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lands-of-fantasy · 2 months

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Titular Women in Live-action Superhero Media

Cathy Lee Crosby as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman (1975)

Lynda Carter as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman (1975-79)

Helen Slater as Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee / Supergirl in Supergirl (1984)

Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-97)

Ashley Scott as Helena Kyle / Huntress, Dina Meyer as Barbara Gordon / Oracle, Rachel Skarsten as Dinah Redmond in Birds of Prey (2002-03)

Halle Berry as Patience Phillips / Catwoman in Catwoman (2004)

Jennifer Garner as Elektra Natchios in Elektra (2005)

Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El / Kara Danvers / Supergirl in Supergirl (2015-21)

Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter in Agent Carter (2015-16)

Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones in Jessica Jones (2015-19)

Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

Olivia Holt as Tandy Bowen in Cloak & Dagger (2018-19)*

Evangeline Lily as Hope van Dyne / The Wasp in Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel (2019)

Sophie Turner as Jean Grey / Phoenix in X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Ruby Rose as Kate Kane / Batwoman in Batwoman Season 1 (2019-20)

Margot Robbie as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli / The Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Dinah Lance / Black Canary, Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain in Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

Margot Robbie as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

Brec Bassinger as Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl in Stargirl (2020-22)

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch in WandaVision

Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder / Batwoman in Batwoman Season 2–3 (2021-22)

Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane in Superman & Lois (2021-)

Scarlett Johansson Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in Black Widow (2021)

Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop in Hawkeye (2021-?)**

Kaci Walfall as Naomi McDuffie in Naomi (2022)

Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel in Ms. Marvel (2022-?)

Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022-?)

Letitia Wright as Shuri /Black Panther in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel in The Marvels (2023)

Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez in Echo (2024-?)*

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*While not directly reffered as such in their shows, "Dagger" and "Echo" are, respectively, Tandy's and Maya's codenames in the comics.

**This also goes for Kate and the "Hawkeye" codename, but in her case the show implies she will use it in the near future with the blessing of Clint Barton (the original Hawkeye, who also stars in the show).

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timdrakequotes · 1 year

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Robin: Ms. Helena Janice Bertinelli, high school English teacher at Whitman High, just back from a two-year sabbatical.

Huntress: Real good. I guess you figured out who Batman is too, right?

Robin: How do you think I got this job?

--Tim Drake with Helena Bertinelli (Robin Miniseries III #4 – Fall From Grace)

#Robin #Tim Drake #Red Robin #Huntress #Helena Bertinelli #timdrakequotes

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havendance · 11 months

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Top 10 Secret Identity Fails

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Fandom: Batman

Featured Characters/Relationships: Tim Drake & Helena Bertinelli

Wordcount: 2700

Summary:

Out of boarding school and back in the Gotham City school system, Tim ends up with the last person he ever wanted as his English teacher: Helena Bertinelli, a.k.a, the Huntress. With only a couple of months left in the school year, and no easy way out, just how hard could it really be to keep his secret identity, well, secret? (Spoiler alert: it’s hard.)

Happy one year anniversary of me publishing my first Tim & Helena fic. I'm honestly a little surprised at how much I've written for them. Anyway, I'm finally getting around to doing student and teacher identity shenanigans for them. (Hopefully not for the last time)

Excerpt:

In Tim’s defense, he’d had a lot on his plate. Between figuring out how he and Steph still stood, his family jumping down a financial bracket or three, and, of course, the whole “Bruce Wayne accused of murder” thing, he had way more important things to worry about than doing recon on the new school his dad had enrolled him in. Look, he was just glad to be back from boarding school. No more roommates and no more sneaking past an overenthusiastic dog whenever he wanted to go out as Robin. He was going back to sweet, grimy Gotham.

That blissful optimism lasted up until the peppy upperclassman assigned to show him around (a girl named Jessica with dyed red hair and a ‘save the turtles’ t-shirt) looked down at her copy of Tim’s schedule and said “It looks like for first period, you have English with Ms. Bertinelli.”

“Huh?” Tim said, the pinnacle of eloquence.

Jessica didn’t seem to notice the fact that Tim’s brain was currently rebooting and kept talking. “You’ll like her, she’s cool.”

Tim did like her, just not as his English teacher. His mind was racing. He needed to get out of this situation. Maybe he could break his leg, but no, he’d still end up in first period eventually and he needed his legs for Robin. They were still walking down the hallway. He was running out of time.

“Here we are!” Too soon, they stopped in front of a door. Before Tim could come up with a plan to transfer schools or fake his death, Jessica was shoving him through the door. “Good luck!” she said, and then vanished, the traitor.

From the front of the room, Helena Bertinelli, English teacher by day, vigilante known as the Huntress by night, smiled at him. “Hello,” she said, “You must be Tim Drake. It’s nice to have you joining our class this year.”

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#helena bertinelli #tim drake #the cooler gotham antihero #my fic #advancing the tim & helena agenda #havendance writes #carthago delenda est #dc #bats + birds + affiliated

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majingojira · 1 month

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Victorian Wayne Manor

It's an idea that's popped up from time to time (IE: Gotham by Gaslight), but few have actually looked into what a Victorian Mansion requires. Without a large staff, a household couldn't function well, even with all the latest amenities.

So, let's get a look at the Wayne Household as transplanted to Victorian England.

And how Bruce Wayne would buck conventions and defy social norms of the times even among his household and staff.

Let's set some ground rules for this thing. One, we're going to use the FULL Batman family, and we are going to draw from period piece in and around that time frame (IE: Gotham by Gaslight, The Doom That Came to Gotham and Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-Woman) Batman stories and his full expanded cast to fill in the various staff positions in a Victorian household.

The Wayne Manor will be in the latter half of the Victorian era, since Batman and technology are so intertwined.

First, there is the Family.

Bruce Wayne - Head of the Household. Heir to the Wayne Industrial Fortune, champion of the people, reformer, and technically Prince Consort.

Princess Khefretari of Memnon/"Selina Wayne" - Wife of Bruce Wayne, former Priestess of Sehkmet in the hidden city of Memnon in central Africa.

The Kids:

Bruce has 5 adopted children and 2 children from a previous marriage.

Dick Grayson, a Romani former Circus Acrobatic, adopted by Bruce when the boy lost his parents at age 10.

Sanjay Tawd, a Hindi street child who aided Wayne on his world travels 3 years after picking up Dick.

Timothy Drake, an American lad of English descent, adopted into the family 2 years after Sanjay.

Kai Li Cain/Wayne, an Half-Chinese martial arts prodigy who Bruce adopted 2 years after Timothy (though she is roughly his age).

Duke Thomas, an African American kid with keen eyes and a bright mind. Just slightly younger than Kai Li.

Ibn al Xu'ffasch/Damian Wayne and Athenasia al Ghul/Janan Wayne, fraternal twin children from Bruce's prior marriage to Talia al Ghul. They are the second youngest of the family.

With the current marriage, Bruce and Selina have one child -- Helena Wayne, who is the youngest of the family, 13 years younger than even Damian and Janan.

Now for the big one -- the Servants.

First there are the "Upper 10" (that's what they are called despite how many there are).

Butler - Alfred Pennyworth (was there any doubt). Aside from being Bruce's valet, Alfred is in charge of all the men of the house staff. He is also in charge of the house Alcohol.

Housekeeper - Leslie Thompkins. She is in charge of most of the runnings of the house and the female servants (save the lady's maid and governess). Formerly the nurse of the house (and still aids in those duties on occasion due to a joy of it -- and how often it is needed).

Lady's Maid - Given there are several ladies of the house, each one has their own Ladies Maid to assist them.

Eiko Hasigawa is the lady's maid of Selina Wayne.

Stephanie Brown is the lady's maid of Kai Li Wayne

Nika Glovasmerti* ("Flatline") is the lady's maid of Jana Wayne

Valet - Like the ladies maid, but for the gentlemen of the house. Alfred attends to Mr. Wayne himself, naturally.

Jefferson Pierce is the Valet of Dick.

Rex Mason acts as Sanjay's valet.

Bernard Dowd acts as Tim's valet.

Daxton Chilton* acts as Duke's valet.

Collin Wilkes acts as Damian's Valet.

Governess - Helena Bertinelli. The Governess is the tutor of the children in the family (Tim, Kai Li, Damian, Janan, and eventually Helena). Ms. Bertinelli is the namesake of the youngest Wayne after saving her. Usually, in England, it was custom to have a French maid, but the Waynes like to buck traditions by having an Italian one.

Nurse - Alice* Chilton. This is a rare case where we have an actual Housekeeper for the Wayne home, but she has a nurse background (IIRC, she hasn't really appeared since the Crisis), so she can fill in this roll. In the Victorian Manor, she'd be watching baby Helena most of the time.

Coach - Jean Paul Valley. He acts as the Driver of the Wayne family on outings.

Groom - Harold Alnut. Grooms keep the horses happy and healthy. Since Harold was originally a mechanic, it matches well.

Stableboy - Dre Cipriani. A minor character from "We Are Robin."

Gamekeepers/Gardeners - Grace Choi and Anissa Pierce. The grounds need keeping, and Damian has a LOT of pets (The dogs Ace & Titus, Dick's purbered three-legged mutt Hailey, Alfred the Cat, "Bat-Cow", Jerry the Turkey, a monkey named Monkey, anda golden crowned flying fox named "Goliath". )

Most of the grounds are a preserve for former Hailey Circus animals. This includes at least 2 elephants (Zitka and Elinore), a small pride of lions (2 males Gunther and Kimba are named) and at least one more monkey (Jimmie).

Seliha also has her cats. Aside from standard cats (Diablo, Slinky, Kitty, Isis, Julio, Otto, Hecate), she also owns two melanistic panthers, Lover and Diablo.

Cook - Tatsu Yamashiro. There's a joke about chef's knives here, but I think we're all making it.

Kitchen Maids - There's a lot of people in this house so the Cook is going to need a few helping hands. These are:

Gabrielle Doe

Jennifer Pierce

Julia Pennyworth

Housemaid - The standard maids of the house. However, because of the ratio of men to women in the household, many take up traditional 'mens' work, with others being stepped up to Lady's Maid depending on who is visiting.

Holly Robinson

Harper Rowe

Carrie Kelly

Riko Sheridan

Isabella Oritz

Claire Clover

Sophia Ramos

Parlourmaid - Emily Briggs. Parlourmaids are as Housemaids, but they have the added responsibility of answering the door.

Semi-Regular Visitors

Talia Al Ghul (along with her own Servants -- Ubu, Prudence Wood, and "Angela Breaker") does stop by on occasion, with Harper Rowe stepping up to assist.

'Sandra Wu', Kai Li's biological mother is usually attended by Harper and Sophia when she comes to visit.

That's a household of 9 Family members (with 2 guests), with 29/32 staff members on hand.

*Some characters don't have full names yet, so I'm giving them one. Or I altered one.

#Batman #Batfamily #victorian era

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lovelybishop · 1 year

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Character/Fandom List

(Updated February 5th, 2023)

*I DO NOT WRITE FOR CELEBRITIES.

*Strikethrough means currently not accepting requests for said character/fandom

*If you see a character that is not listed, please ask! I’m sure I write for that character, I just forgot to put it on this very long list!

*If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

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DC Extended Universe

Suicide Squad (2016) / The Suicide Squad (2021)

Abner Krill/Polka-Dot Man, Christopher Smith/Peacemaker, Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2, Floyd Lawton/Deadshot, Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn, Rick Flag, Robert Dubois/Bloodsport

Birds Of Prey

Dinah Lance/Black Canary, Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn, Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress, Roman Sionis/Black Mask

Fear Street Trilogy

Cindy Berman, Deena Johnson, Heather Watkins. Christine “Ziggy” Berman*,Kate Schmidt, Nick Goode*, Ruby Lane, Samantha Fraser, Simon, Tommy Slater

*Please specify which actor

The Last of Us (HBO)

Joel Miller, Tess Servopoulos

The Good Place

Chidi Anagonye, Eleanor Shellstrop, Janet, Jason Mendoza, Michael, Tahani Al-Jamil

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movies

Ajak, Alexei/The Red Gurdian, America Chavez, Bruce Banner/The Hulk, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Christine Palmer, Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Darcy Lewis, Doctor Stange Variants, Drax the Destroyer, Druig, Gamora, Gilgamesh, Hela, Hope van Dyne/The Wasp, Ikaris, James “Bucky” Barnes/The Winter Soldier, James “Rhodey” Rhodes/War Machine, Jane Foster, Jimmy Woo, Katy, Kingo, Lady Sif, Loki, Makkari, Mantis, Maria Hill, May Parker, Melina, Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Nebula, Nick Fury, Peggy Carter, Peter Parker Variants, Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Phastos, Phil Coulson, Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver, Sam Wilson/The Falcon/Captain America, Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Sersi, Shang-Chi, Sharon Carter, Sprite, Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange, Steve Rogers/Captain America, Thena, Thor, Tony Stark/Iron Man, T’Challa/Black Panther, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Valkyrie, Virginia “Pepper” Potts, Vision, Wanda Maximoff Variants, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Wong, Xialing, Yelena Belova

Disney+ Series

*This list is for characters who have not appeared in any movie (with the exception of Captain Carter.)

Agatha Harkness, Bruno Carrelli, Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk, Joaquin Torres, Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, Kate Bishop/Hawkeye, Layla El-Faouly/Scarlet Scarab, Madisynn King, Mallory Book, Marc Spector, Mary MacPherran/Titania, Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Maya Lopez, Mobius, Monica Rambeau, Nikki Ramos, Peggy Carter/Captain Carter, Ralph Bogner/”Pietro” Maximoff, Star-Lord T’Challa, Steve Grant, Strange Supreme, Sylvie, Taweret

Agents Of Sheild Series

Melinda May, Grant Ward, Daisy “Skye” Johnson/Quake, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Lance Hunter, Bobbi Morse, Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Lincoln Campbell, Elena “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez, Deke Shaw

Netflix Series

*I plan on watching all Marvel Netflix Series. Though Because Matt Murdok was in No Way Home and She-Hulk, I still will write for him.

Spider-Verses

The Amazing Spider-Man

Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker/Spider-Man

Into the Spider-Verse

Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman, Miles Morales/Spider-Man, Olivia Octavius/Doctor Octopus, Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man

X-Men

Alex Summers/Havok, Bobby Drake/Iceman, Charles Xavier/Professor X*,Ellie Phimister/Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Erik Legnsherr/Magneto*,Hank McCoy/Beast*,James “Logan” Howlett/Wolverine, Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix*,Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler*,Marie D’Ancanto/Rogue, Nathan Sumers/Cable, Neena Thurman/Domino, Ororo Monroe/Storm*,Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver, Psylocke*,Raven Darkholme/Mystique*,Scott Summers/Cyclops*,Wade Wilson/Deadpool, Warren Worthington III/Angel*

*Please specify which actor.

Free Guy

Guy, Millie Ruck, Walter “Keys” McKey

The Office

Jim Halpert, Pam Beesly

Wednesday

Ajax Petropolus, Biance Barclay, Enid Sinclair, Gomez Addams*,Larissa Weems, Marilyn Thornhill/Laurel Gates. Morticia Addams*,Tyler Galpin, Wednesday Addams, Xavier Thorpe, Yoko Tanaka

*Please specify which actor.

Star Wars

Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Ben Solo/Kylo Ren, Bix Caleen, Bo-Katan Kryze, Boba Fett, Captain Phasma, Cassian Andor, Cobb Wanth, Din Djarin/The Mandalorian, Fennec Shand, Finn, General Hux, Han Solo, Jyn Erso, Lando Calrissian, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padme Amidala, Poe Dameron, Princess/General Leia Organa, Qi’ra, Reva Sevander/Third Sister, Rey, Rose Tico, Zorii Bliss

Stranger Things

Dustin Henderson, Eddie Munson, Eleven Hopper, Jim Hopper, Jonathan Byers, Joyce Byers, Lucas Sinclair, Max Mayfield, Michael Wheeler, Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington, Will Byers

*I do not write for Billy Hargrove

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marybatson · 1 year

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i get so madddd abt teen titans academy sometimes when I think on it bc how legitimately cool would’ve it been if it actually was something like gotham academy and had a stand-alone plot/separate from a crisis event stepping stone. im not talking myhewoacademya here like not at all but like. older heroes taking staff shifts to oversee these overpowered kids who don’t have anywhere to go to control their abilities. and they’re not guaranteed to be heroes or whatever they’re just there. and “alumni” og titans come by often but they’re not always the same roster of teachers and also there’s a baby class. give me a baby class. and all the lil kids love random teachers like guy gardner and mr terrific and ms helena bertinelli and beast boy obviously. and jefferson pierce gives advice to staff often frm his time as a principal. and like among the “upperclassmen” only some r actually on the teen titans roster n the others r normies who have powers but don’t fight crime and sometimes said normies get dragged into shenanigans too like DC CAN YOU HEARRRR MEEEEE

#genuinely the ball dropped so hard it’s at the core of the earth #justice league re-enacting daddy daycare the movie actually but as obligation to tha cape community ofc #hc

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ao3feed-timkon · 1 year

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In a Daydream Limbo

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/fWBJHd4

by TheWitchBoy

Jason fumbled with and dropped his phone.

Then thanked God and Gotham that it landed screen-down. --

Jason receives an unexpected dick pic, Dick considers gaslighting Wally, Tim argues about the spelling of "Kon," and Damian should consider that second piece of advice Tim gave him, honestly.

Everyone is feeling a bit stressed.

Words: 6324, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of I Had a Dream I Got Everything I Wanted...

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Robin (Comics), Super Sons (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Characters: Jason Todd, Lian Harper (mentioned), Ms. Li (Mentioned), Helena Bertinelli, Dick Grayson, Wally West, Batfamily members (mentioned), Roy Harper (mentioned), Tim Drake, Kon-El | Conner Kent (mentioned), Bart Allen, Cassie Sandsmark (mentioned), Bruce Wayne (Mentioned), Damian Wayne, Ra's al Ghul, Cassandra Cain (mentioned)

Relationships: Roy Harper/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Wally West, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent

Additional Tags: reference to testicular homicide, Song: Everything I Wanted (Billie Eilish), Background HalBarryIris, Inspired by Flashpoint (DCU), Time Travel Fix-It, Fix-It of Sorts, Not A Fix-It, Bruce Wayne is Not Batman, Bruce Wayne's Parents Live, Alternate Universe - "Happy", Alternate Universe, Jason Todd is Not Red Hood, Dick Grayson is Not Nightwing, Tim Drake is Not Red Robin, Damian Wayne is Not Robin, Dick Grayson's Parents Live, Inspired by It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Except It's Actually a Terrible Life, Mentions of Sexting - Freeform, You Have Been Warned, Podfic Welcome

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/fWBJHd4

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #timkon

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ao3feed-birdflash · 1 year

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In a Daydream Limbo

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/cgRJTKW

by TheWitchBoy

Jason fumbled with and dropped his phone.

Then thanked God and Gotham that it landed screen-down. --

Jason receives an unexpected dick pic, Dick considers gaslighting Wally, Tim argues about the spelling of "Kon," and Damian should consider that second piece of advice Tim gave him, honestly.

Everyone is feeling a bit stressed.

Words: 6324, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of I Had a Dream I Got Everything I Wanted...

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Robin (Comics), Super Sons (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Roy Harper/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Wally West, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/cgRJTKW

#dick grayson #robin #nightwing #wally west #kid flash #flash #birdflash #dickwally

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britesparc · 2 years

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Weekend Top Ten #536

Top Ten Legacy Superheroes

So Ms. Marvel is out. At the time of writing, I’ve not watched the first episode yet; I was out on Wednesday watching Everything Everywhere All at Once. Anyway, it’s about Ms. Marvel, a superhero, but get this: she’s not the first person to be called Ms. Marvel. Oh no; it’s actually the name of another superhero. Scandal! The tea leaf! But no, it’s okay: these things happen in comics. It’s quite ordinary. One hero retires or dies or is promoted or whatever, and another person steps into their cowl to assume their heroic identity. These are “legacy heroes”.

Now, in the MCU, it’s a bit weird because Carol Danvers has never been Ms. Marvel; she got blasted by Annette Benning’s magical box (oo-er) and, after being gaslit by Jude Law for a little bit, just went straight to “Captain Marvel” without any in-between rigamarole. But it’s true that, as a comic book character at least, Kamala Khan is a legacy hero, adopting the mantle of Ms. Marvel after Danvers discarded it. And she’s following in a long line of successor supes.

And that’s that, really. A fairly short preamble this week. Except to say that some of these are absolutely my most favourite characters ever. Oh, and their status in this list is a determination of how I feel they have best adopted the legacy title; that is to say, how much they succeeded in making it their own, how well they performed the duties as that particular hero. It’s not really a popularity contest, otherwise Dick Grayson would win.

Batgirl (all of them, from 1967): I had to include her, because there have been multiple girl bats, and all of them absolutely rock. The definitive Batgirl, in pop culture terms – the one from the sixties show and the nineties animation and the upcoming movie – is Barbara Gordon, daughter of Commissioner Gordon, but even she wasn’t the first Batgirl. She inherited the mantle from Betty Kane, niece of Kathy Kane, the Batwoman (technically, Betty stylised it as “Bat-Girl”, predating Spider-Man’s love of hyphens). Comics continuity being what it was back then, there was no real handover or acknowledgement of the change, and it’s fair to say that, generally speaking, Betty’s time in the cowl has been written out of continuity, so that Babs is usually considered the inaugural Batgirl. However, Barbara was famously – infamously – crippled by the Joker in the 1980s, and over the years saw a number of replacements stepping in to be the new Batgirl: Helena Bertinelli, Cassandra Cain, and Stephanie Brown. Helena – aka the Huntress – was more of a plot point stop-gap, but both Cass and Steph were the real deal, genuine successors to the role, and both were tremendous, anchoring themselves and making it their own outside of Babs’ shadow. Cass was silent but deadly (er, not like that), a mute assassin trying to atone, in a head-to-toe all-black number, very much a junior Batman; Steph, on the other hand, had a far gaudier costume with pink highlights and yellow pouches, and was a less capable but far sunnier presence, like Spider-Man in a batsuit. All of them are tremendous characters, and to celebrate the variety and success of the disparate Batgirls, I’m counting them all as number one.

Robin (Tim Drake, 1990): Batgirl might have the edge on numbers, but if there’s one hero who most made a legacy role their own, it’s Tim Drake. He’s not the first Robin – not even the second – but he’s the definitive Robin. He’s the platonic ideal of Robin. If, for thirty years or more, the Batman mythos has solidified around four key personalities – Batman, Nightwing, Robin, and Batgirl – then Tim just is Robin. He’s the default Robin. His success is because he feels, like Peter Parker, a relatively realistic teenager in the way Dick Grayson arguably didn’t. He’s also part Grayson, part Wayne, but – at least originally – distinct and divorced from the two of them. A nerdy computer whiz kid who’s also funny and empathetic, but more pragmatic and colder than Dick; someone who isn’t peak-human, uber-trained, the world’s greatest acrobat. He works at it. He embodies the best qualities of the heroes that preceded him, but makes the role his own.

The Flash (Wally West, 1986): another character who absolutely claimed the mantle given to him in such a way that, for a generation, he’ll always be the true incarnation. A looser, funnier version of the Flash than his staid uncle Barry Allen, Wally was young – barely off the Teen Titans – when destiny (and a Crisis event) handed him the red pyjamas. And he grew into it, struggling, cocking up, learning and growing – not just as a hero, but as a person. He got married and had a family, he remained a devoted friend to the Titans, and he brought a bit of youthful vigour to an aging Justice League. He also represented DC’s willingness to age its characters, to allow them to mature and move on, in a way that sadly seems to have been reversed. He’s so cool in the role, so iconic, he was the default Flash in the Justice League cartoon, and there’s no greater compliment than that.

Batman (Dick Grayson, 1994): Dick arguably inherited his Nightwing identity from an old Kryptonian legend, so maybe the world’s first Robin was already a legacy hero, but it’s in his almost-inevitable ascension to the role of Batman that puts him on this list. He’s donned the pointy ears a couple of times, first in 1994 (and these dates, incidentally, are when the characters debuted in these roles), although I’d argue his greatest stint was in Grant Morrison’s Batman and Robin comic and its related series. Like Wally as the Flash, Dick is a wittier and warmer presence, a much more open-hearted vision of Batman. His lithe acrobatics suit the character, and in Frank Quitely’s subtly tweaked version of the Batsuit, he cuts a leaner figure than Bruce, his cape shorter, his fists smaller. He managed to be Batman with a twinkle in his eye, bringing a touch of the Roger Moores to his interpretation of Batman as a hairy-chested love-god. But it’s in his warm relationships with his colleagues and other heroes that he excels, as Dick always does, the most empathetic and friendly of characters; he supports and encourages, especially his Robin, Damian Wayne. Their relationship is an absolute delight, and whilst Damian isn’t my favourite Robin, their version of the Dynamic Duo is one for the ages.

Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance, 1986): making the current Black Canary the daughter of the Golden Age character was a stroke of genius, at once recognising decades-past comics as being part of the continuity, but also adding a sense of gravitas and longevity to the tale. It also gives Dinah a great backstory and helps with her origin. But in another way it’s irrelevant; I didn’t know, when I started reading comics earnestly about twenty years ago, that she was supposed to be a second-generation hero. Dinah is great regardless, a determined and self-possessed woman, a formidable fighter and natural leader, but one also possessed of warmth and empathy. Her tumultuous relationship with Green Arrow is iconic and beautiful but also believable in all its rollercoaster turns. And she has an awesome costume. By this point, surely, she’s the one and only Black Canary in any way that matters, yeah?

Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan, 2014): ah, a Marvel character, how quaint. It’s true and fair that, for years, it was DC who were the “Legacy Company”, trading on their great history, unafraid to bench or even write off significant characters and allow another secret identity to take them over. Here, though, we have a truly excellent re-imagining of a classic hero. Kamala came from nowhere, a totally believable and instantly loveable creation, showing us a hitherto under-explored portion not of the Marvel Universe but of our own; a child of immigrants living in America, a Muslim, a brown-skinned girl torn between two cultures and traditions. It gave us a fresh and vibrant twist on the usual teen hero tropes and was all the better for it. Plus Kamala is just fun and funny and great all round.

The Question (Renee Montoya, 2007): probably not one with the legs of other characters on this list, as I’m fairly certain she’s already been retconned away, but I loved Montoya as the Question. Already an excellent supporting character in Batman comics, Montoya grew slowly over the years, being given more depth and nuance – we discovered she was gay (arguably one of the first prominent gay characters in superhero comics), and then she drifted into alcoholism, losing her job and becoming nihilistic and self-destructive. In the series 52, she inherited the mask of the Question, becoming basically a badass P.I. in a totally terrific outfit. She suited the role perfectly, and it became one of those brilliant bits of the DC Universe that I felt just really worked (like the Riddler also becoming a P.I.). I love Montoya, she’s great, and it was so cool to see her properly rubbing shoulders with other superheroes.

Spider-Man (Miles Morales, 2011): how can you top Peter Parker? He’s an icon, one of the few superheroes everyone knows. He feels so indelibly linked to Spidey that it’s a fool’s errand to replace him, surely. But Miles managed it. Earnest and clumsy, with his own sense of guilt and justice to guide him, he was a worthy successor to the spider-mantle, and brought a welcome dose of youth and naivete to the role nearly fifty years after Spidey’s debut. He also, and let’s not understate this, brought some diversity to the overwhelmingly white ranks of big mainstream comic book heroes. Like Kamala Khan, it gave us a new window onto the life of a hero, a twist on a story we may be used to, and was also more realistic and reflective of the times in which it was written. Now, of course, Miles Morales is ascendent, with movies and videogames, and everyone knows who he is and why he rocks as Spider-Man.

Wonder Girl (Donna Troy, 1965): this one feels a bit weird because whilst she’s an awesome character, arguably people don’t associate her quite so much with her legacy role. But technically Donna was the second Wonder Girl, adopting the role her sister Diana had as a child; the actual real-life circumstances of this are a bit weird and amusing (rumour has it the creators of the first Teen Titans story didn’t know the previous appearances of Wonder Girl were of a young Wonder Woman and not a separate character), and Donna was a regular fixture in the Titans. She was an essential part of the Titans’ great run in the eighties, but it’s here where – like Dick Grayson’s Robin becoming Nightwing – she eventually dropped the Wonder Girl mantle. Nowadays she’s usually just “Donna Troy”, but her compassion and integrity still shine through. I also really, really love her platonic relationship with Dick; it’s still quite rare to see two people who might otherwise become a couple instead just remain very close friends.

Death’s Head II (1992): sorry, Kyle Rayner; I love you as Green Lantern (and John Stewart, too), but I had an excuse to put my boy in the list and I took it. Death’s Head rocks, one of my favourite characters, and his successor – Death’s Head II, natch – is always interesting to me, even if it’s probably more for his place in history than his actual character. He was an attempt to create an iconic figurehead for Marvel UK as it sought to branch out with “American-style” comics in the nineties; a hulkier yet more organic-looking mechanoid than his predecessor, he exemplified the excesses of the “extreme” era of comics. He does have a striking design, with his demonic skull-like face and weird morphing arm. And the fact that he adopted the role after killing the first Death’s Head and absorbing his personality just makes him all the more edgy and – yes – extreme. Whilst I still prefer my freelance peacekeeping agents to have a little more chrome on their dome, DHII still rocks.

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In a Daydream Limbo

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by TheWitchBoy

Jason fumbled with and dropped his phone.

Then thanked God and Gotham that it landed screen-down. --

Jason receives an unexpected dick pic, Dick considers gaslighting Wally, Tim argues about the spelling of "Kon," and Damian should consider that second piece of advice Tim gave him, honestly.

Everyone is feeling a bit stressed.

Words: 6324, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of I Had a Dream I Got Everything I Wanted...

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Robin (Comics), Super Sons (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Roy Harper/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Wally West, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent

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#IFTTT #bruce wayne #batman #the dark knight #the cape crusader #gotham #dc universe #ao3 #ao3feed

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spectresbase · 1 year

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Tweetfics 11/7/22

Part of the Naughty November tweetfic set I've been running. Short, tweet length smut stories set to a theme. Today's themes: Tropical Getaway - College - Tickling.

They'd bought these swimsuits years ago, saving them for their first leave together. By the time Kelly and Linda finally hit the beach, the bikinis were straining to contain more mature curves. 5 minutes of playing in the surf and they snapped. Leave only got better from there.

"Chose, nerd boy. You've been stringing us along long enough."

"Go Go is right, Tadashi. We deserve a straight answer."

"You do." Picking Honey up, Tadashi deposited her atop Go Go. "I choose both!"

An hour of wild sex later, Honey burbled, "Both is good." Go Go just grunted.

Escaping to the Maldives to avoid the heat might be a little oxymoronic, but with the GCP hot on her trail, Selina thought it fit.

What she got for her troubles was sun, surf, an hours of back arching, bed staining, body shaking sex from a towel boy named Tim.

The lecture series went well. The professor thanked her for her efforts. And then after he left, the trio of stud's Lara'd spotted in the front row thanked her in a much more meaningful way: bending her backwards over the desk and stuffing her holes with college cock!

Last time she'd been in Cuba, walking the beach naked like this would've gotten Natasha shot. She still might, but this time she'd enjoy the shots.

Interrupting a volleyball game, she gave the boy's balls a workout instead, draining them right onto her face and tits.

"He-hehehehe-mphh! Snk!" Holding back giggles as best she could meant Hana had to clutch the arm rests hard enough they creaked. The arcade's tickle booth had a record of an hour, and she'd yet to meet a game machine record she couldn't beat. No matter how many tries it took!

Her class was a little confused when Najma relocated them to her beach house for a week. But then, she'd have gotten kicked out of the school if she'd taught in a bikini a lab coat there.

Here is just made the post class gang bang that much easier. Long as nobody squealed.

Maniacal laughter drifted down the corridor to Kim and Ron. "Sounds like he's almost ready! We better hurry!"

Putting on a burst of speed, they kicked down Drakken's door. Only to find the super villain tied the bed while Shego teased the head of his cock with a feather.

Tim blanched as he saw just who his class's substitute teacher was.

Being held back by Ms. Bertinelli made his friends laugh.

Ordered into one of the front row seats, Huntress mounted Robin right there in the lecture hall for some additional one on one tutoring.

The beaches might not be as nice as on Themyscira, but Diana wasn't complaining. Nor were the locals complaining about her adoption of the local swimwear. Which was to say, nothing at all.

Skin glowing golden in the embers of the fading sun, she looked like the goddess she was.

There'd always been a bit of a rivalry between Asuna and Suguha, one that usually came out in their sparing sessions. Usually. Today it was manifesting in a slightly different arena.

Tangled together in a 69, they were engaged in a deadly serious feet tickling contest!

The tourist industry hadn't quite made it to Kashyyyk's tropical section. Something about 1000 meter trees and killer undergrowth.

Rey liked the solitude. It meant nobody was around to hear her losing her mind as Chewie ruined her holes with his massive monkey meat!

"You will tell me what I want to know." Winter leaned menacingly over Weiss, locking the final cuff into place. "I have ways of making you talk." The feather brushed teasingly along the bottom of Weiss's foot. "So tell me. What is it you and Najma do on those weekend benders?"

Ron was pretty sure that without Shego, he'd have flunked out of college by now. It wasn't like she cooked his grades for him, but for every B he brought her, she gave him a blow job. B+ got him the kinda deep throat that left her make up ruined.

And A's?

A's got him anal.

Wasting a Spartan on college recruitment drive seemed, well, like a waste. But this was Olympia Vale's Alma Mater, and the dean had pull with the admiralty. So here she was, fully kitted out in her armor, passing out digi-fliers at career week. She almost laughed. 1/X

The athletic demo, both in and out of armor was at least as break from the booth duty. Showering off in the school's gym actually gave her a hit of nostalgia. As did the group that materialized to block the door. It'd been a while since she'd indulged in this sort of fun. 2/X

Apparently her reputation around the school had only grown in her absence, because interspersed with questions about how much action she'd seen, one brave soul had the guts to ask: "Did you really fuck the entire lacrosse team to exhaustion?"

She sucked his dick first. 3/X

That broke the ice, and soon the gang had her surrounded. A dick in each hand, she bounced her head back and forth, treating both to reckless and sloppy blowjobs while beneath her, the brave guy got to be the first to actually fuck her.

He wasn't the last. 4/X

Spartans in general were an uptight group, and Olympia hadn't gotten really fucked in ages. Augmentation might've increased her stamina, but what the individual guys lacked in that department they made up for in sheer numbers. She lost count of just how many cocks she took. 5/X

One of them broke out a marker, offering to help her keep track. It gave her an idea: "Write your student ID on me. I'll look each of you up after this for a one on one Q/A session about joining up." She licked a little cum from her finger. "Promise it'll be worth your time." 6/X

When she made it back to the booth, her recruitment liaison was furious. "Where the hell have you been?"

"Recruiting." She slapped the list of numbers in front of him. "These students want an interview."

The recruiter gaped. "That many?"

Olympia shrugged. "I'm good." 7/7

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