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[three-semicolons]

It can be frustrating to see Dick go from being depicted as a technical genius alongside his other capabilities in the pre-90s era, with incredible feats in the 50s-70s in particular, to becoming increasingly mid (or even incompetent) technologically such that the wind isn’t taken out of the sails of the designated “tech people” in the Bat sphere.

Seeing as I don’t think this will change any time soon, I instead propose a solution: Dick is still a tech whiz in his own right, but only for highly dated technology. You have a modern database that needs backdooring? Better ask Barbara, or Tim, if she isn’t available.

But if you, for some ungodly reason, need to access data off a punch card, or a magnetic tape, or a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk? You need to operate in UNIX? You need to write in FORTRAN, or COBOL? In this incredibly niche, one-in-a-million scenario, you call Dick.

It has been useful exactly twice, both times involving the nuclear missile system. Other than that he’s pretty much just trivia bait for anything below 32 bits.

[razmerry]

I love when artists draw damian in this pose. he is such a little Shape

[ccrux00]

keep up!

[ashoss]

missing scene

[phi-guy]

after cataloguing a few local vegetables and fruits, you've decided to take a break, and maybe find a hot drink to savor. And what's better than a hot drink poured from a cute bird shaped kettle?

Wanted to try designing some kettles/pots for my setting and got fixed on the idea of these "whistle birds" (maybe named after the sound they make when the water inside is boiling?).

Obviously with varying degrees of artistry, from wealthier styles to more down to earth working class vessels. Even some big carafes or jugs :3

The more finely designed whistlebirds might have shapes or mechanisms that sound like birdsong when pouring out their contents (like those whistles that exist irl).

[somewherefornow]

NIGHTWING/DICK GRAYSON + TALKING ABOUT BATMAN in JLA: OBSIDIAN AGE

[wanderintofics]

Batman’s compassion for criminals and murderers is fascinating when put up against his anger and distrust and sometimes contempt for Jason and Helena, again and again the one thing he truly can’t stand is murder in the name of some greater good

he understands and forgives greed and anger and fear and desperation as a reason for killing but the second you try to smear a bit of righteousness over that death he is disgusted, he is actively less empathetic, he wants nothing to do with you personally

I think one of the key things here is also that Jason and Helena operate in Gotham and Bruce is driven enough by favouritism and territoriality that this contempt gets driven to the forefront and he feels he has more say in what goes on in his city

[umbrellajam]

[funnypages]

"You see how his butt is clenching? That's an angry clench if I ever saw one."

[haveihitanerve]

I love this type of humor.

[renviary]

some last sketches for a while

[bekkomi]

These four idiots (they're not idiots, they're smarter than I'll ever be)

[crimebosscommunism]

i know the stats on his death certificate are probably just the result of the comic writers at the time having zero earthly clue what’s normal for 15 yo kids but i kinda wish modern jaybin stories would run with it just for the sheer comedic imagery of batman pulling up with a 4’6” purse dog in the passenger seat. like hi yeah this is my new robin he weighs less than his own bookbag i found him outside gnawing on my tires isn’t he great. dick like bruce that’s a molecule

[warrior-of-storms]

Jason being a massive nerd is so so so important to me. He's into theater enough that he knows how to work a fly system as well as having helped with lighting and sound before. He's a voracious reader who references Sherlock Holmes and Moby Dick and Shakespeare (and also read Jane fricken Austen while in prison that one time). He's noted to enjoy museums on more than one occasion. He does extra credit work for history class. He noticed that the dresses on display had been switched out for fakes. He likes puns and wordplay and setting up symbolically meaningful situations. He does the New York Times Sunday crossword. And somehow there are people out there who think he's dumb.

[warrior-of-storms]

Jason doing theater things

Jason making literary references (+ the famous P&P panel)

Jason on museums

Jason does the NYT crossword

[snersona]

the ever casual 5am cass

[traf-graf]

3am dinner

[speedpaint]

[chevs-and-spiders]

hero

[tossawary]

I've seen people say that Cassandra Cain would make a good Batman successor (have not read enough comics to comment, sounds cool, though), which made me think about Terry McGinnis again (I still think longingly about that "Batman Beyond" 3D animated movie pitch) and then about the fusion possibilities. Grizzled 40+ (minimum) Cass as The Bat (HOT) and mouthy teenage punk sidekick Terry kicking ass in this cyberpunk Neo Gotham sounds like a GREAT combo to me, honestly.