#Jay Nelson

[people-of-emerson]

I always appreciated books that had character introductions at the beginning, so here's my version (this is totally not an excuse to talk about the characters in my head)

Iris Walker (she/her) is the main protagonist. She just turned 18 as of the exposition, and is about to start her first semester of college. She also is staying with her grandma. Iris generally makes herself blend in to the background, but certain issues get her really fired up. She loves women, likes purple, dislikes socks, and hates puritanism.

[lila reference to be made]

Lila Gable (they/she) is the deuteragonist, foil, love interest, lancer- you get the picture. Their life mostly revolves around the community college--being in three clubs, working at the college library, and even going to board meetings for fun. Besides college life, she's passionate about drawing, woodworking, grunge music, and thrifting. With all the things that Lila's doing, it's almost like they're trying to distract themself from something! ...

[emile reference to be made]

Emile Guevara (he/him) seems like the kid brother who annoys everyone and causes problems, but he's actually the kid brother who's surprisingly chill and well adjusted. He's by far the most well put together member of the group--which isn't saying much--but it's still surprising considering everything he's been through. Like, my man was born with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, his parents divorced when he was 6, had to flee his country when he was 11, had to learn another language, and now he's juggling junior year of highschool and community college classes.

[jay reference to be made]

Jay Nelson (he/him?) is a wet cat guy. a real rat boy. the guy who tells off the homophobic waiter because everyone else is too scared to. he's the token asshole. he looks like scout tf2. he's 19 and he's wasted his entire life. He kicks off a series of events that ends in [SPOILER] because he told the truth one (1) time. We're pretty sure he's bi because he talks about "having the hots" for Zendaya but also he casually mentions being friends with benefits with a guy for, like, two years. Who knows, he's not the type to put labels on things.

[ayunakirk]

Destiny on ice

[jetslay]

DC Super-Heroes by Tom Derenick.

[ufonaut]

DC'S I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST CRISIS #1

Written by DAN DiDIO, REX OGLE, DAVE WIELGOSZ, RACHEL PINNELAS, MATTHEW LEVINE, and others Art by M.L. SANAPO, ADAM GRAPHITE, SID KOTIAN, WILL ROBSON, JORDI TARRAGONA, and others Cover by DAN HIPP Variant covers by EJIKURE and NICOLA SCOTT $9.99 US | 80 pages | Prestige | Variant $9.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 10/2/24

In the blackest night, when the darkness feels infinite, the very fabric of the universe begins to tear…as every major crisis in DCU history rises once again! These eight chilling tales, set during the events of crises past, serve to warn you, dear reader: when in crisis, watch your back. In the fractured world of Flashpoint, Professor Pyg is stalking Gotham City’s nightclubs, sniffing out victims! During Blackest Night, Scarecrow lurks outside a movie theater, recruiting new test subjects to perfect his fear toxin! Even heroes like Nightwing aren’t safe when his death might just have the power to reverse the damage of Infinite Crisis! All these, plus new stories from Crisis on Infinite Earths, Millennium, Zero Hour, The Final Night, and Final Crisis are collected in DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis, a deadly new horror anthology coming to haunt you this fall!

[why-i-love-comics]

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #32 - "Shadows Fall II" (2024)

written by Mark Waid art by Adrian Gutierrez & Tamra Bonvillain

[dcdreamblog]

A bit of an odd question but who was/is the best dancer in the JSA? The one mystery man who was only killed on the dancefloor?

Now this is a FUN question, though honestly one that would be hard to answer. I'll just keep it to the membership of the core, Golden Age JSA for simplicity's sake.

Let's check things off as we go.

Dr. Fate, Dr. Midnite and The Sandman: Were all noted as being incredibly mousy and introverted.

Charles McNider (Midnite): Was a lifelong bachelor who was always more concerned with his various intellectual pursuits. He didn't drink and his natural position at any function was in the corner, feeding our d'oeuvres to his owl.

Kent Nelson (Fate): Equally so, being a book learned archeologist whose wife was more likely to share a night at the library than the dance floor. At any social function, Kent and Inza Nelson truly only had attention for one another. You'd leave them alone at a candle lit dinner table and come back to find them sharing the light over some dusty scroll.

Wesley Dodds (Sandman): Was noted as being instantly eclipsed in any social or hosting capacity by his companion Dian Belmont. His teammates were often known to comment that the Dodds with and without his mask seemed like two entirely different people. Jay Garrick is once noted as saying that an unmasked Dodds "struck me most as a clerk, juxtaposed against Belmont's gothic elegance."

Starman: Would usually have been noted in a similar category to those above. UNTIL his marriage to Adele Drew. Drew was noted by a contemporary Daily Planet reporter as "Homely in appearance but of excellent humor and infectious energy" making her the perfect fit for the often melancholy intellectual she married. (That is NOT how anyone who knew her would describe her. Hippolyta once said Adele Knight was "Gorgeous of spirit and overflowing with love") While they DID dance, Knight was noted as being VERY unskilled, mostly floating along on his wife's ever present enthusiasm.

Green Lantern: Was an interesting conversationalist, and often popular at social functions, noted as having a voice for speeches. However his heavy build and more serious air kept him from being much of a dancer. (The only evidence I can find of him ever dancing is from memoirs about the reception of his wedding to his second Wife Molly Mayne (AKA Harlequin) which speaks more to the outsized effect she's had on him than anything.)

Wildcat: Any boxing historian can tell you that Ted Grant was not a sportsman known for his footwork. I read one account that described his style as "pouncing on the other guy and giving better than he got". Those more familiar with the sport can comment there. He was however known as a boisterous presence, especially when drinking.

Atom: Al Pratt was a man with a lot of good qualities. He had a lion's heart, he was loyal to a fault and he was tougher than a team of oxen. He was also 5 foot nothing and could be described as having two left feet if you cloned him and taped them together. His wife Mary wasn't known to be much better. Their "dancing" mostly included the two stepping on each other's toes, apologizing at the same time, and giggling about it.

The Spectre: ...let's be serious here.

Hawkman and Hawkgirl: Were just a TAD too self serious to be "cutting a rug" among the styles of the time. They were noted as accomplished classical dancers, the kind of couple that could draw eyes when something fancy was playing. As noted with the Nelsons above, though. It was often said that the two only ever had eyes for one another. It was running joke that the Hawks would always be the last to leave any function because they were slow dancing in each other's eyes 3 hours after the band had gone home.

Wonder Woman: Is a literal Queen. Not exactly the kind to be circling the floor at a cocktail party.

Hourman: For a born scientist, Rex Tyler was also known as particularly energetic especially in the aftermath of a battle. His wife, Wendi, being a stage actress was also trained as a dancer. Due to Rex's general lack of grace and Wendi's spontaneous, laughter prone personality however, their dancing was usually described along the lines of swinging each other around until they fell into a heap. Dr Midnite once said "It was common knowledge that any party where the Tylers only destroyed a single digit number of chairs was a sign of good fortune."

Johnny Thunder: DID dance. That does not, however, mean that he COULD dance. As the youngest and "hippest" of the JSA's number, he was always stumbling his way through the steps of this or that new dance craze that was sweeping the teenage population. He always seemed to be having fun, even if the flying debris of hands and feet made his space on any dance floor a rather wide berth.

Black Canary: I cannot describe to you the amount of a sexpot this woman was for her time. Like. Wavy hair over one eye, netted stocking, slit up both thighs, low cut, smoky eye shadow, wolf whistle, eye popping, hummina hummina AWOOGA sexy. Every single time the original Black Canary walked in the room, every monocle hit the floor and a bunch of upper class ladies discovered what lesbianism felt like. The woman could dance, and she could make the whole room WATCH her dance. But let's be clear in that no one was watching her "dance". You get me?

Mr Terrific: I mean obviously. There was not a single goddamn skill that one could quantify that Terry Sloane did not possess. All the big, fancy dance steps that people take classes for he could do inside, outside and backward inside an afternoon. Among his medals and accolades are evidently national ribbons in Salsa, Waltz AND Flamenco. He's Mr. Terrific. He could dance.

But then there's the actual ANSWER to the question.

The Flash: Jay and Joan Garrick were gaga for each other. Happily, loudly, publically, head over heels in love. The kind of love that starts a clan (which they eventually did, neither here nor there). The JSA is an organization RIFE with all time great love stories. But Jay and Joan Garrick were not a love story, they were the kind of light up the room, keep the conversation going, huddle the whole gang around the fireplace talking about nothing until sun up kind of couple. Socially, the entire JSA revolved around them.

And they danced. Boy did they DANCE. The kind of dancing that only a midwestern couple like that CAN do. The kind that got everybody up on their feet and clapping with the steps. The kind where a sweep of her simple dress somehow made her look like a twin city princess. The kind where a simple flourish and a dip made Jay seem like the most romantic leading man of all time. They danced because their happiness was infectious, and every time they did, a simple benefit party became a barn burner.

(A picture, originally secret. From Jay Garrick's bachelor party. June, 1947. For those of you wondering. That makes this June their 77th)

[rosewalkersjayaforever]

[alexanderkirk]

commission

好久之前的稿子了

[evilhorse]

My favorite kind of villain to beat.

(Jay Garrick: The Flash #3)

[hueningames]

yang jungwon "that one with heartstopper" enhypen moodboard 🍂

(Caso use, deixe o like! Lembre-se de dar créditos! Por favor!)

[procrastinating-everything07]

Heres some side characters since a few people actually liked my last post :) I'm not a huge fan of how I drew jays clothes but whatever- please ignore Antonia I never finished her drawing and probably never will (Bonzle was also supposed to be a draft but I'm to lazy to redraw her)

[dailyjsa]

The Flash v1 #236

Writer: Cary Bates

Artist: Irv Novick

Inker: Tex Blaisdell

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Carmen Farooq-Lane/Liliana - The Dreamer Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Sue Trinder/Maude Lilly - Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Nick Nelson/Charlie Spring - Heartstopper by Alice Oseman 

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[dailydccomics]

Barry living two lives as per usual The Flash #170

[weirdlookindog]

The Brain Eaters (1958)