#r.i.p. toni

[iamdangerace]

Toni Young of DC Punk band Red C in 1980. Photography by Susie J. Horgan.

[thevelvetgoldmine]

R.I.P. Tony Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024)

[cantsayidont]

September 2010. As Bruce contemplates his very narrow escape from the Black Glove in BATMAN #701, he fields a call from Superman, who is always operating on a completely different wavelength. Morrison's observation here about Batman's relationship with his costumed colleagues isn't exactly new — witness the well-known scene in JUSTICE LEAGUE: TAS where he plunges from the sky while laconically reminding his comrades over the radio that he can't fly, at all — but it is succinct. The central theme of the "Batman: R.I.P." story of which this is part, and really Morrison's key insight into Batman as a character, is that being Batman is part of Bruce Wayne's determination to always control the narrative, no matter what. This brief scene is a reminder that however much love or respect Bruce may have for Clark, Superman's mere presence makes that control very difficult, because Superman by his very nature exists in a world of alien visitors, cosmic crises, and evil gods.

In the late '80s and throughout the '90s, it became very de mode to insist that Batman had a sort of Luthorian dread of super-people and was never more than one or two steps away from plotting their extermination, but Morrison's take is simpler than that: The core issue for Bruce is not necessarily that he mistrusts people with superhuman powers, but that when he's around them, they expect him to be a superhero, and not just a costumed mystery-man with a head full of esoteric knowledge and a belt full of Bat-gimmicks. It's true, too — I'm reminded of WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #278, back in 1982, where Katar Hol decides it's time for some regime change on his home planet Thanagar and recruits Superman and Batman to help him. What's most striking about the story is that neither Katar nor Superman even bothers to ask if Bruce might need to stop by the cave to pick up anything before they fly off to invade an alien world 400 light years away. They just expect him to roll with it, because after all, he's Batman, isn't he?

[evilhorse]

Marvel Masterpieces cards holofoil #5: Iron Man

[randomrichards]

R.I.P. TONY TODD:

Man with booming voice

Becomes a horror icon

And great voice actor

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Thank you Anthony Dominick Benedetto. You’ve made our hearts sing with passion for a long, long time.

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“Life teaches you how to live it — if you live long enough.” ― Tony Bennett

[forever70s]

Tony Bennett 🌹

[thezombiegeekinthehawaiianshirt]

[mister-ees-speakeasy2]

Anthony Tiran Todd

[theknightlywolfe]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[horrorpatch]

R.I.P. Candyman Star TONY TODD Dead At 69!

Breaking news tonight as we are saddened to report that genre legend Tony Todd has passed away at the age of 69! The news was only reported a short time ago. It is being reported that he passed away on November 6th at his home in Los Angeles. No cause of death has been reported at this time. Todd’s long and distinguished career spanned four decades and over 240 films and TV appearances. He was…

[mileena--kahnumm]

Just found out Tony Todd passed away...

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𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔨 𝔖𝔞𝔟𝔟𝔞𝔱𝔥 - 𝔗𝔶𝔯 (յգգօ)

[samasmith23]

Lol! Iron Man actually is telling the truth to Kamala here about not drinking either!

Ever since the classic 1979 storyline, Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle by David Micheline, Bob Layton & John Romita Jr., Tony Stark has repeatedly struggled with and succeeded in combatting his alcoholism!

Personally, I don’t drink either, mostly just because every alcohol I’ve ever tried a sip of just tastes terrible to me!

From Ms. Marvel (2015) #4 by G. Willow Wilson & Nico Leon.

[dvseye777]

[cantsayidont]

December 2008. In the wake of his experience with the Thögal ritual (during 52), Bruce Wayne demonstrates that he is not an easy man to poison, in a scene from BATMAN #681.