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MY ACTION FIGURE COLLECTION by Phil Buford Via Flickr: I've been working on my action figure collection! I want to expand it a bit and learn more about collection action figures especially female action figures! This world is very different from the fashion doll world!
MY ACTION FIGURE COLLECTION by Phil Buford Via Flickr: I've been working on my action figure collection! I want to expand it a bit and learn more about collection action figures especially female action figures! This world is very different from the fashion doll world!
Captain America:Civil War by Phil Buford Via Flickr: From Hot Toys!
Captain America:Civil War by Phil Buford Via Flickr: From Hot Toys!
Captain America:Civil War by Phil Buford Via Flickr: From Hot Toys!
Captain America:Civil War by Phil Buford Via Flickr: From Hot Toys!
Captain America:Civil War by Phil Buford Via Flickr: From Hot Toys!
A not really great X-Men Drawing
A pencilled commission from Andy the Lemon with my purchase of the book Siblings An Anthology (which is soo pretty so do check it out!). Here are my two marvel siblings Emily and Cameron Tress in New York City. Colouring done by moi (still learning how to shade and stuff to make it look cooler). Thanks again Andy, you’re my hero! @andythelemon
An idea for a Young Justice OC (because you know, SEASON FREAKING THREE). Their name is Ashfor Lanley and they are part human part alien and they’re superhero-ness comes from the fact that their blood is actually poisonous/acidic so they have a gun they can use to weaponise their own blood. Other stuff about them:
. Raised on a spaceship and hasn't been to Earth
. They have amazing sensory skills
. Is about 16 years old and 1.75 m tall
. Their name is “Haze” because their gun turns their blood into mist (mostly) - also because of the reference to “Purple Haze”
. Is a GIANT superhero nerd and loves the Justice League (is a particular fan of the archers as you can see from the sweater)
. They are quite introverted in nature but also incredible witty with a great sense of humour
. Not only can their blood be weaponised but it can take on the properties of other species’ blood when injected with them - can take on the natural abilities of other species (they just don’t know this)
. Their flaws includes that they are very self conscious and naive
My talking Angela 2 ( in Miraculous Ladybug mode )
( My Talking Angela 2 )
Angela in Blossom
Power puff girls
Angela in ( Star Beam 🦸♀️⭐ )
I Love Star Beam ! 💕🦸♀️⭐💕
Tried my hand at a Storm design again. Still not completely satisfied, I feel like this one came out too plain. But the hair is still exactly the way I think it should be!! Cloud hair!!!
Oh look, it’s one of my favourite couple-dynamics; grumpy man and demi-godess!
Just finished watching wanda vision and i dont know whar to feel anymore.
Marvel developed in me multi personality sindrom, cause the amount of feelings and the diversity of comments i made while watching episode 8 and 9 is fucking hilarious... Dont know if i need to call my best friend or a psicologist.
Anyone else?
HYPE this show i CAN'T wait to see it, it looks sooooo GOOD AND EPIC.🙌🙌🙌🙌
⌗ : 芒果 batgirl ✦ icons
ᝂ @heyayumiijf on pinterest;
ᝂ psd by: @glitterpsd ꗃ ;
Super heroes as an allegory for Queer and Trans Narratives
Forgive me if this is a little rambley I have already taken my sleep meds.
I was just thinking about why I like super heroes so much (they have been my special interested for probably around 8 years now) and I think because they can be seen as a queer allegory.
You have a separate life, one that you have to keep separate from your day to day life. That very much feels like being in the closet/mostly in the closet. That secrete life comes with a different name and different clothes. Trans people or Drag Artists anyone? Most of the time super heroes find each other and form a tight community because no civilian will understand their experiences. This mirrors queer people finding and building community. In both Marvel and DC older heroes will take younger ones under their wings to teach them and give them community. Queer people have taken me under their wing and I've done the same for others.
Theres also the isolation. Most heroes are only "out" as heroes to other heroes and maybe a few civilians they really truly trust. Or maybe no one knows. The knowledge that you have a huge secret. You are hiding a big part of your self. Maybe the part that is more you than the you everyone else knows. You know that if you tell or someone finds out, everything will change. Others may or may not except that part of you. You may loose people you love. Maybe the people who are close to you are pro heroes (Ned from Spiderman) or maybe they are not (Foggy from Daredevil) but either way there will always be a possibility of rejection.
The danger of being a hero also lines up. They wear masks, cowls, helmets, disguises etc, to hide their identities because if people knew they and the people they love would be in danger. Heroes who's identities are known (either by their own volition or someone else's) are also in danger. Batman keeps his and his kids identities under lock and key because everything goes wrong when the wrong person finds out. Jessica Jones does not because she's tired of hiding. Queer people weather in or out of the closet are also in danger of being outed. I've been outed before and it ruined one relationship and almost ruined another. I've lost friends and family because of being queer and nonbinary and I'm from a pretty liberal area. Just look up death, houselessness, rape, unemployment, suicide statistic etc. All of them are higher for queer, trans and intersex folks.
The last parallel I can think of is how both super heroes and queer/trans people exist outside of the system/establishment. Heroes and vigilantes work outside of the justice system because in most cases because they see it doesn't work. They are usually at risk of arrest by cops or in danger from the government (the Sokovia accords are a good example of this). Queer people exist outside of many establishments: The gender binary, amatonormativity, heteronormativity, the sex binary, etc. Queer people are also at greater risk of arrest and experiencing police violence.
IDK these are just my thoughts. I hope everything made sense. If you can think of any other ways super hero narratives mirror lgbtq experiences feel free to put them in the notes! (or not its whatever)
Vagabond was originally concepted as a superhero, and probably will be made into one at some point. But this is definitely an issue with superhero media. Not just punisher and batman-type chatacters, but with the genre in general. It goes off the assumption that the world is basically good and there are bad apples, lowlifes, who are basically evil that need to be weeded out, but in the modern world most people understand that the evil is coming from within and above, and the bad people at the bottom are mostly on response to the evils from above.