Is Gotham a bad show? Probably.

But it's a show with plenty of great moments and great characters. Just look at the Riddler, he's phenomenal. Jeremiah's Joker is insanely good, and Bruce and Selina have so many great moments together.

In my opinion, Penguin is one of those characters, too. The way he develops throughout the series, how cunning he is, and how his role never disappoints make him a fantastic character. In my opinion, he deserves a spot among DC's greatest Penguins, alongside Reeves' version and maybe Burton's.

Birds of Prey have always teased about one Joining, and i think Sandra did at one time, but Dee got beat up by adults thay looked like children in her try out, and Stormy just refused it. However, they are street level heroes with a glass canon factor which makes them interesting to many. I notice alot of older fans like Dee because she was a cameo character for Starman and Flash, and how she went from that to a brutal end, and ya they are right, it did have dramatic flare, but Stormy in others opinions as the most charwcter development that could of led to multiple story arcs. Jenny got some shine, but apparently alot of Phantom lady, and freedom fighter fans dont like her. Why is that? I thought she was cool in thr arroweverse series. Curious as to what others thoughts on the matter are.

A while ago I was watching a Smosh video and someone brought up Absolute Wonder Woman, but they couldn't remember it was Circe as Diana's mom. It made me feel so down.

They already have her cast in the DCU, but no one is talking about her.

I'm sad because Circe is a favorite of mine, and she really should be DC's Loki.

You know, there have been several heroes from Earth-Prime who temporarily used a power ring—Batman, for instance. Do you think that will happen in the Absolute Universe down the line as well?

I’m new to this hobby, how do you rate your reads? By enjoyment? The writing? Art? Or do you base it on other people’s ratings as well?
If I find a comic that I think is a 10/10 and other people hate it or think is bottom of the barrel, that is my concern, is there a “legit” or “right way” to enjoy them?

Just came across this amazing custom steelbook on the Masters of Steel Instagram! 🔥 #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

1st and 2nd pic are comics from 2016

3rd pic is my modern artwork

Hey y'all. I have been reading Darwyn Cookes The new Frontier and been enjoying it immensely, especially the stuff with MM and GL. I also recently enjoyed the new Lanterns show and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for more MM or GL stuff to read. I also have read absolute martian manhunter and think it's the best of the absolute line. I have not read barely anything GL related.

For example if the Lantern in question tried to make a suit modeled after black panther's vibranium suit from the movies would it just be a physical copy or would the construct actually gain the qualities of vibranium?

Or if we go the fantasy route if they wanted to recreate some magic sword that cuts through dimensions or some such BS how successful would they be?

Edit: I understand that the ring isn't magic but since the rings are supposed to work on imagination I'm curious to see how far the rings abilities go in order to stay faithful to the wielders imagination. And if they're able to produce/ reproduce more esoteric abilities and effects.

The Fury of Firestorm complety retcons Ronnie's origin. In the original Firestorm book, Ronnie was a high-schooler who joined a group of protesters and invaded the Hudson Nuclear Power Plant in order to impress his classmate and crush Doreen Day. An argument with the group's leader leads to him joining Professor Stein and fusing with him following the explosion caused by a bomb planted by the protesters.

The Fury of Firestorm #2 retcons this entirely. Ronnie was a 19 year old who enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh due to his crush on Doreen, and became Stein's assistant in order to impress her. Why did Lemire do this? I tried to find any interview he could have explained this but couldn't find any. Also, how much of the original Firestorm stories are still valid as part of Ronnie's history after these retcons?

So for reference, I love Nightwing. I’ve read Watters, Taylor, Seeley and Higgins Nightwing. Loved all of them tbh. So you know I was excited to get the Nightwing: a Knight in Bludhaven compendium.

I read through the 4 issue vol. 1 and I’m now about 6 issues into the Dixon run. And I’ve gotta say. I am so so so surprised at how like—not good it is? Like cookie cutter plotting, poor world-building, hollow character work and art that is genuinely difficult to follow with some really ugly colors to boot. Like this book has yet to really evoke any emotion out of me. It just feels kind of like an underwhelming nothing burger. I get that it started to set up his solo career laid the foundation blah blah blah. But are the stories actually good at any point?

Somebody tell me it gets good later? I was collecting all of Nightwing solo stuff but I’m not gonna collect stuff that I don’t like.

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Hey everyone,

I'm Ebewezy Moore, an independent artist from Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬. I'm a huge DC/Batman fan so I decided to make a song called "THE BATMAN".

You can listen here: https://youtube.com/@ebewezymoore

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ebewezy-moore/1896315641

This is my own original music - I write and record everything myself.

I posted it because I want to make friends with other Batman fans, especially from US/UK. What do you honestly think? Any feedback is welcome.

Thanks for listening!

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Picked up an AB 24 from one stop’s website. Then when he had Seth Mann on for his 24, I picked up a damaged copy. Entered a giveaway and won a free copy. Also some stuff from my local LCS. Had a back log of books, plus I had about 14 Midnight covers I picked up too

I am 25 i tried reading comics a year ago read batman year one and flash new 52 liked them well enough then someone reccomnded me animal man after reading 1 i issue i never picked up comics again

I wanna get back into it i mean i read novels so theres that

Which continuity or comics are the easiest for beginners

The characters i am interested in are

Batman

Superman

Nightwing

Green lantern

Constantine

And if theres any other character's comic you wanna rec please do

I want something that has an actual continuity and is easy to follow

Thanks!!!!!!

So I'm currently reading through Grant Morrison Batman & Robin and I just finished issue 9, so now I need help fitting in The Return of Bruce Wayne. Does anyone have a correct issue by issue chronological reading order for the rest of the run?

What if... New52 Superboy, was Supergirl instead?

I’ve been a fan of like easy stuff for a while, but I’ve mainly read flash and stuff most of my life. I have always been a Superman thing, but this is my first time really getting into him I love this story so much and I can see why so many people viewed as their definitive Superman interpretation I literally just finished at five minutes ago. I just felt like I had to say something. If you haven’t read it please do. It’s genuinely such a great Read and I would love to take more Superman recommendations if anybody has them!

I’ve been reading some Golden, Silver, and Bronze Age comics recently and it has become abundantly clear both of these takes are accurate. Like Alan Moore has said, the first superhero film as we know it is Birth of A Nation (1915). A masked vigilante enacts violence to protect his home from the foreign villains, a formula that was followed to a T in the Golden Age. There are several racist depictions in the Golden Age, specifically how DC treats Asian people. This is not a new conversation, but I think it’s dismissed today more than it should be.

However, I don’t think it’s talked about enough how much of superhero lore is inspired by the mobster & hustle culture of NYC. I recently read an interview with Will Eisner saying that he, Jack Kirby, and Bob Kane would get hassled and price gouged by mobsters just for buying towels. NYC was a much wilder, lawless, corrupt place in pre-WW2 America and I think that gets discounted in these conversations. I can link the interview but Kirby responded to these mobsters with such righteous fury, he really hated these guys and it shows in his work.

I think it’s a fascinating conversation that many people want to dismiss within these communities. Rather than fighting it and dismissing it, acknowledge the truth and let the medium grow from there. The Golden Age holds a lot of prejudice, but Silver & Bronze Age shows us that people do yearn for progress & acceptance. Hard Traveling Heroes, Silver Surfer, X-Men, and even Spider-Man have enduring legacies in large part due to how they accept change & societal progress or equality.

Does anyone else think about this? Comics are pulp media that really show where society is by how the comics are geared and it’s a fascinating lens to view older comics through.

Edit: For those who are curious https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272120169_The_Ku_Klux_Klan_and_the_birth_of_the_superhero

I wanna get into compacts i have the new frontier. But I haven't read it yet because its in the have to read pile lol. But I wanna hear which ones I should pick up next.

I know the basic of flash and wanna read more.

Wanna read both Barry and wally

hi! i’m new to DC and i wanna start getting into the comics. i’ve always loved batman and cat woman and just really wanna get into all the characters and read the comics but where do i start?