#but now all of a sudden its a issue?

[sowhatnotcreative]

Being a skinnier than healthy woman eating a very small dinner at normal dinner time.

Men: Oh my GOD you're EATING? AGAIN?

[allpromarlo]

jjk fans will jump at any opportunity to hate women because what did hana even do

[welcometogrouchland]

Batman #149 by chip zdarsky is mostly unremarkable, but I'm really fascinated by how it makes a great case for 'good' endings not saving 'bad' stories*. Because there's a lot of interesting concepts in this issue (bruce having to deal with his rapidly aging and decaying clone making him think about his own life, re-establishing a 'nest' so to speak for his family after pushing them away, etc) but bc of the OOC slog that came before it, almost every moment w/ the batfamily comes off as unearned and disingenuous imo.

Like, everything with Damian is the perfect example in this. Because in isolation it's...fine. admittedly it's a missed opportunity to not go deeper into how Damian would feel about a clone of his dad who tried to kill considering Damian's relationships with clones of himself (the heretic rejects and respawn) or with former enemies who wanted him dead but who were manipulated and/or brainwashed (like suren and maya).

Zdarsky doesn't go into any of this but you could maybe excuse it as the issue not being about Damian. However, coupled with the previous bizarre characterizations of Damian in 147 and 148, it ends up not being fine- instead it starts to feel...icky how Damian (who, despite often being drawn and written as white, will never have his connection to the non-white al ghuls forgotten and will always be effected by racism even when not portrayed as a poc) is constantly written as overly violent, uncaring and narrow minded in this run. Coupled w/ trying to recanonize the morrison origin for Damian it's like. OH this is badly written and laden with subtle bigotry, sick**

That's me going into detail on it with Damian but it's applicable to other things in this issue- the way Cass, Steph and Duke have all been ignored or turned into jobbers makes their inclusion in the 'family' here feel hollow instead of satisfying. Bruce proclaiming that Zur was still a part of him and he needs to accept responsibility for his actions (when it means taking in clone son) wrings hollow when just last issue zdarsky was bending over backwards to separate Bruce and Zur bc otherwise the Jason thing would get really awkward. Ends are achieved through means that feel hollow or strange. I'm at my destination but damn why'd the bus have to do all that???

I only really have opinions on this latest arc of zdarskys Batman bc it's the one I've read the closest (bc I'm a hater, masochist and avid follower of even the bad damian storylines) but it's not saying great things.

Bc zdarsky can do one thing good in this book, and it's write Bruce and Tim. And yet this entire story, whether of his own volition or editorial mandate, includes other characters who aren't Bruce and Tim, the fabric starts to unravel in very telling ways.

(p.s, I think pennyworth manor is an interesting idea but I feel like in execution it's just gonna be 'bruce living in a house haunted by the memory of the people he couldn't save' but with a different dead guy this time. Illusion of change and whatnot)

*whether or not the ending is good is up to you ofc, as is your opinion on the proceeding arc! I saw some ppl complain that the ending was too "WFA" for them, which I get even if I dont think it'll literally be the same premise. If anything it's probably a lead into the new tec run. Likewise many ppl who aren't in the weeds of Damian and Jason characterization liked the previous arc! But I have my opinions and rest my case before the bench

**disclaimer, I'm white and portrayals of bigotry in comics are complicated and subjective, but I am basing my point here off what other poc comic fans on socmed have been saying about 149. Also the "sick" is sarcasm incase that wasn't obvious

[sollucets]

hi everyone :’) i havent been on tumblr much lately because i am 1) not watching anything and 2) still dealing with the effects of a bunch of fun medical stuff! i am doing ok but my body hates me so so so much lately. i have the energy and ability(?) to do only a few very specific things right now (play elden ring, let youtube forcefeed me kpop videos, languish) and that does not include watch show or make gif or even write no matter how much i might want to. so. this is how it is haha. miss u guys

[linogram]

everyday europeans find new ways to piss me off

[melto]

my birthday week is like a fight for my fucking life.

[capricornsicle]

"I'm going to tell you a story. Maybe it will sound familiar." Visionary x Insatiable x Status Asthmaticus x The Wolves of War

[early-october-skies]

Me when we don't speak anymore by bears in trees

[eduobsessed]

the dislike for the finale has some people on a battle on who can be the Least Problematic Fan and its way more annoying than the finale itself sorry

[catholicjinx]

I love my mom dearly but she needs to stop telling all of our relatives every little thing about me. there is this thing called Privacy yk

[penciltopbear]

Max Lord should have been a villain longer at the beginning of jli. He got like what twelve issues? of being vaguely ominous before out of nowhere he decides to grow a conscience and beat the computer to death. He doesn't even do anything. His plans for the jli are so vague that they're non-existent. It's just suddenly oh noooo I feel bad for being mean :( Genuinely wish that I could write because I would rewrite his entire everything to be better. Let him do some actual villain shit before being a good guy it could have been so good

[the-kipsabian]

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[01themagician]

-- 4. When was the last time you had a life-changing revelation? What revelation did you have?

-- had a combo of really rough moments a few weeks ago and thought it would end in a total disaster, but it turned out fine. i stressed a lot and beat myself up over it--because the problems were a result of my own procrastination tbh--and in the eventual happy ending, the revelation i got was "i should be more responsible BUT ALSO keep calm/dont sit there stressing out & doing nothing if i do have a problem & just do my best to fix it". so really just a longer version of the Law of Holes i guess LOL.

-- today, I am looking forward to hanging out with my friends! and also enjoying some RAIN + cooler weather, finally:) -- today, I choose to think about the near future, responsibility style! -- today, my goals are to analyze & consider my spending habits... and also talk to my friends about some worries ive got re: how much time we could spend together before uni starts and eats up all of my spare time.

-- ♪ the bravery -- bad sun ♪

[robocops-a-christ-allegory]

It is kind of wild to me Vigilante 1983 isnt one of those runs people hype up and overrate to hell. Like even with the like 11 in a row dud issues from 36-47. I only ever see people talk about the ending or if youre REALLY lucky they mention the two Alan Moore issues like those are the only issues in the run that matter. Like come on guys

[a-little-bit-poss]

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[medieval-canadian]

i'm gonna scream why does firefox keep separating tabs into new windows!!!!!