ameera | she/her | illustrator
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mind blown
I've wanted to do this for a while but was afraid I was going to step on some toes, so I never did. Also, finding the clips I want to find is hell, so I'm not sure where to start. However, I haven't seen it done and I want to have this stashed somewhere for posterity, so I'm doing it.
Leo in Rise is a showboat. He adores showing off, peacocking, and everything else that addresses vanity to the point where it shows up in his fighting. I can think of two moments when it's at its extreme, though, and that would be in Many Unhappy Returns with the fight against the Kraken and the Evil Six.
And the fight against Shredder where he just... grabs his sword with his teeth because he freaking can.
In fact, it's only in the movie where I would say that we see Leo's true potential as a fighter and a strategist and I think I can boil it down to three moments. The one where he goes for the key and Raph has to sacrifice himself to make sure Leo gets home. The fight with Krang Raph. And the one that absolutely takes it home, the sacrifice against Krang.
Let me explain.
The first fight with Krang, he's still showing off to a certain degree. Playing distraction, trying to figure out what the Krang are capable of right up until their powers get stolen. Then, Splinter gets hurt, things turn for the worst, and Leo...
is left with no other choice but to plan on the fly.
And he does it. Blows every expectation out of the water and manages to get the Key from under Krang's nose. What did him in? He only thought of getting the Key. He didn't think beyond it. He forgot his escape plan.
The second moment would be the fight with Krang Raph.
Again, he's trying to figure things out and trying to buy time. He knows he's got to get his brother back, but he's also playing distraction. Krang's watching and that's keeping his eye off Leo's brothers.
Reason why I know this?
The third moment, the one everyone remembers.
The one where Leo puts everything on the line and is left to make a decision that he knows he has to take despite knowing what it's going to cost, and here's why.
The entire fight with Krang, that self-sacrifice, is long decided even before he stands.
Before this
Before this
Here
is when he formulates what he's got to do to save everyone. Not to win the fight, to save everyone. Why?
The fight itself lasts two moves. Two of Leo's moves, too. The portal first and then him swinging his blade off into the Prison Dimension. He did not let Krang do anything that could sabotage him. He was running on low already, he had one chance.
And he made it count. This was thought through. Leonardo Hamato knew exactly how to play his cards against Krang and got a victory out of it.
How is this insane? Because typical heroes don't do that. You know who does? Chessmasters and Villains. The ones with the grand plans that the heroes have to struggle to stop.
Leo's strength in Rise is downplayed and minimized. Why? Because if they did trust him, he would be devastating.
A wonderful little blurb about being in your 30’s that I really needed to read—thanks for the words of wisdom! I’ll hold onto it for sure.
I’m turning Future Leo years old tomorrow (39) so to celebrate I drew fLeo going through all the trials and tribulations I’ve been dealing with at this age. Also thought it’d be a fun opportunity to put him in some of my outfits. He understands my pain.
TED talk about aging and fLeo below here. Just my thoughts as I was drawing all this.
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donatello time
thinking about mikey’s interests in art and cooking
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he's walking like 🎀✨💐💕
important: raph’s walk here
I'm going to scream
it ended in the same location as where it all began
AHHHH thank you so much!!! ✨️ What an honor! 🎸 For anyone who missed the pre-order deadline and wanted to buy one, stay tuned for the relaunch (it'll be announced on my Instagram first).
@artamee AAAAAAA
I love it so much! New favorite shirt acquired 😎🤘🎸🐢⚡️✨️
Hello! First post for my account! I wanted to say thank you to @somerandomdudelmao ! I LOVE Rise of TMNT and your comic is such an amazing journey, story, and overall a wonderful time. Thank you for doing what you do. It was super fun to board this part of the comic where Casey and Donnie brake into EPF. I thought "OooOOo! how did that fight go?!" So please enjoy! READ Cass Apocalyptic Series! What are you waiting for! THANKS AGAIN! Master Post
Great story and art! I can't wait to see where it goes
During the season 1 episode "Portal Jacked!", something goes a little awry...
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Donmatelro
--𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜--
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reutilizing my July 4th comic for new years cause I don’t feel like drawing
Kick off the new year with a Rise of the TMNT MAD DOGS™ band tee! Pre-orders end January 7th. Link HERE
I got these mineral wash shirts printed by Raw Paw, an artist-run print studio in Austin, Texas. They manage shipping & handling and are great at what they do. I bought one for myself (creator sample) and I’m obsessed with it—the print quality is great! You can also get it as a tank top.
Kendratello my beloved, you’re so misunderstood (they’re two silly teens who rob banks, Kendra just made the mistake of stealing his tech to do that).
не могу понять нравятся они мне или нет хмхмхм…
how you can help palestine
*i regularly update this post with any new info i find so please always reblog the original post*
donations currently reaching gaza:
‼️ help buy e-sims for people in gaza
donate to get food packages to gaza - care for gaza
donate direct aid to gaza - ehab rida (longtime activist and volunteer, has been carrying out donations and humanitarian projects in gaza since 2021)
palestine children's relief fund
world food programme
aid to gaza - taawon/bank of palestine
help gaza’s children
female hygiene kits for gaza - pious project
donate to UNRWA
urgent humanitarian aid to palestinians - anera
medical aid for palestinians
urgent support for medical professionals in gaza
gaza evacs and prosthetics - raindove (link to donations in their bio)
donate to ahmed (@/90-ghost on tumblr)
he is born, raised and based in gaza. please help him reach his goal of $50K to get his family to safety across the rafah border into egypt. as of right now… it’s $7.5K per person to evacuate gaza.
help journalist yousef escape gaza to treat his cancer
help mohamed evacuate gaza to get treatment for himself and his daughter
support palestinians: buy a keffiyeh from the last and only factory in palestine - hirbawi
secondary donations:
click to donate - arab.org
emergency relief for gaza - pious projects
palestine red crescent society
save palestine - islamic relief canada
send medical supplies to gaza - palestinian american medical association
help bring down israel's weapon trade - palaction
donate for the recovery of hisham awartani
one of the three palestinian students shot by a racist in vermont for wearing kufiyas and speaking arabic. hisham’s injuries have left him paralysed from below the chest.
‼️ urge icj to invite gazan journalists to testify
international cultural workers to strike from german cultural institutions for their complicity in oppressing palestinians and promoting genocide - strike germany
petition to investigate war crimes committed by israeli military
demand ceasefire - amnesty international
open call for immediate ceasefire
american government call for immediate ceasefire
american government to stop funding israeli military
ceasefire and increase humanitarian assistance - oxfam au
petition to get canva to address their pro-israel stance
invoke the genocide convention to call for ceasefire in gaza - world beyond war
suspend israel from international sports - diem25
UK to expel israeli ambassador - change.org
gaza healthcare workers for nobel peace prize - change.org
teachers around the world demand ceasefire - teachers for palestine
president whitten: reinstate samia halaby retrospective NOW - action network
demand the immediate release of mansour shouman
location specific petitions
gaza call for lasting ceasefire - oxfam (UK)
end israeli occupation - parliament uk (UK)
email your MP - medical aid for palestine (UK)
protect gaza civilians - islamic relief (UK)
stop fuelling genocide - action network (USA)
@ biden: call for ceasefire now - move on (USA)
ceasefirenow.com - jewishvoiceofpeace (USA)
call congress and demand a ceasefire - uscpr (USA - they provide a script of what you should say, so don't worry about it)
note: you can call everyday. they tally the number of calls per issue. so more calls = higher chance for them to take action. p.s. you mainly go to voicemail so don’t worry about phone call anxiety. fight through it just this once please.
no forced displacement! - action network
australia call on israel to stop attacking palestinians - apan (AUS)
immediate ceasefire and increase in humanitarian aid in gaza - actionaid (AUS)
email your MPs - stand with palestine (AUS)
‼️ australian senate to investigate australian citizens in the IDF for war crimes allegations - fpm (AUS)
‼️ arms embargo on israel - cjpme (CANADA)
sign to send letter to MP for ceasefire - nccm (CANADA)
ceasefire now! - ijv (CANADA)
call on your local mayor and council to demand ceasefire - LeadNow (CANADA)
cessez-le-feu et un couloir humanitaire - le mouvement (FRANCE)
écrivez aux député-es et sénateurs-trices - association france palestine solidarité (FRANCE)
write to your député - assemblée nationale (FRANCE)
skydda civilbefolkningen i gaza! - mittskifte (SWEDEN)
singaporeans call for immediate ceasefire (SIN)
contact your elected reps and demand a ceasefire (GERMANY)
write to the EU demanding a ceasefire (EUROPE)
template of letters you can send (EU)
guide on how to contact your MPs in EU
p.s. if the template is outdated, just use it as a guide and add a few sentences here and there that reflect the current situation. i can’t find any recent templates so :/ at least this is something
multiple actions you can take to help palestine - plant een olifbloom (NETHERLANDS)
includes: links for donations, emails to MP, emails to media, links to petitions and demonstrations
den haag, maak nú werk van vrede in israël/Palestina - the right forum (NETHERLANDS)
māori call for palestine - ourActionStation (NZ)
deem israeli actions as war crimes - NZ parliament/pāremata aotearoa (NZ)
basta ao genocídio em Gaza! - awaaz (BRAZIL)
globo e grande mídia, parem de desumanizar civis palestinos - the intercept (BRAZIL)
manifesto ao governo brasileiro - petição pública (BRAZIL)
‼️ justice for palestine
reach out to countries to back up south africa’s invoke genocide convention at the ICJ
‼️ international criminal court
submit evidences of israeli war crimes
friends of al-aqsa
❥ UK-specific
urge your MP to speak up for palestine
hands off al-aqsa
stop administrative detention
petition for UK to stop arming israel
❥ International
boycott puma — email them to end their partnership with israel
boycott coca-cola
islamic relief canada
urge your MP to rally for ceasefire
decolonise palestine
poster campaign to raise awareness on the war crimes being committed against palestinians
text/call campaign for people living in USA
text RESIST @ 50409 to send a letter to your representatives to pass HR3103–a bill that prohibits tax dollars from going to israel
download 5Calls app to contact members of your congress | (more info)
fax campaign for people in the USA
go on this website to send 5 free faxes per day
here’s a link to a pre-written fax copy you can download to send (the first link on the linktree)
here’s a video that explains how to fax your senator (it’s very easy and all you need is a valid email address)
‼️ BDS movement
get involved in boycotting companies associated with israel
palestine diaspora network
global strike guide - join the global strike!
please let me know if you have any more links. i will add them in. and please reblog the original post!!
UPCOMING PROTESTS
PALESTINIAN LITERATURE READING LIST
PALESTINIAN BUSINESSES
-last updated 11/3/24-
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Alright, here is an animatic for the @tapakah0's Comic series Life of Violence Era (aka: L.O.V.E.)
It is a wonderful comic with humor, hope, all most importantly LOVE. There are BEAUTIFUL ANIMATICS to go with the story! Thanks so much Tapakah! For not only having such a fun and touching comic, but also being such a positive force in this crazy turtle community! GO GO! READ THE COMIC!! GO GO!! Life of Violence Era (aka: L.O.V.E.)
Master Post
don’t stop talking about what’s happening
@somerandomdudelmao , *puts it down* *runs away*
Song: Gales of Song (English Version) - Belle
Part 2!
of the C.A.S. Animated project:D
A special thank you to Solid Helium and Lizart Lotte for their efforts. And a huge, giant thank you all for your donations. Because of them, I can skip the stage where I save money for animation and get right to the creation process>:D
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Music - We can be a family again (The evil within 2)
If you're new here, here's the comic this animation is based on.
I finally read the entire comic and it was so worth it to understand this and many other animatics
Sometimes I think... they're all just speaking tongues...
A little animation for Cass Apocalyptic Series by @somerandomdudelmao!
Thank you for creating such a wonderful story that brings the fandom together!!
SO COOL!!!
Here we are! Another animatic inspired by the comic L.O.V.E (Life of violence era) written by @tapakah0 (AKA Tapa)! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE COMIC and ALL YOU ART! I might have gotten a little carried away with all the fight choreography I added.... BUT I hope you all enjoy it! GO READ THE COMIC! GO GO GO!
Master Post
ahhh we were robbed
after the reveal of Frida's design I had to edit her in!!
helloooo this is random but is this the same artamee from insta? :O imma h u g e fan of your work I love love love it smmmm 💖💗💜💖💗 you're v cool and inspiring ✨️
Hey yes I am!! Sorry I didn't see this sooner, I've never checked my inbox before haha. Thank you! 🥹❤️ I'm so flattered 🫶🏼
this is exactly what happened afterward and you can't convince me otherwise
40th Anniversary ROTTMNT Farewell Chapter Spoiler below!
Dang Splinter. Way to throw you arch-nemesis/fellow dad/it's complicated under the bus at the very last second. You know he totally did that on purpose just to annoy poor Draxum and fortify his top spot as best dad for all eternity.
Been holding off on posting this image for days to avoid spoiling people too early on. People have been asking for my opinion on the special and I have to say I absolutely loved it, but will probably wait a few more days to properly discuss.
this art inspires me to continue my own band AU...
Rammstein - "Ich Will"
So, yeah, my ideas kinda mixed together, as at the start I was mostly thinking about making Leo a rock star, but when I was listening to some music for inspiration, I got carried away with Rammstein and this particular song that I felt would represent Leo with his desire to be trusted, seen and acknowledged.
@tmntfashioncompetition
*sad violin noises*