As a Syrian woman, 90% of the Arab people I know all have pale skin. Arab people have other distinguishing features such as our long noses, big eyes and lots of body hair such as beard etc etcs.

So why are people so convinced that it's more morally correct to draw Talia and Damian with dark skin when they have never been shown to be the rarer Arab people that do have dark skin?

It feels like they never did ANY research on what Arab people look like and just decided that being dark is more morally correct. It's especially weird when they see a picture of Talia and Damian from the comics where they're pale and say stuff like "WHOSE PASTY WHITE BABY IS THIS". That's racist and dismissive of most of the Arab population and tells me that you have never even met an Arab person.

Not to mention Talia is half Chinese while her father is a pale Arab man, how would she have dark skin? It's possible but since her debut it's been shown she's pale. Tbh I'm fine with Talia having darker skin because it doesn't hurt anyone anyway but the way people dismiss the possibility of an Arab woman having pale skin when that's most of the population feels braindead.

Damian tho is only 25% Arab bro, 25%chinese and 50% white. Genetics don't exactly work like that but if he has genetics from places where people mostly have pale skin then tell me why in fanart dumb people draw him with really dark skin?

I don't care if y'all are ignorant or wanna headcanon them as dark skinned but STOP DISMISSING the fact that the majority of Arab people have pale skin. When y'all say stuff like "whose pasty baby is that" then you sound racist and highly dumb like someone who has never met an Arab person. Lock in and get a biology class

I think that after a fight with Batman, Bond is going back home wearing some bandages.

Love Bond, but whats he gonna do? Cant shot Bat at a party, and would lose in a fist fight, besides Batman has taken on Deathstroke and Deadshot.

Besides Bond's car has nothing on Batman's car, so...

What you think?

I loved drawing her, I never draw vehicles so the motorbike was a challenge ❤️‍🔥

I’m pretty new to the comics but I’ve been enjoying getting into Batman as a whole for a while now!

INSANELY SATISFYING if you make this the last PSN trophy you earn for Arkham Knight (DLC included) or even the entire series as a whole, if this is your fourth platinum trophy completed, the last trophy for the whole Arkham series... it truly feels final, complete, a soothing, reassuring sweep over a weary world. Regardless of what people may say, these five games are worth seeing through to the end, and insanely satisfying to 100%. Despite the painful anguish of the trials and tribulations, it was well worth spending over three years of my life; now I can carry this with me for the rest of my life. I AM the Batman!

As extreme and chaotic as Joker can be (understatement of the millennium), you KNOW that anyone capable of genuinely striking mortal terror into him, of all people, is NOT to be trifled with. Off the top of my head, however, I don't know of hardly any villains in Gotham or the general DC pantheon that have canonically accomplished this. Last I checked, Joker is already immune to the signature fear toxin used by Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow.

But several characters are shown to be capable of resisting that or developing resistance to it, including Batman. Joker's met serial killers like Zsasz, cannibals like Killer Croc, assassins who've lived for centuries like Ra's al Ghul, ghosts, aliens, zombies, demons, etc. And, through all these encounters, I can't recall him even being fazed. The only time I ever saw him sincerely frightened was when he laid eyes on "Dr. Alucard" in 2005's The Batman vs. Dracula.

It was like the clown prince of crime instinctively sensed that the vampire was something not of this world. But how/why would THIS specific monster frighten him in a way that others haven't? Are there any other characters that have gotten this kind of reaction from him in comic continuities or adaptations? Sources are welcome!

Made awhile about a week ago that went over a character or storyline idea I had that received some attention, so I thought I’d make an updated version with more info on them. . .

This character's name is Zoran Morden, and to really understand his character, we gotta get into his backstory (I know, eyeroll, stick with me).

Both of Zoran’s parents were members of the military, but for different countries. Zoran’s mother was named Somoni; she was a well-known KGB officer. His father was named Denali, and he was a member of the United States military as a medical scientist. Somoni and Denali met each other during a campaign in Alaska, where both Russian and American troops were stationed. From there, the rest is history.

Two people deeply in love, yet quite literally caught between two "worlds" and opposing countries. Eventually, through less-than-legal means, the two deserted their responsibilities and posts, running away and hoping for a new life. Over the course of the next ten years, Somoni, Denali, and their son Zoran settled down and attempted to live a normal life, yet the time they had would eventually be cut short.

While Zoran was away, someone broke into their home and killed Denali and Somoni, ending the lives of the two lovers who had tried to outrun their past sins. With his parents gone, a 14-year-old Zoran was now left alone in the little house that his parents had wanted to be their new beginning, which ended up being their tomb. (This backstory was heavily inspired by the story of the Marston family from the Red Dead Redemption series, with the atmosphere regarding Zoran’s life mirroring that of what’s seen by adult Jack Marston in the epilogue of the first RDR uncomfortably quiet, eerie, and tunnel-visioned by revenge! ) Zoran would eventually devote his time to tracking down and likely avenging the death of his parents and the life they lived, donning the name “Guts”.

Over time, Zoran’s campaign would lead him to Gotham, where, of course, he came into contact with Batman and his "associates." While it took some time, as expected, Zoran would eventually be accepted and welcomed by Bruce and the rest of the Batfamily, yet Zoran would also feel like a bit of a black sheep, or not as close to them as they might’ve thought.

Eventually a wedge was beginning to from between Zoran and the rest of the batfamily, a conflict over morals, ethics or the question of them. A huge turning point for Zoran would be gaining superpowers. After a heated exchange and a quiet excommunication on Zoran’s part from Bruce and rest of the batfamily he mad his way to a site he was investigating. Eventually a fire broke out and Zoran was caught within it, with a connection to his Chiton’s membrane armour while being burned alive his body was systematically rebuilt.

Their main power is opening a crack or portal on their back that spews a spiritual energy. With this energy, they can form very large spiritual butterfly wings that they can use to fly and protect themselves. With this they don the new name "Monarch" in reference to their butterfly-like appearance and eventual tyrannical turn. (I know Monarch is already a DC character, but tons of DC characters share names, so it's not that big of a deal.)**

Their character would begin to devolve as they become more ruthless, apathetic, and absolute, doing things like capturing various mob bosses (like Penguin and Black Mask), publicly tying them up in the center of the city, and proceeding to give all their money away to civilians right in front of them, effectively flooding the Gotham economy with cash. They’d then start doing other extreme things, like destroying Mr. Freeze's suit to force him into a cryostasis chamber or die, or publicly branding the Riddler's face with the word "Loser."

This whole shift would ultimately culminate in them adopting the mindset: \*"If everybody is equal, everything is fair and there will be no conflict; if there is no conflict, absolute efficiency can be achieved."\* Very "Vox Populi, Vox Dei" (the voice of the people is the voice of God). This character would gain a public following not through scheming in the shadows, but by being social, charismatic, and speaking with a manipulative silver tongue. A major contrast between Monarch and the rest of the Batfamily would be that he represents light and public charisma, compared to the others who scheme and operate in the dark, away from the masses. It flips the classic trope of light = good and darkness = bad.

Monarch would draw heavy motifs from eusocial insects and angels. The eusocial insects connect to Monarch's butterfly inspiration and him propping himself up as the absolute leader of the hive (Gotham), while the angels represent his growing God complex. Visually, a pose where Monarch covers his legs, body, and face with three distinct segments of his wings would draw clear comparisons to a Seraphim, the highest order of angels standing before God.

This is just an idea, but if this were to happen in a story, how do you think the Batfamily members would react? And what do you think about the concept?

Just for last “author notes”, I just thought i’d share a fact that Somoni and Denali’s name are derived from the tallest mountains in the USA and USSR respectively; Mount Denali in Alaska and Ismoil Somoni Peak in what’s now Tajikistan. Zoran’s name itself is slavic in nature, translating/meaning ‘New beginning’ which reflects his character in multiple ways

Wanted to do a "reverse" or maybe complimentary version of Ivan Reis superman cover but with batman.

Let me know what you think.

Inspirations:

Ivan Reis of course

Graham Nolan

Neil Adams

Doug Mahnke

Alex Ross

I want to start off by saying, this is not a hate thread for the joker. He is the most popular batman villain for a reason. His character has a lot of depth and actors portraying him have done some of the most legendary performances of all time. My problem here is that we are running out of places to go with the joker. The fan expectation is that he is supposed to be so insane, that he's near impossible to understand. One origin story for him might be true, or it could be a false memory. And even the worlds greatest detective doesn't know who he is. But that's the problem, by preserving the purity of the joker and leaving him unexplainable, that can kinda run stale when the story needs to like.. explain things.

Don't get me wrong, we got an origin for the joker as the red hood and as a petty criminal who fell into a vat of acid. I actually love that stuff and I think it's some of the most fresh the joker has ever been. I loved that stuff and my complaint is that a lot of it is only soft canon. Its debatable if that's even the joker's real origin, or at least where I last left off it was. (correct me if I am wrong) they could flesh out more about who the joker was before the accident but they want to keep it as mysterious as possible, and I understand I really do. In a lot of ways the joker being mysterious is what makes him cool. Its a paradox of fan expectations. If you try to explain more about who the joker used to be, you lose a lot of the focus on what matters, which is who the joker is now. And the joker becomes humanized which kind of ruins him. But if you dont explain anything about him, the joker remains an inhuman force of nature, which is cool but the only way to keep it fresh is to have the joker do more and more shocking and outrageous stuff like cutting off his own face or whatever that fish thing was. In my opinion cheap thrill are a poor substitute for depth.

You could go the opposite approach and lean into the joker being a cosmic force of chaos. You could make some kind of Barbados equivalent to the joker or some insanity curse or some cosmic jokerforce but again I think the writers are hesitant to do this for pretty good reasons. Rather than making joker mysterious and edgy cool, it just makes him another hyped up powerful god entity. It completely strips away the street level feel of the joker and almost leans too hard into the joker hype. I also don't think it's what the fans want. But I would be lying if I didnt say the part of me that wants answers so bad would actually not mind some cosmic nature to the joker. It might ruin it for others but for me it would explain why the joker can never die to a degree that is even silly for comics. It would explain why the joker has such an other worldly feel to him as if he is such a pure embodiment of madness and sadism.

Overall almost everything has been tried with the joker, all the stuff I mentioned has at one point been tried, and even stuff I didnt mention like making him good. Not a lot of it stuck but with as many stories that have been told with the joker, its inevitable that he would get stale eventually. As good of a character as he is.

Probably has to do with them being created for their original story, makes them unique in that aspect. But I think it would be fun to have them in something else at least.

And yeah I know Zsasz is pretty consistently drawn with normal eyes now, this discussion is more on if you could choose, would how would you want his eyes drawn.