#Midnite City

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Midnite City Announce 'In At The Deep End' Christmas Show!

British rockers Midnite City will be playing their annual Christmas show on Saturday December 16th at the Corporation Sheffield. Support will be Star Circus who have just supported Midnite City on their ‘In At The Deep End‘ UK Tour. Tickets are £15 in advance and are on sale now via the link below. Get them early as this show is likely to sell out. Tickets are available: here Official…

[psychosodomy]

majority of the council still voted at like 4am yes on cop city funding, hows yall morning going

[britishhiphop]

Taise ft. MDV - Leprechaun [Video]

Taise from the Inner City Economics crew drops a new track featuring Mdv, the king of rowdy for the Leprechaun track. On the DJ Midnite produced track the pair explore the underworld’s work with dark forces. Mixed and mastered by: Inos @ 4 The Culture Records Studio https://www.instagram.com/inos_4tc https://open.spotify.com/artist/0LfMaehXnWbxls9izAMGtn Filmed and edited by: Taise and…

[gaypastabake]

Midnite Brouillard (W.Wolf AU)

Spooky seasons rolled around really quick, and im hyperfixating over this damn werewolf au thing, so imma give some information about Midnite in this au

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-Midnite Brouillard, 25

-Midnite is french, but was born in Pristine peaks- that old hiking hotspot around 50 kilometers (yes im european shut up) away from the city of Beacon Beach. She speaks both English and French. Her last name 'Brouillard' is actually french for mist (or fog aswell, but its mist in her context).

-Works as an actor in the local theater troupe, aspires to be a big musical or opera star, but Beacon Beach's troupe is only a small one so she's starting small.

-Because her cannon counterpart technically doesn't have any legs, Midnite in this AU wears prosthetics (above knee). She had to have both of her legs amputated after the fire that burned down the Winter Palace. Her prosthetics can bend at the knee based on the velocity of movement, and attach via suction to the residual limbs (yes I did research). She wears long boots and tights to hide the fact that she's wearing prosthetics

-Allthough she does have allot of trauma relating to the accident, she likes to brush it off as just a "minor little incident," usually with a witty joke or an overly dramatic hand wave to suggest "naahhhhh its not a big deaaallllllll," because its easier for her to brush it off than confront some pretty horrific memories.

-Like her cannon self, she is a complete brat, a bit egotistical at times, very overdramatic, adores mischief, but is also very doting and adoring of people she cares about.

-Despite being very well manicured, elegant and attentive to her looks, she does have a soft spot for rugged, muscular women who are a little rough around the edges (probably hairy and smell of sweat too bc she a freak like that).

-She is a huge fan of gothic, horror related things. If you ask her to suggest a movie she will without fail pick 'Corpse Bride.' Her favourite book is 'Carmilla' and she has several authentic vintage books of usually other vampire books and general gothic monster related things.

-Very VERY interested in the rumours of werewolf sightings around the Spellbound Woods, a secluded woodland that has been closed off from the public due to conservation efforts of the local council aswell as a spate of "animal attacks."

-Can afford to buy extravegent clothes and books because of the money she inherited from the death of her family, she is the token rich friend of the group.

-The pendant she wears in one of the drawings is made from pure silver, yes that will be important trust me.

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[sorry for the sloppy quality of some of her hands, im really trying my best here im just not great at anatomy I mean why do you think I mostly draw paws]

[dcdreamblog]

For the person who asked about Norwegian superheroes, I know the Dr. Mid-Nite here in Portsmouth is an immigrant from Norway. (I know this because when he saved my great aunt, another Norwegian immigrant, her concussion was making it difficult for her to remember English and it turned out they spoke the same dialect. Tante Inge has now passed on peacefully, but she always bragged about our hometown hero being from her country)

(Image of Doctor Midnite II, standing on the edge of a church at the center of Portsmouth City, OR which seems to be a central spot for his patrols) Correct! And what a wonderful story to share with us! Yes, the second Doctor Midnite is well known to be Norwegian, either a immigrant or simply a descendant. Of course no one knows his specific background due to his secret identity but his accent has been identified I'm told as being from the Vestland region.

I didn't bring him up during my discussion of Norwegian heroes because he doesn't fit the criteria I assumed the ask was made in. He doesn't operate IN Norway for the most part and his personal background is opaque so I can't and won't make any judgements as to the "intensity" of his Norwegian identity.

Portsmouth City is actually known for its rather large and robust Norwegian population, especially for a city so far west of the northern midwest where most Nordic Americans settled. It's also one of the pieces of general evidence given that he and the original Dr. Midnite, Charles McNider was American born and, more to the point, never married.

[ninthprime]

a while back before i decided to use twitter less i had an idea to make an "Official Captain Kalvin Brnine Strand Semaphore Account" in the style of those excellent char aznable twitters (ie. this one, NSFW warning). this was like four episodes into the season. here's what i had drafted at the time

a war criminal could never do THIS [points to the excellent pen i have made for my divine under my bed]

The Witch In Glass, more like The Witch is an Ass lol reply: Phryg said this one was pretty good.

Si’dra why is there a filter preventing me from posting Asepsis pictures. Why’s it marked “Brnine crimes”

Accidentally had another confidential conversation in Phrygian today but in my defense sooo many ships come with studio apartments now.

Listening to some old tapes from my friend as I do book work today… 😔 reply: Gur is on these tapes too I guess.

ways to get friend to hang out with you ways to get robot to like you robot friend won’t hang out deer robot likes dislikes reply: Sorry this is for google Si’dra how do I delete this

The Figure came back from the Crown of Glass with some of Past’s old Earth anime tapes. I like this “Quattro Bajeena” guy.

I was talking to Midnite and Cori about the movies I liked as a kid and they’re calling me “basic” now?? Like this if you remember the classics!!

I’ve been sending those City City ads to Jesset and saying “This you?” He gets sooo riled up lol. reply: He blocked me

First of all Kal’mera Broun and I look nothing alike

Thank you everyone for complimenting my scouter. It’s the most underrated part of my outfit and not cringe at all like I heard Midnite saying.

valence would say i’m a good captain reply: DELETE

[batunatu]

RADAR PLAYLIST WOAHHH

HERE YOU HAVE!! okay, the idea of ​​this playlist is actually to show songs that remind me in melody of radar or something that i feel matches his vibe or musical tastes. THERE ARE VERY FEW SONGS that actually have something radar related in the lyrics, this is more about the melody.

another fact, the main 3 important songs are not on the playlist because they are not on spotify, A SHAME BECAUSE THOSE ARE "THE" SONGS, IT IS A CRIME THAT THEY ARE NOT THERE. i will leave the link of the songs on youyube :333

midnite float is literally him

this song is like the beginning of radar's life in beacontown, leaving the life of champion city behind and living in a more colorful and unique world.

OH GUYS HE WOULD HEAR THIS I SWEAR, at night he would go to the city center in clubs with music like this, even though he is not a party animal!!

this would make him levitate.

[roisheep]

Lost Steely Dan Saturday

I've decided that I'm going to start a weekly thing where I post about various cut & obscure Steely Dan songs. My intention is mainly to post about an album's worth of outtakes, demos, and other oddities per installment. This list will be non-exhaustive, as the list of Steely Dan and Steely Dan adjacent outtakes is enormous. I'll be sharing links to what songs I can, and I'll be prioritizing unadulterated demos (though I will be recommending fan remasters when applicable.) Starting chronologically, we'll be looking at their first album, Can't Buy a Thrill, and a little bit of what came before it. Heads up, this will be a long post.

Dallas (Single)

This single is Steely Dan's first release, it and its b-side were only ever released officially on a 1978 japan only compilation

One of the first things you might notice with this one is that Donald Fagen is not singing lead vocals, instead being performed by drummer Jim Hodder. Hodder also performs lead vocals for "Midnite Cruiser" on can't buy a thrill. Personally, I'm pretty keen on this one. Despite Becker & Fagen later describing it as "stinko," I think it holds up pretty well. The use of steel guitar makes it mesh really well into the sound of Can't Buy a Thrill, and I'd definitely recommend giving it a listen. JiveMiguel1980 has an excellent remaster which you can find on YouTube, and the band Poco covered this song in 1975.

Sail the Waterway

I'm not going to have too much to say about a lot of these songs, and this is definitely one of those. It's nice enough. The instrumentation once again feels very in line with the sound of CBAT, and this song features a pretty nice guitar solo, as well as some nice backing vocals. Sail the Waterway also has another great remaster by JiveMiguel1980 on YouTube that is worth checking out if you enjoy the song.

Can't Buy a Thrill Demos and Outtakes

Moving now from songs released before Can't Buy a Thrill and on to the Demos and Outtakes of the albums themselves. Steely Dan fans have been compiling this into their own little bootlegs since before the internet, so I'll be able to share most of them with one link, and we'll briefly run down through the songs in order as they appear:

Gullywater: This one's just plain fun! The lyrics are very of their time but I find the song's heavy reliance on just kind of stating metaphors to be endearing. The guitar on this one is also just killer. Check out the JiveMiguel1980 remaster, and It's at this point that I'd also like to note that yes, I am going to recommend JiveMiguel1980 remasters a lot, they make a lot of them and they're very good

Sakka Joweda: This one is probably my favorite CBAT outtake, it's really catchy and very high energy for Steely Dan. The chorus on this one gets stuck in my head for the rest of the day every time I hear it, and the closing organ bit is very distinct for them. Check out the JiveMiguel1980 remaster if you like this one as always. I'd have to agree with the studio chatter at the end of this one, Sakka Joweda is "real good."

Any World (That I'm Welcome To): You might recognize this one from their 1975 album "Katie Lied," Any World is one of a couple of Steely Dan demos to find new life on subsequent albums. This version of it is very good on its own, having the sparser piano and drum sound of a lot of Steely Dan demos, but it doesn't quite hold up as well when compared to its later officially released iteration (you just can't compete with Michael McDonald.)

Running Child: This one to me is another solid-but-not-exceptional demo, which is probably why infamous perfectionist Donald Fagen prevented it from being included on the album. This one also has a JiveMiguel1980 remaster if it sticks out to you.

Megashine City: This song is alright, like Sakka Joweda I think its strongest part is its chorus. This one has a very 60s country-ish americana sound that I don't personally care for, and I think wouldn't sound out of place with a lot of other bands of the era, but it still has enough of that Dan feel going for it that I'll listen to it on occasion.

Stay There: This is just studio chatter and instrument futzing I think. If you're listening to Can't Buy a Thrill Demos and Outtakes as though it were a real album, it's a fun little transitional piece.

Midnite Cruiser (Alternate Mix): This is an alternate mix of Midnite Cruiser, the track from Can't Buy a Thrill. Not too too much is different, but it is pretty neat.

This was my first Lost Steely Dan Saturday, I've been wanting to blog about this stuff for a little bit, and finally settled on this as the format. Next week I'll most likely be covering Katy Lied & The Royal Scam, as Countdown to Ecstasy and Pretzel Logic outtakes either don't exist or remain lost media at present. Not sure how this style of post is going to perform, but I am mostly just making these for my own enjoyment. However, if anyone has questions or notes they can feel free to reach out to me about them.

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Do you have any opinions on modern day John's music tastes? I'm usually annoyed when they don't update them from the original time period. Like, sex pistols? Rly?

lmfao I actually think it makes sense, at his core John is a white english boy, ofc he'd be into the 'classics' of a genre* (and the Sex Pistols/Ramones era really IS the start of the punk genre) before being willing to explore anything more modern/of his own time period. like i would also believe him as a music snob who prefers vinyl to CD/digital music (i'm more 🙄 on him using the ipod in the Constantine show, for instance, but I also think it's implied Chas maybe have both brought and put it together for him).

of course i think comics hellblazer canon is that he's into the pistols' bc he was at that classic 1976 show in Manchester (I may have just made this up, it may just be *my* headcanon), modern john's backstory would probably be that he was a pretentious little weirdo rebelling against what would've been the most in opposition to pop music in the early 90s, got into local punk music, and then went looking for whatever ~the classics were. like i think he'd likely be a fan of local music/more modern punk as well but being a baseline Pistols' fanboy makes sense to me.

*also have to point out the most obnoxious show!john thing which is when he complains about reggae music when it's so closely tied to the history of punk. like, specifically with Johnny Rotten even. Bizarre writing choice imo, either the writers of the show didn't know that or they did and were making a real statement about John's white englishman blindspots of not knowing/respecting POC history & influence on stuff he likes [which is also supported by him being such a snob about the folk magic in the infamous mexico city episodes of the show, and the "magpie of magic" comment from Papa Midnite.] given his background i don't think it's shocking that john constantine is terrible re: intersectionality but it's worth remembering as one of his flaws (though: i think he's actually better about it in the comics).

[alfea]

mini doll makers

there are some broken images but all of these are at least somewhat intact

kitty’s build-a-doll workshop

angels crying

starlette and midnight

tudor dollies

my doll creator

dollz mania

cartoon dollz

the woman says

very cherry

glamour dolly

the dollz realm

mini maker v 1.2

lovasforeva

mega mini maker

midnite princess

dollmaker land

teeny tiny

dolly city

[pyroreadscomics]

Three Interesting & Oddball Catwoman Comics

So, I'm working on a full Post-Crisis Catwoman reading list (pray for me) but I've realized there are certain comics that, while they wouldn't make any but the most bloated (and / or obsessively complete) reading guides, I find fascinating in some way.

So, here's three issues that are completely optional Catwoman reading: (Below the cut to save your dashboards.)

GREEN ARROW (1988) #86

This comic on its own would be notable because Catwoman made shockingly few out of Gotham guest appearances during the New Earth era. Sure she’d pop up in Batfamily books every other month on average, but times when Selina broke out of the Bat-sphere are truly few and far between. In fact, in terms of guest appearances in other peoples solo titles there’s really only that one digital first Wonder Woman comic where Selina makes a very chibi appearance (it’s great) and… actually that’s the list. Even expanding out to the series of teams that don’t have Batman or Catwoman as members and aren’t Batman adjacent all you have is three pretty good issues of JSA: Classified and a debate about where or not the Birds of Prey being minimum half Gothamite at all times makes them bat-adjacent. 

This is genuinely the only guest appearance outside of Gotham she makes that doesn’t come with a bunch of asterisks. As for the plot of the book, Oliver Queen, currently not in Star City, ends up tangling with some thieves who’ve smuggled Incan artifacts out of Peru. While looking to defeat them he ends up teaming up with early Balent Catwoman. 

The interesting thing, for me at least, is that Catwoman’s above board here. She’s not just stealing the artifacts to sell herself, she's been contracted by the government of Peru to return their stolen artifacts. This is, quite possibly, the origin of the “Catwoman who steals artifacts to return them to their country of origin” trope that pops up in fan content from time to time.

To be clear, the comic firmly establishes that Selina’s not doing this out of the kindness of her heart but more that a paycheck’s a paycheck and it’s less hassle than fencing the stuff herself. 

Still, it’s interesting to me that this trope both seems to originate in the comics, but also not be there a lot. I haven’t read the bronze age stuff. I haven’t read (all) the New 52 and Rebirth stuff.  But I have read almost 600 issues of New Earth Selina Kyle appearances and I'm fairly certain that this is the only appearance of “Catwoman, Government Repo Agent” or “Catwoman, reverse British Museum” in the entirety of the New Earth timeline.

And ain’t that interesting?

BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE (2013) #6/4 "She Lies at Midnite"

Well first things first. Yes this issue was published after the New 52 reboot. However it’s very clearly set in the New Earth continuity. For those unaware, Selina’s personal history, interpersonal relationships, character depth and character development all got nuked by the reboot and this story has tied to several elements that a Non-Canon to the New 52. As such I, like the wiki, am counting this as “basically New Earth”

Secondly, while the other two stories are interesting to me for various meta reasons, this one is simply a compelling story (which also, makes me conscious of not wishing to dissect it like a frog to an audience that might enjoy a blind read.). Though being a Batman centric story, it explores the messier aspects of Bruce and Selina’s relationship in a way that adds a bit of nuance to their relationship while keeping  everyone in character (well… there's some lines of dialogue I don't quite vibe with, but everyone's actions, motivations and dynamics are in character and those are the important bits)

Also because it's one story in an anthology it's really short, only 7 pages.

So tell y'all what, I'll talk about the last story first, and then I'll do the full spoiler breakdown of why I find this story fascinating.

CATWOMAN (1993) #89 (HARLEY QUINN EDITION)

This is, I believe, the only issue* of Catwoman where Selina never makes an appearance

Even when Eiko or Holly took over the role she at least made appearances in every issue even if they were minor. Here though? She's only referenced, though she's referenced alot.

(Note: yes Selina doesn't appear in either the first annual or Catwoman 1,000,000. But counterpoint, those are basically Sci-fi and Fantasy AUs and that’s a level of pedantry even I don't care for)

The plot itself goes like this: Doctor Harleen Quinzel goes to a TV company and pitches a show based on the adventures of Catwoman, as seen through Harley’s eyes. It’s a version of events where Harley Quinn is Catwoman’s best friend, and they commit crimes, team up with Poison Ivy, and fight Batman and Commissioner Gordon. The TV executives (who somehow seem oblivious to the fact that A) Catwoman’s a real person and b) the person they’re talking to is a supervillain) start reworking the pitch of the show to be more corporate and kid friendly, much to the anger of Harley who murders the executives with Joker Gas, ending the issue.

Now, talking about a story within a story is always going to get a bit meta, but I’m going to start small and then work my way up to the scene that inspired this whole post.

Firstly… Harley’s TV pitch is where we get specifics on Selina’s parents background. Sure in they’re last appearance Brian was a racist white guy and Maria was clearly a Latina immigrant, but this is I believe the first (and potentially only) time Maria is labeled Cuban and Brian is labeled as Irish. Which also means, unless I'm forgetting another instance of this information being brought up, we’re just taking Harley’s word on this.

Secondly, Harley casting herself as Selina’s best friend is, amazingly, not necessarily incorrect.

For context, this is a year and a half into Harley Quinn’s run as a canon character. Despite that she has interacted with Selina once before. It’s a bit of an involved story but the short version is, Selina get sent to prison. The person in the next cell ends up being Harley Quinn, who Selina ends up telling all about her childhood, then the pair escape, though Harley stabs Selina with a knife to pull it off and then, once they’re free, drugs and hypnotizes Selina into helping with a plan to kill Batman.

Now you’d reasonably think that that’s disqualifying behavior for best friend status but… counterpoint, who else is it? Her sister Maggie? They haven’t talked in a decade (both in universe and out). Holly? Same as Maggie. Arizona? She’s an amnesiac child and even if she remembers Catwoman, the writers have forgotten her. Zee and/or Clutterbuck? They were at best work colleges and ones who haven’t appeared in years at that (also if you remembered they existed at all i am genuinely impressed). One of the other rouges? She’s not great terms with any of them, even the ones who haven’t tried to kill her (which is most of them).

(also "Which orphanage were you in?" damn Selina) Harley meanwhile is actually the first person in canon that Selina told her backstory to. Harley knew before Bruce about how Selina’s parents died. Also, despite Harley’s mind control gambit, Harley is insistent she cares about Selina, and Selina clearly doesn’t hold that big a grudge as, the same month this issue came out, she was in Harley’s solo for a party.

90s Catwoman, with a few brief exceptions, was so against maintaining a consistent supporting cast for Selina that Harley is the clear winner for the best friend award, at least in this moment of time.

Third, minor point but I Harley’s little fanfic contains not merely the specific Catwoman/Harley/Ivy team up in comics, but also, the first time Ivy and Catwoman have teamed up outside of the Long Halloween (where all the rogues end up working together in the end). Indeed the last time Catwoman and Ivy were in the same comic it was Cataclysm and Selina ended up force feeding Ivy a seed that grew roots out of… everywhere. Needless to say, they weren’t friends at the time. Though, in Harley’s world, they were.

(In fact, for those unfamiliar, during the original Gotham City Sirens run, Selina and Ivy were somewhat antagonistic towards each other, but tried to get along for the sake of their mutual friend Harley Quinn.)

Lastly, and most metatextually interesting, is Harley’s exact words when her story got sanded down for boarder market appeal.

“This isn’t my Story! Catwoman is a grownup! Her Friends are grownups! That big,dumb lump of a Ratman that she flirts with is a grownup! She Steals stuff, she fights with people, she outsmarts the cops! You don’t need to make all those stupid changes— she’s fine just the way she is!”

This story has a cover date of February 2001. Within a year, Brubaker’s run of Catwoman resets the numbering and radically overhauls the character. Catwoman’s characterization pivots out of “selfish loner thief who’s a bit of a bastard with a heart of gold buried so deep it takes mass tragedy to get it to show just a little” to “a vigilante with a found family who’s deeply concerned about the welfare of her one specific run down corner of Gotham.” She becomes a hero.

Now, I personally really like Brubaker’s run, he’s easily one of the three best writers the character’s ever had, but there’s no denying that it’s a change.

And so, reading that line of Harley’s struck me as… shockingly prophetic. Sure Selina didn’t get aged down into a teenager who solved crimes for the government, but she was toned down into a more explicit robin hood and made less adversarial with Batman. Now I doubt the line was written with knowledge of where Brubaker’s reboot would take the character, or even that Brubaker had even agreed to helm Catwoman when the script was turned in but… I can’t help but wonder why this issue was written. Because stories about stories are always meta in some way.

BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE (2013) #6/4 "She Lies at Midnite" (For Real this Time)

Right spoilers ago: This story starts with Selina paralyzed.

Bruce takes a bit longer then me getting there but that is how we start. With a explainer that Catwoman got involved in a gang war that was targeting sex workers and got her spine broken for the trouble. And now the doctor is saying that she'll never walk again.

This deeply affects Bruce who has a flashback to Barbara’s paralyzation.

Bruce tracks the two gangs down to a standoff and... to quote Bruce:

I'll spare you the details. Skylight. Gunfire. Screams. The usual.

It's not until he's done breaking "every leg in the house" that he runs into a surprise appearance: Slam Bradley, who's taking care of the mooks outside. (for the Catwoman readers: firstly, thanks for reading this far, secondly, Slam’s… honestly an important character overall but the short version is his a bar brawling P.I. who was one of the few love interests Selina’s ever had that’s long term relevant)

Bruce is unsurprised to see him, given his connection to Selina, and tries to commiserate with him in his own Batman-y way, but that's all thrown for a loop when Slam reveals that he's here because Selina asked him to handle these gangs earlier that night  (You know, when she should have been conscious in the hospital)

And… honestly I can’t put this next bit better than the comic itself.

Jesus fuck Selina that's cold

Anyway, Bruce immediately tracks Selina down (It's not hard, she's robbing the leaders of the gangs houses while Batman was putting the membership in a hospital) bringing Slam along just cause I guess.

Bruce is beyond pissed off and wants answers and after this... wonderful panel, Selina explains

When Bruce asks why Selina didn't just ask for help, Selina laughs and says "Slammy here, him I could just ask! You'd put it on your tp-do list, somewhere way down, past Joker's latest attempt to poison the water supply or Eddie's latest Head-Scratcher"

That wasn't fast enough for Selina, and given she wasn't up to the job she certainly didn't want it handed off to one of the Robins. Therefore, if it was a job that needed Batman, but it wasn't important enough, Selina had to make it important to Bruce.

Hence... faking being paralyzed and also deliberately invoking one Bruce's old traumas against him. Which I get but also damn Selina.

Bruce is actually so pissed off it looks like he's about to fight Selina, but Selina surrenders instead and the story ends with Selina in the batmobile, in cuffs, (though Bruce agrees to stop for ice cream on the way to the station, indicating he's... maybe cooling off a bit).

While it's not actually the worst thing Selina's ever done to Bruce technically, this incident didn't even draw any blood. It's.... It reads like a profound betrayal of trust. Selina took an insecurity of Bruce's she could only know about after being inducted into the Bat family and used it against him without remorse. (Which... post: Tower of Babel Bruce does not get to criticize this move but it's still cold).

And then, there's the fact that Selina did this because she, reasonably, couldn't actually trust Bruce to help her out without that manipulation. It's not even Selina acting selfishly for once, it's Selina trying to protect innocents.

And the weird thing is, outside of a few dialogue choices, everyone's perfectly in character here. This is a stunt canon Selina would easily pull if the circumstances lined up the same.

I will say, I totally get where Selina's coming from, even sympathize with it a little. Batman is someone who's constantly pulled in a thousand different directions and can't actually be relied on to help in a weird way. There's a reason the worst sections of Gotham keep getting dedicated superheroes (Onyx for the Hill, Catwoman for the East End) and that's because Batman doesn't have the time to help these areas as thoroughly as they need.

And of course, being a part of these communities in a way Batman just can't be, they end up seeing the problems much more up close and personal.

Like, take the original storyline where Selina commits to being a vigilante rather than a supervillain. In that storyline there's a serial killer going after sex workers and while Selina has reason to be invested (She used to be sex worker, she finds out because a friend who is a sex worker shows up at her safe house looking to hide,) the thing that tips her over the edge into action is those things PLUS the inaction of those who should be dealing with the situation. The police straight up do not care (there's a scene where they find a body and they instead of trying to record evidence go through her wallet for cash and crack jokes) and Batman, while he's... not malicious like that, it is called out by Selina that while they may be victims, to Batman they are still criminals in his eye and thus not high on his priority list, even if they are being murdered.

That's all canon.

So... what's Selina to do? There are two gangs tearing up the streets and killing sex workers (which, conversely to Bruce, is something that always sits at the top of her priority list). If she can't just rob them out of existence, doesn't have the skills to fight them on head and win, and Batman ain't doing shit... what opinion does she have but to manipulate Batman into action. (and, to be clear, if Selina had already decided the correct solution to this problem was manipulating Batman, and also had enough time to set up the whole deception, then Batman had time to respond to the situation on his own and didn't.)

To Selina, this whole operation, while a punch below the belt on Bruce and potentially permanently damaging their relationship, would save lives. Her motivations were pure.

It's just...

It's still betraying Bruce's trust, using knowledge of his private pains against him. Skipping right over the asking for help step because she didn't trust him to help. And yet, the only way any of this works is if Bruce trusted Selina enough to let her in, and Selina trusted Bruce to avenge her. (Also side note: very much the only reason Slam's here is as a counterpoint to Bruce as someone Selina trusted to help without manipulation. Which depending on when this is supposed to be timeline wise (are they dating, is this before or after Selina lost his granddaughter) potentially speaks volumes about Selina's trust in Slam.)

It's such an emotionally messy story for only 7 pages and it’s the sort of shit I live for.

[shyearthquakedaze]

MIDNITE CITY - Summer Of Our Lives (Official Video)

[odinsson2021]

Here's the Playlist of my Tonight's Show!

I hope you liked it!

Stormwitch-Rondo ala Turca GTR-The Hunter Illi Noize-Stand all together The Hooters-Johnny B. Kingdom-Lost in the City Worshipper-Acid Burns – One Way Trip 19.07.24 Whitesnake-Give me all your Love Kiss-Tears are Falling Atlantis Drive-Medusa Smile – Atlantis Drive 14.06.24 Nestor-Perfect 10 (Eyes like Demi Moore) Brother Firetribe-Midnite Queen Bad Boy-Here I am – Private Party Re-Release 19.04.24 (Orig. Rel. 1981) Brighton Rock-Love Machine Ratt-Lay it Down Loch Vostock-Drastic Measures – Opus Ferox II / Mark of the Beast 19.04.24 Queensryche-Revolution Calling Dream Theater-Caught in a Web League of Distortion-My Hate will go on (Single) 23.04.24 Godsmack-Changes Gus G.-We are One Factory of Art-Blessing in Disguise – Back to Life 07.06.24 Metal Church-Start the Fire Hammerschmitt-Still on Fire Accept-Frankenstein – Humanoid 26.04.24 Mortician-The Earth fights back Picture-No Place to Hide Primal Fear-I am Alive Blind Guardian-Mister Sandman

[kvetchlandia]

I’m an old man now, and a lonesome man in Kansas    but not afraid        to speak my lonesomeness in a car,        because not only my lonesomeness            it’s Ours, all over America,                O tender fellows—            & spoken lonesomeness is Prophecy            in the moon 100 years ago or in                the middle of Kansas now. It’s not the vast plains mute our mouths            that fill at midnite with ecstatic language        when our trembling bodies hold each other            breast to breast on a mattress—    Not the empty sky that hides                the feeling from our faces    nor our skirts and trousers that conceal        the bodylove emanating in a glow of beloved skin,            white smooth abdomen down to the hair                between our legs,    It’s not a God that bore us that forbid        our Being, like a sunny rose                all red with naked joy        between our eyes & bellies, yes All we do is for this frightened thing        we call Love, want and lack—    fear that we aren’t the one whose body could be        beloved of all the brides of Kansas City,        kissed all over by every boy of Wichita—    O but how many in their solitude weep aloud like me—        On the bridge over Republican River            almost in tears to know                how to speak the right language—        on the frosty broad road            uphill between highway embankments        I search for the language                that is also yours—        almost all our language has been taxed by war. Radio antennae high tension    wires ranging from Junction City across the plains—    highway cloverleaf sunk in a vast meadow        lanes curving past Abilene            to Denver filled with old                heroes of love—        to Wichita where McClure’s mind            burst into animal beauty            drunk, getting laid in a car                in a neon misted street                    15 years ago—    to Independence where the old man’s still alive    who loosed the bomb that’s slaved all human consciousness        and made the body universe a place of fear— Now, speeding along the empty plain,        no giant demon machine            visible on the horizon    but tiny human trees and wooden houses at the sky’s edge        I claim my birthright!            reborn forever as long as Man                in Kansas or other universe—Joy        reborn after the vast sadness of the War Gods! A lone man talking to myself, no house in the brown vastness to hear        imagining that throng of Selves            that make this nation one body of Prophecy                languaged by Declaration as Pursuit of                    Happiness! I call all Powers of imagination    to my side in this auto to make Prophecy,                    all Lords        of human kingdoms to come Shambu Bharti Baba naked covered with ash        Khaki Baba fat-bellied mad with the dogs Dehorahava Baba who moans Oh how wounded, How wounded    Sitaram Onkar Das Thakur who commands                    give up your desire Satyananda who raises two thumbs in tranquility    Kali Pada Guha Roy whose yoga drops before the void            Shivananda who touches the breast and says OM Srimata Krishnaji of Brindaban who says take for your guru    William Blake the invisible father of English visions    Sri Ramakrishna master of ecstasy eyes        half closed who only cries for his mother Chitanya arms upraised singing & dancing his own praise    merciful Chango judging our bodies        Durga-Ma covered with blood            destroyer of battlefield illusions        million faced Tathagata gone past suffering    Preserver Harekrishna returning in the age of pain Sacred Heart my Christ acceptable        Allah the compassionate one                Jaweh Righteous One            all Knowledge-Princes of Earth-man, all    ancient Seraphim of heavenly Desire, Devas, yogis            & holymen I chant to—                Come to my lone presence                    into this Vortex named Kansas, I lift my voice aloud,    make Mantra of American language now,            I here declare the end of the War!                Ancient days’ Illusion!—        and pronounce words beginning my own millennium. Let the States tremble,    let the nation weep,        let Congress legislate its own delight,            let the President execute his own desire— this Act done by my own voice,                nameless Mystery— published to my own senses,        blissfully received by my own form    approved with pleasure by my sensations        manifestation of my very thought        accomplished in my own imagination            all realms within my consciousness fulfilled    60 miles from Wichita                near El Dorado,                    The Golden One, in chill earthly mist    houseless brown farmland plains rolling heavenward                        in every direction one midwinter afternoon Sunday called the day of the Lord—    Pure Spring Water gathered in one tower            where Florence is                    set on a hill,            stop for tea & gas

   Cars passing their messages along country crossroads        to populaces cement-networked on flatness,                    giant white mist on earth        and a Wichita Eagle-Beacon headlines        “Kennedy Urges Cong Get Chair in Negotiations” The War is gone,    Language emerging on the motel news stand,                    the right magic        Formula, the language known    in the back of the mind before, now in black print                    daily consciousness Eagle News Services Saigon—    Headline Surrounded Vietcong Charge Into Fire Fight        the suffering not yet ended                    for others        The last spasms of the dragon of pain                shoot thru the muscles            a crackling around the eyeballs            of a sensitive yellow boy by a muddy wall Continued from page one area    after the Marines killed 256 Vietcong captured 31    ten day operation Harvest Moon last December                Language language    U.S. Military Spokesmen            Language language                    Cong death toll        has soared to 100 in First Air Cavalry        Division’s Sector of                Language language            Operation White Wing near Bong Son Some of the    Language language            Communist                Language language soldiers charged so desperately    they were struck with six or seven bullets before they fell    Language Language M-60 Machine Guns            Language language in La Drang Valley    the terrain is rougher infested with leeches and scorpions            The war was over several hours ago! Oh at last again the radio opens    blue Invitations!        Angelic Dylan singing across the nation            “When all your children start to resent you            Won’t you come see me, Queen Jane?”    His youthful voice making glad                the brown endless meadows    His tenderness penetrating aether,        soft prayer on the airwaves,            Language language, and sweet music too            even unto thee,                hairy flatness!            even unto thee                despairing Burns! Future speeding on swift wheels        straight to the heart of Wichita! Now radio voices cry population hunger world                if unhappy people        waiting for Man to be born                O man in America!    you certainly smell good                the radio says    passing mysterious families of winking towers    grouped round a Quonset-hut on a hillock—        feed storage or military fear factory here? Sensitive City, Ooh! Hamburger & Skelley’s Gas            lights feed man and machine,    Kansas Electric Substation aluminum robot        signals thru thin antennae towers        above the empty football field                    at Sunday dusk to a solitary derrick that pumps oil from the unconscious                working night & day    & factory gas-flares edge a huge golf course        where tired businessmen can come and play— Cloverleaf, Merging Traffic East Wichita turnoff            McConnell Airforce Base                    nourishing the City—    Lights rising in the suburbs    Supermarket Texaco brilliance starred            over streetlamp vertebrae on Kellogg,        green jeweled traffic lights            confronting the windshield, Centertown ganglion entered!        Crowds of autos moving with their lightshine,        signbulbs winking in the driver’s eyeball—    The human nest collected, neon lit,                and sunburst signed        for business as usual, except on the Lord’s Day—    Redeemer Lutheran’s three crosses lit on the lawn                reminder of our sins    and Titsworth offers insurance on Hydraulic    by De Voors Guard’s Mortuary for outmoded bodies                of the human vehicle        which no Titsworth of insurance will customize for resale— So home, traveler, past the newspaper language factory    under Union Station railroad bridge on Douglas    to the center of the Vortex, calmly returned        to Hotel Eaton Carry Nation began the war on Vietnam here            with an angry smashing ax                attacking Wine—    Here fifty years ago, by her violence began a vortex of hatred that defoliated the Mekong Delta—    Proud Wichita! vain Wichita        cast the first stone!—                That murdered my mother        who died of the communist anticommunist psychosis            in the madhouse one decade long ago    complaining about wires of masscommunication in her head            and phantom political voices in the air                besmirching her girlish character.    Many another has suffered death and madness            in the Vortex from Hydraulic                to the end of 17th –enough! The war is over now—    Except for the souls            held prisoner in Niggertown still pining for love of your tender white bodies O children of Wichita!

-- Allen Ginsberg, “Wichita Vortex Sutra”  1966