Crowpickles - Crowpickles

Pondering my orbs.

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—

at 3 am

Tim: You can say 'Have a nice day!' without a problem.

Tim: But you can't say 'Enjoy the next 24 hours' without sounding vaguely threatening.

Jason: How the fuck did you get into my safehouse again?!

you guys made luigi mangione trend for days and I need to see the same energy for brianna boston. she is a 43 year old mother of three who ended a phone call with blue cross blue shield (after being denied a claim) “delay deny depose, you people are next” and is now being held under a 100,000$ bond and could face FIFTEEN years of prison if charged. she has no weapons, her record is clean, and yet she is being held behind bars. they are afraid of the public and are trying to subdue. do not let them!!!! be outraged that our freedom of speech is being threatened!!!!! deny defend depose! free brianna boston!

oh fuck this is a really good hill i gotta die on this

Tim, making chicken and dumpling soup, dropping a dumpling on the floor: This is sadder than the time I lost my spleen.

Bruce, choking on his coffee: Excuse me?

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.

You’re a regular office worker born with the ability to “see” how dangerous a person is with a number scale of 1-10 above their heads. A toddler would be a 1, while a skilled soldier with a firearm may score a 7. Today, you notice the reserved new guy at the office measures a 10.