In Some Ways, It Can Improve The Experience. Like, 'this Is An Amateur Author, But I Know What They're

In more joking terms: every Soulmate AU that insists that its non-consensual One True Predestined Love setup is right every single time with zero exceptions is being disrespectful to the long history of people poisoning their way out marriage for fun, freedom, and/or profit. 😔🫖🍵

@oh-tobeafrog thank you for inspiring me with this galaxy brain take on my two favorite marvel heroes :)

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Do you have a favorite episode of Colombo? Your Detectives and Tricksters Trope Talks inspired me to get hooked

Season 5 Episode 1, "Forgotten Lady"! I shan't spoil why, but it's top tier.

Also shoutout "Try and Catch Me", "Suitable for Framing", and the one with Evil Johnny Cash.

I really do love the idea that Peter Parker's and Spider-Man's reputations are mirror images. The public thinks Spider-Man is a dangerous menace, and Peter Parker is a reliable nerd / source of photos. The hero community thinks Spider-Man is a stand-up guy and Peter Parker is a catty paparazzi. All anyone can agree on is that both are simultaneously the biggest dumbass to ever haunt New York

Harry: And why shouldn’t I blame Spiderman for your injuries?? He calls himself a hero, protecting civilians like you should be his priority! Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t kick his ass for letting you get hurt!!

Peter: Because-

Newscaster on the tv next to Harry: In this footage you can see Peter Parker, known freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle, actually shove Dr. Doom out of his way while yelling “move it or lose it,” as he runs with his camera, presumably to capture more pictures of the vigilante known as “Spiderman”

Harry:

Peter: -I’m a dumbass.

Well maybe I think that Parker Paparazzi deserves to sweat a bit after publishing all those unflattering pictures of an honest spidercreature who as far as we know only eats super villains

Spider-Man's Canon Crypidization

As much as I love how Batman went from respected lawman to urban legend, I feel people fail to appreciate the Marvel equivalent. Peter Parker's alterego went from 'literally a wrestler with a gimmick' to 'he might maybe have once been human? We hope?!' in the eyes of the average civillian/mook.

Like his origin is clearly human, he's a tv performer and it's understood that his webbing is a gadget he came up with for the schtick. Then a little later when the Xmen become more popular and have more of an effect on the Marvelverse, you get the whole 'mutant scum' angle. But it eventually becomes clear that no, whatever this guy is, 'typical mutant' ain't it. (The alien suit debacle does not help with this at all.)

By the mid 80s Spider-Man is basically a cryptid, helped along by how the choreography and art style changed enough to show him moving in a way that is very inhuman, striking from the shadows, gravity optional. There's a whole arc where he adventures overseas and just straight up passes for a supernatural being so as not to compromise his secret id.

Then whenever anybody interacts with him long enough for him to start quipping they realize he's just a huge dork. Like, you know the inhumanly strong man-shaped shadow that can tell you pointed a gun at him from two blocks away without looking? He's going to give you a punny nickname while tying you up with a semi organic compound hitherto unknown to science. It's so funny.

a wonderful edit

This song is made all the more baffling when you remember these absolutely metal lyrics are being sung by like, fluffy puppet alligators and Tiki heads.

I didn't watch this movie until one of my college friends heard I'd never seen it and dragged me, outraged, into a viewing. Honestly, I was flabbergasted by how accurate it was to the book.

“Shiver My Timbers” from the Muppet Treasure Island soundtrack but I put the final gunshot back in so it’s not so anticlimactic

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The trick is to specifically cultivate this cycle such that the interest-fields of one fandom rest and lie fallow just when another comes ready for harvest >:D

i feel like being in a fandom long-term has a very specific repetitive cycle that kind of looks like this

Ok but Tumblr keeps putting stuff from this fandom on my Dash for no reason and this was so GOOD that I literally just threw up my hands went 'dammit fine, this will clearly be my jam!" and ordered the dang book. I hope you're happy you have ensnared a soul, this will probably hurt so much more to watch once I have a hint of context.

Please, Shizun

The absolute tonal whiplash of this story delighted me as a kid, and you have somehow captured it in reverse with these three comics. A bungee cord from tragic to comic to ???Large?Feelings??? Also, Ms. Hudson here is a fantastic portrayal.

THE DYING DETECTIVE - part 3 - part 1 - part 2 - "to the last gasp he would always be the master" - there is at least one panel that made me laugh while drawing it so I hope it makes you laugh, too. It's the least I could do.

This will most likely be the last update for a few weeks - going to England on a trip (where Sherlock Holmes lives!!! omg!) - when I return it will be for a cozy early Christmas special, THE BLUE CARBUNCLE.

(This is in the Watsons sketchbook series!)

It’s been one whole year since i joined this fandom! So i wanted to pay homage to the very silly joke on the first witcher post i made (which is in turn a reference to this proZD skit)

Anyway, thank you all for your support this past year! I’m glad y’all have liked my silly little drawings enough to stick around ❤