Billy & Teddy's Excellent Adventure: Wiccan & Hulkling Appreciation

[America / Bucky / Russia]

I figure anything which isn't "ew homosexuals are evil sinners men don't do that to each other it's disgusting" is okay. Like, you can love a character and still hate what one creator, be they writer, artist, editorial etc. is doing with them. Anything about the characters should really be open to debate. I think Beetle is raising an interesting point.

[Fokken]

This is an appreciation thread, please keep it POSITIVE!!

[NexusTenebrare]

His old costume was a 16 year old wearing the weirdest metal bandana/headband you can think of. His redesign is an 18 year old who actually knows how to get a good haircut. He's matured, and I love the star motif of the redesign a lot, and it still has the iconic red and black colour scheme.

His old hair was far superior.
And if you want to get angry over artists making errors. McKelvie didn't seem to know that Billy has black hair, not brown.

[Fokken]

His old hair was far superior.
And if you want to get angry over artists making errors. McKelvie didn't seem to know that Billy has black hair, not brown.

Wouldn't that be a colorist error?
Not fighting -- just sayin'

[NexusTenebrare]

Wouldn't that be a colorist error?
Not fighting -- just sayin'

I stand corrected.
Mind you, I have a feeling it might've been deliberate to diferentiate him more from teen Loki who came later and actually had black hair.

[legion_quest]

Brown, Black, Blue, Green.......he's both a teen and gay, hair dye exists

[NexusTenebrare]

Brown, Black, Blue, Green.......he's both a teen and gay, hair dye exists

No one in the world would dye their hair from black to brown.
In fact, I do the exact opposite myself.

[Kieran_Frost]

[PretenderNX01]

His old hair was far superior.

Billy's old hair will always be his best hair.

Mind you, I have a feeling it might've been deliberate to diferentiate him more from teen Loki who came later and actually had black hair.

Yeah I think that's most likely it, a lot of artists have "same face" problems and McKelvie isn't an exception so hair color comes into play. The red hood was a nice addition to Billy'd look, the rest is alright. His civilian clothes were just tacky though. That white and black shirt...

Some fan art of Billy's amazing hair:

[Nisus]

He wore his old costume longer and artists are still drawing him in it instead of his new costume, that's pretty much the definition of iconic.

Based on what is presented in the image, along with what's already taken place in AXIS this scene could certainly be a taking place in someone's mind -- possibly a psychic manipulation woven by Red Skull/Onslaught. That would also make for an easy out explanation for the costume error.

Nevertheless, Valkyrie isn't wearing her most iconic costume, but the redesign from Fearless Defenders that she wore just before it got canceled. Fearless Defenders was a title with less relevance and sales than Young Avengers.

[Psycwave]

No one in the world would dye their hair from black to brown.
In fact, I do the exact opposite myself.

I dyed my hair from black to brown. It was wonderful.

I actually hate Billy's hair in either incarnation. But if I had to choose the original look was better.
but his new costume > the old one.

[NexusTenebrare]

I dyed my hair from black to brown. It was wonderful.

I actually hate Billy's hair in either incarnation. But if I had to choose the original look was better.
but his new costume > the old one.

Well you're just weird then. Black is infinitely better than brown.

As for Billy's costumes. I've liked everyone he's had.
I kind of had a soft spot for the Asgardian costume. I liked his staff and the little wings on his headpiece.
But I think that his second costume is the iconic Wiccan look. Doesn't mean the new one should be forgotten, but I like seeing the old one again now and then.

[America / Bucky / Russia]

One of the great Wiccan/Hulkling fanartists out there is crisart. Most of his stuff is SFW just be aware some are a little more intimate. I love how he draws so much stuff from sketches to coloured pieces to comics etc., and also visions of them five or ten years from now where they have just a little more hair. :P Are there any other great fanartists worth checking out?

[Silvermoth]

Here's a webcomic I found through Tumblr a couple of months back, where we see single Billy meeting Teddy for the first time at the comic book store. It's awesome in that we get a glimpse outside of the relationship and within his school situation and friendships, beyond what was glimpsed in the Special.

Also, they unknowingly stole my Wiccan 'red hoody and black shirt' cosplay from me. The jerk.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/190...iew_adult=true

That was beautiful. I hope whoever wrote that pops up on marvels radar for a young avengers book

[America / Bucky / Russia]

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Reason a) why Coulson should be gay.