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tokyo ghoulies

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Lmao I did not remember that-

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T-pods.

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OK

Design touchups and final fittings are here! May I present, the Mighty Teen Titans in their spreadsheet form ✨

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Remember that time Artemis told Batman he could shove it and that she was going to keep being a hero?

Remember that time Dick trolled Artemis about them both going to Gotham Academy because she didn’t know his secret identity?

Remember that time Artemis got jealous of Wally flirting with M’gann?

And then Wally got jealous because Artemis retaliated by hitting on Conner?

Remember that time Dick trolled Artemis a second time about school?

And then there was this panel that speaks for itself?

And this one that also speaks for itself?

Remember that time Artemis and Wally flirted hardcore for an entire comic with like no fucking shame about it whatsoever and Dick was the shipper on board?

Remember those two times Wally was suspiciously concerned about Artemis not being around for missions?

Remember that time Artemis and Wally were up at fucking 5 in the morning for some reason and face-timed Dick to wish him a happy birthday?

Remember when this happened?

-sobs quietly into hands-

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I don't know whether I was just super naive as a child or if it was just me being ace, but sex just didn't click for me as a kid. As in, I didn't really understand what it was until I turned 13/14.

I don't know if that's a common experience or smth, but I remember getting the talk at school and a bunch of kids complaining about how gross it was and I just though why??? What's wrong about sperms???

I just looked at people on movies having passionate kisses and kind of ignoring that until it started getting more intense and THEN I thought ohh they're having sex. But that still didn't click for me and I couldn't connect the dots between sperms and stuff and sex until I was in middle school. It wasn't a huge realization either it was just like huh. I get why kids were uncomfy

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I really liked the Shazam/Jon Kent issue. It sort of hit my emotions specifically.

I have this thought experiement I run sometimes, where I imagine being a teenager again, but with all my adult memories. This thought experiment mostly just depresses me. I've concluded that I would be forced to relive painful challenges I've already overcome while losing all of my years of hard work and potentially all of my dearest relationships. That one hits me really hard, especially where it concerns my husband, my person, my Jay. It's hit a point where I now imagine him also be transported back so we can find each other. I can't easily imagine living without him, and know with all my heart that we'd both do better surving anything together.

Maybe you can see where this is going.

Damian has it right that Jon being de-aged is depressing. That's because Jon being a child again forces him to lose his life again. Yes, he wouldn't have to be so responsible anymore, but he would still have the mind and heart of someone who does. And suddenly, he wouldn't have the powers or authority to back it up.

Jon aged in real time, but not in sync with his home universes time. It's not like Jon was suddenly aged up. He didn't go to sleep at 12 and wake up at 17. He was isolated and tortured for years before he escaped and made his own way before finding his way home. He grew up, just not with the people he loves most. At minimum, that would have to put a strain on relationships, as people expect him to be one way, a kid who's still figuring things out, but he's different now and an adult who's self-sufficient and has been for a while.

To go back to that younger age would mean straining those relationships again in new ways. Suddenly, his powers he could depend on wouldn't work right anymore (something which could easily be triggering, given those years in the Volcano were because his powers couldn't work), and he'd be legally a child. It's not easy to feel like someone is treating you like a kid when you aren't. Imagine how badly it would hurt to be an adult stuck in a kid's body. (There's a whole BTAS episode on that.)

And most importantly, Jon would have to give up his relationship with Jay if he remained a child. Jon even states that with everything that's happened, all those years he's fought through, that the one anything that's made it okay was Jay.

I didn't call my husband my Jay as a joke. When I can't trust in anything else, even myself, I can trust him. And vice versa. Jon calls Jay because he believes he can help and actually make it better, even if Jay can't find an immediate solution.

When Jon goes to Damian, it's less for help and more Jon wanting to try to play the way he did before, but Damian's older too and wisely chooses not to try to relive the past. When Jon goes to Jay, it's for his partner, his support, his person. And yes, Jay is able to look at the situation from the outside and see what Jon and the others can't. (Which is something I think Jay and Jon have both provided for each other in the past multiple times.) He fixes it, but I don't believe Jon called Jay simply because he thought Jay could fix it, instead because he needed his pillar, his focus in the storm, his person.

And I love at the end, the pair of them making a pillowfort and being silly, but also choosing to go forward with their lives.

Nostalgia has its place, but it can blind you to the future. There's a place for enjoying those things you loved as a child because those things are still part of you. But as an adult, there's a lot more years you'vd lived, and so there's a lot more that makes up who you are.

I was reminded of the Sailor Moon Super S movie, where the scouts have been turned into children at some point. They're talking about how nice being a child is, but Neptune says something to the effect of "but there are things adults can enjoy that children can't", which given the way Uranus blushes is definitely a sex joke. And yeah, obviously there's that, but there's something quite wonderful about being an adult. There's a beautiful complexity to being an adult and getting to decide what that means. And there's a different beauty to being an adult who is with another adult and both of you getting to decide together what types of adult people you're going to be.

So yes, I loved the last part with Jon and Jay, the recognition of both of them needing those light-hearted, childish moments, but also both desiring to continue to be adult men with each other. Them finding that balance together is really beautiful, I think.

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Secret Six #1 (2025)

written by Nicole Maines art by Stephen Segovia & Rain Beredo

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Naruto Uzumaki has some of my favorite ship content cause I'm a sucker for best friends to lovers and that's his whole thing. Creating bonds and being a bit insane about his friends, then realizing maybe it wasn't just friendship? I'm not kidding, that's legit half of the plot in any fanfic were he gets a partner

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Jon is in a constant state of denial and a refusal to self-reflect & Secret Six brought that to the forefront. He has a history of doing this.

In Superman: Son of Kal-El, he hated that Clark left and was resentful that he didn't get guidance, but never overtly expressed it. He's also resentful of Clark not paying enough attention to him after the twins got adopted. He sees himself as a monster because Ultraman's existence confirmed his fears from when he was a child- being Superman doesn't give you an immediate pass for being a good person, the powers are violent and can easily be used to hurt. He uses his powers with strict control because he's afraid of being viewed as a monster like Ultraman, but he's also afraid of losing that power and has back-up plans in place to never be vulnerable ever again.

His life is a series of terrible events. At age 9 he learned his surname isn't 'White', it's 'Kent'. At 10 he accidentally killed his mother's cat which he was trying to save it from a bird trying to eat the cat(he burned the bird too), then he got kidnapped by Damian for doing this. Then he was used by Manchster Black to hurt people, losing all his autonomy.

And he does not want to think about any of it.

It worked fine for him, because he was doing his best to be the "right Superman". With Jay & Lois's help, he managed to coast through SOKE. But this cost Jay emotionally- in Jay's attempt to protect Jon, he lost everything, and Jon isn't willing to sit down and acknowledge all the ways in which Jay has changed because of Jon. Jay has compromised plenty to accommodate to him. He lost his secret identity, he's now a hero(on Jon's insistence), he's moving to San Francisco, he's being asked to forgive the person involved in his mother's assassination & country's colonization.

What does that have to do with Jon's denial?

Jay, as he first met him, is what Jon used to anchor himself. It is canon that Jay is one of the biggest reasons Jon has his shit together. Absolute Power: Super Son showed a Jon without Jay, and he was collapsing. This worked fine when Jay's motives and reputation were in line with the Superman brand. But now, Jay isn't in line with it.

Jon has fixed it to himself the Clark's version of Superman specifically is what he must abide by to stop himself from being a monster. But Superman can't do the things necessary to help Jay and Gamorra- Superman is an American hero and ultimately defends America, the very country which ruined Gamorra. So now Jon has to pick; Be normal, be Superman & comfortable without confronting the past and never evolving. Or, defy the norm, break Superman and actually save people even if the world will see him as a villain for doing the right thing.

Right now, Jon's not truly listening to Jay and is projecting all of his insecurities on Nia. He's regressing in his superheroics- he used to fight with the military and the cops, now he's pleading to prison guards who don't respect him. What's Jon going to do? What kind of Superman will he be?

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I crave for a world were I can search Jon's name in this website and the top posts aren't about Damian or the batfamily

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☹️☹️☹️

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they're adorable when jon's not putting his foot directly in his mouth

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DC Nation spotlight on Absolute Flash #1

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Absolute Flash Grodd!!

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I sense strong meme potential on this one

I am having a fantastic time catching up on Roy’s Speedy days