#zeddfrost

[alayne-stonecoldfox]

Scemma and/or Jean/Emma

Scott and Emma mattered so much to me. They had a JOURNEY ok. Truly. Then I was heartbroken after the phoenix event. I mean, theres always been an undercurrent of heartbreak in their whole relationship, which is part of the draw for me? Like, I always like a little hardcore emotional pain with my ships, BUT THEN IM ALSO very very into the idea of soulmates and one person meant for one person and nothing can ever stop them from belonging together their love is so strong kind of thing. So the fact that Scott has never forgotten Jean and left her behind in his heart and mind, bothers me. I’d much rather Jean just..NOT be here. But she is and always has been and now Scott and emma have been broken up and it’s been a couple years and I’ve moved on. I’m ready for Emma to rebound with Namor.

Jesus listen to me, I really am investing with my whole ass heart in these matters, god. Embarrassing.

Jean Emma is just...I’ve never entertained it. I can’t even headcanon them as friends lmao.

[shobogan]

Emma Frost.

What I love about them:The sheer amount of development she’s had since her original appearance is delightful. Even by New Mutants she was getting more exploration and nuance, and her initial redemption arc in the nineties made perfect sense. Generation X had its flaws, but I deeply appreciate it for running with that and exploring her in new ways.

Then there’s Genosha, which compounds her traumatic guilt by like a thousand, and it was so poignant and fascinating to see her, well, not deal with that. I love how symbolic her diamond form is in that way. 

Becoming a part of the core X-Men wasn’t simple or easy for her, which made it really interesting and satisfying. It was also really refreshing that becoming an Official Superhero didn’t make her any less sharp or arrogant or pragmatic. She makes a great foil to a lot of other X-Men, Jean and Charles most of all.

What I hate about them:Writers’ refusal to let her have positive relationships with other women, or to remember the development that was previously made.

Favorite Moment/Quote:I’ve got a two posts full of those so far, which makes it even harder to choose! But if I had to pick the quintessential Emma panel, I think it’s this one:

What I would like to see more focus on:Emma being a teacher. It’s such a huge part of her character, but we haven’t seen much of it for a long time.

What I would like to see less focus on:Scott. I enjoyed their relationship a lot, but it had a tendency to overwhelm her narrative. (And as a consequence her relationship with Jean was reduced to romantic jealousy.) Then after they broke up, well, she was written by Bendis. 

I thought it could be really interesting to see Emma in a world without Scott, aaand then IVX happened. (From what I’ve seen she’s being written well again in Jean Grey, so...fingers crossed.)

Favorite pairing with: Jean! Frenemies always get me, along with opposites attracting. Rheir history is so intensely fraught and their feelings about each other are so complicated, and they have to potential to complement each other really well when they aren’t bring out the worse in each other. 

Jean/Emma/Scott is also great. 

Favorite friendship:Hank. They were so unexpectedly sweet in New X-Men.

I also enjoyed her dynamic with Erik in the eighties a lot, btu that was less of a friendship than a pragmatic partnership with wary respect. 

Speaking of not-quite-friendships, Ororo. She has an even more bitter history with Emma than Jean, but seeing her come to trust Emma as a fellow X-Man in X-Treme X-Men felt earned. Ideally, their respect for each other is clear even though they don’t get along.

Then there’s Kitty. I have my issues with how Whedon wrote her in Astonishing, but her dynamic with Emma was so fascinating and poignant and I’m mad that later writers flattened it into petty sniping.

NOTP:Um. Shaw, I guess?

Favorite headcanon:She keeps every present her students have ever given her. Or she tries, at least.

[chrysanthemumskies]

emma frost commission for @zeddfrost ;) 

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[flyinyoursoup]

@zeddfrost Dude, is that you asking a question at 34:40??

[fyeahemmafrost]

aquaticfire replied to your quote: “I’m not gonna talk about what Emma Frost is doing [in X-Men Blue], but...”

god i hope so. she deserves so much for the shit writing she just got wrung through

This seems to be the consensus view. All of us Emma fans are hoping to see her in much better stories with much better characterization. The fact that her next chapter is set amid the Secret Empire event is some cause for concern, though, I think.

zeddfrost replied to your quote: “I’m not gonna talk about what Emma Frost is doing [in X-Men Blue], but...”

I'll believe it when I see it. This editor does not inspire much confidence in person.

That *is* interesting. Those of us not at C2E2 only have the reports to go off, and they can be spun to sound very good. All of the news about Emma was certainly spun to sound like Marvel was backtracking a bit. Was that not your impression? Also—out of curiosity—were you the fan who asked about Emma being “thrown under the bus”? Not that we got a satisfying answer to that question, but I was happy to see the question get asked.

[buffythecomicslayer]

zeddfrost replied to your post:

Except she showed up in Angel: After The Fall...which is supposed to be a canonical season 6 AFAIK.

Of course. But these comics were 8 years ago, so I considered the ask just an update (”still”) from my previous explorations about her absence:

List of mentions and apparitions

Christos Gage about her possibilities of return

Anyhow, thank you, I’ll add this post as a postscript to cover any confusion!

[fyeahemmafrost]

zeddfrost reblogged your photo “Death of X no. 1 (2016) Charles Soule, Jeff Lemire, Aaron Kuder...” and added:

A lovely write-up, but more and more I am so worried about where she’ll be after IvX.  She’s nowhere in the solicits and you don’t lavish this much attention on someone unless you plan on writing them off.

First of all, thank you for your kind feedback; it is very much appreciated!

I admit to being a little worried, too, but I continue to live in hope. There’s a lot of uncertainty as to where Marvel will take Emma after this, and there’s many possible avenues that make prediction difficult. I’m not particularly concerned about the solicits, though. I don’t think they can tell us anything substantial. Emma is nowhere in the solicits for the upcoming titles, but she was nowhere in the solicits for IVX either. We know now that she’ll be playing a large role in the series, but there were a few readers who were led to believe—from her lack of presence in the solicits—that she wouldn’t make it out of Death of X alive. Perhaps there’s no mention of her in the ResurrXion solicits because Marvel doesn’t want to spoil whatever ending they’re cooking up for her. But then again, I could be totally wrong. I’ve been wrong before, so it should go without saying that you should take my opinions with a grain of salt. :)

I’ll be posting a roundup of tidbits (and speculation, naturally) from this week’s ResurrXion announcements next week, probably Monday(ish). I’d love to hear your (and other readers’) thoughts on them!

[alayne-stonecoldfox]

Marvel Cinematic Universe! Go!

the character i least understand: ant man because ive only watched the first 5 minutes of his movie

interactions i enjoyed the most: tony and pepper always had good scenes

the character who scares me the most: the computerised version of zola was pretty creepy but none of the characters actually scare me

the character who is mostly like me: probably tony except im not rich or smart, its just that the insecurities masked with humor, trouble with relationships and issues with my father are there.

hottest looks character: three way tie between tony, falcon and black widow 

one thing i dislike about my fave character: he once said the phrase “you better not be playing hide the zuchini”

one thing i like about my hated character: hes played by tom hiddleston and i actually quite like him so

a quote or scene that haunts me: “you better not be playing hide the zuchini”

a death that left me indifferent: i cant remember if red skull stayed dead or not but. him

a character i wish died but didn’t: honestly maymoff twin #2 should have died with mayomoff twin #1

my ship that never sailed: sam once said hi to natasha and she said hi back and if they had made out it would have been hot