#Kirk langstrom

[morgangalaxy43]

I think the idea of the rouges all having normal jobs would be interesting and really funny

Imagine living in Gotham and you see a bunch of villains having regular CIVILIAN jobs and when you ask them about it they say that crime ain’t cheap and they have to pay rent

I could totally see Harvey getting back into practicing law, Jervis, Kirk, Victor, Harley, Ivy and Jonathan all being doctors, Ed would definitely be a true crime podcaster, Basil would still be doing acting, Waylon and Mary would probably work at a hotel together, Oswald would still have the Iceberg Lounge, I could see Selina being a pet sitter

#harvey dent #jervis tetch #kirk langstrom #victor fries #harley quinn #pamela isley #jonathan crane #edward nygma #basil karlo #waylon jones #mary dahl #oswald cobblepot #selina kyle #batman rouges gallery #gotham city #dc comics #only in gotham

[why-i-love-comics]

Batman & Robin #7 - "Cult of Man-Bat" (2024)

written by Joshua Williamson art by Simone Di Meo & Giovanna Niro

#batman #man bat #kirk langstrom #DC #DC comics #wednesday spoilers #spoilers #comic spoilers

[inhousearchive]

House-ad for Man-Bat (1976), a would-be ongoing series by Gerry Conway and Steve Ditko. The book was cancelled after just two issues due to low sales.

#man-bat #man-bat 1976 #manbat #kirk langstrom #batman #gerry conway #steve ditko #house-ad #house ad #dc #dc comics #dcedit #comicedit #comicsedit #70s

[dc-tournaments]

Why do they deserve to win?

Tim Drake-Wayne

Kirk Langstrom

#dc #transgender swag tournament #tim drake #kirk langstrom

[estuporious]

𝐁𝐑𝐆: 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄

#fear pic #I'm gonna do a one bc i can #batman #batman rogues #scarecrow #jonathan crane #man bat #kirk langstrom #joker #riddler #the riddler #edward nygma #victor zsasz #mad hatter #jervis tetch #the dork squad #arkham asylum #two face #harvey dent #music meister #dc penguin #penguin #oswald cobblepot #cursed image

[froot-batty]

Gods worst friend group !

I'm excited to finally be able to talk about them. Venture down there if you beware

These guys are pretty entwined, so just like in the Twobat backstory, It'll just be one big thing. BIIIIIGGG thing, sorry

Viktor Fries was born in Denmark, an only child to two very loving parents. He'd always had a love for the cold, which grew into a love for winter, which grew into a love for cryogenics. His parents couldn't get him enough books or research papers written about the subject, so his eventual decision to pursue it in higher education came as no surprise. At the time, Gotham University and WayneTech were the leading institutions in cryogenic research, so Viktor packed his bags and ventured off to America.

Kirk Langstrom was born a sickly little baby at Gotham General. He was born with Chediak-Higashi syndrome, which not only caused his albinism, but made Kirk very prone to bacterial infections, especially when he was younger. It would also cause motor issues as Kirk aged, resulting in the need of mobility aids like canes or a wheelchair. As a child, Kirk was teased for his appearance, likened to a vampire - or, on one occasion, an albino bat another kid had found and presented to him. Instead of being offended, this moment was what kickstarted Kirk's love for bats, and eventual pursual of chiropterology.

And for Hugo Strange....well, no one really knows where he came from.

The three met when they were all in college, and they became friends almost instantly. They were three smart outcasts who had little to no real friends before this, so naturally they latched onto one another. Hugo a little more than the other two, but I'll get into that.

For the time they were in college, they were good for each other! But as most things go, they drifted a bit after college ended. Viktor by now had fallen in love with Nora and gotten his job at WayneTech, and Kirk had gotten the opportunity to take a research trip to study Bracken Cave (which is where he'd meet his eventual wife, Francine). This left Hugo mostly to his own devices, which he put towards his career at Arkham Asylum and eventually becoming the head of it.

When Kirk eventually returned from his trip, they reconnected with one another. Now here's where I'm gonna talk individually about what happened to Fuck These Guys Up.

Chronologically, Nora getting sick and Fries' accident is what happens first. When Nora started getting really sick, Viktor and her had no idea what it really was, only that it had the potential to kill her if they didn't find a treatment. Viktor's desperation to find it would eventually lead him to Hugo, who agreed to assist Viktor in his research. When Viktor and Nora mutually decided to freeze her to give Viktor more time, Hugo allowed them to build the machine that would freeze her in an abandoned room in the basement of Arkham (which Hugo was using for his own experiments).

Viktor panicked during the process of Nora freezing, and went to turn the machine off in the middle of it, not fully thinking through what he was doing. It caused the machine to malfunction and the chamber (with Nora in it) to explode outward, releasing everything that had been meant to cryogenically preserve Nora out into the room. The injuries and exposure to chemicals should have killed them both, but the temperatures (and medical assistance) managed to preserve the both of them, though it left Viktor as a living but slowly rotting corpse, who is both being killed by the cold and needs it to keep living in whatever state he's in now.

Hugo was actually the one to find the both of them. Though he had personally never cared for Nora, he followed the plan she and Viktor had laid out, making a new chamber to preserve her while he had a suit specially made for Viktor in order to keep him alive. With a tracker installed inside of it so Hugo could know where he was at any time.

This is probably a good time to cut and explain what's wrong with Hugo. He is...insanely devoted to both Kirk and Viktor. They were both his first friends and he loves them very much and he will Keep Them at Any Cost.

So after Viktor awoke, and realized that Nora had been preserved (even though part of him didn't want that anymore), Hugo instructed him to begin working on a cure for her. Hugo couldn't care less if she died he'd get Viktor to himself then, but Viktor had grown dangerously depressed after the accident and the thought of one day being reunited with a cured Nora was the only thing motivating him to stay alive.

Because Nora's chamber is in the basement of Arkham Asylum, Hugo has control of when and for how long Viktor can visit her. If he doesn't make sufficient progress on her cure, he isn't allowed in.

Now, onto Kirk. He had no idea that was all happening, as their contact with one another had been limited, even after reconnecting. One day, though, Kirk had mentioned his interest in changing his current study to focus on his condition, CHS, instead of his bats. Mostly because he was worried about progressing into the accelerated phase, as most people with CHS do. But Hugo suggested instead that he could figure out some sort of treatment for Kirk - and don't worry, you can just go back to your bats! I promise it'll work; in fact, it'll have you feeling like Batman!

So Kirk, suffering from chronic pain and various disabling motor issues, agreed happily. He visited Hugo's lab when the "treatment" was finished and received two injections in the neck, which turned into those two scars. When it didn't work after a couple of days, Kirk was disappointed, and was ready to tell Hugo that he needed to try something else when something...happened.

Kirk blacked out for a couple of hours and woke up shirtless, covered in blood in an empty alleyway. And, strangest of all, he wasn't in pain.

And this kept happening. Every couple of nights he would black out and return home bloody. He attempted to hide this from his wife, but something like that can't stay under wraps forever, so when she found out she urged him to talk to Hugo and figure out what the hell that "treatment" did.

So he did (rather angrily, of course). Hugo would explain that the treatment was actually an experimental chemical he'd developed to be able to turn humans into animals, specially developed for Kirk to turn "at will" instead of being stuck like that permanently. Because of Hugo choosing a vampire bat as the animal for the specific "treatment" developed for Kirk, he would need to feed on blood while in bat-form, thus the reason he was bloody every time he awoke from his blackouts.

There was only one bonus to the transformation. The concoction was, actually, a sort of cure. The bat form didn't have the same chronic pain or issues that Kirk's normal body did. But it came at the cost of being a mindless, bloodthirsty monster.

All he needed to do, Hugo said, was figure out how to become the bat instead of letting it take over, and then he'd practically be the perfect creature!

He would have to keep coming to Hugo for regular injections, though.

Kirk initially, obviously, refused - he wasn't a monster, and he didn't want to hurt anyone or anything just to help himself. But he kept thinking about it. And thinking about it. Could he really tame the bat, and live as something powerful and strong? Something he'd never been?

It weighed on his mind so much that he inevitably returned to Hugo, just to try it. What he didn't know at the time was that the injections were purposefully addictive, growing worse and worse the more he returns to take them.

Hugo Strange friend of the year everybody

#hugo loves his besties. they want to crush him into a fine paste #frootverse #hugo strange #viktor fries #mr freeze #kirk langstrom #man bat #batman #rogues gallery #my art #rogue design

[soranatus]

Batman vs. Man-Bat By Matías Bergara

#matías bergara #dc comics #batman #bruce wayne #Man-Bat #man bat #kirk langstrom #art

[inkdrawndreams]

Fun Fact: Vampire bats also have grooved tongues. Have fun with that.

#been reading up on different bat species and it is hilarious #man-bat #Kirk Langstrom #Oswald Cobblepot #The Batman 2004 #The Penguin #Batman #DC #sketches #2023 #dreamer draws

[nyhti]

I love them <33

#kirk langstrom #joker #oswald cobblepot #the batman 2004 #my art

[batmanfruitloops]

Scarebeast vs. man-bat?

It's pretty unlikely they'd run into each other but if they did cross paths they wouldn't seek to fight each other. They both are in a very animalistic mindset so they'd only engage if they felt they needed to. Scarebeast is very territorial so it is possible Kirk could accidentally provoke him just by getting too close. They wouldn't lock into a death battle but they'd act like most animals and instead intimate each other until the other backs down. Lots of pushing, close swipes and nipping, and just being loud. Neither wants to walk away with a fatal injury and wants to take as little damage as possible. Scarebeast would come out on top, he's faster, stronger, and more agile, and on top of that he's very angry. Kirk only has bat features, and Scarebeast is mixed with many animals that are either already a bat predator or equipped to hunt similar animals. He doesn't want to eat Kirk though, he just wants Kirk to leave.

-Fluffy

#batmanfruitloops #anewgothamau #answers #man bat #kirk langstrom #scarebeast #the scarecrow #scarecrow #jonathan crane

[morgangalaxy43]

DC disrespects and underutilizes Batman's villains constantly and they need to stop relying on the Joker so much (Joker is great but he's used way too much)

#joker #harley quinn #pamela isley #selina kyle #jonathan crane #edward nygma #oswald cobblepot #waylon jones #victor fries #kirk langstrom #bane #hugo strange #victor zsasz #roman sionis #mary dahl #arnold wesker #batman rouges gallery #dc comics

[why-i-love-comics]

DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun #1 - "Out of the Shadows" (2023)

written by John Arcudi art by Shawn McManus & Dave Stewart

#manbat #man bat #kirk langstrom #DC #DC comics #wednesday spoilers #spoilers #comic spoilers

[kamiart]

Man-Bat and Killer Croc in my new sketchbook, since I've been in a big batman mood and needed to draw my favourite boys :3

Also lego dc villains is great highly recommend YIPPIE

#i love u manbat i love u killer croc #best boys 10/10 my faves of all time #batman #batman villains #man-bat #killer croc #kirk langstrom #waylon jones #gotham rogues #dc comics

[the-jason-peter-todd]

how so?

Nightwing (1996) #17

#batfamily #batfam #bat family #dick grayson #nightwing #kirk langstrom #man bat #the master of understatement

[nefarious-616-necromancer]

#robin #man bat #damian wayne #kirk langstrom #dc comics #dc universe #dc villains #dc batfam #bat fam #dcu #dc

[thecruellestmonth]

Canon blood types: Gotham edition

Note that the following information is not medically accurate and should not be taken as any kind of medical advice. Copious amounts of comic book medicine and biology abound here.

Bruce Wayne may (or may not) have O- blood, the universal donor type. —Batman 2016 Annual #3

Bruce is a compatible blood donor for Andrew Bennett. —The Brave and the Bold #195

Dick Grayson is a compatible blood donor for Bruce Wayne. (If Bruce has O- blood, then Dick must also have O- blood.)—Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne

In the DC Animated Universe, Dick has O+ blood. —Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

Jason Todd has O- blood. —Detective Comics #1032

In the DC Animated Universe, Barbara Gordon has AB- blood. She has the same rare blood type as Nora Fries, wife of Mr. Freeze. —Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

Crystal Brown is a compatible blood donor for Stephanie Brown. —Batgirl (2009) #24

The Joker is a compatible blood donor for Alfred Pennyworth. —The Brave and the Bold (1955) #141

Helena Bertinelli has a rare blood type, the same as Guido Bertinelli. —The Huntress (1989) #6

Kirk Langstrom and Francine Langstrom have the same blood type. —Detective Comics #429

Bruce Wayne

Batman (2016) Annual #3 suggests that Bruce could have type O- blood.

Batman (2016) Annual #3, written by Tom Taylor - Batman is seriously wounded in the field. Alfred performs a blood transfusion with a supply of type O- blood.

Type O- blood can be donated to patients with any blood type. Batman might be keeping a supply of O- blood not for himself specifically, but for anyone in need of an emergency blood transfusion. So maybe we can't conclude that Bruce must have O- blood.

The Brave and the Bold (1955) #195, written by Mike W. Barr - Batman donates blood to his friend, a heroic vampire named Andrew Bennett, who shielded him from a silver bullet.

Dick Grayson

In Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne, we learn that Dick Grayson can donate blood to Bruce Wayne.

Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne, written by Kelley Puckett - Batman is infected with a deadly virus and then taken captive. To save him, Nightwing takes an dangerous experimental vaccine that prompts his body to produce virus-fighting antibodies. Hours later, after Nightwing finds Batman, Nightwing undergoes a "complete blood transfusion" to deliver his antibody-rich blood into Batman's body, while Nightwing receives Batman's virus-laden blood.

If we assume that Bruce has O- blood, then he can only receive transfusions from O- blood, and thus Dick must also have O- blood.

In Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (part of the DC Animated Universe), Dick has O+ blood. O+ is the world's most common blood type; about 40% of the population has O+ blood. O+ blood can be donated to people with any "+" blood type (including A+, B+, AB+, and O+)—about 85% of the total population. O+ patients can only receive blood transfusions from O+ and O- donors.

Jason Todd

In Detective Comics #1032, Hush states that Jason Todd has O- blood.

Detective Comics #1032, written by Peter J Tomasi - Hush captures several Batfamily members, and attempts to steal and sell their organs as revenge against Bruce. Hush begins with Red Hood, and confirms that Jason has type O- blood.

Type O- blood is the universal donor type. This kind of blood can be donated to patients with any blood type. (Recall Mad Max: Fury Road.) People with O- blood can only receive blood transfusions from other O- donors. About 6.6% of people in the USA have O- blood.

Barbara Gordon

This canon is valid for the DC Animated Universe. Barbara may or may not have a different blood type in the comics.

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero - Barbara Gordon is listed as having AB- blood in Gotham General Hospital's database of blood donors. She is also a compatible organ donor (HLA match) for Nora Fries; and so Mr. Freeze kidnaps Barbara in hopes of performing a life-saving heart transplant for Nora.

For the sake of the plot, Nora needs a transplant from an organ donor with her same rare blood type. In real life, an AB- patient could receive organs from a donor with AB-, A-, B-, or O- blood, as long as the HLA typing matches (read more about that here).

Type AB- blood is the rarest ABO/Rh blood type worldwide; only 0.6% of people have this blood type in the USA. People with AB- blood can receive any Rh negative blood (including A-, B-, AB-, and O-); about 15% of the population has Rh negative blood that can be donated to AB- patients. People with AB- blood can only donate red blood cells to people with AB- and AB+ blood—about 4% of the population. However, type AB is especially valuable as the universal blood plasma that can be donated to patients of any blood type—and so people with type AB blood are often urged to consider donating blood plasma.

Stephanie Brown and her mother, Crystal Brown

Batgirl (2009) #24, written by Bryan Q Miller - Batgirl (Stephanie Brown) is poisoned with Black Mercy spores. She wakes up days later in West Mercy Hospital. Her mother, Crystal Brown, a nurse, donated her blood to help flush the spores from Steph's system.

We know that Crystal can donate to Steph, but we don't know whether Steph would or wouldn't be able to donate to Crystal. Parents and their children don't always share the same blood type. (This also means that Damian doesn't necessarily have the same blood type as Bruce.)

The Joker and Alfred Pennyworth

The Brave and the Bold (1955) #141, written by Bob Haney - The Joker tricks Alfred Pennyworth into drinking exploding juice. The Joker drinks anti-exploding juice. Batman forces the Joker to donate his anti-exploding clown blood to Alfred.

Helena Bertinelli

The Huntress (1989) #6, written by Joey Cavalieri - Helena Bertinelli has been captured by villains who wish to open the locked vault of her late father, Guido Bertinelli. The lock can only be opened using a sample of Guido's blood type. This blood type is so rare that the villains could not find any in the local blood bank at that time—and so they decided to capture Helena as their "fresh supply".

In the mid-to-late 1990s, Helena's father's name was retconned to be named Franco Bertinelli. Then Huntress: Cry for Blood revealed that Helena's biological father is not Franco, but instead Helena's mother's lover from the Cassamento crime family. In the end, all our information about Helena's blood type may be invalid and apocryphal.

Helena possibly has AB- blood, the rarest blood type. This is the same blood type that Barbara has in the DC Animated Universe.

The Langstroms

Detective Comics (1937) #429, written by Frank Robbins - Francine Lee Langstrom has transformed into She-Bat after secondhand exposure to her husband's bat serum and then being bitten by vampire bats in a cave in Nevada. Her husband, Kirk Langstrom (Man-Bat), says his the same blood type is the same as hers, and so he offers to donate his blood to help treat her.

Helpful references

Stanford Blood Center

UC Davis Health Transplant Center: "Matching and Compatibility"

American Red Cross Blood Services

#Bruce Wayne #Dick Grayson #Stephanie Brown #Jason Todd #Barbara Gordon #Alfred Pennyworth #Helena Bertinelli #Kirk Langstrom #Francine Langstrom #DC Joker #Batman comics #Batfamily #Andrew Bennett #Crystal Brown #Batfam #panels #canon #the other kind of ABO #Blood! Glorious blood! #I was tempted to include the entire scene between Crystal and Steph because it's so sweet. But alas it's not related to the topic. #Go read Batgirl 2009. #AB negative is not the very rarest blood type in Taiwan and a few other countries. #Kelley Puckett: What if I write a story about the goodest people ever doin ridiculously deranged and self-destructive stuff to save the day #undescribed #blood CW #needles CW #medical horror CW #thecruellestmonth #I Vampire #dailyjasontodd