#DC Universe Classics

[chernobog13]

The Anti-Monitor Build-A-Figure from Mattel's DC Universe Classics line.

This guy literally looks like he hopped off the comics page and onto the table!

I really hope the next DC toy licensee returns to this style of action figure, with everything a consistent scale.

[lehoodcollector]

Throwback figures!

[prlssprfctn]

I think we don't talk nearly enough about this part of UTRH. I think we don't give nearly as much thought to this moment as we should. Because this declaration ("I am no one's son") is not dramatics, not another hyperbolised, theatrical line Jason loves to throw at his opponent. This is a desperate acceptance.

Because in a way, before his death, Jason's journey essentially was about finding a family; a parent, who cares, who loves. All he did as a Robin, he did it for love. He took the cape not because he was seeking revenge, not because of the necessity or a sense of rightness — first and foremost, he took the mantle for love. I said that once or twice there, but it is my favourite way to simplify the whole thing: Robin gave Jason magic, and magic in its core (for him) was safety and loving dad.

So, in a way, Jason (as a Greek character, if you squint) had his own journey from the beginning; a one that seemed fulfilled, once Bruce took him in. And then shit hit the fan, and he lost that in a way. That is where he goes in an adventure to find his mother, to become someone's son again. He finds his mother, he finds Sheila — except, everything goes wrong again, and she turns her back on him.

And then the journey ends. And Jason is back after many years.

And that's what he gets out of it. Accepts bitterly.

He is no one's son. And he hadn't been anyone's since Catherine Todd died.

[enyoarchives]

Ok hear me out on this hc. As much as the classic trope of Bruce's kids not listening to him and making fun of him is hilarious, I like to think he still has power over them. Like the classic dad look.

Anytime they screw up or fuck around Bruce is either exasperated, ready to lecture or just plain tired and annoyed, always fond of them. But once in a while, when a line is accidentally crossed, Bruce has this look on his face that could instantly shut them up.

It's not a batglare or his classic reprimanding look. It's Bruce's face fully expressing the utter fury and cold warning he intends to convey. And it's not prolonged. It passes through his face in a millisecond, but it's more than enough for the batlings to instantly get their shit together. A face that screamed he was scared, he was worried, and he was ANGRY angry.

Like they could be screwing around or pulling a stunt in general and they'd usually expect Bruce to either side eye them or tell them off in his usual tired voice. What they didn't expect was the cold warning stare they got that shot chills down their spine. Everyone has faced this at least once, and every single one of them tries their best to stay vigilant not to get that look again. It's not really fear that strikes them so strongly, but guilt.

Perhaps he did something that made him nearly lose his life, but the first time Dick got that look he was too frozen in shock to cry. It was just a split second, but a split second was more than enough for him to see and understand he screwed up big time. He proceeds to catch the look several more times in the following years and everytime it still takes a while for him to shake it out of his mind. They've talked to each other about it and have collectively agreed that look means "pack your shit".

Idk, I've never been a fan of the overly glorified Alfred Pennyworth being the one person the family fears and respects. Like yes, he's very well respected and adored by the family. But Bruce is their father (or at least parental figure/mentor), a huge pillar in their lives by more miles than Alfred could ever be. And I just like the idea of Bruce, despite being made somewhat of a joke to his batlings, is still capable of reining them in.

Feel free to disagree, it's just a hc. But I like it.

[call-me-strega]

Dc x Dp Prompt #3: Of Apples and Academic Frenemies

Au where Jason and Danny are attending the same college course on mythology and classical literature and they are always getting into debates about the depictions of the characters and the historical context of stories and stuff bc the both have a different exposure to the myths. Like Jason knows literal demigods and Amazons but Danny knows Pandora and the Greek myth related ghosts plus time travel from Clockwork and the infi-map. The debates can get heated at times but the respect each others intellectual takes.

This creates a peculiar situation where everyone in the class thinks they are academic rivals who hate each other (except for the few with their shipping goggles on and sense the homoerotic tension underlying their debates) and are deeply invested in watching them interact like their own personal drama even thought at this point in time they are at best friendly acquaintances and at worst annoying classmates.

Jason rants to his family about his debate partner/rival bc he’s happy to have some who will talk to him ad-nauseam abt this stuff but also bc he wants to complain about how Danny's a “smart but annoying little twink who’s got some real audacity”. And while the batfam is happy that Jason is experiencing some normal life things like an academic frenemy they’d love to stop hearing about this guy's “smug fucking smirk” and the “annoying gleam in his eyes". They are worried that Jason will snap and beat this guy up for being too annoying. Well, except Tim who thinks Jason would rather make out with this guy than debate with him.

One day the course decides to do a big themed party/fundraiser to save up for a class trip to an excavation site of some temple ruins or something. Both of them volunteer for the organizing committee bc of the offered extra credit. This encourages the two of them to start seeing each other more and to hang out outside of their classes so the can work on event planning. Over time they actually become pretty good friends (Danny's presence filters Jason's toxic ecto and cures pit rage due to increased exposure. It was happening anyways as classmates but the close proximity sped up the process) and Jason and Danny develop mutual crushes on each other.

For the event they do, like an Olympic games style format and have people sign up in teams for events a couple of weeks beforehand. Anyone in any sort of classical/mythology related course can join and they opened the event for public spectating. They have a few traditional events like a foot race, long jump and chariot race. But the also have some silly ones like Medusa's Snakes, where they shove their faces into bowls of whipped cream and fish out gummy worms, Pandora's Amphora, where they stick there hands into a box/jar of mystery contents (grapes, slime, a live animal like rats or kittens, a bunch of glitter, soda, etc.) and whoever keeps their hand in the longest wins, and Gladiator Fights, where they try to knock each other into a foam pit with those foam and rubber jousting sticks and the such.

Neither Danny, nor Jason want to participate for fear of their physical/supernatural abilities being discovered so the both get talked into doing the emceeing and commentary for the events. They make a really good duo, snarking and bantering with each other, playing off each other's energy and providing fun commentary to the events. Everyone, including the batfam who came to spectate, is a bit baffled by how well they are getting along bc last they checked these two were rivals of a sort, mildly annoying at best and actively antagonistic at worst. However, they really seem to be enjoying themselves.

The last event of the day is a trivia contest, which they both decide to take part in and let someone else take over the emceeing. The final winning trivia question is "what trope was falsely understood as a marriage proposal or declaration of love by misinformed media, that was actually closer to a ploy of seduction and indication of sexual desire according to Greek texts" and the both ring in at the same time to say "tossing an apple to someone" and an tie for the win. They both go up on stage to receive the prize (idk a gift card or smth) and shake hands before walking away in opposite directions.

Then suddenly Danny calls out to Jason just before he leaves the stage and chucks an apple he seemingly produced out of nowhere at him. The apple has a note with the time and date of a dinner reservation on it and when Jason looks back up at Danny he see the slightly flushed boy tentatively smiling at him.

" What do ya say Jase? Will you go out with me?"

And instead of replying Jason just straight up kisses him in front of everyone. Everyone else is gobsmacked by this whole turn of events except Tim who's cackling his head off, screaming "I FUCKING KNEW IT". When the two of them break apart they grin at each other widely and Jason drags Danny of the stage presumably to go make out somewhere.

[thosedamnedghouls]

and when i tell you all ive unfortunately fallen down the Dick Grayson parents Peter Parker rabbit hole

[matt0044]

Is "franchise homework" actually bad?

I was in a conversation with Star Wars and Doctor Who fans who wanted to have more constructive discussions compared to the destructiveness of the wider fanbases. The topic of "franchise homework" popped up in the form of Ahsoka and the latest seasons of Doctor Who having Classic Who villains return after so long.

Putting aside how they were executed in storytelling (like I do NOT wanna go down that exhausting fanwank), the topic of them being user-unfriendly came up as it seemed to enjoy these new installments, a new fan would've had to be familiar with what came before.

An argument often being that it should follow the creed, "Every comic is somebody's first" with Star Wars and Doctor Who having a long history dating back to the 70s and 60s respectively. Thus spin offs or continuations should remember the new generation of fans even as they return for the old.

The other side of the argument claimed that even when some installments are heavily branching out from what came before, that doesn't preclude newer fans from jumping in and taking it as part of a long legacy or a slice of the franchise that may invite them to discover more.

In the case of Doctor Who, Classic villains and characters have often been reintroduced with the understanding that the Doctor is an immortal being who has been on countless adventures before Rose Tyler found her job blown up by the Ninth. Additionally, more and more of Classic Who has been uploaded free to YouTube with some serials being more timely than others.

In the case of Ahsoka, one made a cheeky remark of how it was quite the power move to make a live action installment a sequel to two animated runs. Given how animations been getting the shaft lately, it is one I respect deeply.

That said, another argument was how we've had the likes of Dragon Ball Z and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders released overseas. The latter especially enjoyed immense success as a gateway Anime despite how they skipped over 155 episodes when it was released in the USA.

Even in Japan, Dragon Ball Kai, released in 2008, only covered the Z portion of the Anime.

As such, I could see Ahsoka working as a standalone series. A fan would realize that the rebellion was more than just Luke, Han and Leia as well as how Anikan's padawan means that a loooot went down during the Clone Wars. Maybe they heard of the Clone Wars and Rebels series but was all "Ewww, cartoons" before this got them curious.

I feel like "homework" is needlessly derisive when "homework" means you aren't having fun. But if you're this into the property, maybe the installment that came before will be interesting to see. Why not have more of a thing you are invested in?

It just... doesn't sit with me right.

[stone-cold-groove]

Tonight on ABC! Bat Girl - 1967.

[chernobog13]

The Mattel DC Universe Classics Kalibak figure.

Man, I really miss this line, along with the figures DC Direct produced at the same time.

I have not been impressed with most of the DC figures produced by McFarlane Toys the last five years or so. There is absolutely no consistently in the scale, articulation, or sculpt quality. And I really hate the price they're going for.

I hope whoever gets the license next does a better job.

[mentalanguish]

The Batmobile from the 1966-1968 "Batman" TV series

[wondersinwaynemanor]

Dick stares at Jason while they're eating breakfast in Dick's apartment.

Jason, sighs: You better be telling me something ground breaking and not just wanting to watch a movie tonight. What is it, Dickie?

Dick: Little Wing, how many times have you been rewatching and re-reading Twilight?

Jason, brows raised and surprised: Uh-Occasionally.

Dick: What's that line again that Bella says? The in love one... The unconditional... That very famous line, Jay.

Jason:  "I Was Unconditionally And Irrevocably In Love With Him."

Dick: That one!

Jason: Yeah? What's with that?

Dick: You were saying it in your sleep on the couch. I heard it when I got some water last night.

Jason, blushes: Oh. I'm currently re-reading the first book.

Dick, smiles brightly: I see.

They fell into silence then Dick's smile fades and he snickers.

Dick: Funny. Cus you said Roy's name afterwards.

Jason, chokes on the toast: Um... Um.

Dick: Um? What's um, Little Wing? Why did you say Roy's name? Do you dream of Roy often???

Jason, just wants to climb into a hole and die again: Um.........

Dick: Jason????

Jason, grins: Anyways, want to watch a movie later????

[tiger-grace]

old dc comics placing emphasis on random words by emboldening them is so funny and I think we should do that in regular speech or literature more often

“Great Scott! 𝗠𝗿. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, a 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚 hit the 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧!”

“Ebeneizer, I’m taking 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙨 and 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚! I’m done!”

“This is the 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣 of a 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧, Bella…”

[sunyot]

Suicide Squad 2016

[passwordispassword]

gods cuntiest old man

[jadautin]

Batman Brave Detective project: 60s Batman Redesigns

3- Joker 🃏

[suppernerd]

“You’re beautiful.”

This is inspired by a tag in a retweet under this post: https://www.tumblr.com/suppernerd/764075488265289728/robstar-first-meeting-0-inspired-by-that-one-teen ^^