He Makes Himself

All Zsasz - all the time.

[inosukearchives]

[mymarkuponhischest]

people in the tag getting pissed that folks are focusing on black mask and zsasz instead of the canon lgbt+ characters in the film like montoya and harley. like, dude, i’m attracted to men exclusively. chris messina and ewan mcgregor are gorgeous, so i don’t know what else i’m supposed to do.

[thwipped]

he is my mean ravenously jealous and gay son

[trailertrashgrog]

So, Zsasz is the only character of significance that Harley doesn't give any kind of introductory rundown (not even a "name and grievance" moment) to. I realized why she neglects to mention him in any specific way when I was thinking about her "do you know what a harlequin is?" speech to Dinah.

"a harlequin serves. A master, an audience. And no one gives a fuck who we are beyond that."

She doesn't introduce Zsasz as an individual not because she doesn't know him (she does at least vaguely, and she introduces tons of people she doesn't seem to know) but because she doesn't give a fuck, just like no one gives a fuck about who she is either. Cause they're both just harlequins serving masters.

[thankyougotham]

Anthony Carrigan

[coulromantism]

a villainous character: well, well, well... what do we have here?

me:

[deadlilmoon]

When u try to calm down ur husband

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

Michael Cunningham, from “The Hours,” originally published c. 1998

[mymarkuponhischest]

like, fictional characters are created SPECIFICALLY to be entertaining and interesting. so god forbid we are entertained by and interested in them!

[pinkiepiebones]

What is the point of tagging your hate posts. Why must you make me go through the process of blocking you.

[pinkiepiebones]

I was worried for a moment that this sound petty but like I have enough anxiety about expressing my liking of Victor Zsasz, I don’t need people yelling at me for daring to like a character. And Roman’s just fun to write. Zsasz is a reprehensible monster and Roman is a spoiled brat, and they are horrible together, and I like that dynamic. So, yeah.

[mymarkuponhischest]

i haven't lived on this planet for 34 years to feel guilty for liking a fictional character. i love one (1) murderous bastard and i won't apologize! that person in the tag made it seem like we're stanning the fucking BTK killer or something lmao

[sternevogel]

them..

they're husbands and you can't change my mind

[gatsbygal]

just a sketch of the best batman villain! victor zsasz!

[justiceleague]

Roman Sionis and Victor Zsasz in Birds of Prey (2020)

[pinkiepiebones]

DRAINING is a very good story btw. I’m still annoyed that they chose to reprint fucking Streets of Gotham issues and that one where Zsasz calls Penguin “Little bird man,” like, no, he doesn’t talk like that, just glance back at the Alan Grant writing please… He created Zsasz… But no, yeah, DRAINING. Definitely benefits from being black and white. The panels where Zsasz is in shadows and his eyes and grin and tally marks are all a stark white… chef kiss. Also the brief moment he sees his mother as one of his victims? Oh man. Yet more stuff that isn’t explored because DC is cowards who won’t hire me.

[mymarkuponhischest]

i actually had to put the comic down for a second after the bit about his mom. i got a little choked up about it haha… also was i just seeing shit that wasn’t there, or did he get drawn with nipple rings in that comic? sometimes i saw it and sometimes i didn’t

[pinkiepiebones]

That for me combined with the Arkham City “as I stood on the bridge I imagined falling into the blissful arms of my mother” was just. Ow. Underneath the scars he’s still a young man who never really dealt with losing his parents, huh? And yes, you’re right. They’re drawn kinda prominently on the first page, but I guess is the rest of the story there’s just so much blood you can’t see them?

[mymarkuponhischest]

and see, I wish they’d play with that aspect of his character more in the comics because batman is EXACTLY the same, he never got over his parents’ death either, he’s just weaponizing his grief in a completely different way and it’s fascinating to me  :O

[pinkiepiebones]

DRAINING is a very good story btw. I’m still annoyed that they chose to reprint fucking Streets of Gotham issues and that one where Zsasz calls Penguin “Little bird man,” like, no, he doesn’t talk like that, just glance back at the Alan Grant writing please… He created Zsasz… But no, yeah, DRAINING. Definitely benefits from being black and white. The panels where Zsasz is in shadows and his eyes and grin and tally marks are all a stark white… chef kiss. Also the brief moment he sees his mother as one of his victims? Oh man. Yet more stuff that isn’t explored because DC is cowards who won’t hire me.

[mymarkuponhischest]

i actually had to put the comic down for a second after the bit about his mom. i got a little choked up about it haha... also was i just seeing shit that wasn't there, or did he get drawn with nipple rings in that comic? sometimes i saw it and sometimes i didn't

[shadonut]

Villain ships' my only weakness

[franceskray]

dance with me, make me sway…