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Beetles commission for mysteriesofme​!!!

This was super fun and I loved doing it; thank you!!!!!

#jaime reyes #ted kord

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Another 90s sketch

#mae kent

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I know it's not anyone fault as DC is allergic to Linda Danvers and Matrix to an almost alarming degree, but yes, multiple Supergirls DO exist.

And I miss / love them!! It wouldn't be that hard to bring them back in some capacity!

#FOR REAL #didio will forever pay for his sins #supergirls

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it’s a bird! it’s a plane! 

it’s SUPERGIRL!!

#linda danvers

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 Wonder Woman Stories to Read!

Did you just get back from the Wonder Woman movie, love it, and want to read more, but have no idea where to start? Have no fear, your resident comics nerd is here!

In order of story pictured, here are some recs to get you started:

The Legend of Wonder Woman, by Renae De Liz and Rey Dillon

The Legend of Wonder Woman is a technically out-of-continuity all-ages story that’s a sort of revisit/retelling of Diana’s Golden Age/pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths origin, but slightly updated for the modern reader; it has gorgeous art and a flowing narrative, and captures the very best of Wonder Woman, in my opinion. It was written last year for Diana’s 75th anniversary. If you loved the movie, this is the comic for you; it’s her origin story all over again, but deals with the mythology much better and provides a more in-depth look at Diana’s childhood on Themiscyra and her relationships with multiple characters like Etta Candy and Steve Trevor (also Steve is just as much a babe in this as he is in the movie, so never fear! You are not walking into ‘well-meaning but kinda jerkass!Steve’ territory’).  It’s basically an exploration of Diana’s childhood and early days as Wonder Woman, as per her (mostly) Golden Age backstory.

“Diana, born of light and hope, hailing from clays of Earth…despite the darkness of the world, you have ever chosen to love it, protecting all with compassion and might. You have become a beacon of truth in the darkness…you have become Wonder Woman.”

It’s a really accessible and beautiful way to get into WW. It’s got absolutely beautiful artwork, the story is well-written, and the characters are delightful. Also, World War II, so that’s always fun. Here’s the trailer for the series.

Wonder Woman by George Perez (including the Gods and Mortals and Challenge of the Gods storylines)

George Perez’s run on Wonder Woman in the 80s (Vol 2, #1-64) is still looked at as the gold standard of revitalizing and rebooting a character today. After nearly three decades of more or less aimless storytelling, the Wonder Woman mythos was rebooted and completely revamped after Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Perez is the one that made it happen. This is where the Wonder Woman mythos became more tied to the Greek Gods and the time period some of her best stories were penned, including the original landmark ‘Gods and Mortals’ arc as well as the ‘Challenge of the Gods’ arc. Basically, Perez’s run is amazing and is absolutely required reading for any Wonder Woman fan. General warning for explicit sexual assault in the Amazons’ backstory and occasionally dated depictions of various social issues.

The Hiketeia, by Greg Rucka

 A one-shot story by Rucka, written before his actual run. Tbh, there’s no real synopsis I can give that’s better than the official one: “Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia is a modern Greek tragedy of duty and vengeance. When Wonder Woman partakes in an ancient ritual called the Hiketeia, she is honor-bound to eternally protect and care for a young woman named Danielle Wellys. But when Wonder Woman learns that Danielle has killed the sex-slavers/drug dealers who murdered her sister, she suddenly finds herself in battle with Batman, who is searching for the fugitive. Caught in a no-win situation, Wonder Woman must choose between breaking a sacred oath and turning her back on justice.”

tl;dr: a beautifully written modern Greek tragedy, and also Wonder Woman beats up Batman

Down to Earth, Greg Rucka

Honestly I’m down to recommend Greg Rucka’s entire run on Wonder Woman (Vol. 2 #195-226, including the ‘Down to Earth’, ‘Bitter Rivals’, ‘Eyes of the Gorgon’, ‘Land of the Dead’, and ‘Mission’s End’ arcs), because his whole run is absolutely brilliant, but I’m going to recommend two of his arcs specifically, Down to Earth being one of them.

In Down to Earth, Diana is about to publish a book she’s written that’s a bunch of short essays about her philosophy and ideals. She struggles with both praise and backlash from it, and faces one of her most personal battles of all time as she confronts attacks on all levels, from Veronica Cale to Dr. Psycho to Silver Swan and even the War God Ares. This is a story that is philosophy and dialogue heavy as opposed to battle-heavy, and it is a really interesting story to read even if you don’t agree with everything said in it.

Eyes of the Gorgon and Land of the Dead, Greg Rucka

Frankly I think this two-parter is the pinnacle of Wonder Woman storytelling and I’m not afraid to say it. This is one of my absolute favorite Wonder Woman stories of all time. Literally Iconic™ in every way.

In Eyes, in one of the most memorable Wonder Woman moments in all of DC history (so far), Diana challenges Medusa in one-on-one combat after she kills the child of one of her diplomatic staffers. But this is no ordinary Gladiator-style battle–nearly forty million lives hang in the balance if Wonder Woman cannot defeat Medusa and prevent her from showing her face on television. Diana, being the smart woman she is, fights Medusa blindfolded. A grisly, intense battle ensues, resulting in Diana getting stabbed and having her blindfold ripped off.

Having been compromised and reminding herself that “[even] one mortal life is worth more”, she blinds herself using the venom of one of Medusa’s hair snakes in order to continue fighting and save the world:

In Land of the Dead, the now-blinded Diana (no, her eyesight isn’t just magically cured!) is re-learning how to navigate the world and the crimefighting arena. Just as she’s started adjusting, her old nemesis Cheetah returns. Also features a fab team-up with Wally West’s Flash as they both take on Cheetah and Zoom. The second half of the story sees Diana take on an incredibly dangerous quest to the Underworld at Athena’s request, accompanied by Wonder Girl and a Minotaur. Again, this two-parter is amazing and I highly recommend it. 

The Circle, Gail Simone

The Circle is the first arc of Gail Simone’s run on Wonder Woman, and delves into Diana’s origins, the culture that birthed her, and the women who raised her. Featuring Hippolyta, four renegade Amazons who saw Diana not as a gift but as a threat, and Nazis, along with another story where Diana goes along with a Green Lantern to deal with an extraterrestrial genocidal conflict, it’s a wild ride of an arc. It’s incredible, and features one of my absolute favorite WW scenes of all time, where Diana refuses to raise a hand to a Green Lantern that is beating her up because it would endanger the peace and still extends her hand in friendship afterwards. It also contains one of my favorite quotes about the Amazons/Diana of all time:

“We have a saying, my people. ‘Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.’“ -Diana

Truly a work of art. 10/10 would recommend. Most of Simone’s run (including Ends of the Earth, Rise of an Olympian, and Contagion) are all good; this is just the highlight of her run, in my opinion. Simone’s Diana does take a bit of getting used to, as she depicts her as more of a ‘normal human’, but the story overrides any quibbles I have with some of the dialogue.

Spirit of Truth, Paul Dini

“This story reveals the hardships and obstacles that Wonder Woman must face due to public perception based on her appearance and womanhood.” Basically, Diana faces off against a variety of threats, physical and otherwise, and tries to reconcile the fact that she is both human and not, that she is an Amazon and a demigoddess but also identifies with humanity and truly wants to make the world a better place. Stunning artwork, but general warning for some uncomfortable white feminism/white savior vibes.

Trinity, Matt Wagner

An Eisner Award-winning story revolving around the first meeting and team-up of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. A really fascinating look at all three heroes and how they reconcile their differences in philosophy and tactics to become the most iconic trio of superheroes to ever exist.

JLA: League of One, Christopher Moeller

A standalone graphic novel exploring Diana’s character when she has to make a choice between betraying her teammates and saving their lives. She decides to sacrifice her own life for her teammates to beat a dragon prophesized to end the entire Justice League, so she individually takes out every member of the League and goes to fight the dragon herself.

It’s also where this famous panel comes from, by the way:

tl;dr: a lovely character study and also Wonder Woman beats up the entire Justice League and then a dragon.

Greg Rucka’s Wonder Woman Rebirth (with ‘The Lies’ and ‘Year One’)

Greg Rucka miraculously returned to DC Comics last year (which I still want to know how DC pulled off, since Rucka specifically stated he would never work for DC again at one point; I have bets on him reading Azzarello’s and the Finches’ Wonder Woman runs and going, “Oh no. No no no. No, I have to fix this.”) to write Wonder Woman: Rebirth and the currently ongoing Wonder Woman series. 

It’s really delightful; one storyline is set in the present as Diana is re-establishing her mission as Earth’s protector and champion while ‘Year One’ gives the new origin story for Diana and details Steve’s crash-landing on Themiscyra and her early days as Wonder Woman. From the official synopsis of Year One: “The team of writer Greg Rucka and artist Nicola Scott weave the definitive and shocking tale of Diana’s first year as Earth’s protector. Paradise has been breached, Ares stirs and the Amazons must answer with a champion of their own…one who is willing to sacrifice her home among her sisters to save a world she has never seen.” Year One is the current origin story for Diana, so it’s also good for those of you who loved the movie and want to see more of that kind of story.

Honorable mention: DC’s Bombshells

DC Bombshells features loads of female heroes in a WWII-era alternate universe where the women are the “big” heroes instead of the men. A wide variety of female heroes have spotlight issues, including characters that are very minor in the main universe, but Diana gets quite a bit of screentime. It is important to note that this is completely out-of-continuity, and various events, character relationships, and other things that happen in the Bombshells-verse are not canon in the main universe. That being said, it’s a really charming series with beautiful artwork and a focus on the ladies. Also features some absolutely beautiful Diana/Steve scenes.

Also notable: the animated movie:

A lot of people are surprised when I tell them that Diana already had a movie before Gal Gadot graced our screens. The screenplay was written by Gail Simone and features a semi-modern update of Diana’s origin story. It’s a good, solid movie; it’s not great and it has a lot of issues, but it is a solid movie that has some fun action sequences and features a fairly decent depiction of the Amazons and Greek mythology. Ever since I’ve started reading comics though, I’ve been a little disappointed by Steve’s characterization in this movie. He’s well-intentioned but makes a lot of jerkass/fuckboy comments at times and I just don’t know where Simone pulled his characterization from, tbh. Anyway, solid, fun movie that you should definitely see if you like Wonder Woman!

So there you have it! That’s a solid recommended reading list for Wonder Woman comics. You can buy physical copies of the trades (collection of the entire multi-issue arc) on Amazon, at Barnes and Noble, or at your local bookstore. You can also buy comics digitally on Comixology (which is owned by Amazon, so you can link your accounts and use your payment information as well as Amazon gift cards), which is currently running a Wonder Woman sale in honor of the movie’s release. If you’re really poor and can’t afford to buy comics, you can either read them on readcomics.li; alternatively, getcomics.info is a free download/torrent site that is absolutely safe (I’ve downloaded comics a number of times from them). If you’d like more recs, I’d be happy to provide them (including early days omnibuses and lesser known arcs), but I think this is a great starter list. Have a great time reading!

#diana of themiscyra #comic recs

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OH HOLDON A SECOND I KNOW HOW YO FIX TIMOTHY'S UGLY ASS RED ROBIN COWL

trust me brb

#tim drake

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I did this for mermay cuz I didn’t know what to draw

Also I officially hate drawing water

#timkon #mermay #tim drake #kon el

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A day later:

#kon el #jon kent

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for Ren!

based on this!

#roytim #tim drake #roy harper #yja

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hey so i want to read up on dead boy detectives once i've finished the show, but i'm not sure where to start. do you know of a reading order i could follow?

In chronological order:

• sandman issue 25

• free country: tale of the children’s crusade (vertigo crossover event)

• vertigo: winters edge issue 3

• the sandman presents: dead boy detectives 2001

• death at deaths door

• the dead boy detectives 2005

• dead boy detectives 2014

• books of magic 2018 issues 21,22,23

• the sandman universe: dead boy detectives 2022

and if you’re a fan of the show, the original pilot episode is the doom patrol episode “dead patrol” season 3 episode 3, it’s a very fun episode and you don’t need the context of the rest of the show to watch it

they also have these single panel appearances which aren’t relevant but are adorable:

(get a job, stay away from them)

#dead boy detectives #reading order

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Red Robin redesign based on the idea of an inverness cape... this version of RR has returned to his detective roots, puzzling over Gotham's toughest mysteries and donning the cape and cowl when it's time for some good old-fashioned legwork.

I know in my heart tim is a Cape Guy -- the Question may rock a detective’s coat and fedora but that's not the right look for tim (not to mention batman!damian already has a claim on the coat-as-cape look). But tim is also a confirmed sherlock holmes nerd, so the two-layer inverness-inspired cape seemed a good way to subtly infuse some detective vibes into his costume.

#tim drake

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I’m writing this only to excise this from my body.

TIM (& DICK) ACCIDENTALLY START THE BATFAM AU!!!

So. Recently dropped out from college, kicked out of Wayne Manor, and fast tracked through police training Officer Grayson is having a real fucking shit time at the precinct. No one respects him or his deductions or his opinions. Everything sucks ass. His most familiar and longest-living support structure was ripped out from underneath him, he’s broken up and no-contact with anyone he’s ever dated, his Blüdhaven apartment is awful and full of black mold and there’s never enough food to sustain him, his creation of his Nightwing persona is slow-going and the public is reluctant to catch on, there’s a kid hiding under his bed, his partner thinks he’s a total nepo baby even though he has no money and no contacts, and—

There’s a what.

Dick double checks under his bed. Yerp. Sure enough, just hanging out, is a black-haired kid with a raggedy coat and a backpack, just peering back out at him with his big ‘ol eyes.

“What the fuck,” says Dick, before remembering not to swear in front of kids. “…freak.”

The kid scrunches his nose.

Dick doesn’t kick the kid out because, fuck, it’s cold out in November and at least his shitty apartment has heating, but he does tell the kid that this ain’t cool and that if he wasn’t literally in the cops to take most of them down, he wouldn’t let this fly at all. In the morning, the kid skedaddles, and Dick assumes that is that.

Except he’s here the next day.

“What the fuck,” Dick repeats, and commits to the swearing this time.

In the mean time, Tim already knows what swearing is and Is On The Fucking Lamb.

Keep reading

#tim drake #dick grayson #dick & tim #fic ideas

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NGL it bothers me to see Zsdarky's writing described as "out of character" or "the idiot ball" just because -- what, Damian's being written as fallible? Not even evil or malicious, but just capable of making poor decisions based on his own biases and emotional entanglements? And not in a low-key praising, "he's so full of Righteous Anger he just can't help but give into his Passion for Justice," kind of way, but like for real.

Damian's a teenager who feels insecure about his place in the world, and those insecurities are tied strongly to disagreements he has with his father about how they handle their night job. He deals with those insecurities the way a lot of teenagers his age do -- by coming up with reasons why he's actually the specialist and most importantest person who ever lived. It's just that while most kids going through chuunibyo syndrome have to fall back on imaginary ideas of being secretly a wizard or the Chosen One or a magical space princess or a psychic mutant or whatever, Damian clings to his identity as The Son of the Bat, the "Heir Apparent" and, on occasion, the "One True Robin."

So, naturally, when a Batman appears claiming to be his father -- being pretty convincing about it, given that Zur-En-Arrh is essentially Bruce's alter, a fragmented part of his personality -- and starts both agreeing with Damian where they'd clashed before and giving him praise that reinforces that he's the Only One in the family who can be trusted to Do What Needs to Be Done and they Don't Need Anybody Else, of course Damian's going to overlook the obvious red flags and convince himself that everyone else is just Wrong and Jealous and Can't See What He Sees.

He's a kid. He wants his father's praise and attention. He wants to be told that the things he feels are right and just, even when they're not. And Zur-En-Arrh uses all of that to manipulate him, for as long as it can, knowing that, at his heart, Damian is a good enough kid that he will eventually turn against it. And when he did, Zur-En-Arrh was already prepared to discard and replace him.

Falling for that doesn't make Damian stupid, it makes him sympathetic. A lot moreso, to me, than any posturing about his woe-is-me sad childhood that also just happened to make him an unstoppable badass who's good at everything ever could.

#wednesday spoilers #damian wayne

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I know the Star Wars extended universe treats “spice” like it’s this big scary drug, but I kind of like to imagine that it’s basically just space weed, and the only reason Han got in trouble with the Imperials over Jabba’s cargo is that he was evading import tariffs.

#star wars

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Pigeon attempts to court falcon

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Tim in the middle of the night, whenever he follows Batman and Robin

#tim drake