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That's good news about the Hatter - he really does need a good comics origin if he's going to remain a viable long-term character. I look forward to your thoughts once my next article is published on MRFH, as I specifically mention Jervis in it, and go into what my own personal solutions to the problem would be (at least so far as making him viable for inclusion in a movie).
Another thing against the 'why she doesn't move into a jungle' thing is that she did, more or less, during No Man's Land. Sure, it was a city park instead of a ' ( ... )
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The upsetting thing, though, is that he's not just a gold standard for all cosplayers to emulate - he's an anomaly. Most con-goers, if given the choice, would rather slather on a thin layer of greasepaint and a "I slept overnight at the bus station" bedraggled purple suit than be bothered constructing an elaborate costume, and that's fine - if you've got time or budget restrictions. But if you're waiting six weeks for your replica coat and vest to come in the mail, you've officially become the "weekend warrior" of Comic-Con. In other ( ... )
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I don't know for sure if the storyline will give him an origin, but that's what I'm hoping for. Heck, what else could anyone do with a Hatter-centric story these days?
Another thing against the 'why she doesn't move into a jungle' thing is that she did, more or less, during No Man's Land...I was actually thinking of addressing that, but I cut it out due to length. Thing is, it both confirms Langley's hypothesis about Ivy's biocentrist perspective while throwing it into question. Langley brought up the fact that she's charitable towards the orphan children as a sign of how she acts when her life is in balance, with the idea being that they are able to keep her in touch with her human side. So he does mention that ( ... )
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Depressingly, the best case scenario I coud think of for an original Hatter story would be one where he somehow goes to Wonderland, not literally of course, but as a hallucination, a dream, or some sort of weird meta nonsense.
The story could have him be ecstatic to have finally reached the world he's mentally been living in his whole life, only to somehow be rejected by it ('Alice' is a pretty nasty satirical look at humanity if you think about it).
It could be Jervis's own version of Faces, with a little "For the Man Who Has Everything" thrown in
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If it weren't for the fact that modern DC would never go for something that whimsical these days, I'd suggest a retelling of the old 'Oz-Wonderland War' storyline from Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew, in which the two eponymous locations were treated as actual places - only instead of involving the Captain, this would involve the 'real' DC superheroes, Batman, Superman, etc. If ever there would be a good excuse to get the Hatter involved, it would be that - I can see a running subplot with him trying to bump off the genuine Hatter so he could take his place, then somehow usurp the throne of the Queen of Hearts so he could rule ( ... )
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