Jason Todd with his goons:
don’t go for realism in your art if it frustrates you, get weird, get blocky, get wiggly, just try and draw what makes you happy, not something that meets a standard
Why does realism always have to mean superheroes hating that they’re superheroes and/or killing people? Why can’t it mean superheroes becoming symbols of protest? Why can’t it mean people hanging/waving Superman flags to symbolize a nation/world in crisis? Why can’t it mean Wonder Woman imagery becoming symbols of anti-war and feminist movements? Why can’t it mean people spray painting bat symbols to signify police brutality and corruption? Why can’t it mean people wearing Robin merchandise to support children’s rights? Why can’t it mean people painting lanterns green to bring them to protests? Why can’t it mean people getting green and red arrow tattoos to represent standing in solidarity with the impoverished?
'People are panicking about AI tools the same way they did when the calculator was invented, stop worrying' cannot stress enough the calculator did not forcibly pervade every aspect of our lives, has such a low error rate it's a statistical anomaly when it does happen, isn't built on mass plagiarism, and does not obliterate the fucking environment when you use it. Be so fucking serious right now
This is probably a hot take but I don't think anybody actually cares who Batman is outside of the GCPD and conspiracy theorists.
When Batman first shows up he's a friggen poltergeist. He's a cryptid. For a second there maybe people thought he was just a creepypasta.
Then when people start to think… actually it kinda seems like he's a guy…? Like, he's a real…? Person…???
Then the GCPD is like, 'Okay, well, then he's breaking laws.'
But your average schmo is like, 'And? Yeah he's a guy; he gave me fifty bucks to get home last night. Right after he saved me from an acid piranha pit.'
But the thing is, Bats has his own personality. He's a whole person as the mask. People don't ask who Superman's secret identity is because, as far as they're concerned, Superman is just Superman, and when they can't see him, it's because he went home. It would be the same with Batman. They probably think he sleeps or hangs upside-down all day.
I think Gothamites like him as Just Batman; he's the city's pet monster, and they like it that way.
I think we get super caught up in the, "Batman's secret identity might be revealed! 😱" because Batman's secret identity is famous. But if someone unmasked Clark or Barry or Hal it would be like
"…I have no idea who this is."
And they expect the same of Batman.
GCPD wants to know so they can arrest him, conspiracy theorists want to know because they wanna know where he fits into the machine, gossip columnists want to know so they can get catch some drama, and real-person fanfic authors wanna know so they can accurately describe him when he takes his mask off to kiss Bruce Wayne.
minimum wage needs to be $1000 an hour. rent needs to be $10. groceries need to be $2 total. and i need a back massage that ends in me getting my back blown the Hell out
Kid!Tim, called to the principles office. Waiting for an adult to come get him.
Dick, storming in: WHAT HAPPENED.
Principal: as you can see Timothy has engaged in-
Dick: SHUT THE FUCK UP. Now Timtam what’s wrong? Are you alright? Do you need a hug? It’s alright.
Tim, pulled the fire alarm because he wanted the last chocolate muffin in the cafeteria but they aren’t allowed seconds: I- I just though I saw a fire. I was trying *hiccup* I was trying to do the right thing. I’m so sorry.
Principal: Mr. Grayson. We have security footage that Timothy pulled the alarm completely purposefully-
Dick: Can’t you see he’s never done anything wrong in his life?
Damian: Wheres Grayson?
Jason: He's probably upstairs combing his hair so "he'll be the prettiest girl at the party"
Dick upstairs: Im gonna be the prettiest girl at the party :)
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and then they did<3