For the contest.

Heroic, Fearless, determined. I think batman is a great hero, but at the same time a bit insane. Past the costume, putting his life on the line, etc. Just how he has focused his whole life from a tragic event. Its a fixation like no other, and he goes to such extreme means to fulfill it. So I imagine that in his late years he would become quite depressed. Feelings of impotence, uselessness, hopelessness, and anger. This is something I have thought about for, sucks to draw a hero defeated.

Then again maybe he would reflect back on his life and be happy about all he accomplished. I doubt that to be the case though.

Nothing works the way it used to! Muscles upside down and flabby. Short bursts of adrenaline followed by loss of control. And to top it off he's still green.....

Kokubu Karin was just your average junior high school student, that is, until she turns into superheroine Super Pig! [or Buurin] Years later, however, instead of fighting crime, she fights for another day to live. [Though, I don't think old pig tastes very good, does it?]

More info on Super Pig if you're interested:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/6707/index.e.html

References used via skimming through google image search for "Charlotte's Web" and "Old Pig/Pig"

It hurt so much worse than I expected it, way deep inside to be alone again, and it took only one look to see why. I should never have been so silent in my support when she mentioned planning to get one when she'd found out. I should have said something... but I didn't. It haunts my nightmares, plagues me in the day all to know I could have said... something. But I did nothing, just as I can now do nothing but have my nightmares and shoulder the burden of silence.

As the title states. Imagery like this is not shocking to me.
Personally I find that the majority of the public enjoy extreme gore, sexual deviance, and death. Just think about what we view.

Gore and death: Hostel, Saw, 300, 28 weeks later, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, CSI series, OZ, The Sopranos, etc.
Sexual Deviance: Law and order SVU, The Tudors, Just porn alone is a HUGE market and includes many themes that would blow others minds.

The news we all watch holds a cache of horror and fear.

And we LOVE IT. We want more of it. Then again, its apart of our nature as much as love, healing, and creation are. Well... don't show love making on TV because of children (Rather be parents). Remember the 80s? Some shows were essentially softcore porn.
I find that gore and extreme situations can also be utilized to make beautiful art and cinema.
Ichi The Killer, once past all the insanity, rape, and gore. Was a really good movie, and had some very intelligent ideas behind it on top of beautiful Imagery. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance as another one. VIDEODROME, SUSPIRIA, The Box, etc. All works of art.

Then you have the drawn artists like Junji Ito, Hans Bellmer, Surhiro Maruo, Kage, etc.

So these vile themes can be used past the newest shitty horror movie. I think the only people who find such shocking are those not ever exposed, or those predisposed to be shocked by modes of thinking (ex: religion, culture, etc.)


SO AFTER ALL THAT BULLSHIT I JUST WROTE, WHAT IS SHOCKING TO ME?

A world where we do not kill and hurt each other, a world where people loved each other, societies of people built on selflessness and community, a world where all are truly equal.

But this is merely long-dead-romantic-rhetoric made for people to impale themselves upon. Such a utopia is fantasy for now.

I officially disqualify myself from this contest because I could not come up with an image that expresses what I find shocking. Sorry for making you read all of that.

wolverine is oold and sleeeepyyy.....
And the baby is his grandson.
And it's not finished..... I'm pretty tired, but not too tired which I should be, 'cus I walked for two hours
today! Not gonna say why, 'm to tired..... not tooooo tired...

Every which way I turn I've got the option of a million choices.

...take me home.