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exocynraku · 5 days

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For your rewrite! Are there any Big Changes you’re thinking about including?

yep! one important thing that still happens is the loss of skyclan, in this case the cats of sixty-seventh longway. this time, their close-ness to humans bit them in the ass and had them captured & taken to be kittypets. but, keep reading and you'll figure out what happens with them!!! - tpb will stay mostly the same in the grand scheme of things. tigerclaw is trying to take over the clans and firestar is destined to stop him. also, scourge still exists. there's a somewhat large timeskip between tpb and tnp in my rewrite, though. about 5-6 years in the world. i imagine if my rewrite were actually books there's be SE's and novellas and graphic novels to explain the things that happen inbetween. i'll also still develop those years, but there wouldn't be some sort of threat to the whole park (like tigerclaw & brokenstar), instead more personal & grounded spats & issues & whatnot. - tnp is almost entirely different. in the beginning, a second famine hits the park after a long time of peace, with a prophecy being sent out to a collection of cats across the park saying they need to find the remnants of the cats of trawsfynydd lake. they will, supposedly, be able to help them. the park cats chosen go out, find the remnants of trawsfynydd lake's cats (2 cats), and bring them home. trawsfynydd lake becomes a true memory, with the cats who lived there after the group split into two finally being able to live in death at peace. the trawsfynydd lake cats come to the park and use their knowledge to dispel most of the famine. but, the cats of trawsfynydd lake don't go back to the lake; they stay in the park. and they settle, they settle near the A4067 road. and then, something else comes to the chosen park cats. not a prophecy; this isn't set in stone, but an opportunity. rebuild the cats of sixty-seventh longway. and so, housecats & strays from nearby twolegplaces & cats from the other groups who want a fresh beginning set themselves down in a new camp. still near sixty-seventh way, but far enough that the humans who travel down it won't be able to discover them again. tnp ends with firestar dying. i'm not sure who i want to take up his role (it wouldn't be bramble) (not just because i dont like him its a bunch of reasons) and i don't have any plans yet for po3/oots/avos/tbc/asc. all i know is i want another timeskip after oots. but i'll get around to figuring it all out!

#ray talk

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michaeljoncarter · 8 months

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NEW KRYPTON SAGA READING ORDER

because the new krypton tpb only collects one of the several books this story ran across after the initial crossover arc ends, and i haven't been able to find a reading guide anywhere that actually includes all the comics from this era, which is a shame! this story was fun and is (imo!!) a pretty good place to start with the superfam (... though i may just be biased because it's where i started)

so here, for posterity, to maybe help somebody not have to struggle their way through this on context clues and prayer:

first and foremost, a bit of leadup so you know how we got here, who these people are, and wtf they're talking about

first, Superman: Last Son for the introduction of the new, post-infinite crisis version of general zod (& christopher kent):

Action Comics #844 - 846, #851, Annual #11

Action Comics Annual #10 is not usually considered an actual part of this arc, as far as i can tell, but i HIGHLY recommend reading it specifically for the 2nd (Who Is Clark Kent's Big Brother?) and 4th (The Criminals of Krypton) stories, which are the post-infinite crisis origins of mon-el & general zod, respectively. they're both major players in the New Krypton saga, and their backgrounds will be referenced quite a lot

then, Superman: Brainiac for the introduction of post-infinite crisis brainiac, kandor, and all the setup:

Action Comics #866 - 870

much less crucially, we also have the Coming of Atlas arc in Superman #677 - 680. it introduces atlas, a way less important villain who kicks around for the first little bit. he's... generic. you can read these issues if you want. they are technically leadup to New Krypton, but you really won't be missing much if you just skip straight to the action

and now on to the main event:

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1

Superman: New Krypton Special

Superman #681

Action Comics #871

Adventure Comics Special Featuring the Guardian

Supergirl (2005) #35

Superman #682

Action Comics #872

Supergirl (2005) #36

Superman #683

Action Comics #873

Superman #684

Action Comics #874

Superman #685

from here, everybody kinda splits off and does their own thing for a while. and i personally find it much less confusing & annoying to read each character's little arc in its own chunk rather than bounce between the issues in the order they were published, SO:

Superman: World of New Krypton #1 - 5

Action Comics #875 - 879, Annual #12

Superman #686 - 690, Superman Secret Files 2009, Annual #14

Supergirl (2005) #37 - 43, Annual #1

the Codename: Patriot crossover:

Superman: World of New Krypton #6

Action Comics #880

Supergirl (2005) #44

Superman #691

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #2

and then back to individual arcs:

Superman #692 - 695

Superman: World of New Krypton #7 - 12

Adventure Comics (2009) #1 - 3, #5 - 6 (kon joins the fray. #4 is a superboy prime/legion-only issue, and #7 is a Blackest Night tie-in. you can ofc read them you want, but they are both unrelated to everything going on here. also, in #5, kon's story is the SECOND feature instead of the first. feel free to skip straight to it if you're not interested in the continuation of the superboy prime story)

the Hunt for Reactron crossover:

Action Comics #881

Supergirl (2005) #45

Action Comics #882

Supergirl (2005) #46

kara goes off and does her own thing, and the action comics & superman titles enter their own little crossover:

Supergirl (2005) #47 - 50

Action Comics #883 - 885

Superman #696 - 697

Action Comics #886 - 889

World's Finest (2009) also fits in here… somewhere. i can't figure out exactly where, but it's definitely before everything that comes after this, so... we're just gonna put it here and hope for the best

and from that, on to the finale:

Adventure Comics (2009) #8

Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1

Supergirl (2005) #51

Superman #698

Adventure Comics (2009) #9

Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #2

Adventure Comics (2009) #10

Supergirl (2005) #52

Superman #699

Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #3

Adventure Comics (2009) #11

Superman: War of the Supermen #0 - 4

after this, Superman #700 serves as a sort of epilogue, and that's it! you're done! you survived New Krypton! congrats 🎉

#comic recs #superfam #long post #i think i got everything in the right order??#but let me know if you find anything off #because i am nothing if not dyslexic

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jasmancer · 11 months

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diving back into reading comics so here are some tips from a former comic store employee:

There is so much more than superhero comics out there. Seriously. The comic book format has been host to groundbreaking autobiographies, subversive fantasy and sci fi, experimental horror, mysteries, romance, barbarian babe booby comics, you name it

If u do really want to get into Marvel or DC superhero comics I'd recommend that you pick a character with a smaller catalogue to get started, and/or find some writers you like and look through their catalogue. A lot of comic writers for the big 2 have great original stuff that gets overlooked. There's also a good chance an author you like has written a comic series!

If you want to read a certain character and don't know where to start just look up (character) reading guide !! a lot of comics Tumblr make them and you'd be surprised just how obscure our blorbos can get.

If you can think of a property, there's a 90% chance a comic of it exists. I have stocked Three Stooges comics before. The industry knows no bounds

If ur USAmerican your library probably has access to the service Hoopla which has tons of comics on it. Seriously you can read them for free in a legitimate way on your phone or computer and all you need is a library card. The app is even set up so you can read panel-by-panel instead of having to zoom way in on text boxes and speech bubbles

KEEP TRACK OF WHAT YOURE READING. I seriously cannot tell you how many times I've started a comic and really enjoyed it only to leave it unfinished because I found another series and got so excited I forgot about the other one. I personally use a spreadsheet I found by looking up a book tracker on Google sheets and modifying it to suit comic books.

If you want to buy comics, I'd recommend you get them in TPB (Trade Paperback) volumes AKA ~Graphic Novels~ instead of individual issues. Typically these will collect a series and each book will be 5-6 issues of a comic apiece, and you can even find some that collect important appearances of certain characters or events that arent necessarily held together by one series. Saves money, time, and space

Good places to get secondhand comics in any format include thriftbooks(dot)com, secondhand book stores with comic bins and graphic novel sections like Half Price Books or Vintage Stock, and mycomicshop(dot)com. Looking through comic bins can be kinda daunting, especially if they're not well organized so I mostly recommend going to the graphic novel shelves instead. If you do want to go digging it's definitely fun though and I'd recommend bringing a buddy so you can show each other weird obscure comics you find and giggle

9/10 times comic books are NOT the investment you think they are. The industry takes advantage of this misconception a lot to try and boost sales that have been falling for decades at this point. I personally wouldn't recommend buying individual issues of series unless they're like a short miniseries or oneshots. I could get into what actually makes a comic book go up in value but this post is already long as hell so I'll just leave it here

Now go forth and read!!!

#it speaks #comic books #marvel comics #spider verse #spiderverse #itsv #atsv #marvel #dc #detective comics #dc comics #reading guide #I figured this might also be useful w the new spiderverse out!! get into punk rock and comic books it will make u cool and interesting

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bonefall · 2 years

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You can call me Bones!

I am a queer adult over 20 and I use He/They pronouns. This is a side blog where I post Warrior Cats analysis and discussion, designs, and writing for WC-related projects.

Currently, I'm maintaining the Better Bones AU, a WC conlang called Clanmew, and my Clan Culture series. All of these are free to use, reference, or take inspiration from.

My side-sideblog is @bonebabbles, that's where I do most reblogs, live-read books (currently on Ratha's Creature!), and discuss other media (usually xenofiction). Consider that my 'spam blog' if you will!

Please read this entire post before sending an ask or tagging me.

You are never bothering me with "like spam" or "reblog spam!"

I LOVE seeing people talk in the tags and replies

I adore asks and I read all of them! I can't promise to get to every single one though, please check out my Ask Etiquette

"Can I use Clan Culture in my project?" Yes. Please read this entire post.

Do not ping me for my AU on other people's posts. If you want to know how I will handle something, send an ask.

ASKBOX STATUS: CLOSED

(Doing some cleaning out!)

Better Bones AU, also called BB or BB!AU

My most comprehensive passion project is the Better Bones AU, a revamp of Warrior Cats that aims to:

Fix the tangled family tree and give it clearer rules, expanding on kinship between cats while not neglecting friendships

Make the environment accurate to northwestern England, including education on how different biomes are managed and lists of local flora and fauna

Build out Clan culture by giving the Clans tool use and food preparation, additional traditions and customs, their own language, and medicinal treatment guides from sniffles up to HRT.

Change the themes of canon by addressing (not removing) its problematic elements, giving the cats consistent politics and making the narrative conclusively anti-authoritarian.

Be cool as fuck, with wilder deaths, more clanborn villains, bloodier battles, and even MORE complicated innerClan drama

HERE IS ITS CONTENT WARNING LIST.

Its old name was #Bonefall Rewrite, but was changed as it became more divergent from canon.

Individual posts are tagged #Better Bones AU, and are sorted further by arc such as #BB!TPB, #BB!Po3, #BB!characterName, so on.

GO SEE ITS MASTERPOST OVER HERE

It even has a TVTropes Page that was created by @halogenwarrior

If you want to see or submit memes, you can hop over to @bb-fennelposting!

Clan Culture

Like I mentioned, I create extra culture for Clan cats and society (tagged #Clan Culture), with a whole bunch of guides that expand on canon-adjacent crafts, meals, medicines, and so on. Clanmew is part of the Clan Culture series.

Go check out the MASTER POST here!

These are free to use for YOUR projects, AUs, FanClans, etc.

YES even things unrelated to warrior cats. You can use it in your pathfinder campaign, rainworld project, etc.

Feel free to send suggestions or ask questions!

Other Things

Canon analysis and discussion

I also talk about the books and the general themes of Warriors! When I’m analyzing characters, themes, plots, or anything else about canon material, I tag it as #Warrior Cats Analysis.

When I discuss the newest books as they’re released, I tag it as #ASC Spoilers.

Fan Work

I've gotten fan art for some of the things I do! I collect it all OVER HERE. I try to contribute to this list as I receive it, and its last update was 2/28/2023

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zahri-melitor · 4 months

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Okay I have opened March Solicits. Reactions as I go (and I'm feeling salty today):-

Chip I am trusting you to land this ZEA storyline. Also Zur!Tim is when? I am still hotly anticipating the possible fallout from that.

If Harley is back on Suicide Squad is she leaving Birds of Prey? Please?

(Also hot take but I think we're past the need for Harley to be on Suicide Squad. Part of me perked up at Black Alice and Clock King on SS, but eurgh. Harley)

Is there anything more eye-rollingly boring than "Bruce Wayne origin story" at this point?

Batman & Robin continues to look fine

I'm reminded I need to find time to sit down and start Ram V's 'Tec run.

"What's wrong with Nightwing" (I cover my mouth and laugh) anyway this looks very Tom Taylor levels of stakes.

I woke up to the Barbara discourse so I was already spoiled on this, but... sigh. Kelly Thompson not understanding the need for BoP to have someone in the troubleshooter/research role is hmmm a flaw. I am giving the team some leeway still though, as I DO think they're doing good Dinah content.

Outsiders: ...you know I actually have no clue what DC has done with Nocturna since the 2011 reboot apart from the fact she's apparently back. She's Kate's ex? (who isn't at this point??)

I'm again reminded that putting Poison Ivy on my longlist to read is probably a thing to do.

Red Hood: The Hill - "in their civilian lives, seeds of jealousy begin to drive a wedge between Jason and one of his oldest friends". Now don't get me wrong, actually developing Jason having his own cohort is something that is so necessary, but...it's intensely funny to me to see a book pretending Jason has a civilian life and longstanding friends. Go on.

World's Finest: look, I trust this team but you know what I don't need in my life? "the first meeting of Joker and Lex"

...oh damn, PG don't do this to me, that story concept looks halfway okay? Though it would still be funnier to hear about the team of Kara and Karen, ACTUALLY.

The Flash: you know what? I'm still enjoying Si Spurrier on this. Jai and Max sounds like an AMAZING team up actually.

Speed Force as a title is confusing me in that it's not only a mini, it's a mini that's actually keeping abreast of continuity around it for the characters involved. What is this? post-Crisis? (Keep this energy up)

I'm sorry, Wonder Woman is looking worse and worse. That cover makes me HUGELY uncomfortable. (the flag actually even more than the sword)

Sinister Sons remains looking SO BAD

I acknowledge that Amazons Attack is a bad rerun of a bad event, but also Mary Marvel is in it and I love Mary soooooooo (even though I know it makes other people mad)

The Green Arrow situation has been heavily canvassed, but my personal complaint is, in a slow meandering storyline to start with, we are at issue...10? and we finally get 4 women all at once? Why is Mia arriving with this group? Why are they all together? Why are any of them talking to Waller, particularly current Waller, let alone working for her? Why issue 10/12? (sings the 'devaluing women in Green Arrow again? Is it Tuesday?' song)

The old JSAers minis final issues - yeah that looks fine

CREEPER IN SHAZAM??? What??? The Creeper in a wacky hijinks book? This could be very fun but wow is that a tonal dissonance.

Blue Beetle *whispers* I'd actually be cool with Ted retiring from active hero work again. It's a good look on him.

Ape-ril - BANANA SCENTED COVER????? I feel this has gone underappreciated

I am, actually, excited for the Barda DCInk book. Though I wonder how much of the Furies backstory is going to get softened for it.

I still can't believe they're reprinting Dixon Nightwing AGAIN, in a 1024 page trade paperback. Why not collect Grayson? Why not finish out the Robin and BOP Dixon collections instead? WHY AS A PAPERBACK BRICK with all the downsides of both TPBs and Omnis and none of the benefits of either format?

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colorsoundoblivion · 10 months

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Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children #1 (1989)

Written by Dave Louapre & Illustrated by Dan Sweetman. Published by Piranha Press.

I’ve only just heard of this series recently. Above is the first half of issue 1. I like the illustrated children’s book format. I’ve read this series gets pretty out there, so I’m looking forward to reading more. Sadly, this series wasn’t collected in any kind of TPB or Omnibus, and the issue didn’t have large print runs, so obtaining hard copies of all 30 issues isn’t going to be very easy. From what I understand DC bought the rights years ago but hasn’t done anything with the property.

#Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children #Piranha Press #Comic Books #Comics #1989 #A Cotton Candy Autopsy

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bisupergirl · 1 year

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i make this same post every week but society if cbs/cw supergirl was genuinely inspired by supergirl vol 2 and adapted storylines from the gates run of sg vol 5 instead of completely ignoring all of kara’s comic canon and turning her into what so many people accuse her of being (girl superman):

anyway this post was inspired by me reading the synopsis on the back of the tpb of supergirl vol 2 which calls it a "collection of classic stories that helped inspire the hit tv show" ok LIARRRRR

#kara zor el #the only thing the show took from vol 2 is the last name 'danvers' and the idea of kara being adopted by a human family #and gayle marsh/psi who looks and acts nothing like her comic counterpart

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tathrin · 8 months

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I just need you to know your tags on that post about Boba Fett made me realize HOW MUCH of Legends-era Boba Fett I didn't know about and now it is my goal to hunt every book and story down because dear gods he's even more amazing than I realized

Ahhhh omg yes he's the best and worst in all the best ways. Thank you for giving me another excuse to talk about him!

Okay so start with the Twin Engines of Destruction comic by Andy Mangels and John Naedeau, that is THE epitome of Boba Fett. (#he had no face just the helmet that WAS his face #he canonically gives money from successful jobs to orphanages WHAT #when he found out someone was impersonating him AND BOTCHING JOBS he set that fucker up SO GOOD #he literally took the man apart physically spiritually and emotionally and left him paralyzed staring at his own about-to-explode jetpack #and put the antidote to the neurotoxin in front of him said ''you may survive if you have the will to move...like i would'' and WALKED AWAY) Genuinely just...this is it, this is him, this is everything anyone ever needs to know about how to write Boba Fett.

After that I'll recommend moving onto the Boba Fett: Death, Lies, and Treachery comics (consisting of "Bounty on Bar Kooda," "When the Fat Lady Swings," and "Murder Most Foul") by John Wagner and Cam Kennedy (probably my favorite Fett comic artist; their style is wonky yes but it fits so well!). Boba Fett: Agent of Doom is another one drawn by Kennedy that is excellent, although it's written by John Ostrander (who did the best Clone Wars comics btw) instead of Wagner. Also I personally like to headcanon the last one actually being about Ailyn Vel, but that's neither here nor there. Your best bet to find these is probably the Star Wars Legends — Epic Collection: The New Republic vol 7 tpb but Marvel is shit about keeping their SW comics in print, so good luck.

Also definitely worth reading are K.W. Jeter's Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy of novels (#he surgically removed his olfactory pleasure sensors so he wouldn't be affected by space pollen shit #he'd drop an entire mine on top of himself to get his mark if he had to and then just dig his way back out #he once used the dying body of the closest thing he had to a friend as a laser canon to kill some tin-can hutts #he had his fucking SKIN DISSOLVED and still sat up to shoot a bitch #he walked onto an exploding star destroyer just to have a conversation AND THEN FLEW IT RIGHT BACK OUT AGAIN) but I will say that the quality of them varies wildly between different sections...but it's one of those "even the bad parts are good, despite being terrible" books, if you know what I mean!

No Disintegrations, Please! is a short-story from the Tales of the New Republic collection, and that's the one that features Fett walking through an Imperial Garrison to get his mark that I was thinking of when I made the post (although it seems that tag didn't save? or I just can't find it again amidst all the unhinged shrieking of the rest of them lol) although he also took on a garrison in one of the comics and in another comic he went through a wrecked Star Destroyer full of murder-droids and TIE patrols so like...not an out-of-the-ordinary endeavor for him lol.

Payback: The Tale of Dengar, also from one of the short-story collections, in this case Tales of the Bounty Hunters, is where Dengar gets Fett to be his best man, although alas the wedding itself is never depicted anywhere, at least not that I've seen. (Although if you'll permit an extremely immodest self-rec, I did write about it once in a fic...) My favorite moment in this story, though, is when Boba Fett pulls a straw out to drink without removing his helmet. Too bad no one apparently ever mentioned that features to Din Djarin; would have made his life considerably easier. And yes, I was the person shouting "use a straw you idiot!" at the screen several times, to the vast amusement of those watching with me.

And of course, Susejo a.k.a. the Sarlacc mentioned in the original post is from A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett from the short-story collection "Tales From Jabba's Palace."

For new stuff that still feels like classic Fett, Age of Rebellion: Boba Fett by Greg Pak and Bria LaVorgna is really the only thing that comes to mind, but it's quite a lovely little one-shot.

*If you have trouble finding Twin Engines of Destruction let me know. I have the whole thing saved on my computer because I love it so much, although I will say that the digital format/coloring does it no favors.

#NER BOB'IKA!#(i'm sorry but if the base foundation of your boba fett characterization doesn't stem from ''twin engines'' what are you even DOING?)#also i went back through my boba fett tag to find links for this op and i have to thank you #because there is some fucking GOLD in that tag that i did not remember #lmaooooo #boba fett #favorite characters #star wars #star wars eu #twin engines of destruction

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androxys · 2 years

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I think if I could somehow mail a single TPB to every Batman fan on the planet for them to really read it would be the Death in the Family/Lonely Place of Dying trade paperback collection.

Like, I’m not saying that these stories are The Best Batman Stories Ever Told, or even that they’re particularly good. (I personally think LPoD is a great story, but that’s neither here nor there.) I do think, however, that these two stories are foundational to SO much of the modern Batman mythos as we know it (or interpret it, as it may be) and people are at a disservice by not understanding

a) That Bruce loved Jason and that Jason’s death was an unquestionable, morally indefensible tragedy

b) That Bruce went Totally Bonkers immediately afterwards, to the point of Superman having to get involved

b.2) That Batman and Superman are more than just co-workers, and that they’re actually friends

b.3) That Superman and Batman still have to exist within larger systems (though this point and everyone’s personal take on the whole U.N. situation varies, because sometimes comics sure make bad choices)

c) That Bruce was devastated by Jason’s death, and went into a death spiral of his own

d) That his friends--namely Alfred--did in fact see this happening and were summarily rejected by Gruff Bruce

d.2) I wish that, in this fantasy world, I could also mail The Caped Crusader Vol. 1 so that people could contextualize what Bruce was like immediately before and immediately after Jason’s death, and how people like Gordon reacted to this obvious and immediate change.

e) That people could see the actual origin of Tim Drake. Like, really, what he actually did rather than all the misconstruction and fanon telephone that is natural, but not entirely correct. This would then hopefully have the consequence of informing everyone’s understanding of Tim’s place as Robin--yes he’s a little crazy. A little intense. A little over-eager and afraid at the same time. But very importantly a character defined by connective tissue.

f) That Dick and Alfred have very interesting roles in those two stories. I mentioned Alfred already in DotF, but in LPoD those two are also cruising on the crazy train (both the normal vigilante one and the dead-Jason express) and picking up speed.

f.2) There’s a lot of Dick character work that happens here in short order--his circus roots, his relationship with the Titans, and then the beginning of his relationship with Tim as brothers. But it also establishes the way that Dick cannot become Robin again, that he can’t regress--Nightwing is who he’s supposed to be. Not being Nightwing, the identity he created for himself, is a disservice. This will color his time at Batman, and dovetails neatly into his held truth that he cannot save Bruce from Bruce.

f.3) Alfred is an interesting case study here in how quickly he jumps onboard with Tim, considering how opposed he is to Bruce’s self destruction in the endless war on crime... unless he views Tim and the dangers of Robin as an appropriate stopgap to hold Bruce from absolute destruction. That sure is a lot of burden to be put on one teen, however, so there’s another interesting wrinkle.

g) That this trauma never goes away. Even once Jason comes back in Under the Red Hood, the pain of losing him is still something that all of the aforementioned people still deal with because the death of a child is something you never fully get over. And it’s not like Batman didn’t try to do anything--he was fully ready to kill Joker. He was ready in the U.N. building and then left him for dead on a crashing helicopter. That’s part of what makes Jason’s return in UTRH so tragic, but the potency of that tragedy (you didn’t avenge me, Bruce) is amplified.

Anyway, this got to be much longer and much closer to a rant than I anticipated, but this thought has been rattling around in my head since I saw one too many things that made me think “this person has not actually read A Death in the Family,” so this is my soapbox.

#dc comics #batman #dick grayson #jason todd #tim drake #long post #chit chat #a death in the family #a lonely place of dying

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dogmeatthedead · 9 months

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Life Update

Hey,

Its been awhile and I'm probably talking into the void but since I haven't created anything original since August of 2020, I figure I should give some sort of update. If, for no other reason than to work though everything.

I graduated from college and now work full time. I also completed a long time goal of commissioning into the Army, and I'm now a 2LT in the National Guard. Far from being a stone cold badass like Slade but same branch at least! Since I do work a full time job now, I finally have some money to spend.

Which leads me to this: my comic book collection got stolen.

It was in a storage unit while I was moving apartment's and someone broke into it (something he had done before and the cops still did nothing) and stole the pride and joy of my collection.

They didn't get all of it as I have well over 3000 issues but they got almost all of my Deathstroke collection (something I have been growing since I was 15 years old) and countless other books. In total they got well over $3000 worth of books collected over those 8 years. The storage place only covers up to $2000 so I'm taking a bath on the losses.

But moreover those books had so much emotional value to me. I could tell you what was going on in my life at every point when I bought each book. I had a pretty tough time growing up, maybe one day I'll talk about it, but reading those books helped me through it in a way that I can't begin to vocalize.

The cops said that they can't do anything about it yada yada useless.

Anyway, I finally have a day job and I'm starting to rebuy the comics that were stolen. I started today with the single issues of Deathstroke the Terminator, and the TPB's but some are getting shipped to my old address (oops) so we'll see when I get them. Probably around Christmas.

I feel like I have to outline all this to get it off my chest and express the grief of losing my collection that meant to much to me during one of the worst times in my life. With me being able to rebuy my collection, I want to start making content again.

We'll see if that happened or not since I want to get reacquainted with the old lore again before I start making deep dives but I'm excited to start over and make the content that I've always wanted. Until then, I might make some posts about other comics. If I do, would y'all want to see it on this blog or should I make a side blog for other comics?

Missed the good ones here, and I'm happy to be coming back.

#deathstroke #slade wilson #im back #even if i am talking into the void

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nicos-robin · 11 months

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Best spider-gwen comic? Alternatively, where should one start reading?

Oooooh !! So, my favorite Spider-Gwen comic is issue #31 from the second Latour/Rodriguez run. When I became a Gwen Stacy fan I became a Gwen Stacy fan, including the original Gwendolyne Maxine Stacy from the 616 universe! I won't go too deep into what happens because spoilers, but our lovely Spider-Gwen runs into her 616-self and gets the pep talk she needs from 616!Gwen and it's an incredibly lovely scene that has a cool pay off at the end of the Murderdock arc.

As for the Spider-Gwen reading order... I'll list the trade paperbacks & the issues they collect! Keep in mind I'll only be doing the original Latour/Rodriguez runs as I am not the biggest fan of McGuire's take on Gwen, but I'll have a lil blurb at the bottom.

Spider-Gwen #0 Most Wanted - Collecting Edge of Spider-Verse #2 and Spider-Gwen #1-5

Spider-Gwen #1 Greater Power - Collecting Spider-Gwen/Radioactive Spider-gwen #1-6. They re-launched Spider-Gwen in 2015 under Radioactive Spider-Gwen, so it's a new series. Modern comics are notoriously confusing because of stuff like this.

Spider-Women - Collecting Spider-Women Alpha #1, Spider-Gwen #7, Silk #7, Spider-Woman #6, Spider-Gwen #8, Silk #8, Spider-Woman #7 and Spider-Women Omega #1. This cross-over is incredibly important, unlike some cross-overs, because it sets the stage for the rest of Gwen's original run (Latour/Rodriguez) and without it you miss incredibly important details. If you cannot get the TPB/Compilation and are reading each individual issue, I listed them in order!

Spider Gwen #2 Weapon of Choice - Collects #9-13 of Radioactive Spider-Gwen

Spider-Gwen #3 Long Distance - Collects issues #14 and #15 of Radioactive Spider-Gwen, Spider-Gwen Annual #1, and All-New Wolverine Annual #1. You honestly do not NEED to read the annuals, but they're cute!

Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen Sitting in a Tree - Collecting Spider-Man #12, Spider-Gwen #16, Spider-Man #13, Spider-Gwen #17, Spider-Man #14, and Spider-Gwen #18. This is honestly one of my least favorite cross-overs, because unlike ITSV/ATSV the relationship between Miles and Gwen feels both forced and rushed. It is not overall important to her story, and skippable, but there are some characters introduced in Spider-Gwen #18 who will show back up in the late Radioactive Spider-Gwen run,

Spider-Gwen #4 - Predators. Collecting Spider-Gwen #19-23.

Spider-Gwen #5 - Gwenom. Collecting Spider-Gwen #24-29.

Spider-Gwen #6 - The Life of Gwen Stacy. Collecting Spider-Gwen #30-34.

And that's it for the original Latour/Rodriguez Spider-Gwen run! After that Seanan McGuire picked up the reigns for Spider-Gwen in Spider-Gwen Ghost-Spider & later Ghost-Spider, but I am not the biggest fan in how she chose to portray MJ and Gwen, specifically their relationship. I do encourage newer fans of Spider-Gwen to still pick up her work (It's very simple, Spider-Gwen Ghost Spider has ten issues that are fairly self-contained, and then Ghost-Spider I think only had twenty? before it was canceled) and make their own judgements.

#spider gwen #ghost spider #gwen stacy #i'm going to keep my tags contained to those three #sorry for taking a min to reply btw i was at work ;-; but this was literally the first thing i did #also pls let me know if you have any questions or need clarification on anything!!!#tumblrs formatting sucks and i havent figured out how to use xkit to fix it so this was the best i could do

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hey, i’m getting into dc comics rn and focusing on batman/batman-adjacent comics post-crisis. i’m mostly reading in publish order and i was wondering if you’ve read the huntress 1989 series. i can’t seem to find it collected in any type of trade paperback and i’ve mostly been relying on my library system to read comics because buying them all would get way too expensive way too fast. do you know if the series was collected somewhere or if it’s even a decent run? i really like reading your blog posts about dc so i figured i’d ask and see if you knew anything (or knew someone else i could ask too)?

Hi!! I just saw this now and though it's been over a month, hopefully this information is helpful to somebody!

I haven't read the series but I do know where you can find it. Like you, I primarily get my comics from the library, and know the struggles of trying to source non-collected comics! When I'm not able to get a copy, want to save digital images of my favourite panels, or catch the latest updates, I go to online archives & pirating sites. My favourite is comiconlinefree.net which has very little ads or pop ups. If an issue is missing, then readallcomics.com almost definitely has them (just maybe with a watermark in the corner).

But! Here is The Huntress (1989)!

I also strongly recommend Batman: Spoiler/Huntress: Blunt Trauma (1989). It's a single issue special and hands down one of my favourite comics. It explores their philosophies around vigilantism as Helena encourages Stephanie to question Batman's comparatively non-murderous methods.

Also make sure to check out Batman: Dreamland (2000) (single issue, B exploring Area 51. Its incredible. It's where my pfp is from), and World's Finest (1990) (3 issues, tpb available at libraries/hoopla.)

#thank you for asking me!!#dc comics #batman #huntress #helena bertinelli #stephanie brown

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im new to ur blog , so i wanted to ask ; whats so different abt ur spottedleaf ? i havent looked around yet to figure it out , but i saw on ur art collecting acc people liked her !!

I love her so much! She's one of my absolute favorites to write about.

Bonefall Spottedleaf is very different from Canon Spottedleaf. With all the unwanted 'romantic interest' HAPPILY wrenched out, she is now an older sister figure to Firepaw. In the first book of TPB, she introduces him to Clan life with her morbid sense of humor and an appreciation for the things that others find gruesome. She teaches him not to be scared of pain or death.

Narratively speaking, she teaches the audience about StarClan's new rules. They now have REAL supernatural powers, like crafting animals, controlling the weather, and even denying lives to cats they don't like. She actually shows Firepaw how to "channel"-- illegally calling for spirits from StarClan by invoking them directly.

After her death, she demonstrates this directly, coming with dreams and omens when Firepaw stuffs his nest with her Channeling Item; tarspot-blighted sycamore leaves. She is willing to break the rules of StarClan when she believes she's doing the right thing.

It's a fun contrast to her brother Redtail, whose new personality is drill sergeant loyalty towards the rules of the afterlife. She often has to trick him to get on her merry way.

Her last action of note so far is getting her revenge on Tigerstar. StarClan refuses to give him 9 lives, so he has to scrape up 8 from a mix of those willing to defy them and Dark Forest demons. She offers to give him his 9th, but in response, she will not tell him what the life is for.

His ambition wins out and he says yes. That life is for Death. That his reign will be as swift as it is bloody, and that his first death will also be his last. A curse disguised as a blessing.

And this time around, Spottedleaf goes quiet after TPB. One of my little fixes is that, as much as possible, I try to make sure that the StarClan warriors who communicate with the living actually knew them in life. So Spottedleaf has nothing to do with people like Leafpool. She has her revenge, and she has seen Firestar develop into the bravest warrior in the whole forest, thus, she is at peace.

#Bonefall Spottedleaf #She also has a super fun blight and bone motif #Overall her vibe is very mortuary-related and people get a kick out of putting their own spins on it #She's a delight #Bonefall Rewrite

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comicreadingorder · 2 years

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Fables Reading Order With All Extras

Fables is a Vertigo comic about the real life versions of characters from public domain stories who escaped their worlds and created a small community gathered in one block in NY called Fabletown. They’re ageless and the story begins a few hundred years after their arrival, when they’re well established and accustomed to their situation. A similar story was told in the show Once Upon A Time but that was a pretty watered down simulacrum. I cobbled this list together from a few others that were mostly accurate but still needed some cleaning up. The digital editions of the single issues were missing some extras like the prose stories so I had to seek out the digital Deluxe Editions to read them; I’ve included links to a google drive with them (if for some reason in the future they stop working send me a message.) Overall the spin-offs and extras result in 268 issues

--The Wolf Among Us: Adapts the TellTale game which was based on the IP but not an established story. It’s also a great comic by itself, even if it’s the only Fables thing you ever read. Technically it’s a prequel but like all prequels it has enough not-so-subtle hints to spoil things revealed later. --Jack of Fables: This first spin-off follows the character leaving Fabletown. It’s very meta and has back and forths with characters/events parallel to the Fables, so if you want to understand the full picture you’ll want to read it. --Cinderella: Not exactly a spin-off but she gets 2 miniseries. She was a character I really liked so these were just what I wanted. Events from these are referenced in future stories. --Fairest. The last spin-off and an anthology so other creators can join in and introduce previously unmet fables. This continues and concludes quite a few Fables plot threads while also creating some that are closed in the main title.

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Fables 1-13

The Last Castle — OGN

Fables 14-17

A Wolf in the Fold — Short prose story. Some collected editions place it after 5 or 10 -and It could go anywhere- but I like it here so it doesn’t spoil something.

Fables 18-35

Jack of Fables 1-5 — Technically 34 and 35 take place a year in the future to show Jack’s exodus from the title, which this immediately continues, but moving them to their chronological spot is overthinking it.

Fables 36-47

1001 Nights of Snowfall — OGN

Fables 48-49

Fables: The Wolf Among Us — I placed this here so that you’ve already met the players involved and understand their dynamics with each other. Came out in 3 formats: 48 digital chapters, 16 print issues, and 2 TPBs.

Fables 50-69

Jack of Fables 6, 11*, 7-10, 12-21 — *6 and 11 are a two parter that was split because of publishing issues unrelated to the story; they’re together in the collections. Nothing is spoiled by reading 11 before 7 and I put 6 first because 7 references interrupting the arc. (Again: a very meta title.)

Fables 70-75

Fables: Max and Peter — A full prose novel by Willingham that introduces Peter Piper and Bo Peep, who become more involved as the comic goes on. Mostly takes place before coming to NY but the way it’s told spoils events in 75. Also references Fabletown events not mentioned elsewhere. It’s a good read, even by itself for a non-Fables reader.

Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love 1-6

Jack 22-32

Fables 76-82 — from 78-82 there’s a backup story following Mowgli, digital editions only have the fifth entry, which is the only reason I even knew they were a thing. Events here do come into play later so I put them altogether at the back of this 82 cbr file.

THE GREAT FABLES CROSSOVER: F 83, J 33, The Literals 1, F 84, J 34, TL 2, F 85, J 35, TL 3 — This is really a Jack of Fables story, but things occur that do affect the fables title. I doubt the plot would be understandable for someone not reading Jack, however this doesn’t justify reading those first 32 issues if you don’t want to.

Jack of Fables 36-45

Fables 86-100

Pinocchio’s Army — Prose story not in digital editions but referenced in future stories

Cinderella: Fables are Forever 1-6

Werewolves of the Heartland — The only OGN that never gets mentioned later. It continues a previously mentioned story but not one that was left on a cliffhanger or anything. I’d still read it because why not?

Fables 101-107

Fairest 1-6 — Picks up directly after events in 107

Fables 108-113

Fairest 7-13 — 7 reveals something referenced later, 8-13 are pretty self-contained.

Fables 114-124 — Other lists split 123 and 124 but IDK why when there’s a backup story from 114-123 that concludes in 124.

Fairest 14-20

Fables 125-126 — Things get split up and swap in the middle of arcs starting here. But these later Fables stories aren’t really focused arcs so interrupting them isn’t a big deal.

Fairest 21-22 — Only bolding this because it expands on something introduced in the main title that would otherwise go unexplained. I suspect some of the final 3 Fairest arcs had their release order jumbled. I’d put them where they ideally would’ve gone but they still coincide with events in the main title at the time, so they’re locked into release chronology regardless of the original plan.

Fables 127-133

Fairest 23-26

Fables 134

Fairest in all the Land — OGN; concludes multiple threads

Fables 135-140

Jack of Fables 46-50 — Published years earlier but takes place decades later. Whether you read it here or after 45 can go either way. I kept it here because previous issues reference things that will happen. Depends if you interpret that as a spoiler.

Fairest 27-28 — The plot follows up on a really old thread and is referenced in the next Fables issue.

Fables 141-142

Fairest 29-32 — This still spoils a costume change but it can’t be helped

Fables 143-149

Fairest 33 — One shot that can be read anytime after the OGN FiatL; I think I put it here for breathing room. Technically leads up to the OGN but is written with the expectation that you’ve already read that and would spoil everything in that story.

Fables 150 — Large enough it was only released as a tpb. Simultaneously issue 150 and Vol. 22