Donovan Morgan Grant

@donomark.bsky.social

Freelance Writer, Podcaster, hair-comber. https://qnoanswers.com/

Breaking: GOP Congressman Andy Ogles, who has said gay people have “no place in America” and “Muslims don't belong in American society,” just lost his primary in Tennessee. He will no longer serve in Congress.

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The amount of people on our Cell VS. Yusuke video / short who think Yusuke (or anyone in YYH) can blow up a planet is surprising. Like... nobody in YYH is that strong. Even S+ Demons. That line about them being able to destroy the world means they can *wipe out all civilization.*

Masters of the Universe opens with narration by He-Man who stops while explaining that the sword that gives him his power is called the Sword of Power and he goes “(Scoff) Yeah. I know.” This movie should go to fuckin jail.

I had to block r/CATHELP The sub is a coin toss of "help is this normal!?" <video of two kittens playing in the friendliest, most playful way that kittens have ever played> and graphic photos of a cat clearly about to die an agonizing death

I have long figured that on the day I die, yes, there will be people celebrating my death. My only hope is that, generally speaking, you'll be able to glean what kind of a person I actually was by seeing what exactly it was they were all mad at me for.

If you’d like to read Monica Geraffo’s full article on Willi Smith’s legacy within Marvel comics and beyond them (and we strongly encourage you to do so, because there’s lots we left out!), you can find it for free here:

One Moment in Time: Designer Willi Smith and Mary Jane’s Wedding Dress

In this guest post, Monica Gerrafo examines the designing of Mary Jane Watson’s dress for her 1987 wedding to Spider-Man and the implications of both’s live-action and on-the-page prese…

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“For a brief moment, Willi Smith transcended the paranoia surrounding the AIDS epidemic. His Marvel comics cameo made him immortal, depicted as vibrant and generous and talented and actively still designing because within the comics his death is never mentioned." 11/11

The splash page that concludes the wedding ceremony in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21, which prominently includes Willi Smith smiling at the happy couple.

Smith’s involvement is also notable because of the timing and circumstances of his death. Two months after completing his designs for Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson’s wedding, Willi Smith died of AIDS-related complications, making these some of the last designs he ever produced. 7/11

An image of designer Willi Smith, commemorating his life and death, with text that says “For Willi, 1948-1987.”

Per Geraffo, Smith was also “a progressive designer”: “WilliWear was intentionally designed at an affordable price point, especially compared to his designer counterparts. As Smith was famous for saying, ‘I don’t design clothes for the Queen; but for the people who wave at her as she goes by.’” 5/11

 Willi Smith for WilliWear, Fall 1985 Presentation, photographed by Peter Gould.

Smith’s notoriety definitely made him a “get” for Marvel. But hiring an openly gay designer was also a bold choice. Historically, Marvel had progressive tendencies. But in 1987, the Comics Code still forbade LGBTQ+ characters & Marvel was still 5 years away from debuting their first gay hero. 4/11

Will Smith is introduced in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21 as a celebrity designer friend of Mary Jane Watson.