Thinking about the film Jojo Rabbit, I'm reminded of my reaction to this comic video by Key and Peele:
My current thoughts about it: it's funny! In large part because so much of it is just silly. But the first time I watched it? I was NOT amused. I think that for some of us, dark humor like Jojo Rabbit and this short comedy sketch rely on the power of the absurd to push us past a level of sympathy for the characters and into the amusement of the situation. But my own initial reaction tends more towards empathizing with the characters rather than appreciation of the comic factors.
So I might be far more amused by Jojo Rabbit if I watch a second time. Who knows?
Dread Nation (by Justina Ireland) gets a worthy sequel in Deathless Divide. I liked having dual protagonists this time--it works well with the stories Ireland tells through the characters. Also, given that I really liked Jane in the first book, I enjoyed reading what someone else thought of her.
The "hook"--post-Civil War era re-write of history, where the war ended when the dead literally started rising. Shamblers is what the un-dead are called, and Jane and Katherine were both taught to put them down for good. Book two bounds outward from the east coast and Kansas territory to California as a potentially zombie-free promised land. Ireland explores myths of the West with her biracial, female protagonists.
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musesfool recced a Black Panther fanfic that takes the idea from Groundhog's Day and explores the possibility of redemption for Erik Killmonger. 70K words, so that's a novel; don't start reading unless you either a) have plenty of free time, or b) you're better than I am about having the self-control to close that book click that window when it's time to stop.
god loves everybody, don't remind me (70381 words) by napricot
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Black Panther (2018), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Erik Killmonger & T'Challa
Characters: Erik Killmonger, T'Challa (Marvel), T'Chaka (Marvel), Ramonda (Marvel), Shuri (Marvel), Okoye (Marvel), Nakia (Black Panther), N'Jobu (Marvel), Erik Killmonger's Mother, Bast, Linda (Black Panther movies), W'Kabi (Marvel), Ulysses Klaue, Everett Ross, Zuri (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Time Loop, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Wakanda (Marvel), Djalia | Ancestral Plane (Marvel), Erik Killmonger Lives, Family
Summary:
N’Jadaka didn’t believe in the gods of his people. But belief was not a prerequisite of the gods’ attention, and the blood of the Panther tribe ran in N’Jadaka’s veins. Bast took hold of his soul in her mighty jaws and lifted it free of his body. She gave him a warning shake, just as she would a misbehaving kitten, and set him back. With one careful claw, she tweaked his path through time into a twisting loop. Wayward and abandoned though he was, N’Jadaka was still of her tribe. He could set things right, if given the chance.
My current thoughts about it: it's funny! In large part because so much of it is just silly. But the first time I watched it? I was NOT amused. I think that for some of us, dark humor like Jojo Rabbit and this short comedy sketch rely on the power of the absurd to push us past a level of sympathy for the characters and into the amusement of the situation. But my own initial reaction tends more towards empathizing with the characters rather than appreciation of the comic factors.
So I might be far more amused by Jojo Rabbit if I watch a second time. Who knows?
Dread Nation (by Justina Ireland) gets a worthy sequel in Deathless Divide. I liked having dual protagonists this time--it works well with the stories Ireland tells through the characters. Also, given that I really liked Jane in the first book, I enjoyed reading what someone else thought of her.
The "hook"--post-Civil War era re-write of history, where the war ended when the dead literally started rising. Shamblers is what the un-dead are called, and Jane and Katherine were both taught to put them down for good. Book two bounds outward from the east coast and Kansas territory to California as a potentially zombie-free promised land. Ireland explores myths of the West with her biracial, female protagonists.
musesfool recced a Black Panther fanfic that takes the idea from Groundhog's Day and explores the possibility of redemption for Erik Killmonger. 70K words, so that's a novel; don't start reading unless you either a) have plenty of free time, or b) you're better than I am about having the self-control to god loves everybody, don't remind me (70381 words) by napricot
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Black Panther (2018), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Erik Killmonger & T'Challa
Characters: Erik Killmonger, T'Challa (Marvel), T'Chaka (Marvel), Ramonda (Marvel), Shuri (Marvel), Okoye (Marvel), Nakia (Black Panther), N'Jobu (Marvel), Erik Killmonger's Mother, Bast, Linda (Black Panther movies), W'Kabi (Marvel), Ulysses Klaue, Everett Ross, Zuri (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Time Loop, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Wakanda (Marvel), Djalia | Ancestral Plane (Marvel), Erik Killmonger Lives, Family
Summary:
N’Jadaka didn’t believe in the gods of his people. But belief was not a prerequisite of the gods’ attention, and the blood of the Panther tribe ran in N’Jadaka’s veins. Bast took hold of his soul in her mighty jaws and lifted it free of his body. She gave him a warning shake, just as she would a misbehaving kitten, and set him back. With one careful claw, she tweaked his path through time into a twisting loop. Wayward and abandoned though he was, N’Jadaka was still of her tribe. He could set things right, if given the chance.
Erik gets a do-over. Erik gets a lot of do-overs. Or: Erik Killmonger's own personal version of Groundhog Day, only with a lot more murder, dying, trips to the ancestral plane, awkward family conversations, and divine intervention.
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