Comics this week?
Superman: Lost #5 - Oh Priest, you sure know how to piss people off don't you? The craziest Clois fans, the Wonder Woman fans who were already unhappy with him, he doesn't care at all about pissing them off. Good for him, with how happy the main Superman books are right now, I'm open to trying an Elseworld story that puts Clark and Lois through hell and portrays them as fallible. Was wondering how he would keep Clark on "Kansas" now that a GL has shown up, and surprise, she's a psycho. I'm seriously wondering if Priest would actually have her rape Clark, to justify why he's so messed up beyond just the years he spent away.
Superboy: Man of Tomorrow #4 - Love the twist, the Cosmoteers aren't new friends for Conner. They're new foes, a dark twist on his YJ comrades. Trav himself is an excellent foil because he is a dark reflection on Conner's two drives here. On one hand Conner feels nostalgia for his past, and Trav represents the worst of the 90s "heroes" which is the era Conner is from. Trav also represents the darkest path Conner could take to "make his own way" and build a name for himself. Finally Trav envies Conner his powers, he looks at Conner and sees what he could be, the same way Conner has struggled to deal with Jon and Kara taking his place as Superman's heirs. Porter did good work here, and the art evokes Dragon Ball to a Z.
Unstoppable Doom Patrol #4 - Happy to get a brief overview on the continuity for the Patrol, as someone who has only read Morrison and Way's runs there's a lot I'm missing. Beast Girl has a pretty straightforward X-Men backstory, but I like it because it makes for a good contrast with how weird the rest of the Doom Patrol are. Rita's struggle to accept being happy, and the question of if she would better serve the team if she were unhappy is interesting, hope Culver gets to explore that. The new Chief seems to be keeping Jane locked up, maybe Jane is dealing with the same question as Rita from the opposite angle. Is it worth it for Jane to sacrifice her own happiness by letting the Chief take charge since Chief is a good leader? Of course when it comes to the Doom Patrol, Chiefs are never what they seem.
Knight Terrors: Zatanna #1 - Solid, Zatanna and Robotman have a fun buddy cop dynamic, but it was disappointing that Zee was reduced to daddy issues once again. They badly need to do another big story with her that doesn't involve her father.
Spirit World #3 - Never expected to see Shiva in that outfit again, God the art is amazing.
WildC.A.T.S. #9 - Grifter's a fucking dick man.
Danger Street #7 - Still good! Still no clue where this is going!
Scarlet Witch #6 - One day I really need to read Young Avengers so I can care about Wiccan and Hulkling, but good issue nonetheless.
Loki #2 - Man Loki is such a shit. Even when they're trying to fix their own mess they can't help leaving bodies in their wake.
Immortal X-Men #13 - Shit is hitting the fans folks. Given the comment Stasis made in last week's one shot about Righteous being popular enough to get elected to the X-Men, I'm wondering if Gillen is actually going to have her get elected to a position of power in Krakoa (if it sticks around).
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“Oh my….that sounds awful. You were beaten? Because she thought there was something to be beaten out of you? For Satan’s sake, that’s awful. it doesn’t matter what you are, what you supposedly have inside you, nothing justifies beating anyone, especially your own child, just because they think it’ll will ‘purify’ you. That’s disgusting” Admittedly, so was the sound of Kara getting full on devouring her own mother, no matter how abusive she might have been. But then, Sabrina was never really into the whole cannibalism thing, which her Aunt Zee seemed to think was perfectly normal, and healthy. It’s humanely sourced, Sabrina, we’d never kill a human simply to have something for dinner, for Satan’s sake, it’s as if you’ve never eaten one of your Aunt Hilda’s roasts. She’d probably find this whole ‘eating your abusive mother’ thing totally normal and not at all disgusting.
But Kara had obviously been through something; now was not the time to question the whole blood cannibal thing.
“My Aunt Zelda would say it’s not darkness in your blood it’s power, and it’s the world that decides it’s dark. Ms Wardwell would probably say the same; actually, she knows all about this kinda thing so she’d probably know exactly why you’re so good with all the…” Sabrina’s eyes flickered over the dark tendrils dancing over Kara’s hand, “shadow stuff. I’m not actually sure what my birthright really brings me, besides a bunch of complications” She gave a small smile before explaining, “Having mortal blood in me as well as witch means both sides think I’m not quite one of them, and it’s also a big target on my back for some people. They think it makes me dirty, that I’m not, I don’t know, a real witch I guess? I don’t know, it’s stupid”
Sabrina continued to watch the shadows, almost mesmerised by them. She’d never seen anything like that before, not even when Ambrose was messing around with necromancy or the binding and conjuring spells she’d seen Nick do. “What are they?” She asked, genuinely curious “I mean, like are they all one entity? Or lots of little entities moving as one?”
The statement that it was power that the world decided was dark, well that made her chuckle slightly, twisting the little shadows into the form of a small wispy cat, simply to feel it brush against her fingers as if it was weaving between someone’s legs. “I call it the Darkness because that is how it appears, and how it feels. Like a shadow, something that hides me from sight, protects me from that which may wish me harm. It is instinct, and subconscious…and when I say it is in my blood I mean that literally. I can feel it in my veins, use it to control my blood.”
Another twist of her fingers had the shadows shift, this time into the form of a little bird, one that flitted from fingertip to fingertip with ease. “These are just shadows, they are me, and yet they are not. With these little shadows I can control them somewhat, in that I ask them to take a form and they do. Form dictates function, so they act as they would if they were real creatures. But the darkness itself… if it is anything it is one entity. A scavenger, that made itself from thousands of other things, and that is influenced by those sources, but one entity nonetheless.”
Sabrina’s comment made her smirk for a split second before she regained composure, the feeling of being something ‘other’ one she knew far too well. “In my experience that is generally how people treat things they can not understand or predict. If it is not what they think it should be then there must be something wrong with it, because if not they have to re-evaluate everything that they do.”
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If it’s you
Zatanna x Green lantern
I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS, THEY BELONG TO DCSHG
Seriously?
Part 1
“Seriously! How does Jessica not know?" Zee paced around Karen's room back and forth.
"Um.. maybe you should give bigger hints?" Karen played with her hair, Zee always made Karen nervous whenever she paced around like this.
"Bigger hints? Bigger hints! I've been giving these "hints" since the day we met Karen! She's just so..so!! What is she?"
"Oblivious?"
"Exactly! Like how can she not be getting these humongous hints?" Zee places her hands on her hips and waited for an answer from her best friend.
"Well.. what kind of hints have you been giving her Zee?"
"Well.."
[FLASHBACK]
"Hey Jess, I'm so glad you decided to join me for some morning coffee" Zee welcomed as Jessica sat in front of her at their favorite place, Sweet Justice.
"Of course! Sooo, what's the occasion?" Jessica sipped her iced coffee as she raised a brow to her friend.
"Wha- I can't just have a nice time with one of my..very special friends?" Zee ran her fingers along Jessica's tanned arm.
"Mmhhmm, Zo I know you, do you need a favor or something? Because I am more than willing to help a friend in need, and you know that" Jessica insisted completely not noticing Zee's actions.
"Well... maybe you can help me out personally?" Zee teases as she inches closer to her friends face.
"Your period?"
Zee completely stopped moving. "What? No"
"You're pregnant?!" Jessica gasped and pulled Zee for a very close hug causing for items to fall off the table, causing VERY loud noises.
"WHAT? No I'm not preg-!"
"Ooooohhh Zo, I'm so happy for you! Wait a minute? Who's the father?" Jessica asked aloud which grabbed people's attention in the room.
"Jessica!" Zee blurted out, "I'm not pregnant!" Zee grabbed a hold of Jessica's face to make her stop moving around so much.
"Oh" Jessica scoffed "I knew that, I was just making sure you knew I was umm..joking" The girls both sat back down and brushed themselves off, both blushing from the very loud commotion they caused.
"Sooo, what was your favor?" Jessica slurped her drink as it ran down her lips.
Zee's eyes trailed where the liquid flowed down closer to Jessica's chest. Zo, being a neat freak got a little irritated and grabbed a napkin and wiped her face. The two girls stared into each other's eyes for awhile, as Zatara slowly inches closer to Jess, closing her eyes.
"Zee?" Jessica's face twisted with confusion, "What are you doing?"
Zee's lips puckered up and her eyes widened, "Oh! Uhh, there was an..eyelash right there" Zee blew Jessica's face, making Jessica flinch. "Heh.. got it" Zee sat back down in her chair with her face completely flushed.
"So...school?"
[PRESENT TIME]
"Wow" Karen huffed, "That was rough to listen to". Karen put a hand over her chest.
"Imagine being there! I've completely lost my game Karen! W-what should I do?"
"Don't worry, I can just call Kara for some good girl advice, since yanno she's well umm..experienced" Karen went picked up her phone when suddenly..
"NO!" Zee slapped the phone out of her hand.
"Zee! What the heck?!"
"Sorry! Sorry, I'm sorry I just- you can't tell Kara! Or any of the girls in fact" Zee picked up Karen's phone and handed it to her.
"And why not? These are our friends they'll understand" Karen comforted her friend.
"Just- not yet. Please, I need you! You're the only one I've told about this! It's you, you gotta help me! Tell me what to do!" Zee felt like she was spiraling.
Karen very softly slapped Zee's face. It felt like so soft, was that even a slap? Which shocked the both of them.
"What the hell was that?"
"A slap, to show you to snap out of it! You are not acting like yourself!" Karen shook Zee back and forth.
"Okay okay!" Zee inhaled sharply and exhaled, "what should I do?"
"I don't know"
"Karennnn" Zee moaned, "come on help me out here!"
"Alright alright, you're feminine right?"
"Do you even need to ask?" Zee flipped her hair perfectly.
"So use that! Use your feminine charms to woo her!"
"Weren't you listening to my story? She's oblivious to anything I hint at!" Zee complained as she laid on Karen's bed.
"Be even bolder, give her little kisses or hold her hand. You're Zee Zatara for gods sake!"
"You're right! I've got this!"
[LINEBREAK]
"I don't got this" Zee whispered. As Karen and her walked together to Sweet justice.
"Don't back down now Zo!" Karen hushed to her friend, "you got this in the bag!". Karen nudged her best friend. Zee smiled and nodded as they arrived at the destination.
"There you guys are! Come on sit!" Jessica waved her friends over. Zee gulped and Karen softly pushed Zee towards their reserved booth.
All the girls ordered their food and talked about their recent events that occurred to them all. They laughed, all having a good time. When Karen cleared her throat, pointing her head towards Jessica's direction. Zee nodded.
"Sooo" Zee cleared her throat, "Does anyone have a special someone on their mind?" Zee smirked as she looked at all her friends.
Each of the girls giggled at each other, all except Kara. Who was currently devouring her meal, which got everyone's attention.
"What?" Kara said as she had food hanging off her mouth. Zee cringed and have her a napkin, for being the neat freak she was.
"Must you be so crude" Zee muttered as she crossed her arms which made Kara scowl at her feminine friend.
"Kara, do you encounter romantic feelings for a decent human being as well?" Diana clasped her hands together hopefully getting a very romantic answer.
"Eh" Kara said as she wiped her dirty face, "I'm not really crushing on anyone right now, I'm feeling myself yanno?" Kara gave her knowing grin and crossed her arms.
"Booorrrinnggg! Anyways, Diana whose yours?" Barbara asked as she batted her eyelashes at her warrior friend.
"Oh heh well.." Diana started while a certain friend cut her off.
"Oh please! It's obviously that Steve guy" Kara interrupted as she ate a cherry off her ice cream she ordered.
"While he is very cute.. I have another that makes me feel the same way in fact" Diana corrected.
This caught all of their friends attention. "Who?!" They all asked at the same time.
"Is it Kara?!" Karen blurted out which made everyone turn their attention to little bumble bee, "What? They'd be cute together" Karen's voice slowly went quiet as she spoke.
"She can't date one of us, that'd be weird! Silly bee!" Jessica laughed as she rumbled her friends hair.
"Haha yeah weird.." Zee drank her kiwi boba drink as she slowly sank in her seat. Losing all of her confidence to make a move at all.
Karen saw her friend deflate which made Karen regret what she said.
"So who is it?" Barbara asked, "I'm dying to know!!"
Diana inhaled "Tatsu." She stated, closing her eyes. After a couple of seconds of silence she poked her one eye open to see their reactions. She opened her eyes to see them smile that reaches so high it was concerning. They all squealed and squeezed their taller friend. "Soooo cute!!!" They all cried out in unison which gained a giggle from them all.
"I knew you girls had a spark, just never knew it was legit!" Kara slammed her fists on the table, "you gotta ask her out!".
"What? Why?" Diana questioned as she was getting pushed out of Sweet justice by all her friends. "You're made for each other!" As their friends echoed throughout the street into Jessica's van and drove to Tatsu's house. All except one.
Zee stared at her drink as tears formed and slowly fell onto the table. She put her drink aside and wept into her arms. Barry caught sight of this and sighed. He walked over and sat with her, patting her shoulders. Zee gasped and wiped her eyes, which smeared her makeup but she didn't care right now.I
"S-sorry, I'll pay and take off, you don't wanna see a mess like me right now" Zee sniffed and reached for her bag, when a hand stopped hers, "Barry?"
"It's okay, this ones on the house" He smiled and nodded his head.
"Wow thank you. I'm sorry you had to see me like this" Zee apologized hanging her head low.
"Hey, it's okay. We're friends right?"
"Of course, why would you ask that?" She was really confused now.
"Because when a friend is in need, you help them. It's what heroes do" The two exchanged a hearty laugh.
"Thanks Barry"
"Of course, now what's wrong?"
Zee sighed, "I have a crush."
Barry tilted his head "Uhh I'm not following, what's wrong with that?"
"Oh nothing, except I have a crush on one of my best friends!"
"Karen?"
"What? No. She's my best best friend, I feel no romantic feelings towards her. I see her as a sister more than a lover" Zee waved off that thought.
"Then who?"
Zee sighed once more, "Its Jessica.."
Barry's eyes widened, "Oh wow, I wouldn't have seen that"
"Really? Is it that weird? Is it weird to feel this way about a friend? A really close friend?" Zee asked squeezing Barry's hands in anticipation.
"Of course not, it's completely okay to feel this way! Trust me"
Zee examined her speedy friend, "It seems like you know what you're talking about, who's the girl?"
Barry sighed, how was she so good at reading people? "It's...Barbara" Barry scratched his head in embarrassment, his face heating up.
"I knew it! You two would be so perfect for each other!" Zee gushed.
"You think so? I don't even know if she likes me though, how can you be so sure?" Barry asked getting anxious for the answer.
"Of course she does, look at the way she talks to you and interacts with you, those are some obvious hints right there Barry!" Zee, the love guru.
"Wow! This is great! You know what, maybe I will tell her how I feel!" Barry stood up from the booth they sat at.
"Yes! Go for it Barry! Tap that ass!" Zee gave a huge whoop and slapped her friends butt.
"Zee!" Barry blushed and laughed at her flirty friend, "where is she anyways?"
"She should be at Tatsu's house with all the girls" Zee remembered.
"Right, yanno... you should tap Jessica's too" Barry smirked as he ran out the door, already checking out of work.
Zee blushed at what her friend said, "One day, but for now...I can't" Zee picked up her purse and headed out the door, she does have school tomorrow after all.
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