Tag: marvel

rrueplumet:

that moment in the first avenger when bucky shoots that guy and steve turns around and salutes him makes me laugh bc, like, i will be the first to admit i know nothing about military strategy, but i feel like you probably shouldn’t so blatantly give away your sniper’s location like that

like, was that moment immediately followed by bucky scrambling to his feet like ‘goddamnit steve HOW MANY TIMES’ and takin off into the woods while hydra goons fired at him,, like thank you, captain america, for that, i was hoping to make this more complicated than necessary

Another time, Jack took a call. A voice on the other end said, ‘There are three of us down here in the lobby. We want to see the guy who does this disgusting comic book and show him what real Nazis would do to his Captain America’. To the horror of others in the office, Kirby rolled up his sleeves and headed downstairs. The callers, however, were gone by the time he arrived.

Mark Evanier, Kirby: King of Comics (via nerdhapley)

It’s Jack Kirby’s birthday, so here’s that story of him being bad ass all of the time.

(via nerdhapley)

True fact: during WWII Kirby was assigned as a scout due to his art skills, meaning that he went in alone and unarmed, ahead of Allied attacks so that he could draw enemy fortifications.

Once he was ambushed by three Nazi soldiers, all of them with guns. He killed all three with a knife he stole from one of them.

Dude was verifiably grade-A stone-cold badass.

(via froborr)

And that’s why Jack Kirby was the King.

(via aerialsquid)

Holy heck

Listen I know that I should be restricting myself to appropriately measured and respectful commentary about the King of Comics, Jack Kirby, but WHAT A GUY

GOLLY

If you will excuse me I’ll be in my room, chin resting in my hands, gazing rapturously at a framed photo of Jack Kirby, actualfacts Steve Rogers, literal sensitive artist who loved truth and justice and used his presumably elegant and ink-stained fingers to push up his sleeves past his muscular forearms in order to go punch out some literal goddamned Nazis

Everyone else standing around, worrying their handkerchiefs in their hands, as Jack Kirby, all-American apple of my entirely uncritical eye, socked facism right in the jaw and then went back to lovingly drawing pictures of Black Panther fighting aliens with ray guns or something, because Jack Kirby, only precious battle nerd of my heart, loved equality for all of human kind almost as much as he loved beating the crap out of Nazis with his furious vengeful fists (which was, like, a lot).

Jack Kirby, a Nazi-destroying force so powerful that if you you included his exploits in a comic book or Quentin Tarantino movie they would be dismissed as unrealistic. “Surely,” the viewer would say, “There has never been a person on earth capable of delivering such an overwhelming avalanche of whupass upon the heads of evildoers everywhere.”

To which I could only respond

CLEARLY YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF JACK KIRBY

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Lines That Were Conspicuously Missing in Civil War

delightfulexcess:

In no particular order:

“…but you’re Peggy’s niece, and that’s a little weird. Also, we were just at her funeral, so maybe let’s talk in a year.”

“Hey, here are some FDR pens you might like. Also, wasn’t Bucky brainwashed by Hydra? I have this memory-correcting software called BARF, maybe we could give that a whirl.”

“You were going to NUKE New York City, and you’re upset because we knocked over a few buildings?”

“Ultron as going to kill everyone, and you’re upset because we knocked over a few buildings?”

“Wasn’t keeping track of the Hulk your job, General Ross?”

“Wait, what’s this about no lawyers and a fucking ‘raft prison?’ I’m not signing this bullshit.”

“I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

“Wait, where was your dad even going with all that supersoldier serum?”

“What’s in the backpack?”

“So you got your shield back, and Falcon got his wings, but where’s my backpack?”

“Was that a glossy headshot of me in your journal, or are you just happy to see me?”

robbierreyes:

reyesrobbies:

the comic book industry was built on the back of jewish creators, superhero comics were pioneered by jewish creators. everything we have today from superman to captain america, is down to the creativity of jewish artists and writers. and todays comics do nothing but spit on that legacy

Our culture and experiences shaped these characters. Shaped this legacy.

Superman is living embodiment of tikkun olam. Kal-El is literally Hebrew, he is given a gentile name (Clark Kent) on Earth because he is based on the Jewish immigrant experience. The hope of two Jewish boys during the depression.

Captain America is literally Erskine’s golem. Erskine is a Jewish man who was forced out Germany, and he gave a good man the ability to become a super soldier. Because Jews needed hope.

Ripping characters away from their Jewish roots is an incredible disrespect to the people who built the universes we’ve grown to love.

i can’t believe civil war is the mcu movie going down in history as the epitome when that title should still hold true to the winter soldier. what is so great about civil war anyway. it’s shit. the cgi is awful. that airport fight looks so fake. the movie did not fit the solo title at all. there were too many characters and at least 5 of them were pointless. the acting was also really subpar at times. i hope people wake up and realize this movie ain’t shit. they were just high on spidey fumes.

paraxdisepink:

Completely agree. I still need to check out BvS for comparison. I’ve always kind of thought that Marvel bribed the critics. 

This movie pisses me off so much. The acting is uneven. At some points it’s downright bad. The cinematography wasn’t good. In some of the fight scenes the angles were too close and it made it harder to follow what was going on. The airport fight was mostly cartoonish and the tone of it was kind of inappropriate for the supposed serious political issues. Wanda, Bucky, and BP are way more interesting than anything else to me. BP gets his own story soon, but Wanda and Bucky have these big stories that should be stories unto themselves instead of being squished into side stories. The movie has no real payoff or any of the earth-shattering impact the trailers promised. The Stark murders don’t count because we already had that information more or less and we knew that bucky did them while brainwashed anyway so it’s not like the revelation is going to change how we feel. The movie is supposed to be a Cap movie, but the big moment the movie builds toward is all about the emotional impact for Tony, and the big question at the end is whether Tony will forgive Steve or not, and the Accords are pushed by Tony’s need for accountability. Steve gets no real development from what we knew of him in previous films. His character gets ruined because – as someone else put it – he becomes another example of toxic masculinity. He can show his feelings for Bucky through violence against others, but isn’t allowed to show much compassion let alone direct affection to the person he’s trying to save. 

People say oh he’s been through so much/he’s just not demonstrative/he’s depressed. Well maybe that’s the reason, but it’s not the excuse. I don’t feel much sympathy for him or his issues, because unlike a lot of actual people suffering depression he’s had the resources to explore the possibility of getting help. But instead he’s become a Designated Hero who needs a fight to function. Or something. Whereas Bucky is something of a Designated Villian who doesn’t want to fight and (as shitty and gross and harmful as that post credit scene was) at least sought out help the moment it was available.

I just don’t get the tongue bath this moving is getting from critics

charlserik:

With all this negativity circling around Sharon after Cacw, I want to take a moment to thank her for her important contributions to teamcap

  • Keep in mind while all of the things in the movie are happening, Sharon is still reeling for the death of Peggy, while Steve knew her for a few years, Sharon had a lifetime with her
  • Sharon only a little while after the funeral has to jump into action because there was a major terrorist attack, in which she discovers that it was Bucky Barnes who is going to be held responsible, despite the enormous risk to her job she gives Steve the information, so that he can protect his friend; more importantly give Bucky a fair chance [she warns Steve about the shoot to kill order so that he is prepared to prevent that outcome] 
  • Sharon recognizes that Bucky despite everything he has done was brainwashed, and so he deserves better, and she willingly helps both Steve and Bucky – I am sure that she knew about Bucky before hand, and with access to the Hydra files choices to believe that Steve is right, and Bucky is more than the winter solider
  • Sharon sneaks the footage into Steve’s room, so he can hear Bucky’s integration – which allows Steve the time to figure out what is actually going on – more importantly it gives Steve the chance to get answers to who Bucky is, and perhaps his mental state 
  • Sharon then defies all protocol and tells Steve where Bucky is so once again he can try and protect him – she believes in Steve and Bucky immediately 
  • Sharon goes up against Bucky as the Winter Solider without hesitation in order to protect people, despite the fact that he just took out two avengers 
  • Sharon again risks her career and her freedom by helping Steve and Sam get their armor back, so they have a fighting chance against Iron Man and his team – this is after the accords so this is a huge risk for her 

All I am saying is Sharon contributed to Steve’s success and was a vital part of this movie – do not erase her contributions because you don’t like who she was paired with. Sharon Carter doesn’t desereve your hate