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gothamite-rambler · 15 hours
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Creeper returns to Gotham and the first person he meets is Tim Drake
Creeper: HEY!
Ivy: Um, yes?
Creeper: Let him go.
Ivy looked up at Red Robin that she has lifted up with a vine.
Ivy: ...No.
Creeper: Let him go. THIS INSTANT! Geez, I return to Gotham after traveling as the Creeper and this is what I arrive to see? You harming my boy? Drop him!
Ivy: Oh my God, fine.
Red Robin: Wait, could you lower- SHIT!
Ivy: There you happy, weirdo?
Creeper (walking over to Robin): I am in life I mean. You okay kid?
Robin (laying on the ground confused): Confused at what just happened, but I'm fine.
Creeper: That's good and hey plant woman how dare you? This is my boy! That kid has been nice to me for the few times he knew me! You mess with him you mess with the Creeper!
Ivy: Oh Gaia, not you. I thought you had died.
Creeper: The Creeper never dies.
Red Robin (confused even further): Yeah... I'm not a kid anymore and I have no memory of you.
Creeper: We met when I tried to get with Harley. She turned me down to be with the clown even though I was way better for her and you didn't get it at the time.
Red Robin (remembering): Oh yeah, you're that guy... I get it now as well. I definitely do.
Creeper: See, told you, you would. I left Gotham a year after, long story. Good to see ya again.
Creeper helps Robin up and points at Ivy.
Creeper: Is she going to be a problem for you?
Red Robin: I'm good, but bad news about the Harley situation Ivy is dating her now.
Creeper: WHAT!
Creeper stormed over to Ivy, unnerving her especially since he dodged numerous vines tossed his way.
Creeper: You took my woman?!
Ivy: For the love of Gaia, she was never yours or the Joker! Robin can you take him off to the nuthouse!
Creeper: Nuthouse?! I'll have you know I got clinically tested and I only have one mental disorder thank you very much!
Ivy: Robin, you better get him out my face, you better get him out my face or I'm going to do something awful to him.
Creeper: Bring it! I backhand slapped BATMAN, I can take you on too!
Robin walked over and took Creeper's green arm, taking him away while Creep shouted expletives at Ivy.
Creeper: When I see Harley, I'm taking her on a date and giving her a night of awesomeness!
Ivy: Good luck with that, minute man!
Robin: Could you both not argue!
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twistedtummies2 · 10 months
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Year of the Bat - Honorable Mentions
Welcome to Year of the Bat! In memory of Kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin, and Richard Moll, I will be counting down my Top 31 Favorite Episodes of “Batman: The Animated Series” throughout this January Before we get to that, though, I decided to take today to present a few Honorable Mentions. These were Twelve Terrific Episodes that ALMOST made the Top 31, but didn’t quite cut it for me.
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A Bullet for Bullock.
One of the more unsung things the Animated Series did was bring the character of Harvey Bullock to the spotlight. Bullock is, in my opinion, one of the more underrated characters in Gotham City; he’s not exactly one that’s a household name, and only a few adaptations of comics utilize him to any great degree, if at all. The Animated Series was among them. In this episode – based on a comic of the same name – Bullock becomes the main character, as he is forced to get Batman’s help in order to find out who has been making frequent attempts on his life. The episode sort of riffs on the ideas of film noir, and rides a fine line between dark comedy and mystery thriller. Seeing Batman and Bullock – two constant rivals throughout the show – work together, however begrudgingly, is also quite interesting.
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2. Beware the Creeper.
The first episode to be mentioned from “The New Batman Adventures,” and another inspired by a comic. (In this case, the story is very, VERY loosely inspired by “The Last Ha-Ha,” from the Joker’s nine-part miniseries from the 1970s…yes, that was a thing.) “Beware the Creeper” gives us the origins of a new vigilante in Gotham City, the Creeper: a journalist named Jack Ryder, who goes completely insane after being thrown into a vat of chemicals by the Joker himself. Ryder – his skin dyed yellow and hair dyed green by the chemical bath – goes on a rampage of chaos and revenge, seeking to get back at the Clown Prince of Crime, while also becoming smitten with Harley Quinn. The episode starts off honestly pretty dark, but then goes into something that feels more like an episode of “Freakazoid” than your typical Batman adventure. (The fact he’s voiced by “Freakazoid” alumni, Jeff Bennett, probably isn’t a coincidence...although the fact Bennett would, himself, later play the Joker probably is.) It’s easily one of the funniest episodes of the entire series.
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3. Deep Freeze.
Ever wanted to see Batman battle Walt Disney? Well, tough luck, I don’t think that ever happened…but this episode KIND OF scratches that itch. “Deep Freeze” was the second appearance of Mr. Freeze, a villain who was truly revolutionized by the incarnation found in the Animated Series. While the stuff with Freeze is, of course, really fantastic – tapping into the gray areas of the character’s morality in a very interesting way – I personally find this more interesting because of the ACTUAL main villain of the story: Grant Walker, a corrupt theme park mogul. Walker is a very direct and obvious parody of Walt Disney himself: the character is an amalgamation of urban legends and rumors about Walt’s life (and even Disney’s death), with a philosophy to his villainy that is essentially a twisted and warped version of Walt’s own ideals. His evil lair is a straight-faced parody of Disneyland! Being the Disney fanboy I am (and also being someone who will concede that, for as great a man as he was, the real Walt was not exactly a flawless person), it’s really cool to see a character like that in a Batman cartoon, and spot all the references and homages. Even if you don’t get all of it, Walker is just a great villain, and makes a fantastic foil for both Batman AND Mr. Freeze. I feel this episode often gets overlooked, but it’s definitely one worth checking out.
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4. Double Talk.
This was the final episode to feature two of my favorite, more underrated villains from the Caped Crusader’s Rogues Gallery, the Ventriloquist and Scarface. While I will come right out and say their designs in “The New Batman Adventures” are a bit…odd (which, to be fair, permeates many of the redesigns here), the actual story is so good, it almost doesn’t matter. For those who don’t know, the Ventriloquist – Arnold Wesker – is seemingly mild-manner gentleman whose dark alter ego, Scarface, is expressed through his ventriloquist dummy. In this story, Arnold is seemingly cured of his dual identity crisis, and tries to go back into society to live a normal life. However, after a while, he starts seeing Scarface everywhere, and hearing his voice when he shouldn’t. No longer sure what is real and what is not, Wesker struggles to find a way to escape his darker half once and for all. The twist of who’s behind all this, while admittedly somewhat expected, was still pretty neat, and seeing poor Arnold fight to keep his sanity and stay on the straight and narrow was naturally an engaging setup, and led to some creepy and intriguing visuals. The series did a lot of “Villain Reform Episodes,” which have all become famous in their own right. I personally think this is one of the best.
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5. Harley’s Holiday.
Another villain reform episode, and quite possibly the funniest of them all! This was the only appearance Harley Quinn had in the Animated Series where she did NOT get backup from other major villains, like the Joker or Poison Ivy. Her only solo starring role, and it’s definitely a memorable and delightfully zany experience. In the story, Harley is released from Arkham with a clean bill of health, but she very quickly grows frustrated with the real world and turns back to crime, her sanity slipping away once more. This culminates in her taking wealthy socialite, Veronica Vreeland – a friend of Bruce Wayne’s – on a wild joyride, which sees both of them pursued by not only Batman, but also a group of gangsters, Harvey Bullock, and an overzealous army commander IN A TANK. The episode is something of a superhero sitcom, and it’s got a lot of funny moments and lines. The only reason it isn’t in the Top 31 is that I sort of wish this one had been a two-parter. I feel it could have gone even further with both the comedy and Harley’s return to lunacy if it had been given more time. But for what we got, it’s still a fun story that shows why Harley is so well-loved today.
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6. Joker’s Millions.
So, fun fact: this episode is based on the very first Batman comic I ever read. Seriously. The first Batman story I ever read was the late Golden/early Silver Age comic, “Joker’s Millions,” in which the Clown Prince of Crime inherits an apparent fortune from a recently deceased gangster who was one of his rivals in crimedom. With all the money in the world at his fingertips, the Joker abandons crime in favor of just living the good life…but it eventually turns out that the gangster has pulled a joke on the Joker from beyond the grave. Most of the money, you see, is actually phony, and with so little of the real stuff now left to his name, the Joker has to figure out a way to gain more, or else he’ll be in trouble with the one foe even HE won’t dare take on head-to-head: the IRS. The episode follows this basic premise, but takes several new detours of its own that makes it really its own beast, such as bringing Harley into the mix and spending more time with the Joker as an apparent millionaire (most of the original comic focuses on the Joker’s attempts to salvage his reputation and fortune after realizing he’s been hoodwinked). I know a few people who feel this episode is almost out of character for the Joker, especially in light of so many recent versions that REALLY push the “who cares about money?” angle, but considering the Joker is canonically strapped for cash at the start of this story, and throughout Season 4 in general, I think it holds up. Plus, being based on a comic so near and dear to my heart definitely gives it a big boost.
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7. Judgment Day.
This is one of two episodes in the Honorable Mentions I feel particularly bad for not including in the main list. One of the final episodes of the show, “Judgment Day” focuses on a new, deadly vigilante who comes to Gotham, the Judge. The Judge is hellbent on destroying the lives of all of Gotham’s supercriminals, using much nastier means than Batman ever would. Several famous villains, including Penguin, Riddler, and Killer Croc are all severely injured and nearly killed by this new menace. Batman must figure out who is behind the Judge’s cloak and wig, and stop this deadly threat to his own rogues gallery; the irony abounds. I think part of the reason I don’t like this episode AS much as other people is simply because I’ve seen this idea done before and since in ways that I personally enjoyed more, with some new enemy coming to Gotham to threaten the criminals rather than the innocents. It was, however, interesting to see which specific villains got targeted and how, and the twist ending behind who is truly the Judge – widely considered one of the best twists in the entire series – definitely made the whole journey worthwhile.
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8. Mudslide.
This is often considered one of the more gut-wrenching episodes of the show…and since it involves Clayface, that’s saying quite a lot, since he honestly had a LOT of really messed-up and emotional stories throughout the series. In this one, Clayface’s nasty condition worsens, as he is finding it difficult to keep his clay-like form together in one piece. At best for him, this makes him sluggish and more vulnerable; however, the worse it gets, the more likely it is that Clayface will just melt away into a formless mass of goo, and thus perish. Desperate to regain his humanity, or at least keep himself alive, Clayface infiltrates a Wayne Enterprises Biomedical branch to try and find the cure he needs. I’ve always had mixed feelings about this episode, personally: on the one hand, it’s a very gripping story, and has some great visuals in it…but on the other hand, by virtue of the story focusing on a slower, less powerful, more pathetic Clayface, it feels like the character loses some of his punch. Then again, I suppose that WAS the point, and he still does manage to prove a threat in several necessary places. Of course, there’s one particular moment that’s ESPECIALLY notable, and if you’re a Clayface fan (I’m talking kinks here, so you know), you’ll know what it is…but I digress. Regardless, it’s still a great episode.
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9. Paging the Crime Doctor.
This episode introduces us to Matthew Thorne: the brother of nefarious gangster Rupert Thorne, who was a recurring antagonist throughout BTAS. Matthew is a former surgeon, who was disgraced due to his connections to his black sheep of a brother; he now works underground as "The Crime Doctor," the finest underground physician any hitman or thug with an injury can go to. Matthew hates the work, but he has no choice, he feels, other than to keep doing this, serving under his brother's thumb. When Rupert requires a very dangerous life-saving operation, Matthew is forced to turn to an old friend for help. The events that transpire reveal secrets about Bruce's family history he never expected, and the story ends on a surprisingly sweet and hearfelt note. This is a more down-to-Earth story than many others in the show, and the Crime Doctor is a great character: it's a pity that he never really showed up again, because between his own issues and his connections to Bruce and the Waynes' past, he could have made an amazing recurring figure in the series.
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10. Second Chance.
This episode is both a bit disturbing and yet also weirdly uplifting at the same time. It's an episode that provides a rare spot of hope and friendship in the dark world of Gotham City. The plot focuses on Harvey Dent - a.k.a. Two-Face - getting ready to undergo a surgery, which will hopefully give him the normal, handsome features he once had, and help his therapy along as he tries to become a sane and wholly good human being again. Bruce Wayne, of course, is eager to see this done, but Dick Grayson is less sure things will go the way Bruce hopes. Sure enough, Two-Face gets kidnapped from the hospital, and Batman and Robin both take separate paths to try and figure out what's really going on. The twist on who arranged Harvey's abduction is one of my favorites in the show, and a sign of what made Two-Face episodes so great. I love how the relationships between Bruce and Harvey AND Batman and Robin both get a lot of spotlight here, as both sides learn the value of never giving up hope and listening to those you trust. For all the dark moments in the show and the episode, that's a surprisingly heartwarming message.
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11. See No Evil.
Not all of the best episodes of “Batman: The Animated Series” focused on him facing his famous rogues or going on grand, epic adventures. Sometimes, smaller adventures with smaller enemies and smaller problems could be just as interesting. “See No Evil” is a great example of this. Inspired by the H.G. Wells classic “The Invisible Man,” Batman is brought into a case of a seemingly invisible jewel thief. It turns out the thief is a man called Ventrix, who has stolen some of an experimental material that renders him invisible. Why is he doing this? Well, Ventrix is the estranged father of a young girl named Kimberly, and he’s using the invisibility suit to give himself a way to see his daughter, masquerading as her “imaginary friend,” known as Mojo. The problem is that the material is not fully tested, and is steadily eating away at the man’s sanity. With both father and daughter in danger for different reasons, Batman must find a way to stop Ventrix and end the invisible man’s reign of terror. While the gimmick of invisibility makes for some great moments, it’s really the core struggle of the episode that makes this story so haunting and so powerful. Ventrix is probably one of the more complicated villains in the series, since all he really wants is to be with his daughter again. However, the methods he uses to try and be with her make him the antagonist, and his attitude ranges from borderline sweet and pitiful…to genuinely REALLY freaking creepy, which makes his exact intentions more ambiguous. It’s a story that blends real world problems and gray areas with a more fantastical side befitting of superhero fiction, and makes for one of the most unsettling and memorable one-off stories of the show.
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12. The Worry Men.
This episode mostly gets into the Honorable Mentions because of its villain of choice: Jervis Tetch, a.k.a. The Mad Hatter. Anybody who knows me knows that I love the Batman version of the Mad Hatter, and that I’ve always considered the version from B:TAS to be the very best imagining of that character. In “The Worry Men,” the Hatter decides to retire from crime…ironically, by committing crimes to fund said retirement. A bit backwards, but hey, they don’t call him the MAD Hatter for nothing, you know. Anyway, to achieve this, the Hatter kidnaps an African Shaman and has him create a bunch of “Worry Men” – small dolls that supposedly remove a person’s worries and help them have good dreams at night. In reality, the dolls are filled with the Hatter’s patented mind control technology, which causes anybody who gets one to deliver their most prized possessions to the madman’s henchmen. When Bruce Wayne gets victimized by accident as a result, he is put on the Hatter’s trail, which leads to probably one of the most wild showdowns of the program, in terms of imagery. I won’t go into details on what happens, but suffice it to say, it’s more than worth a watch. While by no means one of the most complex stories in the series – it’s a fairly straightforward action/adventure superhero tale – it’s one of the best animated and one of the most visually memorable. Top that off with the villain being a character I enjoy so much, and it’s more than worthy of an Honorable Mention. Tomorrow, the countdown begins with earnest with Number 31! I’ve decided that, for hints in this event, I’ll be providing quotes from each episode featured. With that said… Hint: “I am the cat who walks by herself.”
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New characters available for asks ! (Part 1)
Hello, hello !
I wanted to make a big update, so here goes some new characters available for asks. There will be more boys soon :3
Undertale
Asriel (Adult version) :
He's a Disney Princess. He loves the Disney Multiverse and he has a big collection of plushies and princess' dresses.
Always gets in trouble, somehow. You don't look at him for two minutes and he's stuck in a tree.
He has a high sensibility for beautiful things. So much it makes him cry.
He is terrified of becoming Flowey again and have really bad nightmares about this.
Can't eat chocolate without putting it everywhere on his fur.
Flowey (no romance at all) :
The chaotic buddy you didn't ask to have, but he's here anyway. When something bad can happen, Flowey will make it happen.
He lives in a pot in front of your living room window. He's like a talkative dog. Whatever is happening outside, he's telling you. He's also insulting your Karen's neighbour.
Terrible love confident. His advices are shit. He can also be jealous if you're spending more time with your girl/boyfriend than him. And you don't want to know what he can do when he's jealous.
Plays The Sims all day to kill people. It's his way to avoid killing people in real life. It's fun. He's enjoying it too much.
He's hunting rats at night. He's only eating rats. Don't lock him inside during the night or he's going to hunt something bigger and more fleshy.
Mafiatale
Sans (Demon) :
He's an assassin. He's quick, he's fast, and yes, sometimes he thinks he is Batman because, damn, he's good. His favourite weapon is the dagger, but he's good with guns too.
He loves to use S/O as a live bait. He doesn't care if they are not ok with that. Take a snooby snack or something and shut up.
King of "not-going-so-well" plans. Nothing is working like he wants to. Maybe if he had an actual plan to begin with, you wouldn't be in this situation.
He tinks he's good with magic tricks. He is really not, but since he's really grumpy when you notice it, everyone acts like it's working. When someone don't, he gets dunked on.
Really bad loser. He's not taking failing really well and can't go full agressive mode if he lose a bait or something.
Papyrus (Creeper) :
He's more or less a negociator. When someone is holding someone in hostage or want to trade something, he goes, he asks nicely to have the person/the thing, the guy says no, he takes a huge bone and knocks them out at full force. Very effective.
He looks nice, he plays nice, but it's a viper. He loves gossips and he obviously can't keep them for himself. He talks about everyone in their back, so yeah, he's not exactly reliable.
When he's bored, he likes to sneak behind people very silently and scares the crap out of them. He is really good at that, and he knows perferctly how to make a creepy face.
He's good with money, but also very miserly. If you buy something behind his back, he'll know it. He'll know also if someone tries to rob him. He's the one buying weapons and jewelry too.
His dating manual is from the XIXth century and he's following it at the letter. It leads to very funny moments when he asks for your horse so he can lead it to the stable.
Mafiafell
Sans (Fang) :
He's a dog trainer. He trained dogs to guard the base, attack and steal things without being notice. He loves dogs. He has one huge german mastiff girl named Hawk, she's her absolute baby and she loves you more than anyone, even his S/O.
He plays tough and all, but he is quite an emotive guy. He gets really pissed off is someone is hurting a pet.
If he can, he will try to avoid S/O to know about what he's doing. His S/O safety is what most matters to him. He can gets overprotective if someone threats you.
He's drooling. A lot. More than her dog. Not only while sleeping. If he gets too excited, it happens.
His brother thinks he is not scary enough so he's practising his evil laughter in the shower. He can't do this properly, it's pretty hilarious.
Papyrus (Torpedo) :
He's one of the most influent members of the mafia and one of the most deadly. He's a good sniper, but he loves to fight hand-to-hand and break necks with his hands. He's a killing machine, and he absolutely loves that.
He has a one-eyed cat, Stormbringer, who's always coming with him during missions. Legends say that if you see that cat, you are doomed to die before the next sunset. Every dealer and robber knows about that. His cat terrifies them.
Surprisingly enough, he is very sweet at home with his S/O, like really really sweet. He's a nice guy, very lovely and clingy, who can spend hours cuddling on the sofa and purring to hell. However, like his brother, he prefers S/O far away from what is doing, because he doesn't want them to see how bad he is in reality.
He has post-traumatic stress when he hears very loud sounds. He got trapped in an exploded building for fifteen days once, his leg crushed by a wall, and he's very afraid to live this again. He's also limped from the right leg.
If he has a choice between sacrificing himself or his family, he will always sacrificing. Family is more important than anything, and he would rather die than see his brother or his S/O getting hurt because of him.
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taiblogcomics · 5 years
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Shot Through the Head, And Jason’s To Blame
Hey there, the axe at the end of the bridge. Well, we finished that Suicide Squad arc. Now we'll finish off this Red Hood arc like I promised. It shan't be long. And trust me, you'll know we're there when we're there~
Here's a cover:
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"Heroes don't kill... But they're NOT heroes!" And that's what makes it hard to like them. I don't enjoy stories where the protagonist kills people. Anyways, what am I looking at here? A broken mirror? Why? And, like, explain the angle the characters are at to be reflected in this mirror. It's on the floor, right? Where are these characters in relation to that? I don't get it~
So the comic opens with a splash page of the Outlaws team, with some extra bonus additions: Starfire, Roy Harper, and the Creeper are also here. And so is Bizarro's plush doll Pup-Pup, who is talking. From that context clue, I'm gonna guess this is a dream sequence of some kind. It also offers a potential team catchphrase for them: "Outlaws, onward!" Yeah, might want to keep workshopping that. Anyways, if it wasn't obvious enough a dream before, the team then takes out Sinestro, Bane, Metallo, Solomon Grundy, Grodd, and Joker in what's probably supposed to be an awesome fight. And then Bizarro stops Jason from shooting Joker in the head, because "we can afford to temper victory with justice". Yeah.
Anyways, yes, it was a dream sequence. Or, more accurately, a movie Bizarro was watching? I don't know how real to take that. Regardless, we're now over at the grand opening of the Penguin's Coney Island ripoff, "the Ice Patch". Yes, I'm sure your ice-themed beach-side boardwalk theme park is sure to sell gangbusters. Naturally, Penguin's speech is full of thinly-veiled insults to the crowd. Then something explodes, and Jason walks out of the smoke. He tasers both of the Penguin's guards, and reflects that he once promised Batman to never kill in Gotham. Suddenly "never" seems too short for him, and he starts kicking Penguin in the face. What's got him so riled up suddenly? Why, revelations about his father, Willis Todd. Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Jason?
Meanwhile, at the Outlaws' invisible flying base--and yes, that's still a silly phrase to contemplate--Artemis is fighting off the base's automated defenses. These mostly consist of lasers. A giant hologram of Bizarro appears, declaring that the base is now in auto-defense mode and is unsafe, and therefore is going to self-destruct right over the city. This is all because Bizarro's mental state has regressed, and therefore he can't run the base anymore. And if he can't run it, it's time to blow it all up! Artemis refuses to let this happen, and smashes her way inside with her axe.
So if you don't think Jason's serious, he actually unmasks in front of Penguin, declaring Willis Todd to be his father. Penguin's amused, because Jason has just thrown away his secret identity--and Batman's, by association--for a loser. Jason pulls out his gun, and declares he's sick of the whole "catch and release" villain program. Penguin taunts him, saying that no Bat-brat would ever have the stones to shoot him. Jason says that he's not like them: he's his father's child. He puts the gun right against Penguin's monocle (I guess that's what's on the cover, not a mirror. The angles still don't make sense, though, and now the size of the bullet hole doesn't either) and his finger tightens. The Penguin congratulates him, and the gun goes off.
Back over with Bizarro, his film has suddenly burned and disappeared. You know, those filmstrip burns that you see in things but probably haven't seen happen in real life. Bizarro is upset, because he wants to know what happens to Bizarro's story. He wants to know how it ends. Pup-Pup appears from his bucket of popcorn (Pupcorn?) and tells him that it'll end "the same as everyone's". Bizarro insists he tried his best, and he's sad now. Pup-Pup says that trying is never sad, and the pair of them hug. Artemis busts through the wall, and Bizarro identifies her by his old name for her, "Red Her". She recognises that he's fully regressed now and offers her hand, gently leading him out of the facility.
While that's going down (somewhat literally), Jason is now on the run from the police. That's kind of the thing that happens when you shoot a man in the face. He tries radio-ing in to the headquarters, saying he messed up bad. I do love a good understatement. His call is not answered, however, as he looks up and sees the invisble base explode. Okay, now it's literally going down. And meanwhile, in case you forgot, Jason did his thing at a public event. There is camera footage of him shooting the Penguin. It's on the news now. Thousands of people in Gotham have seen it. And one of those people... is the Batman. Batman pulls on his mask and declares that he'll bring Jason in himself.
So, yeah. Jason’s thrown it all away and become a murderer, all for a father he didn’t even like in the first place. The previous issue was very good, and made Jason sympathetic and likeable about his grief. And honestly, he’s thrown all that away here. His sudden jump to “well, let’s murder a guy” seems very jarring and unexplored, and has taken away all my sympathy for the character with it. If we’d gotten to see his reasoning to get to that point, maybe it’d’ve been better, but it comes across here as just a rage-driven revenge kill, and like I said at the beginning of the review, I don’t care for characters who just go around killing. It also sours the rest of the issue, which could have been really good as Bizarro finally reaches the expected end of his “Flowers for Algernon” plot. Bizarro’s terror at confronting his own mortality and simplemindedness and Artemis’ tender care for him could’ve been a really good issue, but it focused too much on Jason’s unfounded revenge boner, and completely killed any good will I might’ve had for this issue along with the Penguin~
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Any advice on how to write villains?
Alex: No villain is ever going to think they're the villain, no one has since like, the 80s. Unless it's for a joke. Signed, Lancer.
Kristen: Hahaha, yeah. Sometimes it can be fun to have villains who are doing it just for the funsies and are well aware they're a villain but that's difficult to write in a way that's appealing. If you're gonna do that your best bet is to make them affably evil and thus pretty likable- like y'know, SURE he kills people but he's just so goshdarn polite and makes such pleasant jokes and also makes a lovely cup of tea
Someone who is craaaaaayzeee and makes a lot of jokes and shit for chaos can also be fun but if you're doing that, definitely make sure to get feedback. It's easy to write a character like that and have them get obnoxious fast.
It's important to remember the fact that your villain, like your hero, should be a character first. No one likes a cardboard cutout who just exists to make the heroes lives miserable any more than they like the cardboard cutout love interest. Let your characters exist with their own likes, dislikes, dreams (even if they're very bad dreams), justifications for doing what they do. Just let them be themselves and see what happens.
Juno: Think about your villain's motivation--it doesn't even necessarily have to be something like "oh no childhood trauma" or "oh no they hate the government." Think about the carnal traits of humanity, and how the villain's circumstances can push those to the extreme.
There was a good post on tumblr I saw about the spectrum of character traits/character flaws... if I could just find it/it didn't get destroyed with the Any Images Ever in the great tumblr purge of 2018
Alex: shoulda backed up everything
Phill: oof
Juno: FOUND IT. It's called the Virtue Continuum
Kristen: Oh hey nice, I've actually never seen this one
Alex: For the most part, Batman the Animated Series (and Batman in general) is very good at giving nuanced bad guys. The Mad Hatter is a creeper who was obsessed with a coworker and couldn't take that she was in love with another man, so he turned into a hypnosis-using psychopath and eventually devolved into using it to con rich people out of money because that's the one thing he was good at. Clock King had a hyperfixation on schedule and order and when he had one really bad day as a result of the mayor telling him to loosen up a little he snapped and became focused on ruining, then killing, the mayor. Mr. Freeze wants to save/avenge his wife and won an Emmy for it.
The Joker causes chaos for the sake of chaos but in almost every episode he believes he's giving some kind of retribution - being named "as bad as Batman" so he has to kill the mayor, people don't want him to copyright fish so he poisons the water supply too, someone called him not funny so he's gonna nuke Gotham.
Villains have reasons to do things. Everyone has reasons to do things. If they don't have a reason to do anything that's not a character, that's a plot device wearing groucho marx glasses and saying "Hello yes I am real man you want to go skateboards?"
Juno: The cow killed the orphans because it was time for the cattle to rise upbut the real villain was the hubris of man
Moon: Make your villain hot. They always gotta be hot.
Juno: (this one's for you seth everman)
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Alex: Everyone wants to bone the villain. No exceptions.
Juno: Even the creators want to bone the villain
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Jojo: is this Wicked
Juno: Banjo Kazooie
Jojo: Wicked
Tex: The same
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BAT. Y’know what?? RANDOM MUTUAL POSITIVITY TIME. Because I’m having a good day today and, in the spirit of Christmas and whatnot, I feel the need to make people happy. So here we go, in no particular order:
@meagertm : MY FELLOW NORMAN. I LOVE YOU. I love your icon style, I love how you write This Boy, and you’re super fun to talk to. Plus your dedication to Anthony is amazing. 10 / 10 respect.
@motelmirrors : MY OTHER FELLOW NORMAN. You really understand his aesthetic and the fact that you throw Mother into the mix of your writing??? THAT DEDICATION. WOW. I’m in awe. You’re super cool.
@pohocounty : henlo i’ve never seen a jeepers creepers movie in my life but the sheer fact that you can take an antagonist of that movie who’s basically a real creature and turn him? Into something likable and relatable? Is a talent in and of itself. I love your headcanons and lore about the Creeper and its always nice to see you on my dash, even if we just recently became mutuals.
@mrbisected : yes. hello. i totally feel you on the side character thing. One of my biggest blogs is also a side character from a series that has little canon info. It’s always nice to meet a fellow kindred spirit when it comes to these things. Developing headcanons that make it work is hard work, and I totally respect you for that.
@evilwiithin : JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. I LOVE YOUR MICHEAL OK. And I love you ! ! You’re super talented when it comes to your graphics and writing and honestly I love it?? Also the fact that you reblog memes of Micheal is totally valid, 100%. And that analysis you did of the 2018 Halloween novelization? I’m living.
@motherdevoted / @trial626 / @stingbot : MIKAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Honestly I stan you. You’re one of the first people to really accept me in the horror community and thank you for that??? Aaaaa?? Also I love your muses no matter what you make. And you also got me into shipping Jason and Micheal. So there’s that. Thank u.
@toxns : UNLEASH THE ROACH. Mike, you are a super cool dude, and your John??? Absolutely phenomenal. I’ve been a Batman stan for as long as I can remember, so I’m totally credible in stating this. You write him so so well, and you’re very entertaining to talk to ! ! I love u friend.
@genefate : HI I LOVE YOU AND I LOVE SHILO. Repo was a massive special interest of mine a few years back and seeing you and a community for it sprout back up??? AMAZING. It brings back so many good memories ( ♪ I remembeeerrrr ♪ lmao ). Also your Shilo is friggin’ spectacular, dude. I love her. Stay awesome.
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An Occasional Attempt to Read, Discuss and Review the Wonders of Comics By: John Rafferty, cranky old man, and Fan of All Things Comics
DCeased: Dead Planet #1 The Return
Writer: Tom Taylor Pencils: Trevor Hairsine
PROJECTILE ONCOMING.
Something’s coming from Earth!
DINAH! SHIELDS!!!
KRYPTO!
Inks: Gigi Baldassini & Stefano Guadiano
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If I was sure there weren’t gong to be children reading this, I would use words here that would make a trucker return to church...
Sweet Christmas! (Thanks Archie Goodwin!)
Since it’s inception, I have had nothing but raves for this series.
Now, into it’s third print series (I include the A Good Day To DIe one-shot as part of the Original Run, and I don’t count the Web Run yet, as I refuse to pay for the webcontent...I know, I’m a Luddite... Get Off My LAWN you Damned Whippersnappers!)
Anyway, rant aside, raves galore for DCeased, for Unkillables, and now, the first issue of the new six-issue series exploring the depth of the losses caused by the Techno-Anti-Life Equation. Taking place 5 years after the Arks have left Earth - DCeased (still waiting for a Multiverse number here, guys!), President Lane is dealing with the issues of colonists in a new territory... the indigenous peoples are having none of the ‘invaders’.
It does seem, much like the Amerinds, they have an issue... Overwhelming POWER. The people of this galaxy do not seem to have a Superman, a Green Lantern / Canary, a Batman.
They are quickly brought to the negotiating table, where the President does her best to spread oil on the water, assuring the leader of the attacking group they mean no ill will, and are merely seeking sanctuary when...
Morse Code! On the frequency of the tracker Batman put in Cyborg!
DIT. DEE. DEE. DEE.   DIT. DEE. DIT. DIT.
J. L.
A Call. Vic is alive.
Swing to the Oblivion Bar. I love this. Every comic company needs to have some iteration of this, because it continues the Munden’s Bar story. The Ultimate Cross-Over, EVERYONE CAN MEET HERE!! I mean, c’mon... We’ve had Iron Man, a bat and cat named Bruce and Selina, the TMNT, Nexus, Omaha the Cat Dancer and Milk and Cheese (Hint, hinthinthint... I would pay real money to see Gordon and Bob the Watch Lizard at some point - Yes, Tim Truman, I am talking to you and John Ostrander...)
ANY-way, we have John Constantine, drinking with friends. Constantine never drinks alone, he has a box with Chaz’s ashes on the stool next to him, and the ghosts of his friends (both sad, if they are memories, and horrifying, if it played out a little more, and they actually interacted with him). Those who sacrificed themselves for the greater good, something which John has never done.
Switch, Vic Stone, Cyborg.
Sacrificed himself for the greater good, and found, about 3 seconds too late, that he was not only the cause, but the cure for the corrupted Anti-Life Virus.
The players, and the stage is set.
Gentle Readers, this story, the entirety of it has been gut wrenching, an emotional roller coaster, constantly looking like it is heading for the precipice, before pulling back at the last minute. I don’t know how this story plays out on a detail level, but on the highest level, Dead Planet looks like the Redemption Arc.
Some of the Heroes have Survivor’s Guilt, some have PTSD, some need to prove something to themselves, or avenge those they have lost.
Again there are losses. Some are completely out of left field, and as a result, may leave an invested fan slack-jawed, and at a complete loss for words. Not me, of course, I can curse in 5 languages, and did... OFTEN.
Then, I cried like a little girl.
Look, I have said this before. This story is not for the weak of heart. It definitely isn’t for little kids. It’s violent. It’s Punisher meets Japanese Anime meets Snuff film violent. Is the violence necessary, you might ask... YES. This is the Apokolipsean Influence of the Anti-Life, where Life fights to exist, to go forward, the Anti-life primarily exists to destroy, to rend, to undo Life, at it’s basic levels.
Is it good? Oh, Gods Above and Below, Yes.
Tom Taylor has once again exceeded all my expectations. I cannot say enough about the things I feel while i read his work. There are times I wish I could read the scripts alone, and not be distracted ( yes I said distracted) by the artwork, so i could let my own mind bring some of this detail forward, and see where i go with it.
The quote I started with, while it does not include the art, would have shown a speeding projectile blowing through the Green Lantern Quarantine Zone, and the Power Ring shield which Kilowog puts up between the Survivors and Earth...
This is a very small example of the evocation the story brings... that is not to take anything away from the artwork. Quite the contrary, once again, the Penciler / Inker team is phenomenal. Trevor Hairsine’s pencils are beautiful. there is detail, fine line work which is just gorgeous.
The inking by Gigi Baldassini and Stefano Guadiano are exquisite. The Oblivion Bar scene, with the ‘Ghosts of Constantine’s Friends Past’ is beyond compare, the characters so clear yet so ephemeral, like wills of the wisp, ready to blow away on the first good breeze.
To be able to draw, and enhance gossamer strands... i should live so long as to have a tiny bit of that talent.
With one issue under our collective skin, and 5 more to go, all I can do is hope this roller coaster doesn’t turn out to be the proverbial Crazy Train going off the rails to hell, or wherever...
Or, maybe not. Anti-Life in Hell... What could that look life? Deadman, Jim Corrigan, Etrigan, return of the Creeper, without a human host???
OOOOooohhhhhh Myyyyy!
Out of 5 🌶 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
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The Dark Knight: 10 Hilarious Memes Only True DC Fans Understand – Screen Rant
It’s actually strange to think about how many dark and gritty comic book movies have come out in the past few years because that entire style of filmmaking pretty much originated with the astounding Christopher Nolan cinematic achievement better known as The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight was a complete game-changer for a lot of different reasons, and it’s the kind of movie that comic book haters can enjoy almost as much as comic book super-fans because it really is just that good.
RELATED: 10 Ways The DCEU Would Be Different If It Started With The Dark Knight Trilogy
And although now the film and TV marketplace is absolutely flooded with comic book inspired works, The Dark Knight still remains in a class all it’s own. Comic and movie fans alike still hold this film up as the gold standard of comic movies. So even though the film has a few years under it’s belt now, it is of course still the subject of hundreds of internet memes. And here are ten of the best.
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10 At Least It’s Excellent Cosplay
Batman is one of those kind of brilliant superheroes because while he does fit into a lot of stereotypical superhero ideals, he also seems like a complete lunatic sometimes. And Batman’s whole character arc in The Dark Knight seems to embody that pretty well. We mean yes, the Joker is obviously a malicious crazy person, but it feels like half the time that Bruce is pursuing him he’s only a stones throw (or as the Joker would say, a little push) away from completely going off the deep end.
But at least Mr. Wayne can always say that his cosplay is the sickest of all time.
9 There’s A Reason He’s Called The Joker
Look, saying that a penny for your thoughts is an obvious overcharge is rude as hell, but undoubtedly everyone on earth would rather be dragged by the Joker’s insults than literally dragged by the Joker. And let’s get real, this is the internet.
RELATED: The Dark Knight: 10 Hidden Details Everyone Missed In Nolan’s Batman Trilogy
You can’t charge for your thoughts anymore in a world where things like Twitter exist. Almost everyone on earth with working electricity is now sharing their thoughts for free even if no one wants them to, so anyone who is planning on making a living or even a decent side payout off of their brilliant ideas should maybe rethink their life strategy.
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8 Relatable
How are people still asking other people what their plans for the future are? If we’re lucky we’ll wind up in a world set on fire by someone like the Joker, but it seems more likely that we’ll all be eating cockroaches after a nuclear, robot, or zombie apocalypse. But honestly, the Joker should give himself more credit too.
He’s not a big planner to be sure, but he at least has enough personal investment in his appearance to keep up on his makeup and hairstyling. And if everyone is being completely honest with themselves, that still makes him a better planner than half the people on earth.
7 The Joker Was Undoubtedly A Cat Person
Dogs definitely have the kind of chaotic vibe that the Joker really thrives off of, but they’re far too sweet and well meaning to really be the Joker’s type of pet. They’re the chaotic good of the animal world, while Joker is the chaotic evil of the human world.
Cats aren’t so much chaotic or evil, but they do have a clear diabolical attitude along with a misanthropic outlook on life that matches up with the Joker quite well. Plus, there are few things that are more iconic in this world than the greatest villain on earth dramatically petting a cat like a creep.
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6 Maybe No Open Bar Then
There are two types of people in this world. The kind that needs quite a bit of liquid courage to get up and give a speech at a wedding, and the kind who needs to be sequestered from every drop of alcohol on earth before making any kind of public appearance.
RELATED: Every Christopher Nolan Film, Ranked By Their Rotten Tomatoes Score
But if everyone is being real, would having an unhinged Joker-like character at a wedding really be so bad? Most weddings are incredibly boring and unmemorable, but if some drunk dude showed up in full face paint screaming about someone called Harvey Dent then at least that would be some solid and memorable entertainment.
5 You Never Go Full Nic Cage
Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight is one of the most beloved and iconic movie performances in the history of film, and with good reason. His willingness to commit to the role was so intense that he really did come close to going full Nicolas Cage. But you never, ever go full Nicolas Cage!
Only Nicolas Cage can go full Nicolas Cage, and even the man himself really shouldn’t do it half the time. Joaquin Phoenix seems like the kind of actor with the skill set who can at least avoid paling in comparison to Heath Ledger’s Joker, but it would have been interesting to see Mr. Cage tackle that role too.
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4 Gotta Grind Though
You know, a lot of people love the Joker, especially the Joker in The Dark Knight, for a lot of different reasons. But something that the Joker never seems to get his proper accolades for is his pretty solid work ethic.
We mean he talks a big game about creating complete chaos and embracing your inner madness, but he’s always making some pretty big moves. And of course, big moves usually require a lot of planning and work. So next time anyone is struggling to motivate themselves then it’s always good to be reminded of the fact that even the Joker has got to buckle down and grind sometimes.
3 So Kat Stratford = Harley Quinn?
Because honestly, Kat Stratford being the alternate universe version of Harley Quinn is an idea we can really get behind, especially considering how dirty Harley was done in Suicide Squad. Don’t get us wrong, Margot Robbie is amazing and Harley is too, it’s just… her relationship with the Joker in Suicide Squad was lacking to say the least.
RELATED: The Dark Knight Trilogy: 10 Questions We Still Want Answered
And Heath Ledger’s Joker may be a complete maniac, but we don’t think he’d be near the level of abusive creeper that Jared Leto’s Joker was for Harley. Kat Stratford could truly the feminist icon Harley Quinn that we all deserve.
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2 The Hug-xpert
Okay, while we appreciate anyone’s ability to put a good value on their skills and abilities, this particular meme raises a lot of questions. To be more specific, what in god’s name is a deluxe hug?
This is actually a beyond brilliant business plan, because two dollars is not a lot to ask and it seems like a safe bet that a lot of people would pay that two dollars just to learn what in the hell a deluxe hug actually is. And maybe that is supposed to be the joke! So this meme has really achieved some meme-ception here. And Inception is also a Christopher Nolan movie so the meme-ception has been meme-ceptioned!
1 The Sickest Burn
Watching Batman and the Joker square off in The Dark Knight is undeniably one of the most fun experiences that anyone can have in the cinema, and there is a good reason why The Dark Knight is still held up as the be-all, end-all of comic book movies even though there have been dozens of DCCU and MCU films since.
However one thing that The Dark Knight was sorely lacking was a simple game of the dozens, Bruce Wayne versus the Joker. That may have been an unfair fight though, since Bruce is downright humorless and the Joker undoubtedly has decades worth of yo momma jokes saved up for just such an occasion.
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INTERVIEW: Priest & Cowan on Deathstroke and Real World Violence
SPOILER WARNING: The following interview contains spoilers for “Deathstroke” #11, in stores now.
All these months later, and storied DC Comics characters are still lining up for their respective debuts in the publisher’s Rebirth reality. This week sees the reemergence of that jaundiced, feral freak, The Creeper, along with his Fourth Estate alter ego, Jack Ryder. To make the return all the more odd, it takes place in the pages of “Deathstroke #11,” by Christopher Priest and guest artists Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz.
Priest and company have hardly taken the typical approach to Slade Wilson or his terminations with this series, opting instead for something just as violent, but far more introspective. That’s especially evident with this latest issue, a frank examination of gun violence and vendetta–not in Gotham or Metropolis, but real world Chicago. When multiple perpetrators of gang murder turn up dead themselves, journalists flock to cover the story of a potential serial killer. Is this justice, or the kind of “eye-for-an-eye” vigilantism that only feeds the cycle of violence? Perhaps an assassin with an eye-patch may prove the best testimony.
CBR: Chicken and egg question: Did Deathstroke #11 start with the outline, or the knowledge that Denys and Bill would be the art team?
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Christopher Priest: The issue began as an inventory story, which is an issue we prepare and hold in case there are production or scheduling problems with the book. I wanted to do an anti-violence story and thought, what better place to do an anti-violence story than Deathstroke — a book that all but glorifies violence. As I see it, my run does not glorify violence so much as it examines the consequences of violence and the effect living this lifestyle has on this man Slade Wilson. I thought a stand-alone inventory issue would be a great platform to make a more forward-leaning statement about those consequences.
At the time of commissioning, there were many stories about the rising toll of shootings in Chicago, with 2016 being a record-breaking year in terms of gun violence and homicides. I thought this tragic situation would make an appropriate platform for my story, and discussed it initially with film director and producer Reginald Hudlin (“D’Jango Unchained,” “2016 Academy Awards®,” “Marshal”), who is now a principal in Milestone Media Inc. I invited Reginald to co-write the issue, but he was busy at the time directing the upcoming biopic “Marshal.” He did share his views on the culture of violence—including Hollywood’s role in it—and suggested my story might work as an urban spin on the classic western “A Fistful of Dollars,” wherein the beleaguered townsfolk hire the gunslinger Clint Eastwood to resolve their problems by means of violence. “Dollars” is a cautionary tale and an anti-violence statement in its own right, and Reginald’s suggestion provided the direction I ultimately pursued.
I thought the story would be a great fit for Milestone Media in its renewed relationship with DC Comics, and had hoped for a mini Milestone reunion by inviting Reginald and Milestone co-creator Denys Cowan to join me. I was incredibly pleased when Denys said yes and worked the “Deathstroke” story into his busy schedule. Denys then brought along our longtime friend Bill Sienkiewicz as well as longtime Cowan letterer Willie Schubert (“The Question,” “Legends of The Dark Knight,” “Lone Wolf & Cub”).
Was there ever any resistance to this story?
Priest: DC has been unqualified in their support of this story. I was actually prepared for a fight and kind of expected the story to get dumped somewhere along the approvals process, but both Bob Harras and DC Publisher Dan DiDio were extremely supportive, making me feel a little like a dope for, essentially, doing to the company what I’d experienced for so long — making assumptions along cultural lines. I kind of owe the company an apology for my having suited up for a fight that never happened.
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Obviously, every project is different, with its own mood and pace. Denys, were there any particular challenges when putting pencil to paper on this one? Anything you wanted to try?
Denys Cowan: The challenge of this story was to try to convey the city of Chicago and the people who live there, because the city is as much of a character in this story as Deathstroke is. I tried my best to show this… and with the excellent story by Priest and the inks by Sienkiewicz, I’m very happy with the way this issue came out.
I don’t imagine this applies to anyone on this call, myself included, but there are those who don’t want politics to infringe on the escapism of their comics reading experience. What’s your take on that?
Priest: Read other comics. [Laughs] The way I see it, there are so many choices these days and so many genres from both major and indy publishers, that there should be room for a myriad of approaches. You know, once there was a Cary Bates approach and a Denny O’Neil approach, with Chris Claremont emerging as a kind of amalgam of the two: the high-energy larger-than-life superhero action but character-driven and grounded in reality.
DC films are very much grounded in reality, while the main grouping of their superhero comic books tend to read more like animated series in terms of their heightened reality and high-octane action. Everything is really loud and really bright and occasionally silly, with colorful villains like Abra Kadabra and so forth. But The Dark Knight was so good, it actually worked without the costumes. I mean, if Bruce Wayne had been a Bond-style vigilante rather than Batman, that movie would have still worked.
If I were writing Justice League, the book would probably not be something DC fans would want to read because it would be far less larger than life and would echo life as we know it. I mean, what if there really were a self-appointed group of godlike people “protecting” us? How would the world respond to these people? My JL book would examine the real-world conflicts, challenges and consequences and be less concerned about the next galactic menace the heroes would have to fight.
Art from “Deathstroke” #11
This isn’t to criticize writers who write the bang-zoom stuff; these are very talented people doing a great job. But I, personally, don’t read those comics unless I have to for research because they don’t appeal to me, and nobody is writing “JLA: The Real World,” which would appeal to me. It’s also possible I am simply not the audience for mainstream superhero comics because so much of it is just too cranked and too loud for me. I want the real world—or as close to it as I can get—and then pop the heroes into it.
Cowan: This isn’t a political issue to me. Gun violence is a human problem. We deal with this subject in the context of a thriller type story.
Still others might ask why Deathstroke the Terminator is the right guy to relay questions about the cycle of violence in the real world. Do you think audience perception of Slade is a hurdle or an advantage in telling a really charged, meaningful story?
Priest: I think only Nixon could go to China. If DC is going to do an anti-violence story, it really has to take place in “Deathstroke” in order to have real credibility. You had to send the most staunch anti-Communist crusader to talk to Mao in order for any agreement to be trusted by both sides.
I went into this one cold. In fact, I read this digitally without having seen the cover. So when the Creeper shows up, it was maybe the last cameo I expected to see. It’s almost a shame most other readers will have already seen him on the cover. How did the Creeper become part of the equation?
Priest: For this story, I wanted Deathstroke to be portrayed, more or less, as a force of nature. He has very few lines. The story is told by a point of view character. I thought that POV character should ideally be a reporter; someone who could ask questions. I did not want to the book to preach to the readers “Violence Is Bad!” I wanted to preach a good sermon. A good sermon is like a good court summation: tell a story, ask pointed questions, which lead the hearer to draw their own conclusion.
I initially wanted Lois Lane, but there was so much going on in the Superverse that we looked elsewhere. When Jack Ryder came across my desk, I felt Ryder — a former Jerry Springer-type — would be perfect. The story is built around Ryder however, as it developed, it became obvious that if we have Ryder in the book, readers would expect The Creeper to make an appearance.
I actually did not want Creeper on the cover, but this is the first post-Rebirth appearance of the character, so it made sense that DC would want to play that up. Hopefully, the way the book is written, most readers will have all but forgotten about The Creeper until he makes his entrance. I think it still works.
What’s important to you right now, as storytellers in, let’s call it 2017? What do you personally want to explore or say or ask? What do you want to get out of it?
Art from “Deathstroke” #11
Cowan: As a storyteller in this medium, I’ve always tried to explore the human experience using extraordinary superheros to entertain and reach people. It’s just as or maybe more important in 2017 to continue to do that.
Priest: I’m still trying to decide if I’m having a good time or not, and how long I’ll be writing comics. It’s a lot of hard work, and there’s this big team the editor has to corral, like herding cats. I worry that I’m really not in sync with what is popular and what sells these days, which is probably why I am not offered leading, or A-List titles. A friend told me last week, “Dude, that [Denny O’Neil] era is over.” Man, I really hope not. I loved Cary Bates’ Superman and Flash, But Denny took Superman and grounded him in reality — got rid of Kryptonite and de-powered him, then wrote him introspectively. It should not be zero sum. Grant Morrison’s “JLA” was certainly larger than life and sold a gajillion copies, obliterating my “Justice League Task Force.” So, do I still belong here? I guess that’s for the readers to decide.
I’d like to be writing novels and exploring other creative avenues. As of this writing, there are lots of possibilities and I’m really kind of shocked that so many people have approached me to work with them. It’ll likely be at least another month or so before I know for sure what 2017 looks like.
Art from “Deathstroke” #11
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