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I've gotten pessimistic enough that at first I thought that said union strikers and thought I was reading comments from libertarians but on a second read saw it said union breakers.
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Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers. The character has been adapted into three live-action feature films – two starring Ron Perlman in 2004 and 2008 in the title role, and one in 2019 which starred David Harbour, as well as two straight-to-DVD animated films, again starring Perlman, and three video games – Asylum Seeker, The Science of Evil, and as a playable character in Injustice 2.
A well-meaning half-Demon (or Cambion) whose true name is Anung Un Rama ("and upon his brow is set a crown of flame"), Hellboy was summoned from Hell to Earth as a baby by Nazi occultists (spawning his hatred for the Third Reich). He appeared in the ruins of an old church in the Outer Hebrides in front of a team assembled by the Allied Forces; among them, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who formed the United States Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.). In time, Hellboy grew to be a large, muscular, red-skinned ape-like man with a tail, horns (which he files off, leaving behind circular stumps on his forehead that resemble goggles), cloven hooves, and an oversized right hand made of stone (the "Right Hand of Doom"). He has been described as smelling of dry-roasted peanuts. Although a bit gruff, he shows none of the malevolence thought to be intrinsic to classical demons and has an ironic sense of humor. This is said to be because of his upbringing under Professor Bruttenholm, who raised him as a normal boy.
Hellboy works for the B.P.R.D., an international non-governmental agency, and for himself against dark forces including Nazis and witches, in a series of tales that have their roots in folklore, pulp magazines, vintage adventure, Lovecraftian horror and horror fiction. In earlier stories, he is identified as the "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator". Hellboy is noted for his positive relationship with cats.
Hellboy issue 1 Seeds of Destruction
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I think my favourite part of this tract is the background demonstration of how Jack Chick's version of Christianity works with regards to the shithead kid background character. Throughout the story you see him abusing animals (pulling the cats tail, shooting at a bird with a slingshot, kicking at the cat) but as soon as he accepts Jesus as his savior all is instantly forgiven, no matter what you've done in the past. In Jack Chick's flavour of Christianity that's all that matters, good deeds are not required (this same idea is further explored in Flight 144)
~~Big Daddy?~~
~~Boo!~~
~~Charlie's Ants~~
Creator or Liar?
Flight 144
Gold Fever
Heart Trouble
Hi There
Holy Night
How to Get Rich
I See You!
It's All About You!
It's The Law!
Killer Storm
Somebody Angry?
Somebody Loves Me
The Choice
The Long Trip
The Walking Dead
Who Murdered Clarice?
Up next is Creator or Liar?, a pretty dull retelling of creation so I might do a double feature with the more interesting Flight 144, I'll see what I end up doing.
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Chick Tracts Day 2: Boo! About the evils of Halloween and Satan worship! CW: Chick Tracts
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This one is a Friday the 13th ripoff, but it's the devil himself that's running around having a great time killing teenagers, but also the teenagers deserve it because they're satan-worshipping delinquents and not in the church like the good boy. Also, can't forget that Halloween is literally a satanic trap so your soul will be dragged to hell for all eternity. Again, nothing too wacky/bigoted (at least compared to other Chick Tracts), though I'm suspicious of the devil's depiction as an individual with a huge hooked nose trying to mislead proper Christian folk
~~Big Daddy?~~
~~Boo!~~
Charlie's Ants
Creator or Liar?
Flight 144
Gold Fever
Heart Trouble
Hi There
Holy Night
How to Get Rich
I See You!
It's All About You!
It's The Law!
Killer Storm
Somebody Angry?
Somebody Loves Me
The Choice
The Long Trip
The Walking Dead
Who Murdered Clarice?
Up next is Charlie's Ants, where God's relationship to humanity is compared to that of a child and an ant hill
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Sharing my collection of Chick Tracts starting with Big Daddy? CW: Chick Tract bigotry
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Pretty standard CT fare, set up a straw man professor and have the Chad Christian student destroy them with facts and logic, leaving the professor a shell of a man who has instantly discarded everything he knew in favour of Jack Chick's flavour of fundamentalist Christianity
My collection currently includes the following:
~~Big Daddy?~~
Boo!
Charlie's Ants
Creator or Liar?
Flight 144
Gold Fever
Heart Trouble
Hi There
Holy Night
How to Get Rich
I See You!
It's All About You!
It's The Law!
Killer Storm
Somebody Angry?
Somebody Loves Me
The Choice
The Long Trip
The Walking Dead
Who Murdered Clarice?
I'll continue with them alphabetically unless there's specific ones people want to see next, I'll probably post one a day depending on how busy I am.
Next up is Boo!, a Halloween themed tract to kick off October!
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Newly-out trans artist’s assistant Sammie is invited to an old friend’s bachelor weekend in El Campo, a hedonistic wonderland of a city floating in the Atlantic Ocean's international waters—think Las Vegas with even fewer rules. Though they have not identified as a man for over a year, Sammie’s college buddies haven't quite gotten the message—as evidenced by their formerly closest friend Adam asking them to be his “best man.”
Arriving at the swanky hotel, Sammie immediately questions their decision to come. Bad enough that they have to suffer through a torrent of passive-aggressive comments from the groom's pals—all met with zero pushback from supposed "nice guy" Adam. But also, they seem to be the only one who's noticed the mysterious cult that's also staying at the hotel, and is ritually dismembering guests and demanding fealty to their bloodthirsty god.
Part satire, part horror, Boys Weekend explores what it’s like to exist as a transfemme person in a man’s world, the difficulty of maintaining friendships through transition, and the more cult-like effects of masculinity, “hustle” culture, and capitalism—all through the vibrant lens of a surreal, scary, and immensely imaginative romp.
Picked this up because I quite liked Mattie when they appear on podcasts I listen to. Lot of good social commentary, great art, cool setting, and a really interesting look at masculinity. I personally really vibed with that last aspect as a nonbinary guy. I'd recommend you pick this one up.
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Takes a more serious approach to the comic's source material and it played straight unlike the more parody elements found in the comic. Reminds me a lot of Diehard in many ways.
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Couldnt find the page for the actual work but here's the artist's tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/nicknaysayer
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Magneto - New General Megathread in a Brand new comm c/comics , for the 21st of September 2023
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Magneto (birth name: Max Eisenhardt; alias: Erik Lehnsherr and Magnus) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (cover-dated September 1963) as an adversary of the X-Men.
The character is a powerful mutant, one of a fictional subspecies of humanity born with superhuman abilities, who has the ability to generate and control magnetic fields. Magneto regards mutants as evolutionarily superior to humans and rejects the possibility of peaceful human-mutant coexistence; he initially aimed to conquer the world to enable mutants, whom he refers to as Homo superior, to replace humans as the dominant species. Writers have since fleshed out his origins and motivations, revealing him to be a Holocaust survivor whose extreme methods and cynical philosophy derive from his determination to protect mutants from suffering a similar fate at the hands of a world that fears and persecutes them. He is a friend of Professor X, the leader of the X-Men, but their different philosophies cause a rift in their friendship at times. Magneto's role in comics has progressed from supervillain to antihero to superhero, having served as an occasional ally and member of the X-Men, even leading the New Mutants for a time as headmaster of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters.
Ian McKellen has portrayed Magneto in various films since X-Men in 2000, while Michael Fassbender has portrayed a younger version of the character in the prequel films since X-Men: First Class in 2011. Both actors portrayed their respective incarnations in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
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