These.
These are two of the most powerful moments in the X-Men movies. This is how you define Magneto. A man scarred and impacted by what he endured in the camps. A man who endured the unendurable.
I never saw him as a villain. I never saw him as a monster. I saw him as a man who wanted to do everything – to move heaven and earth – to keep his people safe.
[UPDATE: All credit to user @aces-away, for creating the first three gifs!]
Best Superhero: Magneto.
Best Supervillain: Magneto.
Best Marvel Character: Magneto.
Best D.C. Character: Still somehow Magneto.
IN THE ORIGINAL STORYBOARD FOR XMDOFP ERIK IS HURT REALLY BAD BY THE SENTINELS AND HURTLES THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE MONASTERY AND FALLS TO THE GROUND AND GOES “IM OUT OF METAL” AND CHARLES LITERALLY SLIDES OUT OF HIS GODDAMN HOVER CHAIR ONTO THE GROUND BESIDE HIM. ERIK THROWS THE CHAIR AT THE DOOR SO THE METAL PARTS CREATE AN X. HE THEN REMOVES HIS HELMET AND THROWS THAT TOO. AND THEN ROGUE AND KITTY “SHARE A LOOK.” BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHATS UP.
I’m probably going to have to spam all the stuff from my drafts before backing up my blog. Thankfully it’s only less than 100 posts, and obviously I’m not going to publish them all on the same day. Just a heads up.
Two Finnish gay art icons, Tove Jansson and Tom of Finland; Tove wrote and drew comics about a middle class family getting in both social hijinks and more fantastical scenarios that often center around themes of loneliness and need to break stiff social expectations. Tom drew hardcore pornography
and they sell the work of both these artists right next to each other, in the “patriotic duvet covers” section
“Olen teidän komppanianpäällikkönne ja aion saattaa teidät tuntemaan, että on olemassa sellainenkin, kuin sotilaskuri!”
Queer Fortress 