something something bats fly into each other, apparently

You know I'm generally against Shiva being solely tied to Cass, but like...

Their rivalry is genuinely so fucking fun to read, man. 😭

Like it isn't even a rivalry where the two hate one another, it's genuinely just a "I'm better than you" rivalry and that's so refreshing compared to other comic rivalries.

That being said I'm an advocate for more Shiva stories outside of Cass, but like I don't mind them butting heads every once in a while, it's just really fun stuff.

Mfs really be like "I prefer Cass as Batgirl but Babs as a character." as if both aren't excellent fucking characters.

That new DETECTIVE COMICS #1084 hit real good. The backup story in particular was probably the best Lady Shiva story since Hill's Outsiders.

Mfs really be like "I prefer Cass as Batgirl but Babs as a character." as if both aren't excellent fucking characters.

POV: It's 2010. Daft Punk composed the best Disney OST since Tarzan and you realize that sometimes sequels are good, actually.

I made a GLTAS meme because what else are you meant to do on a Tuesday night?

made a cass cain batgirl keychain to hang on my weekend daypack

roblox spraypaintings

Oooh, I'd like to heat about the (almost) devoutly Christian Batperson, please!

Alright, so, this one is a bit hard to trace, and the Wayback Machine failed me in finding the original posting. I’m sorry about that; it makes me look a bit sketch, I realize. But! I’m fairly certain about this one. So.

There has been more than one character to take up the mantle of Batgirl! Barbara Gordon is the most famous one, but there was a while when the name was taken up by Cassandra Cain. There was a while in which DC was trying to figure out what to do with her, and writer Gail Simone came up with a pretty out there idea.

Today You Learned that Gail Simone almost made Cassandra Cain devoutly Christian.

I am not making this up.

I’ve seen the post copied and pasted a few places; I think the original was here (forums.comicbookresources.com), but again, the Wayback doesn’t help me here. You can find a repost on this Reddit post. The gist of it is that for a new direction for the character, Simone pitched that, while doing her rounds, Cassie rescues a Christian preacher ministering to the poor and needy in Gotham, and becomes very entranced by this idea of forgiveness and mercy for all. She spends more time talking to this minister, and eventually converts, going on to take a new identity as “Angel of the Bat”.

And it’s not like it turns out that it’s secretly an evil cult or something; no, Simone meant for this to be an honest conversion story, where her faith would be taken seriously, as a permanent change for the character, and wouldn’t be mocked or belittled or a 2d stereotype for other characters to slam on. Notably, Gail Simone isn’t religious, but at the time she felt that religious characters in comics weren’t really given a fair shake, and she wanted to change that. And after all, you don’t have to share a character’s beliefs or viewpoint to write about them.

Welp, DC passed on that pitch. I don’t know how it would have turned out, but DC thought it would be too far of a sell to work. Instead they went with another direction… in making her head of the League of Assassins in 2006. Which also turned out controversial with fans of the character and DC Comics, so, uh, good job, guys.

Someone wrote a fanfic trilogy based on this idea, though.

Onion/Reductress Headlines and the Batfamily:

Cassandra Cain in Detective Comics #1084 (2024), art by Robbi Rodriguez. - requested by anonymous.

You know I'm generally against Shiva being solely tied to Cass, but like...

Their rivalry is genuinely so fucking fun to read, man. 😭

Like it isn't even a rivalry where the two hate one another, it's genuinely just a "I'm better than you" rivalry and that's so refreshing compared to other comic rivalries.

That being said I'm an advocate for more Shiva stories outside of Cass, but like I don't mind them butting heads every once in a while, it's just really fun stuff.

The final day of my art challenge! This was to redraw an old image. I'm so happy I got to do this challenge- hopefully I can do something like it again!!!

Idk why people want damian to look up to tim or admire him when Cass, a character he has expressed thinking is cool, is right there....

I know it’s been said before but augh Shadow of the Batgirl is so good. it's one of the few Cass stories that gives her a community with other Asian people and I really appreciate that a lot. it felt like a thoughtful take on Cass for a lighter hearted story in a different continuity