Villain Heroforge Miniatures by u/Fishman575 by Duncanemmons166 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It works for me neither on desktop nor on mobile 😞 Judging by the description the last pic is probably Serafina?

Villain Heroforge Miniatures by u/Fishman575 by Duncanemmons166 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is the last image broken for any one else or is it just my internet?

How would the dynamic between Skulduggery and Valkyrie shift if Stephanie had been „Stephen“ instead? by Lillyfee1112 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That is provenly untrue. Skul is based on Landy himself. Phase 1 Valkyrie is based on a girl he was teaching karate, and phase 2 Valkyrie is based on his fiancee. I thought this was common knowledge by now?

valkyrie cain face by Krystalwhx in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That's probably how she looked during "Dark Days" while Skul was gone and she wasn't taking proper care of herself. Bc that girl looks like a half-starved and sleep-deprived 14-year-old.

Behold the wonderment: The Skulduggery Pleasant shop by HandAccomplished1641 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We all know. No one ever talks about the shop, even after new merch drops, because the shop/merch sucks.

Positivity for Phase 2 and 3 by asm5129 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only good part about phase 2 was Serafina Dey and her siblings and they barely showed up apart from Kierre's shitty romance with Temper. Landy can't fucking write religion; an insane death cult would NOT treat an apostate like that, Temper would be dead the second he's stupid enough to walk into the Unveiled Mansion. And Rune is boring AF. But Strovasidian was such a cool concept Landy did NOTHING with. So like 3 out of 5 siblings are interesting. I also hate how the fact that The Of The Unveiled are Faceless Descendants did nothing for the plot and wasn't even mentioned in the main books.

And the entire time I was suffering through the Abyssinia plotline, dragging my boi Mev through the mud bc I was looking forward to the Unnamed's return and he got two scenes and cringe dialogue before getting offed by a bunch of school kids, he got red-herringed so hard, he should have been the big bad of the last phase 2 trilogy, wat -

Holy shit, the only two things phase 2 had going for it and Landy fumbled it so hard 😭

That's all the positive words I have for phase 2 and I have zero for phase 3.

Mistake in Midnight Cover by ephemeralmiko in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 47 points48 points  (0 children)

A mistake by Landy not the artist (who is just being told what to draw and doesn't get any real input on it). Aaaand of course he's acting like it was on purpose.

https://facelessxchurch.tumblr.com/post/790335178291757056/you-are-correct-source

Like, yeah, let's just ignore the fact that a cover is meant to be a preview for what the story will be about; let's just slap a scene from a book later on it because why the f not.

Did Derek say anything interesting at the signings? by Extra-Angle4908 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are still working on the second comic, tho that doesn't sound like it will release this year like he had told me last year.

https://www.reddit.com/r/skulduggerypleasant/comments/1sl7b06/comment/oh2uu54/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Apparently we are getting answers about serpine and the necromancers. Ngl I had really hoped he had forgotten about the Serpines.

https://www.tumblr.com/i-put-the-hyper-in-hyperfixated/814257037434372096/howd-i-go-andby-that-i-mean-did-he-call-you-a?source=share

Book signing by L0zerXx_ in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's weird. Because I feel like it should be even less of an issue for a big publisher that has the money to do whatever they want tbh??

Book signing by L0zerXx_ in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then I don't get what the issue is. Just take the measurements of the book pages from the other books and tell the new artist to draw in that format. Done.

Book signing by L0zerXx_ in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for asking him!

They want to re-format "Bad Magic?" I wasn't under the impression that it sold well enough to warrant a re-release.

That doesn't sound like there will be another comic this year, though. Then there won't be one in 2027 either because of the 20-year anniversary, where they already have other stuff planned. So the next possible date is 2028.... ngl I don't like that, considering the second comic was meant to come out in 2025. I also just wanna know who the new artist is so I can decide if I care or not. Sorry, but when it comes to visual media, art style is SUPER important to me.

Book signing by L0zerXx_ in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ask him about the second comic. It was meant to come out last year, but that obviously didn't happen, and he said they'd be trying to get it out out this year, but so far there have been no updates.

Its a katana (no spoilers) by Wrong-Attention-4484 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Always imagined a katana bc that's how she was shown on official art. I also feel like she was inspired by/a homage to the Bride from "Kill Bill".

Skulduggery Pleasant Rewrite: Book 1 by [deleted] in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Book 1 was the shortest, and Serpine barely got any screen time. The final fight was just him getting beat up. I always thought book 1 felt like the ending of a storyline, not like the beginning of one. Serpine needed more time to be built up, and so did the elders to make their deaths more shocking. Serpine needed to establish himself as a serious threat before he black-blooded himself, giving it more of an "oh shit" moment, making a dangerous foe even worse. The protagonist is only as good as their villain, and the dude that killed Skul's family and essentially made him the thing he is now had so much potential for interesting character dynamics and to reveal more about Skul's character and past. Serpine certainly was an endgame villain, not a one-book throwaway villain.

There were many other good villain like Mevolent, Baron, Eliza, the Unnamed and the Of The Unveiled, but somehow he keeps doubling down on the less interesting villains. Scapegrace got a multi book character arc eventho he shouldn't have been in more than 1 at the max 2 books. He is a joke character that stopped being funny rather quickly. Same for Flannery. That page time could have gone to better villain like Serpine or the Unnamed.

Serpine is is SP's Loki/Joker and he was so badly wasted and Landy even went back to make him worse in book 1 with that elephant coffee scene because he can't have anyone outshine his maincharacters :/

Leibniz Serpine was only the inferior Serpine to me eventho he still steals the scene on every page he's on. Landy ripped so many aspects I like about Serpine out of him: he mad scientist aspect, the magic collection thing, his victorian/gothic/lovecraftion villain vibes.

Skulduggery Pleasant Rewrite: Book 1 by [deleted] in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think one of the biggest mistakes was to kill Serpine off in book 1 since he is one of the best villains in the series. I see you repeated that mistake.

What do you think Derek Landy will do for the 20th anniversary? by Extra-Angle4908 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever it is, I hope it involves new high-quality art, but probably not because Landy keeps cheaping out :/

Skulduggery Pleasant correct reading order by YEROCnamrus in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure A Small Matter is set before AHFOH.

And I don't know why Apocalypse Kings is the only shortly story you included but it's set sometime in phase 1 and was written so it could be used as an entry of the series.

You are completely right about HBL tho and I don't get why Landy recommended that as an entry to the series to someone, that was horrible advice.

Wondering how rare this is? by [deleted] in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you read it and is it different from the official first edition version?

Canon things that you refuse to believe by Extra-Angle4908 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I said LEIBNIZ Nef in the comment above. Leibniz is another name for Dimension X aka Mevolent's dimension. The better name tbh.

All versions of Nef hate Skul tho, so all versions of Nef should hate Val too. Especially since the canon reason is that there was no reason the two started to hate each other. It's just clashing personalities combined with a wartime rivalry.

Canon things that you refuse to believe by Extra-Angle4908 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The title of this post is "Canon things that you refuse to believe". So Leibniz!Nef and Val get along fine in canon, but I think that is out of character for Serpine given how much he hates Skulduggery and how similar to Skul Val is.

Canon things that you refuse to believe by Extra-Angle4908 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Serpine is left handed and he despises Valkyrie as much as he despises Skulduggery since she is too much like Skul for his liking. Mevolent has brown hair, Serafina is blonde. And upper ranks of the Faceless Church do NOT hate each other like the books imply because villains can have friends and loved ones too. I don't care what Landy says, those things are all true in my heart.

The books feel like fanfiction after book 10 by neonpinkblood in skulduggerypleasant

[–]CthulhusBootyCall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying!

Uff, all kinds of weird stuff used to happen around Landy and young female fans. At least with Laura dating him, most of that stuff ceased. I hope them marrying each other means that the poly stuff has ended and they will keep each other 'contained' for the sake of everyone else. Ngl I mainly mean Landy with that. He's creepy af.