#Also!! Oracle!Babs!!

[kara-zor-els]

og dc yuri couple back at it again

#Also!! Oracle!Babs!! #dinahbabs #Birds of prey #Dinah lance #barbara gordon #Oracle #Black canary #tuesday spoilers

[umbrellacam]

Saw a post where someone wasn't sure if Tim being good at computers was a fanon thing or not and friend I am happy to inform you that he's been a computer/tech guy from some of his earliest appearances in the comics.

Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #620 (Rite of Passage part 4) - immersed in the ~web~

Robin II: The Joker's Wild #3 - tabletop roleplaying games and spending hours in the basement on the computer - not beating the geek allegations on these fronts, Timmy

Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #676 - Dick was more into traditional detective work and tended to outsource the computer stuff in these days

Batman (Vol. 1) #514 (Prodigal part 10) - hackin' through all the garbage and garble

Robin (1993) #33 - Robin sneaking in and connecting Oracle with the baddies' mainframe so she can do her thing and steal all their data >:)

Nightwing (1996) #6 - "no you're really talented and well suited to be Robin." "no, you." "no, YOU!"

Tim is definitely not as good as Babs/Oracle, but he's certainly her back-up for computer work in the 90's batfam. They're tech buddies and Robin!Tim is her little assistant sometimes, it's super cute:

Birds of Prey (1999) #19 - happy to play with big sister's fancy high-powered toys

Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #125 - real cute kid

And Dick will hand off computer jobs to his little brother when he doesn't want to bother Babs 😂 (that outsourcing I mentioned):

Nightwing (1996) #68 - examine them pixel by pixel, eh? welp, sounds like a job only you can do, Timbo, you got this buddy, byyyyeeeee

And then when he'd grown up and been doing this for years, he leveled up accordingly, and did stuff like use his access to the League of Assassins computers to overload the generators in every base he could find, etc. etc.

Red Robin (2009) #8 - yeah that was pretty dumb of you Ra's :)

So yeah, it was a bit of a specialty of Tim's, in large part because he was introduced just at the turn into the 90's, when personal computers were really starting to take off and become widespread. (Robins gotta be cutting edge and all)

Of course, by no means does it follow that the other Bats suck at computers (there is no 'smart one' they are all incredibly smart and capable). This is especially true as reboots and the sliding timescale of comics have moved the DC characters into modern times, where computers run the world and everyone grows up with one in their pocket. The baseline familiarity and expertise that everyone can be expected to have is just much, much higher these days.

It gets exaggerated in fanon as all character traits do, but computer guy Tim is definitely not something just made up out of whole cloth :)b

#Tim Drake #Robin #DC Comics #batfam #Dick Grayson #Nightwing #Barbara Gordon #Oracle #Alfred Pennyworth #Batman #Dick and Tim #Babs and Tim #DC Comics panels #fanon vs. canon #Cam posts #Cam reads comics #DC meta #meta #not a fully extensive list by any means - just the stuff that I could find from my notes and general rummaging #Also: there are some fantastic additions to this in the comments so check out the notes!

[fantastic-nonsense]

I unironically think that people are so invested in Barbara as Batgirl vs. Oracle because they haven't bothered to read any of Babs' stories as Oracle nor have they actually read Cass or Steph's Batgirl runs. They're basing their opinions purely off of adaptations and vibes

#also I guarantee you they haven't read the pre-TKJ 'glory days' of Batgirl!Babs. otherwise they would NOT have been clamoring for her return #When I say that Ostrander and Yale creating Oracle saved both Barbara as a character and Batgirl as a mantle...I'm not kidding #barbara gordon #dc comics #cassandra cain #stephanie brown

[ccaaisns]

reading something lame about dragons

click for better quality

#my art #errrmmmm this is unfinished #sorry for abandoning you tumblr #i also chnaged my user from cass-png uhm #dc comics #oracle #barbara gordon #babs gordon #fanart #art #dc fanart #batfam #i forgot how to tag

[qcomicsy]

Dick Grayson has to confront the Court of Owls in Gotham, Dick Grayson has to be Batman again, Dick Grayson has to be a international secret supper agent, Dick Grayson has to supervise Batman's kid, Dick Grayson has to pretend to be dead, Dick Grayson has to be shot, Dick Grayson has to be Ric, Dick Grayson has to confront guy from circus number #81928383 Dick Grayson–

HOW ABOUT DICK GRAYSON FOR ONCE IN FOURTY YEARS PUT HIS SILLY LITTLE COSTUME, IN HIS SILLY LITTLE CITY AND JUST FUCKIN FIGHT A CRIMINAL.

WHAT ABOUT THAT HUH????

HOW ABOUT DICK GRAYSON DO THE ONLY FUCKING THING THAT DICK GRAYSON COMPROMISED HIMSELF TO DO AS A CHARACTER.

What happen to saving cats from trees??? From stopping muggers???? Drug cartels???? Mas Murders???? War criminals?????? Drug Dealers???????? helps old ladies crossing the street

W HA t happen with the good old fashionable combating crime? A bit of investigation a bit of kicking a fools ass????

for fuck sake

#dick grayson #q rants #q rambles #'oh but his last run' listen after the chibi Nightwing I don't think I'll get near that comic with a tem feet pole #I have enough stress already #also the whole batgirl babs no longer full time oracle thing still gets me

[audhd-nightwing]

young justice!birdflash, (teen) titans!dickkory and pre-N52 comics!dickroy are the holy trinity of dick grayson ships

for dickbabs: when they’re robin & batgirl / nightwing & oracle they’re fine but not my favorite yk? but having adult babs be fucking batgirl. i want to wring tom taylor’s neck

#dick grayson #dc #dcu #dc comics #young justice #birdflash #teen titans #dc titans #dickkory #dickroy #teen titans comics #tom taylor is my mortal enemy #mostly for what he did to babs #aka FUCKING TAKING AWAY ALL OF HER IDENTITY OUTSIDE OF BATMAN #oracle is HER thing #she did the hard work and did it for herself #not anyone else #also just giving a fully grown woman the name ‘batgirl’ #feels like. yucky

[the-batgirl]

Dickbabs + Photos

#dickbabs #dick x barbara #barbara gordon #batgirl #oracle #Nightwing #dick grayson #dc comics #my post #there are also several instances of Dick having a picture of just Babs in his house/on his person

[call-me-oracle]

barbara gordon in nightwing 85 pt. 3

bonus:

#this was a longggg issue #never complaining about more babs are oracle stuff but also she's in the batgirl suit for most of this #and this was a hassle to put together #grabbing all the panels took forever #anyways #enjoy :))) #more babs stuff tomorrow! #dc comics #barbara gordon #oracle #batgirl #nightwing #dick grayson #dickbabs #robin #tim drake #comic panels #written by: tom taylor #art by: robbi rodriguez #colours by: adriano lucas #nightwing (2016) #issue 85 #queue

[roseandgold137]

early days oracle (she’s a grown woman but she’s also my little goober. You understand)

#babs gordon #yes she’s scarily capable but also she’s just my little meow meow #My evil little meow meow but my meow meow nonetheless #oracle

[acaiyatree]

I wouldn't change a thing at all < 3

#when i tell u guys oracle means a lot to me i mean it #like. there were times when i was gonna cry when making this #it's kinda embarassing but i think about her a lot #and how she was able to grow around her disability and not let it be a hurdle to ehatever she's set on like... ouhh #i wanna be like her fr #dc #dc comics #batfamily #batfam #barbara gordon #babs gordon #batgirl #oracle #dinahbabs #(<- implied 🤫) #dinah lance #dinah laurel lance #black canary #she's such an inspiration to me yall dek #also tell me if i have to tag a warnign on this #specifically about the oanel on the upper right #bc for me i wouldn't but slso i'm not everyone in the world so just tell me :]] #my fave part abt this is the dinahbabs one #for the rest the colors either feel too much or too flat :[[ i really have to properly study shit like this plus backgrounds r a pain to me #ouhhfhfgdbcbdn #i wanna practice more but i get so easily distracted oof #but yeah dinahbabssss shsgsbshb #also the last oanel... i'm gonna give babs a treat : melanin HAGSGSHDG #i picture her as very pale sorry guys she's chronically online (<-literally) #my art >:DD

[pteropodidaes]

recently started reading batgirl 2000 and i am having the time of my life. like yes cassandra stop that guy's heart for 3 seconds because he shot and killed his friend! punch lady shiva with the arm she broke like an hour ago and steal her pearl bracelet, we love to win!! slowly relearn how to fight over the course of 10 years? ❌️ relearn how to fight fast and live for one year ✅️ secret identity? what secret identity barbara we only care about PATROL ‼️‼️‼️

i have only scraped at the surface of this girl's insanity and i'm only at issue 17. i haven't even talked about the shit babs and bruce get up to. everyone should read batgirl 2000

as a closing note take an alfred. not usually a huge fan of his but he was so fucking funny in these panels

#alfred pulled out his inner 🤨 #he has raised too many damn children to not know them #btw bruce's insanity is highlighted sm in this one plot point #like babs is encouraging cass to maintain a secret identity so she can have a normal civilian life #and bruce is like “she legally doesn't exist why bother” #like you can tell if bruce wayne wasn't famous there would be only batman no bruce #honestly it deserves its own essay #also the batshapes are so skrunkly in this run #dc #dcu #batman #batgirl #cassandra cain #barbara gordon #oracle #alfred pennyworth

[evasive-anon]

The fact they they un-ironically included the classic ‘dad leaving the family by driving away’ scene has mean rolling.

Completely fucks up Jason’s brain chemistry, traumatizes Tim and Damian, and then goes ‘guess my work here is done 🤷‍♂️’ followed by ‘they’re your problem now.’

Bruce be like all crime is bad then immediately commits child abandonment.

#Bruce out here like lol bye after fucking up everything is peak #god I hope this man finds some mental health some day but also I don’t cause this is hilarious #dc comics #batman #bruce wayne #dick grayson #babs gordon #oracle dc #nightwing #comic panels #gotham war #gotham war spoilers #the gotham war scorched earth #gotham war scorched earth #batfam #oc #original post

[bobbinalong]

like four comics into my birds of prey read and i can feel the transformation starting to take place (turning into a dinahbabs shipper)

#also i forgot how hot oracle!babs was o boy

[violent138]

Being a competent or semi-put-together friend must be so hard. I imagine Barbara frequently gets calls, emails, or has to navigate late-night breakdowns over the comms a ton. She probably has to give advice even though she too struggles with a lot of the same stuff, or even when she has no idea how to. The person on the other end probably tells her how great it is that she knows so much, when the truth is that she's already been through college applications, or learnt to balance life just a little better. But she has to pretend for the other person that it's possible to be happy or make it through.

#based entirely on watching my one emotionally intelligent and hardworking friend save lives on a group chat #barbara gordon #batman #I just think a lot of younger heroes turn to her for guidance #I think I've seen a lot of Babs giving advice (shall find the panels later I'm too sick rn) #Also I HC that Barbara carries a lot of extra stress being the one that can see it all #oracle dc

[armed-with-a-waffle-iron]

Pre-Crisis Dick Grayson/Barbara Gordon moments that are still canon in my book

Albeit with some tweaks.

The first meeting. Dick shows Babs some kindness and Babs shows up the Dynamic Duo. Dick's impressed to say the least.

Bruce and Babs fight over Dick, and Dick choosing Babs👀.

Dick rescues Babs from a grisly doom and the pair prove to be a great team in the absence of Batman, plus, maybe the attraction isn't so one way.

Dick and Babs become the New Dynamic Duo; they have that infamous kiss, show some deadly teamwork and grow to be really comfortable with each other.

It's not not flirting; identities become less secret and feelings become more apparent.

"Any friend of Dick's is a friend of mine", she says to Dick's girlfriend! Dick's college girlfriend Lori becomes jealous of Babs and you can't say she's not on to something with the two of them.

A wedding themed caper ensured more shenanigans and more flirting.

Barbara asserts some necessary boundaries but the flirting doesn't cease and their feelings don't just disappear.

Dick finally confesses his feelings but Barbara was "asleep". He decides his advances were a mistake but we know she heard everything.

I feel that these early moments informed their relationship a lot. They were always cute together but they've always seemed a bit star-crossed and yet stayed close in spite of it. It shows much they mean to each other and how hard they've worked at their relationship(s)/friendship that they remained such important people in each others' lives since Barbara's injury. Whichever way the wind blows, I'm confident these two will always have each other and that's really pretty.

Sources: Detective Comics #359, 400 and 401, and Batman Family #1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 13.

#dick and babs are so special to me #I love watching them grow (closer) #a complicated and special kind of soulmates; it's never not romantic but it also doesn't have to be #barbara gordon #dick grayson #robin #batgirl #nightwing #oracle #batman #batman and robin #batfam #bat family #dc comics #comics #dickbabs #dick grayson/barbara gordon

[pansexualnoodle5]

You can always rely on Wayne Family Adventures to fix DC's fuckups.

#THE BOTTOM PIC IS FROM A SEASON 2 PREVIEW #JAY AND BABS ARE BESTIES #THESE ARE THE INTERACTIONS WE WANT #ALSO QUEEN BABS FINALLY GETTING THE RESPECT SHE DESERVES #wayne family adventures #wayne family adventures spoilers #jason todd #barbara gordon #oracle #red hood #batman #batman webtoon #wfa spoilers