#madderruz

[transguygardner]

Can you post more joe Staton guy gardners? I saw one of the pics on Twitter and he's sooooo gorjus and I'd like to see your favorite art he's done of him

im just going to go through what ive got in my favorites folder on my phone cause uhhhh ive got like 30k photos on this thing

[xinakwans]

I HAVE to ask vigilante and nightshade for the character bingo

ok vigilante:

nightshade:

i love them so much it’s unreal

[queenretcon]

WAIT -- I haven't read most of the 90s stuff yet, but I thought Fire DID come out? Maybe I'm misinterpreting or taking this panel out of context though, I'm not really sure where or when it's from:

Perhaps your power is already starting to have an effect!!!!!

I almost want to leave you with this (beautiful, wonderful, preferable) misconception, but since you asked

Bea essentially pauses at her open closet door just long enough to be shoved back in. Shoved back in by canon GuyBea. Comics is a nightmare hellscape from which we will never escape.

Summary of this arc under the cut!

I try to avoid taking about this run, despite how important a lot of this canon is both to Bea as a character and to me as a person, because it was written by Gerard Jones who went to prison on CSAM charges. This run is out of print (hopefully forever) along with Jones other numerous contributions to JLI. That’s important context I want to let people know about upfront.

I think if this story arc happened now, it would actually be understood as a coming out arc—just one with a homophobic ending. But this happened in the 90s, and Bea is chained to the male gaze in this era (so obviously her attraction to men can’t be questioned or tainted), so it didn’t have a lasting impact on the way the character was written going forward.

The basic plot is that Sigrid Nansen (the original Icemaiden) becomes active as a hero again shortly after Tora dies. Bea hears about this and drops everything to find her, hoping it will be Tora. For a good part of this arc, Bea is essentially using Sigrid as a replacement for Tora; she’s fucked up by grief and here is this person it’s so easy to pretend is a second chance at protecting Tora. She gets kind of controlling towards Sigrid, but she acknowledges this and apologizes. The narrative holds her accountable while being sympathetic to what she’s going through. Sigrid is bisexual, and pretty much immediately goes ‘ohhhh you were in love with Tora, but you don’t know that’ and she sets to work trying to help Bea deal with her grief and come to terms with her sexuality.

Beas says some really fucking gay shit in this run. I’m just going to paste this page from Justice League America #107 in its entirety because oh my fucking god.

For the record, Sigrid is less ‘single white female’ than this panel implies. Here she’s essentially ‘giving Bea what she wants’ in the hopes Bea will realize she doesn’t actually want a relationship with a facsimile of Tora. And she does! Bea snaps back to the yell-y bitch I love so dearly. It’s clearly a pivotal moment, and the set-up for more. Aaaaand then the plot line drops off suddenly. Bea and Sigrid are around, frequently together, but no more is discussed, until the second to last issue! Where the books approaches that other plotline Bea’s involved in: fucking & deciding to date Guy Gardner in Warrior. Gross.

I firmly believe this was intended as a coming out arc for Bea, and I suspect the intention was for Sigrid and her to be together by the end. Instead, as frequently happens in comics, another book derailed the plot. The wrap-up of Sigrid (& Nuklon)’s plot(s) reference the fact they . . . both still think she’s into girls. I also still think she’s into girls. This is because she's into girls.

But Sigrid & Bea’s last conversation focuses on how Sigrid wants Bea to be happy, Bea has been given closure, blah blah, platitudes to set the stage for Sigrid to run off with her suddenly introduced female love interest, and Bea can go fuck a man who has always repulsed her!

I can’t find the issue source for the image you sent—which is driving me insane—but I do believe it’s from this run (it’s by the series artist). If someone else has a source, especially if it’s not from this run and there’s more content with then I haven’t gotten to, please let me know.

But, anyways, Beatriz da Costa’s attracted to girls; she’s just not allowed to say it.

[eggceereal]

I can't remember if I sent you an emoji so I'll send one again now that I'm less time pressed heehee 🤠

HI MATT YOU’VE ALWAYS GIVEN ME REALLY LIKE... FUNNY AND CHAOTIC VIBES IF THAT MAKES SENSE.... everything you reblog makes me laugh dfjgjdskf

based off that i hand you... Wren.... they are my blue soul design from undertale and are funney and loves making people laugh... they wear a lot of 90s things ( I THINK LEG WARMERS AND WRIST SWEATBANDS ARE 90s??) despite being from before that time bc when they got the undernet they just went WILD... their fashion is so unapologetically bad... its all clashing bright colors and anything they think looks fun!! i love them and!!! and they stay up to date on whats Funny nowadays...

theyre wearing strap on heelies and kinda just let loose and do what they want... they’re a thembo....

[ochrogaster]

commission for @madderruz! thank you

[lazyleafeon]

@madderruz he's just... floating there...

[mp100season2]

Now listen to me, young season. i am talking directly into your ear now. i need you to do me a favor. you will do this for me. i need you to go to gamestop, and i need you to ask the bastard working the counter if they have bambi on the ps2. if you come back empty handed you’ll be in big trouble mister. you will never see the light of day.

[doodlebloggin]

dude,,,,dude,,,,mameta with 1C

here’s your bean!