#dc legends of tomorrow (2016)

[argoscity]

KARA ZOR EL by BILQUIS EVELY DC Comics Bombshells (2015) #10 Legends of Tomorrow (2016) #6 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (2021) #2-7

[groundrunner100]

A bigger debate than real world politics.

[june-rambles]

writing the most self indulgent poly chatfic right now. no one understands how badly i need to see barry/sara/leonard on earth-prime. in some sort of dynamic. not even just romantic. just them interacting. their dynamic would be so great. the dumbass shenanigans these three would pull? the dumbass-ry would peak. the least impulsive of the three of them is BARRY. when BARRY ALLEN is the voice of reason you're fucked. you're doomed. he could never say no. both of them would give him pouty puppy eyes and he'd fold immediately. and, imagine ava/iris/mick following after them trying to make sure they don't get themselves killed. its pure gold. i need these three to be stupid and have fun because none of them really got a childhood/young adult time of their life that they could do that. can you imagine ava/iris bonding over "oh they're idiots but they're our idiots and we love them. also did they just fuck up the timeline again."

[totally-not-fandom]

I am officially starting my crusade to get more people into DC's Legends of Tomorrow so here is a list if reasons YOU should watch it:

- We've got time travel

- We've got aliens

- We've got magic

- We've got the vibe of all those holodeck centric episodes of Star Trek: TNG

- We've got superheroes

- We've got valuable life lessons

- We've got (SO MANY!!) openly queer characters

- We've got an asexual character!! Still falls under queer but someone said they should be mentioned individually and I agree :]

- We've got openly jewish characters

-We've got openly muslim characters

- We've got the deconstruction of toxic masculinity

- We've got found family

- We've got middle aged men calling each other "partner" with just enough room to think that maybe something is going on between them

- We've got betrayal

- We've got hurt/comfort

- We've got revenge

- We've got a team of nobodies glued together by the unshakable bond of friendship

- We've got a John Noble cameo

- We've got soulmates

- We've got changing your own fate

- We've got major character death

- We've got daddy issues

- We've got responsibly resolving daddy issues

- We've got irresponsibly resolving daddy issues

- We've got crossovers

- We've got everyone's favorite character, Beebo!!!

- We've got a reasonable amount of seasons

- We've got just the right amount of cringe for a show made in 2016

There is, however, one horribly downside...the show is only on Netflix. Having said that, it's not like we all don't pirate shit all the time anyway sooo...ya know.

I beg of you to please please please give DC's Legends of Tomorrow a chance!! I need to bring this fandom back!!

[mydarlingbat]

Do you know how many times The Batman saved The Joker? If you do not know, then ignore this message pls.

So i actually been ask this question before, but I'll add a few more to the list. I'm just updating the list. Death of the family. Batman unhinged 13 #14 Batman gotham after midnight #6. Legends of the dark knight annual #1. Batman adventures continue #12. Batman the max. Arkham dreams #2. Batman confidential #11. batman ninja turtles 3 # 5. hitman #3. Batman The shadow #4 ( league of justice. Tales from the dark multiverse the death of Superman #1 ) Batman White knight present generations of Joker #6. Batman #353. Batman damned #3. Batman #7. Batman #1. Batman adventures #16. the Batman strikes #9. Batman fun house of evil. Batman death by design. The batman who laughs #1 the Batman who laughs # 2 Batman secrets. Batman cacophony #3. Legends of the dark Knight # 200. Batman legends of the dark Knight # 145. Batman Gotham Knights #73. Batman dredd / die laughing. The Joker mask. Batman Gotham adventures #31. Detective comics annual #5. Batman vs the punisher. Two face year one #2. Batman #544 Batman Arkham unhinged #29 #30 Batman unhinged # 28 Batman 1992 annual. Batman Arkham knight. Batman #649. Batman #719. Batman Europe #2 legends of the dark Knight #195 detective comics #1058 2024 ) catwoman #63. Legend of the dark Knight #16. Batman adventures #1. Batman adventures #3. Batman and catwoman #6. Batman adventures #30. Batman secrets #1. Batman 2016 #48. Batman the white knight #7. The spectre #51. Batman annual #1. Joker switch. Wonder woman #165 #167 elseworlds finest. Batman Gotham after midnight #8 Batman gotham adventures #31 dc super friends. Batman / Harley and ivy #1 Batman #146 Batman #37. The Joker last laugh #6. Batman last knight on earth. Legends of the dark knight #10 2012. Batman and Superman / world finest #11. Batman legends of the dark Knight. #50 batman Odyessy # 6 #2. injustice ground zero #6. Batman ego. Batman deadly duo #1 Joker devils advocate. Action comics. #719. Legends of the dark Knight 2020 #2 . Batman #139 2024. Batman brave and the bold #118. Batman 2016 #123. Batman adventures continue season two #7. Batman and Spiderman crossover. The fortress #1 Batman #16 The Batman animated series ( Christmas with JOKER ) ( the Phantasm ) The Jokers favor ) Harlequinade ) legends of the dark Knight #2 2023. Joker's Millions ) make 'em laugh and that's all I recall. Batman Arkham origins. Batman under the red hood. The dark Knight 2008 ) The Batman vs. Dracula. Batman Ninja. Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) Batman telltale series # episode 5 Batman tomorrow the game. Gotham the series. the Batman series 2005 The Bat in the Belfry )( Rumors ) The Clayface of Tragedy (Part 2) The Metal Face of Comedy) Batman #66

I can't say them all, but he saved the Joker 77 times in comics. How many times he attempted to save the Joker 14 times in comics. 92 times i guess. Not including the movies and series, but all together 118 times i can recall. Thank you so much for asking though.

[alghulnyssa]

DC's Legends of Tomorrow [2016-2022]

[lands-of-fantasy]

Modern DCTV

(Most) Live-action series from 2000-present (2024)

SUPERMAN MYTHOS: Standalone Superman-related series

Smallville (2001-11)

Krypton (2018-19)

Superman & Lois (2021-) | The series is a spin-off of the 2015 Supergirl series, but it is set in its own continuity, on a different Earth. A different version of the titular characters, as played by the same actors, can be seen in the Arrowverse.

BATMAN MYTHOS: Standalone Batman-related series

Birds of Prey (2002-03)

Gotham (2014-19)

Pennyworth (2019-22)

Gotham Knights (2023)

ARROWVERSE: These series share continuity, each having their own separate storylines but also periodically connecting for a joint one.

Arrow (2012-20)

The Flash (2014-23)

Supergirl (2015-21)

Legends of Tomorrow (2016-22)

Black Lightning (2018-21) | The series joined the Arrowverse mid-season 3, and while it is affected by the events of the crossover of that year, it remained mostly independent.

Batwoman (2019-22)

"TITANSVERSE": These series are independent but Titans features its own version of the Doom Patrol (same cast, different universe) and has a Stargirl cameo.

Titans (2018-23)

Doom Patrol (2019-23)

Stargirl (2020-2022)

THE SUPERNATURAL: Standalone series centered on supernatural characters and events

Swamp Thing (2019)

Constantine (2014-15) | After the series' cancellation, the actor reprised his role as John Constatine in the Arrowverse, eventually joining the main cast of Legends of Tomorrow.

From the pages of DC Vertigo/DC Black Label:

Lucifer (2016-21)

The Sandman (2022-)

OTHER SERIES

Watchmen (2019)

Peacemaker (2022-) | This series is a part of the DC Extended Universe, taking place after the events of The Suicide Squad (2021) movie

See also: Marvel Television

[thehangerson]

"...she's not meant to be part of your world again!... It's not supposed to happen!... It's unwritten. It can all be undone. The forgotten do not remember what does not happen."

DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016-2022) // The Mountain Goats, "Only One Way" // King Falls AM // The Qur'an, 9:51 // The Mountain Goats, “White Cedar” // The Qur'an, 57:22 // Antonin Artaud, from The Theater of Cruelty // Sylvia Plath, from Lady Lazarus

[green-arrxws]

📁| JACKSON HYDE/AQUALAD/AQUAMAN READING GUIDE

Who's Jackson Hyde (Aqualad/Aquaman)?

Jackson Hyde is the son of Black Manta and the Xebelian rebel Lucia. Before becoming Aquaman, he was a member of the Teen Titans and Young Justice, and used to be known as the hero Aqualad for a short time.

» PRE-FLASHPOINT

ESSENTIAL READING

Brightest Day: #4, #7, #9-11, #16, #19-20

» REBIRTH (POST-FLASHPOINT)

ESSENTIAL READING

DCU: Rebirth

Teen Titans (2016): #6-7

Lazarus Contract (crossover storyline): Teen Titans (2016): #8 / Deathstroke (2016): #19 / Teen Titans: The Lazarus Contract Special

Teen Titans (2016): #9-11

Dark Nights Metal (crossover storyline): Teen Titans (2016): #12 / Nightwing (2016): #29 / Suicide Squad (2016): #26 / Green Arrow (2016): #32

Teen Titans (2016): #13-14

Super Sons of Tomorrow (crossover storyline): Super Sons: #11 / Teen Titans (2016): #15 /Superman (2016): #38 / Super Sons: #12

Teen Titans (2016): #17-19

Aquaman (2016): #50-53, Annual #2, #54-55, #58-60, #62-63, #65

Young Justice (2018): #13-15

additional reading ↷

Super Sons: #6-7

DC Holiday Special 2017 ("Holiday Spirit")

» INFINITE FRONTIER

ESSENTIAL READING

Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular ("Father's Son" / "Foreshadow")

Aquaman: The Becoming: #1-6

Aquamen: #1-6

Dark Crisis (crossover storyline): Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis ("Survivors") / Dark Crisis: #1, #3, #5-7

Batman: Fortress: #5-8

Knight Terrors: Superman: #1-2

additional reading ↷

DC Pride ("Love Life")

Are You Afraid of Darkseid?

Tis the Season to Be Freezin' ("Break the Ice")

DC Pride 2022 ("A World Kept Just For Me")

Superman: Son of Kal-El: #7-8

DC Power: A Celebration ("Own Your Name")

» ALTERNATE VERSIONS

ELSEWORLDS

Injustice 2: #15, #17, #21-22, #24

You Brought Me The Ocean

Earth-11 (Jacqui Hyde/Aquagirl): DC Pride 2022 ("Are You Ready for This?") / DC's Very Merry Multiverse ("To Stop the Star-Conqueress") / Multiversity: Teen Justice: #1-6

POSSIBLE FUTURES

Future State: Aquaman: #1-2

» OTHER MEDIA

ANIMATED

Young Justice: S1: EP1-EP20, EP23, EP25-EP16 / S2: EP3, EP7, EP9-EP10, EP13, EP16, EP19-EP20 / S3: EP1, EP8-EP9, EP14-EP15, EP17-EP18, EP20-EP23, EP26 / S4: EP14-EP17, EP22-EP26

VIDEO GAMES

Young Justice Legacy

DC Universe Online

LEGO DC Super-Villains

DC Legends

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To You

The Loveable & Superb American Actor👦🏻 Who Gained His Way To Stardom in 2006

PLAYING THE LEGENDARY MAN OF STEEL 🦸‍♂️

Born On October 9th, 1979

Routh is the third of four children born to Catherine LaVaughn (née Lear), a teacher, and Ronald Ray Routh, a carpenter. He was raised in nearby Norwalk. Routh was raised in a Methodist family, and has English, Scottish, German, Irish, Welsh and Dutch ancestry.

Routh grew up in Norwalk, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Woolstock, the birthplace of George Reeves, the first actor to play Superman on television. During his childhood, Routh thought a full-time acting career was unrealistic, citing his small-town background. In his spare time, he played the trumpet and the piano.

Routh attended Norwalk High School, where he played sports, and participated in music and theatre. He attended this school at the same time as Jason Momoa, who would also later become an actor in film adaptations of DC Comics. He has described himself as a "momma's boy" and not "the most popular kid" during his school years. Routh has also noted that during his younger years, he was fond of the Superman films and comic books.

Routh attended the University of Iowa for a year, aspiring to be a writer. During this time, he modeled and acted in order to earn his tuition expenses.

He is an American actor. He portrayed Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns, which garnered him international fame. In 2011, he played the title character of the film Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. He also had a recurring role in the NBC series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Routh also played a supporting role in the film Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), and played Todd Ingram in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), reprising the role in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

Routh has said he was often told that he bore a physical resemblance to Christopher Reeve, who had previously portrayed Superman in a film series. His former manager signed him on because of the resemblance, telling him that he thought Routh would be cast as Superman if there were another film in the series.

In 2014, Routh once again played a superhero for DC Comics as Ray Palmer / The Atom on The CW's Arrow. He was a recurring character throughout season three.

In January 2015, Arrow's co-creator and executive producer Greg Berlanti stated that they were in the midst of "very early" preliminary talks for an additional spin-off series centered on Ray Palmer/The Atom.

In the superhero series Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022), Routh co-starred as The Atom, along with Arthur Darvill, Wentworth Miller, Victor Garber, and Caity Lotz.

Routh reprised his role as Clark Kent / Superman in the 2019–2020 Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths", affected by events adapted from the Kingdom Come storyline.

Please Wish This Superb & Incredible American Actor & Avid Gamer & All Round Comic Book Fanboy Lover

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

YOU ALL SHOULD KNOW HIM SINCE 2006 & IF YOU DONT. YOU BETTER HAVE SEEN HIM IN HIS LATER ROLES IN ACTING...

HE PLAYED THE ROLE OF THE 1# GREATEST SUPERHERO OF ALL TIMES IN THE WORLD🦸‍♂️ 🌎✨

& HE STILL REMAINS LOYAL TO THE DC COMICS CAUSE & IS A HUMBLE BUT GENUINE PERSON AS WELL AS ACTOR OF SUPERHERO ROLES

THE 1 & ONLY

MR. BRANDON ROUTH 👦🏻AKA SUPERMAN 🦸‍♂️ OF DC COMICS, SUPERMAN 🦸‍♂️ RETURNS & RAY PALMER AKA THE ATOM ⚛ OF DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW ⏳

HAPPY 45TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 TO YOU MR. ROUTH🦸‍♂️ & HERE'S TO MANY MORE YEARS TO COME

#BrandonRouth #Superman #ClarkKent #KalEl #DylanDog #TheAtom #RayPalmer #SupermanReturns #DylanDogDeadOfNight #Arrow #TheFlash #LegendsOfTomorrow #Supergirl #BatWoman #ArrowVerse

[avatarskywalker78]

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Rex Tyler & Mick Rory, Rex Tyler & Gideon, Rex Tyler & Rip Hunter, Rex Tyler & Leonard Snart, Rex Tyler & Ronnie Raymond, Rex Tyler & Martin Stein, Rex Tyler & Sara Lance, Rex Tyler & Ray Palmer, Rex Tyler & Eobard Thawne

Characters: Rex Tyler, Mick Rory, Gideon (DC's Legends of Tomorrow), Rip Hunter, Leonard Snart, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein, Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Eobard Thawne, Justice Society of America, Rogues (The Flash), Team Flash (The Flash TV 2014)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Parallel Universes, Earth-4, Canonical Character Death, Temporary Character Death, Time-Travel Fix-It, Grief/Mourning, Guilt, Survivor Guilt, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Rex Tyler Lives, Canon-Typical Violence, Post-Season/Series 01, Male Friendship, Male-Female Friendship, Rex Tyler gets the chance to warn the Legends about the Legion, And goes through a hell of an emotional rollercoaster in the process, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hopeful Ending

Series: Part 2 of legends of earth-4

Summary:

Rex Tyler wasn't sure what to make of the Legends when he first met them, but it didn't take long for them to become friends - which makes their murder at the hands of the Legion (mostly the Reverse-Flash) all the more devastating. Mick Rory sends him to 2016 to stop the chain of events leading up to this and Rex is determined to see this through no matter what.

But it's not easy to work with the people he's only just lost - especially when he knows that if (when) this plan succeeds, the best way to ensure this doesn't have any chance of happening again in the future...

Is if he never sees them again.

Tagging (because this is part of a series with an OC and very important background): @shrinkthisviolet @starstruckpurpledragon @negative-speedforce

[fuckyeahcostumedramas]

Tala Ashe as Zari Tomaz in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series, 2016-2022).

[creetchure]

Comic reading 101 or: I don't know what I want to read, can you help?

my inbox is open if you have some story you'd like to read specifically, those are just recs of storylines that I really like.

This lists purpose is to give you general recommendations. Scroll down a bit through the bolded parts, see if something sounds good.

You want to read about a group of teenagers doing teenage shenanigans? I recommend New Teen Titans (1983), or Young Justice (1998)

New teen titans is the team you're used to if you used to watch the teen titans show. Much like the other comics at that time, the issues can seem disconnected, and the story arcs are short. If you want to read about Dick Grayson, that would be a good place to read about him.

If you'd rather read about Tim Drake, or you would like something where the absurdity is closer to the 90s and early 2000s, Young Justice is excellent. If you enjoyed watching DC legends of tomorrow, this might be the run for you. Much like in legends, they play a game to save the Earth, once, and also kill Santa Claus.

You got here from Batfamily, and you'd like to read about the members? Let me do a rapid fire list of good stories for each.

For Bruce: there are a thousand reading guides out there, but the storylines you'll most likely be most interested in will be the Jason dies, and the Tim joins the batfamily ones. Those are respectively, Death of the Family, and A Lonely Place for Dying

For Dick: I don't have a solid recommendation for a run, but I'll tell you that I did enjoy Nightwing Rebirth and Nightwing Infinite. Those are both under the Nightwing (2016) label, and are issues 1-50, then 73-present. The twenty five issues in the middle are not worth reading.

For Jason: Under the Red Hood is a must, but if you're tired of reading by that point, the animated movie is a good substitute. After that, I'd recommend Red Hood Lost Days. I'd also recommend, for your hurt/comfort, the story Cheer, which you can find in issues 1-6 of Batman Urban Legends.

For Tim: after a lonely place for dying, if Tim really is your little guy, he has a long run in 1993. It's extremely dense, and it should last you a while. After that, you can look up Battle for the Cowl (no need to read it), and jump into Red Robin.

For Cass: Batgirl (2000) is a must, as well as the No Man's land storyline, though that one is harder to read.

For Steph: Batgirl (2009) is the largest solo run she's had. It's very good.

For Duke: We Are Robins is a twelve issues mini that fully introduces his character. After that, he appears in Batman (2016).

For Damian: Robin: son of Batman, then Batman&Robin, both by Tomasi and Morrison ate where a large part of his character développement come from. For something light hearted, try Supersons and Adventures of the Supersons.

What appealed to me in Batfam was the found family, but they're too dysfunctional in canon, what can I read with those same feels? The found family is pretty much there in any superhero comics, but I feel you. Ranked by levels of functionality:

The flashfam is there for your fluff and light conflict. They don't always get along (see: flash war) but they generally like each other, and they generally don't have the sort of conflict the batfam has. Most of them *are* biologically related, but it's all kind of weird. For a kid getting a father figure, read Impulse (1995), or Wally West's early appearances.

The superfam has issues, but they've mostly worked through them. Kind of. Right now, in Action Comics, they get along. You can pretty much pick any character who isn't Clark or Jon, and start reading about them, and they're found familied. If you want some specifically family related conflict, though, I'd read about Kon.

The arrowfam is like the Batfamily, only they actually try to communicate. I've got different shades of found family in that one: if you want a biological son reconnects with his father after said father was dead for a period of time, read about Connor Hawke (green arrow 2001). If you want father daughter bonding between a man and a kid he collected, read about Mia (green arrow 2001). If you want to read about the first kid that got adopted, it'll be a tad trickier, but read about Roy Harper (issues in Action Comics, you'll have to look that one up, but it's usually only a dozen issues at a time)

The batfamily, but I put a guide higher up.

I kind of want to read about a character that not many people talk about, because I'm scared I'll post a bad take and get dogpiled. First off, that shouldn't happen, and if it does, assume it's from a comic bro not worth your time. Second off, I can only offer EXTRMELY biased recs here, but it's a wild world, if you want a specific flavor of character, it exists. Most of the ones I like turn out to be similar enough.

Thad Thawne: you can read his major storyline in Impulse 1995, issues 62-66. He's of the traumatized child variety.

Jean-Paul Valley: he has quite a large role in 90s comics, during the Knightfall saga, but reading Dark Knight Of The Soul and Sword of Azrael (both from around 2020) are a decent intro. Of the cult made variety.

Lonnie Machin: you can read him in his two solos, Anarky 97 and Anarky 99, and there is a comprehensive reading guide on @/azbats page. It doesn't take long to go through.

Mother Panic: also of the cult made variety, she has a 12 issues mini called Mother Panic, as well as a 6 issues one called Mother Panic Gotham AD.

Xanthe: this one can be found currently, in Spirit World. It's only 4 issues so far, not much to catch up on.

In general, fans of the characters that usually don't get much mainstream content (the magic people of DC, like Constantine or Zatanna, or the Aquaman family, or the Amazon family for exemple) are very open to new comers wanting to learn more about these characters. They'll be extatic to give you short reading guides if you ask for them (and you can ask simply for the barebones recommendations, to get the very gist of the character)

There are a lot more out there. A *lot*. You'll find a character you like.

I want to read classic comics, so that I know the very basic ones. Kind of a tough question, and one I don't fully have a response to. I can give you well known Batman storylines but what is considered a classic varies from person to person. In no particular order:

Batman: A long Halloween

Batman: Hush

Batman: Death of the Family

Batman: Under the Red Hood

I want an au, I don't like the way things are in batman comics. I can't offer you that many, it's not something I read a lot about, but:

Batman: White Knight (start with white knight, there are many spin offs, but they're generally given at the end of the last issue)

Dark Knights of Steel (12 issues!)

I want something that feels like fanfiction! There's some of that too, trust me

Cheer (Jason hurt/comfort) (batman: urban legends 1-6)

Knight Terrors Robin (Tim and Jason bonding) (2 issues)

Nightwing written by Tom Taylor (Dick fixing issues) (issues 73 on)

Red Robin (Tim having an absolute shit time and being a badass) (less than 30 issues)

All of these are generic recommendations. They're not the end all be all of reading lists for any given character, far from it. But hopefully, you manage to narrow down the vibe you want, and find something that interests you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in my inbox, I'll be glad to infodump.

To read any of this, typing "[comic title] read online" is extremely effective, so long as you have an adblocker.

[dailycass-cain]

Cassandra Cain in Video Game Media

Tonight, I'm going to cover the various appearances Cassandra Cain has in video game media. Some might surprise you, even startle you, and even might get you interested in said game (that are available).

Now her first appearance in video game media is a rather infamous one, Batman Dark Tomorrow released for the Game Cube and X-Box. The game is rather infamous for being quite awful for its atrocious controls and camera angles.

Cass (along with Tim Drake Robin) show up after you defeat Stage 3 after beating Scarface & the Ventriloquist. And that's about it. Just a random appearance. 🙃

A fun little note is the game's story was written by Scott Peterson, who had a slight hand in Cass's Vol. 1 ongoing throughout the Puckett/Scott run.  So it's highly probable he snuck her in for this scene.

The second appearance of Cass in a video game is one usually forgotten but released a few months after the first, Batman: Toxic Chill (2003).  An educational game where you as Batman would solve various puzzles to progress.

The game's character design is HEAVILY influenced by BTAS. However, with a KEY difference, the Batgirl is Cass (and voiced by Christiane Crawford).

Later that same year, we'd get the game's sequel, Batman: Justice Unbalanced, and again Cass would be in the game (voiced again by Christiane Crawford).

Her roles in both games are relatively minor just showing up, and the vocal performance by Crawford is quite good.

After that three-prone assault in 2003, we'd have to wait until 2011 for the next time Cass as Batgirl would show up in a video game. This time in DC Universe Online.

Yeah, you read that date right in 2011, several years after she had abandoned the role (and would soon be wiped away with the New 52).

She appears in the game as a vendor for hero characters. Mindy Raymond voices her in the game.

There's just so great irony in the fact that this game has Cass walking around as Batgirl when DC was shoving Barbara Gordon everywhere else as THE Batgirl at this time.

Not only that, but when Cass was reintroduced as Orphan in 2016, she was still Batgirl here. And the game still exists to this day and she’s still the Batgirl in it!

Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure is our next surprising Cass appearance which came out in 2013 (at the HEIGHT of her being labeled "toxic" by DC).

Cass is one of MANY DC characters in the game. She's not just Batgirl in the game, but also her Black Bat persona is here too!

Fun little Easter Egg, if you type in Kasumi you'll get Cass instead (go figure 😝).

2013 would see the release of the mobile version of "Injustice Gods Amongst Us" a vastly different version of the fighting game on consoles and pcs.

However, Cass (a reskinned Babs Batgirl) is among the unlockables in the game.  If I recall right from friends who played the game she's highly difficult to fully unlock.

As I said in my Alternate Universe reading guide not much is known about this version of Cass. But she was name-dropped in the last comic released (a prequel to the series, Injustice: Year Zero #2),

2020 would see Cass appear in another mobile game, DC Legends.

This would technically have her appear in her Orphan identity but it's never explicitly listed. In the game she's listed as "Cassandra Cain: The One Who is All".

Much like Injustice, she's hard to unlock buuuuut a bit easier to attain than that game. Once fully geared up and evolved into the game's "Rebirth" mode, she can be an absolute beast and bane to many players.

There is one tiny bits of note. In last year's Gotham Knights video game, it was revealed one of Barbara Gordon's rejected concept costumes was heavily inspired by Cassandra's Batgirl look.

In Batman: Arkham Origins (2013), Cass's pop is amongst the files of rejected assassins Black Mask was pondering to hire to kill Batman.

He's also listed in the game as an acquaintance of Lady Shiva (who does appear in it). Sadly, nothing ever comes of these little bits.

There you have it. Every single video game appearance of Cass.  SO FAR...

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Eine besondere Erfahrung - Joker - Folie á deux (2024) von Todd Philips

Todd Philips hat – vor Matt Reeves mit The Batman (2021) – als letzter Regisseur seit Christopher Nolans Batman-Trilogie einen wirklich gelungenen DC-Film produziert. 2020 erhielten sein Hauptdarsteller und die Komponistin der eindringlichen Filmmusik einen Oscar für ihre Leistungen. Neben dem Serienprojekt Gotham sind diese Beiträge Ausnahmeerscheinungen in einem Wildwuchs aus unabhängig voneinander existierenden Verästelungen der DC-Comic-Vielfalt. Neben einem plötzlich abgesägten Batman (Ben Affleck), einem ohne große Umschweife auszublendenden Superman (Henry Cavill) [vereint in der Justice League und dem irritierenden Kampf Superman vs. Batman], einem unerträglich schlecht animierten Zeitreise-Irrweg des The Flash (Ezra Miller), zwei insgesamt enttäuschenden und nur durch einen ambitionierten Hauptdarsteller getragenen, aber letztlich vom Trennungszwist zwischen Amber Heard und Johnny Depp in der Öffentlichkeit verdrängten, Aquaman-Filmen sowie inhaltlich, schauspielerisch und technisch nicht überzeugenden Versuchen über die Suicide Squad (2016 und 2021) überzeugten die beiden Filme um Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) zumindest das Publikum - entgegen meines persönlichen Eindrucks. Zu frappant waren in den letzten Jahren die verzweifelt wirkenden Versuche den Erfolg des Konkurrenten (und mittlerweile auch strauchelnden Produktionsriesen) Marvel mit deren eigenen Mitteln zu kopieren. James Gunn hat offiziell einen Schlussstrich unter diese Werke gezogen und beginnt mit seinen ersten geplanten Regiearbeiten, darunter auch Superman (im Kampf gegen Lex Luthor), in den nächsten Jahren einen Neustart der Marke. Als Marvel-Mitarbeiter hat er hier ja von den besten gelernt.

Mit seinem Kollegen Reeves teilt Todd Philips die betonte Abgrenzung von der Filmwelt wie von der mit dem Arrowverse (Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Superman und Lois) wie der Ausnahmeserie Gotham schon etwas spannenderen Serienwelt von DC und eine (erwartbar) düstere, ernste und dabei dennoch eigenwillige Herangehensweise an seine altbekannten Figuren. Joker mit Joaquin Phoenix als tragischer Clown-Gestalt löste 2019 begeisterte und entsetzte Reaktionen aus, dazwischen sind wenige Stimmen zu finden. Selten wurde über einen Film aus dem Hause DC nach Nolan so viel debattiert und auch im Feuilleton geschrieben, aber am Ende steht ein aufgrund der dezidierten Abgrenzung wie Loslösung von der Batman-Figur herausstechender Film. Philips erhöht die gesellschaftskritische Note und zeichnet einen Verrückten auf dem Weg zum Wahnsinn – allerdings unter starker Mithilfe seines Umfeldes und der ungerechten, kaputten Welt im Allgemeinen. Das wahnhafte Lachen des Jokers stellt ein Höchstmaß an Traurigkeit und Hoffnungslosigkeit dar. Arthur Flecks Tanz auf der Treppe ist eine der einprägsameren Filmszenen der letzten Jahre und wird auch von Philipps gerne wieder aufgegriffen. Die nun gelieferte Fortsetzung weckte im Moment ihrer Verkündung große Erwartungen und spätestens mit der Meldung, dass es ein Musical mit Lady Gaga als Harley Quinn werden sollte, wurden diese Erwartungen grundlegend verunsichert. Nun läuft Todd Philipps 138 Minuten andauernde Fortsetzung unter dem Titel Joker – Folie à deux in den Kinos und wird seitdem von Publikum wie Fachpresse zusehends abgewertet. Diese automatisierte Spirale der Angleichung wird der Qualität des Films aber nicht gerecht und verkennt seine Individualität.  

Abgesehen von der Ergänzung einer weiblichen Hauptfigur und einem erstaunlich dezent bleibenden Genre-Wechsel bleiben neben dem Regisseur, Drehbuchautoren und Produzenten Todd Philips, der erneut bis zur Unkenntlichkeit heruntergehungerter Joaquin Phoenix als Joker/Arthur Fleck, die nunmehr nicht mehr unbekannte musikalische Handschrift der Cellistin Hildur Guðnadóttir (ergänzt um Klassiker der Jazz-Literatur, beginnend mit When the Saint go marching in), das Auge von Lawrence Sher hinter der Kamera und die geschickten Finger des Cutters Jeff Groth in der abschließenden Verarbeitung erhalten. Letzterer arbeitet die kontrastreiche Optik ebenso heraus wie der Kameramann. Die Bildsprache bleibt in ihrer Intensität und unbarmherzigen Nähe zu Arthur Fleck als Archetypen eines verzweifelten Menschen erhalten. Neu allerdings sind natürlich die Gesangseinlagen, welche vor allem von der (zu Beginn) ungewohnt ungeschminkten Lady Gaga bewältigt werden. Ohne die elektronische Oberfläche ihrer Musikproduktionen wird die Qualität ihrer Stimme klar hörbar, schauspielerisch aber kommt ihr die häufige Inszenierung ihrer Figur auf einer realen oder gedachten Bühne entgegen. So spielt sie lediglich eine Version ihrer selbst und kann diese Aufgabe besser bewältigen. Doch im Zusammenspiel mit Joaquin Phoenix fehlt ein Beleg für die intensive Verbindung, welche in diesem Fiebertraum angemessen wäre und auch eigentlich vermittelt werden sollte.

Traum ist hier sicher ein wichtiges Stichwort. Phillips zeigt Arthur Fleck als Gefangenen im Arkham Gefängnis. Das liegt in diesem klar von New York inspirierten Gotham isoliert inmitten eines großen Sees, nur über eine schmale Straße erreichbar. Im Laufe des Films verliebt er sich, steht für seine Morde als zurechnungsfähiges Subjekt vor Gericht, torpediert mit seinem Entschluss zur Selbstverteidigung die Bemühungen seiner Anwältin und stirbt zuletzt einen erbärmlichen Tod unter Aufsicht des von ihm verunglimpften Wärters, wie großen Jazz-Standard-Fans. Viel konkreten Inhalt bietet diese Geschichte sicher nicht. Aber sie changiert zwischen Realität und Wahnvorstellung, zwischen imaginierten Showerfolgen und harter, unausweichlicher Gewalt durch das Personal. Markiert werden diese Grenzen zunächst unscharf und dann zusehends deutlich. Der Gesang ist dabei kein Zuordnungskriterium, denn wider Erwarten scheint das Tanz- und Gesangsduett vor den Flammen des Gefängnisses zur Realität zu gehören. Ob der Joker eine rettende zweite Identität des als Kind missbrauchten und als Erwachsenem von der Mutter wie dem Arbeitgeber gedemütigten Arthur ist wird zu keinem Zeitpunkt beantwortet, seine Zurechnungsfähigkeit bleibt fraglich und seine Abschweifungen nehmen immer größere Ausmaße an. Diese Unwägbarkeiten schlagen sich auch in den tiefen Frequenzen und leichten harmonischen Verschiebungen der Filmmusik nieder. Phoenix findet wieder sehr gut in seine Rolle und beginnt nach den ersten ruhigen Einstiegsminuten eine wilde Tour de Force bis hin zur Rückkehr in die Rolle des Jokers. Das irritierende Lachen und unnatürlich Verbiegen des Körpers in einer starre Rückenbeugung (hier als Tanz zu interpretieren) steigert sich zusehends und synchron zu der Zuspitzung der Liebesgeschichte zur undurchsichtigen Harley Quinn. Als Arthur Flecks wird er allerdings weder gehört noch ernsthaft befragt. Doch die Schuldfrage steht auch eigentlich nicht zur Debatte.  

Während die bewährten Rädchen der Produktion gut ineinandergreifen, bleibt Lady Gagas Rolle ein Fremdkörper im Gesamtkonzept und Phillips ambitionierter Ansatz weist insgesamt ein paar auch mit ihr verbundene Lücken und Längen auf. Dennoch sticht diese Produktion erneut aus dem Blockbuster-Menü des Herbstes heraus und ist als Musical viel zu schnell abgetan. Ein Musical würde vermuten lassen, dass der Gesang im Vordergrund steht. Aber tatsächlich bleibt er ein Teil der Gesamtinszenierung, insbesondere die wiederholten Zeilen „that‘s Entertainment“ sind eher Ausdrucksmittel denn musikalische Absicht. Dennoch ist die Musik ein maßgebliches Kriterium bei der Wahrnehmung des Films.

Bis das erste Wort des Jokers überhaupt fällt vergeht eine Viertelstunde, da einige Cartoon-Minuten vorangestellt sind. Diese sind zum einen handwerklich gut gemacht und zum anderen auch inhaltlich als Motto zu verstehen. Der Joker kämpft hier gegen den gewalttätigen Willen seines Schattens. Dieser übernimmt für einige Zeit die Kontrolle und die Identität seines ihn erzeugenden Körpers. Auf dem Weg zur Bühne (siehe dazu die Hinrichtung des Moderators der Fernsehshow im ersten Teil) tötet er einige passierende Angestellte und stülpt im Moment des Eintreffens der Polizei die Kleidung zurück über den Körper von Arthur Fleck. Dieser wird brutal zusammengeschlagen und abgeführt. Dann wird aus dem animierten Bild eine konkrete Kameraaufnahme und der Zuschauer darf Arthur im Gefängnis besuchen. Auf diesen Kontrast folgen viele weitere Brüche zwischen der grauen brutalen Realität und den erträumten Musicalfantasien einer Liebe, welche weniger romantisch denn lebenserhaltend bis toxisch zu sein scheint. Mit der Aufgabe der Joker-Existenz zerfällt sie unvermittelt zu nichtigem Staub.

Inhaltlich mag diese Produktion sicher Fehler haben und eine stärkere Verschleierung der Ebenen-Übergänge zwischen Fantasie und Realität hätte sicher etwas mehr Spannung in die, gegen Ende naturgemäß zäh ausfließende, Gerichtsverhandlung bringen können. Dennoch leidet man als Zuschauer (nicht zuletzt dank der bis zum bitteren Ende unbarmherzigen Musik wie der ebenso verstörenden Darstellung von Joaquin Phoenix) mit Arthur Fleck, welcher kein anderes Mittel als die Gewalt mehr sehen konnte und von eben diesem Mechanismus im Gefängnis in Gestalt der Wärter gepeinigt wird. Seine aus der Hoffnungs- und Hilfslosigkeit gespeiste Anarchie aber ist eine austauschbare letzte Reaktion und er lediglich eines von vielen Gefäßen in einer desillusionierten, armen, allein gelassenen, damit in vielerlei Hinsicht prekären Gesellschaftsschicht. Visuell vermag der Film in seinen drastischen Kontrasten, ergo seiner Comichaftigkeit, zu beeindrucken.

Die scheinbare Kernthematik der Schuld ist nur ein vorgeschobenes Thema, tatsächlich ist Arthur Fleck und der Umfang seiner Distanz zu Joker das große Rätsel, welches bis zuletzt nicht eindeutig abzuschließen ist. In seinem tragischen Scheitern ist er ein Typus des durch die Gesellschaft geschlagenen und zur Gewalt getriebenem Opfers, welches von der Gefolgschaft des Jokers genauso flüchtet (spruchwörtlich und ganz real) wie die guten Bürger Gothams. Und so tiefgreifende Gedankengänge wie nachhaltige Reaktionen des Nachdenkens über das Gesehene lassen sich zu den wenigsten Großproduktionen mit Überzeugung formulieren. Daher abschließend an dieser Stelle der Apell das Siegel Musical nicht als Abschreckung zu verstehen und sich von der Düsternis einfach umfangen zu lassen – für etwas mehr als zwei Stunden. Dies ist man den mutigen Eigenwilligkeiten des Regisseurs, der Qualität der Filmmusik und dem Engagement des vor fünf Jahren Oscarprämierten Hauptdarstellers schuldig. Dafür ist auch eine Lady Gaga mit etwas zu viel Präsens aber dafür gelungenem Gesang in Kauf zu nehmen.

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