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⚡️Cookout crush✨

Little Static x Signal comic of a cookout meet-cute!

I think they’d be such a cute nerd relationship! Like they’d go to movie drive-ins, build Lego sets, have comic store dates, etc.

I grew up on the fairground and part of that was I had to work. I got my first “game” (a striker) when I was three years old and I minded it by myself for several hours at a time whilst my parents worked in different things we owned. I was three. And that meant that by the time I got to school, I was well socialised, had fantastic emotional control, and could do complex maths using decimals on my own, mentally. It made me an incredibly organised person, with a good work ethic, and an understanding of responsibility. What part of that is abusive?

And that’s completely normal for us Showmen (gypsies from fairground/circus). We grow up learning our family’s trades from a very young age so that when we take over we’re not useless, we’re ready. It’s a cohesive family unit where everyone contributes and benefits equally. Every one of my peers grew up doing the exact same thing because it’s entirely normal for us, and we take pride in our work.

When you’re happy, when you’re feeling generous, when you’re pleased with your gift or your service or your outcome, it’s easy to be nice. It’s easy to tip the waiter well when you’ve had a good day. It’s easy to thank the teller or the clerk when you got what you wanted out of the transaction. It’s easy to smile and chit-chat with strangers on the road when you’re in a good mood.

It’s hard to tip the waiter when you didn’t enjoy your food. It’s hard to thank the clerk for their time when you’ve just been told there’s a problem with their account and they weren’t able to fix it for you. It’s hard to think of something nice to say when your aunt gave you a crappy sweater you neither need nor want. It’s hard to be nice to people when you’ve had a shitty day. It’s HARD.

That’s what manners are for. Scripts and phrases that you learn by rote to say when you can’t think of a single nice or good thing to say from your own volition. Yes, they’re scripted. Yes, the sentiment is empty. But the scripts work in every situation, and the emptiness provides a buffer between your own unhappiness and the rest of society. The fact that they are empty means that they are not heavy to carry.

Flag Spaffing Cunt vs Count Binface

It's not without precedent. In 1997, the Conservative MP for Tatton and all round tosspot, Neil Hamilton, had a scandal in which he received money for taking easy questions. His constituents loathed him. 1997 was the year of the general election in which Labour and Lib Dem candidates would stand against the Tories in what was considered a very safe Tory seat. But then BBC War Correspondent Martin Bell announced he would stand as an Independent candidate running only on two policies: he wasn't Neil Hamilton and he would only stand for one term. The Labour and Lib Dem candidates withdrew leaving Neil running only against Martin.

Martin Bell won that election with a majority of over 11,000 votes and a swing to Independent of 48% away from the Conservatives.

Defeated, Neil Hamilton was ejected from the Conservative party and fucked around until 2011, when he joined UKIP, the party that gave us Brexit run by...you guessed it...the cunt that's now running against a bin.

Martin Bell served one term, as promised, and vacated the seat in 2001 at that General Election. He went to another constituency where another Tory MP had been accused of dodgy dealings. He didn't win, but he did come 2nd, after which Mr Bell retired from politics saying that "winning one and losing one is not a bad record for an amateur."

Flag Spaffing Cunt vs Count Binface

Damian's BIG ears. It's such a great character detail to drive home that he's young and childish not just short, and a hint that he hasn't yet "grown into himself" for a lack of a better term.

"You remembered to buy the baby formula?" "Yup, and the money for the sitter." "Thanks honey." So, Babs and Dick have a kid in this world?? That's a wild thing to drop as casual battle banter.

God the effect with the demon bird/Rok basically not being colored is so cool, especially when it makes him looks like the gutter of the page itself is reaching into the world of the panel.

Damian's cape, especially the hood, being too big for him. Especially the way it makes him look when he's pouting/sulking.

"That's the annoying part when you dislike someone who reminds you so much of yourself, isn't it?"

"Had their father been there, he'd have told them to assess the situation first... Scan the battlefield for advantages, establish a strategy... But tonight, the hounds were unsupervised... Like beasts on the prowl, they pounced... underestimating their prey."

The squiggliness of the panel where Jason realizes he shot Damian!!

The fact that a Jason's shitty apartment looks so much like the one Bruce found him squatting in as a child.

The little Wayne Enterprises™ tech graphics that only appear in Tim's issue.

I love it when people remember that Tim is the family politician. Like, Alfred straight up called him that in ALPoD. Whether you think he got it from his parents or not, I do love seeing him portrayed as the one who knows how to work a room and do the wining and dining sort of spy craft.

"I can tell you feel bad about killing that guy. But do you feel bad because you hurt someone... or because you were punished for it?"

Still my favorite line in the whole comic, something I'd needed to see Damian confronted with for years, and in the collected edition I can better appreciate that it comes close to the halfway point of the series -- a literal and figurative turning point for Damian's character. "These are the questions that expose your character" indeed.

The way all the hoity-toity crowd at the party is always depicted as giving Damian a wide berth, but also clearly glaring at him; the way the art shows Damian's emotions with every panel is so, so good.

Flashback!Robin!Tim is so!! Tiny!! And cute!!

My piece for the @womenincomicsminibang, which goes with this amazing story by @gnomewithalaptop!

In an alternate timeline not too far away, Greta did join Darkseid at the end of Young Justice 1998 and the Female Furies were successful in capturing Cassie during Wonder Girl 2007.

no matter what the situation is, they're always bringing the social interaction to a screeching halt with these jokes. nobody ever wants to participate in this joke with them. nobody agrees with the premise. nobody ever knows what to say afterwards, it's just an awkward moment and a subject change. but they just keep doing it.