in which the son of a vengeful businessman is used as a tool to destroy bruce wayne and his family, taking batman and the rest of the heroes with them. but said businessman didn’t really count on the kid becoming part of their found family.
started oct. 8, 2023
completed nov. 17, 2023
one — perfection
two — the puppeteer
three — a daisy in the thorns
four — enlisted
five — a little tlc
six — home sweet home
seven — day one
eight — day one (and a half)
nine — black haired nightmare
ten — reality
eleven — to kill a mockingbird?
twelve — undefeated champion
thirteen — cows kill more people than sharks?
fourteen — a series of unfortunate events
fifteen — ponyboy curtis
sixteen — favoritism
seventeen — little wing
eighteen — if the roles were reversed (i would hold you)
nineteen — rain check
twenty — becoming a wayne?
twenty-one — robin down
twenty-two — emotional support tim
twenty-three — bad timing
twenty-four — the great escape
twenty-five — a gun and a bar
twenty-six — the puppet master
twenty-seven — big plastic shoes and bags with tubes
On this day, October 30, 1811, Jane Austen’s (1775-1817) Sense and Sensibility was published anonymously as written “by a Lady.” Austen's brother negotiated the printing with publisher Thomas Egerton who agreed to publish the book on commission at Austen’s financial risk. With presumed great relief, Sense and Sensibility received favorable reviews and the first printing of 750 copies sold out in 1813. A second printing was run later that year, and the novel has been in continuous publication ever since.
In honor of Sense and Sensibility’s publication anniversary, we’re looking at both of the Special Collections copies! The first was published in 1856 by Richard Bentley (1794-1871). Bently purchased the copyrights to Austen’s work after her death and began publishing her novels as part of his Standard Novel Series in 1833. He hired illustrator Ferdinand Pickering (c. 1811-1882) to create an engraved frontispiece as illustration for each novel. This was the first time Austen’s work was released in collected editions and the first time her novels were illustrated.
Sense and Sensibility has since been illustrated many times over, shedding a contemporary light on Austen’s characters, including our second holding published by the Limited Editions Club. Limited Editions Club printed 1,500 copies of Sense and Sensibility in 1957 for its members. It includes a contemporary introduction by novelist Stella Gibbons and distinct pen and ink illustrations by Caldecott Medal honoree Helen Sewell. The edition was designed by Joseph Blumenthal and printed by him at the Spiral Press in New York. Our copy is from the collection of long-standing LEC member Austin Fredric Lutter of Waukesha, Wisconsin.
With the Wizard and his Frightful Four Hundred hot on their trails, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are scrambling to separately unravel the mystery of the Wizard’s new arsenal — and new motivations. But when the investigation brings the twins together again, will they be able to put their differences aside long enough to take down an enemy who wants to tear them apart forever?
Written by: Steve Orlando
Art by: Lorenzo Tammetta
Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Page Count: 28 Pages
Release Date: April 24, 2024
in which, after falling into bruce wayne’s custody, bentley whittaker endures the struggles of your average ten-year-old-boy: starting school, making friends, solving two dozen missing persons cases, having an anxiety attack in a morgue, playing robin for a single night, and catching the eye of gotham’s newest and most dangerous rising supervillain. (he’ll tell bruce about it soon, he swears.)
first fic of the hundred days series linked here! this is fic number two!
one — miracle worker
two — metahuman problems
three — worry yourself sick
four — useless, worthless, and everything in between
five — bristol vs crime alley
six — juvenile delinquent
seven — the secret keeper
eight — safe with me
nine — pity
ten — bludgeoned by a book
eleven — babybird
twelve — targeted
thirteen — acquaintances
fourteen — bird of prey
fifteen — unwelcome memories
sixteen — without a trace
seventeen — revelation
eighteen — hail the puppeteer
nineteen — taking the lead
twenty — i‘d give you my lungs (so you could breathe)
twenty-one — murder central
twenty-two — too close to home
twenty-three — boiling
twenty-four — breakout
twenty-five — hurricane
twenty-six — a glimpse into the future(s)
twenty-seven — breaking and entering
twenty-eight — the truth
twenty-nine — the reaper
thirty — asphyxiation
thirty-one — homebound
thirty-two — reunions
thirty-three — drowning
thirty-four — windstorm
thirty-five — arsonist
thirty-six — over the edge (almost)
thirty-seven — plan b
thirty-eight — air and fire and water (oh my)
thirty-nine — unlovable
BOOK ONE! 😆
FACECLAIMS FOR BENTLEY, ASTEN, AND NICO 🥳
BENTLEY’S PORTRAIT! 😭
HOW ASTEN MET NICO (A GLIMPSE INTO HIS HOMELIFE AND MENTAL STATE) 😢
WHERE WAS ASTEN IN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN? (A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES OF CHAPTER SEVENTEEN)😔