#perhaps if i do my responsibilities

[thecruellestmonth]

Jason's feelings about Sheila Haywood

Batman #427 (1988)

"God, it must have been hard for you."

"...I'll save you... Mom..."

Batman: Gotham Knights #44 (2003)

"...I love..."

Batman #428 (1988)

"He threw... himself... in front... of me... in front of me... He took... the main brunt... of the blast... Such a... good boy... Must have... really... loved his... mother..."

Deadman: Dead Again #2 (2001)

JASON: "It's weird--she betrayed me to the Joker. Got us both blown up--but I'm not mad at her. It wasn't really her fault--her whole life was screwed up. Things just... happened. [...] You gotta tell me--is she going to make it?"

DEADMAN: "She's fading pretty fast, kid--"

JASON: "No, I mean-- her soul. What's going to happen to her... afterward?"

DEADMAN: "That's not for me to decide."

SHEILA: "Jason tried to rescue me... We almost... made it... So close... He turned out to be such a good kid..."

JASON: "Thanks, Mom..."

Batman Annual 25 (2006)

He remembered most of what happened. The search for his mother. Her betrayal. Joker. And his own murder.

Task Force Z #8 (2022)

"I died trying to save someone I cared about."

[sarioh]

this saga is. bonkers . did bdubs ever say etho’s stance on shipping ?

not explicitly besides basically conveying etho's general shock at the fact that people are talking about him in these kinds of ways LMAO. he did say etho's just glad to be in the loop though. but regardless i think we as a community need to learn to put less emphasis on what ccs think about the content we make and should stop feeling the need to seek their validation on what is okay to write/post/make art about. this is our space at the end of the day and ccs who visit are doing it on their own volition knowing this. it shouldnt really matter what their stance is on stuff like character shipping in my humble opinion

[lesbiancarat]

want to give my two cents on the AI usage in the maestro trailer--

i think seventeen doing a whole concept that is anti-AI is very cool, especially as creatives themselves i think it's good that they're speaking up against it and i hope it gets more ppl talking about the issue. i also understand on a surface level the artistic choice (whether it was made by the members, the mv director, or whoever else), to directly use AI in contrast to real, human-made visuals and music in order to criticize it. i also appreciate that they clearly stated the intention of the use of AI at the beginning of the video

however, although i understand it to an extent, i do not agree with the choice to use AI to critique AI. one of the main ethical concerns with generative AI is that it is trained on other artists' work without their knowledge, consent, or compensation. and even when AI generated images are being used to critique AI, it still does not negate this particular ethical concern

the use of AI to critique also does not negate the fact that this is work that could have been done by an actual artist. i have seen some people argue that it's okay in this context because it's a critique specifically about AI, and it is content that never would have been done by a real artist anyway because it doesn't make sense for the story they're trying to tell. but i disagree. i think you can still tell the exact same story without using AI

and in fact, i would argue that it would make the anti-AI message stronger if they HAD paid an artist to draw/animate the scenes that are supposed to represent AI generated images. wouldn't it just be proof that humans can create images that are just as bad and nonsensical and soulless as AI, but that AI can't replicate the creativity and beauty and basic fucking anatomy that's in human-made art?

it feels very obvious this was not just a way to cut corners and costs like a lot of scummy people are using AI for. ultimately it was a very intentional creative decision, i just personally think it was a very poor one. and even if some ethical considerations were taken into account before this decision, i certainly don't think all of them were. at the very least i feel like the decision undermines the message they want to convey

i would also like to recognize that i myself am not an artist, and i have seen some artists that are totally on board with the use of AI in this specific context, so clearly this is not a topic that is cut and dry. but generative AI is still new, and i think it's important to keep having these conversations

[aroaceleovaldez]

obligatory intermittent post once again requesting more people make pjo askblogs. pretty pretty please. they're very fun I promise and askblogs are a dying species. i'm very sad that for like the past 6 years there's usually only been one or two riordanverse askblogs active and I'm one of them.

"but i can't-" there's options! text-based askblogs! illustrated/drawn-response askblogs! cosplay askblogs! voice acting askblogs! combinations of the above! whatever else your heart desires! get funky with it! getting funky with it is really cool!

also do your local askblogs a favor and send them some asks sometimes. here's a list of illustrated pjo askblogs I have curated, and a list of other formats of pjo askblogs. I'm also working on another list of general askblogs so if you have any other askblogs you should tell me about those ones too.

[fluffydancer618]

Doodles from old notebooks I liked enough to put in my sketchbook

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

"Cuhut it out- you guys!" "Nu-uh, not until you're all perked up first! You don't want those gym challengers meetin' with an ol' mopey leader, do ya?" "Whitney's right, dear friend. No need to hide that beautiful smile of yours, alright?~"

What it takes to cheer up Johto's beloved ghost boy 👻💕

[wundrousarts]

im wondering if the great wolfacre expansion and the massacre are related because squall is scared of maud who's the only person who seems to be his superior for some unknown reason. i mean i know she looks young but we don't know a lot about her

I personally don't think Maud is immortal or long-lived, but I do recognize that we don't know much about her.

I'm not sure if you are referring to something else, but afaik, the expansion of Wolfacre/the Wintersea Republic is connected to the Courage Square Massacre (in a way...). Squall has been exiled for ~100 years, the Republic has existed for ~90.

In Chapter 34 of Hollowpox, he says this:

“The Wintersea Party wants to take Nevermoor, and they will. They will take it just as they reached out their iron fist from Great Wolfacre and took Prosper, and Southlight, and Sang. I know, because I helped them do it. "

Squall has a prominent role in the Wintersea Republic as the second most powerful person because he had a hand in creating it. I do wonder if perhaps he used to be more powerful, whispering in the ears of politicians, but after he attempted to gain even more (ultimate?) power, being stopped by Maud (something he references) is what put him in the situation he is in now, where he has less influence.

[vegaseatsass]

Ok I'm posting for accountability, to myself: Today I need to sleep a lot, and make a lesson plan I've been super avoiding, and go to an organizing meeting I want to stay coherent and calm at, but in between? In between I can try starting at least one of the five DFF fanfiction ideas hippity hoppitying around my brain. I really think, if I'm trying to rest my brain, one of the kindest ways to do that is to ease some of the intensity of what's happening in there about these terrible 20yos. Just untangle some of the rubber bands from the ol' rubber band ball so to speak. See I am not in a place where I should try to do words. But I'm gonna.

[glitteratti]

like look. i am NOT defending the people i am going to talk about here. but there is soooo much more anger put towards female bigots than men. it is always, in every case, easier for people to vilify women. women like margaret thatcher, anita bryant, phyllis schlaphly, jkr, or nearly any other woman in that same sphere are no more evil than their male counterparts, but they’re often treated with far more anger. this is not a defense and i’m not saying they don’t deserve our anger, but jesus man.

[karinyosa]

okay the website of my local church w the pride flags out front actually really slaps they have like 5000000 choirs and a page on their specific beliefs that is pretty slay actually, unfortunately for the part of my brain that thinks choosing to do this is insane for me

[ohitslen]

You won’t believe this but ✨Chapter 8 of Easy to Care, Easy to Love is up as we speak✨

It is called “Eventualities” and I wonder Why That Is.

[bi-functional]

In response to this ask to @tswwwit you know I love a good meme redraw

[ailinu]

okay now i need nothing else to happen for the rest of the week

[snackugaki]

i'm just saying

it should be obvious artists and writers talk to and are friends with each other on here, if indicated no less blatantly than us chain reblogging each other

please, go ahead, make and take alllllllllllll the implications of that little phenomenon

[lunaremy]

I can't help but feel a little frightened when outsiders dislike the game. I think I've found my weakness.

[fortyfive-forty]

genuinely surprised that ppl did not know abt navratilova’s transphobia bc that was literally one of the first things i encountered after becoming a tennis fan 😐