#dini verse

[fancoloredglasses]

Over the Edge (Well, THAT escalated quickly!)

[All images are owned by DC Comics and Warner Bros-Discovery. I hope I’m too small-fry to sue…]

[Thanks to Batgirlspain for the inspiration]

I originally wanted to review this episode of New Batman Adventures for Halloween, but I think most of you will agree that what I went with instead worked better (though a number have commented that I may have been a bit too harsh. However, I stand by my opinion!) So now, instead of a few days before Halloween, this review will be out a few days after the Day of the Dead, which I think is more appropriate.

If you would like to watch the episode, it’s available on Max or behind your favorite paywall.

We open with Batman and Robin on the run from…

Wait, the GCPD is after Batman (and using deadly force)? AND they know who he is?!  What the fucking fuck?!

One of the officers throws a grenade (what police department lets its officers carry grenades?!) at them, nearly blowing Robin to bits! The Dynamic Duo run for the Batmobile, but…

They have RPGs as well? Why aren’t they using this sort of ordinance on Bane or Killer Croc?!

The officer blows up the Batmobile, cutting off the Caped Crusaders’ escape.

Batman buys some time by using his trophies against Gordon and his men.

Namely, the giant penny.

Then, another avenue of escape is cut off by Detective Montoya, but they jump off the ledge toward the water below and into the waiting Batboat. Gordon is about to fire on them when…

…Alfred joins the struggle. He’s quickly subdued, but bought enough time for the Batboat to clear the Batcave. However, they’re not in the clear yet as…

Once again, the cops have an RPG handy to blow up the Batboat (someone please explain why Gordon’s been just sitting on these), but misses. Just as they’re about to fire another volley…

...Nightwing joins the fray and draws their fire. He then fires mini torpedoes at the Police boat’s engine, disabling it as the Dynamic Duo and Former Boy Wonder make their escape.

But why is the GCPD going all out to take down Batman? And how does Gordon know who Batman is? We’ll let Batman explain…

(Thanks to FLYBOY727)

OK, while I understand Gordon being upset about Batman being responsible for putting Barbara in harm’s way, that’s a HUGE step from blaming him yo being her murderer (after all, Scarecrow was the one who knocked her off of the building)! Personally, I think Bullock was salivating at the chance to take down the Bat and planted the seed in Gordon’s head.

But that still doesn’t explain how Gordon knows who Batman is!

For that, let’s fast forward a bit in this flashback to Wayne Manor where Bruce gets a phone call from Gordon.

OK, THAT explain it, though are you telling me the future Oracle wouldn’t have encrypted her computers out the wazoo?

As Gordon hangs up, Bruce sees the GCPD drive up, including a battering ram tank! (Seriously, if Gordon had access to all of this, then WHY is Gotham’s criminal element allowed to run rampant?!) Bruce and Tim retreat to the Batcave, which brings us to where we came in.

(Thanks to Tim Bengsch)

Yeah, you’d think Dick would realize that Gordon is capable of putting two and two together.

Now on his own, Batman ponders his next move (I hear Star City’s nice this time of year)

Meanwhile in Gordon’s office, Mayor Hill tries to get Gordon to stand down.

Since the public knows about Barbara’s connection to Batman…

Hill demands Gordon’s resignation.

Meanwhile, on Tabloid TV…

The assembled villains are suing Bruce Wayne for $1 billion!

...under the advice of the Dini-verse's version of Johnny Cochran.

Meanwhile, Gordon has to decide if he quietly resigns or fights the legal system.

With the clock ticking, Gordon goes to Blackgate Prison.

The convict in the shadows agrees to Gordon’s plan.

(Thanks to The World's Finest)

Oh, don’t tell me this was an “it’s all a dream” episode?!

I guess it was!

Turns out Batgirl got a lungful of the Scarecrow’s fear gas and it surfaced her worst fears in her mind.

Barbara decides that, to keep that nightmare scenario from happening, she would come clean to her father (though not reveal the rest of the Bat Family’s secrets)

That night, Barbara invites her father to dinner…and a talk.

Barbara tries to stammer out what she has to say, but is interrupted by Gordon.

So it is implied that Gordon might already know about Barbara…and possibly the others.

And with that, we fade out and credits roll

[azeesi]

One of the greatest aspect of being a believer is that I don't feel lonely as much as I appears to be. It's always our own interest to follow whatever relegion or even be an atheist, as long as our thoughts, words or actions doesn't hurt anyone else. I'm a Muslim and glad to be one. These days I'm finding ways to align manifestation with Islam without doing shirk. I can't wait to post what i learnt! Love y'all. Remember relegion should be a way to love ourselves and others better. I don't want you to spread hate. That ain't pretty enough 🕌

[undead-valkyries-library]

Superman: Peace on Earth

A treasury giant prestige format 64-page graphic novel published by DC Comics in November 1998. The Man of Steel in an oversized one-shot featuring a cardstock cover with a metallic fifth-color ink. As the holiday season approaches, Clark Kent reflects on the poverty suffered by so many throughout the world and decides to use his vast power to feed the starving and impoverished masses. As Superman sets out to accomplish the impossible, he encounters unexpected resistance to his humanitarian efforts.

Paul Dini & Alex Ross

**Yes these are so huge I love them and have them protected so I cannot show back or inside pages! It took me forever to get them. Wonder woman was a hardcover reprint. My scanner is only 11x17 and these are bigger than that not sure exact size lol

🖤Collect in Oversize Paperback🖤

[yangscowlick]

Honestly no matter what weird ass moves the Harley Quinn show makes, I will always appreciate that it’s pretty much the only spin off media that doesnt treat Barbara like the Bat-Boys’ bicycle.

[fantastic-nonsense]

Hallo!! So you replied to me on twitter the other day with your Batman Comic list thingy (its late and im tired while asking this) and I was wanting to ask if you know any really good Mr. Freeze comics I should look for and read? Love that dude fr

Hi! I'm happy to!

so the tl;dr on Mr. Freeze is that he's basically a totally different character in comics that came out before the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Heart of Ice" in 1992 than in comics that came out after that episode. The DCAU version is really the definitive version of the character, and the popularity of that portrayal changed how he was portrayed in comics afterwards. And honestly...the majority of his good stories have been told within the DCAU and its various connected comics. He's unfortunately an extremely underutilized villain in the comics even after BTAS made him popular. So, that being said, here's a few good Mr. Freeze stories.

DCAU-verse:

Batman: The Animated Series S1 Ep. 14, "Heart of Ice"

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

The Batman Adventures: Sub-Zero

The Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames & Demons

Batman: Gotham Adventures #1, 5, 40, 43, 45, 51, 53

Many of Freeze's major non-DCAU comic appearances can be found in Batman Arkham: Mr. Freeze, and here's a list of his most prominent (and decently-written) appearances in the comics:

Batman (1940) #121 (Freeze's first appearance)

Detective Comics (1937) #373

Batman: Mr. Freeze (by Paul Dini)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #190-196, "Cold Snap" and "Snow"

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #201-203, "Cold Case"

Gotham Central #1-2, "In the Line of Duty"

Batman: Gotham Knights #59, "Fire and Ice"

Batman: One Bad Day: Mr. Freeze

He also shows up as the co-villain (along with Penguin) in the Detective Comics "City of Crime" storyline (Detective Comics #800-808, #811-814) and as a supporting villain in the final arc of Cassandra Cain's Batgirl solo, Batgirl (2000) #65-73.

Hope this helps, and have fun reading!

[zahri-melitor]

DC Universe Holiday Special #1 (2008)

Another of my favourite Christmas Specials.

The Man In Red – Santa Claus. An origin story for Santa Claus, modelled on Clark’s histoy. (Hits all the beats of a Last Son of Krypton recounting)

Somewhere Beyond the Sea – Aquaman! You know who I haven’t seen in any of the compilations yet? Arthur! We’ve had Garth, but no Arthur. In any case this is uh quite a story. Arthur rescues a couple lost at sea in a boat, the woman extremely pregnant. He's guided to shore by his father's lighthouse...only to realise it was a star behind the lighthouse, not the lighthouse itself. When the couple gets ashore they're met by two men 'dressed like kings' (this is the point when I groaned). Yes, Arthur's the third Magi/Wise Man here.

Instinctively, willingly, I join them and knee before her and her unborn child. I look at the other men, who came bearing gifts. I feel ashamed because... "I'm sorry. I have no gifts to give." "No, Sea King, you gave me the most important gift of all." They walk away. I know I will never see her again, never meet her child, I should feel empty, but this is the most special of nights. I fight every urge to join them. Instead I make my way to my one true home, the sea.

Good King Wenceslas – this is a Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen team, if you need selling on it. It's just the main verses of the Christmas Carol, but it's done as an Elseworlds where the King is the Bat and the Page is a Robin (The peasant is Alfred).

A Day Without Sirens – Commissioner Gordon, Batman, Oracle. The premise is the city bands together for a day without the need for emergency calls or police intervention. Jim gets a little bit of hope (Oracle actually diverted the phones for a day and had Supergirl doing all the work, as a Christmas present for her dad).

Reminiscent of and in conversation with The Silent Night of the Batman from Batman #219.

It’s a Wonderful Night – Nightwing and Robin. This one I know inside and out. Tim goes to a Christmas Eve showing of It’s a Wonderful Life because it was Jack’s favourite Christmas movie. He runs into Owen Mercer there for the same reason, which makes things awkward as their dads killed each other. Dick, who’s been looking for Tim, arrives and gives Tim his Christmas present: one of Dick’s original costumes, a gift that he manages to sneak in RIGHT under the deadline of oncoming events, as Battle for the Cowl starts only three months later.

Christmas With The Beetles – Blue Beetle. The story of four generations of a criminal family and breaking the cycle, through the lens of three generations of Blue Beetle. (It's sweet. It's exactly the sort of ethos I love to see in a Blue Beetle story).

An Angel Told Me – Huntress. 'Teacher!Helena and her students'. In this one Helena lends a hand to one of her students, Alejandro, who is about to be suspended for bullying and who has an abusive homelife. She gets the kid's father locked up for drug possession and illegal firearms, so he'll be placed in care with his grandmother, and gets his suspension transferred to helping her with the 'Reach' program, which is community assistance for disabled students. (The depiction of autism in this is very stereotyped, and it's clearly not the ONLY disability in play)

The Night Before Christmas – Teen Titans. They all go to a Christmas market.

Jaime and Traci are an adorable couple in this.

But the meat of the story is Cassie and Tim, who are both more settled now, after One Year Later has finally fully spooled out, and able to talk about their losses.

(Also I've always adored the art and colour in this story, which is by Michael Dimotta and of a style you really don't see in superhero comics much)

Party Animal – JLA. John Stewart and Roy Harper capture Shaggyman right during the start of the JLA holiday party. Vixen, who's organising it, orders them both up there asap so the two decide to bring Shaggy along.

It's very much an office party.

Let There Be Light – Doctor Light. This is basically a character history piece of Kimiyo Hoshi for people unfamiliar with her backstory and motivations. The villain fight she's in knocks out the Metropolis power grid, so Doctor Light turns it back on.

[hanasnx]

i think i’m on episode 7 or 8! i really really really really really like terry. he’s so…i don’t really have the words to describe him that well bc i’m still learning his character but i do like him a lot and he is my emo bf. bruce wayne could still get it even at his rickety age idc. victor fries (mr. freeze) is one of my fave dc villains, he’s always evil but also teeter tottering on “morally grey” and i like that so i’m so glad he made an appearance this early on in the show. i also really liked inque’s powers and she was really kicking ass like when terry was like “i take it u don’t like water” or smth and then she went into the grout around the pool and blew up the pool or whatever ??? like yeah i was rooting for terry but i have to give credit where credit is due. i also really like the jokerz, not as actual villains but its funny that this random gang of people think they’re evil fr when they could never ever touch the actual jokers level of villainy and even bruce acknowledges that when him and terry are taking them down together. i also really like the art style, it reminds of some of my absolute fave cartoons and it has that late 90s early 2000’s graininess that’s so nostalgic. literally about to get a little snacky snack and then tune in again

-ivysangel

i wanna put terry in my mouth and chew him tbh and he is so emo bf youre right. also calling bruce "rickety" made me blow air out my nose

i do adore mr freeze :) i love that he was included, i especially love his voice actor i think he does such an incredible job with victor fries. my favorite depictions of him always include his aversion to actual crime lords bcos he thinks of them pretentious self assured simpletons. sure he kills people sometimes, but he doesn't suck his own dick about it, hes here with a righteous purpose! telling this shit to himself as if hes not self assured. i dig it. uses his wife as a scapegoat a lot of the time, like when was the last time he asked nora what she wanted? hes so funny

inque! my darling inque. truly her character design is superior. smooth, easy to read. shifts between human and entity. she's very defined as a villain tbh, someone interesting to watch without needing to name drop one of batman's past villains for views, you know? she's sick as fuck tbh, her statements always rock like the pool one.

"its funny that this random gang of people think they’re evil fr when they could never ever touch the actual jokers level of villainy and even bruce acknowledges that" this

i adore the art style, im pretty sure its bcos the same guys that worked on batman: the animated series went on to create batman beyond, so it's familiar. also they and the justice league (2001) + unlimited are a part of the dini-verse/timm-verse which is paul dini and bruce timm who've worked on those projects and exist on one plane.

i hope u enjoy your snacky snack im rly happy youre enjoying the show

[wonderlesscomics]

Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn (Katana Collins/Sean Murphy & Matteo Scalera)

Issues #1-6

Read December 2023

Story: 8/10

Harley Quinn has been a major character in the universe of Sean Murphy and she has played an important role in both of the previous books. Now she gets her first shot at leading lady and she wins. This book is phenomenal. As someone with a Harley tattoo and has been infatuated with this character since Paul Dini’s inception, I don’t know if she has ever been written better than this book more so this universe. She is capable, she is strong, independent and her best quality is she is her own person. While the joker does play a massive role in her creation and her past in this story she has already grown past it and this book helps her fully blossom into her own. The supporting cast in this book is fun and I continue to smile whenever Harley and Bruce interact at all. One negative I have is the side character of Hector. He’s a little boring, doesn’t get enough of an arc and I didn’t like the hints of him being romantically into Harley. With that being said I love where this book leaves Harley and I’m fascinated to see where her character ends up.

Art: 8/10

My first experience with an artist other than the man himself taking on the Murphy verse and I must say I was surprised and pleased with the direction. Matteo Scalera does a wonderful job infusing his own style into the work while staying faithful to not only the design but the features of these characters. While the characters have a unique flare set by Matteo, batman still maintains his sharp jawline, Harley is still curvy and beautiful. This is a benchmark piece in using your own style but still existing and respecting the original work.

Special Notes:

- shoutout Jason Todd and Batman sneaking out as the red hood. I loved the sequence of him out of jail

- Lou is a real one

- Batman loves Harley and it just makes me happy, especially his gift to her

- Montoya is a fun commissioner and Harvey is very lovable

- Love the murder mystery and the unique villain design

Overall Rating: 8.5/10

This book had a ton of weight on its shoulders being the first series to tackle this universe and its characters, not written by its main author. You can still feel his connection and DNA throughout but Katana was able to throw her own personalized touch and a much needed female direction for one of DC’s most important heroines.

[lfthinkerwrites]

What "style" of each Rogue are you using? Obviously there's tons of Arkham Games influence, as well as chunks of the comics, but what continuity supplies each characters main look, so to speak?

Yeah, I do use a blend of Arkhamverse and comics, with a bit of the DCAU thrown in for appearances. For the Rogues that have appeared so far...

Edward

Imagine him with auburn hair and green eyes and this is Ed.

This is the closest to what I imagine pre-Croc Jonathan looked like.

Joker is pure Arkham verse.

Harley and Ivy look like how they did in Gotham City Sirens.

Darwyn Cooke's Selina is peak Selina design and how I imagine her.

Oswald's appearance is from Dini's Batman run. Never liked the Arkhamverse look for him.

Harvey and Croc are Arkhamverse, Bane is Knightfall, and Jervis is a shorter version of his look from the animated series.

[froppy-butterflyfan2000]

💙 Crystalline Heart 💙

Atreus’ spell - Crystalline Heart

This spell is basically a Crystal attribute spell which only use one time. This spell also have different variations - sibling bond, friendship, and familial love, and soul mate.

The soul mate variation is basically like a gift for the one you see as your soul mate. But if your soul mate break it by cheating or have not share the same feeling. You become emotionless/heartless. The cure is when someone who show you the meaning of love.

Atreus used this spell, the sibling bond & familial love twice…. One time for the Starco kid, Xandria (however he lost access to her verse and it is believe her existence and her universe is erased. He was depressed afterward after finding out about this news from Omnitraxus Prime. Xandria belongs to princess—xandria, however that Tumblr blog is deleted because they moved on from the SVTFOE Fandom. That is why I typed this information on Xandria’s fate), and the second time is for his siblings as a gift to celebrated the 4th anniversary of the Starbulus Club - Prima @tolstolobik, Nightmare @lloydicnakydrawingofficiel, Rhomby and Rhombina @mokstagger, Oscar @skullsenpai, Danna @pigeons-svtfoe-au, Santos @danis-dinis-d, Kite & Doru @idontnowhownameuser, and the other Starbulus siblings.

Credit for the title, Crystalline Heart goes to @nelumbo-lutea.

[fancoloredglasses]

The saga of the Huntress and the Question (so what do you think their ship-name should be? Let me know in the comments!)

[All images are owned by DC Comics and Warner Bros Discovery. I hope I’m too small-fry to sue...]

In Justice League (Unlimited), and in fact the entire Dini-verse, despite the fact that it was written for a younger audience, there are a large number of themes that surprisingly mature. One theme is romance.

Obviously Batman has Catwoman and Talia Al-Guhl and Superman has Lois Lane. However, the two Justice League series has four (including a love triangle)!

Green Arrow and Black Carnary

John Stewart and Hawkgirl…

…as well as Vixen

Batman and Wonder Woman (they never go anywhere with this, but it’s obvious they have feelings for one another. I’ll have to do a deep dive on this one of these days)

And finally, the subject of this week’s review. First, let’s discuss the participants, as most people aren’t comic geeks who love the minor heroes more than the marquee ones…

The Huntress debuted on Earth-2 (where DC stashed their Golden Age heroes until they were needed) prior to Crisis as Helena Wayne, the daughter of Bruce and Selina Wayne. Following Crisis, she was reimagined as Helena Bertinelli, the last surviving family member of a slain Mob Boss, who became a ruthless vigilante in an attempt to avenge her dead family.

Huntress makes her debut in a brief appearance fighting a bunch of robot spiders (but that’s not important for this review)

The Question was created by Steve Ditko as part of Charleton Comics’ “Action Line” (which was ended a year later). When Ditko joined DC Comics, the company (as a “gift”) bought the rights to the Action Line, dumping them on Earth-4 in the DC Multiverse and forgetting about them until Crisis (though they were re-imagined in Watchmen, with the Question being the inspiration for Rorschach)

In the comics, the Question was a very philosophical hero (starting out following the teachings of Ayn Rand in Charlton, and Zen Buddhism following Crisis). However, in JLU the Question is a cynical conspiracy theorist looking for everyone’s “angle”.

Question made his debut working with Supergirl and Green Arrow trying to find out why Supergirl was having disturbing dreams (while I won’t cover that for this review, it is kinda important as you’ll soon discover)

And now that we’ve established the players, on to the story!

NOTE: I will mainly be focusing the scenes involving Huntress and the Question. Any elements beyond their involvement I will likely ignore (unless it’s important later) If you would like to view the episodes in their entirety, they’re available on Max or behind your favorite paywall.

PREVIOUSLY ON…

Following the events of A Better World, an organization known as Cadmus (a government shadow ops group with off-the-books funding from Luthor) emerges of the League’s radar, performing such acts as illegal cloning (including a clone of Supergirl, which was the source of her bad dreams (told you it would be important)) The Question begins poking into Cadmus’s business after helping Supergirl and Green Arrow, trying to find the bottom of that rabbit hole.

Meanwhile, Lex Luthor has announced his candidacy for President (and is apparently doing well despite his criminal past. A criminal billionaire with no prior political career running for President? Like that could ever happen!)

Now, on with the show!

We open at the estate of Mafia Boss Steven Mandragora where a couple of his bodyguards are arguing about their secret scone recipe (sure, why not?) when they hear a noise in the bushes. Suddenly a figure from the bushes makes short work of them (but, this being for kids, doesn’t kill them despite using a crossbow) The figure then scales the building and enters the study.

You were expecting someone else?

Huntress uses an aerosol to spot the alarm beams and evade them. She then enters Mandragora’s bedroom and shoots the figure under the blanket (OK, this got dark quick!) However…

…as you may have guessed, Mandragora isn’t there. She then gets contacted by J’onn in the Watchtower and teleported.

Guess who’s in trouble? J’onn expels Huntress from the Justice League. As she goes to her quarters to gather her things…

Huntress enters the Question’s quarters, makes fun of his looks (what she thinks he looks like under his faceless mask) and his obsession before offering to help him with Cadmus in exchange for helping her track down Mandragora. (Something tells me she knows two things about Cadmus: Jack and Squat)

And where is Mandragora?

In a safe house being guarded by the FBI, Green Arrow, and Black Canary. Turns out Mandragora has promised to turn State’s Evidence against his fellow Mob Bosses in exchange for Witness Protection.

Meanwhile, the Question has found out about Mandragora’s location, and offers to tag along with Huntress.

Later, Mandragora’s goons, dressed as cops, attack the FBI while Canary and Arrow are on lookout duty outside. Then…

(Thanks to Princess Darkseid)

A wee bit later, as Huntress and the Question head to the waterfront, the Question reveals he knows Huntress knows nothing about Cadmus. Further, he knows about her connection to Mandragora.

So, if the Question knows why Huntress wants Mandragora, and that she has nothing to offer in exchange for his help, why is he helping?

Meanwhile, Canary (with Arrow riding behind) has caught up with them and demands that they stop. Question drives his car into a rail tunnel. Just one problem…

Question manages to turn into the side tunnel before the train hits him, but Arrow has to call for J’onn to teleport him and Canary. J’onn does so…over the bay where they land safely in the water.

Meanwhile, Question reveals that there’s a freighter from Mandragora’s country arriving shortly.

(Thanks to Unlimited)

So now the Huntress and the Question are An Item, but it’s not their last appearance together. This episode focused primarily on the Huntress’s obsession, while the next is all about the Question.

We open on Metropolis, where a warlord from Apokolips named Mantis is tearing up the city.

Fortunately, Superman is on the scene with an assist by Captain Atom (another Charlton import: Captain Nathanial Adams (USAF) was condemned for a crime he didn’t commit. He exchanged his death sentence for being a guinea pig for an experiment that turned him into a living nuclear reactor (similar to Firestorm, but with energy conversion instead of matter manipulation)) After a brief battle, Superman manages to activate Mantis’s Boom Tube and Captain Atom blasts Mantis through.

Following the attack, Lois Lane shows up looking for alone time with Superman, so Captain Adam makes himself scarce. After leaving, Captain Atom is summoned by General Eiling (calling the good Captain by his actual name)…

…and drafts him into Cadmus.

Meanwhile, the Question and the Huntress have a “date night” where they break into LexCorp to dig up information about Cadmus.

Eventually, Question manages to download the files, but Huntress now wants an actual date in return. (Exactly how can they have a date night like regular people when Huntress hasn’t even seen Question’s face? It’s not like he can eat while wearing that mask!)

Later in Question’s apartment (wait, why does he have an apartment? He has free housing in the Watchtower!)

(Thanks to Blue Kryptonite)

The Question goes to the Watchtower to confront Superman about this. Question reveals he knows what the Justice Lords did…and that events are lining up to make those same events happen in our universe!

Despite Superman’s assurances, the Question storms out of the Watchtower and to…

(Thanks again to Unlimited)

Huntress guesses that Cadmus must have Question.

Superman agrees to help Huntress rescue Question.

Obviously, Cadmus was expecting this. Fortunately for Huntress, Cadmus’s weaponry doesn’t affect Superman so she can hide behind him. Then Superman spots something and flies off, leaving Huntress to deal with Cadmus’s goon squad.

I think she's fine, if a bit annoyed.

They eventually find Question and free him…

…though he’s still a bit loopy (even for him) As they prepare to leave…

(You thought I casually mentioned Eiling drafting Captain Atom?)

The episode ends there and picks up on the next episode…

Fortunately, Superman manages to keep Captain Atom busy and gives Huntress his comlink so she can contact the Watchtower once she’s clear. One problem…

Huntress tell J’onn what he can do with his attitude and demands transport to save the Question (who, despite everything, is still a Member in Good Standing)

Later, in the infirmary, Question tells Huntress about the aerosol that seals/removes the mask from his face and changes his hair color, since he was having trouble breathing through it. After using the spray…

D’AWWWWWWW!

Now they can have a proper date night once he recovers!

Hope you enjoyed! Please let me know if there are any other JLU characters you would like to see a deep dive on (not that many got enough screen time to be able to)

[pazaryerigundem]

Engin’den hükümete sert eleştiri

https://pazaryerigundem.com/haber/176054/enginden-hukumete-sert-elestiri/

Engin’den hükümete sert eleştiri

İYİ Parti Edirne İl Başkanı Alpay Alpagut Engin, bu durumu değerlendirerek AK Parti hükümetine ağır eleştirilerde bulundu.

Erdoğan DEMİR / EDİRNE (İGFA) –  İYİ Parti Edirne İl Başkanı Alpay Alpagut Engin, “AK Parti hükümetinin yanlış hayvancılık ve tarım politikaları yüzünden birçok vatandaşımız dini görevlerini yerine getiremeyecek ve kurban kesemeyecek. Bu hükümet vatandaşını her şeyden mahrum ettiği gibi dini görevlerini yapmaktan da mahrum bıraktı.” dedi.

BESİCİLER ÇARESİZLİK İÇİNDE                         

Besicilerin, yem fiyatlarının aşırı artışından dolayı maliyetlerin yükseldiğini ve bu yüzden kurbanlık hayvanlarını yüksek fiyata satmak zorunda kaldıklarını belirtti.

Engin, “Hükümet besiciye ve çiftçiye destek verse maliyetler %70 oranında düşer. Çoban desteği de verilirse, hayvancılığa büyük katkı sağlanır. Ama hükümet, hayvancılığın bitmesini istemiyorsa çoban ve yem desteği vermeli. İnsanlarımızın hayvancılığa yönelmesi için maddi destek gerekiyor” dedi.

KURBANLIK FİYATLARI VE ENFLASYON KRİZİ

Engin, TÜİK ve ENAG’ın açıkladığı yıllık enflasyon oranlarının kurbanlık fiyatlarının artışı karşısında yetersiz kaldığını belirtti. Büyükbaş kurbanlıklara %238, küçükbaş kurbanlıklara ise %300 zam geldiğini ifade eden Engin, “Büyükbaş fiyatları 220 bin TL’ye kadar çıkarken, küçükbaşlar 15-20 bin TL’den alıcı bekliyor. Halkın alım gücü neredeyse yok denecek kadar az” dedi.

HÜKÜMETİN YANLIŞ POLİTİKALARI

Hükümetin dışarıdan hayvan ithalatını eleştiren Engin, “Devlet, dışarıdan hayvan getirmek yerine çobanına ve yemine destek verse ekonomiye büyük katkı sağlar. Kurbanlık fiyatlarındaki zamlar, TÜİK’in %69,80 ve ENAG’ın 4,35 olarak açıkladığı yıllık enflasyonu bile geçti. Bu durum, hükümetin yanlış hayvancılık ve tarım politikalarının bir sonucudur” dedi.

ÇÖZÜM ÖNERİLERİ

Engin, hayvancılığın bitme noktasına geldiğini ve acil çözümler üretilmesi gerektiğini belirtti. “Besiciler emek vererek hayvanları 2-3 yaşına kadar yetiştiriyor, ancak bu bayram kurbanlıklar ellerinde kalacak gibi. Halk kurban pazarına sadece sormaya gidiyor, alım gücü çok düşük. Maliyetler çok yüksek olduğu için besici elindeki kurbanı satamıyor. Hayvancılığa desteklerin artırılması şart” dedi.

BU Haber İGF HABER AJANSI tarafından servis edilmiştir.

[benimpencerelerim]

SermayeSA

Bahadır Özgür bozgur@gazeteduvar.com.tr

Açgözlülüğün kalbinden gelen bir ses: 'Ulan alçak Sakıp'

Sabancı ailesinin ‘üvey’ mensubu Sevgi Sabancı’nın yazdığı anı kitabı, Türkiye’nin en zengin ailelerinden birisinin üzerinden sermaye sınıfının ahlaki, dini, etik anlayışının altındaki çırılçıplak servet tutkusunun genetik haritasını çıkarıyor.

27 Ocak Cumartesi 2024   Saat: 00:02

Sermaye sınıfının açgözlülüğü daima satın alınmış bir ‘saygınlıkla’ örtülüdür. Ama mistik tülün yırtıldığı bir ‘an’ vardır. “Gözler kapanıp kasalar açıldığında” der buna Balzac. O vakit mirasçıların etekleri tutuşur. Göz bebekleri kızarır, şakaklarındaki damarlar şişer, hırıltılı nefesleri hızlanır. İçlerinde biriken şirretlik volkan gibi patlamaya hazırdır. Zekice buldukları entrikaların işe yarayıp yaramadığını test edecekleri bir paylaşım seremonisi başlamak üzeredir. Tüm hayatlarının ahlaki pusulasını oluşturan bir söz, kulaklarında çınlayan bir ilahiye dönüşür: Ölüm hak, miras helal!

Hacı Ömer Sabancı’nın büyük oğlu İhsan’ın kızı Sevgi Sabancı, Kayseri’deki köyünde bir duvara sırtını verip karşıdaki üzüm bağlarına iç çeke çeke bakan Hacı Ömer’in, Adana’da ‘SA krallığına’ uzanan entrikalarla dolu tarihini, bir miras meselesi üzerinden anlatıyor.

Kitabın kısa özetini "Sabancı ailesinin 'karanlık' tarihi" başlıklı şu yazıda bulabilirsiniz. Hacı Ömer’in altı çocuğu vardır: İhsan, Sakıp, Hacı, Şevket, Erol, Özdemir. İhsan tam bir Adanalı gibi yaşar. İçmeyi, eğlenmeyi, futbolu, kadınları sever. Oysa çekirdekten cimri Hacı Ömer için tahammül edilemez günahlardır bunlar. Dini veya ahlaki nedenlerden değil, para harcama olarak gördüğünden... Anne ve babasının seçtiği Yüksel hanımla evlenen İhsan, bir gün yoksul mahalleden Nevin’e aşık olur. Resmi nikah sözü verse de aile bağı engeldir. İmam nikahı kıyar ve beraber yaşarlar. Nevin’den Sevgi, Murat ve Sevilay isimli üç çocuğu olur. Mesele de bundan sonra başlar. Mirasa yeni ortaklar gelmiştir çünkü.

Hikaye, Sabancı ailesinin nüfuzunu kullanarak bu ortakları yok etmeye çalışması üzerinden bugüne kadar ilerler. Polise ev bastırılır, hapse attırılır, Nevin’e fahişe damgası vurulur, çocuklar “piç” diye aşağılanır. Hacı Ömer öldükten sonra aynı aile politikası Sakıp Ağa’nın önderliğinde kesintisiz sürer. İlgi çekici olduğu kadar iğrendirici bir hikayedir. Bütün kutsal değerlerin de üzerinde bir kutsallığa sahip serveti koruma ve kollama yolunda her şeyin mubah kılındığını apaçık izleriz.

Dolayısıyla kitap zengin bir ailenin geçmişine dair mahrem konularla sınırlı değildir. Türkiye’nin modern sermaye sınıfının ahlaki normlarının ne olduğunu, servet tutkusundan kaynaklanan yozlaşmayı ve bütün bunların sermaye birikiminin evreni içinde nasıl şekillendiğini de görürüz. Ve nihayetinde Balzac’ın dahiyane cümlesini bir kez daha hükmünü icra ederken buluruz: Her büyük servetin altında bir suç yatar!

İKİ İNTİHAR VE TEMSA’NIN BOZUK FRENLERİ

Sabancı ailesi İhsan’ı Nevin’den koparamayınca türlü çirkefliklere başvurur. Azmettiricinin kim olduğu belirsiz üç saldırıya uğrar Nevin. Birinde pencereden bıçak fırlatılır, kıl payı geçip duvara saplanır. Başka bir sefer, eve gelen tanımadığı bir kişi uzun uzun baktıktan sonra, “Tövbe, ne kadar para verirlerse versinler seni öldüremem” der, kaçar. Bir başka sefer Hacı Ömer’in köyünde üzerine sürülen traktörden son anda İhsan kurtarır. Traktör şoföründen bir daha haber alınamaz.

Ancak iki şüpheli intihar vakası var ki, Müge Anlı’nın sahnesine çıkarılan fakir fukaranın vukuatları yanlarında dipnot kalır.

Sevgi Sabancı, 1986’da TEMSA’da çalışan Vehbi Asutay adlı genç bir mühendisle tanışır. Uzun süren ilişkiyi Asutay, evliliğe çevirmek niyetindedir. Sevgi hanım uyarır: “Amcalarım, Güler abla bunu duyarsa seni işten atarlar.” Asutay oralı olmaz. Eğitiminin, kariyerinin başka iş bulmaya yetecek düzeyde olduğunu söyler. Çok önemli bir ‘sırrı’ da paylaşır: “İmal ettiğimiz otobüslerin fren sisteminde sorun olduğunu üst yönetime rapor halinde verdim. Ölümlü kazalar olursa hiç şaşırmayın dedim. Bayağı bozuldular. Beni kapıya koyarlarsa sebebi bu rapor olur.” Asutay’ın akıbeti ne olur peki?

Evlilik hazırlıkları yapan Sevgi hanım Londra’dayken, 24 Temmuz 1988 günü bir telefon alır. Arayan gazetecidir. Hürriyet’te çıkan haberi aktarır: “Sabancılar’ın kızına aşık olan mühendis intihar etti!” Nişanlısı Asutay, evlendikten sonra beraber yaşamayı planladıkları Kandilli’de yeni aldığı evin garajında ölü bulunmuştur. Polis intihar olduğuna kanaat getirip dosyayı kapatır.

Hemen yakın zamanda yaşadığı bir başka hadiseyi hatırlar Sevgi hanım. Evliliğe adım atmanın verdiği özgüvenle 25 yaşındayken, mirastan kendilerine düşen hakkın yenildiğini belirterek Sabancılar’a itiraz eder. Derhal holdingin koordinatörlerinden Hüseyin Bey, ofise çağırır. Şu cümleler dökülür ağzından: “Benim babanla dostluğum oldu, hatırı çoktur. O hatıra binaen seni uyarmak için davet ettim. Miras konusunu fazla kaşıma. Bunlar babana acımadılar, sana hiç acımazlar. Verilenle yetin. Reha Turan olayını hatırla.”

Sevgi hanım, “Reha Turan olayı nedir” diye sorar. Aldığı yanıt imalıdır: “Ablan (üvey) Nur’un eski kocası. Geçinemedikleri için boşandılar. Sonra Güler ablanı tehdit ederek ara ara para koparmış. Bu durum uzayıp gitmiş, ta ki adam Boğaziçi Köprüsü’nden atlayıp intihar edinceye kadar.”

Kısaca kitap, Türkiye Cumhuriyet’inin tapusunda hatırı sayılır hissesi bulunan bir aileyi  tanımak bakımından eşsiz bir eser.

Eşsiz lakin, şu sıralar çok satanlar listesinin zirvesinde yer almasına rağmen medyanın şaşırtıcı düzeydeki ilgisizliği dikkat çekiyor. Üzerine az sayıda yazı çıktı mesela. Televizyonlarda konusu dahi olmadı. İçinde ihanetin, cinayet iddialarının, para hırsıyla gözü dönmüş zenginlerin şantaj ve tehditle iş yapmasının; Yılmaz Güney, Asil Nadir, Turgut Özal, Saddam Hüseyin, İran kraliyet ailesi vb. karakterlerin yer aldığı bu muhteşem malzemenin, yeterince malzeme olmaması soru işaretleri yaratıyor doğrusu. Türkiye’nin en zengin üç ailesinden birisinin kirli sepetini ortaya dökmek kolay iş değil.

Niye dökülsün ki zaten. Yozlaşmanın izini Gültepe’nin, Esenyurt’un varoş mahallelerinde veya Anadolu’nun kuytu köşelerinde aramak; paranın kirli yüzünün adresini iktidar yandaşlarıyla sınırlandırmak daha maliyetsiz. Koca koca şirketleri, üniversiteleri, müzeleri, yalıları, sanat koleksiyonları, reklam bütçesi olan bir ailenin neredeyse bir asra yayılan çıkar dünyasının aşağıya da damlayan nimetlerini, bir ‘piç’in anılarıyla lekelemeye ne gerek var! Hukuksuzluğun, güç zehirlenmesinin, paraya tahvil ahlakın temellerinin sermaye sınıfının egemenliğinde yattığını, yozlaşmanın tavandan tabana yayılan bir süreç olduğunu bilmenin; sermaye ve servet düşmanlığı yapmanın kime, ne faydası olur değil mi! Arsızlığın arşa çıktığı zamanlarda, içinizi soğutacak bir şeylere mi ihtiyacınız var? Alın size haksız servet diye üzerinde özgürce tepineceğiniz, miadı dolmuş bir kaç aparat: Dilan Polat’lar, Seçil Erzan’lar vs.. vs..

Kısaca Sevgi Sabancı’nın anıları, Türkiye’nin en zengin ailelerinden birisinin üzerinden sermaye sınıfının ahlaki, dini, etik anlayışının altında yatan çırılçıplak servet tutkusunun genetik haritasını çıkarıyor. Hani Karl Marx der ya, sermaye dünyasının ilişkilerinde aşk da sevgi de dostluk da kan bağı da paraya tahvillidir. Metalaşır ve satın alınır hale gelir. Kitap tam olarak bu ekonomi politik soyutlamanın, somutlanmış hali işte.

Bize yıllar boyu sevimli, vatansever, cömert bir figür gibi yutturulan ‘ağa’yı bir de ağabeyinden dinlemek lazım: “Ulan alçak Sakıp!”

[ismailagacami]

"Kalbin şifası Kur'ân-ı Kerîm okumaktır." 

 Hazreti Ali (Radıyallâhu Anh)

[cbiscoolasamoose]

I would Make Smarter choices such as Calling Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Andrea Romano, James Gunn, Sam Raimi, Brad Bird, Quentin Tarantino,Greg Wiseman, Brandon Vietti, Alex Ross, Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, Marv Wolfman, Roy Thomas to be The Kevin Fiege of The DCEU

[coolhearted]

Batman - One Bad Day: Mr. Freeze.

okay so. let's start with the good things? i very much like the art style and how it was painted. it looks very crunchy, dynamic, solid and expressive, and the designs are delicious. i love how freeze's first suit was inspired by btas, while the more tech-y one gave me a batman beyond vibe. batman himself was written out to be very interesting to read in this verse, especially because of his lack of clear communication and the fact that robin had to basically translate him for people more than once lol. robin was adorable and i feel him. freeze's expressions in Some panels were hilarious to me as a vic writter personally because, yeah. Yeah. thats a freeze body language alright

now onto the bad things: while paul dini's 1997 comic on mr. freeze is a classic, i don't find it very fitting in a more general sense. and i do get the feeling this is the angle this new particular script writer was going for in here too. my issue is that the whole point of freeze's character is that it's a tragic story about love. true love even, or perhaps a man who feels he doesn't have a choice and is forced (from his perspective) to hurt others in order to achieve his goal. he doesn't enjoy hurting people. he doesn't want this life of crime. all he wants is for his wife, his only love, to have a long, happy and healthy life, even if that could still mean she'd one day choose to leave him behind. you're supposed to sympathize with the character, to see him as more morally neutral and to some point even question batman's actions to put him behind bars? he is an anti-villain, not a villain, for a reason.

of course he's done terrible things and i don't excuse them, but this is a man who genuinely truly believes he doesn't have a choice in most of the things he does. when presented when a better alternative, one which is potentially less harmful for anyone, he is known to take it. he was someone who was supposedly a good person before the incident at gothcorp, someone who wanted to help people and the world, but has since started seeing everything more negatively and has started reacting with rage towards anything he may find threatening enough. this is obviously extremely unhealthy, and he definitely needs proper therapy and someone to work with him through all of it if possible.

however, the way i see it, this is a character who would definitely try to improve and better himself positively if given the chance. he craves that sense of normalcy and a less extreme lifestyle. even though he has a list of priorities, nora being at the very top, he would also much rather have what he used to have and be who he used to be, rather than what he has turned into.

the very end was probably the thing that made all of these aforementioned strikes a touch more salvageable for me. he's apprently decided to move on, to maybe improve, to do something good after so long. he feels more free, more human, and it could be a big step in the right direction both for him, and for the characterization as a whole.