PAT THE BUNNY IS BACK?!?!?!??!?!

you did! just saw it over here 😊 also sorry i posted that last reply from the wrong blog omfg

i just accidentally slammed my body into a light pole while swinging

I really like how the redesigned spikes turned out! 📰

📸: @nerdcaliber

You know, if Spider Punk gets people interested in punk, good. We all have to start somewhere and Hobie is a damn good representation. If he is what makes a person go “hey, this seems cool, I should check it out.” good. That’s one more person interested in punk and wanting to get into it. 

That being said, if you are new to punk(hi baby punks!) some things to keep in mind

1. Punk philosophy is largely anti-authoritarian. Individual and even punk communities differ on specifics, and some are more political than others, but the core themes tend to be resisting those who would control and oppress us, and supporting and including people in your community

2. Punk fashion SHOULD NOT BE EXPENSIVE. A lot of fashion companies will try and sell you jackets for a couple hundred bucks, but that’s just corporations trying to cash in on a subculture. A big part of Punk and its history is DIY because Punk should be open to everyone and putting that behind a fashion paywall is just not punk. You don’t even need to be dressing punk to BE punk, but thrift your clothes. Make stencils and use spray paint or bleach to give it a pattern. Use old jeans to make patches. Buy your spikes and studs in bulk and go wild. Turn your old t shirt that doesn’t fit anymore into a back patch. Go crazy with some safety pins. You can make more with $30 than you can buy from a designer for $300. And skill is not needed, frankly if it looks a little wonky it makes it look more punk

3. Dental floss makes for good thread for sewing on patches. It’s good for thick, stylistic stitches and is both cheap and durable. Don’t know why I made this its own point but it’s one of the most common tricks for punk DIY besides taking paint to scraps of fabric to make a patch. Honestly, if you want to know how to do more, just ask other punks how they made their vests and jackets, they’ll probably be happy enough to tell you

4. Punk philosophy and music is closely related. The communities evolved around the music scene so it is closely linked. Give some punk bands a try if you haven’t already. There’s a bunch of subgenres so you’ll probably find something you like. From OG “proto punk” where the sound was still developing into what we call punk, to pop punk, anarco punk, and folk punk. There are people who say you can’t be punk if you don’t listen to the music, and there’s a whole conversation to be had about all that, but it’s just a good idea to try listening to some punk music

5, Nazis fuck off

6. Seriously, nazis fuck off. There’s a whole history behind it and why we associate skinhead punks with neo nazis. Largely we’ve made it clear we don’t want nazis in our community and the street punk music scene that nazi punks became associated with has made strides to separate themselves from that.

7. Be cool and respectful of people regardless of religion, ethnicity, race, sexuality, gender, background, etc. Solidarity with our community is important and all sorts are welcome. Gatekeeping isn’t cool and frankly women and minorities have done a lot for punk as a whole. Respect for everyone

Video transcript (or at least this was the blurb I wrote for it, so there may be some minor differences):

[replying to a comment saying “Did you make the guitar that’s so cool what?! Could you do a video showing that off because I actually love that so much :0 /nf”] “Yeah, sure, I’d love to! In Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Punk’s design cycles through a bunch of different color palettes and textures. One of those is newsprint. In the movie, the newspaper clippings seem to be random, there’s even coupons and stuff. But I thought it would be fitting to use clippings from articles about protests and other political news, to sort of pay homage to Hobie’s politics.

So we’ve got everything from the Freedom Riders, the AIDS crisis, the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, the Stonewall Riots, Stop Cop City, the Me Too movement, Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, the Kent State shooting, the killing of Freddie Gray, and so on.

The neck of the guitar is made from photos from those news articles, including the Gaza solidarity encampments, the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests—that’s the Minneapolis precinct burning, and the 2017 Women’s March.

The guitar strap in checkered black-and-white has meaning as well, the pattern is known as “two-tone” in ska, the music genre, and it symbolizes racial unity, black and white together.

You can turn the tuners and flip the switch, it’s fun to fidget with!

The stickers and their placement is all based on the official character art, and those I got from this post by Jake Panian, who worked on Spider-Punk’s design for Across the Spider-Verse.

And I did the same thing for the spikes on his mask. UnitedHealthcare CEO getting shot… Yeah, this was a really fun project, and I’m really proud of it, and I’m excited to show it off!”

A closer look at the newsprint guitar I made for my Spider-Punk cosplay! This was really fun to research and put together, and I hope you folks like it too :)

A Spider-Punk PSA.

Alright folks, gather around and I’ll tell you why we need to overthrow the government!

These spot the difference games are getting really hard!

📸: @waywardravenmedia

Almost done with Hobie’s guitar! This is my first time making a prop out of EVA foam, and I’m really happy with it. Just gotta add the strings and it’ll be all done 😊

And it’s not really visible in the pics, but there’s actually a compartment inside to hold my things when I’m walking around at cons. If I gotta carry this big thing around, I might as well make it useful lol

OMFG I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS TURNS OUT

Y'all the sketching is happeningggg I don't wanna do the pins though they take years of my life😒

((Credit to @spideypunx for the reference thanks for letting me use it hun it's awesome))