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Steph Getting More Love and Attention!!!

It is very uplifting to see a the character get more of a spotlight. I know more than half of the art and engagement come from the Absolute Universe, mech pilot Steph is an amazing concept and Rise of the Monster Men should have dwelled more on it, but the New Titans issues are also quite good.

I am mainly a Cass Cain fan but damn is Steph an amazing character. If Cass has CassCainaissance, what does this resurgence of Stephanie Brown comics called? > Age of Stephlightenment (Came after the CassCaineinaissance, less dogmatic more scientific and pragmatic) > The Stephdustrial Revolution (Rapid Progress [of finally including and properly characterizing Stephanie Brown] unheard of until this age) > Stephanic Golden Age (Blonde || Also expansion of knowledge - specifically about Stephanie Brown) > The Stephgressive Era (An Era where wrongs were corrected to a degree - Blame DiDio, ALWAYS blame DiDio)

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The Almighty Middle Finger

For those who have not noticed, Cass’s finishing move for this combo is a well placed middle finger 🖕.

Honestly, VALID. Those who try to initiate a genocide can go fuck themselves.

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Brombal’s Conclusion - Letting Go and Healing

I liked how the author concluded the arc, though the story had flaws.

This arc of Batgirl focused on Cass’s damage and her inability to heal, both emotionally and literally, as shown during her training arc. This point is hammered in through out the last arc so often that some people were turned off by it. Validly, there were criticisms about how the story failed to show Cass as a hero, failed to characterize her unwillingness to kill, and failed to justify the involvement of the extended cast. Admittedly, the story raised my eyebrows at times as well. Thankfully, I had faith.

The last issue and the ending to this part of the story remedied these concerns to an extent. It showed why Nyssa was an important inclusion as she served as Cass’s foil. The war between the League and the Unburied was concluded with little to no bloodshed due to the efforts of Cass and Jaya; thus, Cass’s heroism was put in full display. Tenji, unfortunately, was relegated to the Damsel in Distress but he also served as the heart of the story, as he often presented the softer and more idealistic part of being a super hero. Finally, Cass chooses her family and lets herself heal. This emotional growth is then matched with physical growth as she was then able to save Nyssa from her numbness using the techniques Jaya taught her.

Again, the story is good and the problems are often rooted in pacing. [I pray to who ever listens that DC makes an TPB or an omnibus of this as it would solve a few of the complaints, though not all] Brombal trusted us with a slow burn story and, while it did not always work out, I am glad I stayed for the entire ride.

As always, the art is amazing and the covers are top shelf.

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DC's "The Kids are All Fight" Special

It seems this will mainly be about Jon taking care of the kids. Cass might have a cameo appearance, but she is not the focus of the story, nor will she have that big of a role. Here is the link to the teasers. https://comicbookclublive.com/2026/01/23/dc-comics-preview-dc-k-o-the-kids-are-all-fight-special-1/

The predictions of a lot of fans were correct, and Cass is not part of the kids' group, though her role in the story is not clear-cut. Considering her history with Lian, she might serve as a temporary mediator between Jon and the kids.

To be perfectly clear, I believe she will have a negligible role in the story, and the writers either just like Cass or are using her to entice more readers.

[alicepooryorik]

"we don't want to go back to pre-BG2024 Cass!!!" You mean Birds of Prey by Thompson. Spirit World by Alyssa Wong. Gotham Nocturne by Ram V et al.

Like some of her best writing ever. Genuinely incredible stuff.

She literally was Batman for a while what.

[drbatsponge]

The thing is I heavily doubt DC will ever give her another solo title but I suppose I'm pessimistic.

I'd rather Brombal listen to criticism and improve his writing or we at least support the book enough to where it can get a new writer, but that's just my opinion and I've been much friendlier to this comic than most people. (I'm never sure if I'm in the majority or minority with this comic, it seems like it shifts constantly. 😭)

Though like yeah, people shouldn't act like her writing immediately improved with BG 2024, that shit was happening long before this book came along, lol.

(Though I've actually seen some people say Thompson's BoP doesn't really capture her voice well even if I would disagree.)

[alicepooryorik]

It's the thing that this isn't even her first staring role this decade. She's had *2* in the 20s besides this, and is a MAJOR character in two other runs. They know she's a huge character from BOP plus the response to the ongoing at first. I'm kinda pissed honestly at how celebrated he's been for "saving" Cass when he's just the first person both white and male to write her well in a while, and he's easily the worst writer to focus on Cass this decade. I'm not wanting to defend a guy who's honestly hurting Cass more than helping because this run really just... Doesn't show off what makes Cass so special (unlike Nocturne and BOP) while not really giving her anything new (powers and Yet Another Pregnancy of a Female Character just to push superfamilies not included)

I honestly think part of it is batfans expect a different level of treatment than other fans do. Cass has been given so many appearances and so much love but compared to the rest of the Appearance Georg family, it feels like not a lot. (Hell mainline Wonder Woman hasn't gotten the love Cass has gotten I'd argue)

[drbatsponge]

If you ask me I don't even think Cass had it all that bad in the Orphan era, name sucked but I did genuinely enjoy her storylines in TEC and Outsiders, there's no writer I would really credit for "saving" Cass.

It was the firing of Dan Didio that really saved her and nothing else.

I mean if you want to credit someone for putting her back in the Batgirl role I'm afraid people will have to give that credit to Tom Taylor because he was the first dude to do it, lmfaoooo.

Though really I think James Tynion IV was her biggest shooter out of anyone and he's the reason Cass is where she's at now.

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It seems like the removal of the unnaturally oppressive force in the ecosystem allows the character to thrive. Who would have thought? Lol.

Cass is interesting in concept and execution. She has a niche but devoted fan base and the attention she naturally brings , from both writers and fans, seems to have been noted by DC (based on the amount of Cameos she gets).

I started obsessing about Cass when I saw the image of her in her Orphan outfit, dancing in her room, with the narration boxes hinting at the ethos of the character. The art was just that mesmerizing to me that I started googling about her. Then I watched Linkara’s summary and have been thoroughly locked in fan mode ever since.

So her time as Orphan had its positives. The BOP and Spirit World were great for her as well as they showed that she works amazingly well in team books. Batgirls was a fun ride but it may not have been aimed at my demographic. All-in-all, even considering the dips and the mischaracterizations, Cass has had an upward curve in terms of attention and visibility.

Even in the original run, there were some middling stories so the current one might just be in that awkward point. I think it will get better, not that the current run is bad. It’s a pacing issue, IMO.

[licenseddoctor]

Hey kid you want a job?

Great get online and go to a job board. Indeed, Linkedin whatever. Now you're gonna search for a role that's in your city, fits your qualifications, and doesn't seem like a bad time.

See that easy apply button? Don't hit it they just throw those in the trash. Now you're gonna want to go to the company's website and check their careers page.

Oh? That job doesn't exist anymore. Cool go back to the job board and find another one.

Great you found another job, you're on the company's career page and the job exists!! So you're going to need to make an account on the career page website. They're using Workday, the same site as the last job you applied for? Who cares? You need to make another account for THIS job's workday page.

Now you're going to upload your resume. That'll autopopulate about 15 boxes with everything on your resume, except formatted wrong and with tons of errors. So just go through and painstakingly check the dates on all of that and rewrite everything you already laid out in an aesthetically pleasing format on your resume.

Ok time for the cover letter, explain why this specific job and company are deeply important to you. You love their mission statement and wouldn't even laugh if their ceo was gunned down in the street. You'll really want to reiterate the things you just spent the last 20 minutes filling out on the resume section

(Remember to include language from the job description, people who work in HR are lower than dogs and they need patterns or they get confused.) Write about a page, but hey don't sound too desperate or robotic this is where they judge your character!

Maybe add your portfolio site at the end here, who knows if that helps no one has ever clicked mine haha.

Anywayyy time to hit apply! Congrats! You'll see that confirmation email come in and you should be getting the rejection letter in about 2 weeks. Unfortunately your resume didn't have the right buzzwords and the AI auto rejected you :(

Time to start again and try not to kill yourself!

[your-werewolf-boyfriend]

Listen to me

Listen very closely

The above is exactly why half of my friends come to me, and cry they're suffering, and I get to bestow my job hunting knowledge on them. I love this shit, it's a game.

For credentials my fastest job hunting time has been 1 week. I searched for 1 week, got an interview, and was hired within a week. My slowest was 1 month, while out of work, while telling ALL my interviewers that I quit my work without notice (I was testing my interviewers to see how shocked they'd get when I'd tell them why, anyone who wasn't shocked I would tell them at the end that I will keep them in mind (not)). My entire average is 2-3 weeks.

Firstly, what you're gunna do is pick a job sector. You're gunna pick a few of these by the end, but for now pick one. Maybe you wanna do bookkeeping, maybe you wanna do something in doggy daycare. Maybe you're a sous chef. Idk! Figure out what abouts you want first. Do not apply to anything yet. You're gunna look at the job description, I've picked out a few for bookkeepers below.

Now what you're gunna do is you're gunna look for "buzz words", or rather words that are gunna appear commonly and indicate the tone for that job. I've highlighted some, but not all in my examples below

Just look at that snout at how similar those descriptions are!

Now that you've got your buzzwords, you're gunna slap those babies into your resume! You see, since your resume is usually read by a computer first, you're gunna trick the computer into giving it to a person. Really what the computer is scanning for is how similar your resume is to the job description. Remember your bullet points, and to keep it short, try to only have 3 to 5 bullet points per job:

- Processed over 500 invoices a day in an efficient and accurate manner

- Curated reports for management review by utilizing available data

- Monitored and recorded over 100 submissions each day increasing accuracy by 50%

These are some great, made up examples I pulled from those buzz words. You might notice I added some numbers into there. That's something you'll wanna try and note for yourself, how much of something you can do, how accurate, how much efficiency you increased, these look GREAT when your resume gets past the computer and is moved in front of a real person.

Now you have your sector-based resume with lots of buzzwords. This is great! Now for the easy part. You're gunna channel your inner "IDGAF" And you're gunna send that to every listing you like on indeed. Filter for "Apply on Indeed" and spam that shit. Sometimes you gotta answer a few extra questions, but if they give me more than 5 quick questions I trash the submission and move on.

Don't waste your time jumping through hoops, streamline it for yourself and use the same methods companies are using. Push MASSIVE amounts of average quality resumes out. The more opportunities taken = the greater the chance of success. For every opportunity taken you've now pitched a chance of success, for every resume you cannot submit because you're piddling around on their stupid website or answering 50 interview questions online, you send out a 0% chance of success.

So go, try this, and see how it works for you.

Some additional things to consider:

- Add random shit in your resume, I added my "Board Game Club" (BDSM group) into my resume for hobbies and discussed how I got my start using sparklines there

- Never underestimate the flair of a little Clipart fleur-de-lis or something on your resume. Never put colored Clipart, but a little floral or swirl design located somewhere nice makes it stand out

- if you don't have a degree that doesn't mean they won't pick you, twice now I've come to a job without a bachelors and being honest that I was only getting an associates before I think of my next steps

- Embellish, do not lie. Jargoning your job description to make it sound cool and professional is GREAT. Do not give me a resume saying you can use CNC machinery when you've only used a 3D printer. Just tell me you know how to program and manage a 3d printer and want to learn CNC machinery.

- Keep. Your. Resume. To. Two. Or. Less. Pages. You don't need EVERY job, only the relevant ones, if your interviewer asks about the gap, tell them what job you had during that time (or if you wanna lie say you were taking college courses and were on a break, you dont need a degree to say you took courses) and that you only wanted to showcase the most relevant ones

- I'm serious on that last one I'll eat your fucking resume

[sweaterkittensahoy]

HERE'S HOW TO WRITE A COVER LETTER FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE IT PROFESSIONALY:

Look at the job description.

Identify what they want examples of like "ability to multitask" or "can work across teams to achieve success" or "can work on a budget".

Pick three.

Write this:

IF YOU CAN FIND THE NAME OF A HIRING PERSON: Dear [Name]

IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE NAME OF A HIRING PERSON: Fuck the usual salutation and just roll directly into "I was very excited when I saw this job application. I feel I am a great fit for this role."

Now, look at the three things you chose from their list of what they want. Write a paragraph like this.

I am an adept multitakser who routinely handles several projects/deadlines/needs (whatever). In my current position I [multitask example]. In my previous work, I [second example].

SECOND PARAGRAPH SAME AS THE FIRST DIFFERENT THING THEY WANT BUT NOT ANY WORSE:

In my current position, I work with multiple teams daily, including [name any team you have waved hello to in the hall] and through my work we have [list an accomplishment that required multiple teams].

THIRD PARAGRAPH HERE WE GO AGAIN:

Staying in budget is something I am very familiar with. When I worked on [team], my contributions [list] not only brought the project in on time but under budget by [number]. I have also brought in other projects under budget [examples].

AND NOW THE FINALE:

Thank you for your time in reviewing my cover letter and resume. I look forward to discussing my qualifications and interest in the role with you at length. I can reached at [phone number] and [email].

Sincerely,

[NAME]

And remember, any question that is looking for a negative story ("Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a co-worker") should ALWAYS be presented by you as "I do have a story for that, and I'm pleased with how I handled it." and then you focus on the all the positives in that situation. So, state what the problem was, and then how you fixed it, and then how fixing it improved your working experience. For example:

"Well, I worked with a man named Bob, and he never answered any emails he got after 3:00 PM, so if I had a question after 3, I'd start a draft email and just add to it if i had further questions. And then I'd schedule it to send at the top of his workday. He started earlier than me, and I'd usually come in to a reply from him with the answers I needed when I first sat down for the day. I actually had another co-worker who was having trouble getting Bob to answer questions, and I said, "Oh, are you sending them after 3?" and when she said yes, I shared my own process so it was easier for her to get information, too."

You see how you acknowledge there was an issue but put most of the focus in your answer on the fix? That's the sort of answer they're looking for. The "tell us about something bad at work" questions are about weeding out people who will take any moment to go into a full-on complaint about anything. Any questions that SOUND negative are about wanting to hear your POSTIVIE ability to manage conflict and difficulties.

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WFA Cass and Bruce seem really close. This is probably because the webcomic focuses on the familial aspect of the Batman mythos. This would make Cass his first and only daughter and he treats her AS his first and only daughter. I like the unique bond they have (though too sweet and polished at times)

In contrast, mainline DC is unexplainably incompetent at consistently including all of Batman’s children or even acknowledging that Cass is Bruce’s child outside the Batgirl comics. (Why would Bruce not invite Cass to spend time with him and the rest of her family at the literal end of the world?). They seem to have a more superior-subordinate / employer-employee relationship in the main comics at times. It rubs me the wrong way.

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Cass!Batman and Why her Costume is More Than Just Cool

Character design thesis statement: Minimal does not mean shallow.

The Cass!Batman design is full of details which inform us about her. This is because small changes to an already minimal character design affect the symbolism of the design details greatly. So much so that even what is kept the same says something about the character.

We must first answer the question of whether or not she even used the Batman Logo?

From what I remember, the yellow outlined hollow Bat Symbol is predominantly a Batgirl bat symbol [see the second and third image]. When you look at the symbol she is wearing, while bigger, the logo is still hollow, albeit the center is grey rather than black. It is not the solid Bat logo expected of Batman. Yet, it is the symbol of Cass!Batman. The narrative of Knight Fight states that this version of her is Batman; hence, she made an active decision to use a Batman symbol that harkens to her Batgirl symbol. Reading into this, this conveys that The Bat has become a bigger part of her life but the way she views the symbol has not changed, not fundamentally. It could also mean that she does not view herself as fully worthy of being Batman as there is still something missing, a grey hollow hole that needs to be filled. As such, she is in a perpetual state of becoming, no longer Batgirl but unwilling or incapable of fully becoming The Batman despite claiming the title.

Unlike most the other Batmen her base costume barely changes. It remains as the pure black costume she wore as Batgirl probably because, like Jace!Batman, her costume was originally a Batman costume (No Man’s Land) so it does not need to become more Batman-like. It can even be the VERY same costume. She added to it, but at its core, its her Batgirl outfit. Cass either always saw herself as Batman to some degree or her preferred version of Batman is one which is similar to her Batgirl.

The mask is a different story though. The mask is a big part of Cass’s character design. It is a faceless mask which fully hides her identity. The stitches on the mask give it character and uniqueness. After all, the stitches depict/reflect Cassandra’s shortcomings and it ended up what made the costume iconically hers. While Batgirl, her speech impediment is cleverly depicted by the stitches as the cloth covers her mouth and makes it seem as if her lips are sown together. On the other hand, her Batman mask has stitches across the face without the stitches near the mouth.

It can be assumed that the loss of her defining mouth stitch means that, unlike the rest of her outfit, she changed the mask. Why was this necessary when she has been shown to own multiple replacements for her Batgirl mask. I surmise that she stitched her mask with material from another one, probably Bruce’s, as a way of OWNING the mask and the identity. This can be parsed as Cassandra taking the mantle and forcefully making it hers through literally grafting it onto her “self”. By doing so, she removes what makes the mask Cassandra’s Mask while depicting the schism between who she is and who she is playing as symbolized by the stitch literally splitting her mask.

This inner conflict is further emphasized by the fact that she uncharacteristically added body armor. Cassandra’s fighting style relies on her ability to dodge most, if not all attacks; hence, she wouldn’t need armor unless she plans on taking hits. Armor weighs her down and actively hinders her yet the shoulder guards are clearly there along with the re-emergence of her Bat-fins. It seems that Cass is morroring Bruce to her detriment.

This all checks out as, in Detective Comics we see her trying to emulate Bruce in order to keep his memory, as Batman, alive in a similar fashion. If she relapsed into this after the death/failure of Bruce, it would be a grim fate as she is actively hurting and losing herself for his memory.

This works well for the story as the Heart of Apocalypse (Heart) wants Bruce to break. The Heart wears him down by showing him that he effectively and fully passed down his curse to Cass. The Heart argues that Bruce will fail to give Cass the future she deserves and that she will never be free of the Bat. It concludes that Bruce made a mistake when he failed to realize that Cass would break herself for the Symbol just like he did despite knowing that Cass was just like him in both drive and morality. It accuses Bruce of limiting Cass and of boxing her in the shadow of Batman.

Incorrectly, the Heart assumes Cass would hate Bruce for this, that she would kill him for this nightmare. Tragically, Bruce knows his daughter wants nothing less.

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Are people confusing Cass with a different character?

Someone posted an odd comment on reddit talking about how “getting metahuman powers” has been overdone with Cass but iirc, Cass has never been given any metahuman powers of her own before.

Did I miss an arc or something? The only other time she has had powers was in DCeased. Cazzam was awesome and all but it was not canon and she was VERY into using that power.

While I understand the frustration of fans, I can’t help but feel that some of the hate is misplaced or carried over from previous Cass comics/issues.

The concept is interesting given Cass’s willingness to trade for power. Let us not forget that,

“Mediocre for a lifetime… perfect for a year”,

was from her literally agreeing to a death match she was expecting to lose. She, for sure, considered less lethal trades if it meant fulfilling *the mission*.

Here are some interesting topics or points to consider.

If this power possesses no detriment to people other than Cass, why wouldn’t she use it?

Are her issues with the Wu Clan and the Blood more important than the mission and the possibility of SAVING JUST ONE MORE PERSON?

If Cass didn’t bring Tenji and Jayesh to Gotham, was there a falling out? What does this entail for Cass?

There are other things to consider and my points may not be as engaging to other people, but this concept does have potential.

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Guess who is in the top 20 most anticipated Comics this Wed? Batgirl #14 at 6th place. Good job to Tate Brombal and the team and good news for Cassandra Cain fans.

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Batgirl #14 Teasers are out.

Written By: Tate B.

Artist: Stephen Segovia, Rain Beredo

*Notes*

The artist was changed this issue. I like the style and the deviation is not jarring. (Good)

Cass looks less like a *wet puppy* (both good and bad)

It seems Cass is really affected by Shiva’s death though I feel the killing urge to be OOC. (Bad but might lead to a revelation soon)

Tenji is an MVP and is shown to balance Cass to keep her in check. (Good for Tenji)

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Found the interview with the writers of Batgirls regarding how old Cass and Steph were intended to be during the series. Later in the interview, MC claimed the age range to be 16-17 ish. As it stands, the editors gave some instructions as to the ages of the characters though quite ambiguously. Based on this, the ages of the characters currently may be flexible (odd as that may be)

This could be used as a basis for putting either in a Teen team

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De-Aged Cassandra

Due to the teasers for the DC:KO the Kids are All Fight and Titans #32, it is highly likely that current Cass has been de-aged to a teen in order to include her in a possible Teen Titans run. Does anyone have proper info on the matter?

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Yo ho ho!

It is time. Those who know, understand and those who do not, are blessed.

If you are on the fence about w/n to buy the latest issues, read up first if you want then decide

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For those who want a longer sneak peek

Read Batgirl (2024-) Chapter 14 in English Online

After a long, snowy trek through the Himalayas, Batgirl and her crew arrive at a hidden refuge deep within the mountains. But there’s no tim

[ruinedchildhood]

[chaogongoozles]

Sharing this for everyone who stumbles on this post!! Please be safe y'all, def use gloves, mask, and make sure to have good ventilation! Always check the ingredients of your cleaning products before using them together! Please share this so more folks are aware, they literally don't be teaching us important stuff like this to prepare for the Adult World™

[themiddlestbatgirl]

Just took a browse through the new history of the DC universe 4, correct if I'm wrong but it seems like orphan and black bat aren't cannon anymore? Maybe I missed it but I didn't see any mention of orphan.

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I don’t have the book but it looks like the glossary section of one of them.