Hunter’s Call

Heyo, I’m very new to drawing and I wanted to show off my manga/graphic novel idea that I’ve been working on so far. Nowhere near done with the first chapter, but I figured I’d ask for advice from artists much better than I am. Any and all advice and criticism is welcome!

This is something one of my buds asked me to spread around. The story he’s got planned for this is first-rate! It’s sort of similar in tone to stories like Berserk but with a Lovecraftian twist and elements of classic monster movies and gothic horror sprinkled in. So, if you’re into any of those things, you’ll really like this story! Hope you guys enjoy what he has here so far!

I saw a post in the My Adventures with Superman tag claiming that Lois "finally" has a character. I really like the show and it's version of Lois too, but I want to make this clear: Lois Lane has been around for over 80 years and she's always been a distinct, dynamic character with a lot going for her, every bit as admirable as Superman. This isn't a new thing!

Like any character Lois has had some bad adaptations, but she's been a great character from the beginning, and I wanted to show off some panels from comics over the years so anyone new to Superman lore can see why she's a beloved character and the MAWS portrayal is building on that, not starting from scratch.

Lois in the golden age comics (1939 through the 1940's) was shown to be a career-driven woman who didn't take shit from anyone. This was an era where a lot of women were entering the workforce because men were serving in WWII and there was excitement and change in the air, and Lois was meant to be a reflection of that. She fought against the sexism of her boss sticking her with the advice and gossip columns because she was a woman, and she was go-getting reporter out to get a real story. From the beginning she was fearless (sometimes reckless), driven, and had no patience for Clark Kent's (feigned) cowardice (and was always full of sick burns). She never let anyone push her around.

And she's been pretty consistently like this her entire run as a character. Of course, there were some bad writers, and there was a time in the 50s when all female characters had to be marriage obsessed (Lois wasn't the only one hit with this, Wonder Woman was too), but she reverted back to her firebrand self in the 60's and 70's, and when the 80's came along, characters started getting more filled in backstories, including her- this was where we started seeing stuff about her home life, her childhood moving around as a military brat, and her troubled relationship with her father and sister. She had an interior life, inner conflict- and she still kicked ass and always got the last word in. As someone invested in journalism, she is THE coolest fictional journalist to me.

This was also when comics started focusing on Clark being who Superman WAS rather than a pure act, and we got to see their relationship really grow and Lois fall for Clark, not Superman. So here, have some panels of Lois being great and see the scope of her own personality.

Lois also has lots fun little quirks and hobbies comics readers know about- she takes her coffee a certain way, she doesn't cook much because she's so on the go (so Clark is the one who cooks in the fam), she likes to sit on Clark's desk when they're talking (this happens in other Superman media too), she REALLY likes monster trucks and Clark REALLY doesn't but will support her anyway:

Also, she's always seen through to who Clark really is:

Anyway. Have more of my favorite Lois panels because I have a lot:

My Adventures With Superman is honestly a really impressively good example of how you can make an adaptation radically different and new while still doing justice to the source material by just approaching said source from a place of love and respect. The show is unabashedly and upfrontly meant to be a very explorative and experimental take on Superman that does the classic premise in new ways, revamped for another time and medium.

So many of the characters, designs, aesthetics, and world feel so extremely unfamiliar and unlike “traditional” Superman. But it still FEELS like Superman. The core, the spirit, the SOUL is absolutely and unmistakably there. The characters are all incredibly in-character and instantly recognizable. The plotting and writing feels straight off the page of the comic.

Even with major reinventions, this is so obviously and clearly Superman. Not some hoary “deconstruction” or obnoxiously self-aware “parody”, it’s just unabashedly honest-to-God played absolutely straight Superman. Even through all the changes, it’s that same classic, undistilled, nostalgic vibe of a Superman comic with Clark as a lovable, goofy guy with powers trying to be an example to the world, fighting crazy bad guys, helping old ladies across the street, and winking to the reader after Lois and Jimmy fail to see through his disguise yet again before cringing because Perry yelled at him for calling Perry “chief” again.

Hot, overeager tomboy Lois Lane is a bit different from usual but she’s so clearly still that same gorgeous would-be star reporter that every Superman falls in love with. Jimmy has been reimagines as kooky conspiracy buff, but he’s still ultimately Superman’s Pal who gets into wacky situations by virtue of being Superman’s Pal. Perry, Lombard, Ronnie, and Cat are all very different from the comics superficially — hell, Ronnie has had his gender flipped — but they are all still instantly recognizable as the same eccentric bunch of newsfolk they were there. Livewire and the Intergang members are all totally changed but at their center, they’re the same; same powers and gimmicks, etc.. Dr. Ivo is now a douchey techbro and yet he’s still fulfilling the very same role he does in the comics as a self-centered mad scientist who creates things that spiral beyond his control. Even Parasite, the most radically altered of all to the point of no longer being sentient, is still identifiable as his core concept of a monster that feeds on the lifeforce of others and becomes more powerful as he does, while also weakening when he can’t do so.

I really, really like it. It’s a wonderfully imaginative and well-put-together take on a very old series that really brings the concept into the modern age in a way that hasn’t really been done successfully outside the comics since the DCAU back in the 90s and early 2000s. People writing Superman or just superhero fiction in general should absolutely take notes from this show.

something something how she tends to always wear her cowl when with Him even during casual moments

something something Harley being vulnerable with Ivy, maskless and raw

something something even in intimate moments with Him she's shielded

something something her clearly feeling relaxed and safe even when being backed into the bed, how they share that bed

something something her not feeling safe with Him.

every thug (Harley) needs a lady (Ivy) Harley Quinn vol 4 #27

I had no idea before now that Harlivy was a multiversal constant and I cannot express how much I fucking LOVE AND ADORE that fact now that I do know it

We got TWO different kissing panels y'all we really do keep winning 🫶

Harley was there for all of two seconds and they were like 😳 sex time

They're so chaotic I love them sm and omg Harley being like "I wanna experience the world the way you do" and purposefully getting the spores that've been killing folks cause she wants to see what Ivy sees

They're literally the definition of pure love fucking fight me they're iconic

Protective Ivy my BELOVED 💖❤️💖

The Joker? Lex Luthor? Green Goblin? Voldemort? Palpatine etc none of these villans is more fanatic, crazy, sociopath and psychopath than Eobard Thawne aka Reverse Flash.

I love Harlivy so fucking much.

Some people don't like that Ivy is a bit short with Harley sometimes or grumpy but that's literally apart of her personality. It's not like just whips it out just to be mean to Harley.

They're very VERY different people, and they will ALWAYS have this dynamic because they have major contrasting differences in their personalities, mindsets, and expression.

What's important is that they always work through their conflicts no matter how big or how small. They apologize when they're wrong or hurt the other. They talk about what went wrong in their communication, and the relationship grows a little stronger every time.

I mean, they're wonderful. What a treat to see representation like this on one of the most absurd and ridiculous shows in the history of adult animation 🤣

You never just asked me what my best Valentine’s Day ever was. It was a long, long time ago, when I was alone, sitting in my cell in Arkham, feeling like no one in the damn world cared about me. Like, if I disappeared from the Earth, it just wouldn’t matter. And then I… I hear a knock on my cell and I look up and I see your face. You brought me some chocolate milk that you… you stole from the commissary, and asked if I wanted some company. And I said, “Sure.” And then you described the entire plot of Shrek 2 to me because you couldn’t believe I hadn’t seen it.

Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special

Omg I CAN’T THEIR SO CUTE

She finally called her Red.. ❤️

Pardon me please while I scream joyously into my pillow

Couple interviews stills - Harley Quinn, 3x11, A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special

In order of appearance:

Superman & Lois (voiced by James Wolk & Natalie Morales) Hawkman & Hawkgirl (voiced by James Tyler Williams & Quinta Brunson) Killer Croc & Enchantress (voiced by Matt Oberg & Leila Birch) Aquaman & Mera (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos & Janet Varney) Darkseid (voiced by Michael Ironside) & Melania Trump