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THE BELOW PLACE
"Let us discuss the matter like civilized humans beings. And by 'discuss' I mean, of course, I talk and you listen."
- Samuel Sterns
"We approach life not just to be able to think about it and talk about it and discover its truths, but also to enjoy it. And so a healthy life really isn't about abstinence or asceticism, it's about enjoying your time on this earth."
- Tim Blake Nelson





































































































The Nerd Zone
Microbloging about my finds and whatever is too short for a blog post, via my personal instagram
The Blog Below
This is my personal corner, where I share about my struggles as an artist, as a disabled person who try to recover but also where I drop very random Sam Sterns analyzis in between two arts!
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Little Reac : The Art of Captain America Brave New World
I'm so so ecstatic right now you have no idea. The reason I wanted Sam (Sterns) back in the MCU wasn't just to have him on screen, it's because I wanted to see a new story but mostly a new design for him. So when they announced a Captain America Brave New World artbook, it made me so happy and fuck, it didn't disappoint. I wasn't expecting so many Sam arts. Of course I got it day one, I wanted to make this post sooner but if you follow my BlueSky you know this Summer has been
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4 déc.


October Art Summary 2025
Sometimes I have a lot to say about something I drew. Sometimes I don't. It's hard to explain my art process because like I often say, it's reflex. You draw this like that because it reinforce this and you pick this color because it has this meaning and you take this compo because it means that etc... It's common sense to you so it feels irrelevant to talk about it and sometimes you don't even think about it at all. It's like explaining why you crossed the road to go to the g
lirhyapetitpain
28 nov.


MCU Sam, disability and ableism
Nathan Wagner - Paranoia (Remaster) It's not really a theory post, it's rather another very personal one. But anyway. MCU Sam truly touched my heart. Not just because it's Tim Blake Nelson behind him, not just because it's Sam and not just because of all the Hell I've been through to see it. There's something about him that is just way too familiar, in a bitter-sweet way. So today let's talk about that, let's talk about how MCU Sam reasonate in the heart of a disabled person
lirhyapetitpain
3 août


Let's Talk : MCU Sam redesign and comics accuracy
I wrote this post under another name on my old blog, that's why it will look familair. But I totally rewrote it, adding new stuff, making it more complet. So feel free to re-read! I've been a fan of the Leader for so long I can't even remember when it started. But unfortunatly for me, while he was popular in the 90s, he became quite unknown and unpopular afterward, even if he's the main antagonist of one of the main Avengers. And yet, ever since Captain America Brave New Worl
lirhyapetitpain
10 juil.


Art Post : Mister Blue
Mr Blue - The Fleetwoods MCU Samuel Sterns / The Leader I should have shared this one sooner because I did it a few weeks ago, but I wanted to keep him on my sleeve until I actually had the final result of his purpose. Most of you know it but I have a few Sam tattoos, I'm working on a full sleeve on my left leg in fact (under the knee 'cause I hate having tattoo I cannot show off or see lol). Even before Captain America Brave New World came out, I was planning to tattoo MCU
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20 avr.


Art Post - Easter 2k25
Samuel Sterns / The Leader comics & MCU version (Marvel) I have a love-hate relationship with this art. I like the colors (that's when I...
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19 avr.


Art Post : A bit of Angst
Forsaken (live) - Skillet MCU Samuel Sterns / The Leader (Captain America Brave New World) "Why do I have to beg When all it's left is a...
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6 avr.


Art Post - Let's learn to draw MCU Sam
Everytime We Touch - Electric Callboy Samuel Sterns / The Leader & Bruce Banner (MCU version) It started very simple. I asked on BlueSky...
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26 mars


Art Post : Sun and Moon (and how to draw Tim Blake Nelson)
Hollywood Undead - Paradise Lost "We're the heart for the heartless The thoughts for the thoughtless The lies for the honest We're the...
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18 mars


Big Brain Time : It's the little things... (MCU Sam Sterns analyzis)
In my small Captain America Brave New World review I said I didn't want to talk about MCU Sam (Sterns) too much because I wanted to keep that for a whole post. You'll soon understand, through the length of this post, why I kept that for later There's a lot of problems with MCU Sam's writing. His screentime and writing were both very and painfully obviously reduced. But it's still here, if you pay a good attention you can see all the care they initially gave to this character.
lirhyapetitpain
15 mars


Let's Talk : Samuce (Sam x Bruce)
It's no secret that I love the Sam Sterns x Bruce Banner gay ship (Samuce for short). But this ship wasn't born of some yaoi fun (though...
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17 oct. 2024


Little Reac' : Captain America Brave New World Trailer 1
The Captain America Brave New World trailer just came out and I thought it would be super fun to overinterpret everything and comes up...
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14 juil. 2024


Big Brain Time : Sam's pronouns
Solar Eclipses - Hollywood Principle ft. Dr. Awkward I once had someone asking me "do you think Sam could be a trans character?" and I...
lirhyapetitpain
28 févr. 2024
![a picture of Hulk hitting Captain America's shield with the title "Big Brain Time - [MCU] Hulk the Super Soldier"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7cbe1b_310a2abb2db6479688c896be453bf506~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_442,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/7cbe1b_310a2abb2db6479688c896be453bf506~mv2.webp)
![a picture of Hulk hitting Captain America's shield with the title "Big Brain Time - [MCU] Hulk the Super Soldier"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7cbe1b_310a2abb2db6479688c896be453bf506~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/7cbe1b_310a2abb2db6479688c896be453bf506~mv2.webp)
Big Brain Time : (MCU) Hulk the Super Soldier
The Incredible Hulk - Main Theme - Craig Armstrong The MCU has its own lore, very different from comics. And so, what if Hulk was in...
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16 févr. 2024


Big Brain Time : Sam and Sam
Inside of Me - Ashes Remain We talked about Sam being the embodiment of love and hate , now let's explore another important aspect of...
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13 févr. 2024


Big Brain Time : A Matter of Love and Hate
The Hate Inside - Tommee Profitt fear. Sam Tinnesz First Sam article I have to write because this is a key part of his whole writing...
lirhyapetitpain
4 févr. 2024
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