#ragman

[on-the-clear-blue]

So yall know that the League of Assassin's are like, an eco terrorist thing right? Well I just had this idea.

Sam, coming into Danny's room and just face planting on his bed: Ugh...

Danny, who was sleeping, awoken as his friend who had gone missing 6 moths ago flopped onto of him: OH SWEET-NOCTURN IF THIS ISNT REAL I AM GONING TO SOUP YOY SO HARD...

Sam, reaching up and slapping her hand on his mouth:Shhh, less screaming, more sleeping, escaping murder cults takes more energy than I thought.

Sam produces to pass out and sleep for three days straight.

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Tucker, lookingnup from his PDA: so...you joined what you thought was a peaceful protest and some how ended up in a eco terrorist death cult of assassins? I mean...shit now I have to do something interesting...

Danny, choking on his drink: Nuh uh, your the normal one Tuck, I died and now have a magical girl transformation and Sam got kidnapped by ninjas and somehow even more bad ass, you...you can still get out of this and just be a normal person.

Sam, nodding sadly: Yeah...don't conform to our standards Tucker, be your true, weak little boney self.

Tucker, sniffing:I am so going to not do that.

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Just the idea that Sam not only got League training but also got out is hilarious to me, like yeah, that is the kinda bs that would happen.

Alsoni can just see her dropping random lore shit.

Sam, bored as the boys study: Did you know thst the Demon Head dunks himself in corrupted ecto? Yeah it's gnarly man, didn't taste good.

Danny, going to speak before pausing and thinking, before sighing:Yeah I would have licked it too.

Tucker, frowning as he finishes his "Evil invention-enator": You both have so many issues.

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Sam, trying to teach Danny the basic league hand to hand:Come on dude! It's not that hard!

Danny, falling flat on his ass after not even touching Sam: Ow ow ow...fuck yeah it kinda is!

Sam, rolling her eyes: If not only the Demon Heads six year old grandson can learn but also Ellie? You can too.

Danny, mutterinf under his breath before pausing completely:ELLIE? What was she doing with a murder cult? I thought she learnt her lesson after the last one!

Sam, shrugging before putting kicking at Danny on the floor: I don't know she was following a guy around who was catatonic, said something about being angry at him for not answering her pen pal messages or whatever, I was more busy training to really care...like you should be doing!

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Years later Sam is joining Danny and Tucker in Gotham, Tucker because he was scouted by both WE and Lexcorp, he wanted to choose the evil company because poorer work place regulations and the likely hood of him getting a powerbost was much higher, but was bullied by his friends/partners into choosing WE.

Sam, coming to the R&D labs late one night bringing Tucker dinner so he doesn't starve working a late shift, blinking as she sees a short boy sneaking out of the lab: Biraeam? (Sprout in Arabic) what are you doing here.

Damian, blinking right back, experimental tech Bruce has yet to clear for the field clutched under one arm and the blueprints for a new type of explosive batarang in the other: Manson...I-I could ask you the same.

Sam, raising an eyebrow and staring down Damian: bringing dinner to my husband...who works here...and I can only think that you do not. So I ask that you put those things you have down and tell your bastard of a grandfather not to step back in this place.

Damian, eyes squinting, he hadn't been around his grandfather for ages at this point but still felt offended at her tone: I don't think I will.

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An epic fight produces where they both try not and spill/destroy the things that they are carrying until either Tucker or Tim find them and explain everything.

The everlasting Trio gets invited over for dinner (mostly because Bruce is a paranoid bastard and dislikes thst one of his employees is dateing/ is partners with an ex-LoA member) and it's a bit of just pointing at each other and shit

Sam, slamming her hands down on the table as she stands: Kindly Mr Wanye, Shut the fuck up, I know your batman, we all fucking know it so if you are going to try and interrogate us at least do it properly!

Danny, sipping his wine: I mean...I-I didn't know but I um...haven't been paying much attention to the bat dude...Rag man is cooler.

Sam, glaring:And you! Fucking Ragman? You can do so much better.

Danny, offended for his hero: Oi! He does good work!

Bruce, frowning as this night has gotten away from him: He kills people.

Sam, waving over at Bruce: Exactly!

Danny, rolling his eyes: Exactly she says, while having a kill count that's still growing, Exactly she says when she was the one that pushed that oil tycoon off the 50th floor.

Sam wincing,: Maybe not in front of batman babe?

Danny, looking over to Bruce that is looking ready to fight: Shit...imma call Tuck and tell him to start packing...

[dailydccomics]

Batwoman and the Unknowns by Rafael Albuquerque

[onlylonelylatino]

Plastic Man transformed into the Anti-Living by the Anti-Life Equation by Trevor Hairsine

[but-a-humble-goon]

Anyone else remember that one holiday issue of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold tie-in comic where Bruce is straight up like "I'm so tired of saving Christmas. It's every damn year and it's getting old. You know what screw this, I'm saving Hanukkah this year."

[thecrowmonster]

local vengeance focused green cloaked magic vigilantes

[dogmalilith]

Ragman (1991) is an eight issue mini series that incorporates jewish mythology with a hero. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of the Golem. Ragman is sometimes compared to the other nighttime defender of Gotham City, Batman, and was a member of the Sentinels of Magic and Shadowpact.

[dfwrobbo]

Carol Ferris hanging out with the JSA is a true "What da hell's a polar bear doing in Arlington Texas" moment

[drifting-pieces-blog-blog]

Do you have any opinions on Batman vs Moon Knight? Not who would win in a fight because that's lame and boring, but how they compare as characters.

I'mma hit you up in a different way you weren't expecting. Because this has been sitting on my DC hidden knowledge shelf for YEARS.

(I'll get back to your original question in a bit, promise).

Let me tell you about DC's answer to Moon Knight: Ragman!

He really isn't a direct parody… as far as I'm aware….But it's REALLY suspicious.

He was created in 1976 by Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert.

(Moon Knight first appeared in 1975 in Werewolf by Night #32.)

And Marvel and DC did these sort of 'coincidences' quite often. They'd create one character with specific traits and then the other publisher would suddenly ALSO have a new character with the same traits. They were always juuuuust different enough to not raise TOO many eyebrows.

Now, Ragman was originally an Irish character that got revised to being a Jewish character and was later connected to the Golem of Prague figure from folklore in 1991.

Ragman's suite is quite… colorful… and is actually made up of MANY different souls, which leads him to often get involved in supernatural and mystical sorts of threats. The suit will collect new souls and often pits Ragman against his suit to prevent it from just….sucking in new ones.

Now, back in the original time line, Ragman was a Vietnam vet and his suit origins changed a few times. Either way, when his suit gets a new soul, he grains their experience and abilities. Things changed again in 2017.

He's an interesting character and an interesting ability with his suit and such. Plus, he was another Jewish character in a time when this wasn't very common!

Now, unlike Moon Knight, Ragman was never a super popular character. He has persisted and they even put him in the Green Arrow show once. I think it's a case of them not settling on a solid background and then not knowing what to do with him. A similar thing could have happened to Moon Knight…. and almost did… when Marvel just couldn't decide what to do with him.

Then there was a huge thing back in the day about people complaining that Moon Knight was just a Batman rip off.

There probably still are people out there and memes where Batman and Moon Knight are compared. But honestly, it's just the friggen cape. I mean, SO MANY characters back in the day all looked the same! Menacing shadow in the dark that punches bad guys.

Now, Ragman does still pop up in things now and then. He shows up in big events and things… But I'd be surprised if a lot of people are aware of him.

Some people have also equated Ragman to having a sort of DID as well. The rational is that his suit speaks to him and he can connect to the souls trapped inside. It's not DID. But people looking to make him the DC Moon Knight push it.

He dropped off my radar over the years and I don't know what his current heritage or backstory is since the New 52 DC reboot. If anyone knows, please feel free to chip in.

I do appreciate that DC still throws him into things now and then and have refused to let him fall into obscurity, but maybe if they gave him more of a solid story and a good writer, he could really be something more.

So back to your original question. I've always loved Batman. He was my original comics love from when I was a wee kid.

A LOT of people still complain that Moon Knight is too much like Batman. And I think these people need to actually read the friggin comics for both Moon Knight AND Batman because it's so stupid to think one is like the other.

Sure, both have trauma, but man did they go about it in different ways.

I think they would respect one another if they ever did meet, though Marc is notorious for not exactly getting along well with superheros when he first meets them... (Every single time they get into a fight. Oddly enough the one time he didn't get into a fight was when he met the Punisher and they were instantly BFF.)

The thing is, Batman is a VERY interesting characters....when he has the right writer. And the same goes for Moon Knight. But Moon Knight always holds his personal issues at the front of his story. Batman holds his mask at the front of his story. You always see what Batman wants you to see, where Moon Knight has no ability what so ever to keep the mask in place. (Ironic because now he won't take the mask off and his problems have never been more front and center).

For me, the best Batman stories are when the mask slips and you see the parts of Batman that he doesn't want you to see. When the story hits you the hardest, it's a story that you remember and stays with you.

When it comes to Moon Knight, because you always see under the mask and see the issues they are dealing with, it tends to be the characters around Moon Knight that stick with you.

It is hard to compare them as characters, because they are so different, but perhaps it is the differences that defines them.

When Marc has a break down, it's public and open and honest. He builds himself up and breaks down so often. He's in a constant struggle with self identity, regret, trauma, and the past.

You don't get to see Bruce break down. But you are deeply aware of his trauma. Occasionally you get the struggle with identity, but it's more about his failure to let go of the past that rules his life.

Marc's pain is so public, and Bruce's pain isn't. But everyone KNOWS Bruce's pain. The intense loss of his parents, his childhood, and eventually his everything as he gave up his life for the cowl. They wear their capes for different reasons, but both are compelled to do it. They find their meaning in what they do.

I'm sure someone smarter than me could write a thesis on these two.

[somewherefornow]

RORY REGAN/RAGMAN & ZATANNA ZATARA in JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK (2018)

[curtvilescomic]

Ragman by Matt Wagner

[leafsheep]

I think Signal should have to work with Team Dark. Not like permanently but I just think that it would be a really funny scenario if some serious level threat magic user shows up in Gotham and Bruce after much struggle and swallowing of his pride reluctantly has to call them and bc Signal’s a meta who actually has abilities that can mesh well with magic he ends up being like a liaison with them.

Like first of all he’s already pretty annoyed because come on Bruce why tf does he have to babysit but he ALSO has to work with a man who’s powers come from a shiny metal helmet, a woman who’s magic spells are literally just normal sentences backwards (he’s not serious Zatanna he’s sorry he would never disrespect you please <-apology Steph forced him to make), a chain smoker Brit with no apparent reason or will to be there half the time, a guy who’s name is RAGMAN (seriously RAGMAN?), a rhyming demon, and a literal chimpanzee detective.

There definitely is potential for amusement with other bats but I think Duke is perfect because he’d spend the whole time either unapologetically judging the group or making jokes and I just feel like it would be great.

[zal-cryptid]

Can you do ragdoll next

☝️ Ok, I may have misread - but I will do him in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the other rag guy.

DC characters - Ragman

[palmanatomy]

no one understands how excited i am when i see the oblivion bar mentioned in a piece of media. i freaked out when i read teen titans 2003 and eddie was in the bar for like a page. dc bring back shadowpact please. i miss them. when i read supersons and that one issue where the animals showed up at detective chimps house i was so happy. when i saw nightshade in justice league crisis on infinite earths animated movie, i cheered but then they nerfed her so bad i was so mad. dc bring them back and do them justice and i will give you my life.

[evilhorse]

You smell like Ragman’s farts.

(Wonder Woman Volume 6 #12)

[coolcomicbookcovers]

[thecrowmonster]

ive been hyperfixating on ragman and just finished vol 2 so heres some art and some of my favorite panels :)))