#gavin king

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Hobie Brown: Do people know about Hobie Brown? Yes, as of ATSV especially. Do people know about The Prowler? Absolutely. Do people know about Earth-616 Hobie Brown, The Prowler? (and I guess he's Hornet now but its. Honestly kinda really bullshit I'm ignoring that.) NO THEY DON'T. AND THEY SHOULD. He's like if Batman was awesome. Sorry Batman fans. He's Spider-Man's awesome friend who generally wants to be a normal guy and support his community in a normal way but keeps on having insane shit happen to him so like, having an alter ego in his back pocket to occasionally assume is useful. His older brother is a martial arts teacher who wants him to actually like learn how to fight correctly and then hes like uhh... I'll just invent a new thing haha. He's obscure on purpose. He has been mistaken for Moon Knight. His shit gets stolen like three times by ppl making the Prowler into a villain again which makes Aaron Davis Prowler really really ironic. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIM after ATSV I'm so worried that he'll never appear as The Prowler again. Most of his 2010s appearances have been kinda weak and having him be Hornet is not really helping because they really did invent the fact that he was doing bad things as The Prowler. Not true. You made that up. I'm losing my mind over here.

Gavin King: HE DESERVED BETTER THAN THIS!!!

[waspredteeth]

God can you imagine the stories we could have if DC weren’t idiots and mega fumbled interesting and diverse characters????

Justice for Gavin King,, Chris Kent, and so so many others.

Insert your favorite missed opportunities and bad writing decisions here bc oh my god!!!

[orange-s-mario]

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(Batman: Orpheus Rising #3) Narration: But he hated trying to be methodical and indifferent about the loss of life. He thinks, somehow Batman does it all. Somehow he shuts it all out--he must...but, how? Orpheus: Grid 24, 37 Cruise.

And that's the secret: that he doesn't, that that's just the illusion he casts. In reality Batman feels every death and holds them close and lets them weigh him down.

[the-antiapocalyptic-man]

Orpheus (Gavin Basil King)

A rival to both his cousin Conner Hawke and his childhood friend Duke Thomas, Gavin’s father was one of John King’s illegitimate children, while his mother was the daughter of Axel Brass (better known as Doc Savage). Originally trained as dancer, he combined his dancing with martial arts and a high tech suit to become the celebrity vigilante Orpheus. His singing career was cut short when Black Mask slit his throat, though he was quickly rescued by his benefactor: Manhunter, Agent of Leviathan, the creators of the Orpheus suit.

Notes: I've wanted to do Orpheus for a while, but couldn't really crack him. Connecting him to both John King and Axel Brass is admittedly a pretty big reach, but the surnames match up (Basil Brass was a pseudonym Gavin used once, idk) and part of Gavin's lack of irl staying power was his disconnection from the wider DCU, so.

The Leviathan thing is a reference to the Legends crossover, where a supporting character in pretty much every DC book at the time was revealed to be a Manhunter agent (including Wally's dad). I just combined that with the unnamed secret society that gave Gavin the Orpheus suit in the first place.

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Motivations:

Taylor Barzelay (Galaxy) and Jon Kent (Superman) in A-Town

Ever since Jadzia Axelrod put the concept of Metropolis having an alien quarter on page, I have wanted desperately to see it. I'd love to see Galaxy become a more integrated part of the DC universe, whether by having Axelrod just write more stuff for DC, or by having Taylor be written by other people. I think teaming her up with Jon could be fun as they're both young, queer, aliens in Metropolis and they could bond over it. I also think teaming them up could be a way to emphasise what distinguishes Jon from his dad, exploring his queerness and his relationship to being of mixed American-Kryptonian heritage. I also think he needs more friends. What is it like being an alien on Earth? How is it different if you look more or less normatively human?

Gavin King (Orpheus)

The other victim of War Games. He deserves a solo as reparations. With the continuity reset, it's easier to just have him show up again than ever. For real, Orpheus Rising was a really strong introduction for the character as well as having sharp politics that feel timely to this day. Given The Hill is getting its moment in the sun with the current Red Hood flashback mini, it'd be natural yo have Orpheus as one of its current day protectors. There's also the lingering mystery of who exactly Orpheus's benefactors were, which could be a great way to tie him into the wider DCU.

[joeysmuttonchops]

[Batman: Orpheus Rising #4]

YES. YES. YESSSS.

[roseandgold137]

can i get an orpheus (gavin king) in "i see you"

Purple suit purple suit purple suit

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DC Mega Tournament

Round 1

Please vote for who you think would win between the 2 characters and not who you like more.

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propaganda under the readmore

Matthew Hawk: Matt is an underrated character- time-travelling Jewish cowboy defense lawyer!! He has just over a hundred appearances (removing the reprints) and he's an interesting, principled character who is definitely in love with Hawkeye, if you don't believe me read his West Coast Avengers appearances. Those specific issues are probably what most people know him from, but he's a great character in his own right and he deserves more love, especially after Slott turned him into a joke in the She-Hulk run

Gavin King: HE DESERVED BETTER THAN THIS!!!

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Fields of the Nephilim

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Interview: Gavin King (Vocalist - Private Dicks) (Video/Audio)

Almost 50 years after burning brightly on Bristol’s burgeoning punk scene of the late seventies with his band Private Dicks, Gavin King finds himself having a late surge of creativity, and is pleased to reveal that his debut solo album ‘Skeletons’ will be released on March 29th 2024 via Heartbeat Records. We spoke to Gav about his debut solo release, why he felt this needed to be done, his extensive history in music, and so much more.

The old punk adage was to live fast, die young, and have a good-looking corpse – and while Gavin King gave the first one his best shot, he got sidetracked and skipped the next step. Now, almost 50 years after burning brightly on Bristol’s burgeoning punk scene of the late seventies with his band Private Dicks, he finds himself having a late surge of creativity, and is pleased to reveal that his…

[u3pxx]

you're telling me it's this apple juice guy's birthday .... i heard he was forced to eat cement at aged 15 .......

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