#lois lane rules of reporting

[smallcloisville]

"This is a memento from my first day on the job. And a constant reminder there's only one Lois Lane."

Always follow the rules of reporting by Lois Lane 😌

[karaspal]

the girls that get it, get it. the girls that don’t, don’t.

[starsintheskyandtheeye]

Respect for the Dead

By Lois Lane and Clark Kent

1,436 words

By now most of the world has been shaken by the news.

Ghosts are real! And ghosts are in danger! The original publication written by Lois Lane can be found here but we are not here to follow that well trodden avenue of discussion.

Here at the Daily Planet we have elected to focus on speaking to the ghosts themselves, rather than debate their existence alongside our fellow papers. During the hunt for the new source of Kryptonite that sparked this discovery Lois Lane made contact with one Danny Phantom. Originally he chose to anonymous but since the outpouring of support from much of the world he has since chosen to come forward publicly.

Given that the ghostly teenager is operating as a hero similar to our own Superman much of his personal history could not be shared. What was safe to share however was very different from what this reporting team had been expecting.

We had gone in prepared to hear the story of what caused a ghost that looks like a schoolboy to lead a life of ghostly vigilantism.

What we got was sweetly sarcastic individual giving us amusing anecdotes of his start as a hero, descriptions of the stranger habits he's gained since his death, and many many tips on how to politely interact with a ghost. At our confusion (who knew there were so many different types of ghost!) Phantom went on to explain and correct several common misconceptions about ghosts. So without further ado; here are the highlights of that discussion.

We begin with what was given to us as the number one rule of human/ghost etiquette. Never ask the individual, be they glowing werewolf, ghostly lunch-lady, or undead rock star, about the circumstances of their death.

It seems simple does it not? A matter of everyday politeness, and yet that is the number one reason for communication breakdowns between ectoplasmic entities and still living humans. Fortunately for the health of the interview this reporting team did not make that mistake. Phantom did not explain the nature of the offense but did not need to. It was clear that the, until then, friendly conversation would have ended abruptly if we had gone any farther down that path.

What we were encouraged (and warned) to talk to a ghost about was their obsession. As Phantom explained, "It's what drives a ghost, why we are still here, or why we formed at all."

When asked about his own obsession Phantom laughed a bit and said, "I'm a bit young for a ghost, so I don't really have one yet, I bounce around a lot. My doctor, he's a yeti, says it's normal for me though! The options are all over the place though. I know one ghost that haunts the high school to prevent bullying, a really nice guy. Another just wants to have her music heard by the world. Unfortunately her music brainwashes people to love her so we aren't super close. Or another that is all about granting wishes, but not in a singing blue genie way, in a fairy tale way, it's a mess whenever she gets over here."

That seems to be a common theme in ghostly/human interaction. Ghosts largely mean no harm but the pursuit of their own obsessions can have devastating effects on any that stand between them and their goal. Something to keep in mind if you're ordering pizza when the Box Ghost is at large.

Hoping it wouldn't cross into the realm of ghostly faux pas we went on to ask how old Phantom is. Once again Phantom seemed somewhat awkward although no more than what seemed to be his baseline when talking to (self claimed) famous reporters, saying only, "Time works differently in the realms. It can be really weird sometimes, you'll be talking to someone that looks like a toddler only to learn that they were last in a human world during the 1400s or something."

As Phantom continued to share however, the everlasting aspect seemed to be the least interesting part of the Infinite Realms, or the Ghost Zone as the Doctors Fenton, previously mentioned as ghostly experts here, call the place where the vast majority of ghosts dwell.

Ghostly yetis practicing medicine, while certainly not the least of the inhabitants were just the start. Phantom went on to share with us a sampling of the being he has encountered in his travels, medieval women moonlighting as temperamental dragons, the very concept of time, a warden of any ghosts that cross his path, and of course the ubiquitous creepy toddler so often featured on the silver screen.

According to Phantom up until extremely recently (whether by ghostly or human terms we were unable to determine) the Infinite Realms was closed off from our own home except for the occasional haunting. Which was explained to us by the telling of what was, to Phantom, a very funny joke about pop culture influencing ghost culture as people died and brought it over with them. From this we can glean several things. That the realms of the living and the dead have never been so far apart as it would have seemed to the living. That the near future will hold many changes as major religions, governments, and the common people hear what the dead have to say as they weigh in on what respect for the dead really means. And that while many things do translate, ghostly humor is not one of them.

Although of course that may be that, despite his real age being possibly many times our own - combined, Phantom is still eternally a teenager. And a teenagers jokes are often incomprehensible to any who do not share that state.

When asked about the sudden ghostly interest in our own living Earth Phantom had this to say, "Lots of ghosts want to go to the lands of the living. Especially anyone that used to be alive themselves. And anyone that didn't is curious what the fuss is about. Earth is so different from the ghost zone but it's still where a lot of us came from. If someone gets a chance to hop through the portal they'll go, to see how things have changed, or to keep things from changing, or just to stretch their obsessions. Really it's a chance to go home, just for a little while," he said, reminding us that for all they look like aliens ghosts are just as human as you or I.

With a few caveats.

The portal Phantom spoke of is an invention by the Doctors Fenton, Ectobiologists. Up until recently Jack and Maddie Fenton had been the worlds foremost ghostly experts, building a portal to the "Ghost Zone" in order to study what up until recently had been considered to be a non-sentient classification of emotional ectoplasmic imprintation.

We spoke to the researchers after our interview with Phantom, at his request. Despite the recent evidence come to light the couple remain the foremost (living) human scientists in the field. When asked about the setback to their work they had this to say, "We were devastated of course. To learn that we won't be able to study spooks -" Jack Fenton broke off there, at an extremely well executed elbow jab from Maddie Fenton who then said. "We got an extreme tunnel vision, a hazard of obsessive science. We were told we were wrong about the existence of ghosts for so long that we forgot to check that we were correct about their nature. We look forward to pivoting to ghostly anthropology and human/ghost interaction technology."

Ultimately we did not learn any groundbreaking secrets, but then if a ghost willing to go on record ( a written record at least, our recorded transcript of the conversation was near unusable due to static) you sit down and listen. We can never anticipate what a reader will take from an article but if we could make a suggestion? In this reporting teams opinion, the balance of ghost and human realms is not unlike the inversion of a mirror. We are reflections of one another. Opposite, yes, and dangerous to one another for it, but ultimately we are all the same. After all what is a ghost but emotion and ectoplasm (according to current science)? And for all that we try to rise above it, what is a human but emotion and flesh?

Fin.

Coming Soon!

Keep an eye out for top ten tips on ghostly interaction and interviews with the Justice League on diplomatic efforts with GHOSTLY ROYALTY!!

[suzukiblu]

WIP WEDNESDAY GAME

Taken from @kedreeva.

It’s WIP Wednesday, time for a little accountability, sharing your work, and getting a kick in the pants.

Here’s how it works:

In a reblog of this post (so people can find you in the notes) or new thread (w/ rules attached) if you want to play on your own, post up to five (5) filenames of your WIPs; not titles, file names.

Post a snippet from one of them. Snippet must be words you wrote in the last 7 days. We’re posting progress here. If you haven’t made any, go make some and come back to play!

After you’ve posted, people can send you an ask with one of your file names. You must then write 3 sentences in that file. If the filename is one you can’t share from (for example, an event or gift fic), write 3 sentences on it anyway, and then 3 more on another to share.

That’s it! You can invite others to join in, or just post. I’ll be searching the reblogs to find people to send asks to!

If you’re reading this, you’re invited!

If you see someone posting a WIP Wednesday Game snippet, send them an ask! Make them write.

file names:

the one where Kon's soulmark isn't fake

feral Kon and liger pups

Krypton lives and Kara did not sign up for this

you're a real Katch, girl

Tim + clonecest

snippet from “the one where Kon's soulmark isn't fake”:

Anyway, then Steel catches them, so that's pretty helpful. 

"Thanks, man," Superboy manages past the painful kryptonite-induced weakness and nausea, and Steel sets them both down all nice and neat on the sidewalk. 

"Any time, kid," he says as he breaks the bolted-in kryptonite off Lois Lane's chest with an armored hand, then tears off into the sky with it, presumably to deal with a certain delusional idiot. Superboy figures he'll leave him to it and just make sure the pretty lady is okay, given the active involvement of kryptonite in the whole situation. 

He looks at Lois Lane and opens his mouth to ask if she's alright, and she shrugs out of the broken straps that are all that's left of the bomb harness now that Steel's gotten at it. 

The front of her blouse is torn right over her heart, and Superboy can see the bright blue swirl of her soulmark through the damage. 

It really pops, he thinks distantly. 

"You're staring, kid," Lois Lane says dubiously, putting a hand over her exposed mark, and Superboy jolts in mortification. 

"Sorry!" he blurts, looking away quick. Well–now he knows who's on the other end of Superman's soulmark, he guesses. And it's not like it's a surprise who it is. A lot of people have suspected that Lois Lane and Superman are soulmates, after all, especially since he died and everyone found out he definitely had one. 

Though the confirmation of that fact does kinda make Superboy wonder what's going on with Clark Kent, now. He thought he and Lois Lane were engaged or something. Or like–maybe they're married by now? He doesn't actually know. He doesn't, like, make a habit of keeping up on the relationship status of random Daily Planet reporters. 

Although he guesses Lois Lane doesn't count as "random", considering. 

"Sorry," he mutters again. "I won't, like–tell. Obviously. I mean it's not–like, obviously you'd be Superman's soulmate but I won't actually–" 

"It's not Superman," Lois Lane says shortly, still covering her chest kind of . . . protectively, maybe? And Superboy . . . frowns. 

"What?" he says.

[radioactive-earthshine]

Ohhhh. WIP Wednesday tagged by @dio-icarticaae!!

Rules: post an excerpt from your most recent WIP then tag a bunch of people.

Here is an excerpt from my "Lois exposes Rex" fic which I have rewritten.... twice.

Roxy chuckled, it was a soft little noise. “Don’t worry Ms. Lane, I’m not backing out of this. Honestly, I think my dad needs to feel some real heat that he can’t buy, cheat, or luck his way out of.” The buttons on the briefcase snapped open as Roxy dug into it and pulled out several stacks of bundled paper, separated by paper clips, vanilla folders, and staples. “Here, this is all of it. All of his expenditure reports from the last five years, every single email, directive, contract, and message I took down while working as his assistant and co-owner of Leech Enterprises.” 

I guess I'll tag @cer-rata, @fire-fira, @peacerisendove and @jellyfishjuliet if you want to do it!

[superman-the-secret-third-thing]

Radio Superman is Lizard-Brained

I'm not listening to it all- since there's so much of it, but I listened to first thirty or so episodes and plan on listening to further highlights such as "The Clan of the Fiery Cross" which irl directly lead to the KKK's loss of power in the US.

The show started in 1940, and differs greatly from the comics of the time:

Krypton is on the other side of the sun.

Superman can fly from the beginning.

Most importantly- Superman gestated in the pod and arrived in the US as a fully grown man.

The last one- the lack of Kents or any human experience have lead to some strange moments.

Superman feels an urge to help people he can't explain, and his first action is rescuing a boy named Jimmy and his grandfather from a car crash. They react predictably- screaming for him to let go. He presumably rolls his eyes at the ungrateful fellows and drops them less gently than intended. They calm down, thank him, and ask him if they can do anything. He asks for two things- how to find more people to save and to keep his existence a secret.

Pointing him towards the Daily Planet, he presumably steals clothing from someone along the way. He walks in through the front door, heads to Perry White's office, gives him a firm handshake and asks for a job as reporter-

White says no, who the hell are you you have no experience and Clark interrupts him to ask if he gets the story on a nearby train robbery will he get the job. White questions how he heard about that (he'd been on the phone), and Clark flawlessly ignores him with his super-hearing (a running gag in the series). The editor sighs and says, "Sure kid, whatever."

He walks into the hallway, establishes a repetoire with Lois Lane who is surprised at the sudden application, but offers him directions to the train station. He gives her his thanks, bows, and then leaps out the window. Lois screams in horror (because it looks like he committed suicide) and it spends a minute with her in hysterics before cutting to him on the train.

Clark does shenanigans on the train, and sits back down with a sigh of relief, only to be confronted by the conductor, who notes his lack of ticket and becomes angry, accusing him of being a stowaway and intending to toss him in the jail.

Clark, nervous, realizing that he's broken a rule and doesn't want trouble, just insists that he be thrown off the train. Just out the window, throw me out the window, its fine, i've been a bad boy.

The conductor, previously angry, now concerned, tries to wrestle the strange man to prevent him from committing suicide- but loses his grip and the strange man is suddenly gone.

This all happens in the first couple of episodes.

There's more stuff, like he continually forgets that humans need to breathe air.

Being a terrible liar...

Criminal: "Worry not, Mr. Reporter. We're gonna leave you here, in this steel-plated, concrete room....forever! Hahaha!"

Clark: "Oh, okay."

Criminal: "..."

Clark (realizing something): "Oh no! I'm gonna die in here because I need to breathe human air with my human lungs, and my human arms can't get through all this metal and concrete."

Criminal: (eyebrow raised, closes the door.)

Clark puts on his Superman face and laughs jubilantly as he digs through the concrete wall, bragging about how thin the metal walls are- but....Clark. There's a door right there. Just take the door!

It's surprising how funny it is, and there's more interesting stuff. Many things originated in radio canon which then were quietly inserted into comics continuity.

The comics called it The Daily Star, not the Daily Planet.

Superman can fly- he couldn't in the comics at the time.

The Editor was someone named Thomas, and was retconned into Perry.

Most amusingly, Kryptonite was invented to give Bud Hollyer (Superman's VA) a holiday.

Jimmy Olson.

[fickle-tiction]

How about Lois Lane tickling Bruce at the knee?

Could be during an interview or while he's standing around in public?

Ooo I've never written Lois before so I will prob butcher her but it's okay since it's only a 3 sentence thing (have i ever in my life followed the rules for these things?) thanks for the challenge!

~~~

"I'd hold my tongue if I were you, Mr. Wayne." Lois whispered, her hand appearing out of nowhere to slip under his suit jacket and rest on his side, fingers sliding over the silky material of his shirt as they sought out the rich laughter she's heard so much about.

Bruce's left eyebrow rose of its own accord as Lois Lane snuck up behind him while he was teasing Clark and--was she trying to tickle him? It seems Clark's been talking about him to his friends, and Bruce didn't know if he should be flattered or if he should murder him. Unfortunately for him (fortunately for his boyfriend and his best friend) they were at a gala and Bruce had a part to play so his face split into a smile and he squirmed away from the tickling fingers.

"Ms. Lane." Bruce gasped, obnoxious Brucie person coming out to play, lest anyone around them become suspicious. "There was a time I would have loved to have your hands all over me." Lois narrowed her eyes at that, pinching his side hand and causing Bruce to suck in air between his teeth. His eyes were sparkling though, they both knew he deserved that. "But I'm trying out this monogamy thing." He pitched his voice low, as though he didn't want anyone around them to hear such an embarrassing fact.

"Oh?" Lois asked, hands trying to go back in for another strike. Bruce was lazily blocking her attempts, seemingly oblivious to Clark lurking behind him ready to strike. "And how's that working out?"

Lois knew exactly how that was working out. He was stupidly in love with sunshine personified, but he had a reputation to maintain and he couldn't possibly say that in public. "Well, it seems he's been divulging my deepest darkest secrets to reporters, so not gre-HEEEE--Clark!!"

Clark took the opportunity to hug Bruce from behind and tickle quick fingers over his stomach. He had to show Lois how it was really done, where Bruce couldn't control his reactions no matter how hard he tried as he desperately tried to tamp down on his laughter. The people closest to their group were looking on in amusement, and if this wound up in one of the gossip rags Bruce might actually kill him, so Clark let him go after he got a solid laugh out of him. It didn't take long.

[hotscoop]

#HOTSCOOP : pulitzer prize and multiple award winning reporter , LOIS LANE  from DETECTIVE COMICS . independent , private & mutuals only . with a specific focus on the SMALLVILLE canon . crossover & oc friendly . beta editor used exclusively . 18+ only . reported by JAY . ( 28 & he / him ) . from the uk , timezone bst . icon credit .

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a study in : being a woman in a male dominated profession , falling in love with a god , crusading for truth , taking risks that defy the odds , being a divisive figure , getting left behind , feeling helpless in the face of a god , test of faith , pushing boundaries in the world of media , leading with integrity , interviewing the good , the bad and the ugly , putting herself at risk , being the action heroine , not being the damsel in distress , exceptional journalistic skill & complicated family dynamics .

inspiration : man of steel ( 2013 ) , batman v superman ( 2016 ) , superman returns ( 2006 ) , superman ( 1978 ) , superman ii ( 1980 ) , superman : birthright , superman : secret origin , lois lane : enemy of the people , event leviathan , superman & lois ( s1 & s2 ) , smallville ( 2001 - 2011 ) , the death of superman , zack snyder's justice league ( 2021 ) , superman : the animated series ( 1996 - 2000 ) , my adventures with superman , dawn of dc : superman ( 2024 ) , lois & clark : the new adventures of superman ( 1993 - 1997 ) .

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[rageprufrock]

I've always wanted to ask since you have experience in reporting, what do you think of Clark Kent and Lois Lane as reporters? I wish there was a Superman who could investigate and write exposés but that probably breaks a million journalism ethics rules

I think this is sort of dependent on which depiction of Clark we see, but if it's one where he's covering stories about Superman...then, well, Clark is a terrible reporter and this behavior is completely unethical and he should be ashamed of himself.

(This commentary also goes for Parker, btw.)

Lois Lane is my ride or die and the reason I originally wanted to be a reporter, so technically she owes me money for emotional damage.

[thefrostqueen]

In Superman II (1980) Lois literally jumps out of a window at the Daily Planet in an attempt to prove Clark is Superman. Everyone going “That’s not something she’d do” are so brainwashed by Snyder that they forget how feisty and crazy the real Lois Lane is. She HAS and DOES do insane things like that and it is so incredibly in character of her lol. She did not become a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter by being subdued and rule following.

People are seriously complaining about Lois jumping off the roof to prove Clark is Superman? She's been doing that for decades! That's her go to move! Lois Lane has always been unhinged, that's what makes her great. Y'all are like 'give me a weirdo woman, give me a real freak", then a piece of media accurately portrays a CLASSIC weirdo and y'all call her toxic or whatever. It's called being dedicated to finding the truth and having no chill. Just admit you can only accept women (esp woc) being slightly spunky and awkward and will turn against them the second they get a little interesting and fucked up. If y'all can't appreciate that Lois is a freak, you don't deserve her. More for me.

[fancoloredglasses]

[RERUN] Crisis on Infinite Earths, Issue 5: “Worlds in Limbo” (Didn’t the series end last issue?)

[All images are owned by DC Comics. Please don’t sue me.]

PREVIOUSLY ON…

A wave of anti-matter (involuntarily heralded by a being known as Pariah) is destroying universes, to the point that only a handful remain. However, he has managed to save Lady Quark, one of the ruling family on Earth-6.

A being known as the Monitor and his assistant Lyla (AKA Harbinger) are working to save those that are left. The Monitor has also recruited the sole survivor of Earth-3’s universe, Alexander Luthor, who is made of matter and anti-matter.

As this happens, Psycho Pirate, the Flash, and the Red Tornado are taken by the being responsible. The being has recruited Psycho Pirate and compromised Harbinger, ordering her to kill the Monitor as the anti-matter consumes the universes containing Earths 1 and 2!

…or did it? I mean, we are continuing the story, after all. If you would like to read this issue, it (along with the rest of the series) has been collected in graphic novel form and is available (or can be ordered) at your favorite comic shop, bookstore, or online retailer…or on Read Comic Online.

[Quick head count on what remains: Now only Earth-4 (containing the Charleton heroes), Earth-S (containing the Fawcett heroes), and Earth-X (containing the Quality heroes) remain.]

Lyla laments that she killed the Monitor, but then a recording starts from the Monitor laying out that Lyla’s killing him was part of his plan (you know, most people would plan on their survival being integral to their plan succeeding…) and that the two universes were contained within his body’s energies, slowly merging into one universe (note that Earths 4, S, and X are still at the Big Bad’s mercies), but the merging is unstable and could destroy them both unless they act quickly (with Alexander Luthor’s help)

Speaking of the Big Bad, he apparently plans to use the Red Tornado and Psycho Pirate to shape the new Universe (wait, wasn’t New Universe a Marvel line?)

(Thanks to Marvel Database)

As Earths 1 and 2 continue to merge (I’m gonna call them Earth-Merged for now), time is also merging, as dinosaurs, members of the Continental Army, aliens visiting the Legion of Super Heroes museum, and neanderthals are all in modern Metropolis.

Sounds like a typical Thursday.

Meanwhile, Harbinger, Alexander, and Pariah have assembled the bulk of the heroes of Earth-Merged on the Monitor’s satellite to explain what is happening. There are those who don’t believe them, but Earth-2′s Superman (I’ll just call him Kal-L, otherwise it will get too confusing) proposes that everyone be sent back to assess the danger and decide whether to become involved.

Meanwhile, on Oa (home to the Guardians of the Universe and the now-destroyed Central Power Battery of the Green Lantern Corps), a large group of (powerless) Green Lanterns arrive to see the Guardians being held in stasis. Before they can act, the stasis beam explodes, catching the Lanterns in the blast!

Back on Earth-Merged, Lois Lane, reporter for WGBS (who, during the early 80s, apparently had a deal with the Daily Planet to share reporters) was about the be attacked by a sabre-tooth tiger, but is (naturally) saved by Superman…

…only it’s Kal-L instead of “her” Superman. Superman and Kal-L tell the viewers at home what’s happening.

Meanwhile, the Big Bad is changing Red Tornado into…something else (he doesn’t specify) as Psycho Pirate plays with Flash’s fears…

Suddenly, a storm more powerful than any of DC’s sorcerers can handle threatens Earth-Merged. Dr. Fate suggests everyone use their spells together. They succeed, and it turns out to be the Red Tornado.

During the storm, Wildcat’s legs are shattered to the point that he’ll never walk again.

Somehow, this is enough to tip the scales to the point that everyone is on board to save Earth-Merged. However, the Monitor’s satellite is attacked as they plan their next move.

At this point, the Flash manages to shrug off Psycho-Pirate’s fear attack enough to goad the Big Bad into revealing himself.

He calls himself “The Monitor”, but everyone from this point on calls him the Anti-Monitor (because he’s from the anti-matter universe)

Meanwhile, on Earth-X, the Anti-Monitor has begun his assault. (we can only assume Earth-S and Earth-4 are also being attacked)

WILL the final three universes survive?

CAN the Flash escape?

WAS buying these comic companies a colossal waste of money?

These answers and more will be answered next issue!

[professionalnooneatall]

I had an idea for a #Superman

story where he couldn’t use his powers, probably should take place earlier in his carrier when he’s not certain of some things. He KNOWS the “world of cardboard” rule but doesn’t know a lot more. Key scenes/plot points:

Clark gets an email from Marisol Kinkade-Rivera and it mentions Red Blueberries in some innocuous text, plus it mentions some sports stats. Clark is on the sports desk and those are all wrong. They ARE grid coordinates. For Corto Maltese. Lois is on her way there

Kinkade-Rivera DOESN'T KNOW Clark is Superman, and she's Expecting Clark, so he's not going to just show up; it makes more sense to him to maintain his human identity to meet with her, so he does fly down, but takes off the suit and has to find a normal way to meet her

Scene 6 or so, they that whole “dunk your head in a bucket” thing, and Clark isn’t sure if he can drown, but he can’t just use his powers, his suit is in his bag, d’oh! So he takes it… scene 9 the leader of the faction is Marisol. Dun dun DUUUUN. Lois in interviewing.

Another leader of another faction, Marisol’s father. Dun dun DUUUUN

and he SURE as shit can't do any Superman shit in front of Lois Lane, let alone to extremely newsworthy people. The fact that Clark is a journalist is one of his major points of control; he knows it'll get reported.

[querldyke]

Thank you, @nerfherdingteleporter bc I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO TALK ABOUT THIS (and by waiting I mean I made a TikTok about this a few months ago but no one really paid it any attention). For context, in issue #100 of Robin, Tim mentions owning a box set of Buffy. So why does Tim this break continuity rules/universe rules?

1) Buffy already has a DC comics counterpart: Wendy the Werewolf Stalker complete with its own version of the characters as well as the spinoff show and the actors/writers of the show, so it would be weird for there to be two identical shows with identical casts that only changed the main monster with Buffy’s vampires being werewolves

2) (and more importantly imo) Buffy fails The Zeppo Test and therefore can not exist as a show within the DC universe.

So what is The Zeppo Test? Basically it’s a little test I created to decide if one media could exist in another as it exists in our world. I.e. Star Wars being referenced in Buffy makes sense because it’s a movie and nothing within Star Wars would impact the plot of Buffy because Buffy does not exist in the SW universe and therefore the lore that exists within Buffy doesn’t exist in SW. (idk if this makes sense, but just trust me).

The reason why Buffy can not exist within the DC universe is simple, it exposes lore that exists in the DC universe that the public should not know. For example in the season 3 episode The Zeppo, the big running joke is that one of the characters is the Jimmy Olsen of the group, this on its own is fine. Jimmy Olsen is a public figure and it is well known that he is associated with two big reporters Lois Lane and Clark Kent, and if that was where the reference ended, that would be fine. The line is “But, gee, Mr. White, if Clark and Lois get all the good stories, I'll *never* be a good reporter.” While maybe it would be weird to reference a random photographer, it’s not universe breaking. This episode passes The Zeppo Test, but other episodes such as Never Kill a Boy on the First Day cross the line with lines such as “This is the 90's. The 1990's, in point of fact, and I can do both. Clark Kent has a job. I just wanna go on a date.” This reference would not make sense without the knowledge that Clark Kent is Superman and this knowledge is not something that could air to the public within the DC universe (at least in the 90’s) because it wasn’t known, making a reference like this impossible to exist. The show is rife with references to superheroes (particularly Superman) which means that its existence in its current state would absolutely break continuity since you’d have people in 1998 saying on national television that Clark Kent is Superman.

I’m very aware that this is all very silly and not at all important and I also know this probably is pretty incoherent but yeah this is my answer.

[human-monodam]

Event: Coma

*The TV screen changes to a news report. An assault crime has taken place, and it’s related to Monokuma. You turn up the volume.*

Kyle: “Good evening everyone. I’m am news anchor, Kyle Hooden with a breaking news report. This just in, barkeeper, Aku Monom, was found in an alleyway beating and cut to near death. We go to New anchor, Lois Lane for more information. You’re on, Ms. Lane.”

Lois: “Thank you, Kyle. Just around 11:25 last night, Aku Monom was found beaten to within an inch of his life. His ankles were cuts, he has suffered serious blunt force trauma, and if it weren’t for the paramedics, he might been as good as dead. According to the doctors, he appears to be in a coma at the moment. The police are looking into the crime right now, but not much was found. Although, one of the investigators may have found a possible culprit to the crime. We got a report about someone seeing Future Foundation Division head and Ultimate Fortuneteller, Yasuhiro Hagakure, going down the same alleyway as Mr. Monom. A bloody pocket knife was found on his person and his knuckles were also covered in blood.”

Kyle: “And why do you think was the Ultimate Fortuneteller’s reasoning for what he did?”

Lois: “So far, he has yet to tell us anything aside from he didn’t do it. A possible reason must be related to the to what happened to Mr. Monom last month. He was kidnapped and mercilessly tortured by former Future Foundation Division Head and former Ultimate Student Council President, Kyosuke Munakata and mother of the Ultimate Fortuneteller, Hiroko Hagakure. Perhaps the events regarding that incident must’ve sparked something inside of him which led to him assaulting Monokuma. We are currently waiting for someone to come and investigate the scene to give us more information. Back to you Kyle.”

Kyle: “Thank you, Ms. Lane. You heard it right here folks. Looks like one of the more chill members of Future Foundation has gone off the deep end. What does this mean for the foundation? Only time will tell. More to be disclosed at 6:00.”

*The broadcast ends right there.*

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DCU Superman wishlist

Title:Man Of Tomorrow

Superman’s suit looks something like this art by SmartSheepArt

Metropolis actually looks like the city of tomorrow. You know how Batman adaptations make Gotham very distinct with a broody atmosphere and Gothic architecture? We need the same energy for Metropolis. Metropolis should look bright, shining and borderline futuristic. Metropolis should have a proper 50’s retro-futurism vibe. Long monorails, golden shiny buildings, rounded glass penthouses

A proper Fortress Of Solitude. 

Properly show that Jonathan and Martha Kent instill in the values that makes Clark Kent Superman. 

Show Superman actively saving the people of Metropolis and Smallville. Show why Superman is a symbol of hope and why the people love him

Do not kill off Pa or Ma Kent in the first movie. 

Actually focus on Clark’s life as a reporter for the Daily Planet, how the non-superhero aspects of Clark are just as important as his time as Superman and so there should be a good amount of screen time dedicated to showing and exploring that. Oh and actually show his friendship with Jimmy Olsen instead of stupidly introducing Jimmy and killing him off. Hahaha fuck you Snyder.

Make Lois the sassy and hard as nails reporter who gets shit done no matter what with Jimmy as her right hand man

Make the Clark and Lois dynamic as wholesome and charming as always. Have Lois figure out about Clark being Superman  quite early, but waits for Clark to tell her. Make sure that it's clear that Lois loves Clark for Clark, not just because he's Superman, 'cause I'm sick of that "She wouldn't look twice at him if he was just Clark" bullshit some people spout.

Have  General Lane, Dr Hamilton, Maggie Sawyer, William Henderson and Dan Turpin be reoccurring characters

Make Lex Luthor a legit threat that could bring Superman to his knees. Show Lex as a corrupt businessman. Like a Jeff Beezos/Elon Musk type Billionare and show him as the mad scientist who tinkers and experiments on humans to further the reach in his quest in destroying Superman.  Lex Luthor is cunning, he’s a genius, a criminal mastermind and will ignore all ethical boundaries until his goals are met. When Luthor is in the room, he owns it. Every word that comes out of his mouth is meticulously planned and he is a master manipulator. The reason why he is such a brilliant Superman villain is because even though he has no physical powers, he can always beat the Man Of Steel on intellect alone. And the worst part? He believes his crusade against Superman is just and to some degree would have reasons some might believe him. Also? Lex should see himself as The Man Of Tomorrow. Lex worked hard all his life. Studied for years to increase his knowledge. Did everything he could to escape his abusive father and the town he grew up in, and eventually became one of the richest people in the whole world. And then this alien comes out of nowhere. He sees all the destruction he’s caused and sees the terror he could represent. But the people love him? and suddenly everything is all about him and everybody seems to love him…and Lex can’t understand that at all nor can he do anything to be like Superman. He’s human after all. All he can do is view Superman with distrust and think of the worst cases possible. What if this flying man decided to rule us all? What effects will this flying man have on humanity? Will he actually prevent humanity from evolving by making them dependent? Those are the questions Lex Luthor has and in his mind, he’s the one in the right…and if you really think about it, some of his concerns are quite valid. In his own way, He believes he’s helping humanity by trying to eliminate Superman and that one day, humanity will understand why. In his mind, Lex Luthor is the Man of Steel determined to save the world from the evil alien. But we’d see this is all a façade. The true Lex is nothing but a megalomaniacal maniac, a genius who gives a reason why he hates Superman, but at the end of the day, is just a petty jackass who refuses to help advance humanity until he gets what he wants. 

More than just Lex. I want to see more villains than just Lex.  Adapt What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice and The American Way? So we can see Manchester Black(and for the love of god don’t cast a person of colour to play a racist, because WTF Supergirl) Monstrosities Of Lex Luthor:Show off the mad scientist aspect of Luthor and introduce both Metallo and Parasite and maybe include Bizarro in this mix. Bring in Brainiac as the big bad around the third movie. Hell even throw in Livewire, Mongul and Darkseid. I’m tired of people saying Superman doesn’t have a good rogues gallery, so we need to show them how wrong that is.

[hotscoop]

if you see those rules of reporting you wrote me lying around somewhere in a frame.... it wasn't me sb did it as a joke and also removed it from my drawer it's been misplaced!!!!

rolling her eyes , a signature snark of lois lane . honestly , it's like he wasn't taking this job seriously enough , why didn't he just stay on that goddamn farm ? a heavy sigh erupts from glossed lips , the files in her grasp landing on their shared desk with a thud . she didn't care if there was eyes on them , the reporters here loved the office gossip . . . especially she who should not be named . that blonde troublemaker .

muscles contract in her jaw , not like she's got other important things to do . . . like filing one of the hottest scoops on the planet right now . ❛ really , smallville ? you're landing this crap on me . . . right now ?! ❜ she growls at him , violet orbs widening at the sight of the mild mannered farmboy . sometimes , just sometimes . . . he really bugged the crap out of her .

lowering to her chair , eyes now on the screen . she can feel him loom over her like a lost puppy anxiously waiting for a home . shaking her head , trying to ignore the distraction in the form of a kansas copy boy . why me ? seriously , why me ?! fingers comb through her hair , having a quick look under their desks . shrugging . ❛ i can save you some time , it's not under there . you seriously want me to stop my soon to be award winning work for . . . ❜ her head tilts , brows raising at him . ❛ a piece of paper ? ❜ no one was costing her a pulitzer , especially not clark kent . imagine that , yikes .