#ryan choi

[waitingforthet]

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[ilrococo]

I’ve been kinda burnt out lately so I thought it would be nice to do another sketch dump; from older to newer. (2/2)

This is mostly JLI and other miscellaneous characters

I’m not bothered to fix the older stuff, it’s not reflective of my current artwork. The first ones were mostly done months ago at school recess, self explanatory.

If anyone cares enough, you can ask me about the notes made in Chinese in the comments. Love y’all. <3

[holybats]

DC AAPI Heritage Month 2025 Variant covers by Cliff Chiang (connected by me)

[ladyloveandjustice]

SO I finally found the DC Festival of Heroes the Asian Superhero Celebration issue I had, which I did get back when it came out despite not reading comics anymore bc I saw the Artgerm Cass cover and was like "gotta get that":

And there's always something that I find both very mysterious and very typical for DC in it.

So Damian has a little story in the issue which makes sense because he's a quarter Chinese (edit: and West Asian, being Arab with ties to the Peninsula).

(Okay and I just did a double take and was like "what this was written by Aziz Ansari? This was after the accusation too DC why would you-- but then actually read it and it's Aniz Ansari...who is Aziz Ansari's younger brother. Turns out. No controversy attached to him specifically, he doesn't even have a wikipedia page).

It's a kind of three page little nothing story, shorter than almost everyone else's which is surprising for such a prominent character, right? But then the real mysterious part...

There's a little profile for every Asian hero that shows up in the issue. EXCEPT Damian. He's the only one who got left out as far as I can tell.

(sidenote: Looking at Atom's profile specifically and remembering the time I asked why DC was killing off so many characters of color, specifically citing Ryan Choi, at HeroesCon and Ian Sattler responded that it wasn't a big deal and DC was plenty diverse because they even have green and purple skinned characters. But 15-ish years pass and we're proudly spotlighting him as an Asian hero and hoping nobody remembers that. What a journey we've been on, Ryan.)

Why is Damian left out? At the time, this coupled with the shortness of the story made me think they forgot he was a quarter Chinese until the last minute, then realized "oh shit" and threw something together and that's why they forgot to include it.

But now, I'm considering that it really could be that they just don't want to have to put down what Damian's race is in a comic.

Like they really don't want to. As if they're afraid that putting it down officially would bring them under scrutiny of how they tend to present Damian. Like even just putting down what his mixed race heritage is, what he is on the Al Ghul side, scares them for some reason. So they're just putting him in there to cover their asses and hoping you don't notice he didn't get a profile, kthnx.

Like it doesn't make sense it was just an oversight when he was even mentioned in the solicit

Grab your favorite boba and pull a chair up to the dim sum table as we celebrate Asian Heritage Month with all your favorite Asian DC characters, old and new! Join [..] Damian Wayne and the al Ghul clan, New Super-Man, and more as we present new tales of these characters from their thrilling history!

And yeah there is an illustration of Talia and Ra's (w/ Bruce) in this and Talia isn't profiled either.

And like, it wasn't written by someone white , so I don't have the right to come down too hard (though editiorial is always a thing to consider) but the cherry on top is how in his story Damian specifically says traits he gets from his relatives with Asian heritage are bad things like "cruelty and ruthlessness' etc and the traits he gets from the white side of his heritage are positive things like "compassion"...

(and no, I do not know why sisters in plural and Babs is being referred to as his adopted sister??? she's not like she's legally AND spiritually not. it's the Asian issue and they couldn't be accurate and put Cass there? Thing is, I think her adoption hadn't officially been reinstated for DC yet. so basically, rather than have Cass officially rejoin the family in the 'aren't Asian Heroes great' issue, they pretended a white girl had been adopted instead of her).

Celebrating Asian heroes everyone!!!!

Did anyone talk about this when this issue came out? I can't be the only one who noticed, but I was out of the fandom so I don't know if it was widely discussed. Was an explanation ever given?

[kaurwreck]

If I had an ounce of influence in the bsd community, I would spend it convincing everyone to read Ryan Choi's Akutagawa Ryuunosuke translations.

[dailydccomics]

"It's an honor to draw all 6 of this year's AAPI Heritage Month covers for @/DCOfficial, and to make it feel extra special I connected them into a giant celebration of some of the DCU's Asian characters." -Cliff Chiang on formerly Twitter

[ophanimgold]

my atoms #myatoms

bonus:

[docgold13]

365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

The Atom

Three heroes have shared the mantle of The Atom.  The original was a pint-sized powerhouse named Al Pratt.  Slim and short of stature, Pratt grew up with a sizable chip on his shoulder.  Teased over his small size, Pratt was driven to hone himself into a superb athlete, expert acrobat and a greatly accomplished hand-to-hand fighter. 

These skills, coupled with his compact size, helped Pratt become a formidable combatant.  He donned a mask and became the mystery man known as 'The Atom.'  He was a founding member of the Justice Society and later became a part of the All Star Squadron, fighting for the Allies in the Second World War. 

During his time with the Squadron, Pratt gained superhuman powers following an altercation with the atomic villain known as Cyclotron. These powers included augmented strength, durability, and speed, invulnerability to radiation and the ability to deliver a punch of intense kinetic energy.

Pratt retired after a long career as the Atom, yet resumed the role to join the Justice Society in a final mission to take down the villainous Extant.  He perished valiantly in this battle but his legacy has lived on.  

The second hero to be known as The Atom is Ray Palmer.  A professor at Ivy University, Palmer had been researching a new technique for matter compression.  With the use of exotic, white-dwarf star matter, he fashioned a devise capable of shrinking any object to variable sizes without compromising molecular integrity.  

Finding himself in a perilous position, Palmer chose to use the device on himself in order to save the life of his finance Jean.  Remarkably, shrinking in this fashion bore no ill effects and, even at a diminutive size, Palmer maintained the strength of his regular-sized body.  He was able to rescue Jean and he was invigorated by the whole experience.  

Palmer would go on to use the device to become the heroic Atom and battle crime.  He was asked to join the Justice League and, while the hero’s shrinking powers were often quite useful, it has actually been Palmer’s genius and scientific acumen that has made him such a invaluable asset to the team.   Palmer later retired from his role as The Atom following the tragic death of his wife.  

Palmer colleague, Ryan Choi next took up the mantle of The Atom.  Professor Choi utilized Palmer’s shrinking device and went on to become a member of the Titans and thereafter the Justice League.  This third Atom was killed in action, prompting Ray Palmer to return so to avenge his fallen friend.  

Following a reboot in the DC continuity, Choi has been resurrected and re-conceived as Palmer’s student and protege.  Palmer discovered a subatomic universe which he chose to explore. In his absence, Choi assumes his role as The Atom and member of the Justice League. Upon Palmer's return before he and Choi continue to share the role as The Atom, with both acting as members of the League.

In the potential future continuity of Batman Beyond, a new hero named Micron served as a member of the Justice League Unlimited in a costume evocative of those worn by Pratt, Palmer and Choi.  

Actor Brandon Routh has portrayed Ray Palmer in the television series The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.  Palmer has additionally appeared in many animated projects voiced by actors Pat Harrington Jr., Wally Burr, John Kassir, John C. McGinley, Peter Scolari, Jason Marsden, Jerry O’Connell, Patton Oswalt, Dee Bradley Baker and Wayne Brady.

Ryan Choi has additionally appeared in live-action and animated productions. Actors Osric Chau and Zheng Kai have portrayed the character in live action; while in animation the hero has been voiced by actors James Sie, Eric Bauza, Yuri Lowenthal and Matthew Yang King.

The Al Pratt version of The Atom first appeared in the pages of All-American Comics #19 (1940); Ray Palmer first appeared in Showcase #34 (1961); and Ryan Choi first appeared in Brave New World #1 (2006).