#DC Talk

[seilnakyle]

Why do you think DC chose Catwoman to be Helena Wayne’s mother in the Bronze Age when Catwoman was banned from comics in the era before that?

She was just THE obvious choice tbh. Sure you could use someone like Linda Page, Julie Madison, Vicki Vale or any other, but the only one people would have been hype for was Catwoman, the other side of Batman’s coin, the “Empress of the Underworld” “Princess of Plunder” and “Queen of Crime” was exciting and beautiful, but also clearly more complicated than “Villainess” as even at her worst she hated hurting innocents.

Selina was an interesting complicated and layered character while the others were static, made to be pretty arm candy for the main guy while being wholly unimportant to the main story. One of the reasons her character was in trouble with the comics code was because she made crime look too fun, was always getting away with it, and was flirting with the main character DESPITE being a criminal. So of course the answer was to reform her, (which was already something that was happening with Selina in the Golden Age, who wanted to quit stealing and run a pet shop), and then kill her off (in E2) so she gets both a happy ending and a convenient way of being written out of the narrative, plus a tragic backstory for her daughter.

Also, even in the 60s, people wanted Batmarriage! and there was ONE real contender

Fun Fact: it was Fredric Wertham, dude who wrote “seduction of the innocent”, who of course got her blacklisted by singling her out, saying Catwoman was emblematic of comic books having no “decent” women, and that Catwoman’s signature whip had homosexual implications.

As ridiculous as that is, it was enough for Dc to play it safe with Catwoman for the next 12 years. But it’s a comfort to know that Fredric would want to kill himself over Selina’s modern day appearance and characterization which has FAR outlasted him 🖤 also here’s the 90s comics shading him lol

Catwoman #72

[transgwender616]

Can y'all do me a favor and watch the new Superman movie when it comes out. Zack Snyder fans are being really annoying about the movie and I need the movie to do well to spite them. Also the movie looks really good and is directed by James Gunn.

I have nothing against Zack Snyder and I don't think all of his fans are annoying. The non annoying Zack Snyder fans shouldn't be bothered by this movie doing well.

[oldinterneticons]

[spookymultimedia]

Just between you and me I've got somethin' to say Wanna get it straight Before the sun goes down

[sunkissedliterarylightofchrist]

No one has ever or will ever top DC Talk’s In The Light sorry not sorry

[zaritarazi]

big news for "there's got to be a secret third carter" truthers out there, all [looks at notes] 4 of us

[musicmags]

[seilnakyle]

What do we know about the batfamily (and co.) of the absolute universe?

I've heard babs is like the Jim of that universe and Dick is a medic, selina has spoilers and in these spoilers she is peak fiction (from what my friend says) batman is batbrick

What else do we know about them? What about the rest?

(asking to know if i should start reading absolute batman)

Alfred is a secret agent! Martha Wayne is alive, and going to be working closely with Jim with the help of a “wealthy third character” which I think could be Selina since we know Absolute Selina is very successful. Dick is an EMT, Babs is a cop and going to be filling the Jim Gordon role, Other than that we don’t have a lot of information on other “batfam” yet, I think Bruce’s friend group is going to be his main cast of characters and fill that family/team role for now

[transgwender616]

Christopher Columbus is the Joker for grade school teachers.

[babybup]

Heavenbound-DC Talk(1989)

[spookymultimedia]

I love it when he ties his hair up

[poetic-crimelord]

To those who read my stories in AO3 (And those that don't either, but mainly the ones who do.).

[zaritarazi]

Another day, another comics article on a fucking website praising runs that i hate and that are bad. I can never rest

[theworstofallpossibleworlds]

The Worst of All Possible Worlds #108: DC Talk - Jesus Freak feat. Tarence Ray

Tarence Ray (Trillbilly Worker’s Party) and the lads jot down their devotionals and sing praises to the mid-90s as they cover DC Talk’s seminal 1995 grunge-as-worship album: Jesus Freak. Topics include the band’s Liberty University origins, the impressive sonic palette, and what it takes to make art in the world of corporate evangelicalism.