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Older sibling Canon event

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Imagine being JD Vance, who makes such a huge part of his personality being catholic. The pope himself takes time to lecture you on compassion then promptly DIES. The pope uses one of his last hours on earth to tell you that you suck at your religion on EASTER. And then DIES. Anyway RIP Pope Francis

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@batbirdies honestly this SOUNDS like something your Jason would say

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Bluey scenes redraw practice 😭💙✨

Well hello hello it’s been a while 😭 I’ve been pretty busy but here’s a thing I’ve been working on

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Or water fountains, public washrooms, outdoors tables, etc, etc

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making art sites that don't allow NSFW is useless to me. not even to get my rocks off, i mean at this point not allowing NSFW ends up being a nightmare of random queers getting banned because the guidelines are too ill-defined and art that presents the human body, especially femme and trans, will just get obliterated for no reason despite not being sexual.

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The Unpopular Truth About the Batfam and DC as a Whole.

*TW brief mention of CSA*

(Edited for clarifications)

DC is inconsistent on its best days. There are infinite universes, and literally every timeline and AU that DC creates is technically canon, no matter how terrible it is.

For example, when I was a kid watching Teen Titans, I thought Slade was awesome! He was my favorite villain for a long while. Low and behold, I get older, read more comics, and realize that he’s a pedo. While I still think he’s a fantastic villain, that certainly took him down a few pegs in my brain.

(Edit: this is just a me thing. You are still allowed to like a morally bad character so long as you recognize that what they do is bad.)

If someone says their favorite villain is Heath Ledger’s Joker, I don’t bat an eye. If someone says that Alan Moore’s Joker is their favorite, I get concerned.

(Edit: this is in reference to the dudebros who relate to the Joker a little too much. You know the type.)

Same thing goes for the Batfam.

The characterization of the Batfam members is so inconsistent that it’s honestly hard to keep track of sometimes. You read one version of Damian Wayne and he’s talking about blood purity. You read a different version, and he’s using “chickens” as a curse word. It is a problem. No one has consistent character writing.

(Edit: Damian didn’t use “chickens as a cuss word. Many people, myself included, misread it as such. But my point still stands that Damian’s characterization is hella inconsistent.)

I could say “Batman is an implied pedo,” and every single Batman fan would want to argue. I want to argue!! But it’s true! In Frank Miller’s All Star Batman & Robin, Bruce, he kidnaps Dick Grayson and abuses him severely. It’s heavily implied that Bruce is attracted to Dick, it’s straight up shown that he grooms him, and it’s implied that he abuses him in that way. I absolutely loathe Frank Miller’s Batman for many reasons, but this is at the top of the list.

(Edit: Frank Miller probably didn’t intend for Batman to come off as predatory, but the actual content still heavily implies it regardless.)

Batman isn’t the only one.

There are versions of every Batfam member that I dislike for one reason or another. I have to live with the knowledge that Devin Grayson’s Nightwing exists, and there’s nothing I can do about it.

DC canon is a nightmare amalgamation of inconsistency, unsatisfactory storylines, unaddressed and mishandled trauma, and terrible behaviors from our “heroes.”

Don’t get me wrong; I love DC. I wouldn’t have read thousands of their comics, sat through all of their movies, and I wouldn’t be writing this post if I didn’t. But they are very very far from perfect.

All this to say, I don’t agree with a lot of comic fans who shame others for preferring fanon character depictions over canon ones. If you prefer fanon over canon, good for you! So do I! A lot of the time, the fanon comes from combining the best aspects of a character from different canons.

So don’t shame fans who haven’t read the comics, or who prefer fanon over canon. Because when it comes to DC, what is canon anyways?

(Edit: Yes, I’m aware that poor-taste fanon interpretations exist. Just like canon, fanon isn’t always going to be good. Don’t go harass people over it.)

TLDR: Death of the Author FTW

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PLEASE READ TO HELP A DISABLED QUEER ARTIST IN A BAD SITUATION.

I've been posting my art online since 2004. Unfortunately, due to mental illness, stress, symptomatic skill decay, and chronic pain, my work has had slow progress and even slower recognition. I've never been able to break past more than a couple hundred followers except on platforms where one or two non-art posts gained traction.

I'm in my 30s, and I've lost multiple jobs due to my illnesses. I'm trying to find a long-term solution, but I can't even find a temp job. My back pain has gotten so bad I can barely move-- It's complicated, but I'm currently stuck in a very abusive living situation and have to hop between two households bi-weekly just to survive. I have bills to pay, a beautiful tuxedo cat to feed and care for, groceries, monthly expenses, my phone even got turned off this month.

Obviously, I'm grateful for those who have helped me. But every time I post about needing help, it either gets suppressed by the algorithm, or it gets plenty of notes, with no results. I've been barely half active on tumblr since the spice ban, I've moved from Deviantart, to here, to Twitter and Instagram, to Tiktok, and sometimes bluesky. Now, most of these platforms make it impossible to gain any traction as an artist.

So I'm asking, please, whatever you can do-- share, reblog, like, a dollar, every little bit helps. I need at least 500$ to try and cover my bills, and I already have a stack of commissions I need to finish. I'm putting all my links under this post. You can also follow me on all my platforms, linked in my bio card! Thank you for reading!

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PLEASE READ TO HELP A DISABLED QUEER ARTIST IN A BAD SITUATION.

I've been posting my art online since 2004. Unfortunately, due to mental illness, stress, symptomatic skill decay, and chronic pain, my work has had slow progress and even slower recognition. I've never been able to break past more than a couple hundred followers except on platforms where one or two non-art posts gained traction.

I'm in my 30s, and I've lost multiple jobs due to my illnesses. I'm trying to find a long-term solution, but I can't even find a temp job. My back pain has gotten so bad I can barely move-- It's complicated, but I'm currently stuck in a very abusive living situation and have to hop between two households bi-weekly just to survive. I have bills to pay, a beautiful tuxedo cat to feed and care for, groceries, monthly expenses, my phone even got turned off this month.

Obviously, I'm grateful for those who have helped me. But every time I post about needing help, it either gets suppressed by the algorithm, or it gets plenty of notes, with no results. I've been barely half active on tumblr since the spice ban, I've moved from Deviantart, to here, to Twitter and Instagram, to Tiktok, and sometimes bluesky. Now, most of these platforms make it impossible to gain any traction as an artist.

So I'm asking, please, whatever you can do-- share, reblog, like, a dollar, every little bit helps. I need at least 500$ to try and cover my bills, and I already have a stack of commissions I need to finish. I'm putting all my links under this post. You can also follow me on all my platforms, linked in my bio card! Thank you for reading!

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PLEASE READ TO HELP A DISABLED QUEER ARTIST IN A BAD SITUATION.

I've been posting my art online since 2004. Unfortunately, due to mental illness, stress, symptomatic skill decay, and chronic pain, my work has had slow progress and even slower recognition. I've never been able to break past more than a couple hundred followers except on platforms where one or two non-art posts gained traction.

I'm in my 30s, and I've lost multiple jobs due to my illnesses. I'm trying to find a long-term solution, but I can't even find a temp job. My back pain has gotten so bad I can barely move-- It's complicated, but I'm currently stuck in a very abusive living situation and have to hop between two households bi-weekly just to survive. I have bills to pay, a beautiful tuxedo cat to feed and care for, groceries, monthly expenses, my phone even got turned off this month.

Obviously, I'm grateful for those who have helped me. But every time I post about needing help, it either gets suppressed by the algorithm, or it gets plenty of notes, with no results. I've been barely half active on tumblr since the spice ban, I've moved from Deviantart, to here, to Twitter and Instagram, to Tiktok, and sometimes bluesky. Now, most of these platforms make it impossible to gain any traction as an artist.

So I'm asking, please, whatever you can do-- share, reblog, like, a dollar, every little bit helps. I need at least 500$ to try and cover my bills, and I already have a stack of commissions I need to finish. I'm putting all my links under this post. You can also follow me on all my platforms, linked in my bio card! Thank you for reading!

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Robins with robins with robins or something like that

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There's a rule in the Kansas Kent household that is known by almost every neighbor, friend, or family member who comes to the farm for parties or holidays.

And that rule is

Don't let any of the Bats/Waynes near the grill.

Years later and Bruce still insists he was playing "Brucie" Wayne the first time it happened, but Clark knows better.

"Bruce, you set my parents' porch on fire. It happened. It was an accident. You paid for the damages. It's fine. Just admit you didn't know what you were doing."

To which he never does.

Some years later, at a Kent farm Summer BBQ, the porch is once again in flames as a 12-year-old Dick Grayson looks on with a horrified thousand yard stare, holding a near-empty bottle of lighter fluid.

Bruce: Dick, what the hell happened???!!!

Dick: I don't know!!!! Mrs. Kent told me to watch it for a second, I was worried the fire wasn't hot enough!!!

Bruce: ....... (Pulling out his checkbook and writing yet another check to Clark for his parents, not even daring to make eye contact as he hands it to him.)

Another few years later; a 13-year-old Jason Todd simply walked over to watch Mr. Jonathan Kent grill a couple burgers, before his eyes locked onto a particularly mean looking wasp flying just a little too close to the precious food. Forgetting the power of a well-trained Robin's kick, his attempt to scare the wasp away sadly ended in a tipped grill and another fire. Bruce was already handing one of his credit cards to Clark, still unable to make eye contact.

By the time the next one rolls around, a confused 15-year-old Tim Drake is blocked, snatched, and pulled away by a well-cautioned Connor every time he came within twenty feet of the grill. A task the young Kryptonian clone took very seriously after being warned of every prior case of accidental arson caused by a Wayne boy.

Two years, another Kent BBQ. 17-year-old Stephanie feels she is owed the chaos she was promised. So she spins a tale to 11-year-old animal lover, Damian Wayne, that the Kents have a tradition of picking a random cow from the barn to cook on the barbecue. Damian's response? Pushing over the grill, setting yet another fire to the porch and running to the barn to "rescue" the cows. Bruce never even came back for his credit card this time.

16-year-old Duke Thomas might have been the one to break the cycle... if he hadn't accidently nearly blinded grill cook, Jonathan Kent, while attempting a party trick with his Photokinesis. To his credit, he was trying to show off for a few younger guests from forty feet away. Mr. Kent's glasses coupled with the blinding light, all while he was pouring lighter fluid, was just very unfortunate timing.

Since then, Cassandra Cain has been officially tasked as the "Grill Guard." Using her amazing powers of perception and standing as a bouncer against any Bat boy that comes close to the barbecue. There hasn't been an incident since.