[incredubious]

it was silly, but we used to do that.

[ghosty-batsy]

Dick and Kory weren’t just a couple — they were narratively built for each other. Marv Wolfman and George Pérez crafted them with parallel arcs, emotionally and thematically. Dick, the disciplined human struggling with identity outside Batman’s shadow. Kory, the exiled alien princess learning humanity, freedom, love. They grew together. Their relationship was emotional, spiritual, ideological — not just romantic. They were equals who challenged and bettered each other.

And then editorial got messy.

Enter Babs, whose original purpose was not even romantic, but Batman's girl counterpart and suddenly she’s being wedged into a love triangle like it’s CW drama. Not only that, but they deaged her, rewrote her dynamic with Dick from “older mentor figure” to “quirky same-age love interest.” That’s not evolution, that’s surgery on continuity with no anesthesia.

They butchered Dick’s history with Kory just to make room for a status quo that’s more palatable to a Bat-centric branding. They erased an engagement, deep emotional growth, and cosmic-scale love just to reduce her to a “fling.” That’s not just disrespect to Starfire, that’s disrespect to decades of storytelling.

It’s no coincidence that Dick and Kory’s relationship flourished when they had autonomy outside the Bat office. The Titans gave them space to be messy, raw, radiant. And it’s telling that when creators have the chance to write them freely (like in Titans, DCeased, Injustice, Future State) they gravitate back to DickKory. Because it works.

[charliecat700]

RobStar

Line art and base color painted in clip studio paint, details added in midjourney with clip studio paint image reference. Retouched, fixed, and upscaled in clip studio paint/photoshop.

[yrkhn]

i had a thought

[robstaryeah]

Dick and Kory by @cola0534 on twitter.

[fushiguro]

#I think I've seen this film before

[catchymemes]

[nudityandnerdery]

[yuumei-art]

Terrarium wings Brittle things My imaginary Sanctuary Part of my Glass Wings Series

[mayhem131313-deactivated2024060]

I'm still waiting for them to get back together....

[sleepygetou]

Happy Birthday Toji~ ♡

[starfirekoryanders]

All of Picolo's Dickkory arts so far.

[t00thpasteface]

"well, the laser vision IS a plus, because it's cool watching her set stuff on fire from 50 yards away. and i like that she can fly and get things off of high shelves for me. but those aren't the ONLY reasons why i like her!"

(also i hope you enjoy retro batdad, because that's where my brain's at right now. i'm delighted that starfire's design is already so incredibly 60s; she fits right in 🌠)

[greyskyflowers]

Posts that give me big zosan vibes 💙 💚

[allineedisonedream]

Starfire and Nightwing doodle 💕✨💙

I kinda was in the mood to draw her again after the previous picture^^

[themetalhiro]

He’s been getting away with it for years. No one on the crew has caught on yet.

[beif0ngs]

C'mon heart, beat loudly again! 💓

[aflo]

wakes up on time, showers, gets dressed, eats breakfast, and drinks coffee, then calmly lays back down in bed and goes back to sleep