siri play die your daughter by susannah joffe
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From Infernal Hulk #004, “Alone”
Art by Nic Klein and Matthew Wilson
Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
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Today’s family lore, as reported to Youngest, when discussing the ways in which one interacts with authority figures:
Ah, yes. Which is why I had to have a conversation with Eldest at age ~6 about their interactions with their teacher. Eldest was of the opinion that that teacher did not deserve their respect, nor had they done anything to earn it (and had, in fact, done things that had had the opposite effect).
To which my response was: I do not require you to respect your teacher. I expect you to behave AS IF you respect your teacher, and give them the chance to earn your respect.
This was absolutely one of the valuable lessons I taught Eldest, because of all the issues that came out of their schooling, being meaninglessly disrespectful to teachers was never one of them.
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Timely Fandom Quote #259
“We’ll always be here. You’re ours and we’re yours.”
– Eldest, Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
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rereading Eldest and i couldn’t help but draw Eragon’s funeral fit—poor guy was depressed AND hungover
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“of all the things in alagaësia, he had been lucky enough to be joined with this.”
— eldest, christopher paolini, pages 154-155
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Repeating my daily affirmation: my value does not come from me being useful to other people my value dpes not come from being useful to other people my value does not come from being useful to other people
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Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro names his eldest son as successor
Brazil Presidential Election 2026: Jair Bolsonaro Names Eldest Son Flavio as Successor
Introduction
In a dramatic twist to Brazil’s political landscape, former President Jair Bolsonaro — currently serving a 27-year prison sentence — has publicly endorsed his eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro, as the far-right’s preferred candidate for the 2026 Brazilian presidential election. The announcement, made…
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I gave my best to people
who never knew what it cost.
They called it micromanaging,
but they never saw the decades
of instinct carved into my bones.
The reflex to fix, to guide, to protect—
trained into me before I even knew
I deserved a childhood too.
I was drafted into responsibility,
not asked.
“Be the example.
Be the guide.
Be the one they look up to.”
They crowned me with duty
and called it love.
And I wore it.
I wore it until it blistered.
But the day I stepped in,
the day I did exactly what they taught me,
they turned around and said,
“You’re not their mother.
Stay out of it.
That’s not your place.”
Amazing, isn’t it—
how the same mouths
that pushed you into the role
will punish you for playing it.
I was told to raise them
but forbidden to have a say.
Told to lead
but told to stay small.
Told I was responsible
but never allowed to speak.
Eldest daughters live inside contradictions,
balancing fires no one else sees.
We are built from pressure,
tempered by expectation,
forged in the heat
of everyone else’s needs.
And still—
we don’t break.
We burn brighter.
Because everything they gave as duty,
we turned into strength.
Everything they called a burden,
we turned into backbone.
We learned to carry
what should never have been ours,
and somehow
still kept our heart alive.
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Marvel embraces body horror in Infernal Hulk #1
It is a promising start for Marvel’s new series Infernal Hulk, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, with an action-packed first issue. There is a caveat though that it might not be for anyone who does not enjoy gore and blood!
Spoilers ahead for Infernal Hulk #1!
Immortal Hulk, the incredibly brilliant and critically-acclaimed series from Al Ewing, changed the tone for how Hulk stories could be…
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Infernal Hulk #1 - “Rise” (2025)
written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
art by Nic Klein & Matthew Wilson
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Infernal Hulk #1 - “Rise” (2025)
written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
art by Nic Klein & Matthew Wilson
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Infernal Hulk #1 - “Rise” (2025)
written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
art by Nic Klein & Matthew Wilson
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A preview of The Infernal Hulk #1
THE INFERNAL HULK #1
INCREDIBLE… IMMORTAL… INFERNAL!
The evil known as Eldest has literally torn Bruce Banner and the Hulk apart and taken the Hulk’s body as their own. This new, unstoppable Infernal Hulk is ten times the monster that everyone always feared Hulk would be. Their diabolical plan is to plunge the world back into ancient horrors by transforming our heroes into nightmarish beasts! Meanwhile, the indomitable Bruce Banner, though powerless, will stop at nothing to thwart their evil schemes!
LEGACY #812
Written by: Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Art by: Nic Klein
Cover by: Nic Klein
Page Count: 32 Pages
Release Date: November 26, 2025
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“How many of your bones do I have to break for you to shut up?” – Hulk
Cover art for Incredible Hulk Vol. 6 #030, “The Requiem Plain: Part Three”
Art by Nic Klein
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Deity Drop 10: Magdh
Whether it’s the norns or the Fates, there is a tendency to leave the cosmic role of determining fate in the hands of three sister goddesses, which isn’t a lot but it is weird it happened twice.
Naturally, Pathfinder has their own take on this, in the form of the Eldest known as Magdh, a fey demigoddess of fate, complexity, and triplets!
Now, the name Magdh is possibly based loosely on Queen Meave of Irish Celtic myth, or perhaps on the Shakespearian figure Queen Mab who might have been inspired by the name of Meave, but it’s hard to say since neither of those figures are particularly known for being creatures of fate.
What we do know about Magdh is that she is a triplicate feminine being that is considered the queen of the norn fey in the First World, and may in fact be three powerful members of that fey group that decided to merge into one being to elevate themselves into the status of Eldest.
Whatever her origin, Magdh has a clear goal of understanding the paths of fate, a job that has undoubtedly gotten much, much harder after the death of prophecy, but she shares her insight with those she deems worthy and respectful, though not usually for free.
What is clear about her is her inscruitability. She may offer her guidance for a trivial task to some, or all but say no by demanding an impossible price from another. Meanwhile, she might send her agents or patrons on seemingly nonsensical quests as the price or as part of her guidance. What remains true throughout is that the rest of the First World, even the other Eldest, firmly believe that she has the plane’s best interests at heart, and will never knowingly interfere with those under her patronage.
Magdh usually appears as a green-clad norn with three faces set equidistant around her head, one dark-haired, one redheaded, and one blonde. The three faces rotate freely to speak and reply to those who converse with her, sometimes mid-sentence. Additionally, she sometimes splits into three beings, one face each when needed, though she seems less focused when in such a state.
The personal realm of The Three is a region of the Evergrove in the First World known as the Forest Pools, where multitudes of shallow pools of water serve as natural scrying and prophetic divination foci, where she wanders, studying the various pools she finds to gain knowledge of many possible futures and fates. Those that remain respectful may be permitted to find a pool that aids them on their quest.
With her gift of prophecy, worshippers seek out Magdh to better understand their own fates, or to become a valuable beacon of such knowledge to others, emulating her in the process. They understand better than most that sometimes knowing about your fate is deeply unpleasant, but that on the other hand, that knowledge can be valuable as well.
The Three is perhaps the Eldest most widely respected by her peers, as there is a quiet understanding among them that Magdh has or is currently in the process of protecting the First World from at least one great calamity, and even if she isn’t, angering a goddess of fate is considered a poor choice, as even Eldest are not immune to a dizzying fall.
Among her peers, she shares perhaps the closest relationship with Shyka the Many due to their shared influence over time and fate, though they disagree often. Meanwhile, she actually maintains a cordial relationship with Magrim of the dwarven pantheon, whom she debates over runes and their significance on occasion.
Magdh doesn’t have many servants, the majority of which are of course norns, though her grove is also populated by multiheaded faerie dragons that enjoy tormenting guests playfully. When she sends her servants out to do her bidding, the exact purpose of such missions can be inscruitable bordering on nonsensical, but none question her judgement.
The Domains of The Three include Knowledge, Law, Luck, and Rune, with the subdomains of Curse, Fate, Thought, and Wards, all reflecting her great knowledge of possibility and magic, as well as her ability to play both the guide towards a better future and the herald of inevitable doom.
In Second Edition, her domains are fate, glyph, knowledge, and truth, with the expanded option of time, all reflecting her nature. Additionally, her clerics gain access to magic of sensing danger, tapping into her tripartite nature, and viewing distant scenes through reflective surfaces.
She does have her own obedience ritual as well. Practitioners use facepaint or makeup to mark two dots over each ear to represent the two other faces of their goddess, and cast loose items into a bowl of water and spend time divining the meaning of where they land. Those that do so are blessed with preternatural recollection of knowledge and information.
Feysworn devotees gain further benefits for their devotion, gaining various diviniation spells including identifying magic, viewing or listening remotely, and predicting the near future. From there, they are blessed with being able to see a few seconds into the future, making them nearly impossible to surprise and giving them a leg up on dodging incoming attacks. Finally, they can leverage their precognition as a weapon against foes, predicting doom and failure for them.
Magdh has been mentioned briefly in Starfinder, though she’s not in a good way. The Gap has clearly been no small source of stress for her, and she may believe that the events of that great fugue are a sign that fate is spiraling towards a terrible end.
That will do for today, but rest assured we’re not done with deities this week. Tune in tomorrow for more!
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Unpacking the Trauma of Eldest Daughter Syndrome — Talkspace
Quick Summary
Eldest daughter syndrome is an informal term describing the pressure firstborn girls often face to act as caregivers, mediators, and role models from a young age.
These expectations can lead to strengths like resilience and leadership, but also to burnout, people-pleasing, guilt over boundaries, and loss of self-identity.
Cultural norms, parentification, and family stressors can…
Unpacking the Trauma of Eldest Daughter Syndrome — Talkspace
