#and I recc it to anyone

[neishroom]

otaku hot girl, ngozi!

[batbabydamian]

Hey, I started reading Robin son of Batman because of your recommendation (I literally have a print of your post on my phone to not forget lol). Honestly? One of the best things I ever read!!!

Thank you for opening my eyes! Damian has been one of my favorite characters for over a year, but I didn't read/watch much of him because of school, life (and probably an executive dysfunction in the mix).

Maya is incredible. I loved her.

I haven't finished all the issues yet, but do you have any other recommendations?

WAH this makes me so happy, i'm glad you still gave it a shot even with how busy life is!! ;v;

i’d love to give reccs, and i’ll try to go a beginner friendly route! tbh you can pick up whatever here, but since you've read R:SOB i’d immediately follow up with Batman and Robin (2011) #1-8! this first arc is what’s referred to in Maya’s introduction, and it's just. so good.

Main Books

Batman and Robin (2009)

Dick as Batman with Damian as his Robin!

#20-22 Tree of Blood: Dark Knight vs White Knight arc is done by Tomasi and Gleason, the team for the next Batman and Robin series

*Batman and Robin (2011)

Bruce and Damian figuring out their relationship as both Batman & Robin and father & son

imo you can enjoy the ride and read straight through this but i’ll add context to avoid as much confusion as possible since there’s the occasional tie-in or offscreen events, like Damian’s death nbd

Batman Incorporated (2012) #1-10

events leading to Damian's death - affects Batman and Robin (2011) from issue #18

kind of a tough read especially with how Talia's written, but a lot of iconic bits like Batcow, Damian's vegetarian declaration, Alfred the cat, "We Were the Best, Richard."

Robin (2021)

another self-discovery adventure, particularly after Alfred’s death and a fallout with Bruce (and questionable writing choices from his last Teen Titans run)

Batman and Robin (2023)

currently ongoing! after a number of events, Bruce and Damian are back as a duo

Damian Dynamics!

Batman: Streets of Gotham (2009) #7, 10-12

arc where Damian meets one of his first Gotham friends, Colin Wilkes

Batgirl (2009) #5-7, #17

Steph and Damian dynamic! "the bad cop, worse cop" dysfunctional duo

Red Robin (2009) #13-14

early Tim and Damian dynamic that of course includes fighting haha. funny enough, accidentally my first intro to Damian LOL

Teen Titans (2003) #89-92

Dick!Batman has Damian join the Teen Titans. Start of Damian and Rose Wilson dynamic that’s extended in Robin (2021)

Batman: Gates of Gotham (2011)

Damian meets Cass and has a brief team up

Gotham Academy (2015) #7

Damian meets Maps Mizoguchi! they have a few other meetings, but outside of that the series itself is a great read!

Robin War Event (2015)

Robin War (2015) #1, Grayson (2014) #15, Detective Comics (2011) #47, We Are Robin (2015) #7, Robin: Son of Batman (2015) #7, Robin War (2015) #2

Duke and Damian dynamic! not exactly beginner friendly but these are the main issues in order for the event! you can also read the TPB version for everything including Tie-Ins

Nightwing (2016) #16-20, #42, #43

#16-20 Nightwing and Robin arc!

#42 Dick on a mission to save Damian! the one appearance of "Wiggles" the dragon

#43 Dick, Roy, and Damian team-up

New Talent Showcase 2018 "Catwoman: Pedigree"

Selina, Damian, and Alfred the cat

Batman: Prelude to the Wedding - Robin vs. Ra's Al Ghul (2018)

Selina, Damian, and Cheese Viking - Damian's fav game shown in Nightwing: Rebirth (2016)

Monkey Prince (2022) #1-4

Marcus Sun Shugel-Shen's main comic, but Damian features as a fun dynamic here before they're in more serious circumstances in Batman VS Robin (2022)/Lazarus Planet event

Superman (2016) #10 - 11

the beginning of the Super Sons! featuring Maya!

Super Sons (2017)

solitary arcs but there’s a few event tie-in issues later

Adventures of the Super Sons (2018)

literally more Super Sons adventures lol galactic shenanigans yeehaw

Challenge of the Super Sons (2020) 

Super Sons time shenanigans feat. the Justice League

Robin 80th Anniversary (2020)

"Boy Wonders" - brief Damian feature as Tim considers his next step in life

"My Best Friend" - Jon's thoughts on Damian and their dynamic

"Bat and Mouse" - refers to Damian's unfortunate Teen Titans (2016) run at the time of release which follows up with Teen Titans Annual #2 where Damian briefly gives up Robin

Extra Comics!

Superman/Batman (2003) #77

Kara and Damian in a Halloween team-up! also the appearance of "Li'l Matches" lol

DCU Halloween Special '09 "Cavity Search"

Damian out on a solo mission for Halloween night. Immediately after is Tim's Red Robin story "Then and Now: Our Father's Sins" which is more somber in contrast but also a good read!

DCU Halloween Special 2010 "Robin the Vampire Slayer"

a Dick!Batman and Robin story featuring the vampire Andrew Bennett

Cursed Comics Cavalcade (2018) "The Devil You Know"

Halloween themed comic with a sweet short story of Damian alongside Solomon Grundy

DC's Terrors Through Time (2022)

"Trick or Treat" a Super Sons Halloween story

"The Haunting of Wayne Manor" Damian and Deadman story - in the end, Boston kinda refers to Nezha's possession of Damian in Batman VS Robin (2022) which was happening at the time of this release

Batman: Li'l Gotham (2013)

lighthearted series that instantly makes me smile with the silliness and Dustin Nguyen’s art i love this dearly

Secret Origins (2014) #4 "A Boy's Life"

a retelling of Damian's origin story

Detective Comics (2016) #1001-1005

Batman and Robin vs the Arkham Knight (unrelated to the game)

Truth & Justice (2021) #6/#16 - 18 Digital First version

cute story of Damian’s birthday! Juni Ba’s art is so fun!!

DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration (2021) “Special Delivery”

short story about Damian! and poisoned pizzas. completely forgot the artist Sami Basri drew Rebirth Damian here before catboy Damian lol Cass’s story “Sounds” is also cute! Marcus makes his first appearance in "The Monkey Prince Hates Superheroes"

DC VS Vampires (2021)

Damian makes appearances throughout this elseworlds book, but the one-shot DC VS Vampires: Hunters (2022) is vampire Damian-centric!

Batman: Black and White (2021) #5

“Father & Son Outing” short story written and drawn by Jorge Jimenez!

Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #20-23

#20 “My Son” Talia and Bruce focus

#20 - 23 “The Murder Club” 4 Parts

Tiny Titans (2008) #33, #39, #45, #47

a few appearances but SO CUTE, LOOK AT HIM

*Batman and Robin (2011) reading guide

i'm mostly trying to avoid the "what did i just walk in on?" kinda feeling when i first started reading comics LOL i'll list the comics where events take place, but you don't necessarily have to read them to go through this book since things are usually explained as quickly as possible in the first page or so

#0 Someday Never Comes

Talia and baby Damian before he grows up to meet Bruce

#1-8 Born to Kill

just an incredibly solid arc for Bruce and Damian!

#9 Court of Owls Tie-In Issue

Damian VS a Court of Owls Talon. While Bruce is occupied with a home invasion of Talons, Alfred makes a call for allies to protect targeted Gotham public figures from Talons. During Batman (2011) #1-11

#10-12 Terminus

Damian challenges the previous Robins sans Steph

Batman Incorporated (2012) is occurring at this time where Talia has placed a bounty on Damian and there's small mentions of that

#13-14 Eclipsed/Devoured

mostly solitary arc! end of it leads into the Death of the Family event

#15-16 Death of the Family Tie-In Issues

Damian and Joker face-off... Alfred's been kidnapped by the Joker, and Damian goes looking for him. During Batman (2011) #13-17

#17 Life is but a Dream - Death of the Family Epilogue

a sort of subconscious check-in through the dreams of Damian, Alfred, and Bruce. Nightwing (2011) #17 features Damian encouraging Dick after Death of the Family events

#18 Undone "Requiem"

Bruce dealing with Damian's death from Batman Incorporated #8

other reactions to Damian's death: Dick in Nightwing (2011) #18, Tim in Teen Titans (2011) #18

#19-23 Denial, Rage, The Bargain, Despair, Acceptance

Bruce through the stages of grief with some batfam appearances in each. also introduces Carrie Kelley into continuity as Damian's acting tutor.

Batman (2011) #19-20 also addresses Bruce's loss

#23.1-23.4

these could be skipped - villain stories, also related to Forever Evil event.

#24-28 The Big Burn

optional Batman and Two-Face/Harvey Dent arc, #23.1 is part of this story!

Damian's resurrection and return

#29-32 The Hunt for Robin

Ras took Talia and Damian's bodies from their graves, and Bruce goes after him.

-> Robin Rises: Omega

continues events from #32. if you don't want to jump to this, basically, Glorious Godfrey and a bunch of parademons from Apokolips are here for a chaos shard which Ra's put in Damian's sarcophagus. at some point, Bruce gets a hold of the shard where he sees a vision that leads him to believe Damian can be resurrected. Godfrey ends up taking the shard, along with Damian's body since it was emitting the same energy.

#33-37 Robin Rises

Bruce hellbent on retrieving Damian from Apokolips and reviving him

-> Robin Rises: Alpha

necessary to read and continues events from #37! Damian's back with a bang lol

#38-40 Superpower

Damian adjusting to having superpowers and being alive again

Annual #1 2013 Batman Impossible

sweet (and funny) one-shot of Damian sending Bruce on a meaningful scavenger hunt around the world while Damian gets to be the cutest Batman for a bit

Annual #2 2014 Batman and Robin: Week One

one-shot takes place during Damian's absence. after Bruce and Alfred find a mystery gift left for Dick, Dick recounts a story he had told Damian from his Robin days.

Annual #3 2015 Moonshot

one-shot Batman and Robin adventure on the moon!

...and of course after Batman and Robin (2011), Damian's story continues in his first solo Robin: Son of Batman (2015)!

[why-the-heck-not]

what I want is a completely plotless book/tv-show/movie with characters I like just chilling & living their lives. No plot. No obstacles. Just purely character interaction

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

i don't actually smoke but there is something just so utterly appealing about a reaaaaaaally long cigarette holder

maybe i should get one just for the vibes

[msponies]

do you guys have any wii or gamecube games you’d recommend? (or older nintendo too!!) I have a wii with emulators but i’m out of ideas on what to put on there. I like any genre :D

[paper-cities]

whats your favorite killugon hc?

Ahh this has been sitting in my inbox bcus I wanted to think abt how to answer mostly bcus I simply can't choose just one so here's a few:

Killua will be a lil taller and thinner than Gon when they grow up

Gon w freckles <33

Killua lowkey hates Ging but would be civil w him for Gon's sake

Hurt/comfort is my jam, love love the idea of them tending to eachother's wounds (if you have any fics for this one pls pls slide it over )

I think they should beat each other up a lil bit bcus strong feelings, but they would never actually fight/hurt each other

Also self indulgent but put older Killua in a crop top

I could prob keep going its so hard to pick!! Sorry if this is a lot omfg ty for asking abt them <33 my children

[escespace]

I'm sorry but...

Maybe it was too late for there to be even a soul outside, or too early for any activity. It is one of those rare occasions when the more scrawny of the two men allows himself to be dragged into the tavern by the other, and of course they would take advantage of it until the drink dissolved between hours.

They swung between the set of limbs they shared in an attempt not to fall, and the cold had only inclined them to be as close as possible. A single body heat, a single elusive laugh between the streets

When they reached their destination, they couldn't even climb a couple of steps and instead of getting frustrated in the haze of alcohol, they laughed until they fell to the ground.

The shorter one, more accustomed to the sensation, of course dedicated himself to admiring the glow that the moon gave to the other's pale skin because what else do you do when you finally have close the focus of your arrhythmic palpitations. He couldn't help it -he didn't want to- he finally said what he had been feeling...

«but why» The other asked «what do I have?»

«The same could be asked by the wandering drunk »

«At least you still have your heart, I couldn't offer the same»

And isn't that the most boring way to get rejected? When all you get is something you already know

[kawaiijohn]

details in roots of pacha that i love

the crops you can grow start out as the undomesticated version of the crops we know until you know enough of it

when you walk by someone playing an instrument, their instrument is added to the BGM within a certain range

every character has their own specific dance. garrek does the gangnam style lmao

the characters repeatedly mention tech they want to invent that we in the real world know of, and the character always wants to name it something close but so very stupid. i love it.

characters do actually have relationships with each other that develop along with the village itself

During a specific totem quest, the BGM changes instrumentation depending on which instrument/symbol is active

you literally don't have a specific/accurate clock on your UI until you discover and research the technology for it!

each animal you can tame has a different song for the rhythm minigame you have to play to tame them. my favorite is the one for the cave lions.

FISHING MINIGAME GOOD. VERY GOOD. i dont have to click a million times, just mouse over the fish patiently!

when you level up in specific plants, they visibly change to the domesticated versions if they're plants that have multiple harvests

recipes you cook are individually animated with whatever specific tools/utensils they require, and its fun to watch.

every festival has little secrets or a minigame to play

THE PAINTING YOU CAN DO ON FURNITURE?? ITS SO GOOD????

Anyways, here's my gf in game who I love dearly :)

[moonsun2010]

Re: how Dracula is the threat of the text itself...

Dracula using a single candle flame to burn a single letter, removing its contents from our eyes forever.

And after even more tampering in other ways (like making people tear their own memorandums), then... He is going to use a blazing fire for more than just one piece of paper... To destroy the book itself.

Aside from destroying, with Jonathan he even tries to create false text, fake narratives, through fraudulent letters. Which later Mina says "do not sound like Jonathan at all."

Anon did you break into my computer because these are literally the same evidence quotes I used in my thesis :D!! But yea jokes aside these ideas about onotology in Dracula keep recurring in so many articles I saw about the novel. I'm so glad people on tumblr seem to be focusing more on the form of the text itself now that the initial hype from the (re)discovery of what Stoker's text is like in DD2022 and DD2023 has been explored!! Genuinely fascinating.

[crappe-my-dude]

Me, in the pits of a depressive episode: I’m gonna go browse the enemies to lovers tagged Jegulus fics on ao3. Maybe that’ll make me feel something.

[spiffy-sea-dragon]

ATTENTION DRINNY FANS

I’m really, really depressed and going through the worst break-up. I need good rom-com movie and book reccs. As fellow Drinny shippers I trust your taste, please help me out.

I’m open to a lot. Bonus points if it’s enemies to lovers. If you’d recc the movie Holidate then you’re the person I’m looking for.

[batbabydamian]

🦇🐥 Batman and Robin (2023) #6 rambling and screaming crying throwing up about a single page

so right off the bat, i'm adding these panels to the Ms. Hall is Shush conspiracy board - the first suspect in mind for who could train Zach would be Principal Stone, but Ms. Hall is conveniently placed in the "teacher's pet" panel HMM

Damian's history with Zsasz is mentioned again! any further reference to Streets of Gotham ends here once Damian and Zsasz face off, but i'm not complaining when Damian gets to kick his ass again LOL

AAH SUCH A COOL PANEL!! i rambled enough about Cizmesija's impact shots last time, but this is just. SO COOL... DAMIAN'S POSE, the light streak from the eyes, the jittery effect at the point of impact from Zsasz's front to his back - LIKE DAMN, YOU KNOW THIS KID HIT HIM HARD

ok i was gonna shut up about the impact shots but to accompany the Robin panel, THIS SICK BATMAN PANEL!! THE SPEED LINES ALONG HIS WHOLE ARM, the hilarious waves of that hit going through Zsasz's face asdfg, the cowl and cape silhouette in the back - and the KRAK SFX!! it's got a bit of that gritty splatter effect Cizmesija uses so either another smooth choice by letterer Steve Wands or extra kudos to Cizmesija!!

i thought the action would be my favorite aspect of this issue, but it was THE EXPRESSIONS. from Damian's frustration here (his glare and his seriously gritted teeth) to the page that brought me to my knees lol

a breakdown of my breakdown for this page:

DAMIAN'S WIDE EYED EXPRESSION AT BRUCE'S COMPLIMENT, THE SHINE IN HIS EYES!! what gets me about Bruce’s praise is how specific it is, especially pointing out Damian’s storytelling 😭 Bruce already knows Damian’s technical art skills are amazing!! storytelling through comics is a whole different skill and Bruce recognized that!! 😭 no wonder Damian is so touched, Bruce is paying attention 😭

HE LOOKS SO OVERWHELMED BY THE VALIDATION FROM HIS FATHER - THE TENTATIVE SMILE!! BEFORE HE BREAKS OUT INTO A FULL GRIN!! 😭

HOW HE BURSTS ABOUT HIS PROCESS AND THEN THE LIL ASIDE OF “I love those…” HE'S SO CAUGHT UP IN HIS JOY PLEASE I’M COUGHING UP BLOOD THAT'S SO CUTE 😭 happy Damian is my weakness i mean LOOK AT HIM OH MY GOD the wide smile his lil fist and the pointing, he cannot contain himself!! 😭

his art is so fun, i'm glad we get to see more of this!! the shadow of Bruce and Damian over the pages is a neat touch too! Damian expanding from realistic renders to this manga style on top of these amazing comic layouts…Bruce is right his growth is crazy 😭

to add on to Damian's progress from Bruce's eyes - Detective Comics (2016) #1003 was the last time Bruce acknowledged Damian's art!

the return of Flatline!! for this last bit, i'll be referencing Lazarus Planet: The Next Evolution (2023) since that's Nika's last notable appearance!

Nika calling Damian out on not contacting her asdfg she mentions something similar before, and i could only imagine it's been months since then considering that issue came out a whole year ago 😭

besides Nika meeting Bruce, the most important thing that needs to be addressed is if Damian's aware that she resurrected Ra's and finally, what they could have discussed??

ending note, upgrade from earbuds in Batman and Robin (2011) to headphones haha wired earphones only!!

[ninathekllrr]

If I see one more person call themselves ‘scene’ and then don’t listen to the music at all or listen to strictly hyperpop/scenecore I will SCREAM

Dressing in scene fashion is cute n all but PLEWASE the music is important TOO 😢😢

we didn’t get our music shitted on for years and years + other shit just for people to start playing xoxo kisses hugs whatever the fuck 6arelyhuman made and start calling themselves scene halp

[luke-o-lophus]

I need more fics of Aziraphale and Crowley witnessing child abuse from the sidelines, over the years, arguing about their roles/responsibility/ability

I need more AziraCrow adoptive parents fics

I need more AziraCrow saving children

I need more AziraCrow comforting adults nobody saved as children

[apollos-boyfriend]

Hi there I really like your creepy posting stuff and I really want to see some of the creepy pastas for myself but I’ve never watched or interacted with any creepypasta stuff besides slender man. Is there any good series or sites you know to get into it?

i always Really struggle to answer questions like these bc i have been here for So Long that i just. do not know where one would begin. izzzyzzz has a few videos on the creepypasta iceberg [1] [2] [3] which might be a helpful introduction to a lot of names? [marble hornets] is a staple in terms of slenderman lore, having been one of the core bases/inspirations for the modern mythos.

tbh i think the way most people got into them back in the day was through creepypasta readings on youtube. but also i don't know how Popular of a market that is these days

[ghostly-cabbage]

I think it's so interesting to notice fandom booms and how outta nowhere they can feel.

Recently, I've gotten super into Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which is fantastic btw. If you love cool animation and family centric themes give it a watch, seriously) thanks to a beloved bestie BUT. I ofc, dragged @kkachis and @artistfingers down with me. We have self proclaimed turtle disease now and it's been so fun.

Anyway, it's been so interesting to see that we aren't the only ones??? Around the same time we've all noticed other DP mutuals also getting into turtles and it's just kinda funny bc separately, but all at the same time, it's been infecting us.