The Honoured One

Are you the strongest because you're Satoru Gojo? Or are you Satoru Gojo because you're the strongest?

[supermxnthathoe]

Anyone else experiencing odd comments like these on their ao3 works?

My identity is in no way linked to my account….and I am not employed at any company…….quite odd…..also not too sure what the ‘protected content’ is. I was unaware that the DCU is considered a state secret 😭✌🏽

Holy bot comment Batman!

[tomkingisaracistnepobaby]

Tired: The savage al Ghul family hates medicine and tending to injuries—even though canonically Ra's is the world's oldest physician, Talia is a former medical student, and Talia has been shown tending to Bruce's injuries and urging him to rest on multiple occasions (in fact, that was how they first met). Damian's wonderful white family needs to teach him to value medical care.

Wired: After being taught all his life that routine medical care is common sense, Damian Wayne al Ghul finds himself in the strange and backwards United States Of America where people are deprived of medical care because it is prohibitively expensive. Even people who can afford medical care may avoid preventative care for "little things" due to long waiting times, negligent medical practices, rampant sleep deprivation and substance abuse among medical professionals, leaks of private health data, and bigotry.

[laufire]

#damian if you think it should be canon or not is a surgeon #I’ve posted about that too much lately and it’s just relevant here in the like #part of his upbringing was becoming dougie howser MD #at the end of the day thinking the LoA would be backwards about medical treatment in spite of the canon being that talia ras and damian #have medical training. why do you do that. what part of the LOA makes you gravitate toward that idea (via @twistpixel)

[supermxnthathoe]

ARCANE ACT 3 SPOILERS!!

we were given TimeBomb....but at what cost....

[hayatheauthor]

10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas: 

1. Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.

2. Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.

3. Concussions

This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.

I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.

4. Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.

5. Road Rash

Road rash is an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.

6. Shoulder Dislocation

This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation. Good for torture scenes.

7. Deep Laceration

A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.

This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.

8. Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.

If you want to explore writing burns, read here.

9. Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.

10. Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)

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[aylendoesart]

Finally got done with this bit of my Super Sons animation ✌️ based on Superman #10 by Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason

[mud-muffin]

Omg omg this is amazing?! The animation is so fluid and volumetric 👏👏👏👏😳

[supermxnthathoe]

stop this is literally incredible. The style reminds me of old disney in like the best way possible..

[incorrectbatfam]

[mysterycitrus]

this will sound controversial but i don’t have a lot of patience for people who loudly decry devin grayson (esp when they’ve never read any of her work) but ignore writers like wolfman, lobdell, dixon, miller, millar, ellis, etc who are a) actual predators in the space or b) have written the exact same shit she has and worse

[prof-grace-aspen]

Look.

I have made you a chart. A very simple chart.

People say "You have to draw the line somewhere, and Biden has crossed it-" and my response is "Trump has crossed way more lines than Biden".

These categories are based off of actual policy enacted by both of these men while they were in office.

If the ONLY LINE YOU CARE ABOUT is line 12, you have an incredible amount of privilege, AND YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT PALESTINIANS. You obviously have nothing to fear from a Trump presidency, and you do not give a fuck if a ceasefire actually occurs. You are obviously fine if your queer, disabled, and marginalized loved ones are hurt. You clearly don't care about the status of American democracy, which Trump has openly stated he plans to destroy on day 1 he is in office.

[catboymistyquigley-deactivated2]

if you want to vote for a third party, what you are going to do is vote for biden in november 2024 and then as soon as that’s done, start trying to get ranked choice voting in your state

we will ALWAYS be a two party system until voting reform happens, and voting reform won’t happen if project 2025 happens.

suck it up and vote biden, then put the next four years to good use

[prof-grace-aspen]

^^^

[jejejijiju]

[deception-united]

Writing Tips Master Post

Character writing/development:

Character Arcs

Making Character Profiles

Character Development

Comic Relief Arc

Internal Conflict

Creating Distinct Characters

Suicidal Urges/Martyr Complex

Creating Likeable Characters

Writing Strong Female Characters

Writing POC Characters

Character Voices

Plot devices/development:

Intrigue in Storytelling

Enemies to Lovers

Alternatives to Killing Characters

Worldbuilding

Misdirection

Consider Before Killing Characters

Foreshadowing

Narrative:

Emphasising the Stakes

Avoid Info-Dumping

Writing Without Dialogue

1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd Perspective

Fight Scenes (+ More)

Transitions

Pacing

Writing Prologues

Dialogue Tips

Writing War

Writing Cheating

Worldbuilding:

Worldbuilding: Questions to Consider

Creating Laws/Rules in Fantasy Worlds

Book writing:

Connected vs. Stand-Alone Series

A & B Stories

Writer resources:

Writing YouTube Channels, Podcasts, & Blogs

Online Writing Resources

Outlining/Writing/Editing Software

Writer help:

Losing Passion/Burnout

Overcoming Writer's Block

Fantasy terms:

How To Name Fantasy Races (Step-by-Step)

Naming Elemental Races

Naming Fire-Related Races

Ask games:

Character Ask Game #1

Character Ask Game #2

Character Ask Game #3

Miscellaneous:

1000 Follower Special

Writing Fantasy

[vilotshadowhunter]

CSP Brush Compilation

Some of my favorite csp brushes, I figured I may as well do one of these as well if anyone is interested

General Brushes

Lineart

CRO SAI PEN

ACHE & GANG PEN

DAE 12345 SET

Tuna G-Pen

SOIPEN

SU-Cream Pencil

Pom-a Pencil

Painting

Paint

Salmon Brushes

SOL

Soft fluffy paint (10cp)

Sharp Watercolor

PinGoshi dragging brush

ARTIST21 BRUSH PACK

Shading

Hair Pen 

One-sided gradient brush

Other

Hair Highlights Mega Pack

Curly Hair Pen

Severely Braid Brush

Decay pen (10cp)

Graffiti Blood

Birdprints (10cp)

Animal pattern brush

Snake Scale Brush

Pixel Brushes Mega Pack

Simple Retro Halftone Brushes

Tools

Mirre’s Favourites

MaaBlur Brush

Motion Blur Brush

Erase Along Edge

Eraser to remove only protrude pen and overflow

No gaps close and fill + for erasing tool reference layer

Tool to remove without gaps

Close and fill tool without gaps

Regular pattern creations aids

The Only Perspective Grid You Need!

10 Kinds of 3D grids & Basic Shapes (10g, 500cp)

Horn Model Collection 1 (500cp)

Bones

Clothing

General

Easy Seams

Seam, double line

Stitch Brush

Tights Brush

Boots New 01.

String brush

Fluttering string pen Kai

Patterns

The Border pen

Easy lines

Hound’s Tooth Check_Set

Camouflage Pens

Greek Pottery Patterns

Traditional Korean Glysm Brush

Korea Old Moon Exchange 2 (10cp)

Korea Old Moon Exchange 3 (10cp)

Traditional gold leaf brush

12

Triangular Diamond Brush

Backgrounds

A brush set that draws clouds

Sputtering brush

Rain brush

Rain Brush Set

Shake/Flow Brush

Roughly waves and light sea brushes

Glowing waves (10cp)

Water description

A brush set that paints a meadow

Bramble

Rose Petals

Building group brushes for a distant distance

Window brushes

Raiku’s City Lights

Hand-painted/ Bookshelf Book & File Brushes

Dancing paper brushes

Fantasy Papers

Ledlights

Sparkling Fish Flock Brush (100g)

Birbs 

Battlefield Dust Brush

Dust brushes

Sunlight brushes

Sunlight brushes (yes it’s different)

Ellipse blur brush

Effects

General Effects

Retro Effects

Retro Filters

VHS action set

Color-changing auto-action

Raiku RGB Shift

Gradient Sets

Empty color gradient set

Petitchery Set

Soft Atmosphere Gradient

Sea Gradient

Forest Memory Gradient Map Set

Waste World Gradient Map Set

Other

Ver.1.10.10 Default Sub Tools (May already be added during the update but if not, I highly recommend getting these!)

Jonas De Ro’s Photoshop Brush Pack (Since csp now supports photoshop brushes, I love to use these for backgrounds)

Mar-ka Photoshop Brush Pack (Some more really nice photoshop brushes)

(Paid) ByVegalia Black Hair Brushes: Gumroad Link, Etsy Link (Lots of options for programs as well!!)

[batbrainrot]

[theconcealedweapon]

[geitonas]

i love the way classic american artists draw hair

[geitonas]

Someone wondered about POC hair so here are more refs from more artists I like

Artists: Kayla Mahaffey, Jordan Casteel, Ellen Eagle, Norman Rockwell, Jerrel Gibbs

Artists from the first post: J.C. Leyendecker, Norman Rockwell, Albert Dorne

[lovely-bellflower]

Nightwing, Nitemite, Red Hood, and …..RedMite?

Made by Daniele Di Nicuolo posted on instagram

[supermxnthathoe]

Redmite 😭 he’d be such a menace

[kitschysandglass]

LESBIANS

that's it that's the content.

[ochibrochi]

spontaneous magic manifestation was NOT mentioned in the parenting handbook 😬

I know this isn’t how magic in dc works, but the fact that Damian’s ancestry includes some pretty powerful magic users is… INTERESTING 🤔? Drabble under the cut!

I wanna preface that I'M NOT SAYIN' that Damian should/does have magic powers, but there’s still so much unexplored potential with Damian's character, and the thought that he has a dormant adeptness in magic is somewhat compelling to me. Most importantly it would FREAK! BRUCE! OUT!!!!! What is this, magic puberty 😭??

By DC laws, anyone has the ability to learn magic, but it is also possible to be an innate ability. The Al Ghuls are no strangers to the occult-- Ra's has had increasingly been portrayed as a magic user, and the recent establishment of his mother being a sorceress/witch?? Even Talia dabbled in a bit of magic, I think. There is a catch that their power is suggested to be due to Lazarus exposure, but for arguments sake let's say the Al Ghul lineage is inherently proficient in magic (and Lazarus exposure simply enhances it).

I can't recall "magic" being a part of Damian's training/upbringing (I'm still slowly catching-up on Damian comics so apologies if I miss any canon examples of magic use). Not sure why Talia wouldn't want her little "heir to an ancient assassin empire baby" to learn magic, but it would at least give reason to Damian not knowing about his magic potential, or lack of interest in it.

Through the power of pseudo storytelling, what if Damian's encounter with Mother Soul could have triggered a manifestation of magic that was once dormant; like a pressure cooker waiting to explode with energy when it hasn't been given a safe outlet.

I've yet to read a satisfying arc where Damian truly gets to contemplate his Al Ghul roots outside of "dad is good guy, mum is bad guy". Damian's initial character growth stems from him running away from, and renouncing his association with the League (i.e. "I'm nothing like you, mother and grandfather!").

The most recent thing I've read was Robin (2021), and whilst Damian is much more cordial with his mother, there's still an emotional distance and sense of distrust/resentment (for good reason, even if the context was some cartoonishly evil writing). But there is a silver-lining that they still appear to be fond of each other, in a melancholy kind of way.

Realizing he's "genetically" primed for magic would be especially confronting to Damian. There's no denying his Al Ghul blood, forcing him to confront a facet of himself he can no longer ignore or reject. A family that he likely has to approach for help/guidance.

Damian is put in a position of acknowledging this power could be used for good, to be stronger, to fight crime, balancing it with the implication that what he possesses could be rooted in dark magic (Lazarus enchantment).

If he decides to embrace it, would that be too much of an endorsement of the Al Ghul's dark occultism? Can he separate the two ideas? What if he can't control it? What if he accidentally hurts someone? What if has the ability to save someone where his other skills fall short?

Ideally, I'd love for this hypothetical story to lead into Damian exploring his Al Ghul heritage more intimately, historically, and spiritually (à la RSoB: Year of Redemption adventures). Another little coming-of-age self discovery journey.

I have my own little personal thoughts on what Damian decides to do with his magic powers, but I'd like to leave that open to interpretation... By the end of it I hope that he will at least find some forgiveness over resentment, and a balance between accepting that side of his family a little easier. It is finally a sense of inner peace :)

Any thoughts? Did I get any characterisation wrong? Let's talk over on my DC blog @arkhamochi! I'm currently trying to read all Damian-centric comics until I catch up with the current run. I'm hungry for discussion and analysis!!!!!!