#Only martian manhunter sees something isn't right

[luminanightfall]

.#dpxdc#dcxdp#dp x dc crossover#angst#Cant fight a whole dimension#well someone could have contained it#wonder who that is#perhaps a certain half ghost#that's mysteriously missing whenever the ghosts go looking for him#or the justice league#the GIW would probably tell yhe justice league that phantom escaped a while back#which of course would be a lie#now they got a full scale invasion#and incompetent government organization#and ghosts that were previously antagonistic fleeing for their afterlives#then they'll watch as amity park disappears before their eyes#taking the only portal with it#< previous tags

If they (the GIW or more likely the Fentons) manage to make/think of an exo-skeleton in the first place. What state would Amity Park be in if Phantom is missing, not able to stop the ghosts from wreaking havoc trying to find him or just for the chaos? I'm sure Val would give it her all, and the Fentons as well as the GIW would step up a bit more (to get more ghosts to experiment on), but it wouldn't be like how Danny manages to keep the peace. The JL would try to help as well, of course. What if there wasn't a power enhancing suit designed by Jack Fenton to fight Pariah?

Side note, I think Batman would be a bit suspicious too though. He would probably play the long con, watch and gather info before engaging, but I could see him not being able to get closer to the Trio because of the ghost weapons.

put Danny Phantom in the DC Universe during the events of Reality Trip

Reality trip was a two-part episode where Danny, Sam, and Tucker had to run around the US to find the three stones of the reality gauntlet. Danny's identity has been revealed to the world and Freakshow is holding their families hostage, all while the GIW are hunting after him.

Running from the bumbling ghost hunters was bad enough, but competent superheroes that are faster, stronger and smarter than him? A disaster.

Now, the Justice League is hunting him under the presumption that he is dangerous, perhaps even that he kidnapped Tucker and Sam and is behind their families' disappearance.

Danny hasn't met an adult that doesn't hate his ghost half, so after the Justice League has never helped with the ghost attacks, and are now hunting him, he doesn't even try to plea his case to the adults, not when they have GIW brand guns strapped to their backs.

Danny, being desperate to get his family back, might resort to methods he wouldn't usually use.

He might overshadow Superman and use his strength against his teammates or

to beat them soundly enough they're unable to come after him anymore. Stuff he isn't proud of and doesn't talk about with Sam and Tucker.

Maybe they successfully even capture Danny for a small time and he gets the full betrayal of his heroes not hesitating to hand him right over to the GIW

In the end, when Danny finally has the reality gauntlet, Danny's only option is to reverse time and wipe the mind of the last summer from the entire world. This fixes all their problems but also erases any of the alliances they might have formed along the way. They can pretend they don't know what it's like to have the Justice League hunting them, to experience Batman's extensive planning, or see Superman angry

Of course, that doesn't mean Danny has forgotten when years later the Justice League comes knocking, asking for his help, inviting him to their team.

Danny hasn't forgotten what Batman's extensive planning looks like, or what Superman looks like angry. He still knows most of their identities and the names of their loved ones. He knows how to get to the watchtower and crash all its technology. He knows the methods they will go to capture a person who's done nothing wrong and what the inside of their jail cells looks like.

Just saying, the angst potential is limitless.

[jesncin]

waiting on Martian Manhunter Absolute news,,,

[cypherscript]

Linchpin

The GIW have finally done it; they finally rid the world of the strongest ghost in their recorded history and the world finally know peace from ghost kind.

Watchtower - Four years three months later.

"Right," Tim Drake-Wayne aka Red Robin stood before a small council of Batman, Wonder Woman, Booster Gold, Martian Manhunter and the Flash, "Thank you, everyone for allowing me to request this meeting but it's imperative that this matter be seen to before something irreversible comes to pass."

"Red Robin, wandering."

"Right, sorry." Tim taps away on the computer and pulls up several of his personal photos from his day off last month of the night sky with two bright pinpoints of lights. "This is the night sky with Alpha Centauri a month ago. I was on vacation and managed to get some good pictures for that night but something else happened that night." He pulls up another photo of the same night sky but one of the stars were gone.

"Where'd the left star go," Flash asks as he pulls over a digital copy of the two pictures.

"I don't know but it's still not there. A month ago Proxima Centauri went out and no one's saying anything about it online. I was hoping to petition the Justice League to borrow the Watchtower's computer and telescope to check the area."

"I don't see why that would be an issue," Wonder Woman says as she also looks over the pictures with the flash. "Batman?"

"I don't have a problem with it but it needed someone not connected to the issue to vote on it." With that said they voted to let Tim borrow the computer's telescope and began scanning the area. Several hours later they had a really clear picture of the area Proxima Centauri had been. In its spot there was nothing; no gas, no planets, no nebulas or anything but darkness.

"We should probably get Green Lantern or one of the space heroes." Batman's Hn spoke leagues to his current mood.

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"So your little bird was right, Bats. Proxima's gone and it's not the only one. The Guardian's have been receiving distress calls for several universal cycles. Tamaran, Corona Seven, Betelgeuse, Alpha Corvi to name some." Hal says as he reads from a list projected from his ring, "They've traced a Decay Field originating from Earth over four years ago. Supposedly failed supervillain attack? Experimentation gone wrong?"

"We're unsure. We've talked with the United Nations and no one's come forward with anything concrete. We do have a list the length of the Batmobile of possible culprits though."

"Sorry but what's a Decay Field? I can hear those capital letters and don't just say it's a field that decays stuff." Flash asks, looking up from his portion of experiments.

"But it is... The Guardian's explained it like a kill switch to certain technologies. Something happened on Earth four years that made the universe start eating itself."

"Then why not start with our sun? Why start at a star 4 light years away," Batman asks, putting down the League's digitized stellar map, "If the field originated on Earth, Sol should have been the first to vanish."

"Strange isn't it?"

A burst of static comes from the speakers at the table, causing a couple to flinch before a corrupted male voice speaks to them.

Ņ̵͙͔̼̓̏̕̚o̸̢̳̮̖̩̪͉͒̊̓̐t̸͙͓̻̙͗̌͆́̈ ̸̢̖̪̫̪͙̉̆ͅǎ̸̦͔̜͂͗͛͘͠t̸͇̏̂̉̆ ̵̹̖̣͎̘̟̞͒͆a̴̛̟͗́͂̿͜ḻ̸̑́̀l̵̢̗̻̙̜̄͆.̶̢̨̤̞̖͕̾̏͌̽̽ ̷̛̩̘͍̺͚͈̐̔́̾͊̚W̸̨̳̟͍͓̱̊͗̿̓͜e̸̛̛̹̒͜ ̵̞̻̌̓͆̂̕w̷͉͐́e̴̼̗͑̐̈̑̆͝r̴̫̻͇͖̞͂è̶̯̺͙̬̲ ̶̢̣̣̥͐̓̓w̶͇̺̯̝̲̌̚o̸̡̢̗͖̤̮͑̇n̵͇̣͙̫̹̄͌̽d̴̺̼͕̙̐́̂̈e̴̢̧̮̣͍̯̽͝r̵̼͙̩͛͆͝i̷̝̱͎̞͑̏̀n̵̯̰̻̹̭͕̫̈́͛́̌͘g̵̨̛̻̯̺̠͈̜̅͂̌͘͠͝ ̸̺͉͍̹̱͕̈́̅̀̾̈́͘ẅ̷̨̝͔̖͉̜̭͘̕h̴͚̘͕͊̄ȩ̷̢̱̱̤̫̗̈͘n̸̼̦̭̹͆̏͘ ̷̰̫̳͊͌̋̇͂̍̕͜ẙ̷̭͙̘̅̋́̚ó̶͔̪̥̩̭͎̺͋͑́́̒ũ̶͙̝̬͖̯̏̎͠ ̴̢͈͎̤̜̲͛̈̓̀̒̍̕ͅp̸̨͈̱̥̙̗̠̊̋̀e̶͚͊̈́͐̀̋͠ơ̵̧̧͍̥̮p̴͈̘̺̙̫͈̀͆́l̵̝̻̼̳̋ͅͅḙ̵̮͍̻̺̀̑͛́͑̕ ̸̮̥̀̉̈́͑͊͐͂w̵̲̥̅̎̋̓ȏ̴͚̰̩̐̓̎̿̍̀ͅȗ̵̙͓̂͝l̶̟̪͐͗͂̂d̵͎̦̈́̌̀͌ ̵̧̗̲̈́́̔f̵̨͙̪̌̌̀͜͠i̷̳͛̉̊̆̈̓̒n̶̮̗̤͋̾̂̂͘a̶̤̫̘͚͌̓̒̊l̴̟̰̼͉͖̉̎̓͒͆̅͜l̶̢̹̾̉̒̊̕y̴̡̙̞͒̒̏̉ ̷̧͙̺̯̼̉ǹ̷̯̲́̉̈̚o̸͓̠̖͌̋͒͛ṭ̵̟̥͕͉̀̔ȋ̴̢͉͎̃͆̈́̈́̈́͠c̵̰̰͎̭̯͑̆͌͗͝ȅ̷̖̫̃̐̈͝ ̵͎̣̖̄̃͋̌̂̌̊w̴̹̦̙̜̙͉̰̓̈́̚h̸͇̣̩̝͇͊̃͑͆̂͝ä̵͚̭̪̖̀͗͑̄͘t̶̛̟̳̣͔͍̿̓͆͘͠ ̷̨̠̪͔͎̐̇͌ẁ̷̢͖͓̹͛̈a̷̭͚̭̳̙͇̽́̉̽̐͘s̷̨̲̖͌̆̊̋̐̈́ͅ ̵̻̻̯͍̤̊̂͝͝ĝ̴̨̢̰̙̞̲̂̽̈o̴̪̥̙̽̅͗̓í̷͈̯̾́̋̾̊n̸̳̘͍͒̋̏͆̀̐͜ͅg̸̻̿͗̐̊̍̚͝ ̶̤̰̹̭͙̬͙̇̀ṏ̴̘̮̱̦͍́͂̑̚͜͝ņ̵̼͊.̴̡̜͔͍͇͍̃̐

(Not at all. We were wondering when you people would finally notic what was going on.)

"Who are you," Batman demands as the voice chuckles, "Is this your doing?"

Ņ̷͙̹̱͕̀͐̄́͜ớ̷̩̠̻̅̉̈́̎̀ͅ.̷̮̲̰̩͆͗͂̆́̒̚

(no)

"But you know about it, what's doing this and how do we stop it?"

I̷̢̬͉̖͗̒̀̈ ̷̟͎̯̺̺͕̅̆͆̌̐̔́d̷͙͔̜̿ȏ̶̡͓̩͝ņ̴̜̤̟̳́͑̂̚͠͝͠'̵̝̜̉̆́t̷̛̯͌̓̎̎ ̴̞́̈̍ţ̴̢͓͙́ḧ̸̲͛̿͗̍i̶̧̯̱̠̩̥̭͛̉̊̌̈̒͝n̷͛͠��͖̯̩̺̊̑͐ķ̶̧̙̖̐͐̀̄ ̷̛̦̲̎̋̑y̷̧̯̝̝̦̌̒͌͂o̴̧̹̲͉̟̝̱̊̏u̵̱̣̘̳͖̇͗͆͐ͅ ̷͙͇̝̳͒̎̑̓͜͝ͅͅc̵̫̼̠̮͕̠̃ą̸̣͇̩̬̟͌̋͠n̵̛̬̟̼͈̪͓̲̆̀̔̋̈́̕.̸̢̝̳̜̥̗̾́.̸̢̪͔̹͈̂̈̆͛̇́̔.̸͓̯͓̞̃̉̃ ̸̢͉͉̳̬͙̗͗͂͌̄̏T̵͚̩̙̽̈́͛͌́̀h̶̘̲̙̪̗̾i̵̭͕̙̟̒̔͝ͅș̵͗̈́̚͝ ̶̥̲̹̜̖̼̯̉̍į̶͓̥̀̍̓s̸̢̡͓̬̰̹̋̿̿̃́̽͜ ̵̀̈̇́͐̚ͅp̸̡̨͎͇̦̌̍͜ṳ̸̫̖̘̑͋͂̕̕͝n̵͔͔͇̺͚̪͋͂ͅĩ̸̢̛̥̬̮̙̈́́̔s̸̩̝̝̓̀̈́ḧ̸̫͇́̓̄́̕ṃ̸̨̐̄̾̌͂͝ẽ̴͓̈́n̵̮̥̯͑͛͂̀́͝ţ̷̨̟̖͚̹̺͗̋͑͌̄.̷̭̐̈̕

(I don't think you can, this is punishment.)

"Punishment for what?! We didn't do anything," Flash shouts as he stands up to yell at the voice.

Ỳ̸͕̖̼͐o̵̘̻̩̹̽̀̍͑͗̊̓ú̴̢͇̮̯͍̑̚ ̷̢̢͖̹̍͗͜ḏ̵̨̹͔͆̈́̀̀̑͆͜i̶̲̯̯̱͍͐̆̉͛͋͐ͅd̶͈͇̤̙̃̃͑͌̅̓͆n̷͓̳̅̄'��͙͓͉̣̝͓͌̽͘t̵̡̝̘͔̮̹͔̊̈́͋͂́̾,̷̧͔̲͕̙̋̚ ̶̳̙͉̩̄̐̄͌b̷̻̮̟̩͑̿̕ű̶̩̩͚t̷̛͎̤̠̪̮́̒͜ͅ ̵̠͓̩̤̋̇̂͆̕ͅc̶̘̹͒ị̵̢̟̩̄́͐̒͝t̶̠̥͙̗͎̺̘́͗̄͂̅̚ḯ̸̡̞̳̝̰͆̒̀͂̑̎z̴̯͉̾̑̈́͝͝ę̵̻̼̟̗̌̎͝͝n̴̘̓̈́̎̊͌͛s̷̝̭͔͈͗̂͐̇ ̵̱̇͑̆̋̓͜͝͠ő̶̥̝̠̞̇͆̊̀͌͗͜f̸͈̖͆̀̑̈̇̄̓ ̷̨͇̦͕̺̩̃̓̇̇͐̀t̴̬̬͇͔͛̃̊̿̀̏́h̷̯̠͒̒͋̆̂̅͠é̶̡ ̸̰̘͈̹̳̈́Ẽ̸̢̟̥̺͈̙̓̈̄͘͠͝a̶̛͎̥̦͙͆̑͋̿͝͠ͅr̶̺̟̱̈́̀ţ̵̝̩̬͍̉̔͊́̕͠h̶̥̠̣̹̰̻̖͆͂̉͌͠ ̶̳̣̠͚̮̌͆̋̅͂̈́ḧ̶͖͉̟̮̜̻̖́̊ã̸̲̦̗̜̌̿͌́̑̚v̵̯͚̲̯̖͋̽͝ͅȩ̴̛͕̯̖̈́͌ͅ.̸̩͚̽

(You didn't but the citizens of the Earth have.)

"What did they do to warrant starting a Decay Field to eat the universe?!" The next words spoken was a combination of several voices.

T̷̝̹̥̘̯̠̓̑̽ͅh̶̺͓͕̝̍͗̐̃̄̚ȇ̶̜͉͈̦̮̓͝͠y̵͔̗̫͎͙͚͠ ̷̟̓̃͂ķ̷̦̳͎̓̃͛͌̒͝ͅi̴̫̪̮̰̭̠̘̊͑͛́̐l̴̖̲̙̀̿l̵̹̦̪͐̌̎͆ę̷̨̙͇̮͇̊ḋ̵͉͙͖̦̪̰̒͝ ̴̮̜̥̟͚͇͊̀ḿ̵̱̼̮̠̪̘̓̃̀̐͐͝ŷ̸̖̞̤͐̄͛͆ ̸͎̯̠̰̆͋̓̌̂͌͛b̶̢̜̙͎͌̓̐e̸̛̥̳͒̋̽́́s̴̨̙͑́͑̒͐̐t̷͙͌̀̄͝ ̵̰͑̓͜f̷̛̦̭̀́̅̌r̷̖̹̫͕̬̩̔i̴͒̀͊̓̆͒͘��̨͖̯̜̲̥ẻ̵̬͈͊͝n̶̤̼̥͚̱͉̔͗̂͝d̶̯̼̋̏̂̈̿͝ͅ.̴̻̭̣̭̪̣̖̒̐̒̄͝ (They killed my best friend.)

T̶̰̗́̋̓͝h̶̞͔̠̪͖͎̝́ě̴͇̭̻̗̣̉̔y̴̛̝̼͎͇̼͌̽̏̚ ̴̢̛̞͕͓̜̻̑͋̍́k̷̲̃̓̊̊́̽ǐ̷̡̟͔̜͈̃ḽ̶̢̭̠͕͒̈́͊́̈́l̵̠͎̎̋̄͘ȅ̷͖̪͖͒̈́d̴̩͖̳̜̯̹̋͑ ̷̜̜̯̬̤͂̑̀̍͋͒̆m̴̙͕̹̩̞͐̌̅̾y̷̡̱͉̠̗͇̏̓̉ͅ ̴̨̖͇̠͜͝p̷̺̯̖̹͚͎͛̋͌ȃ̵̧̪̼̫͈̺̞̾͋̓͛r̶͇̺̫͂̍̑̕t̵̟̦̞̞͍̀̒̉́̋̓n̸͎̻̻̒ȇ̵̢̪̣̤̫͐͜r̸̡̯̪͖̻̃̉̓͘̕͝.̸̹̖̜̈́̃̎̓ (They killed my partner.)

T̴̗̻̫̼̙͛̐̿̈́͂̈̐̎̔̆̀͑͐͠͝ͅh̸̘̞̫̺̗̹͆̽͒̅ȩ̴̡͕̄ÿ̵̢̳̺̗̲̠̩̹̟͈̞̘́͊̓̀́̏̒͑̐̿̊ ̸̼̞͖̻̰̤͚́k̴̛͚̬̹͚͒̐͊̍̉́́̚͝͠ͅͅi̵̘͈̿̌̋̂̈͌̋̐͑̕͝l̵̘̊̒̄́̈́͂̒̍́̿͗̐̉͝͝l̴̬͔͎̍̓͋̉̐̀͂̕͘͠͝e̷̙̭̪̝̭̜̻̠̓͋͑̔̓̈́̋̈͒̒̉̔̏̚͝d̸͕̫̼͉̫͓̜̩̪̺̫͈͋͝ͅ ̸̧̧̼̙̰̮͓̖̑̈́͋͌̅̃̑́̍͛̂͠t̶̡͎̼̖̳̼̣͚͓̝̘͉̊̍̈́͛͆́̾̀͊̃̚͝ḧ̸̨̛̺̹̭̖̠̞́͛̀e̸̡͚̤̮̼̳̽͗͛̾̀̆͂͑̀͛͜͝ ̸̛̪̝̺͓͇̜̀́̿̄̏̕̚w̸͉͕͐̾̋̏͒̂͒̓̚ḩ̴̠̹͇̘͔͚̖̘̻̈́̿̄͆̓̑͑̚͝͠͠͝ę̶̛͔̲̰̖̗̈͋̾͑̂́̅̈͑͆́̀̓͝l̶̨͇͇͉͖͂̃̈̂p̷̛͇̭̺̲̠͕̝̹͍̙̓̍̈́̾̆́̋̐̀̿̓̂̉ (they killed the whelp)

Ţ̵̇̍͐͝ḥ̶̢͎̇ͅě̶̢̨̇̉̎̉ÿ̶̹͔̼́̅͌͑̚ ̸̖̤͛̿̎̍̂̍ͅk̴͓̞̼̙̰̼̅̑͌̍̄i̷͓̣͎͑͂̌̽̈́̾͝l̸̮͖̖̲͑͑͋̐l̸̛̛͇̹̙̳̟͌̽̃̌è̴͇̒͗͐͂d̷̮͈̋̚ͅ ̴͉͈̞͙̙͇̈́̋͂̚ȯ̶͚͓͋̍̍ǔ̴̢͎̹͕̀͆̇̒̂r̶̮̖̱͂̉̽̔ ̵̤͙̺̒́͌̿̈͠s̷̛͔̣̹̱̼͆͐o̸͕͖̘̬̭͒͑̾̆̓̇n̸̡͖̙̗̩̆̀͌̃.̵̬͉͎̞̬͗́͊̀̂̓̕(they killed our son.)

T̷͖͇̱̜̺̳͠ͅh̷̥͍̼̼̥̊ͅę̶̨̺͇͖̹̒͒ỹ̸̟̟̜̗̘̠̓̓̑̑̄͜ ̷̗̲́͊͋̅ͅk̸̻̤͉̝̽͊̃̉̄͒̃i̴͔͙̰̮̐ͅl̸̤̥̭̊̾͘l̶̢̠̹̩͉̦̏͒͘e̷̢͕̠̥̜̘͓̿̈́̏̅͝d̷̪̭͕̓̐͛̿̈̚ͅ ̶̙̱̩̠̄̎̈́́͘̕m̵̪̫͉̲͑͑ͅy̸̢̬̹̞̳͗̃͌̔̔ ̶̢̼͖̼͕̋̎͛͝͠k̶̞̱̘̲̺͔̔̏̇̍̕ǐ̶̜̟͆̍ṋ̶͈͓̱͌͛̑̂͐̇g̸̩͕̻̃̍̔̃̏̚.̵͙̖͐͠ (They killed my king)

T̶͙͍̤̼͕̎͌͜h̴̩̬̞̕̕͜e̷̫͔̟̔͐͒ͅÿ̴̢̢̻̯̩̱́́̇̄͗̑͠ ̸̧̤̪͈̗͈̼̉̓͋̐k̸̢̟̲͝í̵̢̩ͅl̸͈͒̄͋͝͝l̴̡͍̥̱̙̫̣̄̈́͌e̸̛͔̾̒͛̂̉d̴̪̀̓͜ ̴̧̭͚̥͛͗t̶̨͙̬̥͉̼̎͋̍͜h̶͙̲̟̆ḙ̶͕̿ ̶̧̬͒̍͠͝Ḡ̴̨̓ṛ̶͙̺̘̭̮͍̏̒͗͋̇͝e̶̖̙̥͛̄͆̾͋̐̚a̷͚̙̠̙̠͝ͅt̵̰̥̺̹̂̓ ̸̞́̈́Ó̶̞̳̈́̃͋̇́n̴͙̘̤͉͆̆͗̇̈͆̋e̷̛̹͂͝.̵̝̲̣̅(they killed the Great One)

I̵̜͎͎̘͍͒̈̑̄̔͝l̴̝͔̙̞̓͋̅i̶̖͉̠͎͍̽̒ ̸͇̰̝͙̮̩͒̓̒̆̊̚m̷̨̨̘͔̀͊͌̆̈͐̐͜ơ̷̢̺͉͓̤͍̺̒͝r̵̨̧̰͎̓̎̽͒͛t̸̤̲̙̄͐́̈́̕̕͜į̶̧̭̙̗͙͙̊̉̍͛̿̋g̵̜̺̘̙̼͇̃i̵͈̅̀̅s̵̞̯̯̩͖͖̎ ̴̡̤̞̇̾̆̈̓͝m̵̺͈̺̻̫̰̋̽͐̍͛̕͜ȉ̴̮̙̳̄͛ą̵͕̭̲̱͈̒ǹ̸̨̛̫̺̯̥̗́͜͝ ̵̨̳̝͓̼͆͂͂͛̍͘s̴̡̢̟̘̝̠̘̃̏͑̑̎͠à̶̧̛͖̦v̷͚̇̈́́̏͝â̴̢͓̚n̶̢̗͓̘͖̹͂̂̚ṱ̶̒̂̈̃͆ŏ̸̬̥̎̕ń̵̨̛͇̲̫̦̮̎̾̔̀ (ili mortigis mian savanton/killed my savior)

T̸̢̨͍̲̝̣͎͈̖͓͇͈̘͓̐̉̏̉͊̍̈́̋̕h̸̢̨̙͇̳̜͖̎̇͛̈́͜ḛ̶̡̻͕̝̫̣͇̉̅y̷̢͖̤̫̔̎̌ ̵͎͍̭̟̗̼̹̪̠͉̲̍͆̓́͜k̴̢̗̺̘̳̰͎̲͇̃̌͆͂̀̔̾͛͂̉͘͝͝i̶̟̹̳̱̤͚͖͖̫̲̓̾̄̅̆̎͂̕l̴̨̡̡̲̥͓̠̰̼̥̂͑̀͝ḻ̷̡͕̩̫̾͐́͑̓̃́͒̈́͆̿̓͌̚͘ͅȩ̶̡̣̮̯̳͓̼̓̉̽̄̍́̔̓̆̎̀ď̷͈̬̱̂ ̶͖̺̝͉̜͇̅͐̓̆͗̿̋̿̀̍͝b̵̧̮͆̂̄̒̐̿͋͌̆̍̓̈́͘͝ä̴̡̛͔̫̉͆̍̔̄́̈́͝b̸̮͙͛̃͛̀̃̍̓y̵̱͑̈́̽̇̄̓̔̌̚͝͠p̶͈̮̣̠̮͖͇̠̫̫̦̝̩̉̐̂̈́̐͐ǫ̵̯͙͓͚͍̂̊͊̉̾̌̂́͠͝p̷͙̯̪͔̙̗̞̘͙̅̄̒͒̍͛͋̈͋̕(they killed babypop)

T̴̯̮̝͙͕̐̍h̸̡̢̋͌͊ȅ̴̟̼̀̈́̄̀͌͠ý̸̨̯̩͐̎͒͒̒̕ͅ ̶̡͈̝͎̞͗̊͘k̸̭͇͙̬̫̙͊̎͆̓͝͝ͅi̶̦̝̳̪͂̅̈́̑l̷̛͈̭̺̄́̔̈́͋́l̶͙̳̯̩̈́͐e̴͇̰̭͙̙̿͜d̴̛͉͚͍̋͂̀̔̉ ̶̤̞͙͕̃̓͒͐m̴͈̹̟̃y̵̠̜̏̽̐̀́̀͝ ̶̢̥͉̊̊̊͐͝f̶͎̥͉́́ḁ̸̩̤̱̲̬̒̕͘ṯ̷̯̬̘̮͙̚ḩ̸̖͍͌̀̓̃͘ẻ̵̢͎̓͝r̸̨̩̗̘̗̒̈̆̓͂͘̕.̶̥̀͐̓̉(They killed my father)

Ţ̷̠̘̦̍̏̆̍̀͊̚ẖ̷̼̪̝͇̪̥͑e̸̢̨̻͚̬̯̭̊͗̀͝y̵̪͛̾̅́̓̕ ̶̤͕͆̑̓͐k̵̖͎͍̬͙͒̍i̴̛͙̬͚̫̻͑̆͆͂l̵̨͒̂͑l̷̛͖̫̫̳̭̱̀̀ę̴͈͕͖̜͎̋̆͒̓͘̚d̸̢̼͙̬͐͋̎̉͝ ̵̲̥͋̃̆͂͗͝m̷̞̭̖͚̭̣̑͛͗y̶̛̜͎͆̂͑̑ ̸̩̤̫̹́̾̈͂̏ḇ̷̞̱̣̂̋̚̚r̵̛̻̙̯̯̆̋̽̈́̚͝ô̷̱̍̈́t̶̡̙͈̘̹̫͆͒̽͐̏h̴̥̝́͊̅͌̓̔̒͜è̶͙̰̱́̅̾̉̽͂r̴͍͗̍͂̾̂̆.̷̺̖̥̖̹̾̓́̔ (They killed my brother)

Ṱ̵̻̤̩̰͛͆͑͒̍ͅh̸̜̼̅̀̏͒̄͐ĕ̵̲͚͕̓ͅy̷̻̣̭̰͎͊͂̇͛͗ͅ ̴̜̘̣̙͑̄k̵̭̝̹͛͒̽͘ȉ̵̫ļ̴̡͇̺͈̞͐͂̅͑ͅl̶̫̈́̃͊̏ę̶̛͖̪̺̤̌̓d̸̛̤̱͂ ̴̞͇̫̘͊m̴̛͖̩̲͊̏̈́̓͑̆ÿ̵͔͎́́ ̴͎͎͎͕̳͖̭͊͒͋̒͑̿s̷̬̹̔̒̾̉̿́̕͜t̵̹̋ụ̸̩̂̆̓d̷̢̧̪̞̦̻̓́̋̐̇̂e̷̡̢̯̤̜̞͈͛̑̎̿͝ń̵̙ẗ̵̨̛͔̯́.̷̨̟̰̩̲͆̉̚ (They killed my student)

"Stop! Stop!" Flash shouts over the voices, "We can't understand what you're saying! Who is 'They'?!"

The voices stop and the clearest voice they've heard yet speaks.

T̵͔̊h̸̲͑e̴̘͋ ̴̻̋G̴͚̈́h̸̩͌o̵̮̍s̷͍̽t̶̬͛ ̸͍̒Ȉ̵͚n̸͙̑v̴͙̽e̸̞̓s̴̞͘t̷̠̓ĩ̵͎g̷͖͘a̷̭͒ť̵͓i̵̟̇o̶̞̕n̵̨͠ ̸͓̂W̵̱͂a̵̺͝ŕ̷̥d̶͇͒

[thekitsunesiren]

Dc x Dp #43

(Here's my spin on the existing in another universe as a cartoon plot)

Danny stared at Clockwork with wide eyes as the ancient ghost told him the truth about the universe he had just visited.

He thought that it would've been another alternate universe that had a Dan that he needed to fight and stop from coming to his. But no. No, instead he landed into a universe of his favorite comic book series. DC Comics.

When he came through the portal, he instantly recognized the city that was known as Gotham and its dreary atmosphere that he's only seen in the various comics he kept on his bedroom shelf.

At first, he was excited. DC was real. That means that Batman and the Robins were real. Gasp. He could meet Martian Manhunter.

His fanboying was cut short when the sound of a grappling hook and light footsteps reached his ears caused him to look down and see who it was.

Batman. In the flesh, covered by his long cape and the darkness of the city around him. Honest to Ancients it was Batman! And Nightwing was there as well! Danny was going to die again!

Danny hesitated on approaching as he didn't know how they would react to him being in Gotham all of a sudden. Honestly, other than Deadman, Danny didn't know about anymore ghosts in DC.

What he didn't expect was for Nightwing-Nightwing!-to point to him and mention how he had a good Danny Phantom cosplay? Does that mean he was a hero in the DC world too and that he had fans? Awesome!

He didn't have time to question it as another portal opened and Danny was quick to take it, not wanting to be attacked by his favorite characters.

He definitely had to tell Clockwork about this.

-

"What do you mean I'm a cartoon in other universes?" The halfa asked the ancient of time, feeling as if his entire world was being flipped upside down for Ancient's know how many times already.

Clockwork gave the same smile that showed he knew something that he didn't. An expression that Danny knew all too well.

"Did you truly think that your universe was the only one out there, Daniel? There are infinite universes that all connect to the Infinite Realms."

"But all you talk about are timelines. How many universes are there?" Danny asked.

"There are many universes out there, Daniel. All of them have their own stories, their own people, and their own endings that they shall meet when the time is right. But, even then, other universes can exist in them as well. They are simply not physical."

Danny tilted his head at the last part, eye brows furrowing in confusion.

"Physical?" He repeated.

Clockwork nodded. His form shifting from his young looking self to that of his older version with the elongated beard.

"Physical, Daniel. Like how their universe, DC as you call it, your or a version of your universe exist in theirs as a cartoon. Many universes when clashed are too powerful for one universe to handle on their own if they were real, so they exist in forms of novels, shows, movies, even comic books, to allow their existence to prosper. They will be able to exist peacefully without causing any true harm to the universe and causing mass disasters that would happen if they existed on the same plane."

As he listened, his eyes widened in awe. Multiple universes that existed like that. That means there has to be a chance where there was a him that actually existed in the DC world other than being a cartoon.

While lost in thought, his eyes suddenly widened as a thought occurred to him. "Wait! If I'm a cartoon in their world that means that they just need to watch the show and find out all about me. My weaknesses, my past, the ghost zone, everything!" And boy, wasn't that a thought. He didn't want the Batfamily looking up his show and discovering how to beat him. Worse, how he died.

Clockwork simply raised a hand to stop his worrying tirade.

"Peace, Daniel. While your life may be a cartoon, it isn't all there. I've seen small glimpses, and it doesn't compare to your life. Various relationships, parts of your life, your powers, all of it could be underplayed or over exaggerated. While some could be true, they would still have to nitpick through it to find out the bits that are. Just like you would have to with those comic books to determine how much is real and fiction as well."

Hearing that, Danny did calm down some. Placing a hand on his chest with a sigh of relief.

"That is good then. i thought I was gonna die a second time."

The halfa floated closer to Clockwork as his old form turned back to his adult form, red eyes watching the young ghost as

"Though there's one more thing I gotta ask, Clockwork?"

"Yes, Daniel?"

"How many seasons did my show get?"

[menacing-menace-rat]

Can I get platonic yandere headcanons for all of the founding members of the Justice League?

I definitely can! Also sorry it took me so long to get to this. I'm still learning about how the inbox stuff works.

I'm going to have to make this in parts because it's alot to look at with all 7 members. This is part 1 of ?

I'm gonna use the founding members from the animated universe. More members and I love Martian Manhunter. If you were looking for the Snyder universe let me know and I'll edit the post and add Cyborg for you. 🤗

Warnings: kidnapping, gaslighting, obsessive behavior, general yandere creep stuff.

Platonic yandere justice league members part 1

Superman

You were a scientist at LexCorp

After some questionable experiments you knew you had to blow the whistle

So you went to the Daily Planet.

That's where it all stared.

So smart with a kind heart, how could he not protect you?

He's deluded himself completely.

He can't see how he can be the villain in anyone's story let alone yours.

He's very aware of his own strength thankfully.

You are more of a risk to yourself than he is. At least physically 👀

You'd be moved to a farmhouse almost right away.

When it comes to kidnapping you, he has no self control, it's near instant.

he knows how fragile humans are and he refuses to take any chances.

No matter how much you pleaded with him it was no use.

He was the only one who could help you and stop Lex.

This man has a scary amount of patience. No amount of hitting or screaming is going to set him off.

He will subconsciously prolong any solution that would make Lex and his people less of a threat to you.

He'd insist on sharing a bed. If he was anyone else you'd be worried he would try something.

If he wanted that kind of thing from you, you knew he could just make you.

So you were pretty sure whatever this was it was at least a platonic infatuation.

At night he'd hold you so tight it was difficult to move.

A physical reminder of what you already felt inside, trapped.

There was no escaping that farm. Anywhere in the city he could hear you.

He'd hear the front door open or your panting as you tried to run for the nearest road.

He wouldn't allow any kind of phones or computers in the house.

Why would he? Need help? He'll be there faster than any cop. You are lonely? That's fine he'd love to have hour long talks about anything you want.

Batman

Your best bet is to play along for years maybe. How ever long it takes for him to maybe let you make a grocery run alone.

He found you on the streets. Maybe it was your sad eyes or your dirty face but he knew he had to take you in.

He'd tell himself he could help you learn to fight. That you'd make a great Robin.

Deep down he knew he'd never let you fight in any way.

He's not like Superman. He knows how much he cares for you is unhealthy. He knows it's wrong to take you in and effectively trap you in a huge manor but what else can he do?

He is a world class manipulator. He also has far less patience then Superman.

Too many escape attempts and he's going to make a plan.

He'd go as far as to allow you to "escape". Only to orchestrate some horrible traumatic event so he can find you and save you all over again.

Depending on how strong willed you were the worst it would be.

It was twisted and horrible but he almost craved reassuring you.

He loved your tears so long as they weren't for a real reason.

Bruce kept a tight lid on his emotions. You'd never see him lose it. He'd never show he was upset with you.

Despite this being a very unconventional child/parent relationship his go to punishment is normally grounding and lost of privileges.

You'd be home schooled of course.

He isn't all that hands on unsurprisingly.

He'd ask one of the other kids to keep en eye on you or even another justice league members.

Asking them for help wouldn't work.

The kids are on board with Bruce. Even if they weren't what could they do?

As for the other JL members he'd tell them you were mentally ill and confused.

He'd get his colleagues/friends admiration for being so selfless by raising a sick child and you'd just look crazy.

Bruce is not known for his affection but he does try.

If you are crying or screaming he might try and comfort you with a hug or by rubbing your back.

He's not the best at comforting words either but his little acts of kindness are where he shines

He'd do his best to make most of your days as structured and predictable as possible.

You'd be kept in the best health imaginable. whether you liked it or not.

Anything you can ask for he'd give you, so long as you don't ask for freedom.

He even makes time to tuck you in every night no matter your age.

If he has time he might even read to you.

You probably are never getting free of him and his kids but your best bet would be utilize the uncontrollable.

Batman is a planner. He likes to be able to predict things.

Try and wait till something goes majorly wrong.

All of Arkhams prisoners being released or an alien invasion are your only chances of slipping out of that place. You'd only get one shot though.

Diana isn't crazy right off the bat.

Wonder Woman

(This one might be the only non gender neutral one.)

You were an anthropologist given the rare opportunity to study the amazonians from the island of Themyscira.

She is cool under pressure and isn't easily impressed.

After so long of staying there she'd start to feel like you were her sister.

But once she's invested in you there is no going back.

She would follow you back to whatever city you called home.

She isn't shy about her sisterly love for you. There would be no mind games with her.

She respects you too much for that.

She is so direct about it she would likely just tell you, you were going to go back to the island with her and be with her forever.

Depending on your reaction towards her directness she may not even make you.

She might be okay with you just visiting. For a while at least.

She's confident and self assured.

If you liked being around her as much as she likes being around you things would be easy.

If not life was going to be hard and potentially painful.

Rejecting her affection and forthcomingness will break her heart.

She would blame herself and work to be better.

Unfortunately being better to her means giving you even less space.

She'd make you come back with her.

An island full of tall strong women all who listen to Diana's will.

You are not escaping.

She is near impossible to trick twice if you have already tried to get away from her.

That being said it wouldn't be all that bad.

She would be painfully gentle with you. So long as you just listen.

You are her little sister after all.

She differs from Kent and Bruce in a big way.

She would train you, she is pragmatic and understands one day she may not be there to protect you.

Long and rigorous training sessions would be the norm for a while.

On Themiscyra you'd have much more freedoms. You would even be able to walk around alone if you showed you can handle it.

Your happiness is her second priority after your safety.

She'd being you anything you wanted from your part of the world.

She would like for you to participate in amazonian traditions and customs but she'd never make you. Even if she wants to sometimes

She'd relish in watching you acclimate to her world.

She would insist her sisters treat you with the love and respect she feels you deserve.

Your only hope of escape would be to somehow get off the island and disappear.

Nothing sort of complete disappearance would work. If she ever caught you again you wouldn't be leaving that island for a second time.

More to come hopefully soon. There will be 2 or 3 parts in total not sure yet. Hope you enjoyed!

[logancreatesworlds]

Okay but like adding on to the whole social media aspect of the Justice League especialy with J'onn. I feel like in the black spaces of the internet, especially black Twitter the whole community knows he's black and has claimed his as such, like "HE'S ONE OF US"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes I know he is a martian green guy but 9 out of 10 times his human form is black, I mean come on y'all, that's a African man. Plus being the literal only person of color with main/founding Jusice Leage members.

I feel like the definign moment would be like a press confrence with J'onn's and the rest of the League or some videos surfacing Twitter with him and bea is like receptionis or pr or the League. And the see J'onn with bae and black Twitter is like???????? Oh so he get's down like that!!!!!! Were like I don't care what planet he comes from, If we can claim Piccolo we can claim him.

Nah cuz I have literally been like "Is Martian Manhunter black-coded?! He has to be!"

I feel like DC Comics has kinda said it without saying it, ya know? Like J'onn typically takes the guise of John Jones, who is typically a black man. The only exception is the Justice League cartoon from the early 2000s where J'onn took the guise of a white man and then an Asian man - when he made his last appearance later in the final episode. Mind you, Carl Lumbly - the man who was the blueprint for the Martian Manhunter voice, is a black man.

But then I saw him take on the role of Hank Henshaw - another black man.

And I saw this really interesting conversation between him and Nubia in this comic strip, discussing racial nuance in the bias that black heroes face - even in that universe.

Then there's his portrayal in Justice League: Doom - one of my favorites. They made his alien AND human form look sexy.

I feel like J'onn would be very open and appreciative of a community that's willing to let him in. He would be very mindful of interacting with humans and Green Lantern (the John Stewart version) literally introduces him to other black heroes. Like they would treat him like one of their own.

So, when J'onn and bae's secret relationship gets leaked, the internet goes crazy cuz it's multiple videos. Everyone from the gossip columns to politicians have something to say. And the video is NASTY too. Bae is literally on her knees between his legs, pleasuring him with his mouth and J'onn is enjoying it, telling her what a good girl she is. Some of the videos catch intimate language between them, like bae asking J'onn how work was and J'onn casually telling her he loves her.

Another video has them fucking from the side with J'onn telling her to look at the camera and say what she's doing and she's like, "I'm getting fucked." "By what?" "By your big green dick, daddy." "That's right. Now take it."

Another video has him literally licking Oreo crumbs off her ass. 😫

Another videos shows J'onn tells her to sit on his his face. Bae says she can't because he is too big and J'onn tells her he can take it. That video got over a million hits on Pornhub.

One morning, J'onn is in bed with bae on his days off and he gets a call from Batman. Batman tells him to turn on the news and the headline is literally 'Martian Manhunter Sex Tapes with President Luthor's PR Assistant Leaked.' Bae is literally like, "Oh shit."

Obviously it's a whole thing. Bae is worried about being fired. J'onn is extremely worried about her safety cuz he has enemies out there who will hurt her to get to him (namely his brother).

There's even a senate hearing since bae is a White House employee and one of the anti-metahuman/anti-alien senators asks J'onn if he's sorry for what he did. J'onn says, "I'm sorry the videos were leaked." "But you're not sorry that you slept with one of the president's employees." "No. In fact, I plan to do it again."

And J'onn has such a straight face too! That video goes viral since Luthor can't punish them since their relationship isn't illegal in any way.

And again, J'onn didn't feel bad at the press conference either. He had said, "My sincerest about the videos getting leaked." That's all he's gonna say about it. 🤣

Diana and Nubia offer to bring bae to Themyscira for a couple of weeks until the heat dies down. J'onn also checks in on her telepathically to make sure she's okay.

But Black Twitter never forgets. She comes back, formally resigns from her position under Luthor and launches her new book. And Black Twitter is literally like, "Girl don't nobody care about that damn book! We wanna know if his dick is big!"

Bae on Twitter: "...Well it ain't small, that's for damn sure. 🥒⬆️"

Bae definitely uses the buzz around her and J'onn's relationship to propel the book and it sells like hotcakes. She makes some money and she and J'onn are pretty much set.

[lusty-kopfkino]

Batman Prompt 2.1 - Young Bruce

MORE Young Bruce/Batman!!

But different idea

While on a mission with the Justice League, Batman gets hit with an alien device or magic spell/thing and gets turned into his younger self when he just got back from the League of Shadows (I think it was the League of Shadows, whoever he trained with), so right before he became Batman.

His Family:

Young Batman is way more reckless than his current self, and he is not ready for kids. Hell, even when he got his first kid, Dick, he wasn't ready. Bruce is just as smart and clever.

I can see Bruce getting into crazy shenanigans with the Batfamliy. The things he would usually 'sigh' or have a small smile now he is openly laughing and maybe even being an accomplice. The Batfamily knows of his "playful" side, but it is pretty rare to see it.

*When I am referring to the Batfamily in the former paragraph I mean everyone in the family that is not Alfred or Bruce.

I can also see this bringing up memories of Alfred and him telling the kids, they are all kids to him, about stories of before Bruce left for the League, and the stories of before he got Dick and maybe some of when he got him; those would also intrigue Bruce because that would be his future.

Justice League:

For the Justice League reaction, I was thinking after Batman got hit with something he passed out. Everyone is worried and some of the members are freaking out. Superman is on the brink of a panic attack because he is supposed to have Baty's back, so he feels really bad.

I feel like Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter would be the most calm out of all the members, but whoever you think would be the calmest, takes charge they tell two of the members to take Batman to the med bay in the tower, and for the rest of them to help clean up the mess. I feel like whatever mission they were on, they made at least a bit of a mess. And the setting for the mission can be wherever, but I'm thinking somewhere where there are no people, like a forest.

Once everyone gets back to the tower they all go to the med may to check up on Batman, but guess what?... he is now younger!!! Most of them are like "Oh shit" or something, idk, and then they find out his mind has also regressed, so they're like "OH shit."

Little (more than normal, especially compared to the Justice League) Batman is skeptical of them, so they explain the situation to him by saying only Batman should know, like Alfred. His Batman clothes are too big for him since he lost muscle mass and a wee bit of height, so they give him clothes. (he is wearing a lead eye mask to hide his identity)

The rest of the story will just be the team's interactions with younger Batman, and how different he is outwardly. Some of them before this thought that he wasn't human or had no emotions or something. It's safe to say that young Batman comes as a shock to all of them.

*I would imagine that at this time, when he was almost starting/beginning to be Batman, Bruce is still getting into his 'Batman image' so his voice isn't as grungy.

[pedrocomicreviews]

Absolute Green Lantern #1

"... I'm so scared."

This one isn't gonna be for everyone but god damn if it ain't for me.

Even with Absolute Martian Manhunter being the way it is, I think this is the most out-there rendition of a character's origin in the Absolute universe. The others have mostly been remixes of some fundamental aspects of these symbols in ways that lead us to somewhat recognizable, if different-feeling, versions of them.

So, yes, Superman didn't have the Kent growing up on the regular, but he's still saving the world in Superman-tangential ways. Martian Manhunter looks and feels very different, but groovy, weird visuals and interesting breaches of body-consciousness limits have always been a part of the character. This one, though, is the most different one so far, because this isn't even a superhero story at first.

Absolute Green Lantern is a cosmic horror story about eldritch aliens arriving on Earth.

it's difficult to talk about it because so much of this first issue, by Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay, is setup and tone. We are introduced to three versions of Green Lanterns we know: Hal Jordan, John Stewart and Jo Mullein. This first issue recounts the effects of Hal's first experience with The Green Lantern, a massive green structure that has fallen on Earth and infected him with... something.

And, as a tone setter as opposed to a story kickstarter, it's maybe less interesting than its counterparts. Absolute Batman #1 was a fucking banger right away; explosive and hype and all the things the book has become well-known to be. Absolute Wonder Woman #1 told us who Diana was, what we needed to know about her, and what kind of things she is willing to do to protect others; all things we would come to repeat and elaborate on during the first arc.

Absolute Green Lantern, instead, establishes fear. Fear, dread and confusion-- it's two dozen pages of letting us know this is not what we think it's going to be, these characters may not work the way we assume, and the things they will be handling may not feel the way we may even want them to feel.

Personally I think that's fucking fascinating, and Al Ewing is the GOAT-- I adore his stories and I especially adore his Cosmic Marvel stuff from back in GOTG and X-Men: Red. But at the same time I'm a little concerned at how little I know about the premise, the characters and what we're actually going to do in this book, because it's monthly.

In my opinion, Ewing's had some issues with monthlies that take a while to click. S.W.O.R.D, Avengers Inc., even his creator-owned stuff like We Only Find Them When They're Dead-- these are amazing comics, some of which are my favorites from when they came out, but they also take a long time to show what they're about and where they're going. While a bi-weekly run is kinda prime time for that, when you have mysteries that take a full month to update for a few pages and you need to keep people enticed until next time... well, a lot of these books are also relatively short. It's a very difficult market for them nowadays, even when they're excellent.

I am not doomsaying this book at all: like I said in the intro, this is a book for me. This is by far my favorite remix of the Green Lantern character and formula. I really adore the idea that it's an eldritch weird alien thing as opposed to just Earth Cops In Space, and I can't wait to see what else this team has to offer. I'm just also worried that people will see a book that's kinda slow to start and that only gets really impressive near the last few pages and go "oh, I guess this one isn't as good as Wonder Woman."

So what I am saying is-- please read this! Please give Absolute Green Lantern a shot, I think it's going to be really good! Hopefully by #2 and not #5, but still.

[lost-kingsmen]

[[1 and 2, + 11?]]

1. What’s your full ability, to your understanding? (Bonus Q for muns: Does this differ from their actual full ability? Or their potential?)

"Ah, well....quite a lot of it is down to the armor, not me, necessarily." Gawain knocked the knuckles of one hand against the shiny golden metal of his chestplate. "A reliable source of mine tells me it's been enchanted for increased speed, strength, durability, reflexes, and etc...though, nothing so fast as Flash or as strong as Superman, of course!" He laughed a bit, only a tad awkwardly, and raised his hands in an exaggerated shrug.

"The rest is all more 'ghostly' things, but it's not as much as you might expect for one. I've never managed true invisibility, but I can sort of muffle my movements," In demonstration, the knight jumped in place a few times, causing his armor to rattle and clank before suddenly falling eerily silent while still in motion. "And I can sometimes pass through walls but...ah..." A pulse ran through the plume of Gawain's helmet, fraying the edges in a quick but outward show of embarrassment. "It's not really something I can do on command.

"I'm far better at flight." The knight clasped his hands behind his back and lifted himself a few inches off the ground for emphasis, eyelights turned up at the bottom in a clear smile. "I can't say I've clocked my top speed or anything, but I can get around Sigil City faster than any taxi, that's for sure!"

((Oooooh boy, do I have plans for this kid in the future. XD But this post is already pretty long, so I'll save those for later!))

2. How do you consider your power: a curse, a blessing, a responsibility, or just an extension of who you are?

"I...suppose I haven't thought about it too much." Gawain admitted, slowly lowering himself back down to the ground. It had been quite the purposeful mistake; if he spent too long dwelling on any topic of such importance, it very quickly became overwhelming, and he was no longer in a position where he could get so distracted. That and it was scary. So sue him - therapy was expensive and avoidance was free.

"Its....a combination of things, I guess?" Gawain looked down at his hands; at aged leather and straps with stitched seams and faded friction marks instead of skin. "The entire reason I'm...like this...is because of a curse." One that had been cast hundreds of years before he'd been born, and hadn't even been meant to punish his ancestor. "Bound to the suit, I mean. But...if there was no curse, I wouldn't be here right now." He closed his hands with a creak of leather and metal.

"I wouldn't have had the chance to meet my brother, or my friends," Or his uncle even if by 'meet' he really meant 'occasionally glimpsing through the workshop windows or at a distance around the city'. It was something, and he would take it over nothing. "I wouldn't've gotten to watch all the Doctor Who series I've missed, or see all this cool future technology. It'd be ungrateful to not call that a blessing, aye?

"And this hero thing, is-...well, it IS a responsibility for me." Gawain let his arms drop back to his sides. "I've been tasked with protecting Sigil City and the people who live there, whether I'm ready or not, and I'm going to do that."

11. How easy was it to gain control over your power? Did you have to train to keep it from use, or did you have to work at bringing your ability out?

"Some of it was easy, some of it is....still a work in progress." Gawain shifted his weight uncomfortably, looking conveniently away from the question. "But thankfully, I don't often have to be phasing through walls or giant robots like Martian Manhunter, so it isn't often a problem."

[kaithonks]

The Hull (Apr 23rd)

There isn't much to say about what I've read this week, as I again got caught up with all my reading and spent more of my time with the novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. I've been slow in reading it but really loving it, and it might end up becoming my favorite novel. Which is a spot that's been up for grabs since all that came out about Neil Gaiman. Yes, I know about separating art from artist, but I really couldn't do that with my favorite novel from him. Anyway, I did end up majorly restocking my to-read pile.

The Read:

So not much to say again, as I got caught up with DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #2, Absolute Flash #2, and Zatanna #3, as well as Absolute Batman #7, Green Lantern Corps #3, and Nightwing #125. Out of all of them, Zatanna was probably my favorite of that week. I was a bit worried with the end of Zatanna's 2nd issue, but honestly, I really love why that bit was there and the character it then introduced because it worked really well.

I still feel it's early to have any real thoughts on DC x Sonic the Hedgehog, Absolute Flash, and Green Lantern Corps, but the crossover is still great fun. Flash was fine; I think issue one was still a bit stronger, and the problems I had with Green Lantern Corps are still kind of there. Again, though, it still could be too early.

Absolute Batman #7 and Nightwing #125 are still chugging along. Batman is still the weakest of the absolute, in my mind. Nightwing is still fine with the little nitpicks that are bugging me.

Superman for All Seasons I talked about it in my last post, and it definitely was the most interesting thing I read. It was quite the tonal whiplash going from Batman: Long Halloween to Superman for All Seasons, but both have a new place in my heart.

The Unread:

Part of my major restock was a trip to the library, where I ended up picking up a bunch of indie stuff. I kind of went just to pick up Saga Book 2, and I did get that, but I also ended up getting Vaughan's Paper Girls TP 1 and 2 to try. I am a bit eager for them because the same person who recommended Black Cloak recommended this to me.

Sort of in the line that brought me to Saga (meaning seeing it everywhere), it brought me to Something is Killing the Children, Volume One. I am aware it's still ongoing, but I've heard enough good things about it, and if I do catch up and love it enough, I'm definitely not against adding an indie to my pulls. I'm also not typically a horror reader, but I've been getting more horror recommendations lately.

Switching back to me trying more Lemire in preparation for Robin and Batman: Jason Todd, I finally picked up Black Hammer: Secret Origins. This is also something the person who recommended Black Cloak and Paper Girls recommended to me, though a while ago, and I've spent a lot of time debating picking it up because I've only seen the first trade paperback at my library, and I am avoiding trying to buy more omnibus right now.

The last library pickup was Wonder Girl: Homecoming, and of the Wonder Girls, Yara Flor has interested me the most. I do love Donna. Honestly, Nightwing's whole generation of heroes is really strong, but I've never been interested in reading more about her. Cassie I've read a little about, but again, she has never really pulled me. But in the little I've seen and heard of Yara, it's hooked me a little more, and I've been interested in Jones's other work, Lady Killer, so it's worth a try.

Now it is Wednesday, so I went to my local shop to pick up my pulls. I am really excited for Absolute Martian Manhunter #2 and Absolute Wonder Woman #7. What I am a little nervous about is Batman #159. I did talk about #158 and a good hook to the story, but now they are throwing Jason into the mix. I am a little worried, as the original Hush did play into the rewritten history of Jason's angry Robin era. So I'm not putting my hopes into getting a decent Jason story.

Because I ended up enjoying Superman for All Seasons, I ended up picking up All-Star Superman since the sale was still going on, and I am hopeful for that.

Another thing I picked up was the 4-issue mini Midnight Society: The Black Lake. I only did a brief look at what it was about before deciding to give it a try with my shop having it at a dollar per issue. If anyone learns anything from these posts, it's to check out your local comic book store because they might have some decent deals. Or maybe the lesson is just to try things? Who knows?

[jesncin]

did you see that deniz camp was announced as the writer for absolute martian manhunter?

I woke up to this news and many of my friends pinging me (thank you friends I love you all)

let's get the elephant out of the room: WHY IS HE WHIIIIITE WHY I HATE IT

I mean I get why he's white- it's part of the pitch that this alien is the ultimate outsider possessing the ultimate insider, so it looks like they're leaning towards a buddy cop scenario instead of J'onn shapeshifting into and impersonating a dead human but. Isn't that just Halo. An Alien possessing a human? I get that there's some crossover with impersonating the dead here but this isn't technically a new concept.

I thought the appeal of the Absolute and Ultimate lines was rearranging the chess pieces of a Superhero's story and showing how even when you make drastic changes, they can still feel quintessentially Batman, Spiderman, Superman, etc. Bruce can be working class but still Batman. But right now this pitch feels like disregarding Martian Manhunter lore entirely except for the most superficial parts kept intact. Also DC seems so allergic to racebending for their Absolute line compared to Marvel. We get Polynesian Hulk and Native Two Spirit Hawkeye (from Deniz Camp also!!), but this line can't even give us Black Martian Manhunter? Part of why Black!J'onn resonates with so many people is because it grounded his character by making his marginalization as an othering alien (especially compared to Superman) relatable to humans (the whole point of stories). Trading that humanizing element of J'onn for more sci fi wackiness is only going to make J'onn struggle in the long run. It's such a bummer.

I've had a suspicion that instead of DC taking Martian lore and rearranging it into something new that could revitalize J'onn, that they just don't have the creativity to see any potential in the mess they made of him, so they'd just toss it all out. And that's disappointing. If you told me this was a Tom King pitch, I'd believe you. Because what is this.

[hintofelation99]

The Justice League Hangs out with Duke

Bruce: Duke, it's time we had the talk.

Duke: Uh... nope. No thank you. I'm not getting the sex talk from Batman.

Bruce: What? No! The Robin talk.

Duke: But, I'm- I'm the Signal now? Isn't it a bit late for a Robin talk?

Bruce: Son, it's never too late, not for this.

Duke: Um. Ok.

Bruce: When Dick, Jason, and Tim first started as Robins they created a tradition. A tradition that continued with Stephanie, Damian, and now you.

Duke: And that tradition is?

Bruce: Taking down the Justice League. By being annoying and slightly terrifying.

Duke: OHHHHHH. Is that why no one from the Justice League talks to me?

Bruce: Yes, yes it is. But don't worry. I made an arrangement that will allow you time alone with league members to continue the tradition. You have a week to prepare.

——————

Duke: Cass, what do I do?

Cass raises an eyebrow at Duke.

Duke: For the Robin tradition thing. I have to take down the entire Justice League in a night using creative, outlandish, and original methods. But it's already been done by Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian, and Steph. So what do I do? How can I be better than all of them.

Cass smirks: Take them down too.

Duke looking at Cass like she's crazy: What?

Cass: Take. Them. Down.

Duke: Holy shit, you are terrifying.

Cass just smiles and leaves.

-> One Week Later <-

Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian, and Steph gather in the Watchtower.

Duke: Hey guys, Batman just wanted to go through some training exercises with everyone. He'll be a little late. Harley and Ivy escaped Arkham and are trying to grow penis shaped shrubs in all the public parks. But, don't worry he asked me to go ahead and start with out him.

Green Lantern: Why are you leading this meeting?

Duke: Batman is running late and he wants me to practice leading meetings.

Green Lantern, glaring suspiciously at Duke: Are you about to do that stupid Robin tradition where you torture all of us?

Duke: What Robin tradition? Also, I'm not even a Robin? I'm the Signal.

Green Lantern continues to glare at him.

Superman: Calm down Green Lantern, the Robins never do this in front of each other.

Every League member seems to relax at this.

Duke acting confused: Uhhh, yeah. Ok, we have a few housekeeping things to do according to the list Batman left. So, I'll have everyone pair up for sparring while I handle these individually.

------

Everyone is in the training room working out or sparring. Duke approaches Tim.

Duke: Hey Tim, Bruce wanted you to look in to that Bludhaven case. Is that ok with you?

Tim: Yeah, why wouldn't it be?

Duke: Oh, I just thought it might be difficult considering what Dick did.

Tim: ...What did he do?

Duke: Wait, you haven't noticed? Oh no, I'm sorry I shouldn't have said anything.

Tim: Duke. Tell me what he did.

Duke: Well, Jason said that he replaced all your coffee with decaf.

Tim: THAT BASTARD. No wonder I've been feeling so tired! I'm going to kill him!

Duke: Wait, just stop! I heard that he hid all of it in Green Lantern's room.

Tim: Wait, why there?

Duke: Something about you being afraid of him.

Tim: WHAT?! I'm not afraid of the Green Nightlight! I'm gonna find that coffee then make Dick pay.

Duke: Oh, well cool, good luck!

------

Green Lantern: Um, what are you doing in my room?

Tim: Where is it?

Green Lantern: Where's what?

Tim: You know what I want. Give up now or face the consequences.

Green Lantern: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

Tim: Fine. Consequences.

------

Steph, sparring with Duke: So, what's it like being the first meta bat?

Duke: Not too bad, but I could do with out the whole 'predict the future' thing.

Steph, laughing: What? You can not see the future.

Duke: I bet you $50 I can

Steph: Your on.

Duke, makes everything around him light up and uses a weird voice: In the next thirty minutes Green Lantern will flee the Watchtower in fear. Soon after Dick will be attacked by Tim.

Steph, snorts in obvious disbelief.

Steph: That was so fake-

Green Lantern runs out of the tower looking terrified.

Steph: No way.

Tim tackles Dick and they start fighting like three year old's on the floor.

Steph, handing Duke $50: Holy shit Magic Man.

Duke makes things light up and does the voice again: Oh my god.

Steph, looking excited: What?!

Duke: The- the sushi. The sushi you brought today, it's made from-

Duke pretends to choke back a sob.

Duke: It's made from the fish who was the maid of honor at Aquaman's wedding.

Steph: HOLY SHIT.

------

Steph and Aquaman sit beside each other for lunch, she pulls out her sushi and looks at Aquaman sadly.

Steph: I am so, so sorry for your loss. But just know that her sacrifice is not in vain.

Aquaman, looks confused for a second then sees the sushi: NOPE. Not this again! I'm leaving.

Steph: Wait! I'm sorry!

Aquaman leaves as Steph tries to chase him down.

------

Jason is laughing and filming as Dick and Tim fight.

Duke, whistles: Man, imagine if that video went on YouTube.

Jason, looking confused: What?

Duke: I'm just saying if the video of Red Robin and Nightwing fighting like kids ever got on YouTube, it'd go viral. Oh and they would be so pissed!

Jason, laughs: Too bad B would kill me if I uploaded this.

Duke: Yeah, I guess so. And you can't upload it here because then Superman would get in trouble.

Jason: Why would the boy scout get in trouble?

Duke: Cause he always uses his YouTube account on the Justice League computer. So it'd look like he uploaded it and B would find out that Superman watches cat videos while he's on monitor duty.

Jason, smirking: Huh, so you're saying if I upload this on the League computer I'd piss off Bruce, Tim, and Dick and get Supes in trouble?

Duke, acting innocent: Huh, I guess so.

-> A Few Minutes Later <-

A call from Bruce comes up on the main computer.

Superman: Hey Batman, what can I do for you?

Bruce: You, Red Hood, cave now.

Jason: What? Why me?

Bruce: Because I saw that little home video you uploaded of your brothers.

Jason: What, that wasn't me!

Bruce: I could hear you laughing while you filmed.

Jason: Dammit.

Jason and Clark leave for the cave pouting like kids.

------

Duke: Hey, Black Canary?

Black Canary: Yes Duke?

Duke: I'm sorry to do this on such short notice, but I'm very worried about Dick and Tim.

Black Canary: Why?

Duke: Well, Tim keeps claiming that Dick is out to get him. Something about Dick messing with his coffee? And Dick feels like he's just being attacked for no reason and is worried about Tim's health. Is there anyway you could intervene?

Black Canary, looking sighing and looking exhausted: Usually I have three days of preparation before dealing with bats.

Duke: I know it's just-

Duke gestures to Tim and Dick rolling on the floor fighting.

Duke: They really need help.

Black Canary: Alright, I'll see what I can do.

Black Canary attempts to intervene only to get pulled into the fight. Now the three of them are tangled in a huge, confusing fight, that's filled with yelling and hair pulling.

------

Duke: Damian! Quick!

Damian: What is it Thomas.

Duke: I think somethings wrong with Dick and Tim and maybe even Black Canary. They're all fighting and won't stop! Can you help me contain them so that we can figure out what's going on?

Damian: Fine. I shall help.

Duke: Ok, just try to herd them into this containment cell.

Damian joins the fight managing to get everyone, including himself, into the containment cell. As Damian is trying to leave Duke closes the cell. Damian angrily yells and bangs on the sound proof walls.

Duke: What? Sorry, can't hear you! My hand slipped!

------

Wonder Woman: Very well done Signal.

Duke, acting innocent: Hm?

Wonder Woman: You tricked Red Robin into scaring Green Lantern away, then into fighting Nightwing. Once that fight broke out you tricked Red Hood into uploading a video to the internet using the Superman's credentials. By uploading that video he caused both himself and Superman to face Batman's wrath. You also used the fight to trick Stephanie into annoying Aquaman to the point of leaving. Then you involved Black Canary in the fight, which was her downfall. And, as a final touch, you managed to get Robin into the fight and trapped all in a containment cell. You successfully eliminated 9 foes with one trick.

Duke: You mean 11.

Wonder Woman: What?

Duke: 11. You see, I didn't trick Red Robin, I tricked Nightwing. I had a week to prepare. In that week I convinced Dick that Tim needed to cut back on the caffeine and that Dick should help by switching all of Tim's coffee with decaf. I also convinced him to hide that coffee in the watchtower, in Green Lantern's room. So that was all true.

Wonder Woman: But, that still does not make 11?

Duke: It does. Because This morning I moved the coffee. I replaced the Flashes decaf with Tim's ultra caffeinated coffee. You see Tim has it specially manufactured to increase the caffeine levels. And, while Flash doesn't usually drink his coffee in the morning, he's always running late and forgets, he does drink coffee during training breaks. Which is now. So in about five minutes we will have an incredibly caffeinated speedster in the Watchtower. And since you're the only one around right now with a chance of catching him, that's your problem.

Right as Duke finishes Flash runs by, majorly hyped up on caffeine.

Duke: Checkmate.

------

Martian Manhunter: It appears that I am the last remaining League member.

Duke: Yeah, I don't really understand this tradition but apparently every Robin ends it by picking a favorite league member.

Martian Manhunter: Out of all the League members, why have you chosen me?

Duke: Your smart and have a lot of cool powers. Also, I dunno, I hear you sometimes feel like an outsider with the league. Cause, the whole martian thing. And I know it's not the same but, sometimes I feel like an outsider with the bats, being the only meta and all.

Martian Manhunter: You have chosen me so that we may bond over our lack of connections?

Duke: Uhhhh, yeah?

Martian Manhunter: Hm. Very well, I assume that this is your “Robin Weakness”. Apparently every Robin has one.

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[zibaldone-di-pensieri]

So I watched Eternals 👀

And I immediately say that it's already one of my favorite MCU movies

I liked all the characters, I liked the plot and how it was developed

I like the fact that it's not too much full of comic jokes, there are some, not like Thor Ragnarok 👀

Anyway, I want to say two things about this movie

Obviously there may be spoiler, so jump the post if you want to watch the movie but still didn't

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First this one...

They referred twice to DC Comics, once with Alfred and Batman and the other time with Superman

Dear Kevin Feige, what are you trying to say? Is the DC Comics canon inside Marvel? Are you making fun of DC Comics? Or you're just saying that inside the Marvel universe there are the comics of the DC? So technically DC exists in Marvel?

Well idk what else to say but my mind already started thinking about a lot of things and YES

I WANT A CROSSOVER BETWEEN MARVEL AND DC ONE DAY 🥺🥺🥺

Anyway let's move over

Second thing

I want to analyze the main characters

They're all unique and interesting, I like them all, they gave different powers and personalities 😍

We have:

This is clearly superman, he flies, he shoot lasers from the eyes, it is said that he is the strongest, he wears in blue

(yeah I know what you're thinking, Homelander too👀)

Then there is

The queen 😍

But, if you maybe fight a little bit, a punch maybe or a kick, I would appreciate it

Nothing?

Come on do something more :/

She seems having great powers but I wanted to see more from her 😭

Anyway...

A sort of King Mida more or less 👀

Great powers, but I liked more her personality

Now we have my favorite 😏

Kingo 😍

Or as I like to call him, Son Goku 👀

Come on that one is clearly a Kamehameha 🌀

I totally love his ability 😍

Who's the fastest superheroes?

Flash? Quicksilver? Ew

Makkari 😏😍

One of the more interesting character

Watching her "talk" made me think about Hawkeye obviously 👀

Also, a hero with superspeed isn't just someone who run all the time, who can just run fast

I mean, the way she attacked Ikaris was really great 👏👏👏

It's the turn of the genius and inventor

He's not just a "politically correct" character, or at least I hope so, right Marvel? 👀

A great man, he made a family, he's a really good person

But when he uses his power, he seem to like a lot the rings and all the things with circular shape, so I call him a sort of Shang Chi but cooler 😎

Then we have this little super cute kid 🥺🥺🥺

She has strange but really cool powers, can I call her a sort of Martian Manhunter? 😂 Or maybe just Tinker Bell? 👀

This one instead I don't know how to call and I didn't understand a lot his power

So you just give strong punches? Just this? A sort of Thanos with the Gauntlet but without the gems 🤔 mh okay...

Maybe he is really strong, physically he is the best but I want some more, or he is just another Hulk-like :/

In this case too, I liked more the personality

Okay this one maybe is more for the actress but...

I used to don't care a lot about AJ but after this movie, I like her more

I mean she did a great job

Her character is wonderful and interesting

Her mind was a little bit confusing but at the end we understood why

She remembered everything

She is a great warrior, like Wonder Woman 😏😏

She makes a great use of different... (I don't know what is the exact translation in English) sidearms? Melee weapons? Anyway I liked that.

Finally we have a "controversial" character 🤔

I mean, what he does, in my opinion, isn't exactly good and right, because people don't fight but anyway you force them to do what YOU want

He can do "only" this and he does just using his eyes

So, mind control, eyes power 🤔

I think I'll call him Uchiha 👀

And that's all folks!

Who's your favorite eternal? What do you think about this movie? Let me know!

[ty-talks-comics]

Best of DC: Week of March 27th, 2019

Best of this Week: Detective Comics #1000 - Various Writers and Artists

Possibly more controversial than I'm thinking it'll be, I'm glad Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo did the job of reintroducing Slam Bradley into the DC Universe. Slam Bradley, of course the way I choose to remember him, was one of DC's first characters and the precursor design to modern day Superman. He was a 1930s dick (detective in this case) who made his name in infamy with racist depictions of Chinese people being swung by their braids with toothy grins. He's likely the reason DC won't reprint some of the early Detective Comics works in a compendium.

This is without a doubt, a great celebration for one of the greatest comic book characters of all time, if not THE greatest. The difficulty in reviewing something like this, much like Action Comics #1000 (if I reviewed that one, I don't remember) is that so many stories have their ups and downs, hits or misses and there's so much ground. But some of these were so good that this book is getting an entry all on it's own this week.

He's been made better in recent years with a badass run as a side character in Ed Brubaker and Darwyn Cooke's Catwoman (2001) as a cool former police officer with a son by the name of Slam Jr. on the force. He was probably some of the best parts of his short time there and was very compelling in interactions with Selina.

Kevin Smith and Jim Lee have arguably done some of the best and WORST Batman projects ever, but through the good and the bad, both have immense talent and their tale “Manufacture for Use” added a beautiful layer to the significance of the metal plate that his emblem is made out of.

The book is simple enough, a montage of Batman fighting his greatest villains shows in the background while his alter ego, Matches Malone, has a conversation with a merchant peddling in the various pieces of gear left by villains. He has Harley hammers, crazy quilts and even freeze guns, but there's only one weapon Malone is interested in; The Gun belonging to Joe Chill. The weapon that killed The Wayne Family.

He and others had been leaving Batman clues since his first days as a hero to have him join a guild of detectives, solving unsolvable or very difficult cases and knowing that Slam is one of the detectives along with Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, The Question, Detective Chimp, Elongated Man and his wife, Sue Dibny is relieving and fantastic.

I'm glad DC hasn't shied away from him given his past history. Even his inclusion in Superman of China based on his former character, warts and all, seemed like DC was kinda ashamed of it, but here he is, as awesome as he was later in life!

Upon seeing it, Alfred questions why Bruce would keep it as a trophy, nothing the ridiculousness of The Penny and the Dinosaur, he sees the gun as strange or even perverse. Batman, however, wishes to never see it cause anyone pain again, melting and forming it into an oval adorned with the symbol of a Bat.

Batman has dedicated his life to stopping crime in Gotham at all costs, but not everyone see his methods as being right or just. Doctor Leslie Thompkins has been looking over Bruce since his parent’s murder and oped that he would take his pain and do something productive with it, actually fix Gotham, but instead she sees how vengeance has consumed him, turning him into something of a violent monster himself and she’s not wrong. They meet each other on the anniversary of his parent’s murder in Crime Alley and are beset upon by a group of teenagers whom Batman viciously slaps the hell out of. Dr. Thompkins stops him out of fear and Batman looks like the real villain here.

If that isn't chilling...

Brian Michael Bendis is a GREAT Batman writer. Checking out his 15 pages in the Batman Walmart 100 Page Giants, much like Daredevil, Batman is a character that is PERFECT for him. “I Know” drawn by frequent Bendis collaborator, Alex Maleev, is amazing. Penguin started becoming disillusioned with the meetings put together by villains like The Joker on how to finally get rid of The Batman, Penguin begins to muse about who had the money to fund Batman. I believe he proposed the idea to the others, but they all shot him down, citing times Batman showed up when Bruce was a hostage or how he “blubbered like a baby.”

Penguin didn’t let it go, however, and prepared Suicide Bomb Penguins to attack Wayne Manor while Bruce was hosting a ton of high profile Gothamites. It would have been the end of Bruce Wayne.

Warren Ellis writes some very character driven stories, but when he has to get technical, he is a master as good as any. In “The Batman’s Design” he goes over Batman’s methodology when taking on criminals, treating things like a chess game that he’s already won. He leads the criminals to a trap and plays them like a fiddle, setting off an explosion that knock out or send some flying, determining a sniper’s location and just being so terrifying that the leader just hands him a bomb switch before his ass gets destroyed.

Becky Cloonan does a great job of alternating between cool and warm tones for when Batman is in the shadows vs contending with explosions he’s setting off. Batman looks slim, but imposing regardless. This is definitely some of her best art so far!

Now… if you ask any of my friends from when I was in The Navy, they’ll tell you about how I waited in line for Batman: The Arkham Knight. I was excited. I was elated. The conclusion to an amazing trilogy of games that shaped a newfound love for the character for me! And it bloody sucked. I HATE Arkham Knight with a passion. If it’s not The Batmobile, it’s the Joker, if not the Joker, it’s the Knight himself, if not him, then Scarecrow as the shitty final villain.

I really loved the noir tone that was set by Elizabeth Breitweiser’s colors over Steve Epting’s art. Things are very dark and cool. Batman is shrouded in shadow and Doctor Thompkins acts as a small light by comparison. There is great contrast when action happens with warm tones as Batman slaps the teens and Batman standing in the shadows as Leslie and the kids are under the one light is powerful.

Suffice to say, I was not pleased when it was said that The Arkham Knight would finally be appearing in comics different than his video game counterpart, but… I dunno, I kinda like him here.

His characterization seems to be that of someone who has lived in Gotham and has seen Batman’s methods of treating the poor citizens, the weak and the sick. He sees Batman as a cancer, a darkness that needs to be exterminated for Gotham to truly thrive. The best thing, there’s precedent for this kind of character.

One of the first few arcs for Detective Comics involved a cool set of villains known as The Victim Syndicate, people who have been hurt or grievously injured in Batman’s relentless pursuit of crime. These guys put Batman’s team through the ringer, almost turning Stephanie Brown against him completely as Tim Drake had been presumed dead at the time. Another casualty of war. If I remember right, The First Victim noted that there was someone or something coming for Batman soon and if that’s the Arkham KNight, then I am excited.

The Victim Syndicate was one of James Tynion IV’s best ideas during his run and I really hope whoever the creative team is for Detective Comics thus forth lives up to the quality. Peter J. Tomasi and Doug Mahnke are both amazing, so I have high hopes if its them.

But Penguin had an epiphany. Ending Bruce Wayne would not end Batman. Batman would become focused. Driven. Possibly to the point of killing. Bruce Wayne is the only thing keeping these villains alive, so Penguin relents and never reveals what he believes he knows, until years later when Bruce is old and mute… but who says that Bruce has lost a step? He zaps Penguin who is taken away as Bruce tells him that he knew, pretty much calling him a “coward ass bitch” as he’s taken away.

Overall, while there were few misses, this collection of stories had great ideas, great characterization, heart and was just fantastic. Looking forward to another 80 years!

This one was just cute. The Batfamily interacts with each other and take a FANTASTIC family photo drawn by Tony S. Daniel. Starring, Batman, Alfred, Nightwing, Batgirl, “Robin” Damian Wayne, Red Hood, Batwoman, Catwoman, “(Red) Robin” Tim Drake, Spoiler, The Signal, Cassandra Cain Ace the Bathound and Huntress. It’s a well put together double splash page and everyone, even Bruce seems happy.

[davidmann95]

Isn't it great that Bendis didn't kill a cat, but only destroyed the whole city of Kandor, wrote that Superman and Lois are too horrible parents to raise their son and need to have help from mass-murdering granddad. And fills the book with horribly cringy lines, mopey Superman without Lois and Martian Manhunter who wants to conquer earth. But at least there was a giant ape to fight. Everyone already knows where your priorities lie.

Anonymous said: Bendis only made Superman a mass-murderer himself, by stranding an alien Armada in outer space without hope of getting picked up “they will wonder where their fleet went”.

Anonymous said: He let’s Superman spout nonesense “I can shut it out but I never will”, when the truth is: Superman still sleeps. So he shuts things out. But hey senseless pathos in writing is all you need when writing Superman to make the masses happy.

Anonymous said: I wasn’t too happy with Tomasi’s run. But at least when a villain showed up wanting to get rid of Jon’s inferior human side he didn’t get custody of the boy. That was the lowest point in any Superman comic ever

I’ve already addressed most of what you’ve had to say (including in…uh, something you clearly read), and the remaining stuff has quick answers: there’s a difference between an abstract off-screen tragedy and a fucking charbroiled kitty corpse steaming in front of the crying child who loved it and accidentally killed it in terms of what makes sense to put in a dang Superman comic, Jurgens himself ended the Oz arc making clear his homicidal tendencies were implanted,* we’re shown the aliens survive and presumably they should be able to get home or get rescued because Superman clearly wouldn’t casually kill thousands (the question he notes they’ll ponder is how the fleet is destroyed, i.e. he moved too fast for them to tell it was him, not where it went), and Superman’s reasoning for never shutting the world out** is the opposite of a moment about how hard it sucks to be Superman. However, given you sent me four separate messages, that I only bothered answering because you at least didn’t personally insult me, I doubt that’ll much matter. And to be fair, you’re pretty on the money about the ape. But look, am I the guy who’ll suck up any excuse I can find to make Superman more mopey and maudlin - I’d love to see the evidence for that compiled from across my writings - or the guy who wants him to fight gorillas on the moon?

* Man, I’d be so much more inclined to buy the backlash as not purely on name value if Bendis were going in an UNPRECEDENTED NEW DIRECTION with a RADICAL NEW TAKE as opposed to writing such a straight-up, classicy-classic Superman aside from taking Lois and Jon off the board for a couple issues. The one big maybe-huge change with Rogol Zaar? Well, The Oz Effect was pretty much exactly that: suddenly, the foundations of Superman’s Kryptonian origin are potentially CHANGED FOREVER by the emergence of a standard-model new supervillain, with the mystery being if they can be believed or not (though Oz immediately doubles down that this is extra super-duper real). Except there I didn’t pick up much of anything from fandom aside from perhaps a shrug or two, because Jurgens wasn’t born of boiling devil jizz and the tears of good little fans to rise up and destroy all that is good in comics forever by sheer dint of his existence in the way I’ve been repeatedly informed Bendis was. Because believe you me, if Tomasi or Jurgens were writing these exact stories with these exact beats, plus some rambling dad speeches breaking up the lazy action scenes with a little additional actively disquieting violence thrown on top/basic storytelling more or less flattening out into the comics equivalent of oatmeal respectively, we’d still be hearing no end of what a bold, lovely, Right and Correct and True and Good era for Superman this is.

** Do…do you consider sleep and quiet to be literally the same thing? I like having a good nap, but I don’t consider it a release from sensory input or anything, I’m not conscious for it and it’s not at all like being in a dark silent room the way Superman basically equates space with.

[dukereviewstv]

Duke Reviews TV: Batman: The Animated Series 1x08 The Forgotten

Hello, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews TV, Where Today We Continue Our Look At Batman: The Animated Series By Talking About Episode 8 Of Season 1, The Forgotten...

This Episode Sees Ingredient Men Start Disappearing From The Bowery, Going Undercover As Gaff Morgan, Bruce Soon Gets Amnesia And Is Forced To Work With Other Men In A Mining Camp...

Will Bruce Get His Memory Back?

Let's Find Out As We Watch The Forgotten...

The Episode Starts On A Peaceful Day In Gotham As Bruce Wayne Volunteers At The Dock Street Rescue Mission Of Which He Is Their Major Benefactor...

With The Priest Thanking Bruce, He Mentions That Many Homeless People (Along With One Of His Volunteers, Sam Riley) Have Disappeared Lately. He Says That He's Told The Police But The Disappearance Of Homeless People Sadly Isn't On The Top Of Their Investigative List...

Deciding To Investigate It Himself, Bruce Disguises Himself In A Shabby Outfit And Dying His Hair Grey To Become Gaff Morgan...

No Offense But Why Not Go By The Matches Malone Moniker?

It's The Name Bruce Always Goes By When He Goes Undercover At Least I Haven't Heard Him Go By Any Other Name Until Now But Still It Makes Perfect Sense...

Searching The City Slums, He Finds A Couple Of Thugs Who Offer Him A Job, Asking Them Questions About The Job It Leads To A Fight Where Gaff Manages To Disable Both Men. But When He Looks At A Black Cat A Third Thug Hits Him On The Head With A Blackjack And Knocks Him Out...

Later, Gaff Wakes Up Chained To A Cot In A Remote Shack Out In The Middle Of Nowhere, There He Meets 2 Men, One Being Dan Riley (Voiced By Dorian Harewood, Who Would Later Voice The Martian Manhunter On The Batman) And The Other Being Salvo Smith...

Greeting Gaff, They Ask Him His Name But He Doesn't Know. Going To Have Breakfast Afterwards, They Meet The Boss Of The Camp Named Biggis Who Demands That They Work Or They'll Be Placed In A Metal Box To Die Of Sunstroke...

Gaff Tries To Save A Man Biggis Has His Henchmen Place In The Box But Riley Stops Him Telling Him Not To...

Back At Wayne Manor, Alfred Greets Bruce Only To Discover That He's Not There This Gets Him To Wonder What Has Happened To Him...

Working In The Mines, Gaff Talks With His New Friends But He Still Can't Remember Anything, However, Riley Tells Him To Not Give Up Hope...

Explaining That They Both Were Kidnapped On The Docks, Smith Claims That He Was Unemployed While Riley Was A Steam Fitter At The Gotham Navy Yard While Also Volunteering At The Rescue Mission Which Gets Gaff Remembering Something...

But As The Friends Finish Talking A Cave In Happens Due To The Poor Integrity Of The Mine...

Continuing To Have Problems With People Asking For Bruce, Alfred Decides To Check The Cars, Noticing That The Studebaker Is Gone...

Maybe Fozzie Bear Took It...

(End At 0:07)

Using The Tracking Device, Alfred Discovers That It's In The Bowery...

Elsewhere, We Get A Dream Sequence Which Leads To Gaff Remembering The Dock Street Rescue Mission...

Work Continues In The Mine..

But When Smith Makes The Mistake Of Blowing A Raspberry At Biggis, He Is Sentenced To Be Thrown In The Box But Gaff And Riley Interfere And Are Thrown In The Box Instead...

Finding Bruce's Car In A Junkyard, Alfred Takes The Tracking Device And Sees The 2 Thugs That Took Bruce, Thinking They May Lead Him To Bruce, Alfred Places The Tracking Device On Their Truck To See Where They Go...

Sweating It Out In The Box, Time Passes As Riley Begins To Lose His Mind As He Says That He Lost His Family Which Causes Gaff To Finally Remember Who He Is...

Telling Riley That They'll Escape, Bruce Breaks Out Of The Box And Runs From The Mine. Pursued By The Mine's Guards, He Makes His Way To Box Canyon, Which Looks Like A Dead End At First But Bruce Climbs His Way Out...

Over The Canyon, Alfred Attempts To Pilot The Batwing But Soon Ends Up Switching To The Autopilot, Ordering The Batwing To Land, Alfred Reunites With Bruce...

Shortly Afterwards, The Guards Run To Biggis, Fearful Of A Giant Bat, This Leads To Batman Making His Presence Known. Attacked By The Guards, Biggis Offers A Thousand Dollars To The Man Who Kills Batman...

With Batman Evading And Disabling All The Guards, Biggis Attempts To Escape But Batman Is Right Behind Him. Tripping, Biggis Drops His Oil Lamp Onto Crates Filled With Explosives...

With Batman Shoving Biggis Onto A Water Flute Which Leads To The River, The Mine Explodes As Both Batman And Biggis Fall Into The Lake, Capturing Biggis In The Process...

Back In Gotham, Riley Is Reunited With His Family And Offers His Home To Smith And Bruce, But Bruce Declines, Revealing Who He Is Before He Leaves...

And That's The Forgotten And It's Ok...

The Story Is Okay But It's Just Not Interesting To Me, If You Like It Okay But For Me It's A Skip It...

Till Next Time, This Is Duke, Signing Off...