#batgirl

[fantastic-nonsense]

okay I take all of my initial dislike of the Batgirl spoilers I'd heard back

like the basic premise of the Jade Tiger twist? Terrible. He should have been a Ben/Carolyn child and Cass's cousin instead. But the execution of the Jade Tiger twist? 10/10, funniest possible character concept. Cass having an extremely normal, well-adjusted, and excitable civilian half-sibling who was co-raised and trained by the deadliest fighters in the world and stans her specifically is the funniest addition to the lore ever. Instantly sold. A premise this terrible had no right being this excellent straight out of the gate

[citadelss]

The girlies :)

[oifaaa]

"The bats are the worlds greatest detectives" I dont think you can call yourself one of the world's greatest detectives when 3 of you had secret siblings you apparently never knew about

[malenjoyer]

Accidentally peaked after such a long artblock

[siracethegreat]

Based on a stupid meme of a pikmin with a hammer 👍👍

[chaos-griffin]

Nap time at Wayne Manor :)

[slightlycomicobsessed]

character assassination not seen since john f kennedy <- what the FUCK why does shiva have ANOTHER BIO KID in the newest batgirl issue

[nellcrainkin]

MY SHAYLAS 😭💖

De-aged batfam because its finally summer!

[twilight-trackss]

assorted batpeople

[asinglebluefeline]

You know those photos of little birds sleeping together on a branch, all cuddled up in a line? This, but its the Order of the Robins from Dark Knights of Steel, high up on some precarious ledge:

(The photos in question:)

[but-a-humble-goon]

To this day I don't think any interaction has ever perfectly summed up Stephanie Brown quite so succinctly.

Batgirl Vol 3 #24

[drawbyranemiura]

Ohh my favorite cryptids...

If I like a headcaonnon enough, then I'll adopt it as my own. One of these headcannons is that the Bats act less human than they really are.

They are human! It's just that adopting mannerisms of the actual animals helps them keep their civilian identities away from their vigilante ones. And it's not much, not really.

It started with Dick. Kids have a tendency to stare at things the younger they are. Eight year old Dick Grayson thought that staring at the crooks and tilting his head was perfect for catching people off-guard. He found that cackling added to the effect, and he really did find it funny how these adults with scars and tattoos and such would scream like little girls and stumble right to Bruce. Dick managed to perfect this so that he acts like a real bird while in his suit, flying through the sky and being a blur of color that cackled at thugs pain.

Head tilts just a little too bird-like. Whistles and chirps to call out to Bruce without anyone knowing what was being said. A call sign for checking in as Dick got older and started to patrol areas on his own.

Bruce saw the usefulness in Dick chirping like a bird. He worked with Dick to create a language based on bat and bird sounds, and it's a small portion of why they work so well together.

Jason picked up on it. The head tilts, the chirps and whistles that Bruce made sure were distinctly different from Dick's calls. A way to tell which of his chaotic little shits he was calling out to.

Babs also picked up on it. She wasn't one of Bruce's kids, but she learned to be more bat-like and how to call out to the others, just in case.

Each bat kid has their own call, their own bird. Cass chose to use the sounds of a young bat calling to it's parent or others around it. Most of the Robin's have sounds that are similar yet different.

There's one thing that's true through Gotham. The sound of Batman's kids laughing echoing through the streets like some disembodied voice from a horror movie isn't something to be scared of. Their laughter said that they were in good moods.

It was the chirps, the narrow eyed, birdish head tilts, the sound of birds in the dark of night, that you had to look out for.

[noazhere]

[pinkiemachine]

BatFam Portrait Update!

From left to right—top row: Stephanie Brown (Spoiler), Tim Drake (Red Robin), Leslie Thompkins (basically Bruce’s surrogate mother and the fam’s go-to nurse), Harper Row (Bluebird/Blackout), Luke Fox (Batwing), Alfred Pennyworth (Bruce’s adopted father and butler), Bruce Wayne (Batman, duh), Jason Todd (Red Hood), Dick Grayson (Nightwing), Kate/Kathy Kane (Batwoman), Duke Thomas (The Signal/Beacon), Tiffany Fox (Batgirl/Bat-Fox)

Bottom row: Damian Wayne (Robin), Cassandra Cain (Orphan/Batgirl), Barbara Gordon (Oracle).

Pets: Ace (Bat Hound), Titus, Batcow.

I added two characters—but I know there’s probably more. This is more or less meant to be the closest members—family, or people who are dating family, or people who are basically family… and Harper, I guess. Yes, eventually I’m gonna add Terry and Helena, but that will have to be a future group photo. If there’s anyone else you think should be here, go ahead and tell me in the comments.

original version 👇

[cxcilla]

I LOVE MAPS AND CASS OMG. Never knew I needed an artwork with them both

BATMAN AND ROBIN!!!

i can't tell y'all how much I love them!! Maps my purest angel and Cass my babygirl!!