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Flatiron Building 🗽 My first trip to New York City was one I'll never forget. As I walked through the famous streets and took photos with the Flatiron Building, I couldn’t help but think about all the history and culture the city has seen. It feels like the past is still alive.
Winter Light, Shinjuku 新宿
Heinz Schulz-Neudamm Metropolis. 1926.
Metropolis (1927) Set Preserved in the German Cinema Museum
“Robots” at the Science Museum, London.
Part 1 of 3
I’m informed parts 2 & 3 contain “creepy” pictures, but I don’t have an uncanny valley, so YMMV
Photographs taken during the filming of Metropolis (1927). dir. Fritz Lang.
Metropolians: How can you possibly believe that Gotham is the better city?!
Gothamites: Well, gee. Let's see. Your Billionaire steals cakes instead of just paying for it. And our Billionaire donated 40% of WE profits to housing for the homeless last year.
Metropolians: Okay, but the crime rates!
Gothamites: Also Bruce Wayne fucked your superhero so we win.
plot idea for a fanfic
so I was re-reading a fanfic on ao3- “Barefoot in the Park” by cwlee for mdzs fandom. It is set in modern au for Mo Xuanyu pairing with established Nielan relationship.Â
reading it just a random plot idea came to mind that seemed to have a cross-over with DC fandom( which man minds are such crazy fun place).Â
Like MXY is tired and need a change of place, sells his few paintings and travels to Metropolis, meets crazy super hereos and villains, and even falls for one of them. And then old crowd from china and visits and sees the craziness of MXY’s life. LIKE THE CHAOS OF IT.
Not that I am writing it but yeah, had to share.Â
Medic Danny + DC
Danny doesn't to Phantom , as it would stand out that while Fenton is gone Phantom is at same place. And he doesn't want to fight.
While on a vacation in the States, Danny utilized his ghost ice to freeze his parents' portal, ensuring the safety of Amity Park during his absence. Just to make sure Amity Park is okay while he is gone.
With the help of Wulf's teachings, he traveled around the world using a portal, eliminating the need for a plane or expensive travel costs.
However, his travels were interrupted by the constant need to provide first aid to injured individuals in cities such as Gotham, Metropolis, Star City, Coast City, and Detroit.
Danny had to perform first aid on many people while visiting the cities.
He could say he had helped more than 200 people already. He stopped to count after helping so many people that it kind of happen so many times while the summer vacation. But was happy to be able to help them all.
Upon returning to the border of Amity Park using his portal, Danny discovered that the entire town was at peace, as the ghosts had stopped causing trouble.
As he returned home, he noticed the whole town was doing a Ba Sing Se.
Although his parents were irritated with their frozen portal, Amity Park was happier. And while his parents were angry and didn't give up trying to melt the ice. Amity Park was happier, and Danny could use his own portal to visit the zone. So he left the portal and lab on ghost ice.
However, when Danny suddenly vanished, people began to search for the small but skilled first-aid provider.
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After Danny was suddenly out of the radar, people noticed and started to search for the tiny, thin boy.
The people who had met Danny were really distressed by the amount of first-aid skill he possessed. It spoke of experience that someone so young shouldn't have.
Amanda Waller was pretty interested in him. After all, the boy had helped her and her daughter when they almost became casualties of a Superman vs. Brainiac fight. So she called her agents to search for the boy.
JL meeting
Green Arrow called DIBS on him, and he would sponsor him for the future when he wants to study.
Bruce himself said the same as he noticed they all talked about the same boy. Superman wanted to thank Danny because he saved many lives while Kal was busy fighting against Brainiac.
Flash only met him once, and because of how fast Barry was, he just brought the wounded to the hospital because it was much faster.
The few heroes who didn't meet him listened to them argue.
Having no idea that few villains who Danny helped too, as civilians were having a similar moment.
I don't mean "Bruce Wayn is a Superhero" no, they think Bruce Wayne and Batman are mortal enemies.
Gothamites are shocked to hear this and try to explain that "No, they aren't enemies, they're lovers"
I firmly believe Gotham has applied for stateship and the government replied in a confused "What do you mean you're part of the US?"
It's here! The trailer for Metropolis, an Audio Drama!
Take your first step into the city of dreams, city of nightmares.
To say I'm excited to unveil this to the world is... yep, an understatement. A really big dang understatement.
Thank you to all of the incredible people who helped make this happen. There are thousands.
Coming September 30th, 2024 to all podcasting platforms. Thirteen episodes, releasing bi-weekly. Follow along at luxradium.org!
Episode 1 of Metropolis, The Audio Drama! Now live!
Things aren’t great in Arnhem. Nobody seems that interested in putting back together what the war has blasted apart, and now the city has started smelling like literal horse manure. All anyone has to look forward to are dispatches from Metropolis - that mysterious, shining, robot-powered city in the Arctic where everyone seems to have it all figured out.
But do they? The Arnhem Fact-Gazette newspaper has a man on the ground there - Stanley Bronfels - but he’s just a sportswriter, and he’s definitely not being encouraged to dig for muck when there are diamonds to swallow and magic robots to describe.
But Stan’s best friend is Nan Kanally - the ace reporter for the paper back in Arnhem - and she has a way of getting you to do things you might not ordinarily do. That’s why Stan likes her so much. But does he know what she’s about to get him into?
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I'm watching Man of Steel. Here's my thoughts:
I love Ma Kent. She's a queen and deserves the best of the world.
Updates to come because I say so.
(probably)
Baby Clark? Love him
Adult Clark? Love him even more
Lois is a BAMF
Jo-El is a cryptic mf. Kal-El really shouldn't have taken his word for it. He did and I get it, but he should've been at least a bit more hesitant.
I like his monologue, though.
Kal gets his dramatics from his father.
Clark gets his manners from his Ma.
My mom was asking questions and my only explanation was "It's a coming of age story" and my dad agreed with me. Am I wrong? No.
Henry Cavill has the prettiest eyes. Very blue. I love his hair, too. But I love his eyes.
Kryptonians are dramatic ass mother fucks and I will die on that hill.
I keep thinking "OMG, he's Wayne Bait!" And then I remember that Bruce and Kent canonically get mixed up several times. Of course he's Wayne Bait. He's Bruce's kinda look alike.
The priest guy that Clark talks to is pretty cool. I don't normally like priests, but he gives Clark some pretty sound advice.
Again. Lois should've been a lot more hesitant to trust Jo-El.
(I hope I'm spelling his name right)
Lois doesn't get paid nearly enough.
Clark is such a Mama's Boy.
I can't even blame him.
I love Ma Kent.
The US Government having no regards for civilian safety? Why does that not surprise me?
Supes, my dude, my friend, my man, the bestest boi. Properly damage! Smallville doesn't get enough total income to be beaten up like that!
I love Superman, but Batman keeps the property damage to almost zero in comparison. Actually. Bats doesn't break buildings or streets....
There's a random ass cop in Smallville, Kansas that knows that Clark Kent is Superman. But, he's a background character, so it's okay if he knows.
No one will ever believe him, though.
Poor Metropolis.
...at least it wasn't New York this time.
Me, when Zod moves the ship Supes claimed: You can't just move the Fortress of Solitude, asshole!
I maintain that Lois doesn't get paid enough. Also, she's a civilian. The government absolutely needs to pay her for all the shit she did on their watch.
Metropolis will never recover.
"And now I have no people." is such a sad line! Don't make me feel bad for Zod!
"Welcome to the Planet." Smooth, Lois, smooth.
How I imagine Metropolis got it's name
Person 1: Hey, I need to name this city. Any ideas?
Person 2: You need to name a city?
Parson 1: ...say that again.
Person 2: ..You need to name a city??
Person 1: City....city... It sounds right, but it doesn't roll off the tongue
Person 2: What the hell..?
Person 1: What're other words for 'city'
Person 2: Um...municipality, megalopolis, conurbation, metropolis..?
Person 1: Wait! Say that last one again
Person 2: Metropolis?
Person 1:
Person 2: You're...going to name your city... Metropolis?
Person 1: Great, isn't it?
Person 2: You're city is going to be named City?
Person 1: Yep!
Person 2: ....
Person 2: I quit.
Person 1: You can't quit! We still need to come up with character names! I'm thinking we lean into alliteration
Alternatively, and less funny, the founders of the city:
Person 1: It's a beautiful view from here.
Person 2: Ya think?
Person 1: Yeah. I can see it now, can't you? Tens of hundreds of buildings. Farms reaching out as far as you can see. A community of people; a family in all but blood.
Person 2: You have high expectations of this place.
Person 1: Don't you? This is where I'll raise my family. Where they'll raise their families and so on and so forth. This place is for them. It has to be perfect.
Person 2: Oh? And what are you going to name this oh-so perfect town?
Person 1: How does...'Metropolis' sound?
Person 2: I like it
Fun fact: Metropolis, in canon, was founded in 1542 by an Italian sailor. The word 'metropolis', irl, was created in the early 1530's, first appearing in Greece.
How I imagine Metropolis got it's name
Person 1: Hey, I need to name this city. Any ideas?
Person 2: You need to name a city?
Parson 1: ...say that again.
Person 2: ..You need to name a city??
Person 1: City....city... It sounds right, but it doesn't roll off the tongue
Person 2: What the hell..?
Person 1: What're other words for 'city'
Person 2: Um...municipality, megalopolis, conurbation, metropolis..?
Person 1: Wait! Say that last one again
Person 2: Metropolis?
Person 1:
Person 2: You're...going to name your city... Metropolis?
Person 1: Great, isn't it?
Person 2: You're city is going to be named City?
Person 1: Yep!
Person 2: ....
Person 2: I quit.
Person 1: You can't quit! We still need to come up with character names! I'm thinking we lean into alliteration
Thinking of my Megacrossover events; The Order of Cair Paravel
One Saga, involving RWBY, BlazBlue, Skullgirls, Bionicle, Skeleton Knight in Another World, Code Geass, Fate, D.Gray-Man and a few others which focus on original characters, notably one is the granddaughter of Susan Pevensie and her love interest who is an American dude who's a bit of satire of New Hollywood movies of the 1980s and set in mostly our world which shares the Fate World and references many 1980 films such as Ghostbusters and The Goonies and is all about fighting disenchantment and uses Chronicles of Narnia as a basis
Then there's another saga that involves the bully of the American character's school finding redemption involving Lies of P, Alice Madness Returns, Bioshock and a few others but uses The Ransom Trilogy and bits of The Silver Chair, even involves worlds including world of Fritz Lang's metropolis and overarching themes of the horrors and evils of scientism and modernity
Both involve evil Cults/Secret societies who are under the influence of "The Bent One" aka The Devil