#Roland Desmond

[soranatus]

NO ONE IS SAFE IN BLÜDHAVEN, part 1 By David Jamison

[hood-ex]

So anyway remember when Blockbuster was strangling Dick, and all Dick could think about was Bruce telling him, "I need you to go to Bludhaven and find out who massacred twenty-one top mobmen. I’m counting on you to find the killer. Don’t fail me."

Nightwing (Vol. 2) #8

[gotham-at-nightfall]

Nightwing: The Animated Series

By David Jamison

[nighhtwing]

BLOCKBUSTER and NIGHTWING in NIGHTWING (2016) #96

[kermit-coded]

can anyone tell me what issue of nightwing the blockbuster arc starts at? i wanna read it for fic purposes but i can't find a reading order online.

[desperatecheesecubes]

Always good to see someone take pride in their work

[sbd-laytall]

Bwahahaha, I love this snarky boy so much.

Impulse (1995) #8

[dc-tournaments]

Why do they deserve to win?

Blockbuster

Sportsmaster

[spearclosetcomics]

Nightwing #78 (2021) Tom Taylor Bruno Redondo

[frogaroundandfindout]

Blockbuster losing control in more ways than one (Nightwing Vol.2. #42-44)

[justkillingthyme]

Flora spends Christmas Eve with the Laytons, and reaffirms her place as family along the way.

[hood-ex]

Just thinking about what Amy's husband said about Dick in the scene before Blockbuster was killed.

"That’s the same kid who saved us when our house blew up? No offense, hon, but I hope you sent him to the hospital… he doesn’t look like he could beat up a parking ticket right now, let alone a supervillain."

Then Blockbuster blew a woman's brains out right in front of Dick after that. He told Dick he'd never stop. He'd go after strangers. Dick's loved ones. No one was safe.

And Dick—mentally, emotionally, and physically worn down—couldn't take it anymore. So he stepped aside.

[tea-of-destiny]

Okay, I know what I think, but I'm now deeply curious about the community's opinions:

*"Take after" can be in reference to any combination of appearance and personality that you see fit.

Even if you're not bald, I would love to hear your reasoning in the reblogs!

[rolandrockover]

Stanley Cooper's Child

Paul Stanley and Desmond Child again. The two of them in a double pack don't always make it easy, I really have to give them that.

You never know exactly who wrote the lyrics or who wrote the melody or whatever. Sometimes this comes from one, and then that from the other, and sometimes all of it from both of them. And other little games that are difficult to grasp, all of which should be wonderfully illustrated on Animalize (1984) or Asylum (1985).

But for me, the two of them definitely belong together as songwriters, which of course makes me very happy that their collaboration in the 80s has continued beyond Crazy Nights (1987), Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988) and Hot in the Shade (1989). Not forgetting Paul's solo Live to Win (2008), of course.

So it's hardly surprising that we're once again talking about two titles in which Desmond had a hand. And that one of them doesn't come from Kiss, but kinda from their immediate neighborhood.

So, even though Alice Cooper's hit single Poison (1989) was clearly and definitely released before Hot in the Shade's You Love Me to Hate You (1989), and both songs have a very related part, you could again ask yourself one of those head-scratching questions as to whether this was actually Desmond's work because Paul asked him to write something similar with hit potential, or whether it was simply Paul himself who ripped off Poison's chorus. There would certainly be reason to do so, because both definitely sound the same.

But no matter how I look at it, I'll probably never find out (1).

Side Note:

(1) Not until Desmond comes out with a little more musical detail in his memoirs.

You don't have to wait forever to click on the links below, just do it now:

You Love Me to Hate You (1989)

Poison (1989)

[fromashesweriseuphiddenones]

Roland: *Says something to Desmond mentally*

Desmond: The hell hay burner, do you talk to your Herald like that?!