#Wonder Woman: Earth One

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Diatemis intentionally out of context b/c I did not like the context

wonder woman: Earth one (vol 3)

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i read ww earth 1 last night (vol 1, 2, and 3)

it was rather mid.

i feel like they way over-emphasized the kink thing. like i know its what people remember about golden age ww, but last time i read golden age ww i do not remember it being such a big thing in the worldbuilding of the amazons or in the stories. and this isn't me kink shaming or w/e, it just felt like that was p much the only worldbuilding axis morrison was interested in, leading to a very flat story.

if i never once again heard the phrase "in submission to loving authority" that would be too soon.

I also feel like not many amazons characters were flshed out beyond the submission to loving authority thing. like artemis is like 'let's kill all men' and then diana is like 'no lets fight' and then artemis gets her butt kicked and she's like 'haha ok ;) just making sure you're strong enough to be queen we don't have to kill all men lets make out'

like i would love to see artemis and diana making out! if it wasn't an 'obviously diana has to be stronger and righter and artemis has to follow her'. like what happened to her arrogance being artemis's best quality?

a bunch of stuff was just not fleshed out.

golden-age inspired misandrist amazons was weird considering in the very first wonder woman appearance we see the amazons are all fine with helping save steve and not locking him up forever. like. i in general feel like the people who want amazons to hate men miss the point of them completely.

anyway overall it felt very boring and like someone who heard a lot of golden age ww trivia, but didn't care much for ww as a character.

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Gods and Demons (Preview)

Damian's preparations for departure were almost complete when Superman hailed him down. For a moment, Damian considered pretending he had not seen him, but ultimately rose to meet the two men who had now landed gracefully beside him and Goliath. He was familiar with the man known as Superman, but the second man was a stranger to him. He was tall with wavy dark locks framing a sharp jawline and piercing steely grey-blue eyes, he bore a resemblance to the other man. He had a pretty good idea now of who he might be. The man's attire was peculiar though, causing Damian to wrinkle his nose slightly in disapproval. He wore a black suit adorned with shimmering silver stars, his deep crimson colored cloak billowing behind him. The most unnerving part of his uniform however, was the obvious missing "S" shield in the center of his chest, leaving the skin underneath exposed for all to see. Damian quickly averted his gaze, focusing back on Superman. “What’s this?” Damian's features contorted in suspicion as Superman extended a piece of paper towards him.

“An olive branch” he replied calmly, then motioned to the tall figure standing next to him, Kal-El cleared his throat, “this is my son, Zod-El. He will be stationed in Tibet with you for the foreseeable future.” There was a moment of tense silence as if to allow for Damian to process the information. Then, Superman spoke again, breaking the stillness. "Consider him an ambassador of good faith," he said firmly.

Damian scoffed, crossing his arms, “Tt. More like a spy to make sure I behave," he retorted with a sharp edge to his voice. The Justice League's true intentions were clear, they had their own agenda, but he intended to manipulate it to his advantage. Despite their lack of trust in Damian's ability to change the League of Assassins, it gave them an excuse to keep him under observation and under their protection. They needed to keep Damian alive regardless of his intentions because the absolute worst case scenario for them would be for him to lose control. It was an obvious choice, he was the only option with ties to the Justice League and a genuine desire to make the world better, even if his methods had not been received well by them. He could only stand to benefit from such a relationship, nonetheless, he’d make them work for it.

Superman let out a weary sigh, his broad shoulders slumping in exhaustion, “you agreed to observation after the attempts on your life," he reminded Damian sternly. The mention of those close calls made Damian flinch slightly, the memories still fresh and painful. Ever since his grandfather’s passing things had not gone as smoothly as anticipated, with everyone with even the slightest of claims coming out of the woodworks, but he survived and he’d continue to do so. Of course, some extra protection would be prudent, even though he had managed to reunite his family giving him the most claim, the attacks still occurred. His mother had even begun to express concern, certain that there was a rat among his inner circle. Damian didn’t want to consider that, the notion that the people he cared for most wanted him dead. Although it was a reality that he hated to admit, he could probably benefit from an impartial set of eyes and ears. Yet, Damian was proud if nothing else and he refused to allow anyone to think him weak.

"That may be," Damian huffed, "but I never agreed to an indefinite placement and certainly not from one of your B-list cast offs." His lip curled teasingly as he surveyed the man clad in black in front of him. He was curious to see how he would react.

The man grit his teeth and extended a hand with a forced smile. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Dam-”

Damian interrupted firmly, his piercing gaze fixed on the man's face. “You may call me The Demon’s Head.”

The man chuckled nervously as he pushed back some unruly curls from his forehead. “No offense but...” he hesitated before continuing, “I’d rather call you anything else.”

Damian's lips curled into a menacing smile, his pearly whites barred behind a mask of feigned politeness. "Then, may I have the pleasure of calling you Jonathan?" The man remained silent, his expression guarded. Damian pressed on. "surprised that I know your other name?"

He cleared his throat, his voice betraying forced calmness as he responded, "Not really...and it's just Jon."

The smile fell from Damian's face, replaced by a look of disdain, "I'd rather call you anything else." The lack of push back from his opponent was slightly off-putting, it was simply no fun if they just stood there and took it. But then again, what did he really expect from the son of the Big Blue Boy Scout, always so righteous and obedient.

The tension between them hung heavy in the air, like a thick fog that refused to dissipate. Goliath finally broke the awkward silence with a restless shift, his large frame causing the ground to tremble beneath him. "I see there's no point in arguing with you," he grumbled, casting a patronizing look at Jon. "If Super Slut is ready to depart, then we shall." With the grace of a seasoned rider, Damian pulled himself up and swung himself onto his fiery red companion, feeling the heat emanating from its powerful body. Beside him, Jon effortlessly lifted himself off the ground and into the air. The bat dragon spread its massive wings and with a few strong flaps they ascended into the sky.

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Commission for @this-was-a-terrible-idea

Women :))

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Batman gets Superman roses for his birthday, in SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11 (1985), the much-quoted "For the Man Who Has Everything" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

[psychokatrixxxy]

So, I work at a dollar store. We have a really small book section. Yesterday, I noticed that we got some DC comics (only one copy of each). So of course, I had to buy a few.

They were only $5! Their price on the back is $20! (Small one was $2.50)

All in all, I think I made smart money choices.

[morninkim]

woman who wonders about many a thing

[raphael-angele]

Happy Pride Everyone!!!

& Happy Anniversary to these two

I'm still waiting, DC

[lehoodcollector]

Wonder Woman finally throwing away that sword knowing the lasso is the real star of the show!

[lilho-ho-bo10]

Bruce: Okay, Di, we're back.

Clark: I hope you didn't get overwhelmed while taking over for us.

Diana: Oh don't be, how was your *ahem* "totally platonic and definitely not gay" date?

Clark: Amazing, Bruce took me to Tiffany's and then we had dinner at macdonalds.

Darkseid: I went to macdonalds, very nice.

Clark: ...

Bruce: ...

Clark: Di, what is he doing here?

Diana: I reformed him.

Bruce: You what? Impossible.

Lex: I just created a cure for cancer.

Clark: !?

Diana: Amazing work.

Bruce: Did you uses mind control?

Diana: That wasn't necessary.

The Joker: *walking in with a tray of freshly backed something* I did something benefitual.

Diana: Excellent.

Bruce: ....

Bruce: ....

Bruce: HOW!!!

Diana: *Gestures to lasso* I compelled them to face the truth and they submitted to me in loving submission.

Clark: So you dominated them!?

Diana: Basically, they all were pretty easy.

Clark: "They all"?

Diana: Yes.*open door to reveal that every last DC villain has been reformed and are now doing mentally stable things*.

The news: This just in, we are now in a state of universal peace, poor people just stopped being poor, men stopped having the audacity, Rihanna has released a new album.

Clark: ....

Bruce: ....

Bruce: Did you...

Diana: Yes, I did.

Clark: If there's world peace, what do we do now?

Diana: Go on another -ahem- "totally platonic and definitely not gay" date, it seems that you're good at it.

Arthur: I did something too.

Diana, Bruce and Clark at the same time: Nobody cares.

[lazlolullaby]

justifying a "failed timeline" aka: let's give Batman Beyond a distinct event that sets it apart from the DC multiverse

So. As we all know. Comics are nuts. They are constantly shifting timelines and labels. They created Elseworlds and alternate timelines to deal with that, to sort and return to it if they wanted to.

Technically the DCAU world is Earth-12, a world set decades in the future from the world we follow. The current Batman Beyond run of comics is set there. It's also inside the "cartoon rim" a group of worlds that are/are close enough to the animated series and animated movies.

The designation "12" has been used multiple times so just be aware when you are researching.

But Batman Beyond has this different tone that the original shows have, even Justice League Unlimited never really dove into. Batman is isolated, Bruce Wayne is in a dusty manor, the Justice League is short about 20 members at least...the list goes on.

tl;dr: Batman Beyond world is so cyberpunk, desolate, and isolated because in the Near-Apocalypse of '09, Wonder Woman dies.

At the time of Batman Beyond in the DCAU, they didn't have the rights to portray Wonder Woman. Instead they used Big Barda in their Justice League episode (which, happily, was proof of concept for the Justice League series) . They only got her in the Justice League series proper. And if the DCAU is a connected universe...what happened to Diana?

(yes I know she shows up in the follow up comics. But again - alternate timelines.)

so. speaking of alternate universes. Earth 50, the Justice Lord universe as seen in JL s2 eps11 and 12 "A Better World".

Wasn't it implied in Justice League that the Flash's death caused the Justice Lords to take over the world? That Flash's personality and interactions with the League prevents them from going too far? Stopping them from becoming too serious?

I submit to the Fandom that the main divergence point of the DCAU (or at least, post JLU into Batman Beyond) timeline is Wonder Woman's death. Presumably in this "near apocalypse of '09", which was mentioned in s3 ep 4 "Out of the Past" but not followed up on.

This explains why Diana never shows up to talk with Bruce. That the Future Justice League is so small compared to the ranks in their self titled show. Once their heaviest hitter was gone, it broke the trust in keeping them together. The lack of magic in the world. The loss of heroes that actually don't have trauma, that just want to help. The lack of Truth, the reliance on lies and masks to make a difference.

anyway: Fandom Homework/Class discussion:

What would the DC universe look like if we kill off one of the Seven Founding Justice League Members? That is Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, and The Flash (we did that one, but you can redo it if you want.)

What does each of the Core 7 bring to the team? What do they guard against? How does the team fall apart without their input?

And if you have a super team you like, i.e. Teen Titans, Young Justice, Avengers, ThunderCats, the Gaang, etc. Use your creative muscles to push them around and see what makes them tick. It is fun. It will hurt.

(bonus points if you reference Community s3 ep 4: Remedial Chaos Theory. All those relationships collide so beautifully in that ep.)

Thank you.

[ufonaut]

George Perez cover for the special Crisis on Infinite Earths issue of Amazing Heroes (1981) #91.

[dc-multiverse-week]

Earth-0: Also known as "New Earth" home to the main continuity.

[shamlesspandanerd]

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Well thats a dream i'll be trying my best to forget. Man

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GUESS WHO'S FINALLY ACTUALLY PLAYING FINAL FANTASY XIV FOR HERSELF

ME BAYBEE HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA