So I finally got to play Injustice after Detour, and man, what a fun game that is. But I want to ramble about the story mode for various reasons, mostly good, a few bad.
Behind the cut for spoilers.
Can anyone tell me if this is an actual promo shot or a manip? Because if it is a promo shot I WANT TO WEEP WITH ITS RIGHTNESS, HOLY GOD. Lois in STANDING IN FRONT OF CLARK. She’s in the foreground! SHE IS STANDING IN A PHYSICALLY STRONG POSE. She is staring STRAIGHT AHEAD (i.e. she is NOT averting her gaze). Her shoulders are back, her legs are planted firmly on the ground, shoulder width apart, STEADY. SHE IS TAKING UP SPACE, AND NOT OVERTLY SEXUALIZED. CLARK IS STANDING BEHIND HER MIRRORING HER POSE. This is the most beautiful photo I have ever seen, holy fucking god. GETTING IT RIGHT.
(to answer the question, yes it’s official, it’s from Empire magazine)
Too often, female characters are posed for these promotional shots in distinctly sexual (and just plain uncomfortable) positions and told that these poses are somehow supposed to empower them; here, Lois Lane demonstrates both the strength and the femininity of her character through a confident, assertive stance. Because the two go hand-in-hand.
(Not to mention that, as previously stated, Clark is not only behind her, but also mirroring her pose.)
Love it.
THIS ^
All of this.
thank u lois and your strategically placed hand for saving us from superman’s awkwardly prominant crotch bulge
I was excited after the trailer, but now I’m even more excited. I love how confident she is, just… yes, must go see this *__*
Dear girlfriend,
At this point you are more than just a girlfriend, no matter what society says about us being married. Sometimes I wake up and wonder how the hell we’re still making this work. Or rather, I’m wondering how you’re still putting up with me. Lately I’ve been really scattered and emotional, I think, with the book and getting ready for more and more conventions. I’m really happy that you’re here with me as, literally, all of my dreams are coming true.
I apologize in advance for the worrysome moments that are bound to come. I know I’ll be fretting over the book and conventions and commissions and everything until everything is done. I know I’ll be really emotional when the book is released, and terribly worried about it being well received. I know I keep talking about wanting to take random trips “when the book makes it,” but I honestly mean it. I want to spoil you so badly you have no idea. I want to be able to. I want to not have to worry about money so we can just up and leave somewhere. I want our business to take off. I want so much for us and it’s this weird, terrifying feeling, because… all of this stuff might actually work out. I’ve spent so much time getting rejection letters, working a shitty job, and being miserable that I can’t believe that things are actually working.
So if I look a bit lost, that’s why.
Although I don’t have to tell you, you always just seem to know. You’re always willing to take me away for a moment so I can breathe. It amazes me that you can deal with me being like this with a smile on your face. It amazes me that you can just bring home dinner and watch me play Injustice, or take me out randomly driving after an 8 hour day of work. Then again, everything you’ve done in this relationship amazes me. We’ve been through a lot. We’ve been through your parents denying us being together. We’ve been through my dad not handling it well. We’ve been through me working one shift a week for months and not having any money. We’ve been through me loathing my job. We’ve been through me losing my job last year and, even if I got a better one, it was temporary, and there were some months where I had nothing at all. We’ve been through losing two cats back to back. We’ve been through the stress of getting this house. We’ve been through being robbed in our old apartment. Just… there’s so much, and you’re always there, and it amazes me.
You amaze me.
And it’s kind of weirding me out that we’re going through so much GOOD after the bad. Your parents accept us, hell, they even built us a kitchen and helped us pay for this house. My dad loves you to death. I have a job that I like and have figured out how to manage money, so when it is over for a month or so at a time, we’re fine. The book is getting published. A short story is getting published. We’re doing really well at cons. Detour was just… I can’t even begin to go into how amazing it was to feel like so many people WANTED us to be there — including guests. Just… wow. And… I feel like we’re finally there, you know? I feel like we’re riding this wave of good and I can finally start giving you the things you deserve, because I couldn’t before, but I feel like I’ll be able to now.
So, all and all, dear girlfriend, I love you. Even after saying everything I just said, I feel like that doesn’t even begin to cover how much I love you.
Love always,
Briana
Deal! But I’d be a terrible sensei. Like, “Yeah… uh… today, um… let’s talk about how hot Sebastian Michaelis is, o.k.? Class dismissed.” By the way J. MICHAEL TATUM IS THE NICEST AND SWEETEST AND CUTEST GUY EVER O.K.?! And he whispered sweetly in my ear and hugged me a bunch at Detour and OMG HE’S THE BEST YEAH SO PRETTY SO SO PRETTY!
Right, I’m sensei material…
Dear Future Me,
Hi! It’s your past self. Currently, I’m nearing 30. I’m about to have a book published, followed by a short story in an anthology, and am going to more conventions to show off my art. I no longer work retail and plan on NEVER doing that again. Heed my advice, future me, don’t ever go back to that.
Hopefully, you’re in a place where you can continue to do the things you love. I bet you are. I have a good feeling about all of this. At the same time, it makes me a little nervous. It’s scary going into something creative, I think, because it’s so unpredictable. But I hope you’re still trying no matter how scared you are.
Hopefully, you have several popular books out. Maybe they’re movies? Or graphic novels? Or an anime series?! Ha ha! Hopefully, you’re going to all of those conventions as a guest and are a person that people want to meet (psst, it’s o.k. to still spaz about those things, too). Hopefully you’re going to the big cons as a guest with writing panels that fill the room! I also hope you’re still geeky and obsessively reading things like Black Butler, and watching bad reality shows and Maury. Hey… is Naruto over yet? I don’t read it anymore but I HAVE TO KNOW THE ENDING!
Most importantly, I hope snowtigra is still in your life, somehow. Hopefully, you two are married, LEGALLY married. I hope you two have become THAT lesbian couple at cons, that even the guests recognize. I hope you BOTH are guests for your books and art and crafts. I hope your house is bigger and dorkier, with all sorts of themed rooms (do you have the Velvet Room bathroom somewhere? Pleeeeease say you do!)
Oh, and I also hope you have a puppy ^^
Love,
Your past self :)
I will write about the following, leave one in my ask box.
Dear person I hate,
Dear person I like,
Dear ex boyfriend,
Dear ex girlfriend,
Dear ex bestfriend,
Dear bestfriend,
Dear *anyone*,
Dear Santa,
Dear mom,
Dear dad,
Dear future me,
Dear past me,
Dear person I’m jealous of,
Dear person I had a crush on,
Dear girlfriend,
Dear boyfriend,
