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So what are your favorite shadow media (pulps, comics, radio, etc)?

My favorites aren't really a mystery. It's generally listed in my bio / intro post / whatever tf shows up first and that ✨️ recommendations post ✨️

The og pulp magazine run is my main Shadow medium. It's where The Shadow's actual character was created and it's the reason I prefer the pulp. He is literally described as creature, a force of nature. The father of horror and heroes. Just a living black mass, descibed as a living dark tornado. It makes hell noises, it chirps with differing vibrations that pops nerves. A human head with eyes in some descriptions actually creates illumination.

Another big reason is its writing format. This shit actually has me reading. I hate reading. Still very much do that has not changed. This is the one exception because its format is more suited to my needs. Shorter stories + perfect length chapters while having just the right amount of content to not have your brain completely swamped.

The Shadow 1994 was my introduction so there will forever be a bias regardless of quality. Why i love this movie could be it's own post entirely so I'm gonna keep it simple

look at this thing.

Like seriously what is that why is it funny.

I love it more after reading pulps because of the written whiplash you get. Like its the most teenage fanfic shit ever and it's incredible. Very imperfect, does a lot of things wrong, a little cringe but still a fun movie that's ahead of its time. The comic adaptation is also really good (and actually better lmao.)

To be old man yelling at cloud I've not looked too much into comics, at least after 1994. Ignorance / Just too focused on the two things above. In The Coils of Leviathan is my favorite I guess "modern" comic. To quote from my recommends it's the closest thing to newer pulp story down to The Shadow character and story structuring (Shads not being a central figure, him being generally silent until the end where he explains his findings, supernatural fronts etc.) Absolutely incredible artwork, moments that will leave you in awe, a sinister monster, and The Shadow being a mythical badass.

Death of Margo Lane is my favorite modern modern comic that I've read so far. The best portrayal of him going mental that isn't stupid. Matt Wagners art is also really good. Probably my favorite current Shadow artist.

They De-Tumblrized Ms. Frizzle

If I may add to the discussion, I think a big issue with online activism is that people are so concerned with looking like a good person that they don't understand the reasons why someone might do something that technically goes against leftists principles. It's so easy to judge someone for not boycotting certain establishments that are objectively bad (and I'm all for boycotting if possible don't get me wrong!) but people often seem to forget that not everyone has the means to boycott. Where I live, the only way I can get basic necessities is often through Amazon or other big retail chains. I'm not proud of it but I literally don't have a choice right now. Like you and a couple of the other anons have said, a big issue with online activism is that people are so concerned with doing things that they believe are the markers of a good person that they forget that part of being a good person means being open to conversations and understanding why people do or don't do things. And this includes the people they have deemed as "bad people."

Yes that is a good point! 'There is no ethical consumption under capitalism' is not an excuse to never even try to be ethical in your choices, but it's also not actually a progressive position to demonize people with no effort put into understanding their practical, structural realities.

Drew a what if (also tried making full pages instead of singular panels but idk if I'll do it again, it's not very fun)

I'm very tired of this "queer college students should stop supporting Palestine, they'd kill you there!" I watched a hijabi ask a trans man, "but what name do you want to go by?" A butch giving a woman their hoodie so that she could keep her hair covered after the cops took her scarf. Muslim girls making sure the lesbian couple got through the system together. Religious men making sure purple haired protestors got out safe. I don't want to hear it. Solidarity forever, free Palestine.