#captain blüd

[gotham-at-nightfall]

Nightwing #106

[hood-ex]

“But at the same time I don’t want to hear it. I don’t care for you concern” I’m sorry but I laughed out loud when I saw your tags. Lol so true so true. Speaking of which the release of that artwork today for the valentine special… it’s never gonna end. I’m not reading Nightwing right now but what’s going on with Bea? How is she being treated. Honestly the whole pirate queen is kinda weird. I loved her for just being the civilian who helped her community and had a normal job.

😂 Normally I love it when people express concern over my favorite character, but I cannot stand it when Babsgirl does it. I didn't even mind it when Post-Crisis Babs did it after she found out Dick had been abducted. It's literally just N52 and onward Babsgirl who makes me feel like the Grinch when he's trying to convince Cindy Lou that he's a psycho.

But no yeah so we find out that Bea was adopted by the Quartermaster, and the Quartermaster is the captain of a sea crew called The Crossed Keys. Heartless ends up killing the Quartermaster, so Bea ends up taking over as captain of the crew. We also find out that Bea has an asshole brother named Dirk (yes, Dirk, of all names), and her mission is to capture Dirk and incarcerate him in another country so that he doesn't take over The Crossed Keys and turn it into some villainous secret society. The problem is that some people on the crew don't see Bea as the rightful captain because she's adopted, so there are crew members who view Dirk as the rightful captain.

Oh, also, Bea's crew refer to her as Captain Blüd, and we find out that Bludhaven was named after her adopted family (because Blüd's haven), so her family has got roots to the founding of Bludhaven.

I mean, this backstory is absolutely contrived for this particular storyline, and TT could've made an entirely new character for this captain role instead of using Bea, so I don't think this backstory is necessary for Bea, but her involvement does make some kind of sense with the flashback that TT set during the amnesia arc.

I do think it's silly that Dick attributes her ability to own a bar at such a young age and her involvement with the homeless shelters/counsel meetings to her involvement with The Crossed Keys. He also attributes her bravery during the Court of Owls/Joker/KGBeast situations to her involvement with The Crossed Keys. Like... sure... I guess?

I don't know. I just enjoy the thought of her being brave in general and helping the people and community she loves. I don't know if I like that those characteristics and her success as a bar owner are specifically attributed to her work with The Crossed Keys. Of course, it's true that she could've become a more courageous person through her work with The Crossed Keys before she met Dick but ehhh.

All in all, at least Bea is being portrayed as a strong and courageous captain. Although, she does naturally feel a bit different since she's in a leadership role in this story. There's also no sense of jealousy from either Babs or Bea (except Bea definitely feels bitter toward Dick which is understandable), and I've noticed TT seems very careful about that even when writing scenes with both Babs and Kory. Even though I do find TT's lack of conflict between the protagonists to be a bit annoying, I'm grateful there's not some dumb cat fight situation going on like the one from Aquaman where Mera and Dolphin were fighting over Arthur.

[woowinnie]

Ahoy! Nightwing 106 be a new the hero in blue and back. We will be finding the Hold and what will be in Box 538. Oy who be Captain Blüd? And, do not be damn to get ye heart snatched by the Heartless 😱🫀

I got to enjoy reading the Seaport and see a bunch of doggies. I cannot wait for the next issue. 🫨

And, lastly, Midtown Comics had a sale on Nightwing floppies - purchased issues on the end of the Ric Grayson Era (the Joker War where he be Dickie Boy 😖) .

[whothefuckiscassandracain]

Robin Vol 4 139: Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog

We continue where we left off, with Batman laying out the elaborate scheme Tim pulled in order to fake having an uncle, including all the dozens of laws he broke along the way. Here is the kicker, though: instead of tearing him a new one, as any responsible adult would do, Bruce congratulates Tim, tells him he’s proud, and even offers to help him improve the scheme. WHAT THE FUCK? What is wrong with you, Bruce???

Bruce also informs him that, judging from Tim’s drawings, the man he is looking for is a folk tale hero called “The Veteran”, aka he doesn’t exist. Meanwhile, over in Blüdhaven, a number of dead bodies have been found, which looked to have been mauled by dogs. The killer, calling himself “Junkyard Dog” left a note behind saying he would stop the killings if the BPD delivers Batgirl and Robin. Tim returns to Blüd and gets in touch with the BPD. He informs them that Batgirl is unavailable, but agrees to meet.

While Alfred tears Bruce a new one for assuming his visitations to Mrs. Drake are of a romantic nature, Tim meets with BPD and gets coordinates for a meeting with Junkyard Dog. Tim leaves a clue for the Veteran to follow him, then meets up with the assassin, who is disappointed that Batgirl is not there. Tim’s explanation why is hilarious, though.

Tim is outnumbered, but thanks to the Captain America rip-off—I mean the Veteran and his crew, he manages to take down Junkyard Dog and his canine allies. The Veteran informs Robin that he and his crew already took out dozens more assassins sent after Robin and Batgirl and that he’s here for one purpose only: recruit Robin.

And here I thought this storyline couldn’t get any dumber.