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sunny-rants · 2 years

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I haven’t even seen it yet but Thor: Love & Thunder might be the most comic accurate marvel movie yet. you know why? because it’s ridiculous.

I will never shut up about the fact that comics are just…absolutely ridiculous! they’re colourful and weird and imaginative and so so random. your favourite character has almost definitely been gay and/or a woman at some point in time. and if they haven’t, they’ve at least slept with an alien. they are stories told through silly little drawings that have been adapted by hundreds of different authors and artists, each with their own interpretations and agendas. they are supposed to fun and unrealistic and weird as fuck, and their film adaptations should be too.

edit: I saw it. just as weird and random and colourful and fun and funny as I’d hoped. Valkyrie pls step on me

#they have giant flying goats for gods sake #comics #thor love and thunder #marvel #marvel comics #marvel 616 #616 marvel #mcu #the mcu #marvel cinematic universe #marvel phase 4 #marvel phase four #dc #dc comcis #comic adaptation #comic books #comic book adaptation

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pintsofguinnesmakeyoustrong · 9 months

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which isnt a lot but it's weird its happened twice

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jhirowolf · 1 month

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The worst part of being a fan of The Crow? Noone gives a fuck about the comics and it's all "the movie, the movie, the movie, Brandon Lee, Brandon Lee" and like...i really like the movie and Brandon, he acted the fuck outta the role, and the movie is really good....BUT the movie is an adaptation of a comic book.

If we all shit our pants when a new adaptation came because "it's disrespectful of the original" or everytime we got a new Superman or Joker because it's "disrespectful to George Reeves/Heath Ledger" everyone would hate us.

I would be angry/dissapointed that noone reads the original Crow comics but basicly no fans of superheroes and the CBM genre reads the comics these days so that's just a general issue.

So seeing most peoples reaction to the new Crow trailer being "but the original, the original, it's disrespectful to the original and to Brandon" makes me feel like i am listening to a group of 5-year olds whine.

#the crow #the crow comic #the crow 2024 #cbm #comic book movies #fandom #brandon lee #bill skarsgård #the crow 2024 trailer #eric draven #comic book adaptation

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multifandominfj · 5 months

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Disney Plus Marvel WISHES. 💁🏻‍♀️

#marvel #marvel studios #agents of shield #agents of s.h.i.e.l.d.#marvel tv #comic book adaptation

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aurorecinema · 8 months

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Birds of Prey (2020, Cathy Yan)

#cinemetography #movies #female directors #female directed films #women in fiction #women in film #cathy yan #margot robbie #harley quinn #birds of prey #dc movies #comic book adaptation

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vertigoartgore · 10 days

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1982's Marvel Super Special #22 cover by Jim Steranko (featuring the adaptation of the movie by none other than Al Williamson).

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nancydrewwouldnever · 14 days

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So if this is now going to be a female team led adaptation, does that mean the female main character will no longer have to wear a g-string and corset as her main attire?

The whole time I was in my comic book phase, I could not stand Ron Liefeld at all.

#random musings #margot robbie #olivia wilde #comic book adaptation

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90ssuperheroes · 1 year

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#the crow #the crow city of angels #comic book adaptation

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thesobsister · 3 months

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Poster, Doom Patrol season 4

[minor series spoilers follow]

I just watched the finale episodes to the fourth and final season of this brilliant show, and they hit exactly the right notes to tie up almost all the storylines and distill the surreal, bittersweet, tragicomic mood from season 1, episode 1 on.

A show that, on the surface, traffics in the absurd and bizarre, beginning with its (anti-)heroes, was always fundamentally about family, love and loss. The closing episode is an extended rumination on mortality, growth, and acceptance of the good, bad, and inevitable in life. And it opens with a climactic battle between the Doom Patrol, were-Butts who love musical comedy, and an omnipotent time god who just wants people to like her one-woman autobiographical stage show.

This show actually managed to capture the outré antics and feel of the Grant Morrison-era comic book, which were pretty well out-there even for the Vertigo line, and, if anything, makes me want to go back to continue reading those comics if only to see how and where the show developed or omitted characters and plotlines. But even if you've never read a single issue and even if you're not into DC/Marvel superbeing movies, Doom Patrol is sui generis, and it couldn't have been better cast or presented.

And in the end, amor vincit omnia.

Kudos and thanks to the stellar cast and creative team for a fantastic four-season ride.

#doom patrol #finale #television #comic book adaptation #brilliant #doomies

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pat1dee · 1 year

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DC house Ad for Richard Wagner’s

Ring Of The Nibelung”

December 1989-March 1990

Words by Roy Thomas, art by Gil Kane

#dc comics #dc universe #DC House ad #richard wagner #comic book adaptation #roy thomas #gil kane

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magnificent-nerd · 2 years

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The Sandman has been released on Netflix.

Today, day 4 of its debut, I typed in a search on twitter and noticed this result:

Image description: twitter search results for "thesandman" come up as "TheSandman" trending, "TheSandman gay", and "TheSandmanNetflix".

This is because fans are talking about all of the LGBT representation on the show.

LGBT rep from the main characters, who are integral to the plot. Characters who are interesting and who have depth.

Now for comparison, this is a search I made last year (October '21) after previews of the mcu movie Eternals release:

Image description: twitter search for "phastos", first result is "phastos", followed by "Phastos hiroshima".

I took this screen shot of one of my many searches in 2021 for the character name "Phastos", because I wanted to document fan reactions to the 'first openly gay character' from the mcu.

Well, let's just say that Phastos and his onscreen husband Ben didn't take the Internet by storm. And hardly surprising as they're both side characters, Ben is only a cameo, and as the popular search results show the most talked about point for mcu's 'first openly gay' character was apparently he helped humans make the atom bomb.

And that was about it for Phastos in the entire movie, which is a great waste of potential.

We knew nothing of his life with his husband Ben or their child; does Ben have super powers? Does their child? Do they know Phastos is immortal and will outlive them? How can brief cameos of one kiss (shot in the dark at night, compared to the much longer scenes of het romance shot in bright lighting and daylight) ever answer all of the questions we have?

And in fact, why should we even care about these characters when it's clear that the studio does not?

The mcu have pulled the same nonsense with the recent Thor Love and Thunder, after much self-hype for Valkyrie finding love, all that actually happened in the movie was she briefly mentioned a long dead ex-girlfriend, and briefly kissed a nameless Extra on the hand in one scene. All while the hetero relationship is taking center stage of the story, just like Eternals.

None of that is LGBT representation, Disney. And don't you dare try to suggest the rocks somehow make up for the lack of PROMISED LGBT representation onscreen.

It's actually appalling, and I wish fans would wake up and stop falling for this obvious baiting. Disney/Marvel Studios will keep taking your money while only providing mere seconds of half baked scraps onscreen, easily cut from the movie and not mattering to the overall plot.

Aren't you hungry for more?

Watch The Sandman on Netflix and be inspired to see yourselves be PART of the main story for once. With characters who have depth, and motivations, and spend more than brief seconds on the screen.

The Sandman has: many mlm and wlw characters, and also multiple androgynous characters including Desire played by a non binary actor (Mason Alexander Park):

Image description: an androgynous white character dressed in glamorous black clothes with feathers, wearing makeup on their face, reclines on a red chair.

The Sandman is a perfect example of how LGBT representation can look, what a studio is actually capable of providing with the right direction.

So please, watch it. See for yourselves.

Image description: Netflix poster for the Sandman showing a diverse cast of characters.

My review: The Sandman is a must watch piece of media.

This show of 10 episodes has the most LGBT representation onscreen together for any live action adaptation of a comic book that we've seen so far (August 2022).

The Sandman is a beautiful exploration of story, characters, visuals and dreams. Compelling and inspiring. A welcome breath of fresh air; watch it and feel inspired.

Together as fans we must say, this is what we want, and we demand more of it.

#representation matters #comic book adaptation #review #the sandman review #lgbt #superhero genre #marvel criticism #mcu #mcu critical #lgbt characters #lgbt actors #non binary actor #non binary #eternals #phastos #disney criticism #mcu criticism #valkyrie

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wornoutspines · 3 months

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Solo Leveling (Anime Pilot Review) | A Promising Start

I just gave Solo Leveling's pilot a shot and it's a solid start! 😊Hunters, supernatural abilities, and a underdog protagonist. I'm listening I hope they keep this up👀. Check out my full review for a closer look into it. #SoloLeveling #AnimeReview

Based on the South Korean web novel written by Chugong Review The first episode of Solo Leveling is not the greatest but a good start. I haven’t read the source material or the premise, someone recommended the show and I’m giving it a shot. From what I gathered, the pilot introduces us to a world where hunters – human warriors with supernatural abilities – face off against monsters who…

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vikingnerd793 · 4 months

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So pumped!!!! Comic book adaptation of the Norse Mythology book written by Neil Gaiman. The artwork is stunning. ❤️❤️❤️ @neil-gaiman

#neil gaiman #norse mythology #norse paganism #comic book adaptation

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myimaginationplain · 2 years

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I initially wrote this as a response to another (admittedly pretty unrelated) post. But I realize that it probably deserves to be it's own post unto itself, because I've been dying to get this out for a while now. So:

America Chavez is indeed a real character who exists in the comics, but the MCU adaptation bears little to no resemblance to her in either appearance, personality, or power set. I haven't read very much with her in it, but from what I have I know that comic America is a 6 foot tall Superman-esque Afro-Latina bruiser with a boatload of confidence. Whereas MCU America was shrunk in both size and personality (and whitewashed) in such a way that she's much easier to project onto. Even down to the way the only power of hers to make it into the film are her star portals, conveniently a mostly non-offensive power. Which, unlike in the comics, she has little to no conscious control of.

This sort of self insert oc-ification is unfortunately common in comic book adaptations, especially to female characters.

The most egregious example imo is Mystique as played by Jennifer Lawrence in the Fox X-Men films. That character bears no textual resemblance to comic Mystique, by any stretch of the imagination.

Comic Mystique is an unrepentant killer who, despite ultimately wanting mutant liberation, is chiefly motivated by the need to keep herself and the paltry few she loves safe—even if that occasionally comes at the cost of the fight for said liberation. When she shape-shifts, it's for the sake of practicality or espionage, never out of self-loathing. She's a bi/pansexual woman who longest lasting and most important romantic relationship is with another woman. She's been both an anti-government terrorist and a government collaborator, if it suited her. She's worked for Magneto multiple times, and she's also aided in his arrest. She's worked with the X-Men occasionally, often ending in her betraying them. She's even older than Wolverine. When faced with an angry mob ready to kill her for giving birth to a monstrous looking baby (Nightcrawler), she threw her newborn into a waterfall to save her own skin. Does she express remorse for this? No, not really.

JLaw Mystique is spunky, and kind, and noble. She starts as a sort of sweet but insecure girl-next-door type and becomes a freedom fighter. She leads the young X-Men, and they look up to her as a legendary civil rights hero. She grew up as Professor X's beloved adopted little sister, has flirtations with Magneto, and serves as a love interest for Beast (none of whom she is intimately connected to in the comics.) Besides Magneto and the Professor, these films oscillated around her.

If these films were a fanfic and this character were named anything other than Mystique, she'd probably be considered one of the biggest Mary Sue self-inserts to have ever self-inserted.

Although closer to her comic counterpart than Mystique is, this is also done to Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch in the Avengers Films. Her powers are flattened, probably to be more digestible for a general audience; Wanda is weirdly introduced as a telepath instead of a probability manipulator. Like America she's white washed, going from Jewish-Romani in the comics to vaguely Eastern European in the films. Her hair color even moves closer and closer to blonde with each appearance.

It's a problem, to say the least.

#mcu #marvel cinematic universe #america chavez #xmcu #x men cinematic universe #mystique #raven darkholme #scarlet witch #wanda maximoff #white washing #comic book movies #comic book adaptation #marvel comics #rant

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movies-tv-more · 1 year

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THE WALKING DEAD 11x21 “Outpost 22” airs tonight at 9pm on AMC

#the walking dead #twd 11x21 #twd season 11 #on tv tonight #sunday tv #norman reedus #melissa mcbride #khary payton #seth gilliam #christian serratos #jeffrey dean morgan #angel theory #twd final season #amc #twd universe #comic book adaptation #horror tv #new episode #fall tv

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thequeereview · 10 months

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Nimona NY premiere exclusive Interviews: creator, cast & filmmakers on their determination for the Netflix animated movie to be seen

Based on The New York Times best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson, directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane’s Nimona is a relentlessly entertaining, beautifully crafted animated feature with a big heart which lands globally on Netflix on Friday, June 30th. With a touching queer love story, powerful themes of acceptance and being seen, and a voice cast that features Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed,…

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