i was talking about this with maverick but this line in deadpool 2013 always struck me as interesting:
“fate delivered you to me” seems like an innocuous enough thing (if you ignore the bone breaking happening immediately after) but you have to remember that wade’s concept of a higher power is probably greatly warped by his awareness of a fourth wall. “fate” here is a standin for a literal written-down narrative (and, more broadly, for the writers). fate is a real existing concrete thing for comic book characters, whether they know it or not. it reminds me of this page from legion son of x where david, while not outright addressing the viewers, reprimands a hypothetical author (that he refers to as a god) and audience for condemning him to this by writing and reading on:
anyways. i like the line on its own, but when you examine it through the context of “fourth wall awareness as a substitute for religion”, it becomes way more interesting.
that pistachio completely sealed in its shell is scared and alone, like a miner trapped by rubble. you need to free it by any means necessary. get the gun from your dad's cabinet
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 :)
also i feel like batman is too paranoid not to teach his kids to use a gun just in case
"erm actually Batman didn't teach any of his Robins how to handle a gun—" absolutely NOT. In Alfred Pennyworth's household? Don't make me laugh. Every single one of those kids have perfect trigger discipline.
Dick was the last to be adopted, Jason became the black sheep post-resurrection, Tim made himself Robin, Damian was dropped in Gotham after ten years of being kept secret, Cass possesses killer instincts that run counter to Batman's philosophy, Duke is a meta whose parents are still alive (albeit jokerized), and Steph has zero legal connections to the Waynes. All of the batkids have reason to believe they're the only one Bruce doesn't want around and Bruce is unaware of the problem because they don't vocalize it not just out of the usual emotional constipation, but also a deep-seated fear of being proven right. In this essay, I will—
i did this in middle school when i got grounded lmaooo
if there is a screen
ao3 will be seen
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