Title: La Familia
Fandom: DCU Comicsverse
Characters: Helena Bertinelli (Huntress), Barbara Gordon (Oracle)
Words: 929 words
Rating: PG for language
Genre: Gen
Summary: The message was clear -- she wasn't welcome. Her methods made her categorically not One of Them.
Author's Notes: Written for noveltea for fandom_stocking using an old "Because We're Awesome" prompt as ( Read more... )

A preview clip is up for the May 1st episode:

( Spoilers OMIGOD )

So I've read the Justice Society of America Annual #1 ( Read more... )

( I know I should wait until I read the whole JSA Annual before judging, but... )

So jarodrussell posted about "Bubblegum Crisis" and the idea of Ted leaving behind the prototype hardsuits. I started getting all nostalgic over the series. It was one of my early exposures to "real" anime, rather than the stuff watered down for American audiences. This was back when you had to hunt for any Japanese animation stuff. These days I trip over it ( Read more... )

ToyFair is debuting all kinds of unique comic book toys for young and old at heart. The DC Direct slideshow is online here. I still don't get the appeal of the Ame-Comi heroine series. But can I get a Huntress bust please? I can find a space for it really! There's a Perez Teen Titans Judas Contract set with Terra, Robin, Jericho, and Deathstroke. ( Read more... )

Comics show up when you least expect it. I still hadn't found Wonder Woman #15. Borders hasn't updated their racks and my Falls Church owner stared at me blankly and honestly asked what was happening with Wonder Woman. Comics are a sidelight for her, compared to the used books, so she sometimes doesn't buy many copies of stuff. I understand the ( Read more... )

Tom Bondurant posted another column on the nature of Multiverses, using one of my favorite examples, Earth-2 Huntress and her existence's impact on the Earth-1 Batman. He's allowed to wonder what might have been and she's allowed to have a peek at what her father might have been like when he was younger. One of my favorite crossovers was the ( Read more... )

Tom Bondurant posted another column on the nature of Multiverses, using one of my favorite examples, Earth-2 Huntress and her existence's impact on the Earth-1 Batman. He's allowed to wonder what might have been and she's allowed to have a peek at what her father might have been like when he was younger. One of my favorite crossovers was the ( Read more... )

Title: The Lost Generation
Words: 100 words
Characters: Helena Wayne, Earth-2 Huntress
Author's Note: Earth-2 happened to be one of my favorite DC alternate Earths, so it grieved me to lose those second-generation heroes in Crisis on Infinite Earths. Written for comicbook100

Dad taught me that heroes aspire to all these noble ideals. "We're just doing ( Read more... )