#raptor dc

[supermarvelgirl15]

Now you didn't have to point out the Robin Problem™ like that

[audhd-nightwing]

Nightwing (2016) Vol. 1 - Better Than Batman

[grotesquelly]

Who was gonna tell me apparently Mary Grayson or Marie Lloyd was running around Paris with a future assassin (LITERALLY RAPTOR !!??) breaking and entering rich peoples homes and robbing them as a child 😭😭

This whole family is insane omfg love them so much 🫶🫶

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 255

You know what? Three-way crossover. Danny Phantom, DC, and Monster Hunter. 

Specifically something akin to Monster Hunter Wilds (Which isn’t out at this time) where there’s not much or any sort of settlements (from what we’ve seen) though there’s some signs of ancient ones. But several heroes might have erm, fallen through a portal or two and now they’re in some sort of… place full of unknown creatures and monsters. 

Dragons, for one, but that’s just the beginning of the proverbial iceberg. And they might be a bit… stuck. Just a little bit. 

On the other hand, the Eternal Quartet- that is Tucker, Danny, Sam & Valerie- have decided to go on a bit of vacation before college. You know, get some last bit of feral-ness out and alright maybe they just wanted to not have to deal with other people. 

And there’s a bunch of creatures here, and plenty of plants for Sam to get excited about too. And look, Valerie isn’t going to say no to a giant velociraptor sort of creature that she can ride. And- holy fuck Tucker do not harness the power of a storm to power your PDA- Actually stop summoning storms please- 

[audhd-nightwing]

LISTEN. HE HAS SOME VALID POINTS!!!!!

i know dick cares about justice through the legal system (despite the fact that being a vigilante is illegal 🤔) but…. i’m with raptor on this like who gives a shit if these rich assholes die? not me!

there’s a scene right before this where one of the court members that is killed is talking about eating cheese “made by war orphans from endangered goat milk” and it’s the perfect display of how aware these rich people are of suffering and they just. don’t care.

also he used the money to help the refugees that the Owls enslaved! like they would not have gotten any financial assistance or stability if he hadn’t done that!!! and yes dick, rescuing those people is great but they need resources to live!

yes it’s shitty that he used dick but like…. everything else he did was pretty justified. he never even killed anyone

idk man all i’m saying is he’s not a villain

[romanyeva]

Considered from a Romani perspective, these panels from Nightwing (2016) #8 just hit a little different.

Raptor, who has been a morally grey mentor to Dick up to this point, isn't speaking to Bruce here as a villain or an antihero, but as a Rom.

Nightwing (2016) #8

Here he's talking to Dick, trying to convince him to leave Bruce (and to let Bruce die which, yeah, Dick isn't going to allow, lbr).

But. He kind of has a point? Because his anger against Bruce "who took a son that wasn't his to raise...from his home, from his people" touches on a very real world issue.

Romani kids are taken by authorities from their families all the time, often for the flimsiest of reasons, all over the world (x) (x) (x). They're either placed for adoption, put in foster homes, or even state care facilities. And often, those families can never get these children back.

Tim Seeley's run, and this storyline in particular, has a number of problems, but he comes so CLOSE here to addressing this issue (but inevitably skirts around it). I've yet to see any other Dick Grayson writer do so at all.

[audhd-nightwing]

THINKING. ABOUT THIS.

i love babs but… she’s definitely the daughter of a cop.

[rolling-in-guano]

31DOD Day 27

Dick had never lost his parents, what would his life look like?

In short: Dick Grayson is an adrenaline addicted gremlin who is the world's strongest magnet for trouble. With his parents around, this mayhem just tripled in size.

In canon, Dick was kind of destined to become a Talon because the CoO said so. But Bruce also said that he didn't think Dick would ever become something like that and Calvin Rose (who had his own comic run) proved that it is possible to worm your way out of their grasp.

I don't think Dick would ever willingly leave the circus, but because he is Dick Grayson he's also destined to have a crazy life. Since his parents survive, I think a lot of it depends on where they end up in life.

Dick's parents don't get talked about a lot outside of the context of their deaths. I headcanon that they fell madly in love with each other as teenagers and basically eloped at 16. They ended up having Dick a couple of years later or so. While it was never really talked about, I always got the vibes that Mary and John had a really strong relationship and loved each other more than anything (especially in the flashpoint universe). I think this because love is very central to Dick's character as well as family. The values for love and family definitely come from John and Mary.

Here is just some non-linear snapshots of things that I think would have happened:

First of all, Raptor is still crawling around and totally in creepy love with Mary. Since he is such a weird dude, I think the family of three would have to deal with him at some point. I think this a moment where Mary Grayson gets to be very cool and badass while protecting her boys. Very much a "mom, what the hell?!" moment if you have ever had one of those (I certainly have).

Being the trouble magnet that he is, I think Dick would solve plenty of crimes and meet plenty of crazy characters while traveling the world with the circus. And since his parents are alive, they would definitely become some sort of crime solving adventure having family. I think they would make an awesome little mystery gang. Since his parents are shown to be pretty righteous, I also think they would have no problem breaking the law for the right reasons. They would probably do it pretty often too.

If the CoO come knocking, I think they would reunite with Calvin Rose who I imagine knew them in some capacity since they were both from Haley's. This would subsequently introduce them to Casey Washington and her whole thing. Dick would probably become a babysitter for Casey's daughter and they would take down the owls somehow.

I would also like to think Dick finds love in this reality. Maybe he manages to meet a canon love interest or it is someone else entirely, but either way it is beautiful and he finds happiness. They become a foursome of adventurers and keep going on Grayson family adventures.

I love the idea of the amount of trouble tripling because they are all together. I imagine this would give the JLA headaches too somehow. lol.

woof, that was kind of long.

[vodrae]

In a dark alley in Bludhaven, an out of her wheelchair Barbara is trying to patch Nightwing, guts only half inside and a Red Hood in no better shape.

A new vigilante who came out of nowhere to fight Raptor. He was as numbed than Raptor if not even more.

"Nightwing...Or Dick should I say...And Barbara...

Barbara is clenching her fist so hard on Dick's sticks her fingers are white.

"I don't need a partner." He says

"I don't need a friend..." Heavy breathing can be heard as he lift his helmet.

"I need my older brother and sister !"

Jason says with his eyes filled with tears.

Barbara crawls to him as Jason lift her out of the ground to hold her the thightest he could. Repressing his sobs back in his throats.

"Little wing... Is that really you?"" Dick whispers when Jason kneels next to him, holing his hand against his cheek.

"Let's go home." Jason says, pulling Nightwing out of the ground, walking aside of Barbara back in her chair.

[why-i-love-comics]

Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker #1 (2023)

written by Tim Seeley art by Acky Bright & Brian Reber

[superheroes-or-whatever]

Deathstroke Inc. (2021-) #8 art by Paolo Pantelena

[unknown-art-room1]

No art post! Instead, a mini post about the haul I got today. Personally, I still think this says pride, especially with the last image.

[dukeofriven]

For all your memeing needs. Bernstein, Robert(w) and George Papp (p, i). “Superboy's Big Brother” Superboy Vol 1 #89 (June 1961). DC Comics (Digital).

[thereasonsimbroke]

The #Joker makes his appearance in Jurassic League 🃏

[captainlordauditor]

Starting out spooky month with the pumpkin Talon, Raptor