Well, I have preemptively salted on this movie for so long now, that I'm betting at least some of you are curious to know my opinion on Thunderbolts* by now. Specifically Bucky's role in it.
Disclaimer, I have not actually watched the movie and I have absolutely zero plans to go to the theaters and spend money on it, but I have read several plot summaries for it and seen many spoilers. So I do know about 90% of what happens in it, and my opinion is solely based on that. And let me tell you, it's a strong one.
Spoilers ahead, if anyone cares.
Bucky is not a "NeW aVenGeR".
Because he already was an actual Avenger.
Because he already was working with Captain America and already had done heroic acts working beside him.
He was referred to as an Avenger onscreen, by Walker no less.
This movie refuses to acknowledge any of that.
You can throw all the technicalities you want at me, you can hit me with all the "Uhm, but aCTUALLY..."s that you want.
The truth is this movie takes away so much of what Bucky had already worked so hard to achieve. Including a stable and reliable friendship with Sam Wilson, a clear name, a newfound purpose...
But most importantly, they took away one my man's most defining traits, and one of the biggest reasons why I fell in love with Bucky in the first place: his loyalty.
The man who showed up for Sam Wilson time and time again (especially when he needed emotional support after his protegé was in critical condition), the man who reassured him, the man who was visibly, personally offended when his late friend's shield, title, and legacy was handed by the government to someone who hadn't earned it, the man who fought to give it back to the person Steve had actually trusted with it because he believed only he could carry that legacy with the respect that it deserved...
I refuse to believe that's the same man who tried to talk Sam into just "letting them" use the title of the Avengers, despite knowing damn well why Sam would be opposed to letting the likes of Valentina and the government in general just appropiate it so thoughtlessly. Or heck, even the same man who would just hear Alexei casually insult his best friend and just say nothing??? Like what have they done to him, that's not the Bucky I know!!!
I can and will only accept that ending if they confirm that Sam and Bucky are actually secretly working together to outsmart that woman, and have to keep up appearances in the meantime and pretend to be in a tiff. Otherwise, it does not make sense for either of them and just character-assassinates my fav.
From what I'm seeing and hearing, this movie probably should've just been Black Widow 2 and focus on Yelena and Alexei helping out Bob. Those three seem to be who the movie cares the most about anyway. It's certainly not Antonia. 🙄 (That's my second biggest gripe with this film by the way, I get that she wasn't the most popular character, but that was straight up NASTY of them)
So there may be many good things about this movie. But unfortunately, they decided to rope my favorite character into it in a way that ignores most of what was so great and inspiring about his character arc so far. And they also chose to shamelessly insult and undermine my second favorite character and paint him as a petty bully (which is very OOC for him I might add). And they also chose to do all of this with a cheeky little "LOL we're the New Avengerz now 🤪" attitude and publicity campaign.
And for that alone, they could never make me like this movie.
Using this old doodle of my Marvel OC to leave a little message that people may or may not see, but if you do see this:
I just wanted to say, thank you so much for the love you've all given to the artworks I've posted here so far! I came here with less than a handful of mutuals, and yet a few of my pics have already gotten close to 100 likes, and some have over 100 notes! Which may seem like small numbers in the grand scheme of social media, but for someone who's been terrified of using this site for years, it's pretty huge. Also people have reblogged with some really nice words, so thanks for that as well.
Hope you'll keep enjoying my drawings and stuffs, even if I still don't get this site much. But I see all your comments and interactions! And they're all much appreciated :3
🐉❤️ Mushu ❤️🐉
(and Cri-Kee 🦗c:)
Hi again! I apologize for not having posted in all of January. I've been feeling iffy all month on top of being super busy with several things, but I still wanted to post something before the month ended. So here's one more repost from Disember, which I'm fairly confident most people on this site haven't seen xD
This was one of my favorite pieces made for last month. Mushu was a bit of a challenge to draw, but I think the end result doesn't look that bad! I feel like Cri-Kee doesn't look that much like himself, but at least he looks cute xD
And happy early Lunar Year of the Dragon, while we're at it. 😋
SciFlash (human Flashlight) used to be practically all I drew back in 2017 up until maybe early 2020. Most of those artworks haven't aged very well, so I decided to redraw one of my most well-known pieces. I am quite proud of the improvement! I still have a lot of room to keep getting better of course, but it's nice to see how far I've come since I was in high school.
Original image under the cut.
Yeah, I think 17-year-old Ro would be proud of 2024 Ro, to be honest. 😅
First artwork of the year is dedicated to Sebastian Stan and his SUPER well-deserved win from yesterday. If you know me, you knew I had to do something in commemoration of my favorite actor finally getting some recognition. 🩵
I know Sebastian doesn't really get into social media anymore (and for good reason honestly), but I sincerely hope someone lets him know how proud us his fans are of him. 🥹
UPDATE JAN 09: Okay, I admittedly rushed this one and wasn't very happy with the eyes and some other minor things after I had posted them, so I made adjustments. I can't modify the file on other sites unfortunately, but I can here, so I did xD
And just because I liked it too, I'll share the sketch below the cut :>
You are deeply lovable
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✨ Disember entries ✨
For those who don't follow me on Instagram, I've joined the Disember challenge being hosted by some real talented artists there, and decided to do my entries in traditional media, because I haven't touched traditional in years (aside for pencil sketches) and felt like I needed to dust off those skills xD
(You can check out descriptions to see technique used for each.
I'm posting all my entries on my Insta stories (and story highlight in my profile), and these have been some of my favorite pieces made for the challenge so far! I thought they deserved their own post. If I have more entries that I end up liking moving forward, I might post them as well. ^^
A Fallen Comrade
Originally made these illustrations for my OCxCanon fanfic, "A Second Chance", but they also worked really well as standalone CA:TWS fanarts, and I wanted to see how this rack focus effect would look like in motion. So I made this little GIF. ❤️🩹
Individual images plus links below the cut.
It's been a while since I last promoted my fanfic around here. While it is an OCxCanon love story, I made a point to properly develop my character and her backstory individually and not just as Bucky's love interest, to make her interesting in her own right and to make their eventual relationship feel earned. And there's also a lot of focus on Bucky's journey of redemption and healing. And if you're like me and feel salty about canon MCU taking away Bucky's happiness and (seemingly) ignoring his redemption, and would actually like to see him get a happy ending after all the pain he goes through, this story is for you.
You can read it on Wattpad and AO3.
If you do, please leave a comment with your thoughts. I haven't gotten much feedback yet, and would love to know what other people think. It's not the best story ever written, but I'm super proud of it so far. Hopefully others can get enjoyment out of it, too. 🫶
EDIT: You can also see updates and cute art of the main couple on @/OC_RoBrooks over Instagram and Twitter.
First time opening them on here as well! 😁
Prices and info are below the cut. PLEASE read all images carefully before contacting me! If you can't or aren't interested in getting one yoursef, sharing/reblogging is HIGHLY appreciated! Thanks in advance for the support. 💖
(All prices are in USD ✨ For illustrations of real people or OCs, references are required!)
You can contact me via:
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I miss them every day u_u
This artwork's a little older, but this Tumblr page couldn't feel fully mine until I professed my love for my favorite MCU series and two of my favorite characters.
Not looking forward at all to watching this iconic duo splitting up, tbh :''')