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[jugumpuppet]

We Will Meet Again by @masterserris and @eusouomar

Commission for masterserris

[gorogues]

andrewmoocow replied to your text post: I just want to give her a hug.

Same, TBH!

demonbirdsforever said: Thank you!

No problem :)

Spoilers for Wonder Woman #12 beyond this point!

timethehobo replied to your text post: I’m of the same mind as you on this issue. Thanks for reviewing it as well.

Glad to hear it, and no problem! People needed a heads up on this.

demonbirdsforever replied to your text post: I heard from Wes (Critical Thinking) that Wonder Woman was going to get the… “Batman Treatment”. I guess this is the start of that.🧐

I hadn't heard that, but it's not surprising given that Tom King wrote Batman for several years. It's clear that to some extent he's differentiating between Diana and Batman/Batfam, but here she's not as different from them as she'd probably like to believe. That could be interesting if she realizes it in an issue or two and it leads to some soul-searching, but I'm not feeling a ton of faith in that.

demonbirdsforever replied to your text post: Side thought. The Interrogation was poor. I’ve seen tv investigators do it better without laying a finger on the perp. How embarrassing.

It was. In fairness, Damian's a kid, but Diana really should have had better control of the situation and of herself.

orion-nottson replied to your text post: DC writers try not to write a frankly bizarre amount of unnecessary violence challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

And it's in that weird awkward zone in which Digger gets the shit kicked out of him but is somehow not bloody and bruised. Not that I'm jonesing to see him hurt, but realistic consequences for the violence might better drive home how brutal this was.

lfthinker replied to your text post: What I don’t understand is why Digger’s so reluctant to betray Waller. I thought a big part of his character was that he wouldn’t think twice about selling out the Suicide Squad. Why wouldn’t he jump at the chance to screw over Waller if he knows he could get away with it?

It is weird, yeah. I guess it's possible he's allowed to be free in exchange for his silence (and maybe assistance), but I can't imagine that even Digger enjoys seeing his friends (or colleagues, if we're being pessimistic about his feelings for other people) depowered, imprisoned, and enslaved. I guess it's also possible he agrees with Waller's goals, but that seems less likely because she also wants to take down low-powered everyday villains like him.

eusouomar replied to your text post: Wow I really hate all of this. The issue, I mean, not your review. Your review is spot on.

Thank you, I'm glad :) But yeah, I feel the same about the issue.

longitudinalwaveme replied to your text post: Our heroes, whom we are presumably supposed to like and root for, engaging in acts of at least borderline torture for an entire issue: definitely not why I read comics. This is like when they had Zatanna and Barry be involved with brainwashing people in Identity Crisis and its aftermath. Or how they had Ray Palmer torturing Killer Moth in that terrible Justice League: Cry for Justice miniseries. Ugh. Who wants to read about superheroes behaving like supervillains?

Both Marvel and DC (but especially DC) go through their edgy phases, and it's honestly tiresome. But it's interesting, I did a quick google of some fan reviews of the issue at other sites and none of them expressed dismay over the torture or even had a problem with the way Digger was treated. It obviously wasn't an exhaustive search and maybe there are others who are upset, but maybe it's just us Digger/villain fans who are bothered :\

longitudinalwaveme replied to your text post: And while I'm glad DC hasn't totally forgotten about Owen, but I dislike the snobby jerk entrepreneur version so much that I almost wish they had.

It's honestly surprising that they didn't, as it was just one story more than five years ago. I would have figured that someone at DC would google Owen and get the more famous version.

ammomancer replied to your text post: wait wym douchey entrepreneur, i didnt realize owen had even showed up post new 52 before this

He appeared in one previous story, which you can see here. He was very different from his pre-Flashpoint self, basically a new character with the same name.

pixie-mask replied to your text post: Our…heroes? Not just as a Boomerang fan but this isn’t enjoyable to see. Last I remember they weren’t anti-heroes. But this is my opinion on a quick look. Will …enjoy reading later.

It's especially disappointing from Wonder Woman, and even a bit surprising that it's in her own book (and not, say, some event comic like a Crisis title).

[asktheghosthost]

Dustin's telling you Ramsley ran that mansion with an iron fist.

"Hm." Beau frowned in thought, beginning his chore of polishing the carriage while the coachman unhitched the horse.

"That's not a compliment, mind you," Dustin continued. "Merely a..." Rolly whinnied and tried to grab Dustin's top hat with her teeth. With a giggle, he pushed the playful old mare's head aside. "Merely a statement." He put away the harnesses and reigns, and then went over to a crate of livery supplies and grabbed a brush. Rolly gave a happy little knicker as Dustin started on her mane.

"Iron," Beau murmured. "Unyielding, unfeeling... but..." He smirked. "Bendable when intense heat is applied."

Dustin smiled back, albeit in an uncomfortable grimace. "I wouldn't wish harm on anyone..."

"Nor would I, unless they wish harm upon others." He scowled, his arm working the rag in furious circles on the coach's wood. "Unrepentant, murderous bigots like him deserve every punishment they're dealt. People like Elizabeth, or my mother, or my father weren't able to exist safely in this world because of men like Ramsley."

[daresplaining]

While I appreciate that other people are happy that Mike's real I think Marvel really dropped the ball because it would've been WAY more amusing to watch Mike discover all of the messed up stuff his new "brother" has gotten into like how Mike was thought of in the first place, becoming homeless, getting arrested, becoming the leader of the Hand, flipping burgers etc. Just a slew of "then you what?" followed by "why?" that we the readers were denied.

...I think making Mike always part of Matt's backstory was a mistake. It would've been far more interesting and hilarious to just learn all of the shit that Matt's gotten into over the years and just adapting to the modern world.

    I completely agree.

    Listen, I am strapped into the Mike rollercoaster and have just been sitting here enjoying the ride. I love all of the implications of Mike now being real, and the opportunities this new status has provided for us to discover the details of his past, his relationships, the ups and downs of his dynamic with Matt (and Daredevil!), his future as a real member of Matt’s family and of DD continuity... There is a huge amount of potential there that has barely begun to be tapped. I’m perfectly happy-- thrilled, in fact-- with Mike’s current status quo. And I understand why it happened. It made in-character sense for him to make himself real, and I have nothing but respect for that narrative decision.

    But at the same time, yes, I do miss all of the untapped potential that existed when he was a “fragment”. I wish that period had lasted longer and been explored further and for me, Real Boy Mike’s most entertaining form will always be as one of Matt’s ridiculous lies who suddenly popped into existence and had to make sense of this new life in a world in which everyone believed he was either fake or dead. It was strange and funny, and it brought with it the powerful  emotional angle of every one of Mike’s “remembered” relationships not actually existing, and of him having to actively define and assert his personhood while acknowledging that he did not have the past, friends, or family that he thought he did. Plus, I loved the idea of Matt needing to learn how to be a brother; of his finding himself in the Dr. Frankenstein-type situation of being forced to figure out how he wanted to engage with this thing, this person, who he had essentially created. And yes! The possibility of Mike discovering Matt’s secrets was really exciting! I will point out that this’ll probably still happen, because it seems that Mike still doesn’t know much about his brother despite his new realness, but I agree that it would have been extra entertaining while Mike was still a fragment. The angle of him not quite existing, of being an anomaly of a secret identity snafu suddenly shoved into the real world, was a key part of what made Mike’s introductory arc in Soule’s run so impactful, and I’m bummed that it’s gone. 

[masterserris]

Thank you so much @eusouomar for the commission! I designed their character in the Batman Ninja universe, as a vengeful spirit/ninja from Noh theater! I had so much fun on this one!

KOFI

[neomysterio]

((For the separated at birth AU)). Francis listened as this man who claimed to be her father offered her a place at his side to rule this city together. "Thank you." She said carefully, "But I have to say 'No'. I already have a father."

((oh shit oh fuck. so uhh how do you want to start this exactly?? like a setting and everything?? back at square one? is she a criminal or nah?))

[ohhicas]

Holy crap are Tweek and Craig still pretending to be in a relationship or are they low key child crushing on each other? I don't know.

Is it bad to say I honestly have no idea? Lmao Because it’s South Park I absolutely keep thinking it’s just a long-con on both their parts to keep the town from going bananas again/get $100 but then there are clips/scenes/entire plot lines I’m like ?????? IS THIS REAL ???????? about

Craig keeps getting shown to be actually trying to keep his friend/bf/pretend bf sane and ‘stable’, and they’re being used to show a ‘good’ relationship against Eric & Heidi’s poor/bad one that was previously shown to be sunshine and rainbows. Tweek’s got a line about how Craig just... gave him a laptop to ‘borrow’ in TFBW if you poke him during down-time before the counseling class? I’m not sayin Craig is selfish or anything but. Later when they’re walking off Craig’s got a line about how it’s THEIR laptop. + Buying Craig a guinea pig to replace Stripe3, several in-fight lines (but they’re playing with other members of the town so this could be staying in their hero roles/pretending for the con)

like there’s still a high chance it’s fake cause ... it’s South Park. And they’re 10. I got NO DELUSIONS. but ATM with how they’re acting with each other even away from public/South Park’s eye (when they leave the city to try to calm Tweek down) ?? IDK if it’s fake at this point (at least on Craig’s side. Tweek has been shown to be a pretty good actor so he may be honestly pulling it off. Tucker not so much) but if it is it’s one hell of a con that boy is pulling.

[gorogues]

eusouomar replied to your text post: Heh, Digger's numbers reference his first appearance. Flash #117 on December 1960.

Nice catch!! You're right :D