@G-R-B-R
Abit late i know (sorry) but happy 2025!!! Hope you're havin a good new year
@Kratoswraithofasgard Happy new year to you too dude! Every year is a chance at a brighter future, and it's been pretty good so far
How ya doing?
@G-R-B-R That's good to hear and yeah I have been good been sick for a bit but I'm coming out of it
Smallest of updates: my mental state has gotten better. Not great, but better. 2024 is gonna be "my year" in a sense. Currently got two Batman chapters moving along with an end to the current mini-arc in sight. Not happy right with life right now, but I'm satisfied and have a desire to eventually be happy. Might mean more writing in my future.
@G-R-B-R As long as you have that drive and motivation to keep going, I'll support you every step of the way.
I'm going to be super real for a minute.
I'm struggling to find the motivation to do just about anything right now. I've been dealing with depression for about eight years now, dating back to sixth grade. I've sort of accepted that I won't be happy, that's why I decided my purpose was going to be helping others enjoy their lives instead. I've tried things to make me happy, namely weightlifting, studying film, and writing. Then things went down with my mom. It hurt enough having to watch, the helplessness of watching her wither away while I couldn't do anything. Her passing left me empty, like I'd failed to help the woman who gave me everything. But that, along with my girlfriend and I breaking up, has left me wondering where I'm supposed to find happiness. While I figure that out, I'll be putting stories aside until I feel the drive to commit to them again. I might work on them here and there, but don't expect any updates. I want to be in a place where I want to tell interesting stories again.
Can I ask you a question please
@ii88yy9uh Was never really part of the plan. The game actually lined up really well with how I was going to do Venom and Kraven, but it isn't one-to-one. The MC also wouldn't be nearly as old as Peter is in that game
I have a confession to make. I played Spider-Man 2 when it dropped at midnight and played until 4 AM, then got right back on it when my personal copy arrived in the mail alongside all 19 of Venom's inches for release day delivery. I also proceeded to beat it that day and platinum it 5 days later, a day after my birthday.
Now, the Batman chapter is literally paragraphs away from being done, but I want to write Spider-Man as much as possible and indulge in the black suit arc. I'm even considering beating the game's campaign again.
Please send help.
@444_Entidad Alright, you're idea about a Venom story led to me having a full premise and character roster already planned out. If I start a story it's usually to challenge myself as a writer: Batman is crime/mystery, Spawn is grimdark, Moon Knight is mental illness/disorder, Spider-Man is lighthearted/episodic. I think Venom could be an opportunity for a stab at writing a villainous protagonist. Kind of enjoying writing it right now!
@444_Entidad The thought crossed my mind, but the plan was always for the Spider-Man story to evolve into a Venom story. If I'd do the two of them separately, I'd want the MCs to be separate enough and allow for more gray morals. I'll keep it open to consideration.
U ded?
Hey just spreading the word that Wattpad might be deleting stories that are ongoing/ haven't been updated in a while don't know if it's true or not, but you might want to be saving your stories.
Hey turns out it was a false alarm sorry for being stupid and buying into it and if I made you scared or panic a little
Who would you think is the perfect choice to play Batman in the upcoming DCU movies?
@444_Entidad Personally, I'd have to go with Jensen Ackles. He's already been Batman in three/soon to be four movies, has clear interest in playing him in the DCU, and has the Batman quality of looking both old enough yet young enough at the same time, which helps considering Corenswet will be a early 30s Superman. He definitely looks the part, and The Boys showed he could pull off the public sweetheart while also being a dark tortured character. He's already done well in the role in animation, but he could really shine in live action where he can properly physically emote.
I'm gonna put this in a separate post because it wouldn't fit with the first, but Across The Spiderverse was an electrifying movie that I think shouldn't be allowed to skirt by on reputation. The characters, soundtrack, and animation were all stellar. Each spider is visually distinctive, with callbacks any veteran Spidey fan will appreciate. I especially loved 2099, and while I may not be a great fan of the change to his story, I do like that they were willing to be original in a way that gives him personal investment to the new narrative.
That said, there are different concepts and practices that don't hold up in hindsight. I can't go into great details without spoilers, but the spider people feel both less than heroic and redundant in their purpose. They're meant to watch over the multiverse, but there's nothing uniquely spider about the problem where literally anyone else couldn't do the job. The feel like a more flamboyant TVA. Miles tries to alter the path of his reality by saving someone, which all the spiders are against, but Miles by nature of how he got his powers is inherently an alteration, so who's to say he'd make things worse? There's also the concern of damaging realities even though they've shown that damage can be treated, so what's the point? Is it because it's inconvenient? And then there's hard set events being required even though part of what made the first movie work was that anything could happen. It's a 6/10 for me.