#gotham war spoilers

[daydreamerwonderkid]

I know WFA is too OOC for some people, but I need that shit right now.

I do love seeing the Batfam beating the shit out of each other. I like how messy their relationships are and I have always loved flawed characters.

But idk, man, Batman #138 just really crossed a line for me and I need a reminder that there are other depictions of Bruce that aren't so fucking heinous.

I'll take this shit:

Over this shit:

Any. Fucking. Day.

[rockingthegraveyard]

SO SCARED HE CAN HARDLY RUN

BUT HE STILL RUNS IN TO SAVE THIS LITTLE GIRL 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[sudokuishere]

Is that... is that tims boat house??? Did tim let damian crash with him at his murder shack?

Like? It's this room from his murder shack

That's so cute I'm dying 😭

[disniq]

Batman (2016) #137

Minus a point because the colourist didn't go for the white streak, but this is a top five Jason! Handsome boy!!

[fortanuvasyama]

a few things that will now cause Jason extreme fear:

exercise

fear

loud noises

bright lights

fear

high temperatures

threats

low temperatures

being excited

sex

anxiety

stress

F E A R

and here's a fun fact: adrenaline actually causes the memory-making bits of your brain to be stronger, which means you have a clearer memory of exactly what happened to make you afraid

[evasive-anon]

I really didn’t expect to see Bruce Jason piggy back rides making a return ever, let alone in Gotham War, but it certainly is a thing that happened.

[zahri-melitor]

It has been pointed out to me that Tim grabbing Dick’s arm is not the FIRST such move from Tim during The Gotham War.

I’ve focused on it because it’s echoing two previous scenes I love, but acknowledging that there’s also been a move by Zdarsky to create a second reading for newer comics fans is important, given that the build also contributes to the read of ‘Tim the Saviour Robin’ and his work in averting conflict.

All I ever try to do is save him. Sometimes from himself.

There’s now three specific grabs:

Tim grabs Bruce to pull him off Jason

Tim grabs Damian to pull him off Dick

Tim grabs Dick to pull him off Bruce

(Batman #137)

Now there are several significant differences here to the other two - it’s the most unsuccessful and Tim’s kicked away immediately - but it sets up Tim ‘trying to save you from yourself’.

(Batman #138)

Tim pulls Damian away from Dick and takes him away to give Dick space for what he’s doing (accessing the computer system). This DOES turn into a full on fight scene between the two during which Tim’s extremely focused on restraining Damian out of trouble.

(Batman #138)

Lastly we have Tim grabbing Dick. Now this echoes every other time it’s happened - Tim’s specifically holding back Dick’s arm from punching, and Dick always STOPS the fight when this happens - but it maps in terms of Tim’s actions with the other two scenes.

It’s just generally good characterisation work. Consistent behaviour from Tim for the narrative being created PLUS bonuses for older fans in regards to the action.

[koraesrambles]

Batman #138

Just kill me now. Throw me into the sun. Rip out my insides. Any of that would be less painful than this panel. I want to die. I want to hug a huge murder man. I want to cry. I want Dick to show up and hug this huge murder man. Someone save him. Someone help him. THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE.

My baby 😭

[qcomicsy]

After what I just saw in Gotham War I want unronically Dick to knock Bruce out with his bare fists

[oifaaa]

At least the first time Bruce dumped all his parental responsibilities onto Dick it was because he died this time he literally just decided to peace out with the "you'd do it better then me" excuse

[windamp]

rosenberg is feeding me harvey & jason again

[daydreamerwonderkid]

Ngl, I do love me a feral/enraged Dick Grayson <3

Credit to @honeysgalaxy for providing photos of the new panels

[sudokuishere]

I know I know everything in gotham war rn is a mess and controversial as heck but I wanna talk about how sick Cassandra's batarang thingies are???

Idk of they have made an appearance before but they look so sick??

[disniq]

[Original post here, but I felt this deserved it's own @bloodyentrails]

IT DOES!!

Batman #138 preview

I was talking to @thekangarou last night about how Bruce's insistence here that Jason move away and find a "normal" life and fall in love and it's not a punishment, Jason, even if I'm not actually giving you a choice in any of it feels almost like forced heteronormativity too, like.

This is the asylum for hysterical women; this is the convertion therapy for the queer kid you can't accept; this is lobotomising your mentally ill son because you can't learn to handle his PTSD symptoms.

[dolldefaced]

batman #138 / the yellow wallpaper - charlotte perkins gilman

i saw this post by @disniq in the tags and became possessed

[evasive-anon]

Actually consumed by how much of Gotham War is just pure Monkeys Paw content. Fans are always making posts about how they want to see Dick hit enrage again, or how Bruce used to give Jason piggyback rides, how they want Bruce to call the boys his sons and say he loves them, or how they want to see Tim and Damian hug, and they gave us ALL of it. Just not at all how anyone intended.