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Mamabird in action (I'M NOT SORRY)
#brudick#brucedick#bruce wayne#richard grayson#dick grayson#damian wayne#batfam#batfamily#dc#dc comic#dc fan art
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king vampire au
They are both lost when Alfred takes a vacation.
#dc#dc fanart#nightwing#batman#dick grayson#bruce wayne#alfred pennyworth#brudick#brucedick#art#artists on tumblr
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Academic Articles that Analyze Queer Readings of Batman and Robin (Brudick)
There actually exist multiple!…but the ones I want to introduce right now talk specifically about how the creation of the batfamily was DC’s attempt to dissuade brudick readings. and that it can be argued that DC is still doing the same thing today.
The first article is called “All in the Family: Homophobia and Batman Comics in the 1950s”, published in the International Journal of Comics Art in Fall 2000 by Chris York. It was not available for free online, but I bought a digital copy of the volume it was published in and provided screenshots because it’s been 24 years and I hate the fact that academics are behind paywalls so I’m sharing.
This article was actually infamous because DC refused to grant permission for the use of their panels in this article.
Click for better quality.
Notable Quotes:
“National [Periodical Publications]’s biggest step, however, was the introduction of other members of the Bat-family, which would give them permanent female counterparts and solidify their heterosexual status.”
“It is clear that, although Batman and Robin remain partners, their interests are no longer as the Dynamic Duo, but as a Bat-family.”
“Taking the focus of the comic away from Batman and Robin was exactly what these superfluous characters were designed to do.”
The second article, published in the Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies in 2005, is called "Domesticity, Homosociality, and Male Power in Superhero Comics of the 1950s" by Mark Best.
Good news! This article is available online for free and it’s a great read.
Notable Quotes:
“In contrast to the Marvel family, however, the Batman and Superman families were modeled more after the familial relations of the nuclear family and the gender expectations of the domestic ideology.”
“One way the genre attempted to contain any “subversive” potential, including the possibility of homosexual readings of the comics, was through the narrative device of the “super hero family.””
Here is more academic reading with the themes of Batman and homophobia, written in 1991. This article is referenced in the former piece.
In summary:
(lest we forget) Batman has had queer readings since its inception, specifically between Bruce and Dick.
The creation of the batfamily served to curtail those brudick readings
It seems pretty obvious that the same attempts are STILL being made by DC, now with the exaggerated push for explicit familial titles like “father” and “son”. And are still working if you see any discourse online from fans who strictly oppose brudick on the basis of their “father/son” relationship (which seems to me a more modern emphasis compared to in the past, maybe i’ll make a different post about that later.) They are unknowingly parroting Freddy Wertham’s concerns and eating up DC’s new strategy of distancing Bruce and Dick, just under an accusation harder to argue against nowadays. It’s gauche to criticize queerness nowadays, but consider it incest and suddenly it’s acceptable to bash again.
I just find it incredibly fascinating that brudick had been discussed and analyzed in multiple academic articles! And reading some comments I saw lately of people exclaiming “I can’t believe Brudick is this popular!/Who on earth is shipping Brudick!?!” made me sigh and really want to pull these out. Brudick has been a thing before all of us were born. DC’s propaganda/internet purity culture has been doing too good of a job lately. We have to remember our roots.
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Enthusiastic hug
Batman isn't that expressive most of the time. But he was having a happy good day and felt like showing some love to his partner~
A fast doodle I've made while studying for my coming exams
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Been reading Grayson, got to Grayson: Future's End, and I really love how this apparently canonizes Brudick in a one sided pining sort of way in New 52, because...
Seriously?? I can't fathom a SINGLE platonic way to explain ANY of this.
For context these pages come one right after the next for the most part. The whole point of this comic seems to be to explain that Dick becomes romantically interested in his superior in Spyral because she reminds him of Bruce.
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Bat Dance
Batman (Bruce Wayne) & Robin (Dick Grayson)
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Bruce: *To Dick.* The absolute nerve, to come into my life. To make it better by your very existence. Effortlessly barging into the misery fortress it took me years to build. Shameful.
#brudick#dickbru#bruce x dick#dick x bruce#brucedick#dickbruce#batcest#dc#dcu#batman#western animation#c: dick grayson#c: bruce wayne#s: brudick#s: batcest#my quotes#dcu quotes#age gap ship#minor adult ship#teacher student ship
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BruDick Summer Exchange 2024
Hey friends! We are thrilled to announce that the BruDick Summer Exchange is coming for a third round!
We couldn't be more proud of this amazing community. Here's to another year of wonderful artworks and fanfiction inspired by the original Dynamic Duo.
BDSE 2024 Schedule
Sign-ups Open Monday, April 1
Sign-ups Close Tuesday, April 30
Assignment Sent Saturday, May 4
Check-in 1 Saturday, June 8
Check-in 2 Saturday, July 13
Assignments Due Saturday, August 3
Works Revealed Saturday, August 10 - Tuesday, August 13
Creators Revealed Saturday, August 17
BDSE 2024 AO3 Collection | Twitter
Stay tuned for the release of the updated rules, FAQ, and sign-up guide.
In the meantime, feel free to send us an ask for questions.
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Gotham's most sexy man spotted in vacation with his former ward and actually his sugar baby 🖤💙
#brudick#brucedick#richard grayson#dick grayson#bruce wayne#batman#batman fan art#dc#dc fan art#dcu#dc universe#dc comic#dc comics#dc comic fan art
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#brudick#dick grayson#nightwing#batman#bruce wayne#dc comics#my art#2024#brucedick#damian wayne#robin#cassandra cain#orphan#batgirl
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omega Dick week - age difference
Omega dick week - claiming bite / How Alpha Bruce Convinces His Omega Dick to Finally Get Married.
Omega Dick week - arranged mating / Everyone at Wayne Enterprise has been in a cold sweat because the heir hasn't shown any interest in anyone until they forced him to. They are lucky to have got it right the first time.
Omega Dick week - Protective instincts
Omega Dick week - Hidden designation
#dc#dc fanart#nightwing#batman#red hood#red robin#orphan#spoiler#robin dc#dick grayson#bruce wayne#jason todd#tim drake#cassandra cain#stephanie brown#damian wayne#alfred pennyworth#batfamily#batfam#brudick#brucedick#chibi doodles#art#artists on tumblr
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Dynamic Duo
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Christmas Eve
My BruDick holiday-themed artwork for this year :3
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