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Batman isn’t a mask; It’s a leash. In this essay I will—

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Who is Sabra and why are comic readers worried about her introduction into the MCU?

(Making this because I actually have receipts for her problematic writing to back up statements already made, mostly)

[Content warning for racism against Arab peoples, especially Palestinians]

Ruth Bat-Seraph, AKA Sabra, is an Israeli superhero who was introduced in 1980, first appearing as an antagonist to the Hulk. When she’s not acting as a superhero, she’s a policewoman. She’s named after the Hebrew word for the pear cactus, per editor’s note in Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #256.

Her being a policewoman is cringe, but she’s not the first or last Marvel hero to have such a job for her alter ego. No, what has people concerned is that she’s always been written as a racist bitch.

In Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #256, Bruce Banner tries to help a homeless Arab boy who ends up getting killed in a bombing. Sabra mistakes the Hulk as working with the bombers and attacks. Hulk gets mad and goes on a super-cringe anti-Islam and anti-Judaism rant, saying religion is the cause of the boy’s death. And somehow this leads Sabra to an epiphany that “oh yeah, this boy is a human being!”

So that’s some really bad/dated writing, but you can at least say the intention for character growth was there, right? Show this state-sponsored superhero that her government has taught her wrong. Too bad she learns absolutely nothing long-term from this.

In Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, all she and the Arabian Knight contribute to the comic is arguing with each other. He’s written as an antisemitic and sexist pig, and she’s written as a racist jerk who refuses to work with him on account of him being Arab and comments (paraphrasing) “that’s just how it’s always been between our people”—Iron Man makes an inappropriate joke about this, of course.

In New Warriors vol. 1 #58-59, she appears again. Justice has a lil bit of a crush on her, and the story starts seemingly innocent… until Batal, a Syrian hero shows up, and then it’s back to the same bullshit. She advocates for his murder because “The Arabs” killed her son. Batal argues that she shouldn’t generalize an entire group of people like that, but she refuses to listen and calls him “child-killer”. Things escalate thanks to mind-control, but she cannot pin that on mind-control. That’s just her being awful.

But this is all old stuff. Let’s fast-forward to some more modern comics, where surely she’s much better, right? NOPE. Because in Union Jack vol. 2, Sabra can’t even make it through her introduction without accusing Navid Hashim, a Palestinian-Saudi hero, of being a terrorist.

Like literally the only thing this character exists for is to stir up ��drama” with Arab characters. I cannot even begin to fathom what the MCU will do with her, unless it’s a total and complete re-writing that is miraculously better. Which we can all count on, surely //sarcasm

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The Green came w free HRT

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please tell me someone has done this before

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tbh. a little obsessed with how some artists drew batman’s cape in the 90s

batman’s cape as smoke, batman’s cape as shadows…. batman’s cape as wings…

batman’s cape as this almost living, almost breathing thing

(panels from batman: shadow of the bat, #74-75, & batman: legends of the dark knight, #120)

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new poison ivy wip! i love drawing her with this artist’s style [comic, poison ivy 2022 #1-24]

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they 🥺

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Need more botanical/body horror type poison ivy designs less overly sexualized plant woman more horrors beyond my comprehension woman

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My age headcanons for the rouge gallery if I had my own Batman series me thinks

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Absolute fantastic Smirking Riddler, would punch his smug face if I were Batman, 10/10 no other notes

Aah thank you!! Exactly the vibe I hope to capture haha

Here's some recent silly little sketches because I love drawing them so much

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thinkin about harley

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my dad: "why do you like tragedies so much?"

the cartoons he was showing me at the ripe old age of 4:

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thank you to NScwub on twitter for donating to the dc gotcha for gaza event!!! the prompt was for cass and babs angst

get your own pic by donating to the dcforgaza fundraiser! Info found here: dcforgaza.carrd.co

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mein gott im still trying to figure out how i want to draw them

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executive dysfunction is literally like. ive had a random dollar on my floor for two weeks and i dont know when ill fit it in my schedule to pick it up. people dont realize this

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What’s your thoughts on Delicious in Dungeons Character Designs?

Ryoko Kui is the best to ever do it.