Onomatopoeia-filled soap operas

Can yall tell when shippers only care about one character in the ship because I do

if wade wilson met slade he would like literally actually crazy fucking murder him are you KIDDING me

there would not be witty banter there wouldnt even be a joke like there are not words to describe the extent to which there would be nothing at all left

I know this is probably not at all a hot take among fans of her but Amanda Waller really is an interesting character who the writers use in the least interesting way possible

Reading Invaders comics is understanding that sometimes a family is an android who can set himself on fire, a child he found who can also light himself on fire, an Atlantean prince, a normal fourteen year old, a vampire with superspeed, and a 20 year old filled with government funded chemicals. The 20 year old filled with chemicals is also the one in charge

it really is impossible for some people to talk/think about dc characters without bringing up the batfam huh?

like you want to fully enjoy a character for what they are and the IMMEDIATE reaction is a bunch of batfam stans going "OH BUT WHAT IS THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BATS" or "OMG WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD IF THEY DID X WITH THE BATS" or "THEY'RE ADOPTED INTO THE BATFAMILY" or "THEY RESCUE THE ROBINS FROM BATMAN :(" ad infinitum. meanwhile you're really just trying to enjoy a character that has a whole lot more going on for them than being somewhat close to the bats.

Man trapped at the bottom of an old well has been declared largely uninteresting, will not be rescued

Do you think Clark Kent's first few major articles were about the continued presence of lead pipes in parts of Metropolis' water system

(Average Metropolis reader after investigative reporter C. Kent's 452nd article on yet another case of landlords/business owners/factories' continued use of lead pipes/paint/gas/glass knowingly exposing the public to dangerously toxic lead levels) what the fuck happened to this guy

One day Bruce Wayne mentions in an interview that heroes like Superman are overrated, as the most effective way to reduce crime is to provide public resources and improve local infrastructure, then cites how neighboring city Metropolis has effectively lowered their violent crime by 13% after addressing their outdated water system and investing low income housing. the reporter conducting the interview suddenly starts looking a little uncomfortable

To be clear, Clark is still a fantastic investigative reporter. He still has to track down the sources to prove all this shit

"Who, Clark Kent? Yeah, we're pretty sure he's a Meta. Is he a superhero? Like what, "Lead-detector guy"? "Captain pipes?" Don't get me wrong, he's a great guy and it's a handy trick, but it's lead detection, not laser vision. He's not about to go running around in tights any time soon."

[ID: a photo of two fluffy gray kittens looking up a the viewer, wearing the drawn-on Question costumes of Vic Sage and Renee Montoya from DC comics. End ID.]

i don’t know which run started it but Moon Knight’s suit being shaded in a way different than everything else in the book is always so so sexy

At DC comics at least, editors and writers used to just go into a physical vault of all published comics up to that point to get reference material. Michael Fleisher, Paul Levitz, and Mark Waid have all claimed to have read literally every Batman story up to a certain point (literally 40 years worth of material bare minimum in the case of the first two) through this method.

women- especially women of color- aren't completely and totally pushed aside in fiction for the favor of m/m ships that usually have little to no chemistry. i swear. the reason there's no content for them in fan media is because. uh. (sweating buckets) they're less interesting in canon. unlike the men, who have been projected onto by fans to the point of having whole new personalities. which is different

obviously we can't project onto women because women just aren't at the same level as men. NOT BECAUSE IM A MISOGYNIST!! they just have less depth and they're more shallow and one dementional. not a misogynist.

“this female character is badly written” [loud incorrect buzzer] you would love this exact same character if she were a man

i really can not stand the “fandom is so fun we’re all just projecting and making shit up” thing. because no i actually deeply admire the canon of my favorite media and all the intention and care and craft put into it. we are not the same.