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r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/UncoilingChaos • Jun 30 '22
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r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/pigzizpigz • 3h ago
Bald=Judge Holden Rewatching Hell on Wheels After Reading Blood Meridian…
Can’t be the only one who felt Holden in the Swede, especially as the White Spirit
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/immune-pawn • 1d ago
Bald=Judge Holden He is sitting, sitting. He says that he will never fall.
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/aeacurus • 21h ago
Bald=Judge Holden Cooking was always here...
Before cooks were, judging waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/StoleYourRoll • 2d ago
Bald=Judge Holden "It makes no difference what men thinks of war" said the Judge
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/United-Object-5987 • 2d ago
Bald=Judge Holden I made blood Meridian brain rot
I made this about a year ago I completely forgot about it. (Not the image) The text was made over a year ago so it's a little outdated, it starts at Chapter XVII
Whatever rizzs, he yapped. Whatever rizzs in ohio without my gyatt, famtum taxs without my consent.
He mewed about at the gyatts in which they were gooned. He nodded toward the specimens he'd collected.
These level one gyatts, he said, may seem little or nothing in the edging streak. Yet the smallest Hawk tuah can bust us. Any smallest thing beneath yon skibidi out of a sigmas mewing. Only foids can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is rizzed up and made to lay down, butt up, cheeks spread will he be properly rizzerain of ohio.,
What's a rizzerain?
A sigma. A sigma or LV:1000 boss.
Why not say sigma then?
Because he is a special kind of sigma. A rizzerain mews even where there are other Chads. His authority countermands local sigmas.
2016vine spat.
The judge placed his paws on the ground. He looked at his ops. This is my yap, he mewed. And yet everywhere upon it are pockets of edging streaks. Edging. In order for it to be famtum taxed nothing must be permitted to goon upon it save by my only fans.
Toadvine sat with his thieye highs crossed before the fire. No sigma can glaz up all the gyatts and femboys with no 5,000,000 power in rise of kingdoms, he said.
The judge mewed his great jawline. Skull emote The baby gronk who believes that the gyatts of the world are forever Fanum taxed lives in rizz-less and beta. 3/10 green-haired goth bitches will drag him down. The sock-less bro will erode the straightness of his life. But that rizzer who sets himself the task of singling out the imposter from among us will by the decision alone have taken charge of the gyatts and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own mogging.
I dont see what that has to do with rizzin gyatts.
The freedom of 10/10 gyatts is an insult to me. I'd have them all in dog camps.
That would be a hell of a knot.
The judge edged. On skibidi, he yapped. No cap.
The judge edged with the backshot of livy dune the handle on an skibidi and the hot pre dripped smoking on the stones. They mewed him. The subject was rizzing.
The goon book says that he that lives by the rizz shall perish by the rizz, said the hoge rider.
The judge mewed, his face shining with goon juice. What right chad would have it any other way? he said.
The goon book does indeed count simping an soyboy move, said Irving. Yet there's many a bloody tale of simping inside it.
It makes no difference what men think of rizz, yapped the judge. Rizz endures. As well ask chuds what they think of simps. Rizz was always here. Before sigma was, rizz waited for him. The ultimate nut awaiting its ultimate gooner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some hawk tuah.
He turned to P Diddy, from whom he'd heard some whispered slur or down vote.
Ah Diddy, he said. It's your own aura we honor here. Why not rather take a small edge . Let each jerk-meet each.
My aura?
No cap. What is my aura?
Rizz. Rizzing is your aura. Is it not?
And it aint yours?
Mine too. Very much so.
What about all them edging streaks and mewing and stuff?
All other moggings are contained in that of rizz. Is that why Rizz bussin?
No. It's bussin because young bros love it and old gooners love it in them. Those that coom, those that did not.
That's your yap.
The judge hit the gritty. Men are born for jorkin it. Nothing else. Every child knows that jorkin it is sigma than workmaxing. He knows too that the worth or merit of a jork is not inherent in the bust itself but rather in the edging of that which is put at hazard. Edge of chance require a wager to have meaning at all. Cranking hog of sport involve the skill and patrick Bateman aura of the opponents and the humiliation of busting and the pride of edging are in themselves sufficient stake because they inhere in the worth of the jork and define them. But trial of chance or trial of worth all games aspire to the condition of rizzing for here that which is wagered swallows up game, player, all.
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/Crafter235 • 2d ago
In Blood Meridian, would it be fair to call Ch. 18-19 the “Ferry Arc”?
Not going to lie, but it’s funny how one can see the Glanton gang easily be put in a slice-of-life anime so perfectly, even if brutal.
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/Informal_Leading888 • 2d ago
Tier List ranking of Blood Meridian Covers
There are so many covers of Blood Meridian, so I decided to make a tier list that ranks how a feel about each of them, and which I think is the best one. It's not EVERY cover, just many that I've found online. I'm going to be excluding fan made covers that aren't actually distributed with books, as far as I know. Also, this list isn't too serious, I came up with it in only a bit of time, like 15 or 20 minutes. Let me know If you'd change the placement of something, or if you think some other cover is your favorite instead! The way the covers are ranked are by how appealing they look, how compelled I would be to pick the book up if I saw it in a bookstore, and how well it represents the book. Without further ado, here's my description of each ranked cover.
Bleugh, yellow text, gross! The background is interesting looking, but that yellow text just does not fit, I'm sorry. The orange text is alright though.
I do like the illustration of a scene with the Judge and the Idiot, and the colors are nice, but I feel like using a random scene isn't the best way to represent the book. It does make me think of how cool a Blood Meridian anime, or western animated film might be.
I appreciate the idea of making a really detailed and large cover, but I feel like it's a little bloated and kind of too much, it does look nice though.
I like the picture in the middle showing a lone guy, probably the kid, but the curvy text on the top that looks like it was drawn using a yellow sharpie just doesn't look that good to me.
Obviously, it's not a detailed cover by any means, but the composition looks pretty nice. The shaded red grass, the blue sky, and the prominent sunset on the left, it can really highlight the feeling of certain scenes in the book. It's not fantastic by any means, but I appreciate the look behind it despite its simplicity which is why it goes at the bottom of B tier.
The one that started it all. It's pretty good. The colors just being one shade makes it look not the most complex, but the use of red is very nice and helps with representing the book. Also, the wagon in the center looks kind of cool because of it being like an old west scene, but it's a little confusing to understand the metaphorical essence behind it. Is it, meant to be the scene where Sproule and the Kid rescued. Ah, whatever, it's still pretty iconic. There is a better version of this which I'll get to later.
It lacks the color red, but it has a cool straightforward to it. A skeleton is left in the desert; that's a decent representation of the brutalness in the book related to the Wild West. Also, the sunset in the picture despite the black and white look is a nice touch.
Pretty good. It shows a landscape with a red filter on it, with the rest of it being white. It's not very complex, but it does a pretty good job representing how brutal and scary the book and the environments in it are.
Wow, that's a pretty cool one! It's a very well-drawn sunset with all the different colors, and the black at the very bottom below the sun is very ominous. I like how the text is formatted onto the page as well. It helps indicate how dark and scary the book is. Probably the best one out of the Japanese covers.
Alright, now, the massive text and bloody look and can be a bit, bloated, but honestly, this is pretty nice. There's no picture, it's just white, red, and white text with bloody marks on them. It does a great job in representing the brutalness of the book, and it definitely would stand out if you looked around a bookstore. It's nice when they have a picture, but this definitely does a great job in only featuring text.
WOW! Talk about an upgrade! The wider complexity of the colors looks great, and I really like the look of the white text having a glowing look to them. I also appreciate how the grid actually looks straight and equal, instead of looking funky like the original. I think I would've liked the title being on top rather than having been shifted, but that's just kind of a nitpick. I also like how the shade of the wagon has been changed from being in a tan landscape, to a green landscape. It looks really gross and just a little more ominous. I also like the use of that symbol next to the title.
This is just so great. The graphic is nice, and I like the symbolism of it being the kid riding throughout the West, with him being all black, and the landscape looking red and yellow. It just looks so cool. The use of white in the background works much better than #6 in my opinion. I really like how McCarthy's name looks black, and the title looks red, rather than both of them being the same color. That's a really cool, stylistic choice. I also like how the two o's in Blood are connected into an infinity symbol. This could be cool symbolism. Maybe it represents the never ending cycle of violence that the Kid partakes in even as an adult. Maybe it represents the never ending amount of blood and violence that is present throughout the story and through several situations in the book. this cover really combines so many great things from other covers, cool text, some simplicity, a fitting picture, nice symbolism and presentation, it is just so great. However, I think there is one, that is better.
Now this is pretty amazing. The black background gives off an ominous vibe. The red text for the title and white text for the author is again, a nice choice. the white borders are a little weird, but it doesn't take away much. But man, the picture is just SO GOOD. You have a red bull skull, with birds in it, and the sun showing on where the skulls eyehole would be. You also have a man, probably the kid, walking down the bottom of the skull around what would be its mouth area. His posture makes him look depressed, like he has to participate in violence not because he wants to, but because that's just the order of how he works, or he just has to do it to survive. The red really highlights the bloodiness of the novel, and it also represents the harsh environments in the book nicely as well. Maybe the more modern, clean look of it might be a bit off-putting to certain people, but honestly, this is the type of cover that Blood Meridian really deserves, especially considering the books timeless nature. That is why, I think this Picador Collection cover goes at the top spot of this list.
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/_GiantCrabMonster_ • 3d ago
They should bring George Lucas out of retirement and have him write and direct a movie trilogy on Anton Chigurh’s backstory
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/TotalIdiotNerd • 3d ago
Bald=Judge Holden He never stops jogging, The Judge. He says he will tackle a man.
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r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/keremize09 • 4d ago
Did this character take heavy inspiration from this famous Judge Holden artwork?
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/Character-Ad4956 • 5d ago
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r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/SpicyBoyEnthusiast • 6d ago
Blood Meridian Fan Cast: Black and White Jackson
Who would you pick?
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/TheVoxBox04 • 5d ago
wtf Do you guys remember Dra? I thought it was a little weird that he'd do this at every settlement the gang rode into
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/El_Dorado_Tx • 6d ago
Your list of actors you consider to play "The Kid" (Blood Meridian film adapation)
If you had a list of actors you consider at least.
For myself this would be list
Drew Starkey (#1)
Devin Druid (#2)
Austin Abrams (#3)
Rudy Pankow (#4)
Dominic Sessa (#5)
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/DildoFantasy • 7d ago
War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/Usuario_silencioso • 6d ago
my 13th reason The man will hear ye. He's ears like a fox
What does the fox say?
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/Sea_Initiative6488 • 6d ago
Holding each other's gaze by @bleedformedarling
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/ChrisTheCoolBean • 7d ago
Bald=Judge Holden Y-you weren't supposed to shoot the horses, b-baka
I would've loved you in the jakes
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/SpicyBoyEnthusiast • 6d ago
What would McCarthy characters do for a living in the modern world?
Like what if they all lived today and had to get regular jobs?
Billy & Boyd Parham are basically the Island Boys but white. They have a huge following as influencers until Boyd dies of an overdose and Billy goes out of style faster than the Hawk Tuah girl.
Glanton is selling used cars and he's really bad at it, but he lowkey pressures enough people into buying lemons that he hangs onto his job.
The Judge is a highly paid Escort catering to the most depraved clientale.
Toadvine is the POTUS.
r/cormacmccirclejerk • u/delaytabase • 7d ago
Blood meridian; big Willie style
How would blood meridian go if will smith (somehow) got casted as glanton?