world's greatest detective.

zero | they/them | 19 | lesbian | i read comics and reblog art and stuff

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ok right, new pinned. zero, 19, lesbian, they/them. feel free to send me asks or message me i don't bite. https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/novapryde if you want to read me ramble about comics in a more critical manner (sometimes)

i like way too many characters if you browse my tags you'll probably get some gist of who i like.

[kwxnnxn]

If anything I'll defend child murderers in comics

[grizzgotmilk]

kissies for miggy🩵🩵

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twitter dead again huh

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i fr stopped using tumblr bc ive been playing video games constantly lmfao

[jessica-gru]

Double D

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I was thinking about alter egos and got carried away a bit…

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Talia al Ghul/Bruce Wayne Characters: Talia al Ghul, Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Angst, talia is a top, Bruce Wayne Eats Pussy, Porn With Plot, Porn with Feelings, its more feelings than porn the porn is just a small backdrop that exists every once in a while, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon Compliant Summary:

Set during Detective Comics #1060, where Bruce decides to answer Talia's question of how he lets off steam. Lots of feelings, unresolved angst, regret, and them talking about those things.

Oh and they fuck, obviously, and have a really good time.

[tragedykery]

I ❤️ self-loathing characters, characters who struggle with monstrosity (either fearing or embracing it), characters who are so lonely, who have a gaping hole in their chest, who bottle up & repress their feelings, who claw their way up & have ambitions, who fall down & lose everything, who search for identity & purpose yet can’t see themselves outside of what others want from or expect of them, who are hurt & hurt others, who long & grieve, who lie & pretend. characters who are messy & flawed & human

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

wrote a thing. Fandom: DCU (Comics), DCU, Superman - All Media Types, Superman (Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Clark Kent/Lois Lane Characters: Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Perry White Additional Tags: Lois is dominative, Clark is submissive, Workplace Sex, Light Voyeurism, Clark Kent eats pussy, Lois is a good tease, roleplay kink, Established Relationship Summary:

“Hey uh, sorry your date with Superman didn’t go well today,” Clark said, tone apologetic. He raised his left hand and brushed his hair.

“What are you sorry for, it’s not like you stood me up. Superman did.”

“Well… Yes but, still sucks, you know?”

Lois didn’t look up, but instead looked across. From her space, she could see Perry still busy, and shifted her gaze to Clark. She looked at him with hungry eyes, and grabbed him by the tie.

“Well, if you’re apologetic for him, then maybe you can do what he was supposed to do,” she said, pulling the tie across from the top of the cubicle to the side and then towards her.

Of course, she couldn’t normally pull him like that, but Clark played along, leaning - almost toppling onto Lois, until the tips of their noses were in contact.

“But only if you can keep a secret.”

or

Clark and Lois have been married for a while, but were looking for ways to spice up their sex lives. This was one of those experiments.

[90sdeathstroke]

this is TECHNICALLY still a wip but i’m so tired of looking at it so i’m gonna need yall to pretend a couple of things for me okay? okay. 1: pretend i’m good at coloring things in an interesting and dynamic way and 2: pretend that this isn’t entirely halfassed. thank u.

[maumoraart]

Another older art that I'm still very happy of, Poison Ivy !

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the problem with a lot of modern big 2 comics is that characters aren't treated like characters anymore. what i mean by this is there used to be a time when they were treated like people - we got to know them inside and out, the little quirks, what they do in their mundane lives, which was possible because the stories were more serialized. there wasn't this narrative that had to be done in 6 issues-ish so it could fit into a trade, it was just telling a story and on the ride we got to sit around with the people and see what they're like. now because everything is written for the trade and page space is so important we aren't allowed those little moments, the quiet stuff, and instead everything has to be for the plot. they're not 'people' anymore they're narrative tools that are bent in any way to fit the story trying to be told, rather than people with their own histories and mannerisms and behavioral patterns. we can connect with these characters sure, but we dont know them personally like we used to. we dont know what makes them tick like that, what makes them function - especially not know when characterization can wildly differ from one creative team to the other.

and it sucks.

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ppl hating on tynion here sorry but i think his comics are good

[spider-mandaily]

This is so damn true in every levels...

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difference is spider-verse is actually good and respects the medium its adapting so as far as im concerned it can do whatever it wants

[kirbydots]

What’s the worst assumption you’ve seen an MCU fan make about comics?

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peter and tony being friends. shit makes my skin boil.

[cactusbunni]

everyone loves asian people until they’re human beings

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i feel like elaborating on this. people can only ever really imagine asians (and honestly most poc but since i’m asian this is what i feel comfortable with) as objects - specifically objects of desire. you’re an anime character, or a yaoi bishounen, or a kpop idol, or a label on some food, or a porn category, or, or, or. no matter what, you are something to be consumed. this also coincides really neatly with the perception of asia as a monolith - an asian (be they thai or tibetan or korean) is only that: asian. little thought is paid to culture or nationality or ethnicity (because surprise! asian countries have several ethnicities within their borders!). and again asians are interchangeable. you’ve heard the joke that all asians look alike, right? seen how people compare every asian person they see to their bias?

everyone fucking loves asians until it’s time to think about them as individuals, as separate groups, as actual people. the instant we go from fantasy to reality we lose out glitz and people turn their heads and look away. this gets to the point where even realistic portrayals of asian people are warped back into that little box for the purpose of selling to mass market - see peni parker! it... idk it sucks 💖 please examine the way you think about asians and asia

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hi op! i hope you don’t mind me adding on, but this also factors into how little south asians are even considered in media. we don’t fit the neat little stereotype for what asian should be or look like. we can’t be anime characters or k-pop idols, so we don’t matter.

[fareeeha-remade]

mcu fans who’ve never read a comic in their lives vs dc fans who’s entire knowledge of characters is based on fandom mischaracterizations fight