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batfamquotes · 1 year ago
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helena wayne: You sure you know where we’re going?
alina wayne: As sure as I am honest.
nell little: In that case, we're definitely lost.
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qwahaxahn · 6 months ago
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sometimes i see great art and i'm like 'gosh! i gotta write about [CHARACTER]' but then i stare blankly at the open doc and all i can do is continue to just look at the art like. absorbing
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annah-kitathryne · 10 months ago
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Blue narration boxes: Bruce Wayne / Batman
Purple narration boxes: Helena Bertinelli / Huntress
Some of my favourite panels from the four part 1994/1995 Batman vs. Predator mini crossover. Some panels I like the dialog some I just like the artwork.
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90sfantasyanimestuff · 2 years ago
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Medea, The Legend of Xanadu II
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evilhorse · 2 years ago
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Justice Society of America #2
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djrenard · 2 years ago
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My Pull List (01/25/23):
Action Comics #1051
Justice Society of America #2
Tim Drake: Robin #5
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mzminola · 2 years ago
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Now I'm thinking about which comics titles I've read and what I'd recommend to people jumping into DC comics. These are all in the Post-Crisis Pre-Flashpoint era, so not only are they finished running, the universe they're in is closed too.
Robin minis I, II, III: 15 issues total, from 1991 - 1993.
Establishing character stories for Tim Drake as Robin, with some interesting geo-political time capsule elements because they're all from the very early 1990's. This is when Tim is a relatively new vigilante, and each story has a reason for Batman to be mostly out of the picture so we see what Tim is like by himself, rather than as Batman's Partner. Spoiler: Tim by himself will always find people to team up with, and not just other capes! Very much plays into the struggles of having a double life.
Also serves as a good introduction to the city of Gotham & the crime stories the Bats handle, covering the mafia, international organizations, and various levels of Rogues.
Young Justice 1998: 55 issues, 1998 - 2003.
Fun ensemble cast, whacky adventure stories, with a solid emotional core running through it. In an era when more adult oriented comics were trying for realism by going Grim & Gritty, Young Justice said "How about we tackle realistic Teen Issues by putting them in the zany shenanigans that the golden/silver age would've had?"
This can create some mood whiplash, but also really works. Probably because that's often what being a teenager is like.
Batgirl 2000: 73 issues, 2000- 2006.
Speaking of what being a teenager is like, Cassandra Cain's Batgirl run my beloved. Lots of snark. Both Cass and her primary mentor are disabled women, and though Cass's disability is based on Comics Logic, it's internally consistent for the story, and her illiteracy has real effects on the plot and her life. Coming of age story, gifted kid burnout, the lengths you'll go to to get being the best back, wrestling with guilt, heroism, & self-worth.
Cass has a language disability and is one of the deadliest physical fighters in the world. Her mentor Barbara Gordon is paraplegic, a librarian, and information specialist. They have some shared experiences and values, and some wildly different experiences and values, and they clash! They care about each other deeply! They tease each other! Barbara fucks up sometimes, and also sincerely apologizes when she does.
Huntress: Cry For Blood: 6 issues, published in 2000.
Solid short noir mystery & rehash of Helena's origin story. Has a very poetic vibe. I was able to follow it after only seeing Helena in crossovers rather than reading her solo series.
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I got the number of issues from the fanwikis, and should note that Young Justice & Batgirl issue count does not include crossover events, where issues in other titles may be needed for the full story. I found Batgirl mostly understandable without reading the crossovers, but with Young Justice I needed to either track the issues down or search fanwikis for context.
What are some titles or story arcs you all recommend?
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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 3 months ago
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"BEGINNING IN OCTOBER" -- HUNTERS FROM ANOTHER WORLD GET A REMATCH IN GOTHAM CITY.
PIC INFO: Spotlight on a comic shop poster and/or house advertisement for "Batman versus Predator II: Bloodmatch," also known as "Batman versus Predator II," a four-issue limited crossover comic book series co-published by DC and Dark Horse Comics from December 1993 to March '94. Artwork by Paul Gulacy & Terry Austin.
Source: https://forum.sanctuary.fr/t/page-s-de-pub/185608/225.
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8-0mph · 1 year ago
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Forbidden Dream
This is all of my Adventure Time AU in chronological story order. Thanks to my friend for proof-read.
Act I: Prismo and Betty
This takes some time after the events of F&C. Prismo and Scrabby inhabit the TR(TimeRoom) and Golbetty has gotten restless with her time in space. She decides to reach out to other multiversal beings, but no one wants to associate with Golb. She finally finds someone that puts up with her ..that being the Wishmaster.
Prismo is scared of Golbetty at first, especially Scrabby since he has a little bit of history with her. He scurries off or hides behind Prismo when she is in the TR. To Scrabbys surprise, Pris and Betty hit it off and become good friends. They find they have something in common, which is their “human” past. Theyre both mortals turned to immortals.
The duo start off by drinking and making fanfics together, but then Betty proposes the idea of making these fics “real”. Prismo is hesitant at first but lately he doesn’t mind breaking the rules.
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At first they visit universes that Prismo considers safe. They treat them like vacations, and a lot of these worlds do not have the typical AT characters. Theyre peaceful docile places. Prismo gets daring, telling Betty that he wants to feel alive again. The two of them agree to visit a dangerous world, the Vampire Kingdom.
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- Betty chose her physical form to look like magic Betty because she felt it would be strange to appear as she normally did in the past.
- Prismos physical form is what he looked like as a younger human. He thought it would be more fitting for the “adventure”. Also.. He hates how clothing feels on him, so the see-through garments suffice.
- Scrabby is not happy about their friendship. He feels that Prismo has gotten even lazier, foregoing his Wishmaster responsibilities and even worse, ignoring him. The scarab thought he found someone that was happy to spend time with him for the first time, But feels like he has gone back to being the “forgotten” one.
EP II: Vampire Kingdom
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Once Pris and Betty teleport here, theyre immediately caught off guard by a group of vampires that whisk Prismo away and the two are separated. Betty gets surprised by a starved vampire!Simon, who at first doesnt recognize her until he gets a good look at her face.
He refuses to believe its actually Betty and rather a wizard attempting to play tricks on him. Marcy calls his name and he flys away, leaving Betty stunned.
The vampire world is an AU where Vampires take over, but Simon never died and was able to stay with Marcy. Marcy isnt evil here. Simons crown was stolen before he could make a complete transformation into IceKing, and his sanity was kept in part to Marcy turning him to save him from a group of hungry vampires. One curse was replaced with another.
Marcy was turned at a younger age by the VK, but Simon saved her by scratching at the VKs eye (his face scar). Even though the King is furious at Simon for this, he thinks it is more amusing to keep Simon alive and suffering from vampirism. Vampires are starved in this world just like “The Star” episode, but Simon proposes the idea to wrangle human (and animal) survivors and keep them on a reserve to supply the Vampires with a food source. He inevitably becomes the person in charge of the Blood farms. Keep in mind, Simon did this to save humans, otherwise they would have been hunted to extinction.
Unlike the safe worlds PrisBetty visited, this world has most of the original cast in them. Finn is a survivor of the Blood Farms, swearing to kill Simon who he believes imprisoned him in there (which.. is true). The farm is surrounded by booby traps all around the perimeter, no one can get in or out without some level of flying.
Finn always managed to get close to escaping But eventually gets caught in one of the traps. The last attempt caused him to cut his own arm off to be freed and helped by Huntress Wizard. She is one of the few wizards to help the freedom fighters, a band of humans and candy people led by Commander PB. Wizards are hated by Vampires since theyre the few beings that can overpower them. They try to stay out of each others business But huntress is an exception as she feels that the vampires are disrupting the balance of nature.
The Candy Kingdom is fortress walled with wooden spikes and garlic (I thought it would be silly Lol). PBs armor consists of wooden stakes and reminiscent of Golb who she is a follower of. She has access to the Enchiridion and sees Golb as a being that she should harness the power of if the vampires happen to overwhelm her people someday.
The end of the story would involve PrisBetty helping Simon overthrow the VK after Marcy discovers the vampires ability to “drink red” instead of blood. They team up with the help of PB and Huntress. Simon never truly reconciles with Betty as his defense mechanism is to push any feelings of his past away. But he does have a newfound respect for her and tells her to visit him again. Simon will assume the role of Vampire King and free the humans afterward.
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- Simon is the only vampire dressing in traditionally “Dracula” clothes. Because hes a nerd and thinks its fitting.
- Marcy is raised by Simon here instead of VK, so she is a lot kinder and sympathetic to the humans and candy kingdom (even if she doesnt show it for a while).
EP III: Winter Kingdom
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After the Vampire world, Prismo and Betty decide their adventuring is “complete” and attempt to teleport back to the Time Room with Prismos magic. This doesnt work out. Turns out, their human forms have been draining their magic slowly, making it so that they need to find a magical item to recharge. This being the Enchiridion.
This is a totally different world than (Canon) Winter Kings as obviously he is alive here.
Ooo has been mysteriously frozen over and put into an eternal Ice Age. There is hardly any life (apart from immortal beings and those resistant to the temperatures) so hardly anyone lives on the surface. Prismo automatically assumes WK is responsible, but Betty refuses to believe Simon would be the cause of this destruction. WK has a much larger kingdom with a variety of ice people, a lot of them more human-like in appearance. It seems like he is trying to mirror a human society.
Here WK has Bettys skeleton and attempting to use the cloning machine he has in F&C to clone a “real” Betty (which is why he doesnt have an ice clone of her).
The backstory of this WK mirrors my au version of him.
Prismo and Betty are briefly separated and I wont go into too much detail on the story. Betty gets the “safe” tour of the kingdom by WK and Prismo is left to wander in search for the Enchiridion. He starts to see things that point to a darker scene (fire people fighting ice soldiers, lack of any plant life, and ice clones of people who no longer exist). At the same time, Betty is off-put by WKs controlling nature. He reveals to her that he has been in a 100-year war with the Fire Kingdom “who destroy everything” with their flames, while ice “preserves it”. Betty is shocked to see the extent of destruction the Ice Kingdom has caused to Ooo and manages to slip away to do her own investigating. She eventually ends up in the room Bettys corpse is kept, which is the only place that WK allows plant life to grow. The Enchiridion was sitting on skeleton Bettys lap.
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The two of them engage in a fight where he details his plan for her and Ooo.
Prismo manages to save her at the end of it. Up until this point hes been a pacifist in the story. They use the Enchiridion to teleport home and they end up.. not there.
Notes:
- I had a bonus page where Scrabby is reacting to PrisBetty not arriving back in the Time Room. He thinks they didnt teleport back on purpose.
- This page also has WK grabbing Bettys ankle right as she teleports. I was going to have WK teleport with them so there was some kind of threat. I am not sure yet.
- The fight scene was supposed to be a lot longer with Betty having the upperhand at first, But I didnt want to draw all of it.
- Winters appearance slowly turns back into Simon when separated from the magic crown.
EP IV: Back Home
They end up in Ooo where the magic teleported them into the sky, making them fall a great distance. They are a little injured, but Betty is mostly shaken by her experience in the Winter world. She redirects this into frustration at Prismo for not teleporting them to the correct place and that they would need to search another “sucky universe”.
Prismo is frustrated and goes off on his own to find another magical object. Betty stays put in the forest. When looking up, Prismo realizes the universe they teleported to was actually the main Ooo upon seeing the floating human city. He rushes back to where Betty was sitting, telling her to go find her Simon here in Ooo, that he knew that he had the Enchiridion in his closet. Betty refuses, knowing that she already said goodbye to Simon years ago and him seeing her again will only hurt him.
Prismo is annoyed at this but walks off, and Betty wanders around the forest until she encounters one of the transport boats that take people up to the city. In her reluctance, she hitches a ride. Meanwhile Prismo reaches a graveyard on the outskirts of the woods, he hides in the bushes and sees a familiar person, Finn, walking up and leaving a bouquet of flowers at the grave.
When Betty makes it up to the city, she explores for a bit before approaching Simon (who is signing a childs book). Before she could say anything, she covers her face with her hat and speeds off. He is at first confused by this but is immediately distracted by the kid again.
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Betty is in shock and retreats onto the boat leading her back down to land. She eventually catches up to Prismo, who is kneeling over Jakes grave. She attempts to comfort him, but the words fall short. He asks her if she visited Simon, but Betty says she couldnt do it. At this point Prismo feels like he wasted his time in the Time Room when he could have been spending it in his human form visiting Jake. He remained trapped in the TR unable to spend time with the mortals he built connections with. He feels that Betty is going to suffer the same regret he feels after Simon inevitably dies.
In a turn of events, Prismo places his hand on the grave and it teleports them back into the Time Room. They are amazed by this, Jakes grave acted like a magical object would have. They temporarily celebrate before Betty is impaled by an angry Scrabby.
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Bettys human form is heavily injured as Prismo and the Scarab fight in several rooms. Scrabby tells him that he alerted the auditors about their misdeeds. That they will both be locked away for thousands of years or perhaps forever just like he was trapped in the Time Room.
Prismo temporarily subdues Scrabby and goes back to the main room where Betty is. This is where he turns her into a fox to keep her hidden, and promises that her memories are all stored in her body dormant in Golb (Like how Prismos form is dormant in the Time Room).
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Fox!Betty wakes up in Ooo, no memories, a feeling of disconnect from her body, and hungry.
End of Act 1
Act II is all about Bettys life as a fox in Ooo. Its a lot calmer and slow burn in comparison to Act I. Upon landing in Ooo, fox!Betty encounters posters advertising Simons* sci-fi series Casper and Nova. She is convinced he is knowledgeable about space because a talking dog told her he was.
*EDIT: Someone pointed out that C&N was written by Astrid (it is implied heavily). Pretend the posters are the two of them working together, maybe Simon helping Astrid write them since she is just a kid.
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She starts pestering Simon at one of his book signings and he already dislikes foxes because earlier in the week, a band of them stole his draft for an upcoming book. Betty proposes that she will find the notes and return them to him if she can have a place to stay (Even though he says no, she crashes at his place anyway).
I thought about Simon giving Betty a nickname so that she isnt just referred to as “fox”, so she is “Sunny” since she really likes when he makes sunny-side up eggs. She really likes eggs as a fox that is her quirk.
Update 1/21/24: Sunny encounters Simon after breaking into his home and snooping around for clues. Simon ambushes her in the Golb ritual room, assuming she has come to steal the Enchiridion. Sunny explains herself and claims that she can get Simons draft back from the fox thieves. They go on an “adventure”. It is revealed that fox!Betty can transform into Betty only when unconscious/sleeping. Simon wakes up next to her but assumes he is hallucinating..
Post about Simon and fox!Bettys dynamic.
I couldnt fit all images into this post as there is a 10 photo limit. I decided to link additional photos to underlined text. If you want further context, check those out. I love reading others AUs and was inspired to do my own. Any questions can be left in comment. Thanks for read..!
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soranatus · 2 months ago
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Justice League: Gods and Monsters Part II By Luis Valero-Suarez
Ten years ago, Helena Bertinelli witnessed the Batman kill her family. Today, Huntress & Catwoman form the Birds of Prey, an elite squad of vampire slayers backed by the Court of Owls, to hunt the Batman.
Catwoman - In this reality, Carmine Falcone, Gotham's most notorious crime lord, took in his illegitamate daughter and raised her as his heir. Now Queenpin of Gotham City, Selina Falcone uses the Catwoman persona to keep Gotham's major crime families in check and loyal to the Falcone name. Here, Selina is more ruthless. She's also hesitant to go after Batman but given her romantic history with Helena, she's vulnerable to Helena’s proposal. The Huntress - The lone witness to the Batman’s massacre of her family, she vows vengeance upon him to destroy him so he can no longer hurt anyone’s family like he has hers. When Helena's personal vendetta against Batman led her to the Court of Owls, they presented her with an opportunity. She accepted their proposal under one condition - no deadmen would serve her. And so she assembled her own team of the fiercest women in Gotham to become Talons.
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scham-wcan · 1 month ago
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Weiss, lingering late at night:
Ruby, clearly having woken herself up: Hey, iI thought you were coming to bed?
Weiss: Hm? Oh, right. Sorry, must have lost track of time
Ruby: Right, because you’re capable of that. What’s up?
Weiss: Nothing, just, something from a tabloid which shouldn’t be bothering me is not leaving my head, I suppose
Ruby: Pretty strong writer to say something which keeps even Weiss Schnee up, what’d it say?
Weiss: … Nothing
Ruby: Weiss..
Weiss: It just said ‘Middle Schnee Shows Off Premier Huntress Bride’, alright?
Ruby: Premier? That’s a new one, may boost my ego a little
Weiss: I don’t show you off, though. We’re partners, just calling you bride sounds too much like-..
Ruby: Your Father? Weiss, you know that’s not what we are, right? I mean, years now we’ve been together, if you were trying to make it seem ‘that’ way you’re doing a pretty poor job of it
Weiss: I just hate that it’s the narrative they want, look at Weiss and her bought and paid off wife, it’s demeaning of you
Ruby: So what’s the solution? Stay up all night glaring at it and buying the place just to shut it down? Or come back to bed and forget about it with some sleep?
Weiss: The former sounds tempting
Ruby: I suppose I’ll take the couch then-
Weiss: I’m coming, Dolt.
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dead-lights · 11 months ago
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portraits of the vatore siblings [in-game wall art]
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I'm having a lot of fun putting the Vatores in period clothes, so I made some renders of them dressed up in 1890s-1940s clothing and threw them into that big frame from Vampires.
download [sfs]
This was a pretty big project: 3 cc wall art pieces covering 6 decades of fashion with 12 separate outfits, which resulted in 18 individual renders and 144 total swatches. Also, the frame itself is huge. I prefer them sized down (shift + [ in buy mode) but they are 100% the type to own larger-than-life portraits of themselves.
My hc is that the Vatores were born in the late 1930s/early 1940s, so imo they aren't actually old enough to have worn any of these clothes when they were first in style. I think they dressed up like it’s old times and took a buncha pictures just to confuse people trying to figure out how old they really are. Sibling bonding!
Included below are all 18 renders, with cc and full color below the cut.
1890s
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1900s
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1910s
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1920s
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I'm a little obsessed with Lilith's 1940s look ngl
lilith
1890s
hair: granny bun by @saurusness
hat: fine feathered hat by @gilded-ghosts
earrings: rose in the garden earrings by @rustys-cc
dress: the ida dress by retro-pixels (direct link)
pose: from mademoiselle by @blackpanda-ts4
1900s
hat: striped bow hat by @lilis-palace
hair: bertha by @buzzardly28
earrings: arthur earrings by @yakfarm
outfit: dress: edwardian huntress dress by @elfdor
pose: also from mademoiselle
1910s
hair and flower accessory: gibson curl updo by @the-melancholy-maiden
earrings: arthur earrings by yakfarm
dress: rose lunch dress by @happylifesims
pose: also from mademoiselle
1920s
hair: maxie by @raindropsoncowplants
lipstick: clara by @chere-indolente
dress: 1920s evening dress 06 by happylifesims
pose: from the louise brooks posepack
1930s
hair: gigi by @simadelics
coat: 1930s female coat 02 by happylifesims
pose: from barstool poses ii by @katverse
1940s
hair & dress from forties film noir by gilded-ghosts
pose: from monday poses by @ratboysims
caleb
1890
hat: 1920s top hat by happylifesims
1900
outfit: men's casual edwardian suit by @historicalsimslife
hat: 1920s bowler hat by happylifesims
1910
hat: 1920s fedora hat by happylifesims
1920
hat/coat: dmitri hat & coat by happylifesims
1930
fedora shape no. 2 by happylifesims
1930s male trench coat 01 by happylifesims
1940
hat: fedora shape no. 1 by happylifesims
suit: paper, ink, & sorrow suit by @anachrosims
sibling poses
jane austen poses by @atashi77 (both 1890)
model poses 32 (lilith 1900, 1920, 1930, 1940) and male poses 11 (caleb 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940) by @helgatisha
edwardian socialite by @funkyllama (lilith 1910)
@occult-cc-finds
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vlueberries · 23 days ago
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blueberripancake required reading that nobody asked for:
(DC comics edition, kind of in order of how I think you should read them) These are essential stories, TO ME, and I recommend all of them to YOU!!! On the off chance that this reaches anyone who hasn't had the opportunity to read a lot of comics, please consider reading these ones at readallcomics after installing an adblocker:
+[START HERE] Batman: The Long Halloween & Batman: Dark Victory
+Batman Black and White vol.1 issues #1-5
+Batman: One Bad Day-Mr. Freeze
+Robin: Year One
+Teen Titans Vol.1 (1964) –This is a silver age comic run and if you have trouble getting into it that’s understandable. Consider Teen Titans: Year One as an alternative, which is a much easier read, but it’s not as charming or prolific. 
+Richard Dragon: Kung Fu Fighter–it’s cheesy and corny I’m just warning you.  
+The Question (1987) issues #1-18 also #28-31, #36-37–note that some comic issues tackle topics like racism in a way that is rather outdated but ultimately well-meaning (careful of issue 15, it is horrid) Proceed with caution, this is a gritty and political comic all around–it’s Denny O’Neil so duh! The textual commentary on masculinity, class, society, community, philosophy, and government is all very relevant and nuanced. 
+Fables Part I, II, and III–especially The Question Annual 1
+Azrael Plus The Question 
+Batman: Sword of Azrael
+The Huntress (1989) issues #1-19
+Huntress: Year One
+Batman Knightfall Saga (the full thing is like 80-something issues long, and I recommend reading all of it whoops. Find a collected version. It’s split into several parts. If that’s too overwhelming just read the bits that seem interesting to you, no pressure!)
+Azrael vol.1 (1995)
+Batman: Prodigal 
+Nightwing vol.1 
+Nightwing vol.2– This volume begins with writer Chuck Dixon on the first 70 (70!!) issues. This run establishes Bludhaven very well, but I have always found the writing to be a little subpar–still, this is THE Dick Grayson characterization for a lot of people, and the side characters are great. Devin Grayson picks it up after Dixon, and her run is quite controversial, but it has some really great moments, it’s a favorite of mine. She kind of loses hold of the story towards the end, and it’s my understanding that there were editorial troubles as she was trying to wrap things up???–it gets very dark and there is no catharsis. Pleaseeeee look up trigger warnings!! Tomasi’s run is also wonderful. There are reading guides out there and you should look them up. ANYWAYS READ NIGHTWING!!!!!!!
+Batman and Nightwing: Bloodborne <<Important!!!!
+Nightwing and Huntress
+Batman and Huntress: Cry For Blood
+Batman: No Man’s Land (oopsie it’s 100 issues and you have to read this whole thing because I say so)
+Batgirl (2000) issues #1-25 
+THE Arsenal mini
+Titans ‘99 issues #1-50 you have to read the whole thing sorry
+Titans/Young Justice: Graduation
+Outsiders (2003) #1-50!!!!!!!!!!!
+Titans (2003)--It’s good I promise!!!!!!!!! Read for Kory and Vic (Stone)!! 
+Titans vol.2
+Nightwing vol.3–This is New 52 Nightwing which is essentially a different guy because the universe is totally fucked but I LIKE IT OKAY????? I like it and you should read it too, it's only 30 issues. 
+Forever Evil
+Grayson–particularly issues #1-5, but the rest of the series is also good 
+Titans 2016/Vol 3 
+Mark Waid’s World’s Finest
+World’s Finest: Teen Titans 
[I ALSO MUST HIGHLY RECOMMEND SWAMP THING, IMPULSE, and THE FLASH (Wally version), and please read some GREEN ARROW, and some JL. I don’t talk about the characters involved in these comics as much, and don’t have the energy to sort through specific volumes and issues, sorry! DC has published like one million comics, whyyyyy!!!!!!!!]
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talonabraxas · 3 months ago
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Atu II - The High Priestess Talon Abraxas
The card refers to the Moon. The Moon (being the general feminine symbol, the symbol of the second order corresponding to the Sun as the Yoni does to the Lingam) is universal, and goes from the highest to the lowest. It is a symbol which will recur frequently in these hieroglyphs. But in the earlier Trumps the concern is with Nature above the Abyss; the High Priestess is the first card which connects the Supernal Triad with the Hexad; and her path, as shown in the diagram, makes a direct connection between the Father in his highest aspect, and the Son in his most perfect manifestation. This path is in exact balance in the middle pillar. There is here, therefore, the purest and most exalted conception of the Moon. (At the other end of the scale is Atu XVIII, q.v.)
The card represents the most spiritual form of Isis the Eternal Virgin; the Artemis of the Greeks. She is clothed only in the luminous veil of light. It is important for high initiation to regard Light not as the perfect manifestation of the Eternal Spirit, but rather as the veil which hides that Spirit It does so all the more effectively because of its incomparably dazzling brilliance.
[The tradition of the best schools of Hindu mysticism has a precise parallelism. The final obstacle to full Enlightenment is exactly this Vision of Formless Effulgence].
Thus she is light and the body of light. She is the truth behind the veil of light. She is the soul of light. Upon her knees is the bow of Artemis, which is also a musical instrument, for she is huntress, and hunts by enchantment.
Now, regard this idea as from behind the Veil of Light, the third Veil of the original Nothing. This light is the menstruum of manifestation, the goddess Nuith, the possibility of Form. This first and most spiritual manifestation of the feminine takes to itself a masculine correlative, by formulating in itself any geometrical point from which to contemplate possibility. This virginal goddess is then potentially the goddess of fertility. She is the idea behind all form; as soon as the influence of the triad descends below the Abyss, there is the completion of concrete idea.
The following chapter of the Book of Lies (falsely so-called), may assist the student to understand this doctrine by dint of meditation:
DUST DEVILS
In the Wind of the mind arises the turbulence called I.
It breaks; down shower the barren thoughts.
All life is choked.
This desert is the Abyss wherein is the Universe.
The Stars are but thistles in that waste.
Yet this desert is but one spot accurséd in a world of bliss. Now and again Travellers cross the desert; they come from the Great Sea, and to the Great Sea they go.
And as they go they spill water; one day they will irrigate the desert, till it flower.
See! Five footprints of a Camel! V.V.V.V.V.
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enehana · 4 months ago
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can you write about Leo crushing on fem reader who is daughter of Khione and at the time they both don't know who the reader godly parent was but she is shown to have ice powers and can change the temperature around the environment when she gets anxious, scared or sad and over time they grew close and started dating that is when Leo put two and two together that the reader is Khione's daughter
Of course! Hope you like it. I absolutely did not proof read anything.
Leo Valdez x Daughter of Khione
You and Leo Valdez certainly weren't alike. You were a tall, sexy, badass with an affinity for combat. There wasn't too many good stories about you, especially due to you never being claimed despite Percy forcing the gods to pay their child support and claim their kids. To newer campers, you were standoffish and scary. Yet, when Leo Valdez arrived with camp along with Piper and Jason, he was absolutely taken with you.
You were confused. He had shown to be a carefree, silly guy. Yet he always wanted to talk to a girl that wasn't often liked at first glance. He was claimed quickly, as many demigods are nowadays. A son of Hephaestus. Not exactly the type of kid that would want to talk to you. A son of the god of the forge and fire constantly trying to make friends with a orphan girl with ice powers and anxiety-induced snowstorms. Quite the pair.
"Hey, Elsa, don't you wanna come watch me at work? I've got a new flamethrower I'm working on that I think you'll find pretty hot."
"It's a flamethrower. I certainly hope it can get hot enough to throw fire. And my name isn't Elsa."
"Whatever you say, hermosa."
"That isn't my name either."
He'd never leave you alone. Sometimes it was comforting. Not many people thought about you like that. Annabeth was too preoccupied with Percy being missing to think about anyone but him. Thalia was gone with the huntresses. Luke, Silena, and many of your other friends died a year prior in the battle of Manhattan. And Nico never stuck around at camp. So you were on your own most of the time. It was nice to have someone who thought of you enough to come bother you everyday. Though sometimes you just needed to be alone.
"What are you doing here all alone, Hermosa? Capture the flag is about to start, you love playing."
"Not a good time, Leo."
"I can't exactly postpone the game, unless you want me to blow up the entire forest."
"I don't care about the game."
"You're making it awfully chilly in here, y'know."
"Then leave."
"Damn, okay. If that's what you want, your wish is my command, your highness."
Then he went on a quest. And you were left at camp. No more crazy fire boy to annoy you. Yet, you thought of him more than you expected to. You kept telling yourself he wasn't thinking of you. He was on a quest, there were a million more important things than the girl he decided to borderline harass everyday. Surely he was more focused on staying alive, right?
Leo hadn't been at camp nearly as long as you had. He did get somewhat of a grip on the whole dying before reaching adulthood thing, but he was used to that. He didn't see quests in the same light you did.
Then when they got back from the quest, and the first thing he did was run up to you, excited to tell you about it. Excited to see you. All the thoughts left your brain. He was an absolute idiot.
"Oh my gods, there's literally so much to tell you."
"You're supposed to debrief-"
"Nah, Jason's got it. Let me tell you about this batshit insane lady I killed."
Unbeknownst to both of you, that batshit insane lady he 'killed' was your mother.
Slowly, you started to laugh at his jokes. You'd sit with him while he built the Argo II in bunker nine. You'd bring him snacks and made sure he slept at least enough to stay alive. It was peaceful, for a short while.
Then they had to go on another quest. Finally retrieving Percy. Stopping Gaea. Potentially saving Nico.
You had to stay at camp. Again. Not your lucky day.
Leo would iris message you almost every day. You weren't used to that. The people you talked to were always at camp, nearby. Then all of a sudden, all of your friends are off saving the world without you. At least Leo cared enough to fill you in on what was going on.
But the seven disagreed on whether or not to save Nico. And that hurt the most. You knew Nico better than most people at camp. You were outcasted because somehow you didn't have a godly parent. And he was the son of Hades. Of course misfits tend to drift towards each other.
You wanted to save Nico more than anything. So you packed your shit and left camp. You stopped accepting iris messages. No one knew where you went.
So when you ran into the seven down at Nico's prison, everyone was shocked. You were convinced they wouldn't come to rescue him. They all thought you dropped off the face of the Earth.
You all got Nico and got the hell out of there. Then you were stuck on the Argo II indefinitely.
Leo built you your own room, right next to his. Not that he ever slept there anyways. You two would stay up all night, keeping him company when he couldn't sleep.
And of course, there had to be encounters with monsters. You really came in handy there. You could just freeze them, and Percy or Jason would shatter them with their swords, sending them straight back to Tartarus. Leo didn't look at you the same way after that.
You two were still best friends, but he always acted like he knew something he didn't want to tell you, especially when you used your powers. And no matter how much pushing you did, he wouldn't tell you.
The anxiety this caused you was immense. Snowstorms would rage outside the ship every time he insisted nothing was off. Hail would knock holes in the ship, which Leo would complain about every time. The ocean underneath you almost froze over. That's when he confronted you.
"Okay, we all know you're doing this. What in Tartarus is this about?"
"Oh my gods, Leo. It's nothing." You used the phrase exactly like he did. Same tone and pausing as him. Every little detail exact. He didn't get the hint.
"Clearly not. I don't know if I should be concerned for you or worried that you're trying to kill us all."
"I am not trying to kill you!"
He took you into his arms, his heat and your cold causing steam to rise from your bodies.
"If you're not trying to kill us, you must be killing yourself. We can't have that."
His heat thawed right through you. The storm outside calmed and the ship passed through the silky water gracefully.
And one night, while you two were up in the engine room way past curfew, he turned to you.
"Y'know, you're actually not as bad as everyone tried to tell me you were."
"Oh. Yeah. The whole unclaimed thing doesn't come across as lightly as it used to, huh?"
"I guess. And for the record, I'd totally claim you. Whoever your godly parent is should be proud to have you as their kid."
"Oh wow, thanks."
"Yeah, sure."
Then he smiled at you with all the warmth in the world. Your entire spirit was set ablaze. You unconsciously leaned towards him, your shoulder brushing against his. The whole world seems to stop spinning. The sound of your heartbeat drowns out the crashing waves and heavy machinery all around you. You and Leo didn't leave the engine room until morning.
Things were different between you two ever since. He'd bring you flowers that were often burnt in his nervousness and he'd allow you to take a break in his room whenever you needed it. And you started calling yourself his girl.
Eventually, he caught on to that.
"What, am I your boyfriend now?"
"Yes, you are."
"Damn, anything to make you happy, hermosa."
And he was yours. No more watching him flirt with every woman that comes his way. Much more being flirted with. Every chance you got, you were by his side. You also noticed he observed you more often. Especially when you used your powers.
"What in Hades has possessed you to look at me like that?" You questioned, having just turned an empusa into an ice sculpture.
"You just- oh shit."
"Valdez?"
"You're an awful lot like Khione. Y'know, the hair, the attitude, the ice powers."
"Oh. Oh shit."
"Could she be...?"
"I guess. If she tried to kill you she's also probably the type of bitch to not claim her kids like she's supposed to."
"What the hell was your dad thinking?"
"The same thing you were thinking when you first met her."
And you and Leo laughed. It wasn't too different. Sure, your mom tried to kill him, but that can't stop Leo Valdez from being yours. Nothing could. Even when he was willing to die to fulfill the prophecy and kill Gaia. The physician's cure brought him back to you. Everything always turned him back to his new home. And the anxiety induced snowstorms almost completely stopped with him by your side.
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