#phie rambles

[phierie]

Con crunch OVER so I’ll hopefully have some more time to draw in the evenings coming up but I can’t decide which of these to work on first, so let me know what you’d like to see best?? (Based on vague description alone)

Draw…

Doug fall of Krakoa illust

Classic new mutants group illust

New mutants suits series

Doug & warlock mini comic

Voting ended onMay 25, 2025

[carnelianns]

hi guys! i lost interest in this franchise, so i’m sorry to say that carnelianns will be permanents closed :( my works will still be here, of course, i just won’t be taking anymore requests. thank you for all the support and positive words! you all truly helped me improve my writing and myself.

i’m so thankful again for all of you. for those who read my works and for those who supported me, especially those i grew close to.

love, phie

[phierie]

Absolute score at con yesterday omg…

:’))

Some more comics I picked up and other neat stuff (Will Kirkby new artbook, comic by Ver @sticksandsharks, Mark Brooks new mutants print!!!)

[phierie]

Rewatched bullet train last night and I was really struck this time by how unserious tangerine is, just blagging his way through the whole film, outright lying to the white death and all his goons, “take responsibility mate choo choo”, like sure maybe he WANTS to be seen as a Serious Professional but his ass is just as goofy as lemon’s

[phierie]

Been thinking about bullet train and it's costume design (and why it's so good) for a while now so some thoughts about lemon + tangerine and their clothes I guess. this got a bit long so i'll put it under a cut

so I think the reason Tangerine's outfit works so well is it tells us so much not only about who he is but who he WANTS to be, it instantly evokes that kinda 80s gangster east end vibe, but the little details like the banker collar show that it's more the image he's trying maintain than it is who he actually is. I've thought a lot about that quote from the costume designer Sarah Evelyn about how the suit is to "contain the beast", and how he loses that veneer as the film goes on and his outfit gets more ruffled and, literally starts coming apart as the job goes wrong (even starting as early on as his top button being undone after he & lemon realise they've lost the case), his outward appearance starting to match his actual personality

in comparison, at first glance I didn't think Lemon's outfit was telling us as much about his characterisation, or his relationship to his image + clothes (like, he's not in a suit like tangerine is, so does he just not care as much about what he wears like tangerine does?)

but I've been thinking about it a lot while picking outfits for him (for a Lemon & Tangerine fashion zine project I'm working on, as it goes) and I don't think that's the case - his outfit is neat and well put together too! he literally wants people to see the tie he picked out for his outfit even if it comes across dodgy as hell with the blood on his shirt!! he has a fairly eclectic/unconventional style, what with the double denim and the suspenders, his accessories are practical instead of showy (the smartwatch he wears vs tangerine's rolex), and I think what that shows is that he's completely comfortable with his look, and has a kind of confidence in himself that tangerine Does Not possess. He has no desire to present himself as a Mr Big type character like tangerine, he has nothing to prove to anyone (or himself) like tangerine does

and then I think that confidence is even more interesting when you consider the context, in particular of Lemon as a black man (in this instance in Japan), and growing up in the UK alongside tangerine - does that confidence stem from his personality? or was it something learned? (or, maybe most likely, a bit of both?) and what does it say about tangerine and how he relates to the culture they were raised in that his look is based off the prototypical businessman (of the kind he probably didnt have as a role model in his immediate family/life)? I don't necessarily have the answers nor am I actually smart enough to say anything meaningful about it I just think it's super interesting thinking about these two within the context of the UK esp wrt class issues lol

ANYWAY this got a bit rambly I just love the costume design in bullet train so much!!!! I think it's even more pronounced with how the movie takes place over such a short space + time and everyone only really has one main design, it's almost cartoony/anime-esque (in a good way). everyone has a unique style and the characterisations and designs are so well entwined it makes everyone so memorable in a way i think few action films do. And I love the tiny details you probably won't even notice on a first watch, it just shows how much thought and care went into everything, I admire the costume + hair + makeup departments and what the cast all brought to it so! much!! love the fast train movie so much man

[phierie]

I wish we had got to see lemon tangerine and ladybug all interact as a trio in the bullet train film, like what a missed opportunity it would have been so beautifully chaotic….. I’m imagining lemon & tangerine bickering amongst themselves and ladybug is like oh hell no I’m not dealing with this and sneaks off the train while they’re distracted (instead of kicking tangerine off), problem solved happy ending

[phierie]

I want to draw some more Lemon and Tangerine art before christmas (and maybe some other characters) but like what do we think the bullet train gang even do for christmas

me personally I think Lemon & Tangerine probably wouldn't do much to celebrate christmas itself, but they go watch the football on boxing day every year without fail

[carnelianns]

I DIDNT KNOW THEY CHANGED THE IKEVAMP ICON omg comte’s so fine i’m gna sob