I Want BatPirates - Comic Rec and Crossover Call
So I know my DC Comics/batfamily peoples have probably been wondering why I keep connecting, crossing, comparing and contrasting the anime /manga One Piece with DC Comics/Teen Titans/Batfamily so I thought I’d explain some of my reasoning here in list form.
1. I know that a lot of my fellow Batfamily/ Teen Titans people have not been happy or satisfied by what DC comics has been churning out as official cannon since the reboot and in some ways before the reboot as well. (The problems really just got worse not better because DC still fails to understand that they need to focus on telling great stories not making marketing gimmicks.)
This is why I purpose adding a little One Piece on the side; one consistently epic, most always enjoyable chapter a week has made waiting for DC Comics to get back to telling great hero stories a lot easier. Again I am advocating for an addition not a change or replacement. An expansion that would bring some new ideas and in so doing make both fandoms richer and stronger. Kind of like how adding a Chopper ( the little reindeer guy) to Law makes him so much cuter. ( Pic below)
If you guys don’t want to that’s perfectly fine it’s just some suggestions ideas I’ve had recently plus when I make a case for something I like to try to be persuasive.
2. Crossingover/ merging One Piece with the Batfamily/ Teen Titians works so well and is so much fun that once one even has a small understanding of both fandoms and thinks to cross them that first time; one can simply not stop doing so. It is simply too much fun.
I mean imagine Bruce Wayne in a world were the bad guys control the government at the very top. (The higher you go in the world government and marines you go the more corrupt and evil they get. At the same time some of the pirates are more like the exploring type ( Luffy and co. are basically chaotic good) and the regular evil type of pirate. Oh and you have some good marines but they are few and they not calling the shots. However the first thing that drove me crazy was how much Portgas D. Ace and Dick Grayson remind me of each other: they really seem like alternate universe versions of each other, past lives or something. I am also appreciating the synergy/ resonance of two sets of brothers in two universes. I’m sad no one else seems to get it.
3.ONE PIECE IS AWESOME!!
It’s got some/lots of everything for everybody: heroes, epic action with feeling, crazy twisted evil bad guys, themes of friendship, family, standing up for what is right, angst, tons of humor, awesome super powers, teens taking on the world, adventure, exploration, epic badasses, drag queens who literally kick a crazy amount of ass, dreams, pirates, fighting the system, overcoming adversity, freedom, unique characters and many more.
If you’d like here some links to some ASMVs (animated story music videos) that will summarized up the plot of one piece all the way up to two story arcs ago.
Warnings for spoilers of course and blood character deaths, swearing in Japanese, epicness, action etc.
One Piece in 10 minutes:
http://irascendedlolkitten.tumblr.com/post/78346621273/one-piece-in-10-minutes-spoiler-and-blood
One Piece in 30 minutes:
http://irascendedlolkitten.tumblr.com/post/78119468151/hey-all-my-followers-if-you-watch-read-any
4. One Piece should be huge in US as it is in Japan (last volume sold 27 million copies) but it isn’t because when One Piece first came to the US and the anime was stupidly given to 4 kids who then murdered it like this comic sums it up:
Since Funimation got the rights to One Piece ( One Piece was taken away from 4kids) and has put out a decent dubb on toonami One Piece’s popularity has been growing by leaps and bounds. However a lot of anime/manga fans won’t give it a try because it is too long. Some how I don’t think that will be as big of a problem for you guys. It will be a bit weird switching directions but it’s not too hard. Plus One Piece has a great wikii page and the manga/episodes are easy to find and read/watch online.
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Read bubbles in the direction/order that the arrow points ««<
5. The current arc going on now is awesome and full of win because our heroes are currently up against One Piece’s pirate warlord Donquixote Donflamingo aka Joker!!
I think part of the inspiration behind his character is coming from the Batman’s Joker, however it’s a very good thing for the Bats that their Joker doesn’t have the abilities that Doflamingo does. (Who knew strings could be so scary!!) Oh and when he laughs it goes FUfufufuf.
6. It’s something I tend do. I heart a wide variety things/fandoms.
However I am also really picky so if it’s something I keep coming back to then it’s really good/epic a.k.a theirs a reason my muse won’t stop. Right now I really like the Batfamily fandom and One Piece. Also One Piece is really helpful in illustrating how DC should be telling hero stories. ( My next blog comic commentary is about how a major character death should be done and a critique on reckless killing of Robins just for marketing.)
1. I know that a lot of my fellow Batfamily/ Teen Titans people have not been happy or satisfied by what DC comics has been churning out as official cannon since the reboot and in some ways before the reboot as well. (The problems really just got worse not better because DC still fails to understand that they need to focus on telling great stories not making marketing gimmicks.)
This is why I purpose adding a little One Piece on the side; one consistently epic, most always enjoyable chapter a week has made waiting for DC Comics to get back to telling great hero stories a lot easier. Again I am advocating for an addition not a change or replacement. An expansion that would bring some new ideas and in so doing make both fandoms richer and stronger. Kind of like how adding a Chopper ( the little reindeer guy) to Law makes him so much cuter. ( Pic below)
If you guys don’t want to that’s perfectly fine it’s just some suggestions ideas I’ve had recently plus when I make a case for something I like to try to be persuasive.
2. Crossingover/ merging One Piece with the Batfamily/ Teen Titians works so well and is so much fun that once one even has a small understanding of both fandoms and thinks to cross them that first time; one can simply not stop doing so. It is simply too much fun.
I mean imagine Bruce Wayne in a world were the bad guys control the government at the very top. (The higher you go in the world government and marines you go the more corrupt and evil they get. At the same time some of the pirates are more like the exploring type ( Luffy and co. are basically chaotic good) and the regular evil type of pirate. Oh and you have some good marines but they are few and they not calling the shots. However the first thing that drove me crazy was how much Portgas D. Ace and Dick Grayson remind me of each other: they really seem like alternate universe versions of each other, past lives or something. I am also appreciating the synergy/ resonance of two sets of brothers in two universes. I’m sad no one else seems to get it.
3.ONE PIECE IS AWESOME!!
It’s got some/lots of everything for everybody: heroes, epic action with feeling, crazy twisted evil bad guys, themes of friendship, family, standing up for what is right, angst, tons of humor, awesome super powers, teens taking on the world, adventure, exploration, epic badasses, drag queens who literally kick a crazy amount of ass, dreams, pirates, fighting the system, overcoming adversity, freedom, unique characters and many more.
If you’d like here some links to some ASMVs (animated story music videos) that will summarized up the plot of one piece all the way up to two story arcs ago.
Warnings for spoilers of course and blood character deaths, swearing in Japanese, epicness, action etc.
One Piece in 10 minutes:
http://irascendedlolkitten.tumblr.com/post/78346621273/one-piece-in-10-minutes-spoiler-and-blood
One Piece in 30 minutes:
http://irascendedlolkitten.tumblr.com/post/78119468151/hey-all-my-followers-if-you-watch-read-any
4. One Piece should be huge in US as it is in Japan (last volume sold 27 million copies) but it isn’t because when One Piece first came to the US and the anime was stupidly given to 4 kids who then murdered it like this comic sums it up:
Since Funimation got the rights to One Piece ( One Piece was taken away from 4kids) and has put out a decent dubb on toonami One Piece’s popularity has been growing by leaps and bounds. However a lot of anime/manga fans won’t give it a try because it is too long. Some how I don’t think that will be as big of a problem for you guys. It will be a bit weird switching directions but it’s not too hard. Plus One Piece has a great wikii page and the manga/episodes are easy to find and read/watch online.
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Read bubbles in the direction/order that the arrow points ««<
5. The current arc going on now is awesome and full of win because our heroes are currently up against One Piece’s pirate warlord Donquixote Donflamingo aka Joker!!
I think part of the inspiration behind his character is coming from the Batman’s Joker, however it’s a very good thing for the Bats that their Joker doesn’t have the abilities that Doflamingo does. (Who knew strings could be so scary!!) Oh and when he laughs it goes FUfufufuf.
6. It’s something I tend do. I heart a wide variety things/fandoms.
However I am also really picky so if it’s something I keep coming back to then it’s really good/epic a.k.a theirs a reason my muse won’t stop. Right now I really like the Batfamily fandom and One Piece. Also One Piece is really helpful in illustrating how DC should be telling hero stories. ( My next blog comic commentary is about how a major character death should be done and a critique on reckless killing of Robins just for marketing.)