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Wayne Lineage Revealed: Vital Records Found in England

In the Golden Age of Gotham, the brothers Silas and Patrick Wayne had all the world at their reach. But when they left behind a single heir with dubious parentage, they couldn't realize the world of confusion their modern descendants would face.

Damian Farhad Wayne, son of the late Bruce Wayne, announced a new witness in the ongoing legal proceedings following his father's death in November 2013. A woman named Elizabeth St. Martin has come forward to share her biological link to Martha Wayne, solving a riddle many have been puzzling over for over half a century.

We now know the identity of Martha Wayne's mother -- the late Dr. Margaret Carter, one of the founders of the Allied paramilitary group STAR during World War II. The original birth certificate of Martha Wayne was discovered in Carter's affects by St. Martin, citing Carter as the mother, with an unknown father. The witness, St. Martin, is a descendant of one of Carter's other children.

Experts have already proven the paternity of Martha Wayne long before the woman's untimely death in 1983. The fact that Patrick Wayne was the woman's father was not in question with the courts. However, the fact she was not the product of a marriage, and her mother remained an unknown, caused some concern for possible other claimants to the Wayne fortune. Though some have tried to say otherwise, Patrick Wayne was not known for philandering, and the link to fellow STAR organizer Carter is now obvious.

According to the documents revealed by St. Martin, Margaret Carter herself was an illegitimate child of England native Ethel Sugarcombe and an unknown man in 1918, raised by Ethel's sister Amanda and brother-in-law Colonel Harrison Carter. It was not the only child the Carters raised alongside their own, as Colonel Carter also took in World War II hero James "Bucky" Barnes as a child as well.

Earlier this week, the witness Gertrude Cobblepot was deposed about her childhood with Martha Wayne, though her age was cited as an issue with her testimony. This new information, however, gives credence to the woman's claims that she spent time with Martha and her tutors at Wayne Manor, under the eye of Patrick and Silas themselves.

When reached for questioning, Damian Wayne had the following to say: "I understand the desire to keep such things out of the public spotlight. An illegitimate child would have ruined Carter's early career, and she was clearly friendly with the Waynes thereafter. It is not a conventional family unit that my grandmother came from, but I am also a product of the unknown for my own sake."

Damian Wayne is set to inherit the Wayne fortune, estimated at approximately $◼️◼️◼️ billion, with ward of the estate Richard Grayson acting as his trustee until he comes of age. Timothy Drake, another adopted child of Wayne, said that the reason they're fighting hard in the courts is not for money: "It's for what we know Bruce would have wanted to do with the company, the foundation, and the funds. That's why we're digging our heels in."

Richard Grayson was not available for comment.

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My Wonder Woman and friends

[onlylonelylatino]

The Wonder Woman family by George Pérez

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*Looks up air ticket prices*

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Oh! And before I move on from the early 1900s…

Love love loved the original description of Etta! Like, yes!!! How cute is her character?? I imagine her being like Clucky from Disney’s Robin Hood —

“Diana, run! This is no place for a lady!” *proceeds to annihilate several guys with nothing but her purse and her parasol*

—and her father owns a big candy factory back in the States. She’s in England during WWI to help the Red Cross.

(I’m also starting to rethink that curly lock of hair in her bangs… reminds me too much of Umbridge…)

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DC Cinematic Universe Pitch

For the last several months, I have been working through the various DC heroes and their villains, discussing movie ideas and coming up with possible plans for how a movie universe could incorporate all of their most important characters naturally. I now have a full plan, which I will be presenting day by day until we reach the finale, starting with:

PHASE ONE

WONDER WOMAN*

While pursuing a dangerous terrorist, Captain Steve Trevor and his team stumble upon a lost island, the home of the Amazons of ancient Greek myth.

Starring:

Princess Diana/Wonder Woman – Princess of the island of Themyscira

Captain Steve Trevor – Captain of a special forces unit tracking the Baroness

Baroness Paula von Gunther – A dangerous international terrorist

Queen Hippolyta – Queen of Themyscira and mother of Diana

Barbara Ann Minerva – A scientist and member of Steve Trevor’s team

Doctor Poison – A chemist developing a biological weapon for the Baroness

Donna Troy – Diana’s adopted little sister

Etta Candy – The communications officer of Steve Trevor’s team

Nubia – An Amazon and guardian of the Doors of Death

What do you think? Would you watch it? Who would you cast in the principal roles?

*Title is subject to change and open to suggestions.

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hello I would like to point out this one time that bruce avoided a gala for several hours so he could stare at video of clark. you know. for research

trinity 2008 #8 “Have You Tied Him Up Yet?”

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WATCH OUT JESSICA FLETCHER!

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Wonder Woman by Amy Reeder

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G. Willow Wilson's reinvention of Ares for the modern era in Wonder Woman: The Just War

I've gotta say, I found G. Willow Wilson's unique interpretation of Ares in "The Just War" arc of her Wonder Woman run to be really intriguing from both a characterization & thematic standpoint!

Throughout the opening arc of her Wonder Woman run, Wilson portrays the Ancient Greek God of War as struggling to adapt to warfare of the modern era, fearing that he is destined to become a forgotten relic of history like several other conquerors and tyrants have become. While this leads to Ares' deciding to reform by now aligning himself with the victims rather than perpetuators of warfare, Wonder Woman (aka Diana Prince) immediately recognizes that Ares is still beholden to his antiquated perceptions of war.

This inherent contraction in Ares' alleged change of heart is expertly communicated sudden intervention in a civil war between the U.S. backed fictional Eastern European nation of Durovnia and its oppressed Indigenous ethnic population. While Ares claims to be "standing up for what is right even when the world would rather look away," the God of War engages in multiple war crimes including the deliberate targeting of civilians on the opposing side of the conflict, as well as the attempted assassination of the corrupt Durovnian prime minister. Conversely, Diana recognizes that Ares' acts of retributive justice will only serve to endanger the lives of Durovnia's ethnic minorities by "creating a blood feud that will last a generation," and instead actively seeks to diplomatically resolve the conflict by advocating for a ceasefire & peace negotiations.

Diana's efforts to find a peaceful resolution effectively serve to help expose the underlying hypocrisy behind the supposed "justness of [Ares'] deeds." Despite his newfound proclamations of wanting to oppose tyranny, the "reformed" Ares repeatedly demonstrates communicates through his actions that he cares not for the justice of the victims of warfare, but rather for his own personal glory & immortality. Essentially, Ares is ultimately no different than the interventionist U.S. military whom Diana rightfully criticized earlier in the storyline for its blind support the oppressive Durovnian government simply to protect America's international interests. Furthermroe, Ares' self-centered intervention in the Durovnian Civil War feels distressingly relevant due to its parallels with modern real-life wars that America has negatively influenced such as both the Israel-Palestine conflict & the Syrian Civil War (the latter of which directly coincided with the release of "The Just War" arc back in 2018).

In large measure, the portrayal Ares in G. Willow Wilson's Wonder Woman run provides as a uniquely fresh interpretation of one of Diana's long-time enemies. By throwing the literal Ancient Greek God of War into a setting eeriley reminescent of various contemporary real-life conflicts, Wilson effectively utilizes "The Just War" arc to explore complex themes about modern warfare, anti-interventionalism, and the meaning of true justice.

From Wonder Woman (2016) #58-62 by G. Willow Wilson, Cary Nord & Xermancio.

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Giganta's first appearance

Wonder Woman #9 (1944)

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Wonder Woman #799 - "Whatever Happened to the Warrior of Truth?" (2023)

written by Becky Cloonan & Michael W. Conrad art by Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, Meghan Hetrick, Juan Ferreyra, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Paulina Ganucheau, & Tamra Bonvillain

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Looks like she's dead! Woo woo!

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Golden Age Superman: A story with oddly progressive leanings with an origin that can be read as a metaphor on being an immigrant. Golden Age Superman did a lot of cool stuff. Plus, Canadian ties through Joe Shuster!

Golden Age Wonder Woman: A strangely progressive story about feminism written by a psychologist who was in a polyamorous relationship and may have had a bondage fetish. Golden Age Wonder Woman is odd, but fun and amazing. Some of her villians even get redeemed. And she has a plus sized friend in Etta Candy! It's shockingly progressive to me.

Golden Age Batman: Um. It was there, I guess? Batman shows up and kills people or whatever. It's all very boring and tiresome to read. It should have been left in the wastepaper basket of history where it belonged. Until the joker shows up, batman is just some boring dude. And even after, he's just some boring rich dude. He sucks.