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cas do a pic (with a gif is possible) of that trickster dude holding and petting one of that piper dude's rats and the rat does some intense boggling at him and the trickster fucking wigs out because DID HE BREAK IT WHAT THE FUCK

WARBLES

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I really can't thank enough @nixotinix for this two wonderful commissions! ❤️

Since I saw they Pied Piper, I knew I needed to see Trickster in they art style too. He lookes incredible ❤️

Also can't thank you enough for taking my oc and drawing my baby boy like this❤️ Really showing off his charming side❤️

Ofcourse I printed them. Having all three drawings psychically was must for me(Will hang them on my wall when only I had occasion)

Thank you again for permission to print them.

Never disappointed, feels like Christmas

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I like how in comics where we flash back to little kid James he always seems to be a serious little guy, definitely giving the "severely abused child escapes and in adulthood gives himself the childhood he never got (involves hitting superheroes with rubber chickens for some reason)" vibes.

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my spouse and i disagree

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what do you think writers who want to write a good accurate James should know? :)

Oohh I haven't done this in awhile I know I'm gonna forget some Huge Important Beats

He's like, legitimately(ish), friends with Catwoman. They are on non-murderous speaking terms, she respects him for as far as that word can stretch, and he was able to clock her by walking style alone but kept teasing her cause it was funny. The story ends on a positive note; they do not hate each other. He gets along with her.

Dude beat the devil, like, twice. He is on Neron's immediate shit-list cause he ruined his plans. He doesn't have special powers or abilities (will get back to this), he's just A Dude with a charisma dumpstat who lives up to his Trickster title. He also has a biological son with a direct path to a (good) God figure, so he's somehow managed to place himself square in the middle of "Jesus loves me, Satan hates me". (And with the pure headcanon he was raised religious and later dropped that whole thing cause he formed his own opinion as his parents were Italian(retconned to this, originally they were just white) in the like, 60s? this is very funny to me.)

and James isn't special. He's a tightrope walker and acrobat who is afraid of heights and opted to study antigravity in his freetime just to survive until he could blow that popsicle stand. He then turned to crime Only Because he wanted to be a little silly, and hey his name was James Jesse, he really likes Cowboy penny books, and Jesse James is pretty cool. It's gotta be fate.

James was, possibly, one of the youngest Rogues in the original unit. I'm talking like, Original Original unit. This isn't necessary understanding to a 'needed for writing' scenario, but it does add to it. It adds to the silly, and it adds to how Impressive he is for what he does/doesn't do, as he's hanging around with a bunch of blue collar con-men just wanting to slap around possibly The Strongest and Certainly The Fastest Hero DC had on it's roster at the time.

He's best friends with Pied Piper; you cannot take this from me. I have panels to prove my stance but they're generally seen hanging out together 'off shift' in comics (once Piper goes to his more heavier set, longer hair look seems to be a turning point for it). When the rest of the guys rag on Hartley for his gay status (Digger, mostly), James doesn't join in. He lets the guy into his house several times just to chat and gossip about the others. when James receives a phonecall that his ex-girlfriend's son has been kidnapped and is in danger, he calls Piper to come help. When James goes FBI, he gathers Piper (and Mick) to help. He tells Piper to his face he doesn't understand why Piper would give a rats ass about the others when they were so cruel to him before. They are friends, and Several headcanon-based reasons have been created over the decades for why James would've acted the way he did in Countdown (outside of just, "Countdown is a bad comic". Which it is. But if you're trying desperately to make it make sense, the 'attempted lore patching' flies)

Speaking of

James isn't a murderer; if he has a body count it's entirely on accident. He's not purposely running around trying to murder anyone and he certainly wouldn't join in on beating a child to death.

Leaving the bulletpoint categories; he's also "popular" in Hollywood, and i'm using """""Popular""""" with a lot of """""". On top of his (legit) devil/angel connections, he's also besties with the Blue Devil (the original one) and knew the Kid Devil before things happened. He was practically living in the (blue devil) man's house, hanging out at movie sets, casually tweaking his car to fly just because he could. They are! Friends! James is REALLY GOOD at making friends with an eclectic group of people!

He also canonically dressed in drag (it was like, the 80s, so 'drag' isn't what you're thinking) just to tease and harass Captain Cold, lying to the man's face with some goddamn Bugs Bunny looneytunes antics while in a cheap wig and cottage cheese, and the man bought it. He is SO GOOD at what he does. James is so good. He's a jackass and he's Not Kind and he will rob you blind for one corn chip if he's feeling up to it, but you'll survive the encounter. When Axel Walker stole his shit and started tying bombs to strays and the homeless, dragged the Trickster title through mud, he went on a war path and threw the boy in a dumpster as a threat. He cares for his name and reputation, cares for his (actual) friends.

Watering James down to some "Joker Lite" old man who is some kind of FBI's Most Wanted murder comes from the old, silly live action show that sold Hamill his future Joker roles and isn't James in the slightest; and writers looking at the DCAU, Original Flash Show, and Current Flash Show as "the best place for James information" need to be taken out back and slapped with the whole of Waid's run. It's such a disservice.

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Okay as promised the James Jesse Trickster reading list. I didn't include some general Rogues Cary Bates stories where he doesn't do much but is technically present. There's also some 70s appearances that aren't really relevant but that I will list here if you reach the end and are curious:

Secret Society of Supervillains #8-11 (for if you are an Infinity Inc. fan who wishes to see the Wizard tormented by a clown)

Black Lightning #10 (for if you want to see him pull a DB Cooper)

*He does not majorly appear in these issues but this is what I like to call the "James has decided that he is going to keep dead Rogues' weapons in his house and the Rogues keep breaking in to steal them and beat him up" era, contains the issue where Mirror Master turns him to glass that he is mad about.

**Look at me, I can see you looking at the shiny number with a 2 in front of it. No. Do not. The thing about James is that he had a period of writer who REALLY loved him in the 80s and 90s and you have to read those to get him. I included these because I knew I had to. Do not believe Joshua Williamson.

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I believe him.

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This is so cute though. They're buddies!

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Suddenly my stash seems tiny and manageable

hi knitting tumblr. um i don't knit but my aunt recently passed and left behind a bunch of extremely high quality yarn. i know very little about yarn and even less about knitting, so i'd like to sell it, and i'm planning on trying ravelry and local facebook groups, but i wanted to see if there's anybody local who is interested.

i live in southern ontario, but the yarn is currently in central ontario. if there's enough interest i could do a yard sale instead of transporting the yarn home? let me know and we'll see

i'm attaching some pics to give an idea of what i've got. this is only a fraction of it. please let me know if you have any interest or know anyone who would be willing to purchase some! i'd also appreciate any more advice on sites, communities, etc. where i could offload some of it.

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From their perspective, what would be the worst thing that could happen to any of the Rogues?

Len: Losing control over his own destiny, in whatever form that might take (inescapable prison, mind control, a severe injury, or whatever). He'll roll with or absorb a lot of shit, but the ability to make his own choices and live life as he chooses is not negotiable.

Lisa: Being forced (or somehow obliged) to remain in contact with her father, especially if he was given any power over her.

James: Losing the edge which gives him an advantage over others -- a loss of physical skills or mental sharpness, being unable to read others, or even the loss of his tech. He needs it to even the playing field in a world of metas and technologically armed people, and without it he can't compete.

Axel: The loss of his freedom and independence, in whatever form that might take. He's gone to great trouble to get away from his family, school, and basically all the life trappings which keep kids (and even adults) constrained, and to lose it would be unbearable for him.

Digger: Being forced to return to Australia, especially Korumburra, which would be humiliating and the last place he wants to be. Too many bad memories and certainly not enough excitement.

Roscoe: Losing his powers, especially his enhanced intelligence. For him, that'd mean becoming mediocre and not good enough again, and it'd be completely devastating.

Mick: Losing control over his inhibitions/urges. In a way he'd love just letting go and not feeling any remorse, but in his current semi-stable state he knows it'd be horrible and that it's a very real possibility.

Hartley: There are two options I can't decide between, but I think it'd be either losing the acceptance he's got from the people he cares about/values (nowadays the Flash Family and the LGBT community), or completely losing his hearing with no way to recover it. He's dealt with both issues before, but I don't think he ever wants to go back.

Mark: The loss of his powers, whether metahuman or tech-based. He's very invested in the "I'm a god" routine and never wants to give it up. Similar to Roscoe, but not quite the same; Roscoe was pushed to succeed and found failure demoralizing, while Mark was surrounded by low expectations but just doesn't want to go back.

Sam: I don't think we know enough about him to say. My guess is it'd be the loss of his tech which gives him near-infinite possibilities, but there could be something worse for him for all I know.

Evan: Probably similar to Sam, but for somewhat different reasons: losing that tech means he wouldn't be able to lose himself in his role as Mirror Master, and his past would catch up to him. He talks about running away to Wonderland, and that's partly the drugs and partly being a scary Cosmic Horror(tm) so he doesn't have to be Evan McCulloch (or Evan Erikson), the screw-up who killed his parents and a whole bunch of other people.

Roy: Losing his vision entirely, which would take art appreciation and many of the joys of painting from him.

Ultimately many of the Rogues have pretty similar fears: loss of independence and control, and for many of them that'd be derived from losing what makes them a Rogue. But most people in real life fear the same things, it's just that for us it doesn't stem from super powers or fantastical tech.

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this diva.

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Hey have u seen what my smol friend does when he gets angry lol

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First thought: they have broken out of pokeballs

Absolute Flash Spoilers:

Here comes a special boy! (Mark)