#batmite

[why-i-love-comics]

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #26 (2024)

written by Mark Waid art by Dan Mora & Tamra Bonvillain

[lolottes]

returning from patrol

Damian: I'm tired of being the youngest

Batmit appearing: I can solve the problem!

Damian who has never yet met Batmite: takes out his sword

Batmant, who has already met Batmite TOO MUCH: sigh

Batmite: makes a mystery box from zatana's magic show appear, he respects the color code, he makes jokes like Dick, he has a backstory and the scars to prove it like Jason, he has -

Batman: Batmite short cut

Batmite: if you take it like that tadaaaam

the box disappears in a pouf of smoke and a cough is heard

Danny: what???

[kazbatman]

slappin up my villain design backlog B)

(characters listed in order in the tags)

[hollowsart]

Penguin-Mite? Waugh Waugh? 🐧☂️?

Original:

Personally, mine is better, but that's just me lol

[donnatroyprincessofthemyscira]

Art Credit to Tom Hoskisson

[cryptocollectibles]

Batman Mitefall #1 (1995) by DC Comics

Written by Alan Grant, drawn by Kevin O'Neill.

[thebestcomicbookpanels]

Batgirl and Robin get their kissing on in Batman #144

[allgremlinart]

“battinson is gender” this and “battinson is gender” that. you wanna know who’s really gender??

[ungoliantschilde]

RIP Kevin O’Neill.

[thefearisoneself]

Continuing with My Adventures with Superman

God I love Mr Mxyzptlk, fifth dimensional imps are easily my favourite part of DC. I miss Batmite [even more so with his voice actor passing recently ;-;]

[doctorslippery]

(via 4w9ebpeikmxa1 by norrit07 on DeviantArt)

And...Johnny Thunder’s Thunderbolt and Aquaman’s Qwsp show up grab the two of them by the napes of their necks and toss them back into the 5th Dimension.

They, then, stare at each other untrusting, point aggressively, then fade away. 

[why-i-love-comics]

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #26 (2024)

written by Mark Waid art by Dan Mora & Tamra Bonvillain

[smashpages]

Rest in peace, Kevin O’Neill

[spoookydoesart]

I’m like 75% this is controversial…. But I love Batmite. His so small and weird and he looks like if a squeezed him he’d squeak like a dog toy.

My Batman is purely sharp angles, so like of course Batmite would be as round as possible. The sweater gives me ‘mom made me put a jacket on before going out trick-or-treating.’ He absolutely has a bunch of different Batman version costumes which he tries to explain and nobody understands. I also can’t help but think that he’d be considered creepy cute…. Like aw little cosplay kid, but also there’s something vaguely uncanny about his eyes, or something changed about his face that you can’t place.

Let’s talk about the fact that this extra-dimensional creature with an unknowable background and unfathomable power…. is in your city, and only sees one man out of the millions of people on earth as more than simply a plaything. THATS SCARY UH- I get he’s a goofy fanboy, but I seriously think he’d work as like… existential horror comedy. He’s also practically the opposite of Batman- a little guy who is literally a supernatural creature, unsettling once you move beyond the costume and actively ignorant of morals.

He couldn’t possibly show up a whole bunch because it would destroy any tension, but I feel like he’d have a story meeting the Batman and being absolutely careless with the world around him, and Batman would somehow convince him to. Like, try and understand that these are also people, not toys. More villainous of a light, but only because of the nature of his existence and like… he doesn’t technically mean anyone any harm?

Also my heart says something with Hugo Strange but I don’t know what exactly that would entail honestly PFF

[hollowsart]

can you explain mites a bit to me? i get the vague idea but ya know

Oh boy, oh boy, I get to info dump!!

The Hollowverse AU Mites:

Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite are of the same species, they're both Mites, but they can also be called 'imps' due to their appearance. They're from the same 5th dimension and world. Some may call it Zrrrf while others with call it the more aptly referred "Mite World".

Not everyone from Mite World will have a favorite character they idolize and not everyone will dress up as them. Mxy is a good example of this cuz while he has an obsession with Superman, he's not a Super-Mite.. which does also exist.

Mites are cartoonishly proportioned and function on cartoon logic, so they can handle a lot of hardcore slapstick and be just fine.. Well. In our world of the 3rd dimension, at least. It is their own kind that they can be truly damaged by.. or from anyone beyond their 5th dimension. They aren't by nature a species that will fight, but there are exceptions to that as they are all very mischievous.

Mites are quite small, only a couple of inches tall with large heads, large feet, and large hands. They all have tails and wings and some have horns, these can all vary in size and shape depending on the mite. Some mites can be bigger or smaller than others much like humans.

While they may dress up like their faves or even try to imitate them, their own personalities may not line up with that of their idol. And multiple Mites may idolize the same category of character (ie: Green Lantern) but each one idolizes a different person who took up that mantle and will be referred to as the name of the character to differentiate between each other within their designated group (Guy-Mite, Hal-Mite / Bat-Mite, Lady Bat-Mite).

Mites all have a real name and they can vary between nearly incomprehensible like Mxyzptlk or rather mundane and simple like in the case of Elvem the Mysterio-Mite who just prefers his real name as he is too cowardly to impose himself upon the image of his idol, Mysterio.

There are mites for any type of character along the spectrum of hero and villain and all that lies in between. They can be summoned at will if you know the words and "spell" (as is the case with my Mysterio summoning Elvem by a happy accident), or they will willingly choose to pop into the 3rd dimension to interact with their idols on occasion. Not all of them do, however, some just like to sit back in their home world of Mite World and watch their idols on their television-like viewing screens to keep up with their stories and lives.

Mites have their own sort of economy and society that is nearly reminiscent of human civilization.. just.. with some wacky cartoony differences, of course. They meet, they prank, they marry, they have kids-- via hatching!

Baby mites are even smaller than the fully grown ones which certainly is saying something! Only being about an inch in size give or take a few millimeters.

Fun Fact: Mites, compared to their 3rd dimensional counterparts which they idolize, are quite exaggerated in varying directions and aspects and their costumes are handmade by themselves!

Mites are confined by the law of rules and games. They make a rule? They are punished by the laws of the universe to follow their own rules: aka, Mxy gets tricked into saying his own name backwards somehow? bye bye Mxy :>

Mxy is doomed by his own hubris in this regard. While others like Bat-Mite don't have that hubris to create such a game, especially since they're so dedicated to their idol and want to stick around as long as they can.. until Batman goes "Dad Mode" and sternly asks Bat-Mite to please go back home.

[wayshak]

Comic-KHAN!!! Table EE-10 I’ll be there around 12:30pm until closing. @milesritchie is running things this morning. New Bat-Mite hand drawn sketch cover available at the table. See you all soon. #batmite #dccomics #sdcc https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUhxQ5LpWS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=