Damien time travelling to some point earlier in Bruce's life has a lot of potential.
Maybe a comfort story of Damien meeting a 10 year old Bruce and helping him through the grief.
Maybe angst of Damien watching Bruce raise Dick - seeing the moments he could have had with his father, the warm home he could have grown up in.
But the funniest is definitely Damien meeting an early days Batman and trying to help him out on a mission only to hear "I work alone". And Batman very concerned as this smol child just starts laughing right in his face so hard that tears are streaming down his eyes.
what if they are all fleshed out characters who are allowed to feel more than 1 emotion without being boxed into it because emotions are momentary
none of the robins were "the angry robin" or "the happy robin". all of them were justifiably angry at the unfairness of the world. all of them brought hope to gotham and took joy in their work as robin. singling any one out as either of the above is incredibly reductive
Ok maybe this is a I'm not good at showing my tone online problem.
Yes obviously none of them felt just one way about their life, about being robin or about anything. I just meant to say, Jason started out very hopeful and then turned more and more angry at the world. Whether he then stays angry really depends. Dick, I feel (and ofc it depends a lot on what materials you look at but my favorite versions are) started out with a more black and white thinking and was very mad at criminals. And a crucial part of his growth was when he faced his parents' killer and decided not to take revenge and grow beyond it.
It is very important that he was the happy one, the hopeful one.
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And, maybe more importantly, Dick Grayson was the angry robin. The one with a murderous rage seeking vengeance. The one who had to learn that being Robin was about protecting not exacting revenge. The one who then went one to become such a symbol of hope he outshined Batman.
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And, maybe most importantly, Bruce Wayne didn't look at the angry robin and see an evil waiting to be realised. He saw a kid who was so justifiably angry at the world, just like he had been not too long ago. And he did everything he could, including letting the kid put on a colourful costume and punch bad guys, to show him that the world can be good too, that it can be worth saving.
Headcanon that Batman muttered about killing himself under his breath at every small inconvenience when he worked alone. Alfred's fully used to it and has pretty much tuned it out.
Then he starts working with the JL and he knows some of them would get far too concerned (rightfully so) if they heard him muttering suicidally so often. So, since they don't know his identity yet, he switches to referring to himself as Bruce Wayne - "Just one small 'slip' and Bruce could tragically fall of this building..." Batman mutters when he forgot to bring his favourite grappling hook.
At first, everyone just assumes that,ofc, Batman hates billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. Then, they notice just how often he seems to fantasize about killing Bruce and they get concerned (rightfully so)...
For everyday that Batman's identity remains a secret, the rumors for why he hates Bruce Wayne become that much becomes wilder - "Bruce just wears too many colors, I'm pretty sure Bats is allergic to color", "I heard Bruce Wayne used to date Batman... I guess the break up was horrid", "He seems to hate Bruce Wayne more than he even hates the Joker.. What did Bruce murder Batman's whole family or something?"
you need to understand that i have two sets of headcanons. there's the set of realistic headcanons based on my genuine reading of the show, and then there's me playing pretend with my dolls.
And it's been a long time since I read comics so any and all batcomics recs are welcome since it's been long enough that I won't mind re-reading the few comics I've read before either! I wouldn't mind other dc comics recs either and thanks in advance!
Edit: Asking for recs because I am willing to get my heart broken by good stories but would rather not be left in tears of frustration because of poor writing/characterisation š„² pls
And it's been a long time since I read comics so any and all batcomics recs are welcome since it's been long enough that I won't mind re-reading the few comics I've read before either! I wouldn't mind other dc comics recs either and thanks in advance!
Edit: Asking for recs because I am willing to get my heart broken by good stories but would rather not be left in tears of frustration because of poor writing/characterisation š„² pls
I think I've read court of owls before but definitely looking forward to re-reading it! And I've heard good things about hush. Never heard of Batman Black Mirror though, so I can't wait to read it!
Idea of Batman: Yeah so batman is a character who turned to vigalantisim and fights crime after witnessing the death of his beloved parents and other traumas in his childhood, also because the system is corrupt and didn't do anything to improve and he wishes the help gotham become a better city, and on the way he gains a family again which he loves honestly but after being alone for so long he makes mistakes but he still is grateful for his family and doesn't think he deserves them because of his deep rooted hatred for himself which begun as child blaming himself for his parents deaths.He doesn't want to kill anyone because of his traumas and because his belives that a person can change for the better. You can see that his actions are because of compassion.
Dc writers: WHAT IF HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FEELINGS CAUSE FEELINGS AND WEAAAK ,WHO DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE AND HES A BIG STRONG MACHO MAN WITHA SUPER DEEP VOICE WHO WANTS TO BEAT PPL UPPPP AND ITS ABOUT THE MISSION (even IF the mission is making a positive change)HE WOULD BE SUCH A BADASSS š¤š¤āļø
And it's been a long time since I read comics so any and all batcomics recs are welcome since it's been long enough that I won't mind re-reading the few comics I've read before either! I wouldn't mind other dc comics recs either and thanks in advance!
Edit: Asking for recs because I am willing to get my heart broken by good stories but would rather not be left in tears of frustration because of poor writing/characterisation š„² pls
A Death in the Family concludes in Batman #429. In Batman #436, Dick Grayson comes to Gotham to track down Bruce out of concern for his wellbeing following Jason's death; through/with Dick over the next several issues, directly leading into A Lonely Place of Dying, we get a devastating picture of the toll grief has taken. But these panels from Batman #430, 431, and #432, the three issues that immediately follow DITF, are equally gutting. No revisionist "Jason was an angry/reckless Robin," just a father feeling the absence of his son all the time, in all places. i made myself cry putting this together, so you've been warned
A conversation with Jim Gordon as Batman sets out to deal with a sniper. (Starlin/Aparo)
Trying to use "work" as a distraction....He'll get a nice fight with some League of Assassins later in the issue. (Priest/Aparo)
...or something like penance (solving a cold missing persons case). (Priest/Aparo)
Comics rarely allow characters (or readers) to sit with the impact of monumental events for long. Though I will always hate that it happened, Jason's death is one of the exceptions, and I have to give DC credit for giving literal panel space for Bruce to mourn even as his world spun on.
If you're looking for dc comics I would recommend their newest absolute series. Particularly Absolute Wonder Woman, and Absolute Martian Manhunter. The first 5 issues of Absolute Wonder Woman is a self-contained story that is really great.
Batman No Man's Land or Batman Prodigal to kill time?
Thx for the recs! I'll check them out
I have seen a lot of good stuff abt the absolute series
HC: Red Hood's goons find out his identity and pretty much adopt him as their kid.
Jason used to take care of the other kids in crime alley. He may have been just a kid himself but, it was an unspoken rule all of the kids knew - if you really need something (food, money, bills paid) you go ask the Todd kid and he will figure it out. Then he got adopted by Bruce Wayne but he never forgot them. He made Batman do more patrols through crime alley to make it safer. And, during his early days at Wayne Manor, he'd steal things from the Manor and sneak down to crime alley and hand them out. Eventually, Bruce and Alfred caught on. Bruce Wayne started sponsoring clothes and meal drives but Bruce and Alfred would also leave things out in the Manor for Jason to keep 'stealing' and handing out to the kids.
Then, Jason died. It wasn't just the Waynes that mourned. And they didn't just mourn the help, they mourned the child that never gave up, that fought for all of them, that didn't abandon them even when he got a way out of there.
Years later, Red Hood appears. He doesn't bother with a secret identity really - the only reason he continues wearing a mask after the reveal to his family is because revealing his identity will pretty quickly let the smarter villains discover the batfamily's identity too. And even at his maddest, he doesn't want them to deal with danger and the fall out... ok, not true he just never wanted to make Alfred to deal with such a mess too. But with the kids he grew up with? The ones he would still move heaven and earth to protect even if they weren't quite so young anymore? Sure he still wore his mask but they all recognised him within moments and he didn't do anything to stop that from happening or to convince them otherwise.
In the meantime, as he establishes his crime empire he doesn't just decree that you don't sell to kids, he hires people who will adhere to that and not try to make extra cash on the side (he had gotten pretty good at judging people and their intentions from his time on the streets) An unintentional result was a bunch of his men were the parents of the kids he took care of - not the ones who were abusive or intentionally neglectful assholes, the one who just weren't able to provide for/take care of their kids. His mind doesn't let him process the fact that so many of them remind him of his mother, the fierce determination in her eyes to take care of him before she started fading before his own eyes...
Now those goons get paid well by this mystery boss who has never taken of his mask in front of them. But a few of them notice just how relaxed they're usually cautious, street smart, children are around this scary mafia boss. The children never snitch of course but some of the goons put it together - their children act around this mystery man the same way they had talked about this Todd kid during his funeral and every year on his death anniversary. And since Red hood came, none of them were quite so sad on that day - in fact they all went to hang out with Red hood the entire day.
The thing about crime alley is you try your best to pay back your debts because the consequences of failure ... are not fun. But the people who you are indebted to but they don't ask for anything in return? You never fucking forget them or what you owe them. And so many of these men owed Jason for feeding and taking care of their children when they couldn't. So when they realise their mystery boss is the kid that took care of theirs like family? Yes he's technically a grown man now but that's their fucking kid ok.
During meetings and such - nothing changes. They aren't gonna treat him with any less respect, it's still very much "Yes boss" all around. But suddenly, whenever red hood hits the streets, his goons are hovering a little closer to him. Doesn't matter who they're fighting, they never back down unless red hood is out of danger - so what if they're facing of with the Bats today? They'd gladly get every one of their limbs broken before letting Batman lay a finger on their kid.
And during the down times? Suddenly his goons keep coming up to him with bottles of water and healthy snacks with muttered "It's a hot day boss", "Gotta keep ur energy up boss".
They ever find some doodle Jason drew lying around? They don't say a word to him but they're moving away important info about the next incoming delivery from their little noticeboard of crimes to pin it up - and every time anyone walks past it, it's mandatory that they talk about how impressive this doodle from a mystery person is. The first time this happens, Jason is mortified... for about 2 seconds before he starts feeling all warm inside. He still blushes furiously everytime he hears someone compliment his doodle (thank the lord for masks) but he finds himself forgetting to put away more and more of his doodles.
And hearing people compliment his doodles leads to him doodling more which leads to him letting himself find more time for his artsy side which leads to him getting back into plays. Which leads to him ending one of his meetings (in his low voice with his voice modulator) saying "I am putting on a Macbeth play.. I am the director, the children are acting. If any of you want to come, I can get you free tickets.." None of them ask for free tickets. Jason refuses to think about why he feels like burying himself again just because these people don't want to attend some stupid play he only put together because he wanted the children to have fun anyway...
Opening day rolls around and of course Jason has gone all out, he doesn't know how to do drama half way. And every one of the goons show up dressed in rental tuxedos, every one of them holding a bouquet for their children and one for Jason. When he asks, his voice suspiciously rough even past the voice modulator, why they didn't tell him they were coming, they explain that they didn't want to come for free- they wanted to pay, contribute to the earnings. If any of the children happened to see Jason having to take his mask off backstage because there were too many tears to drain properly, they never mentioned it. And no one who walked past his flat the next day asked why it was filled with flowers in vases and Jason furiously searching for ways to make these flowers live forever.
These plays become a regular thing, and Red Hood is now the full dramatic version of Jason Todd - just as vicious but with Shakespearean monologues and over the top dramatics included. Suddenly finding what his new place is with the bats doesn't feel as pressing anymore. Yes he wants to be a part of the family again, but he knows his place here as Red Hood and with his own.. new family forming here, he just isn't as desperate anymore.
No one says anything when Red Hood stops hiding it when the memories feel more real, the nightmares too close and the day a little too tough. If he walks in with his blanket still wrapped around him or hugging a plushie so tight it's about to burst, no one blinks an eye. That just means their kid needs a little extra help today. He gets a mug of hot chocolate dropped of with a understanding nod - the mug gets silently refilled whenever it runs low. If he stares off into space for too long, someone interrupts him with some easy work - ideally beating someone up. Everyone stays later that day and they have a movie night - either ratatouille or the grinch. At least one person stays long enough to tuck him in after he falls asleep on the couch.
Does anyone else think about the fact that realistically heroes who don't wear cowls/hoods/various head covering and have secret identities have to wear hair nets so that they don't accidentally leave hair where they fight crime?
Cause cmon everyone sheds hair right? Their hair doesn't just stop dropping cause they're superheroes.. so yes as far as I'm concerned, any superhero we see with their hair out is actually wearing a hair net from here on out.
And it's been a long time since I read comics so any and all batcomics recs are welcome since it's been long enough that I won't mind re-reading the few comics I've read before either! I wouldn't mind other dc comics recs either and thanks in advance!
Edit: Asking for recs because I am willing to get my heart broken by good stories but would rather not be left in tears of frustration because of poor writing/characterisation š„² pls
I am so. fucking. tired. of AI being revered as some big fucking step forward for humanity. Iām tired of people acting as if itās going to solve all of lifeās problems, while turning around and using it to do the most mundane, creative, enjoyable and rewarding things.
oh? Itās going to solve cancer, complex mathematical equations, world hunger, economics, climate change? Yeah? But in the mean time, youāre using it to write books, newspapers, eulogies? Youāre using it to make art, songs, clothing? All things which have always held inherent beauty due to the touch of humanity seen in them? Itās gonna solve world hunger, fix climate change, but in the meantime itās used to generate brainrot images while its servers suck up so much money and power and water that itās actively ruining the climate?
The other day my aunt ran into an old student of hers. He talked her into buying two books heād written, then once the money was forked over, revealed it was ChatGPT
my mom is an author. A few months ago she found out that her books, and all books in the romance genre, were being fed to AI. To train its skills. She got no say in if her work was used for it
my dad got put in the newspaper, and he was excited about posing for the photo they took. Today he found out the entire article was written by ChatGPT.
my English teacher encourages us to use it to write poetry. To cite sources and make art.
when the fuck are people going to realize that itās not funny? Itās not a joke? Itās not something to grin and present to someone, like, āI made this with AI! Look what it can do! Weāre in the age of technology, and itāll only get better from here!ā
you canāt āmakeā anything with AI. You put that in there, you have no true hand in its creation. You are not an āai artistā. You are an ai user, and a fucking ignorant person.
being in the age of technology could have been a good thing. You twisted that by allowing the technology to take over the elements of your life you could have found the most happiness in.
it will not get better from here. People will rely on it like they rely on any crutchāto the point of muscle atrophy. The muscle in question? Their brain. And they wonāt give a shit, becuase itās making life easier. Itāll solve world hunger and fix climate change.
I've never seen a Doctor Clark Kent AUs? How? Have I just not come across them?
This man has all the scans he'd need in his eyes - imagine he just becomes a doctor at his hometown and like everyone thinks he's one of those genius doctors who can diagnose shit easily without any scans when really he just scans people with his eyes? And he saves everyone so much money not having to order so many tests?
