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Jason Todd
Jason is as someone else put it succinctly "a mass-murdering terrorist and tax-evader". He does evil, the story constantly condemns him as evil and sinful and thuggish and stupid and uneducated and overemotional. He does have a lower and more selective kill count than Luke Skywalker, John Wick, Disney Mulan, etc. So you got part of the fandom writing an annoying flood of fan fiction about him being a warm soft nice guy skipping through the daisies with his fam (hey have fun, guys). Then you got another side picking out the worst ex-canon comics for him (while they ignore the worst ex-canon comics for their own fave characters i.e. "my fave only did evil because of a mind-control potion, but Jason always chooses to be evil even though the story and the writer himself said he was crazy and broken and suffering from magic insanity")... and accuse him of being a cop (he is a cop-hating cop-killing terrorist murderer criminal thuggy thug thug constantly being hunted by law enforcement in a world bursting to the brim with actual copaganda while the heroes regularly cooperate with police—so many anti-fans are misusing the term copaganda because they hate this fictional character to the point they want to train people to be blind to actual copaganda). Jason is absolutely a villain—and he returned to his hometown when it was a battlefield with hundreds killed in the latest conflict, ruled over by a child-killing torture-enthusiast. War is always wrong and evil, and Jason was raised to be a soldier in that war—and when the promises of justice and safety never came true, he decided to seize power through murder. Jason is evil. He is inarguably a lesser evil than what usually plagues the town. Innocent people are alive because he got his hands dirty. He is such an asshole. People like him should not exist. He shot a 10-year-old in the chest, and nobody not even the 10-year-old cared the next day because it really wasn't a big deal. He was kidnapped by a billionaire with a taste for young boys, and it's literally not a big deal. His crimesagainst fashion are unforgivable tho.
Batman's adopted son and second Robin that got killed by the Joker and came bag to enact a revenge plan by becoming a Gotham drug lord. He had a duffel bag of 8 decapitated heads at some point and planted a bomb on the Batmobile and then got his throat slit by Batman to save the Joker. He stole his older adoptive brother's (first Robin) identity and blew up a high school but he forbade Gotham's drug rings from selling to children and actually became an anti-hero in Gotham and killed the people Batman wouldn't (rapists, drug lords, etc.). He attacked his little adoptive brother (third Robin) and beat him to a bloody pulp. He also slept with Batman's baby mama. He raised a fucked up Superman clone with kindness. He has lead teams of Outlaws on multiple occasions that love him. He's on good terms with many (not all) of Gotham's vigilantes.
Listen. I love the guy, I love him dearly, but I feel like people these days are trying to make him like completely justified in everything he did?? And like you can see where he’s coming from, sure, but my man did absolutely beat Tim Drake, a teen, half to death for the crime of being Robin. He’s morally gray! He had decapitated heads in duffle bags! Let my guy be morally gray please stop woobifying him
Jason Todd is regularly stripped of his autonomy in fandom to make him more palatable and “redeemable”. They attribute his legitimate trauma, annger, and pain driven actions to “pit madness” a side effect of the way he was resurrected. Not only that but so many people don’t even know what he actually does when he comes back, it’s like a shitty game of telephone where each person tells the next a slightly altered version of his return and at the end everyone thinks that Jason hates the kid who took up the Robin mantle after him and wants to kill him and that he is mad at Bruce for no reason and all Bruce needs to do is tell Jason that he is loved (despite Jason having a lot of evidence to the contrary) and everything will be all better. His values and beliefs and convictions are treated as invalid and his trauma is something he needs to just get over because it’s inconvenient and harmful to everyone else and doesn’t he know that everyone else was also traumatized by his death?
vigilante who kills people • traumatized as hell • has trouble differentiating between good deeds and selfishness • shot his little brother on the spine • tried to kill his other two brothers • operates under the belief that controlling evil is the only way to help innocents • has an immesurable love for the people of Gotham and really wants them to be happy and safe!! • please for the love of god fandom stop talking about him as if the bad things hes done are forgiveable AND as if the good things he's done don't matter
Gonna be honest even canon misinterprets him. There's no winning. All you need to know about DC universe is that multiple different writers have had a go at writing him and every time he is wildly different which is maybe why people interpret him very differently?? Canon interprets him in a he did everything wrong way a lot of times and fanon interprets him in a he did nothing wrong way because he is blorbo to many, when he is very much someone who did a lot of shit wrong but also had a lot going on, while thats still not an excuse for like, a lot of maiming and murder, and (usually) later in the timeline he is less trigger happy and has evened out from villain to morally grey, his whole "redemption" to being morally grey is usually up to fan interpretation whether or not they're chill with letting him keep murdering bad people or they say no murder in general, and whether or not bats is chill with the whole he keeps murdering people thing since he has a staunch no murder stance. Also!! a lot of people in fanon write in the whole pit insanity thing as a way to excuse a lot of the things he did while in his full on villain era, and like,,, i don't think that was canon??? like i straight up think the whole pit madness thing was made up but a lot of DC canon is wibbly wobbly already so its hard to say. hope this wasn't too word salady but i hope you understand that whenever you are consuming any piece of media, canon or fanon, with this man in it you have literally no idea what you are stumbling into you, you are playing fucking spin the wheel, which flavour of Jason Todd are we reading about today. I will say though, canon does objectively treat him like dogshit and only really brings him back every now and then as a punching bag for Batsy whenever they want to have edgy emo abusive dad bruce wayne because comic writers think found family is for chumps and so is being a good parent and actively resist it with every ounce of their soul :/ so I understand why fanon strays so far away, it's just that fanon also can't seem to agree on the degree of morally grey he is?? idk someone save Jason it's the worst custody battle of the century between canon and fanon.
Miguel O'Hara
he is dj internalized homophobia. he is so so sick in the head
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thediktatortot · 1 year
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I really implore fans of media (whatever media it is you enjoy) to understand why a story is told in the way it's told. Even bad stories have a structure and a meaning and if you know the basis of how stories are structured and how the characters fit into that structure, the more you're going to be able to understand the story and better enjoy the characters as a whole.
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What is an Antagonist? An opponent, villain or Rival.
The Villain is a person whose intentions are morally corrupt or anti-human and most off deliberately harmful to those around them.
(ie. Thanos from Avengers, Billy and Stu from Scream, Henry from Stranger Things)
The Anti-Villain is a person who commits corrupt, unjust or morally wrong actions in the belief that they are doing the right thing.
(ie. Magneto from X-Men, Killmonger from Black Panther, Jason Carver from Stranger Things)
The False Antagonist is a person who's viewed by the audience or the characters as a antagonist, but through the story shows themselves to have been falsely labeled as an antagonist or a villain.
(ie. Severus Snape from Harry Potter, Alexei and Billy Hargrove from Stranger Things)
The Hidden Antagonist is a person who's intentions are not shown to be corrupt until later in the story, leading the audience and the characters into a false sense of security.
(ie. Senator Palpatine from Star Wars, Agatha Harkness from Wandavision, Ernesto de la Cruz from Coco)
The Inanimate Antagonist is a non-human force that can be anything from the weather to an illness or an object like a meteor or a car.
The Inner Antagonist is when the main character is their own Antagonist, fighting against themselves through the story.
(ie. Drug use, mental or physical illness, change in morals, desires vs needs)
The Hero Antagonist is a person who's intentions and morals are not corrupt, but they act against the Protagonist in the story.
(ie. The Roadrunner from Looney Tunes, Carl Hanratty from Catch Me If You Can, The Parents of Stranger Things)
No Antagonists is a type of story where there is no direct force working against the Protagonist. This can often be shown as someone living day to day life or there is an unclear singular force working against them.
Stories can often have and most often do, have multiple Antagonists. Some stories use these different types of forces to put even more pressure on a Protagonist and to give depth to the stories they are writing. Often times, nothing is cut and dry when it comes to a persons intentions in a piece of media, but knowing what sort of force they are within the story they are written in can help you understand the Protagonists journey on a even deeper level.
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What is a Protagonist? A lead character, hero or heroine of a narrative.
The Hero Protagonist is a person who's goals are often viewed as courageous, admirable or charitable in nature and often requires a sacrifice or change in order to achieve their goals.
(ie. Captain America from Avengers, Superman from DC Comics, Frodo Baggens from Lord Of The Rings)
The Anti Hero is a person who's actions or morals may be honorable or good, but their actions go against those morals due to necessity or irresponsibility but in the end the audience is rooting for them to win.
(ie. Deadpool from Marvel Comics, Batman from DC Comics, Kali from Stranger Things)
The Tragic Hero is a Hero Protagonist that throughout their journey are corrupted by either surrounding forces or by a fatal flaw within their own character, leading them to fall from the Hero status they once held.
(ie. Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars, Jason Todd from DC Comics)
The Passive Protagonist is a person who's actions are not the leading force of the story, the driving actions of their journey are controlled and moved by other characters and forces in the story.
(ie. Forrest Gump from Forrest Gump, Karl Childers from Sling Blade, Will Byers from Stranger Things)
The Villain Protagonist is a character who is still the focus of the story, but they are not necessarily being cheered to win. These types of characters are often a window into the darker side of life whether we sympathize with them in the end or not.
(ie. Dexter from Dexter, Gru from Despicable Me, Loki from Loki, Walter White from Breaking Bad)
The Protagonist itself does not automatically mean the character is a good person and it's important to remember that when reading or writing. A protagonist is simply the Main Character, the person who the story's focus is about and people themselves are deep and involved people with lives that are different from every other person around them even in small ways.
Understanding a characters role in their story is important for understanding the character on a base level.
I highly recommend watching other videos from that channel and other media analysis channels as the more you know on how to understand a story, the more you will get out of the stories you entertain yourself with or create.
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funnypages · 1 year
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Creature Commandos: An animated seven episode series, written by Gunn, that is already in production. Originally a team of classic monsters assembled to fight Nazis, this is a modern take on the concept. The voice actors have yet to be cast but the executives are looking to find people who can voice the animated characters and also portray the live-action versions when the anti-heroes to show up in movies and shows.
Waller: A spin-off of Gunn’s own HBO Max hit series, Peacemaker, Viola Davis will return as the ruthless and morally ambiguous head of a government task force. It is being written by Christal Henry (Watchmen) and Jeremy Carver, the creator of the Doom Patrol TV series.
Superman: Legacy: The movie featuring the Man of Steel that Gunn is writing and may direct, although no commitments on that end have been made. While the two previous titles are meant to be “aperatifs,” in Safran’s words, Superman is the true kick off for the duo’s DCU plans. “It’s not an origin story,” Safran said. “It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks that kindness as old-fashioned.” A release date of July 11, 2025 has been penciled in.
Lanterns: Greg Berlanti’s long-in-the-works Green Lanterns TV series has been scrapped and the duo have parted ways with the longtime DC series steward. In its place will be a new take on the space cops with power rings. “Our vision for this is very much in the vein of True Detective,” Safran described. “It’s terrestrial-based.” It will feature prominent Lantern heroes Hal Jordan and John Stewart and is one of the most important shows they have in development. “This plays a really big role in leading into the main story we are telling across film and TV.”
The Authority: a movie based on a team of superheroes with rather extreme methods of protecting the planet that first originated in the late 1990s under an influential imprint known as Wildstorm, run by artist and now head of DC publishing, Jim Lee. “One of the things of the DCU is that it’s not just a story of heroes and villains,” said Gunn. “Not every film and TV show is going to be about good guy vs. bad guy, giant things from the sky comes and good guy wins. There are white hats, black hats and grey hats.” Added Safran: “They are kinda like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. They know that you want them on the wall. Or at least they believe that.”
Paradise Lost: The duo describe this HBO Max series as a Game of Thrones-style drama set on the all-female island that is Wonder Woman’s birthplace, Themyscira, filled with political intrigue and scheming between power players. It takes place before the events of the Wonder Woman films.
The Brave and the Bold: “This is the introduction of the DCU Batman,” said Gunn. “Of Bruce Wayne and also introduces our favorite Robin, Damian Wayne, who is a little son of a bitch.” The movie will take inspiration from the now-classic Batman run written by Grant Morrison that introduced Batman to a son he never knew existed: a murderous tween raised by assassins. “It’s a very strange father-and-son story.” And, importantly, it will feature a Batman not played by Robert Pattinson…
Booster Gold: an HBO Max series based on a unique and lower-tiered hero created in 1986. Safran said of the series, “It’s about a loser from the future who uses basic future technology to come back to today and pretend to be a superhero.” Gunn described it as “imposter syndrome as superhero.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow: Taking its cues from the recent Tom King-written mini-series, this movie project promises to have a different take than what most think of when the idea of Superman’s cousin comes to mind. “We will see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl, raised on a rock, a chip off of Krypton, and who watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life and then come to Earth. She is much more hardcore and not the Supergirl we’re used to.”
Swamp Thing: a horror film that promises to close out the first part of the first chapter.
DC Elseworlds:
The Batman sequel: Pattinson will continue to portray the Dark Knight in at least one more crime saga movie directed by Matt Reeves. That movie, the executives revealed, will be released Oct. 3, 2025 and is being titled The Batman Part II.
I'm pumped
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demifiendrsa · 1 year
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DC Studios | Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters
Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters:
Creature Commandos: An animated seven episode series, written by Gunn, that is already in production. Originally a team of classic monsters assembled to fight Nazis, this is a modern take on the concept. The voice actors have yet to be cast but the executives are looking to find people who can voice the animated characters and also portray the live-action versions when the anti-heroes to show up in movies and shows.
Waller: A spin-off of Gunn’s own HBO Max hit series, Peacemaker, Viola Davis will return as the ruthless and morally ambiguous head of a government task force. It is being written by Christal Henry (Watchmen) and Jeremy Carver, the creator of the Doom Patrol TV series.
Superman: Legacy: The movie featuring the Man of Steel that Gunn is writing and may direct, although no commitments on that end have been made. While the two previous titles are meant to be “aperatifs,” in Safran’s words, Superman is the true kick off for the duo’s DCU plans. “It’s not an origin story,” Safran said. “It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks that kindness as old-fashioned.” A release date of July 11, 2025 has been penciled in.
Lanterns: Greg Berlanti’s long-in-the-works Green Lanterns TV series has been scrapped and the duo have parted ways with the longtime DC series steward. In its place will be a new take on the space cops with power rings. “Our vision for this is very much in the vein of True Detective,” Safran described. “It’s terrestrial-based.” It will feature prominent Lantern heroes Hal Jordan and John Stewart and is one of the most important shows they have in development. “This plays a really big role in leading into the main story we are telling across film and TV.”
The Authority: a movie based on a team of superheroes with rather extreme methods of protecting the planet that first originated in the late 1990s under an influential imprint known as Wildstorm, run by artist and now head of DC publishing, Jim Lee. “One of the things of the DCU is that it’s not just a story of heroes and villains,” said Gunn. “Not every film and TV show is going to be about good guy vs. bad guy, giant things from the sky comes and good guy wins. There are white hats, black hats and grey hats.” Added Safran: “They are kinda like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. They know that you want them on the wall. Or at least they believe that.”
Paradise Lost: The duo describe this HBO Max series as a Game of Thrones-style drama set on the all-female island that is Wonder Woman’s birthplace, Themyscira, filled with political intrigue and scheming between power players. It takes place before the events of the Wonder Woman films.
The Brave and the Bold: “This is the introduction of the DCU Batman,” said Gunn. “Of Bruce Wayne and also introduces our favorite Robin, Damian Wayne, who is a little son of a bitch.” The movie will take inspiration from the now-classic Batman run written by Grant Morrison that introduced Batman to a son he never knew existed: a murderous tween raised by assassins. “It’s a very strange father-and-son story.”
And, importantly, it will feature a Batman not played by Robert Pattinson…
Booster Gold: an HBO Max series based on a unique and lower-tiered hero created in 1986. Safran said of the series, “It’s about a loser from the future who uses basic future technology to come back to today and pretend to be a superhero.” Gunn described it as “imposter syndrome as superhero.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow: Taking its cues from the recent Tom King-written mini-series, this movie project promises to have a different take than what most think of when the idea of Superman’s cousin comes to mind. “We will see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl, raised on a rock, a chip off of Krypton, and who watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life and then come to Earth. She is much more hardcore and not the Supergirl we’re used to.”
Swamp Thing: a horror film that promises to close out the first part of the first chapter.
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cromaka3666 · 1 year
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a rant/series of ideas
So I've posted these on SB before but to put it simply, the phandom is stagnant. The same ideas are repeated over and over again mixed up but too similar to tell apart. Over on ao3s dp crossover section I've noticed a ton of these stories are created after the author reads a prompt here so I figured I'd gather the posts I've made on SB and post them here in hopes those authors can see them. I'm just copy/pasting these so they will look weird as they were originally posted on SB and I can't be bothered to edit them.
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So yall know how d.c. crossovers are really common. Well I just had a small idea to add to the list of why heroes don't usually kill, batman especially. Obsessions can help make ghosts and few people are more obsessed than villains, the heroes know this and don't want to risk powering up their rogue gallery more, especially since hell is real and as we saw with deathstroke/slade it's easy to make deals and return. Just another angle to add for those crossovers. Last thing anyone wants is a ghost/demon empowered joker running around.
We have tons of danny phantom dc crossovers but not a single one has Cujo join the super pets for adventures. This is a crime that should be rectified immediately. Best pup should be allowed to play with Ace and Krypto and fight animal crimes.
What aren't there any stories where danny is in the marvels zombies storyline, or dceased, or blackest night, or even the new dc vs vampires storyline.
Why are almost all horror stories about him being tortured when there are perfectly good zombie apocalypses he can fight in. I'd love to see danny wield a black lantern ring and be in total control because he's already dead and as such doesn't need to eat hearts to gain power.
I'd love to see danny get bite by a vampire only for them to taste what's basically deadmans blood. We need less secret sibling, torture filled, betrayal fics and more danny pulling a doomslayer and fighting trigons armies when he invades.
Pariah Dark pulling amity into the gz would have gotten international attention just like cannon. Something that's brought up but never really explored are meta humans rights clashing with the anti ecto laws, I'd love to see the various magic users testifying in congress, debunking the fentons beliefs that ghosts aren't people and as such deserve the same rights as everyone else.
Also I'd love to see walker put in control of arkham, blackgate, or Belle reve. He'd have those places on lockdown, and the thought of the joker trying to escape only for walker to toss him back in his cell is hilarious to me.
All these DC crossovers but not one shows an alternate danny in the justice lords, injustice, or crime syndicate version of the league.
I'm tired of rereading the same stuff, let me read about an evil crime boss danny or one who rules over the GZ like how the justice lords rule earth, or one that sides with superman after metropolis gets nuked. So many alternate worlds, timelines, and dimensions to choose from and they always pick the same ones.
Forget JLU, YJ, or TT let me see danny in the justice league dark apocalypse war movie as a trigon possed Dan Phantom and have him fight Darksied
The infinite realms is so underutilized in the dc crossovers, and just the phandom in general.
You have an entire dimension that can take you any when and anywhere you want/don't want and you don't use it to let superman meet his parents before krypton blows up, or any other orphan superhero for that matter.
Hell you don't have to save his family, you can set up a stable time loop where this meeting is what convinced them to send him to earth rather then any of kryptons dying colonies.
Have Pandora meet wonder women, I don't think I've seen anything more then a passing reference about her in any dc stories to date. The 4 armed ghost of a Greek Goddess would absolutely be something the Amazon's would want to meet.
I'd love to see more stories exploring the factions in the gz like make up a rivalry between the far frozen and Atlantis before the yetis died out and less stories about Lazarus pits being ectoplasm, and Danny bring the lover/secret brother to the entire bat clan.
Give me poison ivy possed by Undergrowth or the joker being terrorized by the box ghost because joker gas doesn't work on the dead. Hell weather wizard/ any other weather villain teaming up with vortex would be fun. Or have technus hijack brainiac/amazo, now that be a good threat.
Let's see Danny put on the helmet of fate and fight klarion because he's not at the same level as the cosmic forces of order and chaos rather then the gz being some super dimension that John "I sold my soul to 30 devils, 10 gods, an angel and a fae" Constantine is too scared to touch. Pariah was powerful, but he ain't Darkseid, Trigon, Child, or Nekron powerful.
Let's see more, superheroes deal with ghostly shit rather then Danny runs away/moves to Gotham for the 30th time. Like lets say the flash has to deal with Kitty and Johnny joy riding in Central city but he can't touch them or freakshow stops in Gotham and kidnaps Jason since the phandom is obsessed with making him a halfa or halfa adjacent. So much potential and none of it explored!
So, yall know how the phandom likes to make ectoplasm an emotional conduit. Where ghosts either can feel / feed on emotions and ectoplasm can have emitions without being a ghost, usually when talking about the pit rage Jason has in the DC stories. Well, let's roll with that and add the Emotional Entities that the lantern corps use.
If ghosts feed on emotions then the lanterns are basically walking snacks, if they sense emotions then the lanterns are walking flash bangs, and if ectoplasm can have emotions then let's have some ghosts get lantern rings simply because they are emotions given physical forms.
Also, yall know how the Danny defeats pariah and becomes king stories are a whole thing, why doesn't that apply to Dan?
Rant/prompt ideas done for now but I have so many more. Let's bring some life back to this half dead phandom.
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sisaloofafump · 11 months
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Batman Art Masterpost
Works that feature characters from other franchises (such as Superman or Wonder Woman) will appear on all pages that apply! List of all masterposts here.
★ starred posts are personal favourites
Just Bats
★ Batman vs Blåhaj (feat. Bruce and Damian) (March 9, 2023)
— Anti Hero Stephanie Brown (March 9, 2023)
★ Stephanie Brown fighting in civilian clothes (March 11, 2023), also the lineart
★ Batman Shapes (feat. batblob & robin) (March 11, 2023)
— Nightwing + Nightwing doll (March 12, 2023)
★ Stephanie and Jason in makeshift disguises (this is a personal favourite) (March 26, 2023)
★ Little Bat Devils Chomping on Batarangs (batblob) (May 19, 2023)
— Headless Jason Todd (May 28, 2023)
— Batblob Lore (feat. Batfam) (May 29, 2023)
— Bat Symbols (feat. Batfam)
★ Bat Symbol Lingerie (feat. Batfam) (June 1, 2023)
★ Making Memorial (feat. Stephanie Brown) (June 5, 2023)
★ Silver Age Dick Grayson as Owlman (June 6, 2023)
— Kathy Kane as Cat-Woman (June 8, 2023)
★ Double Catwoman (feat. Golden age Selina Kyle and Silver Age Kathy Kane) (June 8, 2023)
— Stephanie Brown doodle (with little horns) (June 20, 2023)
— Really Rough Demon!Steph design (June 20, 2023)
— Batman Day! as celebrated by batblob. (September 16, 2023)
★ Half-mask Mask Bats (feat. an ominous Steph and Jason) (September 26, 2023)
— Batgirl side profile (feat. Steph) (September 26, 2023)
— Bat + Girl (feat. bat-inspired Steph). Closeup version. (September 29, 2023)
— Kiddie Steph & Jason ask <3 (October 5th, 2023)
— Steph mask design ask <3 (October 5th, 2023)
— Scars (feat. Steph & Jason). Also a closeup on Steph, and a paper dolls version. (October 6, 2023)
★ Kurt Schaffenberger Style Study (feat. Stephanie Brown) (October 7, 2023)
— Robins' Halloween (feat. Batkids, Maps, Clark, Bruce, Jarro) (October 31, 2023)
★ Animated Headless Jason Todd! (feat. Nightmare Before Christmas) (October 31, 2023)
Crossovers
— What do you have? A friend! (feat. Bruce and Clark) (March 29, 2023)
— Silver Age Lois Lane as Batwoman (feat. Jimmy as Robin) (April 9, 2023)
★ Lois Lane as a young Gun Batman (April 12, 2023)
— Skyboy and the Boy Thunder from World's Finest 1958 and 2022 (April 20, 2023)
★ Robin learns to shoot a gun (feat. Bruce and Annie Nichols) (April 25, 2023)
★ The Original Nightwing and Flamebird (feat. Bruce, Dick, Clark as Nightwing and Jimmy as Flamebird) (May 16, 2023)
— The Trinity (feat. batblob and an angry Clark and Diana) (May 27, 2023)
★ Shape Shifting Batblob (feat. Clark, Diana, Barry, and the Batfam) (May 27, 2023)
★ Batblob vs Cup O' Noodles (feat. Barry and J'onn) (May 28, 2023)
★ Jester Batman trapped in a jar (feat. Clark and Dick) (June 7, 2023)
★ Cat Superman being a menace (feat. Batman) (June 23, 2023)
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rezonan · 11 months
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Yeah.. let's leave out the fact she's a mass murdering terrorist that used to talk about wiping out the human race. Like she's a great character and all but c'mon don't leave out information like that just because you hate Bruce. Like c'mon dude Bruce used to send her to Arkham ASYLUM for a reason. (Mostly talking about her post crisis version by the way, I'm aware DC has been pushing her and Harley as Anti-Heroes/villians since new 52)
Would be like if I started defending Ra's Al Ghul because he also wants to save the world. Ignoring LITERALLY everything else about him and his methods. But whatever it's the whole Bruce punches poor mentally ill take all over again with a new coat of paint.
Edit: couldn't resist to talk more about this and her tbh
The well-intentioned extremist as a villain is a classic (see Magneto or Azrael). Ivy is a little unique in that she is in Batman’s rogue gallery vs someone like Swamp thing. The well-intentioned extremist is usually a dark mirror of the protagonist.
The fact that Bruce (in theory) represents exactly who is a danger to the environment in some peoples eyes makes it an intriguing concept that COULD have some emotional depth and nuance… but rarely does.
Nuance is hard, so Ivy gets reduced to absurdist villain or misunderstood anti-hero, depending on the writer, with no in between. And Bruce is either a dumbass, asshole or just plain in the right. Just no nuance
Another thing is that depending on the writer line.
Outside of the Batman Animated show, Ivy has never been written consistently. Like more than usual for comic characters
She debuted as a femme fatale who was in love with Bruce Wayne and Batman (kind of like a plant version of Catwoman) and then barely made any more appearances in Batman for the better part of a decade, mostly showing up in JLA…
old Ivy was a Good Ole‘ Southern Belle who wanted money And she didn’t have any control over plants in her early Batman issues. What her powers are, or her motivations, change from writer to writer…and when Dini re-invented Ivy as an eco-terrorist (possibly because a children’s show can’t lean as hard into the horny femme-fatale who seduces men) the Comics were still portraying her as Batman-obsessed and money-focused (Hothouse/Shadow of the Bat Annual #3).
During ‘No Man’s Land,’ Ivy was a lot more sympathetic…kidnapped by Clayface and then protecting orphaned children in Central Park…but then with Hush she is back to being a typical super-villain, mind-controlling Superman.
She is not some good all loving hero that that dude is talking about most of the time that's for sure, everyone should read Black Orchid because God that's when you'll know how disturbed this woman is.
While all the topic of poison ivy, check out her current series, it's peak, probably my favorite take of the character of all time.
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idkaguyorsomething · 4 months
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Shitty Superhero Tournament Rules and Bracket
Finally, ¡the tournament is about to begin! The bracket will be posted under the cut, but first let’s get some clarifications and rules out of the way:
The movies here have been selected (with two exceptions*) based on their Rotten Tomatoes movie scores and do not reflect my opinion of their quality. The tournament will be divided into six rounds.
Each movie will come with a quick summary of some of its highlights (or lowlights, depending on your point of view) but feel free to create and submit your own propaganda.
You may vote in any way you want, rooting for whatever gives you the most entertainment in a train wreck sort of way, the movie that’s the most incompetently made, a film you feel is actually really good, or however you want to interpret what the winner of a Shitty Superhero Movie Tournament entails.
Personal attacks/bigoted comments and propaganda WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. If you are here looking for an excuse to be racist/sexist/homophobic/anti-semitic/body-shaming/a dick to people trying to collect a paycheck under the corporate grindstone, fuck off. Just because these movies may be shitty doesn’t mean you should be.
If I make a factual error, feel free to correct me on it. Reblogs are encourage, ofc.
¡Have fun and be kind to each other!
THE BRACKET:
Superman III (1983) vs Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
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Fant4stic (2015) vs Ghost Rider (2007)
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Black Adam (2022) vs Man-Thing (2005)
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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) vs Dick Tracy (1990)
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Constantine (2005) vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) vs Morbius (2022)
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The New Mutants (2020) vs Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
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Catwoman (2004) vs Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
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The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) vs Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
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Elektra (2005) vs The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
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Howard the Duck (1986) vs The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) vs The Amazing Bulk (2010)
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Man of Steel (2013) vs Spider-Man 3 (2007)
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Blade II (2002) vs Captain America (1990)
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Blade: Trinity (2004) vs The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
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Batman Forever (1995) vs Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008)
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Supergirl (1984) vs Superman: Doomsday (2007)
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) vs Punisher: War Zone (2008)
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) vs The Fantastic Four (1994)
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Justice League (2017) vs Tank Girl (1995)
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Jonah Hex (2010) vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) vs Eternals (2021)
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Daredevil (2003) vs Dark Phoenix (2019)
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Steel (1997) vs Super Buddies (2013)
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) vs Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore (2013)
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Fantastic Four (2005) vs Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) vs The Punisher (1989)
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Suicide Squad (2016) vs Hellboy (2019)
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Green Lantern (2011) vs The Flash (2023)
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X-Men: Origins; Wolverine (2009) vs Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
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The Punisher (2004) vs Venom (2018)
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Batman and Robin (1997) vs Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
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mushiver · 4 months
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I haven't been a movie nerd even ONCE on this account. Here's my top 10 movies in 2023
1. The Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
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IT STILL COUNTS AS ONE
Can't go wrong here. There's fantasy, action scenes, friendship, romance, badass dialogue, comedy. There's refreshing masculinity where men are close friends, fight for each other, die for each other, kiss each other on the forehead, sing, etc. The Aragorn Arwen romance is sweet and isn't overblown, and the main theme is to fight for good. If you're tired of anti-heroes and want a clean good vs. evil, this is it. The downside is not having poc representation and only 3 important women, but they are extremely awesome and play pivotal roles. If you've heard about LOTR for forever but never actually seen it, here's your sign.
2. The Lego Movie
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This movie sells itself, but I have seen it maybe. 40 times. And I could quote it from start to end as a kid. It's funny, has crossover characters along with the main ones (like Batman, Superman, Gandalf, Abraham Lincoln, Han Solo), lots of references, and the main message is that you're special in your own way. It's very autism coded, I think
3. Jaws
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Classic man vs. monster, and it's great if you don't watch thrillers and need something "dip your toes in." While the majority of the town goes all rambo trying to kill the shark, the main characters are the opposite. The chief of police is ultimately empathetic and wants to stop more people from being hurt, Matt Hooper is a shark expert "city boy" coming along, and Quint has a boat that needs to be bigger
4. My Cousin Vinny
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Vinny is a lawyer taking a case to prove his cousin didn't murder a clerk, but he's the worst lawyer in existence. He forgot everything he learned in law school, can't stop wearing a leather jacket to court, and his fiancée saves him most times. It has some of the most quotable lines and 10/10 I recommend to Alabamans for the southern jokes
5. Knives Out
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A modern "whodunit" mystery that shines the most because it's a comedy. The main character Marta is the only one who thinks she knows what happened, but she pukes every time she tells a lie. Benoit Blanc is also the most iconic detective to me and one of my favorite characters ever
6. Tommy Boy
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This has a very similar tone to My Cousin Vinny, but it's a road trip movie. After Tommy's dad dies, he and Richard (a jerk coworker) try to sell autoparts to save his company. They're the worst salesmen in existence, but ultimately are creative and pull some shenanigans (Tommy and Richard go from rivals to buddies). It's from the 90s and not very chill with the r-slur and some fat jokes, but it's ultimately a feel-good movie if that isn't a dealbreaker for you
7. Jurassic Park
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Like Jaws, another classic pop culture movie. The score is so good, and they make a world full of dinosaurs have the same magic feel as the wizarding world. It's an adventure movie with great action scenes and characters. (This is a trope I love personally but) Alan Grant is a grump who doesn't like kids, but later he looks after them. Ellie Sattler is one of my favorite characters ever, and Jeff Goldblum lays on a table. Survival movies are fun 10/10
8. Joker (2019)
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DROOLING OVER THE CINEMATOGRAPHY. It's such a well-made movie, and you never know entirely what's real with unreliable narrating. It makes you feel for Arthur and understand his actions while knowing he made the wrong decisions in the end. Some think it's negative for mental health representation, but it can be used as a cautionary tale for the ways mentally ill people are mistreated and how the events that led to the start of the film weren't his fault. Ultimately, I think it inspires more empathy, and it's a piece of art
9. Signs
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I'm a sucker for the "everything makes sense in the end" trope. A lot of people didn't like the combo of two supernaturals (the existence of God and aliens), but I don't think it ruins the movie. It centers around a family struggling with the death of their mother (or sister or wife, depending on the character), and the ex-priest dad had lost connection with his faith. He happens to find it again because of an alien invasion. Normal Tuesday
10. Arsenic and Old Lace
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From 1944, it's a weird movie and the acting is iconic. Mortimer is trying to get to his honeymoon, but when he visits his aunts, he finds a dead body in the house. It's a comedy involving shenanigans, avoiding the police, and an uncle who thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt. (It's a bit outdated as far as mental illness goes, but Mortimer's goal is to put his family in the care of a mental institution rather than shipping them off or telling the police.) As a drama queen, I also appreciate Cary Grant being a drama queen
10 honorable mentions: Lego Batman, Napoleon Dynamite, The Goofy Movie, Clue, Psycho, Marriage Story, Into the Spiderverse, Avengers Endgame, Dead Poets Society, Muder on the Orient Express. Swag thanks for reading
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comicweek · 1 year
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Before audiences get to those films and series, however, there is a matter of this year’s crop movies, starting with Shazam! Fury of the Gods, coming March 17, and continuing with The Flash (June 16), Blue Beetle (Aug. 18), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Dec. 25).
The duo are high on the quartet, made by the previous film regime and under the aegis of DC Films, run by former head Walter Hamada. Gunn calls The Flash, directed by Andy Muschietti, “probably one of the greatest superhero movies ever made.”
He also said the four leads of those films could potentially continue playing their leading roles in DCU projects down the line. “There is nothing that prohibits that from happening,” said Gunn.
DCU
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Creature Commandos: An animated seven episode series, written by Gunn, that is already in production. Originally a team of classic monsters assembled to fight Nazis, this is a modern take on the concept. The voice actors have yet to be cast but the executives are looking to find people who can voice the animated characters and also portray the live-action versions when the anti-heroes to show up in movies and shows.
Waller: A spin-off of Gunn’s own HBO Max hit series, Peacemaker, Viola Davis will return as the ruthless and morally ambiguous head of a government task force. It is being written by Christal Henry (Watchmen) and Jeremy Carver, the creator of the Doom Patrol TV series.
Superman: Legacy: The movie featuring the Man of Steel that Gunn is writing and may direct, although no commitments on that end have been made. While the two previous titles are meant to be “aperatifs,” in Safran’s words, Superman is the true kick off for the duo’s DCU plans. “It’s not an origin story,” Safran said. “It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks that kindness as old-fashioned.” A release date of July 11, 2025 has been penciled in.
Lanterns: Greg Berlanti’s long-in-the-works Green Lanterns TV series has been scrapped and the duo have parted ways with the longtime DC series steward. In its place will be a new take on the space cops with power rings. “Our vision for this is very much in the vein of True Detective,” Safran described. “It’s terrestrial-based.” It will feature prominent Lantern heroes Hal Jordan and John Stewart and is one of the most important shows they have in development. “This plays a really big role in leading into the main story we are telling across film and TV.”
The Authority: a movie based on a team of superheroes with rather extreme methods of protecting the planet that first originated in the late 1990s under an influential imprint known as Wildstorm, run by artist and now head of DC publishing, Jim Lee. “One of the things of the DCU is that it’s not just a story of heroes and villains,” said Gunn. “Not every film and TV show is going to be about good guy vs. bad guy, giant things from the sky comes and good guy wins. There are white hats, black hats and grey hats.” Added Safran: “They are kinda like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. They know that you want them on the wall. Or at least they believe that.”
Paradise Lost: The duo describe this HBO Max series as a Game of Thrones-style drama set on the all-female island that is Wonder Woman’s birthplace, Themyscira, filled with political intrigue and scheming between power players. It takes place before the events of the Wonder Woman films.
The Brave and the Bold: “This is the introduction of the DCU Batman,” said Gunn. “Of Bruce Wayne and also introduces our favorite Robin, Damian Wayne, who is a little son of a bitch.” The movie will take inspiration from the now-classic Batman run written by Grant Morrison that introduced Batman to a son he never knew existed: a murderous tween raised by assassins. “It’s a very strange father-and-son story.”
Booster Gold: an HBO Max series based on a unique and lower-tiered hero created in 1986. Safran said of the series, “It’s about a loser from the future who uses basic future technology to come back to today and pretend to be a superhero.” Gunn described it as “imposter syndrome as superhero.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow: Taking its cues from the recent Tom King-written mini-series, this movie project promises to have a different take than what most think of when the idea of Superman’s cousin comes to mind. “We will see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl, raised on a rock, a chip off of Krypton, and who watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life and then come to Earth. She is much more hardcore and not the Supergirl we’re used to.”
Elseworlds
The Batman sequel: Pattinson will continue to portray the Dark Knight in at least one more crime saga movie directed by Matt Reeves. That movie, the executives revealed, will be released Oct. 3, 2025 and is being titled The Batman Part II.
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salmankhanholics · 1 year
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★It’s going to be Salman Khan v/s Shah Rukh Khan as Aditya Chopra plans a Tiger v/s Pathaan film!
February 16, 2023 
Exactly 30 years after Karan Arjun, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan will feature in an epic two hero action film in the YRF Spy Universe.  On August 15, 2012, Salman Khan took charge as Tiger aka. Avinash Singh Rathore in Ek Tha Tiger, and followed it up with Tiger Zinda Hai in 2017. A year later, in 2019, Hrithik Roshan made an impact as agent Kabir in War. All the three films proved to be huge blockbusters and also highest grossing film of the respective years. In the same time frame Aditya Chopra had locked an independent spy film, Pathaan, with Shah Rukh Khan in lead. The success of three spy films motivated the visionary producer to come up with the first ever Spy Universe of Indian Cinema with the biggest names of the Indian Film Industry. All three YRF Spy Universe films are now the biggest IP’s in Indian cinema!
The crossover of characters from this ambitious spy universe started with Pathaan, which saw a union of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in an action-packed scene celebrating the aura of these two superstars. This Diwali, Salman Khan returns as Tiger in Tiger 3 and the film has an extended cameo from Shah Rukh Khan.
Aditya Chopra locks the first draft of Shah Rukh Khan – Salman Khan two hero film
Coming to the point, on July 5, 2022 - Pinkvilla was the first to report that Yash Raj Films is planning to make the biggest action film of Indian cinema with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in lead. And now, we have exclusively learnt that the two-hero film is on track as planned and the basic story too has been locked.
“The plot of this epic two hero crossover film featuring Tiger and Pathaan has been locked. The film will be the first proper 2 hero collaboration for the two mighty Khan’s since the release of Karan Arjun in 1995. The story of this Tiger – Pathaan two hero film has been developed by Aditya Chopra himself along with Shridhar Raghavan, who has been appointed by Adi as the Mentor Writer of the haloed YRF Spy Universe,” revealed a trade source.
It's going to be Tiger v/s Pathaan in YRF Spy Universe
When prodded to share more details on this biggest Indian film, the source added, “It’s going to be Tiger v/s Pathaan in this two-hero film. The film will be a face off between the two giant superstars of Indian Cinema, much like what happened between Iron Man and Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Batman vs Superman from the DC Universe
While a team at YRF is presently working on the post production and VFX of Tiger 3, all the energies on the creative front are invested in locking the screenplay of this Tiger v/s Pathaan film, which will be this union of SRK and Salman on a two-hero film after 30 years (Karan Arjun release in 1995).
The actors in YRF Spy Universe
Apart from SRK and Salman, the YRF Spy Universe also has superstar Hrithik Roshan as Kabir, who will also cross path with Pathaan and Tiger at some point of time. The franchise has two female protagonists too – Zoya (Katrina Kaif) and Rubai (Deepika Padukone) – and Shridhar Raghavan, in an official interaction with Pinkvilla, had not ruled out the possibility of a probable crossover between the two female protagonists too.
The fan-favourite anti-heroes John Abraham (Jim) and Tiger Shroff (Khalid) too are a part of this spy universe. Having the biggest superstars of Indian Cinema on board, and many more to be added in the time to come, the YRF Spy Universe is all set to dominate Indian Cinema for the coming years.
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yskcomics · 7 months
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Avengers Comics vs Justice League Comics
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With their different abilities and personalities, DC was able to form their own team of heroes first "Justice League" in 1960, 3 full years before the formation of Marvel team "Avengers".
Team Dynamics:
Justice League: The Justice League is often depicted as a more formal and structured team, with its members frequently seen as the world's greatest heroes. They work together to tackle cosmic threats and protect the entire DC Universe. Avengers: The Avengers are often portrayed as a more diverse and sometimes contentious group. Their roster has changed frequently over the years, and they often face internal conflicts while dealing with both global and cosmic threats.
Leadership:
Justice League: The Justice League traditionally has a rotating leadership, with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and others taking charge at various times. Avengers: Captain America (Steve Rogers) is often seen as the natural leader of the Avengers, with Iron Man occasionally taking up the role as well.
Villains:
Justice League: The Justice League faces a wide range of iconic villains, including Darkseid, Lex Luthor, and the Joker, as well as cosmic threats like Brainiac and the Anti-Monitor. Avengers: The Avengers have a rogues' gallery that includes villains like Thanos, Ultron, and Kang the Conqueror. They also deal with threats from within their own ranks at times.
Popularity:
Justice League: The Justice League has a strong following and is a cornerstone of DC Comics. They have been featured in various animated series, films, and video games. Avengers: The Avengers have gained immense popularity in recent years, especially with the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which has catapulted them to the forefront of mainstream pop culture.
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thevindicativevordan · 9 months
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Isn’t the common line that “Wildstorm doesn’t fit as part of the mainline DC universe” pretty damn stupid when Superman and the Suicide Squad (or even Batman, a lot the time) can co-exist rather seamlessly? I always assume those are same people who thought there weren’t enough quips and jokes in Reeves’ Batman
Argument is more that the Wildstorm characters get to be the leads in their own universe, but have to play second fiddle to Batman and Superman as part of the DCU. Which is true, but outside of the DCU they can't succeed. Market is not going to support a separate Wildstorm line anymore, the Milestone relaunch is tanking despite it delivering what people say they want: Milestone on it's own Earth. Midnighter and Apollo are already integrated fairly well, Jack Hawksmoor has appeared in Swamp Thing and City Boy, WildC.A.T.S. work just fine within the DCU.
I for one don't think there's any insurmountable difficulty integrating the Wildstorm characters into the DCU, you just need to position them as the third side in the hero vs. villain dichotomy. Most of the Wildstorm characters have ties to the government: make that their niche! If you blow up an energy plan and plunge a city into darkness you're a villain - but what if you did that at the behest of the American government? In the eyes of the JL you'd still be a villain, but in the government's eyes you'd be a patriot. Let's the Wildstorm characters keep their grey morality while still positioning them as "anti-heroes", and you could keep some of them operating outside the law too. Just have those guys getting involved in politics, another League no-no, so that the League has to deal with these guys from two opposite angles. Half of them are doing bad shit as part of a Metahuman Cold War between nations, others are potentially trying to start revolutions at home or abroad and operating outside the law. How does the League handle that? How do the Wildstorm heroes deal with each other? Sounds like a story to me!
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fabseg-reader · 9 months
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Tinky Winkynos VS Everyone (Cheat codes for opponents)
This is a description about Tinkynos' opponents. It talks about cheat code they can have against the Mad Teletubby.
Teletubbies: Sun Baby 🌞
The Incredibles: Jack-Jack 😈
Harry Potter: Avada Kedavra ⚡
Super Mario Bros: The Star 🌟
Star Wars: The Force
Spider-Verse: Miguel O'Hara, Peni Parker, Spider-Ham, Bully Macguire (The entire Spider Team) 🕷🕸
Thanos: The Infinity Gauntlet
X-Men: Wolverine, Deadpool
Deadpool: 4th wall breaking
The Avengers: Thor, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man
Guardians of the Galaxy: Star-Lord's playlist 🎧
Joker: Laugh 😁
Darkseid: Anti-Life Equation
Batman Family: I AM BATMAN !
Justice League: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash, Aquaman (the whole Team)
Teen Titans: 🎵Night begins to Shine - B.E.R.🎵 (from Cyborg), Sticky Joe
Power Rangers: Mega-Zord
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizzas 🍕
Danny Phantom: ??? 👻
Doctor Who: The Time ⏳
Looney Tunes: That's all folks !
Kung Fu Panda: Po's secret technique 👌
The Owl House: The Collector 🌛
Terminator: Hasta la vista, Baby !
Naruto: Naruto and Sasuke
Dragon Ball: Zen-Oh, Dragon Balls' wishes 🐉
Gravity Falls: Stan Pines, Soos (?)
Chuck Norris: Chuck Norris' facts 💪
My Little Pony: ??? 🌈
Barbie: Pink Attitude
Oppenheimer: Nuclear Bomb ☢
The Simpsons: Duff Beer, Itchy & Scratchy, Donuts 🍩
Frozen: 🎵Let It Go🎵
Fast and Furious: ??? 🚘
Lila Rossi/Cerise/Iris/Chrysalis: Lying, Tricks 🦋😈
Ladybug and Cat Noir: Lovesquare 🐞❤🐱
Miraculous French Team: Argos (Red Moon 🔴), Bunnyx, Cerise
The summary here:
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kudosmyhero · 1 year
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Detective Comics (vol. 1) #388: Public Luna-Tic Number One! / Surprise! This'll Kill You!
Public Luna-Tic Number One! Read Date: October 18, 2022 Cover Date: June 1969 ● Writer: John Broome ● Penciler: Bob Brown ● Inker: Joe Giella ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: {uncredited} ● Editor: Julius Schwartz ●
Surprise! This'll Kill You! Read Date: October 18, 2022 Cover Date: June 1969 ● Writer: Frank Robbins ● Penciler: Gil Kane ● Inker: Murphy Anderson ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: {uncredited} ● Editor: Julius Schwartz ●
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Synopsis 1: The Joker has returned and he starts a crime spree during the nights. For this reason, the Gotham City community has started to call him the "Public 'Luna'-tic Number One". Batman and Robin start investigating the case and they confront the Joker at the Planetarium, but they are unable to capture the crook.
The next day, Bruce has to assist to a technological demonstration at the Wayne Foundation, but the event goes awry when the leading scientist learns that his anti-gravity device has been stolen and replaced with a fake replica. Bruce investigates the phony artifact and finds an obvious clue that points towards the Joker as the criminal mastermind behind the crime.
Shortly after, the Joker strikes at the Gotham Central Station and he manages to outmatch the police using the anti-gravity machine. When Batman and Robin arrive at the crime scene, they are also unable to stop Joker and his goons, and are utterly defeated.
When the Dynamic Duo recover, they find themselves in the moon, or a place that looks very much like it. The Joker talks to them and taunts them to find a way to escape the dark side of the moon and suffer a freezing death. Batman eventually deduces that the whole place was just a prop prepared by Joker and he manages to locate the source of the trick in the anti-gravity machine. Batman strikes at the Joker while Robin takes care of his henchmen.
Finally, Joker is taken into police custody later, Batman and Robin inform the scientist at the Wayne Foundation that his machine was destroyed during Joker's capture.
(https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Vol_1_388)
Synopsis 2: Answering to a too-good-to-be-true ad in the paper offering free room and board to somebody who fits her physical description, Barbara Gordon soon finds herself selected to live with…. Batgirl!?
This is really a stewardess named Darlene Dawson who is looking for somebody to live in her apartment while she is gone on various flights. She asks Barbara to dress up as Batgirl and pretend to be Dawson at a costume party while she really goes to visit her grandfather, so as not to break both promises to attend. Leaving Barbara with the Batgirl costume, Darlene explains that her escort would come at 9:00 that evening.
When 9:00 finally rolls around, Batgirl is shocked to see that her escort is none other than Batman… or at least somebody dressed up like the caped crusader. However this guy in the Batman costume tries to kill her with a gun but the two end up in a struggle where "Batman" makes away with Batgirl's purse and leaves thinking that he'd thrown Batgirl out the window to be splattered on the pavement below.
Following "Batman" to the costume party, she finds him meeting with other crooks dressed up like Superman, Flash, and the Green Lantern and that the contents in her purse are really jewels. Batgirl then attacks them, but the crooks gain the upper hand. Reaching her handbag hoping to grab a weapon to use against them, Batgirl soon realizes this isn't her real weapons bag, but only a costume version of it, just as one of the crooks trains a gun on her. This story is continued in next issue….
(https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Vol_1_388)
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Fan Art: Batgirl Vs. Joker -N. Wiedemerr by sosnw
Accompanying Podcast: ● Batgirl to Oracle - episode 07
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