comics. taking up most of the screen is an illustration of jade pressing her hands comfortingly to roy’s face while he takes her hand. at the bottom right there is a sketch of roy hugging jade from behind as she cups his cheek and glances up at him. the piece has a white frame. End ID]

[rontra]

the wondermagic is biting me

[olliequeens-funkyhat]

On the topic of fandom misogyny (because I’ve seen multiple posts about it today), I think the response of “there are just no well-written female characters” to be the stupidest thing ever. First of all, that’s just straight up wrong. Secondly, I know you guys actually don’t care about that because you guys obsess over terribly written male characters all the time (not to mention all the male characters that barely have any appearances to begin with). You guys can see the potential for them but not for any female characters?

[mysteriousbeetle]

it is time. we, the comic readers of the world, must come together and defeat the people who insert themselves into comic readers spaces without any intention of reading comics. comics readers, we must defeat this wicked evil...!

[vulture-venom]

[sappho-on-craigslist]

I don’t want to study, I just want to draw lesbian space princesses

[haoovn]

Finally finished my sketch from last year

[deaffhawkeye]

And has anyone considered the reason that Guy is like that is because he is an abuse survivor and sometimes that makes people incredobly reactive especially when the person who thinks they're in charge is known for being a massive control freak that doesn't ever explain the plan and just gives orders? Like i know Bruce Wayne isn't like that ypu know Bruce Wayne isn't like that but the impression Batman tends to give people upon first meeting is incredibly authorotarian; he's blunt, talks to people like they're stupid, and utilizes fear even against his allies at times to maintain a sense of control. Of course Guy is going to go out of his way to make sure Batman doesn't feel like he has any control over him. Guy Gardner isn't stupid or mean or whatever he's just incredibly emotional and doesn't like being told what to do!!! He's a green lantern!!! And he's my friend!!! Being a loudmouth isn't a crime you all just think Batman is a neutral judge of character and he isn't!!

[deaffhawkeye]

Kind of pisses me off that John's background in architecture is rarely mentioned. Okay he was in the military whatever. His constructs are the atrongest because he has the deepest understanding of what he's making he's an engineer he has multiple degrees. Same vein as new comics making Guy a cop when in the past he coached sports for disabled children and was a counselor for inmates. He has degrees in psychology and education. Why are current writers obsessed with bootlicking to the point of reducing a black man to nothing but his mikitary service and an abuse survivor to the role of a fucking cop. Everyone is flattened into roles that only serve combat and not emotional storylines or character development.

[deaffhawkeye]

Okay i want to circle back on this because I love Guy Gardner so much but not enough people know how badly John Stewart's being flattened in modern comics. We all know that they're getting rid of civilian friends but they got rid of John's hobbies. He loved jazz, he mentioned a few times playing piano, he works with food banks (i know it's mentioned he donates to and works with multiple community aid projects but the only one i remember specifically was food related), he used to play basketball with Wally, he's not just an architect in the sense that he's an engineer and mathmatician he's also an artist!! He and Kyle go to museums and sketch together!!! He likes classic movies, and personally I think the "good coffee" thing was John making a Twin Peaks reference. When he was a kid he and his mom went to civil rights protests together. And they've taken all of that away!! I saw a reddit thread of someone asking for more information on John and half the replies said he's boring. Whenever I see Lantern meta it's rarely about John; even in the four corpsmen he's sidelined by fans and writers. Read as much of John Stewart as possible the older the comic the better.

[olliequeens-funkyhat]

Read comics about John Stewart and you too can be mad at how dc fans characterize him 🫩

[stephexmachina]

Do you think connor would have a hair care routine

anon ily i think about this All The Time omg 🫶

in my (controversial) opinion, i don't think Connor would spend a lot of time on his hair at all i think he'd keep it short enough to be mostly manageable w just shampoo + conditioner in the shower + a quick refresh in the mornings and that's it he's done, a) because he values practicality more than he does his personal appearance, but also b) because the thought of having any more responsibility than that scares him.

in my head it's like this: Connor was thirteen when he went to the monastery. before that his mother did his hair so he didn't really think about it, and after that he was miles away from home with a fully shaved head. he never needed to learn to take care of his hair. so now that he's an adult the notion of learning on his own is overwhelming + the idea of asking his mother for help is unthinkable. and i think this would be something he has complicated feelings about re: his identity and his tendency to be very self-critical about his capabilities — i.e. he feels he should know these things already but he doesn't, and rather than confront this gap in his knowledge it's less daunting to just shave it all off and not have to think about it.

so every few months he wakes up and looks in the mirror and notices his hair is getting kind of long, and he's hit by this creeping sense of unease, and so his hand inches towards the razor as if possessed..... and sometimes he impulsively cuts it all off, other times the funk passes and he leaves it till the next identity crisis. but no matter what he does he always feels fraudulent somehow, in this just as in every other aspect of his life.

[birdcomputer]

Shout out to @stephexmachina 's takes on comics, inspired my annual piece of fanart

[deaffhawkeye]

Kind of pisses me off that John's background in architecture is rarely mentioned. Okay he was in the military whatever. His constructs are the atrongest because he has the deepest understanding of what he's making he's an engineer he has multiple degrees. Same vein as new comics making Guy a cop when in the past he coached sports for disabled children and was a counselor for inmates. He has degrees in psychology and education. Why are current writers obsessed with bootlicking to the point of reducing a black man to nothing but his mikitary service and an abuse survivor to the role of a fucking cop. Everyone is flattened into roles that only serve combat and not emotional storylines or character development.