Sink yourself into me, like a drug into a sickness.
Welcome to my multi-fandom blog page! I mainly just reblog things I like. gifs or fanart of different pieces of media. also sometimes post about my the thoughts in my brain.
some things about me:
favorite color: PURPLEE (but like a lilac purple hehe)
favorite tv shows: stranger things, gravity falls, buffy the vampire slayer, firefly, angel, doctor who.
favorite movies: moulin rouge, return of the jedi, la la land, the mummy, pride and prejudice (2005), spirited away, ponyo.
favorite artists: lovejoy, paramore, laufey, taylor swift, fleetwood mac, arctic monkeys, djo, sleeping at last, sabrina carpenter, ariana grande, lana del rey, the killers, evanescence.
i also really have a hyper fixation on the composer Tchaikovsky. he is amazing.
this is my main account but I also run:
@heartofwritiing ~ a place for my fanfiction/fanart/writing
@beautytruthlove ~ a blog dedicated to one of my favorite all time movies + more!
Hobbies: writing, reading, crocheting, music, drawing, playing on my switch, watching youtube!
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
β Live Streamingβ Interactive Chatβ Private Showsβ HD Qualityβ Free Actions
Free to watch β’ No registration required β’ HD streaming
maturing is realizing none of us are easy to be with. it's about who's willing to stay committed to understanding you and actually wants to grow with you
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
β Live Streamingβ Interactive Chatβ Private Showsβ HD Qualityβ Free Actions
Free to watch β’ No registration required β’ HD streaming
Before I start: 616 refers to the main comic continuity so that's what that means when i use it.
When I talk about Bucky i tend to refer to 'golden age' and 'post-retcon'. This is because Ed Brubaker, who created the Winter Soldier, radically changed the established Bucky canon that pre-dated Marvel existing.
For simplicity's sake I'm only listing the writers of the comics. I know i should list the artist as well but I'm writing this on my phone.
Also, everything I'm recommending is on Marvel Unlimited which is expensive BUT you get (most of) Marvel's back catalogue. However, I'm sure all of them are also available elsewhere π΄ββ οΈ
I know a fair bit about Steve, Sharon, Bucky and Natasha, but not much about Sam so I can't recommend anything from SamCap.
To start:
Adventures of Captain America (1991) by Fabian Nicieza (writer), 4 issues
This technically isn't 616 canon. It was written back in the 90's to do a retelling of Cap's origin for a modern audience. The events of this pre-date Marvel, and were originally shown in Cap's first outing, back in 1940.
However it's historically very interesting as the MCU drew on it heavily for The First Avenger, and certain aspects (including one character and parts of Bucky's characterisation ARE canon). If's also notable for being the genesis of modern!Bucky, and this would be built on by Brubaker.
The comic is pretty fun, too. It's not the best thing on the list, in fact it's near the bottom, but it's connection to the MCU's history and the development of Bucky as a character make it worth reading.
Man Out Of Time (2010-2011) by Mark Waid (writer), 5 issues
Another mini-series, and a highly recommended one. Like the previous comic this retells a pivotal moment in Steve's time as Cap for a modern audience (presumably to prep them for Steve's MCU outing, based on the publication date). The events of this were originally covered in Avengers #4, back in 1964 (in 616 Cap isn't present at the founding of the Avengers).
Man Out Of Time (referred to as MOOT now, just to make it easier) is considered the definitive version of this story and I can't recommend it highly enough.
Captain America volume 5 (2005-2011) by Ed Brubaker (writer) issues 1-50, 600-619
This is the backbone of my recommendation. Vol 5 of CA is one of the most important Cap storylines ever written. Because this is the Winter Soldier arc (at least to start with)
Unfortunately, it's where it starts to get more complicated. We're out of miniseries territory and into Cap's self titled comic. Making matters SUPER confusing is the switch to legacy numbering mid way through. Volume 5 started at issue one but beginning at what's technically issue 51 it switched to counting EVERYTHING that came before it, starting from Cap's first outing in Tales of Suspense. Presumably because 600 was a nice legacy number. But it doesn't make getting into comics particularly easy.
Making things more confusing is that while you can read just Brubaker's story from start to finish there's a bunch of other comics (including the entire Civil War event) that tie into the story (the good thing about getting this in book form is it includes most of the important issues).
Luckily, reddit always has someone who can out nerd everyone else so for the full experience here's the best way to go about reading Ed Brubaker's (this is the list I followed last time i did a full vol 5 read and it was great):
(All the comics are by Brubaker unless stated otherwise.)
CA vol 5, issues 1-24
Civil War (2006) by Mark Miller (writer), 7 issues
(If you want you can read all the Civil War tie in stories, too. But the important one is the main Civil War comic and Steve's own side of it.)
CA vol 5, issue 25
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (Bucky's first focus comic!). It'a a single issue story.
Civil War: The Confession by Brain Michael Bendis (writer). Another single issue story.
Captain America: Fallen Son (2007) by Jeph Loeb, 7 issues. This is a shortened title and if you're unspoiled about the events of Civil War please don't look it up until you're at this point.
CA vol 5, issues 26-50, 600-601
Captain America: Reborn (2009), 6 issues
Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield? (2009). Single issue. It follows on from the previous story.
Steve Rogers: Super Soldier (2010), 4 issues. This is the reason I recommended Adventures of Captain America.
Secret Avengers Volume 1, issues 1-12 (2011). You can keep reading if you want, but only the first 12 issues are Brubaker and I don't know the quality after he leaves.
CA Vol 5, issues 602-619. This wraps up volume 5! But it's not quite over.
Captain America and Bucky (2011-2012), 620-624. Continuing their desire to confuse Marvel had the legacy numbering follow Cap into this book.
Fear Itself Vol 1, issue 7.1. Fear Itself was another event and you can read the whole thing (I haven't but I've been meaning to). However this is the vital issue as it sets up Steve and Bucky for where they are in CA Vol 6 and Winter Soldier Vol 1.
Speaking of: CA Vol 6 (2011-2012), issues 1-19 (see! No legacy numbering!)
Winter Soldier Vol 1 (2012-2013), 19 issues.
And that wraps up the Ed Brubaker (and adjacent) comics. It's a lot, but they're worth it.
Moving on.
Black Widow Volume 4 (2010-2011) by Marjorie Liu (writer), issues 1-5.
Aka 'Name of the Rose'.
This is easily my favourite Natasha story, and has some wonderful Bucky moments. It's set probably sometime around issue 602 from Brubaker's run snd I'd recommend reading it between finishing vol 5 and starting Winter Soldier. Natasha ia the secondary lead of Winter Soldier, so her solo outing is also important.
Also it's just an amazing atory.
Avengers/Invaders (2008-2009) by JIm Krueger and Alex Ross (writers), 12 issues. This was my introduction to the Invaders, Cap's WW2 team. Again, it's set during Brubaker's run, and follows up on the events of Civil War, so it's best read after issue 42 of Vol 5.
Young Allies Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2009) by Roger Stern (writer). Single issue. Again, best read after issue 42 of vol 5. The Young Allies were a Golden Age comic team of kid heroes who were also pretty offensively racist (it was the 40s). This comic reimagines them, making their golden age outings in-universe comic books which the Young Alliea were not fans of.
It's a fun story, and it's always great seeing Bucky get to interact with people who knew him before he was The Soldier.
This is followed up with Captain America: Forever Allies (2010-2011), by Roger Stern (again) 4 issues.
Black Widow Volume 5 (2014-2015) by Nathan Edmondon (writer). I really, really mean it when I say this should only be read after you finish WS vol 1.
This is also known as the Phil Noto run because his art is sensational. It's my second favourite Natasha comic, but it's the first favourite for many fans.
Black Widow Volume 6 (2016-2017) by Mark Waid (writer).
Again, please finish WS first.
It's pretty clear Mark Waid wrote this as a potential movie for Natasha. My only issue with it is that it contradicts established canon for Natasha but her canon is very confusing. Otherwise it's great.
Not connected to anything above, but recommending it because it's great:
Hawkeye Volume 4 (2012-2015) by Matt Fraction (writer), issue 1-22. This comic is likely the reason Clint never got hit with MCU synergy. This came out right after the Avengers and defined Clint Barton as a character. It's been 15 years and this is still being used as the blueprint for his character.
Winter Soldier: Bitter March (2014) by Rick Remender, 5 issues. This is unfortunately very MCU inspired but I enjoyed it.
The next few recommendations follow on from the Secret Empire event which I've just realised I've never read. So I can't organise a reading list for that.
Winter Soldier Volume 2 (2019), by Kyle Higgins, 5 issues. This is probably the best written Bucky outside of Brubaker and Liu. Also, Bucky gets a cat! She's hung around ever since.
Tales of Suspense Vol 3, (2018) by Matthew Rosenberg, 4 issues.
And last one:
Invaders Volume 3 (2019) by Chip Zdarsky, 12 issues.
dudee you are actually so awesome for this!! i really appreciate you taking the time to write all this down!!
im definitely gonna check these out i absolutely love buckys story and steves story in the mcu so id love to read even more about those characters.
also its funny you said read civil war because my brother told me i should read it because you can just read it as a standalone without much other context so i started it last night.
Before I start: 616 refers to the main comic continuity so that's what that means when i use it.
When I talk about Bucky i tend to refer to 'golden age' and 'post-retcon'. This is because Ed Brubaker, who created the Winter Soldier, radically changed the established Bucky canon that pre-dated Marvel existing.
For simplicity's sake I'm only listing the writers of the comics. I know i should list the artist as well but I'm writing this on my phone.
Also, everything I'm recommending is on Marvel Unlimited which is expensive BUT you get (most of) Marvel's back catalogue. However, I'm sure all of them are also available elsewhere π΄ββ οΈ
I know a fair bit about Steve, Sharon, Bucky and Natasha, but not much about Sam so I can't recommend anything from SamCap.
To start:
Adventures of Captain America (1991) by Fabian Nicieza (writer), 4 issues
This technically isn't 616 canon. It was written back in the 90's to do a retelling of Cap's origin for a modern audience. The events of this pre-date Marvel, and were originally shown in Cap's first outing, back in 1940.
However it's historically very interesting as the MCU drew on it heavily for The First Avenger, and certain aspects (including one character and parts of Bucky's characterisation ARE canon). If's also notable for being the genesis of modern!Bucky, and this would be built on by Brubaker.
The comic is pretty fun, too. It's not the best thing on the list, in fact it's near the bottom, but it's connection to the MCU's history and the development of Bucky as a character make it worth reading.
Man Out Of Time (2010-2011) by Mark Waid (writer), 5 issues
Another mini-series, and a highly recommended one. Like the previous comic this retells a pivotal moment in Steve's time as Cap for a modern audience (presumably to prep them for Steve's MCU outing, based on the publication date). The events of this were originally covered in Avengers #4, back in 1964 (in 616 Cap isn't present at the founding of the Avengers).
Man Out Of Time (referred to as MOOT now, just to make it easier) is considered the definitive version of this story and I can't recommend it highly enough.
Captain America volume 5 (2005-2011) by Ed Brubaker (writer) issues 1-50, 600-619
This is the backbone of my recommendation. Vol 5 of CA is one of the most important Cap storylines ever written. Because this is the Winter Soldier arc (at least to start with)
Unfortunately, it's where it starts to get more complicated. We're out of miniseries territory and into Cap's self titled comic. Making matters SUPER confusing is the switch to legacy numbering mid way through. Volume 5 started at issue one but beginning at what's technically issue 51 it switched to counting EVERYTHING that came before it, starting from Cap's first outing in Tales of Suspense. Presumably because 600 was a nice legacy number. But it doesn't make getting into comics particularly easy.
Making things more confusing is that while you can read just Brubaker's story from start to finish there's a bunch of other comics (including the entire Civil War event) that tie into the story (the good thing about getting this in book form is it includes most of the important issues).
Luckily, reddit always has someone who can out nerd everyone else so for the full experience here's the best way to go about reading Ed Brubaker's (this is the list I followed last time i did a full vol 5 read and it was great):
(All the comics are by Brubaker unless stated otherwise.)
CA vol 5, issues 1-24
Civil War (2006) by Mark Miller (writer), 7 issues
(If you want you can read all the Civil War tie in stories, too. But the important one is the main Civil War comic and Steve's own side of it.)
CA vol 5, issue 25
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (Bucky's first focus comic!). It'a a single issue story.
Civil War: The Confession by Brain Michael Bendis (writer). Another single issue story.
Captain America: Fallen Son (2007) by Jeph Loeb, 7 issues. This is a shortened title and if you're unspoiled about the events of Civil War please don't look it up until you're at this point.
CA vol 5, issues 26-50, 600-601
Captain America: Reborn (2009), 6 issues
Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield? (2009). Single issue. It follows on from the previous story.
Steve Rogers: Super Soldier (2010), 4 issues. This is the reason I recommended Adventures of Captain America.
Secret Avengers Volume 1, issues 1-12 (2011). You can keep reading if you want, but only the first 12 issues are Brubaker and I don't know the quality after he leaves.
CA Vol 5, issues 602-619. This wraps up volume 5! But it's not quite over.
Captain America and Bucky (2011-2012), 620-624. Continuing their desire to confuse Marvel had the legacy numbering follow Cap into this book.
Fear Itself Vol 1, issue 7.1. Fear Itself was another event and you can read the whole thing (I haven't but I've been meaning to). However this is the vital issue as it sets up Steve and Bucky for where they are in CA Vol 6 and Winter Soldier Vol 1.
Speaking of: CA Vol 6 (2011-2012), issues 1-19 (see! No legacy numbering!)
Winter Soldier Vol 1 (2012-2013), 19 issues.
And that wraps up the Ed Brubaker (and adjacent) comics. It's a lot, but they're worth it.
Moving on.
Black Widow Volume 4 (2010-2011) by Marjorie Liu (writer), issues 1-5.
Aka 'Name of the Rose'.
This is easily my favourite Natasha story, and has some wonderful Bucky moments. It's set probably sometime around issue 602 from Brubaker's run snd I'd recommend reading it between finishing vol 5 and starting Winter Soldier. Natasha ia the secondary lead of Winter Soldier, so her solo outing is also important.
Also it's just an amazing atory.
Avengers/Invaders (2008-2009) by JIm Krueger and Alex Ross (writers), 12 issues. This was my introduction to the Invaders, Cap's WW2 team. Again, it's set during Brubaker's run, and follows up on the events of Civil War, so it's best read after issue 42 of Vol 5.
Young Allies Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2009) by Roger Stern (writer). Single issue. Again, best read after issue 42 of vol 5. The Young Allies were a Golden Age comic team of kid heroes who were also pretty offensively racist (it was the 40s). This comic reimagines them, making their golden age outings in-universe comic books which the Young Alliea were not fans of.
It's a fun story, and it's always great seeing Bucky get to interact with people who knew him before he was The Soldier.
This is followed up with Captain America: Forever Allies (2010-2011), by Roger Stern (again) 4 issues.
Black Widow Volume 5 (2014-2015) by Nathan Edmondon (writer). I really, really mean it when I say this should only be read after you finish WS vol 1.
This is also known as the Phil Noto run because his art is sensational. It's my second favourite Natasha comic, but it's the first favourite for many fans.
Black Widow Volume 6 (2016-2017) by Mark Waid (writer).
Again, please finish WS first.
It's pretty clear Mark Waid wrote this as a potential movie for Natasha. My only issue with it is that it contradicts established canon for Natasha but her canon is very confusing. Otherwise it's great.
Not connected to anything above, but recommending it because it's great:
Hawkeye Volume 4 (2012-2015) by Matt Fraction (writer), issue 1-22. This comic is likely the reason Clint never got hit with MCU synergy. This came out right after the Avengers and defined Clint Barton as a character. It's been 15 years and this is still being used as the blueprint for his character.
Winter Soldier: Bitter March (2014) by Rick Remender, 5 issues. This is unfortunately very MCU inspired but I enjoyed it.
The next few recommendations follow on from the Secret Empire event which I've just realised I've never read. So I can't organise a reading list for that.
Winter Soldier Volume 2 (2019), by Kyle Higgins, 5 issues. This is probably the best written Bucky outside of Brubaker and Liu. Also, Bucky gets a cat! She's hung around ever since.
Tales of Suspense Vol 3, (2018) by Matthew Rosenberg, 4 issues.
And last one:
Invaders Volume 3 (2019) by Chip Zdarsky, 12 issues.
dudee you are actually so awesome for this!! i really appreciate you taking the time to write all this down!!
im definitely gonna check these out i absolutely love buckys story and steves story in the mcu so id love to read even more about those characters.
also its funny you said read civil war because my brother told me i should read it because you can just read it as a standalone without much other context so i started it last night.
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
β Live Streamingβ Interactive Chatβ Private Showsβ HD Qualityβ Free Actions
Free to watch β’ No registration required β’ HD streaming
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
β Live Streamingβ Interactive Chatβ Private Showsβ HD Qualityβ Free Actions
Free to watch β’ No registration required β’ HD streaming
