#thetruffle

sammysdewysensitiveeyes said: I’m torn between being excited, and being afraid that this is going to be edgy nonsense that takes all the characters way too dark. Also, I don’t trust Williamson to write JJ’s Trickster.

I hear that, although the fact that it's clearly an AU takes away some of the pressure of OOC Rogues.  That said, it's entirely valid to worry about edginess and a potentially grim read because DC tends to do that with a lot of their Black Label/mature readers' imprints...I'm not looking forward to the Black Label Suicide Squad with Digger which was announced last month because it sounds pretty dark.  But I am looking forward to this, partly because Williamson knows the Rogues and partly because the story concept sounds interesting.  I'm curious to see a 'mature' take on a Rogues' heist story, and hopefully the fact that Williamson does darker indie comics means he's got skill at the concept and isn't flying into uncharted waters with this.  Hopefully it'll combine the better aspects of noir and superhero comics into an enjoyable whole.

I'm also hoping Roscoe appears in this at some point, because he's been all but unused since his return.  This wouldn't be canon, but I'd take it.

thetruffle said: One word: Squee! Can we have a Piper/Singh mini next?

Hope so!  It's really encouraging to see DC branching out past Batman stuff for, well, anything and especially for stuff (comics and other media) aimed at an older audience.  I hope this book sells well and brings more projects that aren't from the Batverse in the coming years...that’s reason enough to buy it.

And it’d be a good idea to let DC or some of the creators know what you hope to see in the future so it’s potentially on their radar :)

sharpandtothepoint said: Oh my god oh my god oh my GODDDD! I screamed and scared the dog but oh my god Rogue comics! I’m so excited!

belphegor1982 replied to your text post: Are we getting a gender-bend (or transmasc) Piper? Because the person in this preview looks very curvy for a cis man 🤔 No hate, just mild curiosity. (although rollerblades on a dirt soil?? I'm not sure it works, lol)

Yeah, that was my thought too, but wasn't sure how to say it. I guess it's possible that the weirdness of the scene (the Flash goats) means it's a dream sequence or something similar.

kenais-posts replied to your text post: Well, still upcoming. It's on May 8th, but still! Early gift lol! Thanks for the bday wishes, though!

May is the perfect time for a birthday! Hope it'll be fantastic!

thetruffle replied to your text post: I was thinking the same thing. I asked the artist if it’s Piper.

Thanks! They might have said that somewhere, but everything I saw seemed to be leaving it open-ended because I couldn't find anything about its length when I looked. And I know there were other people hoping it'd be renewed, so there must have been some confusion about it.

demonbirdsforever replied to your text post: Other than Digger’s design and some of his actions… is there anything of worth about Justice League Suicide Squad game?

Unfortunately I don't know, as I'm not good at gaming (I get frustrated and ragequit pretty quickly) and won't be playing it myself. I'm just enjoying the screencaps, gifs, and art.

eusouomar replied to your text post: I need someone to break down Digger's tattoos and let me know if they have a special meaning.

Apparently Weather Wizard hates ABBA too :>  ”Cold.  I already said ABBA!”

I’m never very good at this sort of thing, but have a few ideas.  Since Len complained that Roscoe fancied himself cultured, classical music is an obvious guess.  Someone at /co/ once said that Len can be described as a Johnny Cash song with a freeze gun, so that gets my vote for Len.  Maybe also Bruce Springsteen.  Axel would obviously go with something modern, as he’s so unfamiliar with what came before that he’d never heard of ABBA.

Probably a variety of reasons, but I’d guess primarily two: 1) many women love villains (if you’ve ever been part of Transformers fandom, many Decepticon fans are female), and 2) most of the Rogues are male.  Having mostly male Rogues provides hawtness for the women who are into dudes, and lots of slash potential.

Not just you — I think a lot of people feel that way, with good reason.  For instance, what happened to the “Don’t kill a speedster” rule?  Why were Piper and Trickster participating?  Why were the Rogues so freakin’ stupid?  “We’ll just take Inertia’s word for everything, hurr durr”.

In Flash v2 #182, Len said of Chillblaine’s punning “Clever banter.  I outgrew that #%* years ago.”  So it would seem he looks down on it…and yet he’s made a few subtle puns recently.  Maybe he prefers the less obvious ones.