#the good teen titans from 2003 or whatever

[papersak]

Capes are for sharing

I haven't drawn these dorks in almost 10 years. I watched my DVDs as background noise and went "oh, actually this still holds up" and have an endless supply of compliments for this show. And they're the best ship.

[celaenaeiln]

“batman loves his nightwing” this and “batsibs love nightwing that”, what about the batsibs’ friends / team loving nightwing ‼️‼️

YES!!! They love him!

The thing about Dick Grayson is that he has such a unique quality that just draws people in and holds them captive.

Titans (2016) Issue #26

He has a charisma that's intense. People from all walks of life find themselves just constantly looking at him for friendship, advice, love, guidance, and just something that calls them to him.

It's the impact he has on people that's astounding.

Titans (2016) Issue #27

They love him so much and they respect him so much that his absence is like a huge gaping hole in their chest. People feel lost without him because they've come to rely so heavily on him. Gar and Steel literally only joined because Dick asked.

This is something Roy catches on to and is well-aware of. He practically hounds Dick into creating the Outsiders with him.

Outsiders (2003) Issue #1

But you think Roy is the only one to capitalize on Dick's Nightwing effect? Hell no.

Titans East Special

Dick isn't just a person. He's a home. He's the guiding hand and the ship's steer control. He's special to people because he's everything they want him to be. He's their lover, best friend, brother, and partner. Whatever role they're missing in life they find it him him because he makes himself versatile enough to fill whatever they're looking for.

Dark Crisis Issue #1

We say batsibs' teams but he's the whole Justice community's everything. He fills the connections of both Batman's side and Superman's side.

He IS the most well-connected person in the entire community.

Teen Titans (2003) Issue #23

Look at what Kon says -

"Nightwing and Starfire brought wave two. Which is just about everyone whose ever been a Titan. It's a natural thing when Nightwing shows up. None of us are conscious of it, really--but we all look to him for orders. Robin's lucky."

The sheer respect. That Kon has for Nightwing is indomitable. Oh, but you think that's all?

Do you know what the superhero community says about Nightwing? Kon will tell you what they think -

Teen Titans (2003) Issue #33

The Titans (1999) Issue #39

He calls. They answer.

Hero-worship of Nightwing is canonically universal. Renaming this the Nightwing Effect

Epilson

The Titans (1999)

Red Condor

Nightwing (2016) Annual #3

Hutch

Nightwing (2016) Issue #75

Kara

Justice League of America (2006) Issue #49

Supergirl (2005) Issue #3

And sometimes this means more than friendship love but still born out of respect. It's so funny to me how Dick goes around friendzoning people.

Cassie

Even when people don't like what he wants they still do it because they respect him. Because he had an impact on them and they were were moved

Titans (2003) Issue #89

Aquaman, Ollie, John (Green Lantern)

JLA (1997) Issue #121

Kyle Rayner

Even people he's just met are like - this guy's pretty good!

Green Lantern (1990) Issue #81

Coming from a Green Lantern comic!! Not even a Wondergirl, Wonderwoman, Batman, or Nightwing writer. A green lantern!

Speaking of which, when Hal Jordon dies, a list of people are selected to be The Hal Jordon's replacement and guess who it is?

Action Comics (1938) Issue #642

Hal forces his soul back into his body and comes back to life but DC does a "what-if" thing and shows what it would be like if Dick actually became a Green Lantern.

Superman/Batman Issue #60

AND BRUCE'S REACTION!! His most favorite son combined with one of his least favorite people 🤣🤣

Superman/Batman Issue #60

But Bruce's faith in Dick actually elavtes his opinion of Hal.

ALSO!!-

Superman/Batman Issue #61

I JUST KNOW THAT BRUCE WAS WRITHING IN JEALOUSY!!

But anyway, shows to prove that no matter who Dick is and what identity he takes, he will always be the love of the hero community. Because in this world, each member is a combination of the Justice League AND the Titans.

Superman/Batman Issue #60

Yet Dick is still the center of it all.

A literal god

Nightwing (2016) Issue #49

Jon and the hero community

Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis Issue #1

"It would mean a LOT to people if you came and said--" "You're all overreacting." "We need you."

"You're all overreacting." - Clearly, this isn't the first time someone has already come to Dick about being the center of the community.

Not just by the batfam, but for everyone Dick is the most beloved person in the community. That is a fact.

[batbabydamian]

Hey, I started reading Robin son of Batman because of your recommendation (I literally have a print of your post on my phone to not forget lol). Honestly? One of the best things I ever read!!!

Thank you for opening my eyes! Damian has been one of my favorite characters for over a year, but I didn't read/watch much of him because of school, life (and probably an executive dysfunction in the mix).

Maya is incredible. I loved her.

I haven't finished all the issues yet, but do you have any other recommendations?

WAH this makes me so happy, i'm glad you still gave it a shot even with how busy life is!! ;v;

i’d love to give reccs, and i’ll try to go a beginner friendly route! tbh you can pick up whatever here, but since you've read R:SOB i’d immediately follow up with Batman and Robin (2011) #1-8! this first arc is what’s referred to in Maya’s introduction, and it's just. so good.

Main Books

Batman and Robin (2009)

Dick as Batman with Damian as his Robin!

#20-22 Tree of Blood: Dark Knight vs White Knight arc is done by Tomasi and Gleason, the team for the next Batman and Robin series

*Batman and Robin (2011)

Bruce and Damian figuring out their relationship as both Batman & Robin and father & son

imo you can enjoy the ride and read straight through this but i’ll add context to avoid as much confusion as possible since there’s the occasional tie-in or offscreen events, like Damian’s death nbd

Batman Incorporated (2012) #1-10

events leading to Damian's death - affects Batman and Robin (2011) from issue #18

kind of a tough read especially with how Talia's written, but a lot of iconic bits like Batcow, Damian's vegetarian declaration, Alfred the cat, "We Were the Best, Richard."

Robin (2021)

another self-discovery adventure, particularly after Alfred’s death and a fallout with Bruce (and questionable writing choices from his last Teen Titans run)

Batman and Robin (2023)

currently ongoing! after a number of events, Bruce and Damian are back as a duo

Damian Dynamics!

Batman: Streets of Gotham (2009) #7, 10-12

arc where Damian meets one of his first Gotham friends, Colin Wilkes

Batgirl (2009) #5-7, #17

Steph and Damian dynamic! "the bad cop, worse cop" dysfunctional duo

Red Robin (2009) #13-14

early Tim and Damian dynamic that of course includes fighting haha. funny enough, accidentally my first intro to Damian LOL

Teen Titans (2003) #89-92

Dick!Batman has Damian join the Teen Titans. Start of Damian and Rose Wilson dynamic that’s extended in Robin (2021)

Batman: Gates of Gotham (2011)

Damian meets Cass and has a brief team up

Gotham Academy (2015) #7

Damian meets Maps Mizoguchi! they have a few other meetings, but outside of that the series itself is a great read!

Robin War Event (2015)

Robin War (2015) #1, Grayson (2014) #15, Detective Comics (2011) #47, We Are Robin (2015) #7, Robin: Son of Batman (2015) #7, Robin War (2015) #2

Duke and Damian dynamic! not exactly beginner friendly but these are the main issues in order for the event! you can also read the TPB version for everything including Tie-Ins

Nightwing (2016) #16-20, #42, #43

#16-20 Nightwing and Robin arc!

#42 Dick on a mission to save Damian! the one appearance of "Wiggles" the dragon

#43 Dick, Roy, and Damian team-up

New Talent Showcase 2018 "Catwoman: Pedigree"

Selina, Damian, and Alfred the cat

Batman: Prelude to the Wedding - Robin vs. Ra's Al Ghul (2018)

Selina, Damian, and Cheese Viking - Damian's fav game shown in Nightwing: Rebirth (2016)

Monkey Prince (2022) #1-4

Marcus Sun Shugel-Shen's main comic, but Damian features as a fun dynamic here before they're in more serious circumstances in Batman VS Robin (2022)/Lazarus Planet event

Superman (2016) #10 - 11

the beginning of the Super Sons! featuring Maya!

Super Sons (2017)

solitary arcs but there’s a few event tie-in issues later

Adventures of the Super Sons (2018)

literally more Super Sons adventures lol galactic shenanigans yeehaw

Challenge of the Super Sons (2020) 

Super Sons time shenanigans feat. the Justice League

Robin 80th Anniversary (2020)

"Boy Wonders" - brief Damian feature as Tim considers his next step in life

"My Best Friend" - Jon's thoughts on Damian and their dynamic

"Bat and Mouse" - refers to Damian's unfortunate Teen Titans (2016) run at the time of release which follows up with Teen Titans Annual #2 where Damian briefly gives up Robin

Extra Comics!

Superman/Batman (2003) #77

Kara and Damian in a Halloween team-up! also the appearance of "Li'l Matches" lol

DCU Halloween Special '09 "Cavity Search"

Damian out on a solo mission for Halloween night. Immediately after is Tim's Red Robin story "Then and Now: Our Father's Sins" which is more somber in contrast but also a good read!

DCU Halloween Special 2010 "Robin the Vampire Slayer"

a Dick!Batman and Robin story featuring the vampire Andrew Bennett

Cursed Comics Cavalcade (2018) "The Devil You Know"

Halloween themed comic with a sweet short story of Damian alongside Solomon Grundy

DC's Terrors Through Time (2022)

"Trick or Treat" a Super Sons Halloween story

"The Haunting of Wayne Manor" Damian and Deadman story - in the end, Boston kinda refers to Nezha's possession of Damian in Batman VS Robin (2022) which was happening at the time of this release

Batman: Li'l Gotham (2013)

lighthearted series that instantly makes me smile with the silliness and Dustin Nguyen’s art i love this dearly

Secret Origins (2014) #4 "A Boy's Life"

a retelling of Damian's origin story

Detective Comics (2016) #1001-1005

Batman and Robin vs the Arkham Knight (unrelated to the game)

Truth & Justice (2021) #6/#16 - 18 Digital First version

cute story of Damian’s birthday! Juni Ba’s art is so fun!!

DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration (2021) “Special Delivery”

short story about Damian! and poisoned pizzas. completely forgot the artist Sami Basri drew Rebirth Damian here before catboy Damian lol Cass’s story “Sounds” is also cute! Marcus makes his first appearance in "The Monkey Prince Hates Superheroes"

DC VS Vampires (2021)

Damian makes appearances throughout this elseworlds book, but the one-shot DC VS Vampires: Hunters (2022) is vampire Damian-centric!

Batman: Black and White (2021) #5

“Father & Son Outing” short story written and drawn by Jorge Jimenez!

Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #20-23

#20 “My Son” Talia and Bruce focus

#20 - 23 “The Murder Club” 4 Parts

Tiny Titans (2008) #33, #39, #45, #47

a few appearances but SO CUTE, LOOK AT HIM

*Batman and Robin (2011) reading guide

i'm mostly trying to avoid the "what did i just walk in on?" kinda feeling when i first started reading comics LOL i'll list the comics where events take place, but you don't necessarily have to read them to go through this book since things are usually explained as quickly as possible in the first page or so

#0 Someday Never Comes

Talia and baby Damian before he grows up to meet Bruce

#1-8 Born to Kill

just an incredibly solid arc for Bruce and Damian!

#9 Court of Owls Tie-In Issue

Damian VS a Court of Owls Talon. While Bruce is occupied with a home invasion of Talons, Alfred makes a call for allies to protect targeted Gotham public figures from Talons. During Batman (2011) #1-11

#10-12 Terminus

Damian challenges the previous Robins sans Steph

Batman Incorporated (2012) is occurring at this time where Talia has placed a bounty on Damian and there's small mentions of that

#13-14 Eclipsed/Devoured

mostly solitary arc! end of it leads into the Death of the Family event

#15-16 Death of the Family Tie-In Issues

Damian and Joker face-off... Alfred's been kidnapped by the Joker, and Damian goes looking for him. During Batman (2011) #13-17

#17 Life is but a Dream - Death of the Family Epilogue

a sort of subconscious check-in through the dreams of Damian, Alfred, and Bruce. Nightwing (2011) #17 features Damian encouraging Dick after Death of the Family events

#18 Undone "Requiem"

Bruce dealing with Damian's death from Batman Incorporated #8

other reactions to Damian's death: Dick in Nightwing (2011) #18, Tim in Teen Titans (2011) #18

#19-23 Denial, Rage, The Bargain, Despair, Acceptance

Bruce through the stages of grief with some batfam appearances in each. also introduces Carrie Kelley into continuity as Damian's acting tutor.

Batman (2011) #19-20 also addresses Bruce's loss

#23.1-23.4

these could be skipped - villain stories, also related to Forever Evil event.

#24-28 The Big Burn

optional Batman and Two-Face/Harvey Dent arc, #23.1 is part of this story!

Damian's resurrection and return

#29-32 The Hunt for Robin

Ras took Talia and Damian's bodies from their graves, and Bruce goes after him.

-> Robin Rises: Omega

continues events from #32. if you don't want to jump to this, basically, Glorious Godfrey and a bunch of parademons from Apokolips are here for a chaos shard which Ra's put in Damian's sarcophagus. at some point, Bruce gets a hold of the shard where he sees a vision that leads him to believe Damian can be resurrected. Godfrey ends up taking the shard, along with Damian's body since it was emitting the same energy.

#33-37 Robin Rises

Bruce hellbent on retrieving Damian from Apokolips and reviving him

-> Robin Rises: Alpha

necessary to read and continues events from #37! Damian's back with a bang lol

#38-40 Superpower

Damian adjusting to having superpowers and being alive again

Annual #1 2013 Batman Impossible

sweet (and funny) one-shot of Damian sending Bruce on a meaningful scavenger hunt around the world while Damian gets to be the cutest Batman for a bit

Annual #2 2014 Batman and Robin: Week One

one-shot takes place during Damian's absence. after Bruce and Alfred find a mystery gift left for Dick, Dick recounts a story he had told Damian from his Robin days.

Annual #3 2015 Moonshot

one-shot Batman and Robin adventure on the moon!

...and of course after Batman and Robin (2011), Damian's story continues in his first solo Robin: Son of Batman (2015)!

[crackedpumpkin]

a/n: Oh my god so many drabbles lately ayo, to hopefully make up for the lack of content :") I'm only able to update during the weekends nowadays, since I'm wayyy too tired after work to write. I hope you enjoy!

Teen Titans 2003! Robin x Villain! Reader

“Let the adults handle this, Bird Boy.”

Robin’s icy gaze is more than enough to make you chuckle in amusement, faking a shiver. He looks away, his hand propped on his hip.

“Are you sure bringing them into this is a good idea?” He questions Cyborg with reluctance in his voice, gesturing carelessly to you.

“Watch it, Bird Boy. I have a name, y’know.” 

“And so do I.”

“Bird Boy rolls off the tongue better.”

“Guys, stop!” Cyborg stands between the both of you, Robin’s gloved hands already curling into fists while your fingers brush against the hilt of your katana. Both of you are glaring at each other, only moving back when Beast Boy helps Cyborg move the two of you further apart.

“Man, getting these two to work together will be tougher than we thought.” Beast Boy comments with a sigh, already sweating from all the tension in the room.

You huff, crossing your arms. Robin uncurls his fists, looking away with a grumpy purse of his lips. “Whatever,” He mutters.

“How is it that we’ve faced two literal gods, Cinderblock, the Brotherhood of Evil, and yet they’re the only one that irritates you this much besides Slade??” Cyborg groans, holding his hand against his face and shaking his head in defeat.

“Aw, am I special?” You coo, moving to sit beside him and batting your lashes at his disgruntled figure.

“No, you’re not!” Robin moves away, and you almost fall off the chair, having leaned on his side with most of your body weight.

“Rude,” You mutter, eyeing his retreating figure. However, a light pink catches your eye, and you grin when you spot a faint blush that dusts the tip of his ears, his hesitant manner in speaking finally clueing you in. You hum in thought, lips tugging upwards into a smirk as ideas form in your mind. 

Maybe things will start to get interesting around here.

[erebosblue]

okay, let me just-

the apprentice arc from Teen Titans (2003) and the Renegade arc (Nightwing 1996 #112-#117) are different.

I have not seen the show and I need to re-read Renegade but this is more a general overview rather than a deep dive.

the version of events where Dick is forced to be Slade's apprentice because of the nanobots or whatever is from the show. he is never called Renegade (to my knowledge) during this arc. not that you can't call him that if you want to. but this is not where the name comes from.

Dick is not forced to be Renegade in the comics. you can, of course, have a plot line where he is in your fics or whatever for flavor, but in canon Dick is the one that becomes Renegade to secretly try and take down a group of villains.

in post-crisis canon this is also where he trains Rose.

(in the current canon he trains Rose when he's fired as Robin iirc? it's weird.)

the Renegade arc is directly why Blüdhaven got nuked. Slade was pissed that Dick had tried to turn his daughter against him and suggested that the nuke be dropped on Blüd, (because the group of villains was going to drop a nuke regardless for reasons,) to get revenge.

I am not talking about the quality of either of these stories nor am I trying to spark that discussion. this is simply to provide information that I am seeing is very lost.

I recommend just reading through the arc if you want to write something about Renegade as he is in the comics. I know reading a shit ton of comics can be overwhelming but the arc is like 6 issues. you can easily find it online and it won't take you long at all.

I will not lie, yes you will miss context of the shit happening around Dick at this time, the Crutches storyline is important to understanding his mindset at the time, but you don't need to read it to understand Renegade enough. (Dick does a pretty good job explaining his mental state in #112 himself too.)

there are a lot of events happening at once in this time-frame, UTRH and also Infinite Crisis, so it will be confusing in some aspects just because of that, but still. you'll understand it enough. (and hey, UTRH and Infinite Crisis should probably be on your reading list anyways. UTRH more so than IC but still.)

you don't have to be comic accurate when you write Renegade, I'm not making this post to say that fanon versions of Renegade are wrong and bad. I am simply trying to provide information and guide people in the right place if they do want to know the source material.

I will repeat again that this is not about the story quality of either arc and DO NOT start a conversation around Devin Grayson on or around this post. that is not what this is about and you know it.

finally for some visual aids.

apprentice arc:

Renegade:

[confusedhummingbird]

Character Ask: Kory aka Starfire

First Impression: Like many I was first introduced to her through the Teen Titans animated show and I freaking loved her so much from the beginning. Her and Robin were my favorites and still are to this day

Impression now: Queen! She's amazing! She deserves all the good things ever!

Favorite Moment: There are so many but this cute romantic moment with Dick has to be my favorite it's so cute!

Idea for a story: I just really want her and Dick to finally get married and have Mar'i and Jake. I'd also love a series with Her Donna and Raven having their own story and adventures together.

Unpopular Opinion: Definitely not unpopular but man I still just hate was done to her in Red Hood and the Outlaws. Kory baby I'm so sorry!

Favorite relationship: (Romantic) Dick! Dickkory is my favorite ship ever! I love them so much!

(Platonic) Her relationships between her and Donna and her and Raven are so amazing. Great examples of female friends in comics! I also enjoy the underrated relationship between her and Cassie in Teen Titans 2003.

Favorite Headcanon: She loves to celebrate Tameranian holidays with her friends. They find them a bit odd but it makes her happy so they'll do whatever it takes to make her happy!

Thanks for the ask Friend! 😃💗

[spider-jaysart]

3, 4, 24

DC Comics Asks

@paladin-of-nerd-fandom65

3. First comic read?

The 1st paperback edition of the New 52 Harley Quinn comic book

4. What introduced you to the DC universe? Was it a show, comic, or movie?

I'm not so sure since I was so young, but I think the Teen Titans 2003 cartoon was what got me way more invested in the DC world as a kid since I loved watching it so much and still do

24. If you had total control, what you change?

1. Deage Jon back to being a kid, because he should've been allowed to grow up naturally and honestly deserves the character development that he should've gotten before in the past, and also because it was terrible that he just got ripped away from his original fans like that just because Bendis wanted to make him date Saturn girl (instead of finding someone else who was actually her age, since Jon was STILL JUST 10 years old at the time when he had thought of this ship for her, which is very EW!!) and didn't want a kid character getting in the way of his Superman stories because "it's not that fun to include them", which makes no sense, because he was literally so much more likeable and way more interesting as a kid than he is now, because as an adult, now he just feels like a completely different person and a boring character that many old fans just can't see as the real Jon anymore, even if they tried to, since he's more like a stranger now. He's just a plain, younger clone of Clark now with no real personality of his own in him (he doesn't even have his own style!!!)

2. Make Dickkory happen again and leave Dickbabs behind, because that relationship is just a forced one that DC only wants to happen just so that things can only stay in the Batfamily. But Dickkory is the one that actually has real love in it and a much deeper connection in it between the two. Plus those two are always crazy about eachother, way more than Barbara and Dick could ever be for one another. And I would also make baby Mar'i and Jake happen later on in the future too. Also, the trope that always happens with either Dick or Kory abandoning the other and the kids or dying everytime they finally have a family of their own needs to just stop, because they deserve to be happy together already after such a long time and I would make sure that it stays that way too

3. Make Bruce an actual good father, because #1 it is not cool at all and I do not ever enjoy seeing him treat any of his kids horribly, it just only makes me really irritated to see everytime and #2 it does not make sense for who he is actually meant to be as a character. It doesn't matter how many times writers will make it happen in canon, because that just means that they don't actually know him at all and only think he would do it just because "Oh, he's a dark, edgy man who gets angry at everything, so he must be such a horrible Father too.", which is not how he should be. There should never be anything so wrong about letting him be good Dad to his kids. There's always other ways to create a bunch of drama for Batfamily stories, but him being an abusive parent definitely shouldn't be one of them and if some DC writer thinks it is, than that just means they can't really think outside of the box

4. Stop the "Talia is an evil person who loves killing and is also a terrible Mother who tortures her kid with no mercy if they don't do what she wants" trope, because she originally doesn't actually agree with her Fathers ways at all and has always felt uncomfortable with having to be an assassin who takes lives, and another thing about her original character is that she's also a very loving person at heart and would never want to hurt the ones that she loves, so it doesn't make any sense for her to be a cruel and hateful parent who hurts and uses her Son for only whatever she wants

5. Keep the name "Kon". I heard that Conner is getting a new official name change for himself soon in his series, so he's ditching "Kon" now for something else just because "Clark was the one who gave it to him, but he didn't actually choose it himself, so it's not his", but like... HELLO????!! The writer definitely did not read any of his older books at all, because Kon was literally so happy when Clark offered it to him, because he finally felt accepted into the Superfamily that way and even cried tears of joy from it too if I remember correctly, so what the heck are they changing it for if he actually loves it and originally has no problems with it????

6. Revive Alfred, because to me, he is an iconic character that shouldn't be killed, because then nothing ever really feels the same again without him

7. Batgirl was cool for Barbara back then, especially because she was still young at that time, but I would make her Oracle again because it's just a definitely more fitting role for her nowadays

8. Keep more awesome Supersons stories happening again, because they're always a joy to read and also because I really miss them a lot

Idk if I have anymore ideas in mind for anything else😅 but this is everything for now that I would definitely change if I could

Thanks for the ask, Pal!!

[local-lamppost]

Feel free to ignore this, its just me gushing about how important Code Lyoko is to me.

I'm not one of those people who gets nostalgic and for multiple reasons, A) I'm very rarely emotionally sentimental towards media, B) I am a bit stunted emotionally, and C) due to a childhood/teenage years of a number of head injuries my memory is absolutely shot.

But through it all, Code Lyoko-the weird show from France with its stilted animation and repetitive plot-is what gets me. Not my favorite movies, games, or even other tv shows will do this to me.

Now, I started watching Code Lyoko when I was pretty young. I'm more or less a year older than it. So, when it was dubbed into english for the states, I was just old enough to catch onto the plot and some time later be enthralled with the later seasons/reruns. I have two older brothers and we all have vastly different taste in media, but for a solid part of my childhood we all agreed on a shared love for this show. We would meet in the den to watch the episodes every day and get along as only kids watching cartoons can.

When we moved states the subject I was most upset over was that CN for some reason didn't have Code Lyoko in this new area. Which, considering the move took probably about a day or two, really confused me. But for years this show lived only in my memory, not even my friends at school-in grades above or below-knew what I was talking about.

Some years pass, Code Lyoko is this shiny little memory that sits in the back of my brain, and I'm given a gen 1 iPad. It's slow, it dies quickly, I didn't even have my own headphones, but I didn't have to share with my brothers and had Youtube.

Now, for any young folk reading this for some reason (first off, good on you for getting into Code Lyoko) Youtube had been around for a few years at this point and had only really started getting traction circa 2008-09. The fun thing about early Youtube was that you could watch anything. Very few restrictions, no concept of enforcing copyright, it just had to be ten minutes or less and even that was beginning to change(I think). This was the era of watching a lagging anime in 3-4 parts an episode, and this is where I was able to finally watch Code Lyoko again.

I remember very specifically marathoning the show in the kitchen, sitting oddly in an arm chair, utterly engrossed in this show. It had action, it was 3D animated, the characters were cool and funny, and I would've done anything to have a hangout like the factory. Not to mention the intro was the best thing I'd ever heard and still is to this day one of my favorites.

But why do I love this show? Well a couple reasons...

Thing 1: Animation

Now I know the jokes and the jabs and the fact that its old and dated are what anyone unfamiliar with the show is quick to point out. If anyone has even passing knowledge of Code Lyoko its usually the weird character designs. If you watch the show you get used to it and sorta come to notice that it fits the characters much better in the 3D world more than the 2D and Lyoko is where all the cool action scenes are so.

And, I don't know if this is a hot take, but I like the 3D animation a lot. It looks like the ps2/3 games we would play as kids, and the premise is basically kids fighting monsters in a video game in 2003. It's an aesthetic that I appreciate for better or worse.

Thing 2: Stakes/Story

Code Lyoko is one of the few shows (cartoons especially) with the unique ability to be episodic in a serialized way. Things build up, connect, and whatever big changes happen in the past seasons continue on in the following. This was kinda insane to young me, shows were episodic or serialized, not both. Not to say there was nothing else (Teen Titans, Generator Rex, X-Men Evolution, Avatar, etc.) nor to say that Code Lyoko was the best at doing this, but no matter how repetitive the usual episodes are it more than makes up for with the stakes of those epidoes.

I don't think many cartoons put the kids in as imiment danger as Code Lyoko. Military satellites, Nuclear collisions, plagues of rats and hoards of wasps, using nano tech to give people amnesia that spread like the flu, being drowned or boiled alive, molested by plants, haunted by internet ghosts, Jeremy messing up a code so badly the antagonist needs to help the heroes out, feeling what it is like to be killed every time they are devertualized, having gravity turned off, having to deal with the fact that they are all months to potentially years older than their peers due to time travel, stressing over keeping everyone alive because time travel doesn't fix that, and so much more. Keep in mind they are all 13-15 years old and also in boarding school, on their own those are experiences that will deeply scar and change you without the cyber terrorism.

Thing Last: Characters

This is the real kicker and probably something I'll dedicate an entire series of things to talking about in depth, but for now.

Code Lyoko was the first show with characters I truly cared about. My young brain would be so absorbed in those stakes that I could forget that a cartoon for children would not kill any of its main characters(at least back then).

Individually, each character had something going for them. Jeremy was smart, witty, and made me feel better about being a nerd; Aelita was all that and more, being one of the kindest characters in media but still managing to hold her own both verbally and physically (no sequence was cooler to me than in season 1 when Aelita had to avoid monsters without aid and managed to kill a bunch using only the terrain); Yumi was the groups strength in the real world, a bit older and down to earth, it's weird she had no friends prior to the series; Odd, what to say about Odd? He is the only emotionally intelligent person in this whole cast with only Aelita coming close. He is happy, funny, proud, and kinda carried the team in the early episodes when Ulrich wouldn't go to Lyoko for whatever reason; Ulrich, my boy, the best fighter in Lyoko and a contender for best Lyoko design, my relating to him as a child was probably the earliest indicator I had mental health problems, but I will always remember him taking down Kolossus. Lastly, XANA. For a villain with maybe a line of dialog, XANA had a strange sense of character to him. He was a malicious, ruthless, powerful entity that wanted freedom for itself and the destruction of those who imprisoned him. XANA was meant to be a helpful AI, but it got out of hand and was persecuted by the men in black due to its capabilities, even scaring Hopper, his creator. XANA's death in the second to last episode is shown as a smoke being of him contorts in agony and dissipates; so close to being free.

More than anything, the Lyoko Warriors are friends. They goof around, get a virtual Aelita a birthday cake, know when to tease and when to just listen, they will do anything for each other through thick and thin, but they can also just hang out. A lot of stories have groups that feel like they only spend time together to achieve something, for a purpose, the Lyoko Warriors are friends who like being together.

To wrap this up.

Code Lyoko has numerous problems, most of which can be seen in Miraculous Ladybug the current popular French cartoon created by a former Code Lyoko storyboard artist, but it had heart. It showed me how far animation could go, how a world could be created. It motivated me to improve my writing and taught me that no story-no matter how good the visuals or plot-is anything without lovable characters.

More than anything serious, Code Lyoko was fun. It gave me time to spend with my brothers, an introduction into internet media/culture, and the first ending that I ever found satisfying as a child. I love this show, if someone came up to me and said 'if you quit your job and studies that your actually happy with and come make a Code Lyoko reboot/sequal' I wouldn't hesitate.

I love you Code Lyoko and here's to another 20! Let's live in a world without danger.

[panbelle]

9 Fandom Peeps to get to know better

tagged by the lovely @boleynecklace <33

3 ships you like:

Zutara - Zuko/Katara from Avatar the Last Airbender

RobRae - Robin and Raven from Teen Titans (2003)

Spideypool - Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Spiderman/Peter Parker (Marvel)

First ship ever: Besides every disney princess and her prince, I'd probably say Sky/Bloom from Winx Club, I was heart eyeing them sm as a kid. Honorable mentions to Riley and Lucas from gmw, Joey and Phoebe from Friends, and Cleo and Lewis from H2O Just Add Water for other ships young me adored.

Last song that you heard: Haus of Holbein from SIX the Musical

Favourite childhood book: Magic Treehouse was one of the first series I ever loved. Really fostered my love for magic and sibling dynamics.

Currently reading: Red, White, and Royal Blue (yes, I saw the movie first)

Currently watching: Oh boy, multiple things. New Girl (first time through), Criminal Minds (second time through), RuPaul's drag race, Sofia the First. Whatever I'm in the mood for really.

Currently consuming: Nothing atm. I'll probably have some tea before bed though.

Currently craving: That tea sounds pretty good actually.

tagging @susiephone @riddlerosehearts @vorpalinas and anyone else who wants to participate! Tag me I'd love to learn more about you <3

[capttain-emo]

DC fic rec for @tarboyman with my little commentary this time and uhh this is a long one. Edit: enjoy around 800k words of fanfiction muah

The *New* Teen Titans ~ Part 1 ~ Titans Go! by KatScythe Word Count: 77k Chapter(s): 22/22 Summary: THIS IS WHAT 'TITANS' SHOULD HAVE BEEN A new adult revamp of the original 2003 Teen Titans cartoon, starting at the very beginning just like the live action show, with bits and pieces from all the different media versions of the Teen Titans out there, including the original comics. Full of blood and gore and foul-mouthedness, and real consequences to five superpowered idiot teenagers running around beating the shit out of people, blowing stuff up, and causing general mayhem. Five teenagers: each one gifted with amazing power, each one cursed with its burden. An alien ship crashes to earth, and fate draws them together. Five heroes—One team. Titans, GO! My thoughts: It's exactly what it says and exactly what I wanted. I've always been a young justice girl but I love this fic so much

Banshee in A Well by liverobinreaction (bugbee) Word count: 43k Chapter(s): 5/5 Summary: Tim is five years old when he drowns in his parents' pool. He dies quietly, waiting for parents who love him, but will never be there, to realise that something is wrong. They never show up, and he sinks into oblivion. When he wakes up and claws his way out of the water, the sun has set, and the lights of his house are on. He is cold and wet and his lungs burn. But most of all, Tim is alone. (If you die and no-one is there to see it, were you ever alive in the first place?) My thoughts: It's been a while since I've read this and I'm going to reread it for that reason but I remember liking it and it's bookmarked for a reason

Liminal Spaces (Series) by Calamityjim Word Count: 339k Fic count: 12 Summary: Young Justice Batman decides that he is the Superior Partent and Tim Drake ends up along for the ride My thoughts: A classic in the Batfam side of the DC fandom. Tim is a little more fanon than canon but thats ok and I think it works for what the story is

Reverse Robins (Series) by InsaneTrollLogic Word count: 51k Fic count: 5 Summary: Accidental series about the Batfam with Damian as the first Robin. Stories will stand alone. Mood whiplash will be severe. My thoughts: When they say mood wiplash will be severe they are Not joking. I love reverse robin shit so much. My favorites are Placeholder and For the Taking

face the fire by Skrigget Word Count: 9k Chapter(s): 1/1 Summary: “Bruce doesn’t always mean it when he yells, Damian,” Timothy sighs. “He just isn’t good at expressing himself. He is worried about you too, you know. And he is glad we are both safe.” Damian closes his eyes and refuses to cry in front of his rival. Timothy doesn’t comment on it. Instead he places a gentle hand on Damian’s head for a second before he gets up and quietly exists the room again to give Damian his privacy.  Damian is 13 when he meets his father for the first time - the same age as his rival (and brother) Timothy Drake. This changes everything and nothing. My thoughts: I didn't realize how many of these were AU's until I was writing this out but hey these are some of my favorite fics and it shows what I like. A great character study for Damian and his dynamic with Tim that can be applied even in canon

Life with You Makes Perfect Sense by ArthurianScribe Word Count: 10k Chapter(s): 1/1 Summary: When Tim tells Conner that he can't be Robin anymore, Conner decides to take matters into his own hands. Things sort of escalate from there. My thoughts: I have to push my Timkon agenda here ok? I care for them so deeply and this is such a good fic in general

More broken Than I Thought by GodIsZombie Word count: 4k Chapter(s): 1/1 Summary: Something was wrong with the demon brat. And this, whatever this was, is so outside of Tim's wheelhouse. Damian has PTSD. And a bad flashback teaches Tim a little more about his little brother. My thoughts: Short but I love it and reread it often. A good character analysis of Damian and honestly his trauma should be explored more!

In For a Pound (Series) by Cdelphiki Word Count: 286k Fic count: 6 Summary: They say a baby changes everything. How would raising a baby Damian Wayne change Bruce and the Batfamily? My thoughts: Now this author is very popular in the fandom for a good reason. The sixth fic is the most popular with 120k and 36/? chapters.

[celaenaeiln]

Hi! Hope you're having a good day.

Also, first time asking someone😅. And also, I love how you explain a lot of Dick Grayson's character!

So, I'm still pretty new to the DC fandom, got into it by watching Teen Titans 2003. And there are a lot of opinions about who Dick's Best Friend is. Sometimes it's Victor Stone, sometimes Rachel Roth, or Roy Harper, or Wally West, Donna Troy, maybe Jason Todd.

So, the question is, who is Dick Grayson's Best Friend?

Hello!!! You too and thank you so much!! ❤️💕💕💕!!

Dick's best friends are Donna Troy and Wally West. I'm gonna put Donna Troy aside for a moment and say it's Wally only because Donna is Dick's sister. Yes, he views her as his bestfriend but she's closer than that. I'll even go as far as to say she's closer to him than he is to the batfamily which - phew. Whatever word you can use to describe that, then that's what they are. So in that sense, she's a whole separate category of her own.

Therefore, Wally West is Dick Grayson's best friend. The nice thing about this is that Dick comes right out and says it which makes my life easier lol

Titans (2008) Issue #23

Nightwing (2016) Issue #90

Dick is Wally's best friend too. They're so close that no matter what their year has been like, no matter what they've gone through, they ALWAYS make room in their busy schedules to go on yearly bro-cations.

Flash Plus

lmao these two 🤣🤣

As Dick mentioned before, Wally brightens Dick's life. Dick is constantly stressed and working and kinda sorta depressed all the time but Wally forcefully drags him out of work just so he can have fun. He convinced Dick to put the Titans together again in Titans (1999) just for the mere fact that he wanted Dick to be happy. He wanted Dick to be with his family since Titans are family.

Titans (1999) Issue #1

"What do you want, a mission statement? Fine. My mission is to keep you from turning into your guardian. Batman may be a loner, but you need a family around you."

"You'd really join another team just so I could have a social life?"

yes, dick, he would.

He and Dick were childhood best friends. They hung over at each other's places for fun aside from being on the og titans team.

So in the end, Wally is 100% Dick's best friend.

[isfjmel-phleg]

Not that anyone was asking, but what does happen to Secret/Greta Hayes after the end of YJ 1998?

After Greta is restored to life (and therefore loses her powers), she apparently retires from hero work out of necessity.

We don't know what her home/guardian situation is at this point (the only family she has left is her mother, who has been institutionalized for mental illness), but she starts attending St. Elias School for Girls along with Cissie (and later Cassie). There are a few glimpses of her during this time, and as far as I know this is the last we ever see of her.

(Teen Titans 2003 #7 and #30)

(I'm confused by that last one--St. Elias's is very much an all-girl boarding school in all previous appearances, but at some point they've become co-ed?)

Anyway, Greta seems to be thriving at school, excelling at trigonometry and voicing her opinions in class. Her stumbling over what to use as a threat suggests that it might be somewhat difficult for her to adjust to no longer having (absolutely terrifying) powers.

It's surprising to me why we don't see more of her. She was an important part of the team, a good friend of theirs, and even though, like Cissie, she's retired, that's no reason why she can't continue to be a part of her friends' lives. And a lack of powers doesn't necessarily have to mean that she has to give up being a hero if she doesn't want to. Not all of YJ are metas, after all! I could see her transitioning into an Oracle-like behind-the-scenes role, perhaps. Or maybe not! Maybe she opts for the "everyday, boring life" with "many exceedingly mundane hardships'" that Darkseid prophesies for her when he "punishes" her with restoration to mortal existence.

Whatever the case, I hope she's out there somewhere in this 'verse continuing her education and living her best corporeal life surrounded by people who care about her. It's what she deserves.

[omi-nor]

🫂 - Who is your top five (ten, twenty) favorite characters?

💪 - Quick, name something you're proud of!

🍃 - If you had to pick a season for it to be all year long, what would you pick?

🌈 - What is something you enjoy about yourself? What is something others have said they enjoy about you?

❤️ - This isn't a question, I just wanted to say that I love seeing you on my dashboard! <3

🫂 - Who is your top five (ten, twenty) favorite characters?

- Yami Bakura, Yami Marik, Yami Yugi (especially when he's a little darker). I think I have a soft spot for their hikaris too, especially Malik, cause he's angry.

- Integra (Hellsing, I have a persistent crush on her.)

- Darth Bane (Star Wars novels, probably others from SW, but he's pretty damn high)

- Madara Uchiha (I like a LOT of villains from Naruto, it pains me to pick only my probably absolute fav.

- Slade (Teen Titans from like, 2003-2006, not Go)

- Honestly probably Eren Jaeger, but I gotta finish AoT

- Does the Xenomorph from Alien count?

- I want to say Sekido, but kny is still sorta new to me and I think he gets, like, 12 minutes of screen time

There are definitely some I've missed, but this is good for now

💪 - Quick, name something you're proud of!

Blah... You don't wanna have me list stuff I'm proud of, cause most of it is stuff like "I looked at and compared every health insurance option I have available in detail, I did my taxes, I read that estate document package or lease or whatever"

I *am* proud (mostly because it sucks, but I still did it), but it's stuff I think basically NO ONE enjoys (even if it's just secretly) - like they don't even want to hear about it and I don't blame them

🍃 - If you had to pick a season for it to be all year long, what would you pick?

Winter or fall. I like all seasons for different reasons, but I don't cope well with heat.

I miss sun *light* in colder months, but not the heat.

Plus I LOVE the smell of fall and I love snow (except for driving). I also love Christmas and Halloween.

🌈 - What is something you enjoy about yourself? What is something others have said they enjoy about you?

Br... I know there are things... But I don't wanna

I know. I'm cheating. For now I'm cheating on both parts. And I enjoy that I am a cheater.

❤️ - This isn't a question, I just wanted to say that I love seeing you on my dashboard! <3

THANK YOU, RIA. It was encouraging to see this. :')) (I got a secret..)

@swingbakuraryou

[urara04]

Tags masterpost

Post categories

image - either a single image or a few, with no correlation

comic - multiple images in a row, making a cohesive story (usually only fandom-related)

video - pretty direct, all posts that feature a video

text - a text post, ranges from fanfic to full on essays, or just tumblr banter

quote - a smaller text post, not worthy to stand amongst the longer ones

gif - either a single gif or multiple gifs, doesn’t matter, special gif posts will be tagged this way

screenshots -  a very specific kind of image post (they’re a special kind of humor to me)

interactive - usually text posts where the OP made a quiz or something fun to reply to

ura talks - adding my own commentary just... anywhere

Fandoms I ever reblogged

The common pattern is that the full name is typed out, but that’s not a guarantee

assassins creed - Assassin’s Creed franchise (2007-) by UbiSoft

Any specific games under the franchise are tagged with their full name, like ac iii or ac odyssey

the owl house - The Owl House (2020) by Dana Terrace

genshin impact - Genshin Impact (2020) by MiHoYo / HoYoVerse

pretty cure / precure - Pretty Cure franchise (2004-) by Toei Animation

detroit become human - Detroit: Become Human (2018) by Quantic Dream

teen titans - Teen Titans (2003) the tv show by DC Comics

steven universe - Steven Universe (2013) by Rebecca Sugar

my little pony - My Little Pony (2010) by Lauren Faust

monster high - Monster High (2010) by Garrett Sander

Artist and writing tips, tricks, references and whatever

writing - writing reference - writing tips - writing prompts - main tags used for writing

writing romance - writing fluff - writing family - writing hurt/comfort - writing angst - writing friends - writing au - writing other - more specific writing tips/prompts

art tutorial - main tags used for art

drawing perspective - drawing backgrounds - more specific art tutorials

Post-specific tags for the vibes

serious - either for big world events that are not good, or some very depressing news in general

fanfic - either shameless advertising, or I reblogged a fanfic

relatable - posts I found wayyyy too relatable to not keep on my blog

introvert - goes hand in hand with #relatable, really

Expansion on the franchises

Assassins Creed (2007-)

ac i - Assassin’s Creed (2007)

ac ii - Assassin’s Creed II (2009) and it’s DLC

ac brotherhood - Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (2010) and it’s DLC

ac revelations - Assassin’s Creed Revelations (2011) and it’s DLC

ac iii - Assassin’s Creed III (2012) and it’s DLC

ac liberation - Assassin’s Creed Liberation (2012)

ac black flag - Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) and it’s DLC

ac freedom cry - Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry (2013)

ac rogue - Assassin’s Creed: Rogue (2014)

ac unity - Assassin’s Creed: Unity (2014) and it’s DLC

ac chronicles: china - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China (2015)

ac syndicate - Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (2015) and it’s DLC

ac chronicles: india - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India (2016)

ac chronicles: russia - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia (2016)

ac origins - Assassins’ Creed: Origins (2017) and it’s DLC

ac odyssey - Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (2018) and it’s DLC

ac valhalla - Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla (2020) and it’s DLC

ac mirage - Assassin’s Creed: Mirage (2023?) and potential leaks

Pretty Cure / Precure (2004-)

futari wa pretty cure - Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004)

futari wa pretty cure max heart - Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005)

futari wa pretty cure splash star - Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (2006)

yes pretty cure 5 - Yes! Pretty Cure 5 (2007)

yes pretty cure 5 gogo - Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! (2008)

fresh pretty cure - Fresh Pretty Cure! (2009)

heartcatch pretty cure - Heartcatch Pretty Cure! (2010)

suite pretty cure - Suite Pretty Cure♪ (2011)

smile pretty cure - Smile Pretty Cure! (2012)

doki doki pretty cure - Doki Doki! Pretty Cure (2013)

happiness charge pretty cure - Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! (2014)

go princess pretty cure - Go! Princess Pretty Cure (2015)

mahou tsukai pretty cure - Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! (2016)

kirakira pretty cure a la mode - KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode (2017)

hugtto pretty cure - HUGtto! Pretty Cure (2018)

star twinkle pretty cure -  Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure (2019)

healin good pretty cure -  Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure (2020)

tropical rouge pretty cure -  Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (2021)

delicious party pretty cure -  Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure (2022)

hirogaru sky pretty cure -  Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure‎‎ (2023?)

All other characters

Assassins Creed (2007-)

desmond miles - layla hassan - altair ibn la’ahad - ezio auditore da firenze - aveline de grandpre - edward kenway - shay cormac - arno dorian - shao jun - evie frye - jacob frye - arbaaz mir - nikolai orelov - bayek of siwa - aya of alexandria / amunet - kassandra - alexios - eivor varinsdottir - main characters of Assassin’s Creed (2007-)

clay kaczmarek - rebecca crane - shaun hastings - malik al sayf - mario auditore - henry green - fellow Assassin’s from Assassin’s Creed (2007-)

lucy stillman - cesare borgia - haytham kenway - deimos - main antagonists of Assassin’s Creed (2007-)

elijah miles - petruccio auditore da firenze - leonardo da vinci - side characters of Assassin’s Creed (2007-)

The Owl House (2020)

luz noceda - the protagonist of The Owl House (2020)

amity blight - willow park - gus porter -  main characters of The Owl House (2020)

belos / philip whittebane - the collector - antagonists of The Owl House (2020)

camila noceda - vee noceda - caleb whittebane - flapjack - evelyn clawthorne / whittewife - masha - side characters of The Owl House (2020)

emerald trio - belos!hunter - whittebane brothers - honorary tags for The Owl House (2020)

veesha - lumity - miscellaneous ships in The Owl House (2020)

Precure / Pretty Cure (2004-)

yumehara nozomi / cure dream - nono hana / cure yell - all Pink Cures in Pretty Cure (2004-)

higashi setsuna / cure passion - hino akane / cure sunny - all Red Cures in Pretty Cure (2004-)

kurumi erika / cure marine - kaido minami / cure mermaid - all Blue Cures in Pretty Cure (2004-)

kurokawa ellen / cure beat - ruru amour / cure amour - all Purple Cures in Pretty Cure (2004-)

westar / nishi hayato - bibury - all antagonists, either main or minor, in Pretty Cure (2004-)

Detroit: Become Human (2018)

connor / RK800 - kara / AX400 - markus / RK200 - the main characters of Detroit: Become Human (2018)

hand anderson - side characters of Detroit: Become Human (2018)

connara - miscellaneous ships in Detroit: Become Human (2018)

Teen Titans (2003)

robin - starfire - raven - beast boy - cyborg - the main characters of Teen Titans (2003)

robstar - miscellaneous ships in Teen Titans (2003)

Fandoms and characters I kinda just... don’t care about...

my little pony - mlp equestria girls - monster high - mahou shoujo site - the random fandoms I once reblogged but am tagging now

sunset shimmer - starlight glimmer - cleo de nile - ghoulia yelps - rina shioi - also the associated random characters by said random fandoms

World events

net neutrality - here

Other miscellaneous tags

reblorbo - untagged - q - just some automatic tags I use to keep the mess that is my blog just a little bit in order

tumblr - amazon - random companies

bots - porn bots - yeah this is just my tag dump now

[shslargue]

I posted 1,035 times in 2022

79 posts created (8%)

956 posts reblogged (92%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@jacksope-lives

@hecksupremechips

@neshatriumphs

@msbadatnamingthings

@shippy-from-apocalypse

I tagged 266 of my posts in 2022

#jacks - 100 posts

#fanfic - 48 posts

#fanfiction - 46 posts

#infinity train - 35 posts

#ao3 link - 34 posts

#teen titans - 31 posts

#teen titans 2003 - 29 posts

#link post - 20 posts

#nesha - 19 posts

#the magnus archives - 19 posts

Longest Tag: 118 characters

#this is a ‘me enjoying projecting onto original characters’ thing and not a ‘fetishizing a personality disorder’ thing

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

"Where others saw insignificance and pointlessness, I found freedom."

The Magnus Archives Fear Entities 1/15- The Vast

The Vast is one of the most underrated Fears, so I decided to start with this one first! I’ve definitely gained a much bigger appreciation for it as time has gone on, it’s truly terrifying to think about how small you are compared to the endless expanse of the universe.

Playlist can be found here!

🌩️🌊⚡

37 notes - Posted November 21, 2022

#4

“I am the throat of delusion incarnate.”

The Magnus Archives Fear Entities 7/15- The Spiral

The Spiral is, hands down, my favorite fear entity. I love Michael, I love Helen, Another Twist and Checking Out are two of my favorite episodes in the entire podcast, and if we don’t get to see the Distortion (in whatever form it may take) in the magnus protocol I’m going to set my computer on fire. Anyway, this was a nice distraction from preparing for final exams!

Playlist can be found here!

🌀🚪😵‍💫

37 notes - Posted December 3, 2022

#3

"Who will you be, with a name or three, and a stranger’s face worn wrong?”

The Magnus Archives Fear Entities 6/15- The Stranger

The Stranger is easily in the top three fears for me. Maybe because it’s such a looming threat in seasons 2-3 and gets a lot of focus, but I think it’s also largely because the concept is just absolutely horrifying. This drawing is one of my favorites I've done with this series, and editing all the mouths and eyes was so much fun! (yes they are all taken from photos of me--)

Playlist can be found here!

🎭🎪🤡

68 notes - Posted November 28, 2022

#2

literally nobody talks about kagepro anymore until every August 15th when it hits like top three trending on tumblr. good job remembering our roots everyone

75 notes - Posted August 15, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

“My limbs were alive with searing energy, and my heart was aglow with love.”

The Magnus Archives Fear Entities 3/15- The Desolation

The Desolation TERRIFIES me. It didn’t really affect me much the first time I listened to the podcast, but upon relistening I now realize just how devastating it can be. Especially Jude’s statement. Terrifying.

Playlist can be found here!

🔥🕯️🧡

80 notes - Posted November 25, 2022

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[clambuoyance]

Okay so I’m a Ninjago fan & that’s why I followed you, but now I want to get into dc because your art is that damn great, and idk where to start-

There’s a couple recs in my tag #comics talk, that should have some movies and stuff but I’ll say a couple of em again here :)

Dc is really large so you can start by just jumping into the comics of any character or group you find interesting and looking for a Reading Guide

but if you want to understand the lil corner of dc I draw from here’s some stuff I started with

1) It wasn’t the first comic I read but Supersons is a pretty good starter comic and it’s cute and fun :)

It features Jon Kent (Superman’s son) and Damian Wayne (Batman’s son) as the youngest Superboy and Robin, and there’s three runs (Supersons, Adventures of the Supersons, and Challenge of the Supersons) but they show up here and there in other comics. It’s not too terribly long . There’s also a movie about them coming out yaaaayyyyy

2) Most of my fanart is about these funky guys tho 😳 they’re a third generation group of heroes that first form as Young Justice, and later Teen titans. The “core four” is Tim Drake (the third robin), Bart Allen (Impulse), Kon el/Conner kent (Superboy), and Cassie Sandsmark (wonder girl) but there’s other characters that show up too. It’s a bit older but Young Justice (1998) is just a really funny and wacky comic to me, and they also show up in Teen Titans (2003). There’s also young justice (2019). Theres also solo runs for some of em (Tim’s is like over 100 issues 💀) There’s a Tim reading list in my comics talk tag but the first thing I read of him was urban legends: sum of our parts story which is only three issues :) there’s like a Lot of comics for these guys so even I haven’t read Everything about them, but I’m slowly making my way through it all 🙏🙏🙏 If you like team dynamics like me you can start with YJ, or you can read their solo stuff. Sorry if this was confusing lol

3) One of the first runs I read was Batgirls(2021) if u wanna start w something new and shorter ( and then read their solo batgirl comics 😎)

4) Shows: I watched a lot of em but you can just watch whatever looks interesting. Teen titans (2003) will forever be my fave tho

5) movies: again I’ve watched a Ton of movies, and you can start with any of them just for a feel of the characters if you’d like, if you don’t wanna jump into the comics right away. My favorite movie is Under the Red Hood, which is about Jason Todd :) and also Reign of the Supermen, bc it has Kon in it so I’m biasssedddd