There, I Fixed It

The reboot we needed. (Submissions welcome and encouraged!)

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Spirit of the Earth, Gaia Rothstein

Gaia, Jenny, River, and any other century babies would be 19 this year, so have some art because they’re always depicted as kids! Mostly because they were kids when Wildstorm comics were being published! I feel old!

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All the comics I use for reference that I have physical copies of (except for The Legend of Wonder Woman, which is on loan to a friend) I miss my library's graphic novel collection ;_;

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Which Solar-Powered Character is the Best?

Happy (accidentally way too belated) Valentine’s Day, dear readers! I’ve been doing some Science recently to figure out which character among the (all very similar) DC characters who rely on Earth’s yellow Sun for their powers is ultimately the Best, and would like to present my findings to you as a gift! Nothing says “I love you” like dumping a bunch of data and then going radio silent until the next update, right?

Going head-to-head today are Kal-El, Apollo, Komand’r, Koriand’r, Kara Zor-El, Ryand’r, and Kon-El. For simplicity’s sake, I’ve omitted Kara Zor-L from the set because while she is a Kryptonian with a unique set of powers and abilities, she’s from an alternate Earth and therefore does not rely on the Sun of the universe she currently exists in. That’s clear as mud. Oh well, moving on!

As far as I can tell, everyone listed would be classified as majestic-class. (This isn’t really a term used outside the Wildstorm universe, but it’s a good term, Zod-damnit! I’m bringing it back!) They’re a bunch of bad rascals who are stronger, faster, and way less vulnerable than puny humans. Therefore, the distinction is in the details.

Everyone except Komand’r is capable of flight, but the speed does vary. The Kryptonians are about as fast the Flash, which is stupid fast. Apollo is slightly slower, needing a leisurely 30 seconds to circle the globe. To paraphrase the guys from Top Gear/The Grand Tour: “seconds are like years in superhero time.” Meanwhile Kori and Ry (and other Tamaraneans) fly by harnessing/riding solar winds. This would, in theory, make their flight speed dependent on wind speeds. We can fudge that a little because ~comic book science~ but they still come out as the slowest.

In terms of physical strength, they’re all bracketed pretty much the same as with flight. Kon is a unique outlier because instead of super strength, he has something called tactile telekinesis, which makes his level of strength rely more on mind than physical might. That’s fun. I believe Tamaraneans initially were canonically on the same strength level as Wonder Woman, but these days, Amazons and Kryptonians are pretty much equal, so it’s not the most accurate yardstick, because Tamaraneans haven’t really increased in power.

This means it all comes down to skills.

Apollo is ex-military, Kori and her siblings were trained as warriors from childhood, and Kara trained with the Amazons. Kal and Kon are just kind of there, so we can eliminate them.

Apollo’s big weakness is that he will literally die without sunlight; once he expends the solar energy he has in reserve, he has to recharge or it’s lights out for the Sun King. So I’m gonna go ahead and eliminate him.

Of the three Tamaraneans, Komand’r has the strongest energy projection powers, but she can’t fly - big disadvantage if she’s fighting someone of equal power level and skill who IS able to fly. She’s gone. Ryand’r is also gone, as he’s the weakest of his siblings. :(

This brings us to Kara and Kori. While Kori has more training, Kara is objectively stronger and has a wider range of abilities. So, by a veeeeery narrow margin,

Kara Zor-El of Krypton is the baddest solarpunk bitch in the universe!

Thanks for coming to my TED talk

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Rough sketches of some Gotham ladies because fuck that same-face syndrome bs!

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I hate to say it, but

Outlaws! is officially on semi-hiatus.

In a perfect world, Chapter 6 would’ve landed in your lovely laps last weekend, and in case you haven’t noticed... it didn’t. And it’s not coming this weekend either.

This is still very much my passion project! I love doing it, and I love all your lovely reactions to it! But between doing enough research to do justice to the characters and their stories (I have some really special surprise characters making appearances soon!), my Junior year of college, keeping my chores and errands managed, having a life, and actually writing the dang thing, my process has slowed way down. I don’t even have enough of a handle on my schedule to get a job yet. Oops.

All I ask is that you bear with me and keep being your funky selves in this trying time! Uphill as it may feel, I am making progress, and with any kind of luck, Chapter 6 will be here before you know it! Followed by all the other chapters! And bonus content! Yeah!

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Who Is: Crux?

Crux (real name Simon Amal) first appeared in Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011) written by Scott Lobdell. Not much has been changed in this incarnation, but the character has been fleshed out in an effort to utilize wasted potential. He currently appears in Outlaws!

Full Name: Simon Aamir Amal

Also Known As: Crux

Age: 20

Race: human (genetically modified)

Ethnic and Religious Background: Black and Afghan, Muslim

Nationality: British

Height: 5’8” (alt. 7’6”)

Eyes: brown (alt. gold)

Hair: black

Story So Far: Simon was born in Afghanistan and raised in Bath, England. When he was a teenager, his parents were killed indirectly by Queen Komand’r of Tamaran, who had gone after her sister, Princess Koriand’r. As the sole survivor of the incident, Simon was overcome by survivor’s guilt and depression, which turned into anger toward extraterrestrials. His scientific knowledge gained him a foot in the door at LexCorp, where he secretly built weapons and modified his DNA until he could become the vigilante known as Crux. He used tracking software to hunt down and neutralize extraterrestrials he saw as threats until he was defeated by none other than Princess Koriand’r herself, with the aid of Roy Harper and Jason Todd. Afterward, he was sent to the Department of Extranormal Operations for rehabilitation.

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(from outlaws! by @lesbiantrevorbelmont / @thenewandimproved52 )

what do you mean other things happened in this chapter? sorry i only see intern jason

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