What Could Have Been
by Violetstone
What happens when Harleen starts working at Arkham Asylum and is assigned to a certain redheaded, green-skinned patient? How does one woman find love in the most unpredictable place and time, while the other find a dark truth that pulls her deeper into the world of insanity? And how will Gotham's future look like over the escalating political conflict that is threatening to dismantle the asylum from within?
This is my take on Harleen's origin story. The spotlight is on her and Ivy - how they meet, how their dynamic evolves and how they grow as individuals. Joker is depicted but as a minor character (albiet his notorious influence on Harleen which is addressed as well). It's all happening while Arkham is facing one of its biggest challenges - proving its right to exist and care for the worst criminals Gotham City has ever known.
The story takes place in the early 2000s technology-wise.
Words: 5234, Chapters: 1/18, Language: English
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Harley Quinn (Comics)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: F/F, F/M
Characters: Harleen Quinzel, Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley, Poison Ivy, Joker, Joan Leland, Aaron Cash, Riddler, Edward Nygma, Batman, Killer Croc, Waylon Jones, Scarecrow, Jonathan Crane, Frank Boles, Nicolas Quinzel, Original Characters
Relationships: Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel, Pamela Isley & Harleen Quinzel, Joker (DCU)/Harleen Quinzel, Joker (DCU) & Harleen Quinzel
Additional Tags: Angst, Lots of Angst, Drama, Hidden gestures, Deeper Meanings, No Smut, Politics, Slow Burn, Trauma, Abuse, Fluff, Yes there's also fluff, Explicit Language, depictions of violence, Arkham Asylum
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DC Comics Announces “DC Future State”
DC Comics is kicking off 2021 with DC Future State, a line-wide event taking place from January to February 2021. The event will feature monthly and twice-monthly over-sized anthologies and monthly miniseries and one-shots.
DC Future State find the Multiverse saved from the brink of destruction. Hurray! But the fabric of time and space has been shaken loose. Boo! New characters will take up iconic mantles. Don’t worry about your favorites, though, in March 2021 the regular line-up resumes and will continue 2020′s story arcs.
The Batman Family
DC Future State finds Gotham City controlled by the villainous Magistrate. The city is under constant surveillance, masked vigilantes are outlawed, and Batman is dead. A new Batman will lead Gotham’s guardians and restore hope.
Oversized Comics:
Future State: The Next Batman #1-4
The Next Batman - John Ridley, Nick Derington and Laura Braga
Outsiders - Brandon Thomas and Sumit Kumar
Arkham Knights - Paul Jenkins and Jack Herbert
Batgirls - Vita Ayala and Aneke
Gotham City Sirens - Paula Sevenbergen and Emanuela Lupacchino
Future State: Dark Detective #1-4
Dark Detective - Mariko Tamaki and Dan Mora
Grifters - Matthew Rosenberg and Carmine di Giandomenico
Red Hood - Joshua Williamson and Giannis Milonogiannis
Monthly Miniseries:
Future State: Batman/Superman, by Gene Luen Yang and Ben Oliver
Future State: Catwoman - Ram V. and Otto Schmidt
Future State: Harley Quinn - Stephanie Phillips and Simone Di Meo
Future State: Nightwing - Andrew Constant and Nicola Scott
Future State: Robin Eternal - Meghan Fitzmartin and Eddy Barrows
The Superman Family
DC Future State’s Clark Kent has be rejected from Earth due to his involvement with an international crisis. He rises through the gladiatorial ranks in Warworld in order to defeat Mongul with some new allies. Meanwhile, Jon, Clark’s son, has become Superman. In order to protect Metropolis from what happened to Gotham, Jon bottles up the city, putting himself at odds with Supergirl.
Mister Miracle, aka Shilo Norman, find himself caught between his home city and the planet in a story connecting the two Future State: Superman titles.
Meanwhile, meanwhile, a new Wonder Woman has been chosen in the Amazon Rainforest - Yara Flor. The new Superman and Wonder Woman will, years later, find themselves teaming up to save their cities.
Oversized Comics:
Future State: Superman of Metropolis #1-2
Superman of Metropolis - Sean Lewis and John Timms
The Guardian - Sean Lewis and Cully Hamner
Mister Miracle - Brandon Easton and Valentine De Landro
Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1-4
Superman: Worlds of War - Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Mikel Janin
Midnighter - Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Gleb Melnikov
Black Racer - Jeremy Adams and Siya Oum
Mister Miracle - Brandon Easton and Valentine De Landro
Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #1-2
Immortal Wonder Woman - Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Jen Bartel
Nubia - L.L. McKinney, Alitha E. Martinez and Mark Morales
Monthly Miniseries and One Shots:
Future State: House of El - Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Scott Godlewski (one-shot on sale February)
Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman - Marguerite Bennett and Marguerite Sauvage
Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes - Brian Michael Bendis and Riley Rossmo
Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman - Dan Watters and Leila del Duca
Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex - Mark Russell and Steve Pugh (3-issue series ending March 2021)
Future State: Wonder Woman - Joëlle Jones
The Justice League Family
DC Future State’s new League is built upon secret identities, even from each other. An old but evolved enemy will use the secrets to try to take over the world. Over at Justice League Dark, the heroes are hunted as the fabric of reality has shifted.
The Four Riders of the Apocalypse unleash a battle at Titans Acadmey, kicking things off for the Teen Titans, Flash, and Shazam. Barry Allen has been cut off from the Speed Force, Wally West is controlled by Famine, and Billy Batson makes a deal with the devil. Meanwhile, John Stewart and the Green LAnterns are stranded due to a dead power battery. Jackson Hyde and Andy Curry are separated, and Amanda Waller starts to execute her plan with a new, but familiar Suicide Squad on Earth-3.
Finally, Swamp Thing reveals its true intentions at the end of time. It will rule supreme until the last of humanity rebels and Black Adam will look to the past to save the future of the Multiverse.
Oversized Comics:
Future State: Justice League #1-2
Justice League - Joshua Williamson and Robson Rocha
Justice League Dark - Ram V. and Marcio Takara
Future State: Green LAntern #1-2
Last Lanterns - Geoffrey Thorne and Tom Raney
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps - Josie Campbell, Ryan Cady and Ernie Altbacker, with Sami Basri and Clayton Henry
Future State: Suicide Squad #1-2
Suicide Squad - Robbie Thompson and Javi Fernandez
Black Adam - Jeremy Adams and Fernando Pasarin
Monthly Miniseries:
Future State: Aquaman - Brandon Thomas and Daniel Sampere
Future State: The Flash - Brandon Vietti and Dale Eaglesham
Future State: Teen Titans - Tim Sheridan and Rafa Sandoval
Future State: SHAZAM! - Tim Sheridan and Eduardo Pansica
Future State: Swamp Thing - Ram V and Mike Perkins
January and February 2021 is going to be busy.
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2014's "Earth 2" #19 (Tom Taylor, Nicola Scott, Robson Rocha) introduced Val-Zod, a man who took on the name Superman, but in a very different way than Kal-El. Orphaned when his parents were killed by the tyrannical Kryptonian government, Val-Zod was taken in and raised by Jor-El and Kara until he was launched in a capsule to survive the planet's destruction. However, when he landed on Earth-2, Val-Zod was kept hidden for years in a base under Arkham until he was released to save the planet.
His experiences left Val-Zod with a real hatred of violence, but also a fear of open spaces, which isn't good for someone who can fly. When he overcame his phobia, Val-Zod became a new Superman with compassion and a desire to fight evil with his mind instead of his fists. He's a new hope, someone dedicated to peace in ways even our Superman isn't.
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What Could Have Been
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/BtEm7Zu
by Violetstone
What happens when Harleen starts working at Arkham Asylum and is assigned to a certain redheaded, green-skinned patient? How does one woman find love in the most unpredictable place and time, while the other find a dark truth that pulls her deeper into the world of insanity? And how will Gotham's future look like over the escalating political conflict that is threatening to dismantle the asylum from within?
This is my take on Harleen's origin story. The spotlight is on her and Ivy - how they meet, how their dynamic evolves and how they grow as individuals. Joker is depicted but as a minor character (albiet his notorious influence on Harleen which is addressed as well). It's all happening while Arkham is facing one of its biggest challenges - proving its right to exist and care for the worst criminals Gotham City has ever known.
The story takes place in the early 2000s technology-wise.
Words: 5234, Chapters: 1/18, Language: English
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Harley Quinn (Comics)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: F/F, F/M
Characters: Harleen Quinzel, Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley, Poison Ivy, Joker, Joan Leland, Aaron Cash, Riddler, Edward Nygma, Batman, Killer Croc, Waylon Jones, Scarecrow, Jonathan Crane, Frank Boles, Nicolas Quinzel, Original Characters
Relationships: Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel, Pamela Isley & Harleen Quinzel, Joker (DCU)/Harleen Quinzel, Joker (DCU) & Harleen Quinzel
Additional Tags: Angst, Lots of Angst, Drama, Hidden gestures, Deeper Meanings, No Smut, Politics, Slow Burn, Trauma, Abuse, Fluff, Yes there's also fluff, Explicit Language, depictions of violence, Arkham Asylum
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/BtEm7Zu
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‘The Man Who Laughed’ A DCEU Joker movie set within Arkham Asylum wherein the Joker retells Professor Hugo Strange about why he is the way he is through a series of interviews. Four stories, are they true or are they false? If he’s going to have a past, he’d perfer if it was multiple choice.
The Joker: Jared Leto
Hugo Strange: Christopher Eccleston
Batman: Ben Affleck
Jim Gordon: J.K. Simmons
Harleen Quinzel/ Harley Quinn: Margot Robbie
Aaron Cash: Sterling K Brown
Dr Jonathan Crane: Jackie Earl Haley
Warden Quincy Sharp: Timothy Spall
Sarah Essen: Julianne Moore
Jason Todd/Red Hood: Dacre Montgomery
Written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Cinematography by Newton Thomas Siegel
Composed by Thomas Newman
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