#Arrow tag

[geneticdriftwood]

i’m having thoughts about batman vs green arrow, and how the central characters shape the stories their supporting casts are allowed

like, in batman comics, bruce’s story is about being permanently shaped by a grief he can never move on from (his parent’s deaths, and later jason’s death). the premise of batman, bruce’s unyielding dedication to his mission, requires that bruce always be living in the shadow of his formative trauma, always responding to it. structurally, he can never be allowed to heal (because a happy bruce wayne isn’t batman), which means he can’t really grow. his supporting cast can develop and grow in their own right, but they can’t leave (bc they’re batman characters), so they stay stuck in the same unhealthy dynamics with bruce. this creates a narrative paradigm where positive change rarely sticks, cycles aren’t broken, and the easiest story to tell is a tragedy. bruce isn’t allowed a happy ending, so nobody who loves him gets one either.

now compare this with green arrow, where ollie’s stories are so often about having the humility, courage, and determination to take accountability for your mistakes and change for the better. transformative change is his whole deal! it’s the point of the island! and his relationships with his supporting cast reflect this. ollie messes up, he learns from it, and his relationships with other characters develop and improve accordingly. the point of the story is that ollie changes, making change possible for everyone. and so green arrow books present a paradigm where characters are allowed to grow in ways that stick, where harm can be learned from instead of brushed aside, and where happy endings aren’t guaranteed but do largely feel possible. yk?

[kiwinatorwaffles]

hermit!skizz becuse he's cannon now. to me

guys can you believe it?? congrats on impulse for being in hc10 !!!!!!!!!

[readthephible]

shayne topp in the violation (2013) — themes

[the-lonelybarricade]

Hii!! I decided to log in and see if my blog was still standing and thought I would drop in with a hello and some late Valentine's Day flowers💐 <3 it's been SO LONG!!

My love HELLO!! You are so sweet, I hope you had the best Valentines Day!! Here's some flowers for you too: 💐💐💐

I hope uni's been treating you okay (I bet you're kicking ass!!). It's such a treat to see you online again! 🥺

[smarti-at-smogwarts]

👏 with Theo & Tadhg, Cassie & Luke & Sophie, and Marti & the O’Donnell quads, please?

Full House ! :o

Theo & Taghd:

it isn't unusual for them to fly together when one of them feels shitty about something. Neither is very good at talking about things but they tend to just know when they need it.

Theo cursing out Taghds dead parents and Cillian vs the first time Taghd sees Theo's mom and/or grandmother interacting with her.

More than once ( usually when Theo's supposed to be at Godric's Hollow with her mother and grandmother or some pureblood function or another) Taghd has just woken up to find a Pine Marten sleeping in his room. He's stopped being surprised by it.

Cassie & Luke:

Cassie tends to draw while Luke practices fencing and it's something ppl are very "..." about because they're such different activities but like..it's about existing together.

He's one of the few people she'd show her sketch book to.

She's drawn star wars art for him.

Cassie & Sophie:

Cassie cheers Sophie on every Quidditch game no she doesn't care they're in different houses thank you for asking.

Cassie learns how to make tea specifically how Sophie likes it and it's her way of taking care of Sophie because "Sophie always takes care of everyone."

Cassie has never had siblings so she attaches to Sophie's pretty fast and just finds the concept of siblings kind of fascinating?

Cassie & Sophie & Luke:

They were the first she told Hannah and Neville aren't her parents and also why she lives with them.

Star Wars marathons when one of them feels shitty.

Both Sophie and Luke have an open invitation to the three broomsticks /Cassie's house.

These kids make me so sad they bond over not having their parents why did we do this I'm sad I love them

Marti and The Quads

Marti doesn't really come out to the quads so much as she just talks about how pretty everyone is.

Snape may drive her to tears but she goes off on him or anyone picking on Connor for his stutter.

She tends to tackle,-hug Ryan and when he gets taller than her just stays attached to him like a Koala lmao like this is a normal greeting.

I haven't figured out her relationship with Quidditch but friendly games and broom races.

Sara's the one Marti goes to when she needs advice she feels she can't talk to her siblings about.

Marti has at least once tried to tell people she's a Quintuple to see if she can get away with it.

She and Cara spend the most time together because they share a house/dorm

Cara's the only one that probably knows Marti still has dreams about her brother/her Jacob.

Marti's rants about the Quads' uncle are Legendary.

Marti: Daddy you're a lawyer is there a way to legally kidnap my friends and not give them back to their guardian... theoretically of course.

Marti's dad: ... I'm not acknowledging this as a thing you have said without more caffeine.

[iztea]

awkward helicopter ride back home

[o0kawaii0o]

Ace Attorney x Hades

[sisaloofafump]

In case it seems like every third comic has Batman in it... you're not wrong. He's been in 38.6% of DC issues since 2020, with a stark increase of 8% each decade since the 90s and surpassing Superman in popularity. Despite this, there's been a massive drop off of comics where he is teamed up with Superman or a Robin (although the amount of group team ups between Batman Family members has increased, as well as Nightwing solos).

[irregularjohnnywiggins]

You ever have those moments where an idea just... won't leave your head?

[filobooster]

dc stuff based off some dc fan audio dramas ive been listening to + anticipating… which you should totally ask me about…

[geneticdriftwood]

hey so I’m very new to comics and even newer to green arrow… but like… is there a reason that ollie has been crucified four times?????? someone please explain wtf is going on with that

[mstrchu]

the twins..

[honeydudedraws]

gah I loved ep 4 of beast yeast I rushed to draw this as SOON as possible. almost made me cry...

love the hc that awakened dark cacao has got four arms and a tail, all the more to hug his kids with ;]

[got that hc from @skyxiiocrkblog with this post!]

[amphibianaday]

day 1421

[envyenvys]