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I am literally so certain about the fact that the "Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League" game could have been so much better if It just wasnt set in the Arkhamverse like. And I'm specially talking about the history since I also have my own theory that Warner Bros' influence created everything bad about this game but like. Come on, it makes zero sense that this game takes place in the Arkhamverse (and I don't even know if the Assault on Arkham movie is considered canon but in case it is... It just makes everything about the Suicide Squad Game so incoherent) but it also makes the Arkhamverse so uninteresting at the same time. Like I really believe that this game's story could have been so much better if It just wasnt obsessed with following the Arkham games timeline.

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the original Booster Gold run is such a fun read

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There's literally no heterosexual explanation to this.

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Just discovered that Captain Boomerang's height is supposed to be 5'9" (1,75cm)... Literally crying we got a short king in the house (from the Who's Who pages)

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Just wanted to say that i'm planning to do a draw of your most recently fic of Boomershot (the fluffy one) i'll post it when i finished it and tag you! 😁

ooohh that's so nice yes please tag me when you post it!

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I think my twiddler's lovers need to see this sketch by legendary artist Neal Adams that he did for Batman Forever

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Batman is, at a matter of fact, pretty goofy sometimes.

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He compliments his boyfriend.

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I always like to imagine twobats and bruharv as two 'separate' ships but what could happen if we mixed them. Like Harvey x Batman. And the ship it's about how Harvey (pre-twoface) has a situationship with Batman similar to the typical hero love interest where the girl that he loves, loves him but only when he's the hero as she doesn't know his real identity.

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I really don't want to scare anyone but for those who don't know this was Deadshot's first costume in the comics

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Comment in my Mick Rory Reading Guide Post by @tzigone

So this is a really great question and I'd love to answer it in big detail so I will do it on this post as this way I can also add images! I hope you're okay to me replying this way and sorry because this is so long lmao

First of all, I gotta say that I carefully re-read every comic that's on the list and organized them or added them if I think Mick's characterization is good there. Mick appears in more comics but I don't even think they're worth mentioning as his not characterization isn't really great in those or very out of character considering his situation in that era. Every comic that's in red / I marked as important I think have a good understanding of Mick's character and I 100% recommend them to know Mick's character well and in a consistent way.

And now, responding your question, I think I have the answer you're looking for. Because even though modern comics did a lot for Mick and helped him when it comes to be more present in mainstream media, Silver and Bronze Age are just my favourite comics of him.

Don't get me wrong, Mick being a pyromaniac (which is something that Geoff Johns added to the character) is really interesting and added a lot of depth to him, especially in the hands of good writers, but I am also obsessed with his Bronze Age Origin Story, because it was also the attempt that writers made at trying to made him a more complex character.

In The Flash #266 (1959) Mick almost managed to defeat The Flash but he wasn't capable of finishing him, and so he decided to talk to a psychiatrist. Something that Johns rescued (and I'm glad he did) is how self-aware Mick is as he is aware that he has an illness and talks to an expert about his issues, but I won't talk more about this on this post.

Then this is how the first proper origin story of the character developed. When Mick was a child, he got stuck in a freezer room. He almost froze to death, but he could open the door using the heat of his breath. This story may sound familiar to you as Johns included it in his origin story for Mick, but it was a friend who put him in the freezer as a "joke", still, he doesn't use the story in the same way that's used here.

The thing is that the experience traumatized Mick and made him develop what they call "cold-phobia" (I'm not really sure if the heat's breath while being stuck in a freezer and the term "cold-phobia" are scientifically accurate but well, it was the 70s). And he didn't finished the Flash because when he had the opportunity he was in a really cold room and I guess he has PSTD and just ran from the scene. They also explains that they reason why he's so obsessed with heat is because that is what saved him in that freezer room.

I do admit I'm biased about pre-crisis Mick because I'm an absolute sucker for Silver Age (specially if it's about the flash comics) and I prefer older comics. I really do think that Johns did a better job in psychology terms when it came to his backstory, I think he writes about Mick's illness pretty well a lot of the times and you can tell that he knows what he's talking about in Mick's backstory. But in response to your comment, I think Mick's character can be complex in the Silver & Bronze Age if you know how to interpret them in both older and actual standards.

What I want to say and why I explained his Bronze Age Origin is because, if you're going for a Silver Age Mick I'd recommend if you considered this backstory. I mix Silver and Bronze Age because it's the same continuity for him and everything that they explain about Mick also explains his character in Silver Age comics. If you haven't, I'd recommend if you read all the comics in my reading guide about Silver & Bronze Age Mick, because I'm pretty sure those stories can be useful when it comes to adding depth to his character !

Me, I am biased about Mick in the Silver & Bronze Age like I said but I just think I really have a long way before I love Mick in the modern comics to the same level. Starting with the way he's often written so inconsistent when Johns doesn't write about him and also considering the fact that I haven't read a lot of him post-flashpoint (no reason in particular, I'm just not into actual comics), just some new 52 issues and that mini arc where he joins the Suicide Squad, they left me disappointed even though I'm always happy to see my boy in a new story. I do have in my list to read all his modern appearances and maybe will create a post-flashpoint reading guide for him, but until now, I'll stick to older comics!

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feel like we need to ask this more often to people

How are you?🫵😁

Hello! Oh this is such an unexpected yet good question!

I actually have been a little anxious because I have my uni exams in a few weeks and some days it's kinda hard to deal with anxiety, however I'm happy cause I've started watching many movies I've wanted to watch for a long time. I'm also chill writing in my free time, editing some coldwave one-shots and also started a new boomershot one so I'm excited about my fanfics even if I probably won't post them until I finish my exams.

Thank you for this question, and I hope you have a nice day 💖

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Do you ever think about the fact that these two characters were created by the same person

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To be able to understand why I love older comics so much (specially silver age) you have to know that the fortress of solitude had a GIGANTIC door that opened with (of course) a GIGANTIC key.

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Superman making *that* face when he's only affected with fake kryptonite it's fr something

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Starting 2025 with the first fanfic ever of Captain Boomerang x Captain Cold (at least on Ao3) because... why not? NSFW in the tags,

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Flash (Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: George "Digger" Harkness/Leonard Snart Characters: George "Digger" Harkness, Leonard Snart Additional Tags: Porn With Plot, Mutual Masturbation, Mentioned MIck Rory/Leonard Snart, 80s-90s characterization, Digger has an humilliation and choking kink, Choking, Bottom George "Digger" Harkness, Blow Jobs, No Aftercare, my first fanfic of 2025 yeah Series: Part 8 of English The Flash Fics, Part 21 of riddler-enthusiast DC english fics Summary:

At one o'clock in the morning, Digger thinks that he and Leonard should relax a little.

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I don't know if I'm the only one but I've always wanted to see something about Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn friendship. The thing is that, at first sight, in some media, I think that they would hate each other, but I'm surprised when I see that it's not exactly like that and they actually are kinda "friends". But their friendship often is just random silly dialogues in comics, videogames and movies and something else that turns to be pretty disappointing, especially when you wanna see more of them.

And Harley & Digger are two characters that I love when theyre in the hands of good writers. And after the past years I've become pretty frustrated that there's not a lot of content about their friendship. But I know comics are not going to develop a deep connection between them. That's why I took the decision of writing a fanfic about it! I started it a few days ago and don't know when I'll start posting it but I'm pretty excited of writing about their dynamic. There will also be harlivy and boomershot as secondary ships but the focus of the story is Digger and Harley friendship and them developing a deep connection.

I guess this means that I'll forever be grateful at fanfiction as it allows me to create content that I wish to see. I may be posting more things about the fanfic and some sneak peeks in the future if someone's interested :)