#bystanders

Dany ERDOCIO

Happy STS!

nickblairwilfong: The appropriate attire for filming on a swan boat according to Darren Criss and I? A Britney Spears Jersey and a Darkwing Duck t-shirt. It’s called #fashion. Ever heard of it? 😂

New Projector Short! A group of abusive, murderous frat boys get their comeuppance when one of their victims teams up with some homicidal Bystanders, a horror revenge film that's got an absolutely killer premise, but it's shortcomings means it falls short in execution.

Considering how much writing there is confronting Bruce’s abuse of his many children, I am disappointed but not surprised to see an extreme lack of responsibility assigned to Alfred. Alfred’s emotional distance due to his employment and British culture did Bruce a disservice and likely contributed to his emotional ignorance. Yes, he’s very cool-headed, but that’s not always what a child needs. I have seen many comics in which this emotional distance is tempered with warmth but certainly not all. If Bruce (& Jason & Damian) is as abusive as he is in canon, has met little to no resistance, and few to none of the batkids have been parented more by Alfred in response then Alfred has failed in his duty as an adoptive grandfather, parent, caregiver, and responsible adult. Even if he was lacking the title of grand/parent, he has a responsibility as an adult to ensure the relative health, safety, & happiness of the children he cares for. I know people idolize him. He’s legendary, immortal (jokingly or not), badass, sassy, and a jack of all trades. I know he’s amazing. I also know he’s human and every human has flaws. Failure is also not a state of being. Failure is an event or response, what matters is how you react to it. I believe Alfred can learn to intervene in his foster son’s abuse and protect the children in his care.

Epic Comics / Marvel Comics

Double, double.