#how to become a superhero

[captainpirateface]

[mintypsii]

PENlS EXPLOSION SPELLLLLLL

more of them because they won't get out of my head

version without the text

[introspectivememories]

multiple fears actually

[bellamysgriffin]

A GIFSET FOR EVERY TAYLOR SWIFT SONG Superman [9/243]

[iwasbored777]

I want Gwiles to be canon not cuz I ship them with my heart and soul but bc the ships I root for NEVER end happily. Just let me have this one thing.

[farshootergotme]

Babysitter Nightwing

Fic prompt:

Superman accidentally spreads the word around after praising Nightwing's capabilities to babysit in front of the League after Dick helps him with Jon while he and Lois were working outside.

It doesn't help that that isn't the first time Dick has helped taking care of other superhero's kids before (i.e. Damian and Lian).

Now Nightwing is dealing with calls from other superheroes asking for him to babysit their kid(s), and he doesn't have the heart to turn them down (unless he has other urgent matters atm).

How will this play out?

[danothan]

batflash is soooo real to me and also it can never be reciprocated at the same time or else it’s not batflash to me anymore

[red-omega]

The execs at ubisoft listening to me explain that the evil human brought to the danceverses by a deity with a plan to take over the world wasn't actually Night Swan in my timeline

[velvetjune]

the chapter songs in Alan Wake 2,, flawless

[knockknockitsnickels]

I know this is probably not at all a hot take among fans of her but Amanda Waller really is an interesting character who the writers use in the least interesting way possible

[mzannthropy]

When it comes to The Count of Monte Cristo, a lot has been said about his quest for revenge and how it consumes him, or almost consumes him, or consumes three quarters of him, or whatever. I'm going to choose violence and say that I believe Edmond deserved his vengeance (go fuck them up, Edmond), but also I think it would be interesting to explore what would have happened had he not started on his revenge. What if he just rewarded the Morrels and left everyone else alone, let Mercedes go on living with Fernand etc. How do you think the story would go?

[sepal-sea]

I just caught up on the new eps of maws and WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME THEY ADAPTED THE GAY FRENCH APE AND HIS GAY FRENCH DISEMBODIED BRAIN LOVER

I do think this is peak representation in fact every bizarre bit of (usually somewhat problematic) rep that doom patrol comics ever put out is peak representation let us not forget coagula the lesbian trans programmer/prostitute who got her powers by having sex with the weirdest most questionable intersex space entity in the midst of a mental crisis ever what an icon.

but in all seriousness I actually really enjoy how obvious it is that the ppl making maws actually care about comics and stuff, and how much they embrace the fun and wholesome and campy parts of dc. like who else would have the courage to adapt the brain and monsieur mallah like this? NOBODY is who

anyways this is all to say get fucked boring grimdark power fantasy dccu

[kimbapisnotsushi]

i for real think bnha should be academically studied honestly

[psalmsofpsychosis]

So, i finished watching Batman (2022). Long story short, it's wonderful. The cinematography and the atmosphere are simply impeccable, it's got one of the best productions i have seen in blockbuster superhero movies in the last decade. The flow of the movie is perfectly executed and choreographed; it's a truly seamless visual experience, eye candy to the bone, and the story is intriguing and lovely and pleasing to the senses too. It's a reasonably well made movie.

It also does quite remind me of my main point of disdain towards live action Batman depictions post-Batman&Robin, which is, i think fellas take Batman way too seriously.

Listen, the guy walks around with fucking pikachu ears on for fucks sake. I dont think that straight up looney tunes comic relief is the right flavour to put in the live action batmanverse blender, even though it has the potential to be incorporated very well, but. There's a certain quality of offbeat, paculiar weirdness to Batman, a quality of almost playful and offputting bizarre wit, there always has been. He's got a fucking sith pikachu mask on. It's very human, very endearing almost. it's an element of imagination and wonder which is something Bruce Wayne has, even when it's corrupted to only include doom and gloom scenarios.

and the comics successfully translate that subtle wit and uncomfortable quality of all the characters, including Batman, by incorporating acidic colors, borderline hallucination-esque imageries, warped character designs, the whole thing feels like the worst acid trip you've ever had in an alley behind a bar and that's how the tone carries. It's how the worldbuilding and the characters feel congruent and authentic. The colors also give Batman a dynamic personhood by depicting his unceremonious humanity as much as they buff him up. There's a fun and gore-ish, psychopathic sincerity to the comics.

and the movies absolutely take that element out and all you get is the most "just some guy" artless character depictions and Batman himself doesn't feel human. he is written way too seriously for a guy who has pikachu ears and wears his underwear on his pants.

And this is by no means a Batman (2022) problem; it's a persisting trend of live action superhero media progressively stripping their stories of heart and soul because executive fellas have cought the "THIS IS A BIG FUCKING DEAL!!!!! EVERYTHING IS SO SERIOUS HERE!!!!!" disease and think giving superhero narratives their color and humanity back somehow makes them less poignant and significant. There's no sense of dynamism and wit to the batman movies, and the tone and atmosphere of Batman (2022) is fucking gorgeous, it's a singular experience, but it feels so out of place with Batman. It feels like Batman's costume belongs to another movie entirely, something more playful and weird.

[clochanam]

smth abt aisling being so tired of the fight. smth abt the fact that her kids' optimism surrounding heroism and saving the world becomes a punch in the gut to her. smth abt the fact that she drags herself up off the ground each time bc she can't turn her back, but god, god, god, she's so exhausted. smth abt the way she has an eternity of this life awaiting her. smth abt the age-old adage, with great power comes great responsibility, and the way she had absolutely zero choice when it came to her power. smth abt the fact that her kids, whenever they mention wanting to become heroes, are always instantly shut down, bc she can't let this become her childrens' legacy. she won't let it happen.

she will keep getting up, keep fighting, keep winning at whatever cost, if it means her children will never need to become heroes.

[thekidsarentalright]

absolutely obsessed w the implications of the hold me like a grudge mv for patrick specifically like. fob disbands or breaks up or whatever and so he, mr. i was so good at sports as a kid i started a band, gets really jacked and grows out a mullet and becomes a wrestler bc yknow. that's the obvious next step for him without a band