#gotham central

[chocymolk]

Stephanie brown is definitely the face of Eggos

Imagine Bruce going back up to the manor after a long and tiresome mission, just to turn on the tv and see Steph in an Eggo ad..

#stephanie brown #batgirl #batfam #batman #dc comics #dc universe #black bat #stephanie brown robin #dc robin #the batfamily #bat family #batfam shenanigans #batfamily #Stephanie brown is spoiler #spoiler dc #dc spoiler #gothamite #gotham city #gotham central #gotham

[nightwingcouldyounot]

The thing is I could actually see that being the rules they have to follow.

(Gotham Central 002)

#Dc Comics #Gotham Central #Batman

[ghostsenpia]

he was such a little cutie pie in gotham central (◍•ᴗ•◍)

#mad hatter #gotham central #jervis tetch #dc mad hatter #dc comcis

[smashedpages]

On this day in 1992, Renee Montoya made her debut in Batman #475. She was created by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Mitch Brian for Batman: The Animated Series, but her in-comic debut happened before her on-screen debut.

Montoya, a Gotham City detective who frequently allied with Batman, starred in the excellent Gotham Central series before eventually becoming the new Question, selected by Vic Sage. More recently she replaced Jim Gordon as commissioner for the GCPD.

#comics to remember #batman #batman: the animated series #bruce timm #paul dini #mitch brian #dc #dc comics #gotham central #the question #gcpd

[haveyoureadthiscomic-poll]

#gotham central #gotham #batman #ed brubaker #greg rucka #dc #dcu #dc comics #poll

[sebeth]

Your Men Arrived

#Batman #Bruce Wayne #Harvey Bullock #GCPD #Gotham Central #batfam #bat family #dc comics #dcu

[fortressofserenity]

Common people and representation

While there are people who do certainly want representation in fiction, sometimes not in ways we currently expect it to be, there was something of a phenomenon in western fanfiction about stories involving everyday people but set in the Marvel world for instance. Like you have people speculating on what’s like to be an ordinary person in a world full of superheroes, well there are some official publications that kind of answered the question in a way. Over at DC Comics, there was something like Gotham Central. It’s about ordinary police officers solving crime in Gotham City, with some appearances by Batman himself.

Then you have something like Ruins for Marvel Comics as written by the disgraced Warren Ellis, while it is interesting to use something like Marvel as a backdrop for more mundane stories but it does poke at the inherent limitations of the superhero genre. It’s possible to push boundaries with the superhero genre, though those who successfully do have interests outside of the superhero school of storytelling. I suspect somebody like Greg Rucka and who else wrote Gotham Central must have read a lot of crime fiction and/or show interest in real world forensics and law enforcement, there are likely some fanfiction writers who do and have done the same.

But the superhero genre absent of these influences has limitations that make it harder to focus on the lives of ordinary civilians or even superpowered civilians because of the unspoken expectation of superpowered characters is to fight each other, even if nonpowered characters also get in the act themselves. Not to mention the inherent vigilante angle is something that elides those of other cultures, especially if it’s something that goes against their cultural values or even wallows in sociopolitical vices. To successfully pull off these new influences and ideas is to wallow in something new and different yourself, that’s to do an angle that most superhero writers rarely if ever do.

Supposing if you have superpowered characters who have no inclination towards either crimefighting nor criminal activity that they might as well parlay their abilities into something really useful, a character like Cypher (who has the ability to understand and learn new languages well) would easily find work as an interpreter or a translator. Another would be a silk-making character who gets into weaving since this is what actual people do with silk-making, the only real difference is that this character skips the whole killing the caterpillar in the cocoon thing. Writers who make silk-making characters do stereotypical superhero stuff likely largely read Spider-Man comics.

This sounds harsh of me to say but it is telling that if you don’t read, learn or do anything else then you risk telling the same thing all over again, reuse the same old tired tricks and that’s almost all you can do. Being open to new ideas, experiences and activities can make a difference in not only telling a new story but also new stories featuring familiar characters, concepts and set-ups this way, otherwise we’d get really creatively bankrupt stories where it’s clear writers have little else to do because they have little else to say. It seems those who came up with the common people stories were pretty creative in some way, but this being amateur stories does show the other limitations.

When it comes to writing a story for DC and Marvel, especially at this point, that while diversity in storytelling is encouraged and enabled it is only to an extent. For every Gotham Central, there’s another straight-up Batman story. This is also complicated by matters of readers being really attached to characters they know and like, that this is something DC and Marvel are willing to oblige and supply their every whim. A common people type story is something DC and Marvel have come close to publishing, something like Gotham Central for instance, but when emotional attachment to popular characters trumps desire for more experimental storytelling shows the limits of the superhero genre.

Not just artistically but also from a business perspective.

#marvel #marvel comics #fanfiction #dc comics #batman #batman comics #gotham central #common people

[geislieb]

Jervis Tetch (and people talking about him) in Gotham Central: Unresolved (#19-22).

[ID: Ten comic panels, mostly featuring Jervis Tetch. He’s white, has gray hair, is very short, and has an overbite that makes his teeth stick out when his mouth is closed. He’s wearing an orange long-sleeve jumpsuit with a name tag that says “J Tetch.” Individual images are as follows:

1. Jervis sitting in bed in his room in Arkham Asylum looking menacing.

2. Jervis looking displeased and saying, “She’s okay. But I don’t like you.”

3. Jervis sitting at a table with two people, who are mostly cropped out of the image. There are papers on the table but their contents aren’t visible, and Jervis is sliding them away from him with both hands.

4. A male cop showing Jervis an evidence bag, the contents of which aren’t visible here, while Jervis looks away and says, "Hmmmm... Did you now? Don't have a cow... let's think how..."

5. Jervis sitting at a table with a female cop. His arms are outstretched on the table and she’s comfortingly placing her hand over both of his.

6. Jervis being escorted down the hallway at Arkham by a doctor and a guard. He’s much shorter than both of them. The doctor is saying, "That was very good, Jervis... Now let's get you back to your room." The guard has his hand on Jervis' shoulder and is saying, "Yeah, Tetch, be a good boy and don't make me use the cuffs."

7. A print of Jervis’ mugshot on a table. In the photo, he’s wearing a top hat, coat, and large polka dot bow tie. His clothes look too big on him. There’s a speech bubble that says, “And he says he did it as a favor for you two. Says you were friends of his.”

8. A photo of Jervis wearing normal clothes: a white button down shirt, tie, and glasses. His hair is brown and he looks younger. Someone is holding the photo in one hand and pointing at it with the other. There’s a speech bubble that says, “It’s that guy who used to live in Connie’s mom’s boarding house, who used to help us with our projects.”

9. A doctor walking down the hallway at Arkham and saying, "He's got an immature self-image, so he identifies more with children than adults. Oh and he's a genius, too. But then he wouldn't be here if he wasn't.”

10. A woman talking to two cops and saying, "Sure. Mr. Tetch... he lived right down the hall from me and my mom. I know he's the Mad Hatter now, but he was nice. A little weird, but nice." End ID.]

#i'm in love with him so i'm making my followers look at him #jervis tetch #mad hatter #gotham central

[mysteriousbeetle]

Gotham Central issue #7 cover by artist Michael Lark and colorist Matt Hollingsworth.

#renee montoya #gotham central #dc #i found this version without the title and stuff in the collected edition and thought it looked cool #panels

[cccovers]

Gotham Central #15 (March 2004) cover by Michael Lark and Matt Hollingsworth.

#gotham central #joker #comic covers #2000s #dc comics #michael lark #matt hollingsworth

[tomoleary]

Mike Mayhew - Original Fantastic Four #1 Gotham Central Variant Cover Sketch (2018) Source

Mike Mayhew - Original Fantastic Four #1 Gotham Central Variant Cover Painted Prelim (2018) Source

Mike Mayhew - Original Fantastic Four #1 Gotham Central Variant Cover Art (2018) Source

#mike mayhew #fantastic four #gotham central #cover process #original art

[ufonaut]

You gonna take it like a man, Jimmy? Or do I shoot you in the back, like you shot Cris?

Gotham Central (2003) #40

(Greg Rucka & Ed Brubaker, Kano & Stefan Gaudiano)

#gotham central #gotham central 2003 #jim corrigan #renee montoya #greg rucka #ed brubaker #kano #stefan gaudiano #dc #dc comics #dcedit #comicedit #comicsedit #u can reblog #SCREAMING AND CHEERING AND #MY FUCKING GOD.

[nightwingcouldyounot]

(Sorry about the blurriness of this image)

This comic was written well post Jason's death but pre his revival. Even without that though these panels are painful.

(Gotham Central 033)

#DC Comics #Gotham Central #Robin #Batman #Jason Todd #Tim Drake

[sporkberries]

Ik ive talked about this comic and this scene multiple times but this is one of the few comics ive read and been so genuinely on edge and nervous. Harvey is such a scary mix of desperate delusional and violent

#also when he starts screaming at anyone who even looks at renee #your just slowing waiting for him to turn and attack renee too #and when he does… #dc #spork says stuff #gotham central #renee montoya #harvey dent #tw homophobia #just in case

[balu8]

Gotham Central #2: In the Line of Duty 2

by Ed Brubaker / Greg Rucka; Michael Lark; Noelle Giddings and Willie Schubert

DC

#dc comics #gotham central #michael lark #Noelle Giddings #Willie Schubert #Greg Rucka #ed brubaker #comic book #batman

[sebeth]

Babs & Renee

#batgirl #barbara gordon #renee montoya #batfam #bat family #dc comics #dcu #gotham central #gcpd