post thebatman stress disorder

Now I think we all know the issues with using Morrison’s work (especially anything having to do with Talia), they used xenophobic, anti-arab, and just racist rhetoric and tropes in their writing. So Fraction’s continuing use of them is clearly emblematic of the continued racism within DC stories and his own personal biases.

If that doesn’t sway you though I do think on a narrative and character level choosing to do this is negative too, in regards to Damian and Talia but also in regards to Bruce—who the whole damn book is supposed to be about! By having Bruce think about and behave towards Damian like this is all the way back in 2010 we’re left with an emotionally immature and frankly emotionally abusive version of Bruce. Especially because Fraction hasn’t erased all of Damian’s growth (though definitely walked back a lot of stuff, which I’ve said before), for example Damian’s not particularly angry or argumentative with Bruce, he doesn’t insult him and he takes his lumps. At worst he’s sulky and a little obstinate due to his own self esteem issues, but Bruce is still reacting to him and talking about him like Damian is behaving the exact same way he did in 2010. It makes Bruce look awful, and regresses his character horribly.

Smiling Bats

Note that I made this purely based on memory and vibes. I will make others later if I feel like it but I just thought the idea was funny idk.

The Dixon Demon:

Feisty and very boyish. Always wins through sheer arrogance. Wdym he isn’t hot shit dude??? Bro builds cars.

Kind of an asshole, but in the dumb man way rather than intentionally (most of the time)

Fighting is very rough and tumble. He doesn’t flip off rooftops so much as he scampers, and he FREQUENTLY launches himself on all fours like some kind of feral dork.

Would probably buy a Sega Dreamcast.

The Devin Downer

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What decision he makes depends on whether he loves other people or hates himself more that day. Usually tries to identify how he can martyr himself to achieve both goals.

Power of Friendship™️ but in the based way and not the shallow lame way.

Would sell his soul to Etrigan in return for Bruce looking at him.

Believes, without question, that he is a terrible person and deserves everything that happens to him.

The Jones Jock

Actually a fucking dumbass

Casual sex on the reg, amirite boys? UP TOP

wait what do you mean I was having an arc and a thing with Barbara and a whole ego death following the nuking of Blüdhaven?

NAHHHHHHHHH CHUG CHUG CHUG

The Tomasi Truther

Le Redditors would call this one the one true Dick. And like tbh he is pretty cool.

Very level headed. Smart, too. Still funny but in a much drier way.

Bruh that lay up on Talia when she went to visit him in his office still haunts me in a good way.

Top 10 Brother of All Time. Very very Tim-pilled. Like lowkey all Dick’s post-Crisis are Tim-pilled but this guy snorts that shit like high quality coke you don’t even know.

Something’s missing tho idk I like when my Dick is a bit of a loser.

The Seeley Sucker

Like 10% more of a loser spiritually. He feels slightly deflated.

The guy that sighs and pinches his nose.

Trust to betrayal pipeline goes crazy. The want to rehabilitate is very admirable and I love that, but your success rate is iffy there, bud.

Is gullible written on the ceiling (Seeley-ng)??? Idk man you should check.

What’s a condom

The Taylor

Brain damage

Look, he means well. He does. You can’t deny that. Execution is… debatable.

Somehow both the most social Nightwing in a run and also the most shallow relationships.

Would give you meaningless platitudes about hope and optimism if you tried to vent or address problems with him and would think he was cooking

But THIS is the unsent letter talia wrote to bruce about damian, that damian stole and delivered to bruce. the racist rewriting of these stories steals so much from the actual themes and strong emotions that already existed.

Typed out under the cut

Evil artstyle challenge 👍