#if more general Im a older era kinda man so shit like YJ….yj98. sorry yeah

[starlooove]

ok I'm NOT much of a DC reader but your dukeblogging has convinced me. but do you have a reading list (DC has more crises than I do. it's intimidating) by any chance

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Ok so like Im not a REAL dc blogger so I don’t really have my own reading list; I basically focus heavily on black characters across the board and then dive into wherever they’re from but I usually use other reading lists to do it and go at my own (slow ass) pace. For DC i started fandom only and then moved on to actually reading comics which is why my opinions are so strong there bc I KNOW WHAT YALL ARE LIKE!

Sorry but now for Duke specifically I KNOW there’s a specifc blogger who’s list I followed down to the T but I cannot remember their url rn so here’s a list/chart that has like. Listings for him specifically

That’s mostly to follow timeline but for me I think to get his character down u could do all star Batman, Batman and the signal, the outsiders, WAR and then branch out from there (but also saying this as someone who’s read most of it so like maybe I’m biased and missing or forgetting smth). I’m sorry if this isn’t helpful but as SOON as I find that reading list I’m posting it bc I swear I literally went down that list one by one.

Edit: the tags are part of the answer but I ran out of room so post tags;

- tbh when it comes down to it I personally try to absorb character by character and then put them all together at the end; it’s what I’m currently doing with green arrow (I know it’s been months y’all don’t call paw patrol I’m STUPID) and my plan for moving forward but also fully acknowledging this sucks as a way to interact with other established fans however. Other established fans have proven to be racist and misunderstand characterization and character interaction on a fundamental level SOMETIMES (BC y’all get mad) bc they’re so focused on their faves so in conclusion If I don’t find the specific lists I used I’d get them from stan blogs and then be careful cause u know everyone’s using their faves BEST comics so just remember this is what THEY think is the best or most accurate Interpretation and u don’t have to agree (RR the road home and YJ98 sorry to be shitting on them again. Not even them but how ppl read them. Diff story tho)

-but also despite me obviously shitting on certain characters runs or interpretations I think the best thing you could do is give everyone a fair chance. Blank slate in ur mind if ur JUST starting and see where u go from there but also remember to check ur biases and think about WHY certain things get included or retconned or explained away bc that’s where a lot of ppl falter in thinking their fave is just misunderstood or smth.

FOUND THE LIST sorry this has been in and out for the drafts while searching so in conclusion FR;

I hope this helped but I think I sound insane just please read these <3

#Oh I assumed u meant Duke reading list specifically #if more general Im a older era kinda man so shit like YJ….yj98. sorry yeah #i shit on it but I’m ALLOWed #NTT PLEASE READ NTT ALL OF IT LIL OUTFATED IN CERTAIN ASPECTS BUT PLEAAAAASE #sorry im so scattered on like timeline shit bc I literally just read integrate in my psyche and move on #like watching a show or smth i don’t remember episode names but I can tell you how it made me feel 💔 #Yall Im the worst to ask for anything specific for ask my mutuals my memory is SHIT #im just gonna tell u how I got into it fr #i went to like specific character fans and literally asked for their personal reading lists for that specific character #and then i read through em (slow as hell mind you) and formed MY opinion from there #pros with this is if ur character driven and wanna flesh each person out fully before u interact with their dynamics as a whole this is 👍🏾 #and u get small personal relationships that aren’t really spoken about when it’s the whole fam there (1)8 #(which is actually pretty rare like do not be fooled u don’t get the whole bat family storming in usually) #shit like tim and cass pre Jason revival fucking shit up with Helena #or steph and tim being the most toxic 13 yr olds you’ll ever find etc. #cons if ur memory’s like mine it’s GOING to fuck up timeline for u #like finding out bludhaven was being bombed and dick was having the WORST time of his life while Jason’s doing his red hood shit? changed m #‘where was bruce while tim was being tied up and almost assaulted?!’ he was dead! kind of!! #also genuinely get happy batfam outta ur head they have their moments there IS love there but going in with the view of a normal family #dynamic is gonna be worse overall. if u want happy family times honestly even more recent heinous shit like Gotham war has them more #familial than most other things even if it’s just to fuck it up. I’m never gonna Rec WFA but if ur gonna read it read smth with Duke and #Damián before that please. #ALSOOOOO as a prev fandom only remove everything from tim and Damian specifically from ur mind these bitches are lying #tim is fun and interesting when u approach him newly. finding everytime he drinks a cup of coffee is gonna drive u insane #YEAH THATS WHAT IM TRYING TO SAY don’t let what u already ‘know’ impact how u read #timeline wise dynamics wise etc. walk in with a fresh pair of eyes bc imo that’s how u get to fully appreciate characters like Duke #SMTH U DO NEED TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE BIGOTRY! there will be in world explanations for why x is not misogyny and racism. we as readers #need to be able to dissect that and discuss it genuinely. like so much of tims first meeting with Damian or all of Stephanie in Gotham war #or even killing off Orpheus has in world things that make ‘sense’ but like we do with Catalina Flores #we use our critical thinking. actually smth i ALWAYS can talk about is the racism like that’s where my memory serves me ALWAYS