Fandom: He's Gonna Manwhore His Way Out Of It

Not so friendly reminder:

SPIDER-MAN SHOULD NEVER BE RICH

He can have money and constantly be forgetting about it but if I dont see him subconsiouly worry about rent or groceries at least ONCE even if he DOES have the money and just constantly is worried because he was poor before.

Peter Parker is AT MOST allowed to be comfortable. And I mean "Dosn't stress about rent" comfortable not owns a house with a 3 car garage and an in ground pool comfortable.

If I see any one of you fucks give Peter a private jet or not shocked about gas prices or how much fruit costs now you're loosing a finger.

Even if Tom's Spider man now is heavily assocated with stark industries he should whole ass be asking happy if he can afford to take MJ on dates.

"Hey do you think I can afford that new bistro?"

"What like... buy it?"

"Huh?"

"Yeah, you want to buy the place or??"

"No! I just wanted to take her out for lunch... I can do that!?? Since when?" And then he goes on a whole rant about how he's just a kid and dosn't deserve all that money- then probably gives the majority of it away.

Spider-man is a "Give back to the community." Hero. He is literally a man for the people. He's not in it for profit, he dosnt even want to make a profit. He just wants enough to live off of, pay off his debts, and maybe eat good thai food sometimes with his friends.

Capiche? Understand?? Good. Don't let me see this guy have 2 fucking summer homes ever again. I don't care if he's the owner of Parker inc either, brother is also extremely nice to public service workers. He would never be rude to a cashier. Never be an ass to a chauffeur and definitely not say, "Do you know who I am?" In a place of business unless he's threatening a villain.

Carry on with your day :)

discussing the character with mutuals moodboard

I think they'd just keep ordering batty meals until they all get one of the red robin toys

my piece for @timdrakeflipzine

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Zatanna projecting her period cramps onto Constantine

Hey. Minors following me. Internet safety is key!! NEVER include these in your bio/byf:

Medical diagnoses - this is nobody's business but yours. You don't owe anyone an explanation for why you are the way that you are

Trauma - same reason as above

Triggers - people can use these against you! Don't give people tools to hurt you. No one has to know what tags you block. Just block tags to stay safe!

Age - age is okay for adults to include but is iffy when you're a teen. Predators want this information, don't give people more than they need. Just state that you're a minor, that's all that anyone needs to know.

In general: stay safe. If you're not comfortable with every stranger out there having access to this information, you shouldn't post it on the internet.

Play devil's advocate and ask yourself about what would happen if someone searched for your information with intent to hurt you. You do NOT owe anyone an explanation!

What will you be tonight? That’s the question

I must say, I have never felt so involved in a fandom before; I used to write for other fandoms on other platforms and while I did always have some type of communities there, it all was kinda isolated. Hence why I know shit about fandom discourse or why it's useless asking me about my "unpopular opinions" because fuck if I know what's popular.

But I still do feel like I miss out a lot, but now it's for the sole reason that half of the fandom spaces are banned/blocked in my country :D

Twitter? Banned. Tiktok? Banned. Discord? Banned. AO3? Banned. YouTube? "Slowed down" which essentially means it's not working as if it was banned.

And yeah, obviously I know how to use VPN or mirror links or boosters for YouTube. But it's just. Kinda exhausting, because they sometimes don't work due to my weak internet connection. Or aren't compatible with my university wifi. Or have time/traffic limit.

Also I have personal reasons to be cut off from offline fandom like conventions or cosplay fests, but you can add some actual bans/government pressure on there too, because they have been raided not once, some of them just stopped existing because of that.

So yeah. The world just doesn't want me to have a proper community (says Juju as they actively procrastinate creating art to be a part of said community).

I swear I am trying to write for requests and asks. I just feel my hands literally fill with lead after I write a proper non-rambling sentence. Have no fucking idea what's wrong. Although I have one suspicion and if it actually is connected to my periods... I'm gonna rage.

Don't remember what was the point or reason of this rant actually, maybe I got jealous of people mentioning having fun on discord when I literally can't access it cuz VPN is too weak to handle that. Eh. Doesn't matter in the end of the day.

i dont give a shit about marvel can i pretend spider man is a dc property and lives in gotham

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is Off to a Great Start, but Who Asked for This?

*No spoilers*

I stayed up to watch the premiere of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (3am on the east coast) and things are off to an interesting start, but I have to ask, who wanted this show? When it was announced, the series was meant to tell Spider-Man’s origin story in the MCU, but as production went on, the producers realized how boxed in they were, so they decided to make it a multiverse story. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man takes place in a universe similar to the sacred timeline, but instead of Tony Stark recruiting Peter, it’s Norman Osborn. 

I understand why this show isn’t in the MCU, and while I admit that the series is taking the character in a different direction, I’m tired of seeing Peter Parker in high school and most fans seem to agree. I love a good superhero/average teen combo, which we see in this series. Peter misses class and skips parties to fight bad guys, and I love that dynamic. I love that Peter can’t tell his teachers why he wasn’t there for the test, or tell his friends why he missed their play, or birthday party. I enjoy that dynamic every time I see it, but it’s not anything that The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008-09), Ultimate Spider-Man (2012-17), or Spider-Man (2017-20) didn’t do. The live-action films also take on these scenarios, and they execute them well for the most part. 

I don’t mean to be a pessimist, because this is a good show, but I can’t write down my thoughts and opinions about it without also expressing my exhaustion at how many times we’ve seen this play out. Marvel Animation should’ve placed Peter in college for this series. It would’ve been way more interesting, especially if they framed it for adults specifically, like Invincible (2021-) or Creature Commandos (2024-). My idea isn’t for them to make Spider-Man unnaturally dark, brooding, or edgy, but it would’ve brought more fans to the table in my opinion. 

Some people say this show should’ve been about Miles Morales and I don’t agree. To me, the Miles-shaped hole in my heart is being filled by the Spider-Verse movies, and if they do a Miles Morales animated series, I believe it should wait until the Spider-Verse movies are over because the Spider-Verse movies are animated I believe the producers would have their work cut out of them trying to create another animated universe that rivals the Spider-Verse films, and because of this I believe that the show would suffer critically for it because everyone would compare it to the Sony rendition. 

But let’s talk about this show and why it’s good, sans spoilers, of course. 

The first thing you notice about this series is the animation and it’s just splendid. The fight scenes look immaculate, the shots of Spider-man swinging around the city are so well done. Episode 2 in particular had some really sweet shots. The voice acting was okay. I can’t decide if Hudson Thames is a good Peter Parker. At times he sounds good, but then it sounds like he’s got phlegm and didn’t bother to clear his voice before recording. The opening title was superb. The music and art together were just perfect. The callbacks to Civil War were also pretty cool. The suit Peter wears feels homemade, more so than the MCU edition and I liked that. I like that he uses some propane-type thing to power his webshooters. 

Peter Parker feels like Peter Parker in this series. He’s stumbling around, chronically late, and missing the bus, it’s all very Peter-coded. On top of that, he’s very empathetic to criminals, something I think was lost in some of the films. The characters have got good chemistry. I like the dynamic between Peter and his friends. There was a certain character whose name I recognized from the comics, but he looked so different and there were some scenes with him that I didn’t fully understand, so I’m curious how his future in the show will play out. I can’t decide if Norman Osborn will be a villain or not. I always got the vibe that he has something going on under the surface, but that could be an intentional choice to make us suspect misdeeds from him. This show wants to subvert our expectations, similar to how the MCU films did. There were more names I recognized and I’m excited to see where they go from here, especially since the series was renewed for a second and third season. 

I like that Marvel Studios is putting effort into this show. There have been plenty of Spider-man shows in recent years, but you could tell they were for children. This series has more attention to detail, it’s an animated superhero show that can be enjoyed by adults, and as I get older that’s something I value more and more. I love to rewatch shows like The Spectacular Spider-Man (2009-09) but something gets lost there as you get older. You can’t enjoy the story as much because it’s written for children, but today’s animators seem to understand the need adults have for these shows. 

I just said that I’m tired of seeing Spider-Man in high school, but this series makes me nostalgic in all the best ways. Watching shows like this makes me feel like a kid again, and in recent times I value that experience so much. Listening to the awesome music selection as Spidey swings through the city oddly reminds me of walking to class in the morning, blasting music, and worrying about the math test I had later that day.

Overall, I’m excited to see where this show goes. 

Final grade: B+

Rick Stepp (irresponsibleink@gmail.com)