#arson ramble

I obviously have a lot of opinions about Jaybin and how he should be written but this (in my opinion) is actually the most fundamentally important part of his character! I have gone on hour long rants just about this one page!

People usually know Jason stole the tires off the Batmobile but the important part of that is that it made Batman laugh. It made Batman laugh on the anniversary of his parents death in Crime alley!

But this issue also highlights a fundamental problem with Batman, yeah you heard that right Jason's first appearance challenges Batman ideology. Basically B only goes to Crime Alley to help ONCE A YEAR! The place that suffers from crime the most, Batman chooses to not patrol for 364 days at a time.

This one issue I think perfectly exemplifies Jason and Bruce's relationship. It's actually perfect! Jason (as Robin) was a light in Bruce's life that made Bruce be better. Jason fundamentally changed Bruce, and I think that's part of the reason Jason is so mad post-resurrection because (from the outside) Jason's last sacrifice didn't change B at all.

(also I have my own opinions on Jason's anger, Jason was Robin for about 3 years. And he did start getting angrier over that time. I think it's a little reductive to ignore that and say 'he was happy sunshine the whole time before he died'. It's why I think 'The Diplomats Son' really should be taken into account for his late stage robin character. Jason wasn't the angry Robin but he was a growing teenager who was very justifiably angry at the current systems in place. And who viewed Robin as his only way to affect the world! That's one reason why when B takes Robin away Jason freaks out.)

I like to think especially growing up he was a hobby fiend. If you have ADHD you know, but like you have one million hobbies and crafts that you rotate through. I think photography is the hobby that really stuck but he has supplies for crocheting and sewing and painting, but also big collections of games, and movies and vinyls and books. And obviously his hobby of skateboarding. Like if he was alone in a mansion growing up there's no way he wouldn't give himself some stuff to do. Stalking the Bats was a nighttime gig, during the daytime he was quilting or some shit.

I can also imagine when he and Damian start getting along, Damian talks about wanting to get into art and Tim's like, "Oh you can use my charcoals or my oil paint. I also have gouache if you want to try that."

I’ll give a million bucks to whoever guesses it correctly…pls don’t guess I do not have a million dollars.

I have some art I ideas just no time to make them 😞

Preferably with dick but anything works

Ok I’m a super fan of anything by Alexandria_Library_of. Basically all their works are literal masterpieces but When Is a Door Not a Door and its sequel When the Dead Come Home are the two best fanfics I’ve ever read ever! I’ve done a few art pieces for these too lol. They are pretty long but so worth it!

Another one I really like is Inbox- Little Wing Voicemails by Writeoclock

Also I’d Give You My Lungs (So You Could Breathe) by Discowing.

Not really focused on Dick(mostly a Jason and Damian story) but Bury Me Face Down by Historical_Allusions is so stupidly good!

Mabel's Font

Her font is purposely very close to comic sans. The font is also bold with low lettering space to portray her childlike manner of speaking. She's also the main character in my AU so she gets a simple readable style.

Dipper's Font

His is similar to Mabel's by being bold and with less spacing. But with a serif style of font. Not only is it similar to Mabel's but it's very similar to Fiddlefords. This may seem like a more random connection, why not have his mirror Ford’s font. Because Dipper could've ended up like Fiddleford if he did take Ford's apprenticeship and I find that parallel super compelling.

Fiddleford's Font

Now I already explained the Dipper connection but the reason I gave him a typewriter style is because Fidds loves computers and tech. His is in contrast to Ford's cursive, Ford being more traditionalist with his journals and handwritten notes. Fidd’s because of his inventions and laptop.

Ford's Font

Now Ford's is a mirror to Stan's, a way to connect the two even through their differences. Both are a very handwritten style, Ford's cursive and Stans is normal script. Ford's is directly based on the font in the official journal 3. Plus we all know this dork speaks in cursive!

Stan's Font

Stans is very simple, his obviously mirror Ford's but is also connected to Mabel's. Both have a lighthearted feel and are very easily ready, portraying both are great communicators.

Bill's Font/effect

Bills is round and far more odd in comparison to all the others. He also has a rainbow/glitch effect on his text, it also affects Ford's text when possessed! His font is really just to show how supernatural and inhuman he is and to visualize his voice glitch from the show.

(Also bonus fact only Bill and the Time Tape have any color in the comic, it's to make it visually obvious when magic/science stuff is happening lol)(did I overthink this little comic? haha)

Also I love your art, you're so good at setting the scene, I love your drawings !

Oh lol, so I’m not a writer and it takes me a while to really flesh out ideas so most of my JayRena is kinda half baked at the moment but whatever I still love them. So you can have some random hc’s I have.

Ok so I hc Rena as Hispanic and also she is Christian. Idk why but they add some fun design details to draw. Another little design detail I added was Rena’s tattoo(most of her design is just what I think looks cool) but there is some thought put into her tattoo. She has a poppy on her arm and I chose that because Jason’s birth flower would be poppies (I think his b day is August 16th but idk if that’s fanon or canon) but as I looked into poppies meaning and they also mean death and remembrance so that fits. They also can mean remembering a fallen soldier (kinda a tie to Jason’s memorial case ‘A Good Soldier’ but not really because Rena wouldn’t know about it)(just a fun fact I guess)

I like the idea that they were kinda each other’s first love in high school and I also love Jason being a lover boy/nerd. Jason absolutely said I love you first and I read some angst where Rena doesn’t say it back (not because she doesn’t but because young love is weird) and then Jason dies and she thinks she’ll now never get a chance. Also I think she probably suspected Jason was Robin but just never said anything. Through high school and college she still dates but nothing serious, idk.

I can’t really decide how Jason and Rena meet up post resurrection so I’m open to ideas. But yeah they get back together, I have some comic ideas that I’ll be posting later. Also I have a separate hc that Jason and Damian meet in the LOA and Talia is a good mom to both!(hill I will die on). But I think it would be funny for Rena and Talia to really get along, like they just have tea together and gossip. She just kinda gets accepted into the Al-Ghul family unwittingly.

But mostly Rena is very apart from the superhero community, by the time she’s with Jason she knows most of the batfam but I don’t think she really engages with the vigilante aspect. I think that’s why this ship even appeals to me for Jason because I think he should have connections that are steeped in the ‘normal’ world.

Also random fun fact Rena’s name means born again/revived. It’s poetic that her boyfriend literally dies and comes back to life.