#celestialily

@celestialily sumi has her initial false awakening by rejecting reality and further embracing the delusion maruki created, so cendrillon having the same helmet on her as the ones worn by the people being brainwashed in "treatment" fits with that, especially with the fact that cinderella was chosen in the first place based on the idea of "the spell wearing off at midnight"!

the throne with the veil on it that sumire is sitting in in in the palace on 1/9 also has the exact same heart pattern on it as cendrillon's cape, so that's another place where something is seen in both cendrillon's design and maruki's palace:

and maruki's also able to control cendrillon, and she proclaims the palace as where she belongs...

so i feel like there's some really interesting and ultimately unused implications here that like... considering the context of sumire's initial awakening, like. maruki basically created cendrillon. she's a product of his palace. i feel like they could have gone a lot harder with that tbh

tumblr ate my tag for some reason but i said on the original answer, this is just feeding me wishing sumi had gotten a different persona when she had her real awakening

old friends not forgotten, a summary:

YOU CAUGHT ME. Here’s a popular opinion I definitely agree with!

I think it’d be fair to say it’s both. the movies and George himself made pretty clear that Anakin and Obi-wan’s relationship was a troubled one and every author took it a different way. Obi-wan is Stover’s favorite characters and with what he knew of the ROTS and how his relationship with Anakin was going to be portrayed he created some beautiful moments between the two. But even he knew the relationship wasn’t perfect, the doubt, the distrust, the insecurities that plagued both characters were all that. 

Overall, Anakin and Obi-wan’s relationship were pretty well defined in the EU even with it being explored by multiple authors. I’d say it’s consistent even if sometimes biased depending on the author. Also, the difference – father figure/brother – makes perfect sense because their relationship covered a lot of years. They were introduced to each other when one was a kid looking for a father figure and the other was becoming an adult. Of course they would see their relationship differently. And, as they both grew older and more mature, it changed into a more balanced relationship, where they had easier time seeing each other as equals.

In the books/comics set before the Clone Wars they relationship was portrayed very differently than in TCW or ROTS because it *was* a different relationship. As George said, Anakin and Obi-wan only became close friends AFTER Attack of the Clones. And it think all the authors were faithful to that, even if the current fandom has a hard time accepting that.

As for the whole ‘family’ thing, I think it really depends on your definition of family. I look at my family and friends and then I look at the Jedi and we are nothing alike. I’d never refuse to mourn them, rejoice their passing or sacrifice them to altar of the greater good without considering a great, devastating PERSONAL loss. Because that’s the difference, isn’t? They Jedi are a community of detached people who can’t form PERSONAL, FAMILIAL bonds so their idea of ‘family’ is nothing like ours. To them ‘family’ = community and to us it means personal relationships. I do believe they consider themselves a ‘family’ I don’t think their idea of family is anything like ours. 

I’m so glad that you’ve gotten some joy out of this blog over the years. It really is one of my favorite hobbies to run this and I lose sight of that sometimes in the amount of work it can be when trying to write content alongside all my other responsibilities.

There have been some really great Star Wars comics over the last several years since the Marvel purchase. I’ll do a brief run down of my ten unranked favorites.

1. Darth Vader written by Kieron Gillen and art by Salvador Larroca

Probably the first must buy Star Wars comic. While the art at times can be a tad too photo referenced, the characterization of Vader is top notch and features some essential moments for him. It also gave us such wonderful new additions as Doctor Aphra and Triple Zero.

2. Doctor Aphra  written by Kieron Gillen and Simon Spurrier and art by Kev Walker, Emilio Laiso, and others

Speaking of which, I adore Doctor Aphra. I think she’s an incredibly fun addition to the Star War mythology and it’s great to see such a complex queer character leading a line of comics. The original run written by Gillen and Spurrier is filled to the brim with off the wall, creative storytelling decisions and smart personal story telling. Can’t recommend it enough.

3. Lando written by Charles Soule and art byAlex Maleev

Charles Soule is pretty rightly realized as one of the best comic writers for Star Wars and his first major swing at the franchise, Lando, is one of his best. It’s a hesit book that quickly takes an unexpected swing towards cosmic horror.

4. Kanan written by Greg Weisman and art by Pepe Larraz

This should be required reading for Rebels fans. A great little origin story for one of the series’ best characters that sports some amazing art. Also, probably the best post-Order 66 clone content out there. At least until Bad Batch.

5. Darth Vader written by Charles Soule and art by Giuseppe Camuncoli

The other amazing Darth Vader book. This comic is probably the best source for those that want to dive deeper into the lore of the Dark Side. Some great moments of mythos building in this and some great character moments as we see Anakin come into himself as Dark Lord of the Sith.

6. Han Solo written by Marjorie Liu and art by Mark Brooks

Amazing art and fast smartly written action, this Han Solo mini-series is a smart and inventive interstellar racebook that is a blast from start to finish. Probably the best Han centric story out there.

7. C-3PO: The Phantom Limb written by James Robinson and art by Tony Harris

This might be a weird pick, but I adore this story that tells the origin of C-3PO’s red arm. It’s a completely unnecessary concept for a comic but it ends up being a fascinating little story about finding humanity in opposing sides during wartime. In droids no less!

8. Captain Phasma written by Kelly Thompson and art by Marco Checchetto 

I think the fandom collectively was pretty disappointed with the sparse screen time for Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma. This short but potent four issue series bridging The Force Awakens to The Last Jedi is probably the best content we will get for the character and charts the brutal morality of this masked villain in great fashion. Marco Checchetto also kills it on the art.

9. Age of Rebellion: Boba Fett written by Greg Pak and art by Marc Laming

By and large the “Age of” maxi-series produced some serviceable but often forgettable comics. The real standout occurred midway through with a great little space western starring the galaxy’s most famous bounty hunter. It begins with Boba Fett riding into town on a robotic horse and continues for twenty gorgeously drawn and understated pages. 

10. Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle written by Cavan Scott and art by Derek Charm and others

(2/2) I apologize for bringing it to your attention if you prefer not to receive questions/comments like this about your fics; nobody really cares (including me) about specific word choice when the story is so engrossing & wonderful (super pumped about shmi's orange lightsaber btw), and I'd hate to annoy you over something so minor. I just like the idea you explored of ani showing love thru sentient expression & confusing everyone around him who are used to words/sentences like normal ppl XD

First of - this made me cry. People asking after such details is EXACTLY the kind of stuff you hope for as a writer. Seriously, you made my night! Especially since that is one of the smol details i actually thought was really neat to put in! foreshadowing, though art my friend But yes! Words, no matter how precise, are limiting and when Anakin doesn’t have the words to communicate, he kind of shifts out of that and,,, also out of himself. The lines between what is him and what is Force blurs and nobody really likes that at all because it’s low key terrifying. Obi-Wan and Ahsoka kind of deal best with it still.