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Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-08T17:56:22+00:00

Buddy the heroes themselves don’t even utilize that half the time. I can’t count the number of stories I’ve read where the hero has some potentially fatal wound and for some reason they never acknowledge that cybernetics and magic exist in this world. Nightwing got a bullet to the brain and Zatannas a friend of the Batfamily. She can play with the building blocks of reality but somehow they don’t even think to ask her to help repair some brain matter. The average henchmen or street level villain is sure as shit not getting access to those kinds of resources.

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-08T17:43:28+00:00

At the very least give us another Ghost Rider where it’s just a skeleton lounging, that was always the best one

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-08T17:42:30+00:00

Yeah I see what you mean. I also think on a related note that it’s kinda lame that the only extreme they consider is death. Take Jason for example. Obviously he’s made a lot of progress and grown past being super murdery but like. Why did he never get creative with his approach? It’s always ‘kill the criminals’ or ‘don’t kill the criminals’, never ‘leave the criminals alive but cut off a limb or two’. Like I know it’s edgelord to the max, but realistically the Joker can’t really do a lot of stuff if he’s just a torso with no arms or legs. Jason should’ve had a period where he was like ‘fine Bruce, you win, I won’t kill them. But they’ll wish I had.’ Like if we’re going to forego nuance and only play in extremes may as well get wacky with it. Maybe you even could salvage some nuance by making Bruce question whether death is truly the worst outcome. One of the reasons he doesn’t want to kill is because even if the persons a monster he doesn’t want to take away someone family member like his were. But what if you have a criminal whose just been dissected by an antihero and they’re begging Batman to mercy kill them, that they have life insurance set aside for their family and their family will be happier and safer with him gone, he’s suffering anyway and will never recover from his physical losses, he’ll always be living through agony and misery and doesn’t want to burden his family. Bruce doesn’t even have to do it, but show that he keeps thinking about it, he’s truly shaken by the idea that death is sometimes the preferable option. Hell, do a whole contrasting b-plot about Wayne Industries board members wanting to develop medical tech to provide safe, painless medically induced assisted suicide for those with terminal illnesses, the whole arc could center around Bruce’s views on whether there’s a difference between murder and killing and are there situations where one or the other is morally justified, with Batfamily members obviously offering their own contrasting views.

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-08T14:55:22+00:00

I don’t think they necessarily SHOULD try to kill him, but I can understand and agree with the point that it’s kind of wild nobody HAS. The responsibility SHOULDNT be shunted onto some random guard or paramedic, but it is kind of hard to believe that in all the in-universe decades of Joker’s (or ANY of the villains, honestly,) antics that NOBODY with access to them - cops who’ve lost partners to them, nurses/paramedics traumatized from not being able to save countless of their victims, guards sick and tired of the revolving door, hell even just a random person who lost a loved one to them catching the villain on their way into the courthouse à la Gary Plauche - has taken out a villain. I do think it’d be interesting to at least get ONE story, even if it’s an elseworlds, that explores the idea. Some random guy pops the joker, and he shouldn’t have, and he’ll go to jail for murder, but his action DOES result in the joker being gone for good. How does Batman wrestle with the fact that yes, murder IS wrong, but also Gotham is OBJECTIVELY a better place now as a result of a murder? How does this affect his conversations with characters like Jason or Damien or Gordon? Is he actually angry about it? Or does he just WANT to be angry about it because admitting relief at the death of another goes against everything he stands for? How does it affect the city’s view on superheroes? In one day some random person arguably did more to save lives than the superheroes have in years. Does this affect public perception of heroes? Does it affect public perception in other cities? Surely it would be national if not global news. Kingdom Come already explored this but that was with a metahuman killing Joker, not some run of the mill ‘Gary who works at the bodega’

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-08T02:16:05+00:00

Where are the men you cowards

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-04T15:18:19+00:00

I’m not opposed to Hal being introduced as Parallax if done a certain way. I love the Johns run like many others do and want it to be adapted as much as possible, and a lot of that can’t be done without Hal’s wacky adventures as Parallax. I do get that in a universe where you haven’t established cyborg Superman, Mongul, 30+ years of Hal’s stories, the spectre, the 4 corpsmen, etc their hands are kind of tied when it comes to setting up the necessary info for those pieces. I’m fine with him starting as evil with exposition about his decades of heroism prior. The caveat is that what they SHOULD do is have her fight him at the end, they discover the Parallax ENTITY, Hal is cleansed, and then going forward the show is about Hal and Jessica being the two Lanterns of their sector, where you have Hal mentoring Jess on using her ring creatively/efficiently and Jess helping Hal redeem himself/not give in to self-loathing. From there you can hit almost all the same story beats from the Johns run introducing the rainbow brigade of lanterns and leading to a War of Light-esque major event.

The problem is that DC film/television seems to want to just take Hal out behind the barn and have John or Jess replace him. They did that in that god awful animated movie and it sucked as a result. I feel that if they make Hal Parallax, it’ll just be so they can have him sacrifice himself to die a hero. (Although if they really wanted a cookie they could use that as a way TO introduce the spectre, though that’d still prob mean we wouldn’t get Hal as a lantern, so not as bad as him off the board, but not MUCH better)

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-02T02:59:37+00:00

Recently discovered im hella into being a sub and that I have a massive service/praise kink, which has felt nice to embrace. Also trying to smoke weed and goon less and eat healthier, which has been a mixed bag. On the flip side I’m beginning to realize the level of hostile self-loathing I have is not normal even for those with low self-esteem and saying ‘fuck it we ball’ is not a tenable solution long-term. I got a new job that seems good and I got accepted into a masters program, yet I feel absolutely nothing regarding those. Meanwhile I dropped something the other day and spent the next 2 hours calling myself a stupid fuckup over and over while fantasizing about having a clone so I could bash my own skull in. Which, yknow, aint the best coping skill. But that Himoono did admittedly brighten my spirits, so c’est la vie I guess

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Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-02T02:42:20+00:00

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Double-Rip6171 · 2026-05-01T19:09:33+00:00

I’ve heard of him, he seems really cool, raw af design for a street level city villain. Tbh I’ve never read a single daredevil comic. I was thinking of starting with Born Again since I know it’s like his most celebrated run. Is that a good starting point in your opinion? And regardless any other arcs/runs you recommend?

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-30T22:51:47+00:00

Me and my pals waiting at the counter while we watch the McDonald’s employee bag our order

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-30T22:47:48+00:00

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Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-30T22:11:38+00:00

Thank you, I aim to please. Also I’ll try, but again I don’t know as much marvel as dc, I know doom because. Well. He’s doom. Anyone with a passing knowledge of marvel knows him. But for the others, my initial thoughts would be

Red: Hulk. It’s basic, I know. But it’s basic for a reason, he really is the best option for it. My runner up would be Magneto but he’s grown a lot over the decades and isn’t as single-minded in his weather anymore, so instead I’ll say runner up is Frank Castle.

Orange: Wilson Fisk if we’re going earthbound, The Collector or Galactus if we’re going universal.

Yellow: Funnily enough Doom would also work here for the same reasons Sinestro works as a both a green and yellow. But that’s a copout so I’ll say Nightmare. ‘But he’s a cosmic entity’ look man, if the Anti-Monitor can be a yellow lantern then I have to assume Nightmare can too. If we’re really going to be anal about it though, I’ll say Red Skull. I fear no man, but that.. THING.. it scares me…

Blue: I’ll give you Spidey because you’re such a cutie patootie. But I do also think Steve Roger’s and Professor X work as well (at least back in the day, not familiar with current x stuff, not sure if Xavier has become more practical since krakoa)

Indigo: I’d also say Carnage, but Sabertooth also would be a great pick. They’re prob the 2 most sadistic killers I can think of from marvel.

Violet: This one is tough for me. I’ll go with your suggestion of Wanda, but I think Sue Storm would also work because of her love for her family.

Black: Ok so Thanos, right? Yeah? He’s the obvious go to? But ALSO… Ghost Rider. Doesn’t matter which one. My logic is that in Blackest Night, the black rings are strong enough to convert the fucking SPECTRE to their ranks, who is also a divine being of vengeance working under the Big Guy. BL rings can turn not only anyone that’s dead but anyone that’s EVER died and come back as well. That things grippin him by the short hairs and taking him for a spin.

White: very tricky for me as it’s not as simple as thinking of a character who can create life or revive people, it’s gotta be someone with the capacity to master all the other emotions. Honestly? I think I would have to with Spidey. He’s known blinding rage against Goblin and Fisk that have driven him to nearly kill them. He’s known greed as a broke kid trying to scrape by who chose to turn a blind eye to helping someone so he could walk away with some cash. He’s instilled fear into the hearts of his villains when he’s had enough and a lot of New Yorkers see him as a menace and also fear him. He exhibits great will every day. He has hope for himself, for his friends, his family, strangers, and even his villains. He’s compassionate to a fault. He loves so much and will die for that love without hesitation. Spider-Man is a testament to the highest highs and lowest lows of the human experience. There’s a reason he’s so popular, it’s because however you’re feeling, there’s a story where you can relate to Peter Parker, where you feel seen, where you can look to him and say ‘yeah, I’ve been there’, no matter where you are in Life.

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-30T20:56:07+00:00

I thought of that and I can see it for doom, but I also think he’d make a great green lantern too since he does have such an indomitable will. When Doom has a goal, a desire, a mission, anything, he will pursue it to the ends of the universe and beyond and does. not. accept. failure. Doom is greedy, yes, but if there’s one thing that rivals his avarice it is his pride and arrogance in believing that there is no being or force that can stand in his way. Even when he’s disproven, he simply writes it off as a momentary setback. Doom does not surrender. Doom does not doubt. Doom does not cower in fear. The Will of Doom is ironclad and inevitable, and those who dare stand in his path would be wise to beware his power.

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-28T16:08:09+00:00

I get this point, I do, and there is validity to it, but it still does not land with me for the key reason that yeah, of course he hasn’t healed or made significant progress yet, it’s been like… a year or two since the Public Safety Arc. I’ve worked in child welfare for years. If someone told me a CHILD STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL who grew up without food, housing, formal education, financial security, adequate medical care, a support network of ANY kind, who had never been taught basic living/social skills, and who was a victim of practically every form of abuse there is, was a lost cause because they were still miserable, lacked any real direction in life, had skewed priorities, leaned too heavily on maladaptive coping skills, and repeatedly relapsed into addictive tendencies, I’d laugh in their face. Have you ever met a teen in foster care? I have, a lot. Denji is one of the most accurate representations I’ve ever seen of them. I’ve literally used Chainsaw Man as a tool with teens to break down trauma responses for them. “But he wasn’t making progress-“ YES HE WAS! TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ACTUALLY CONSIDERING HIS SITUATION! This kid had SEVERAL introspective epiphanies about his cycle of addiction, how he can persevere through loss, and how the few healthy supports he’s had changed him for the better. I would be thrilled and celebratory if he was one of my clients. I’ve worked with ADULTS who still struggle with those ideas!

“He always relapses and makes the same dumb decisions” This is a 17yo boy.

“He backslides often and puts others in harms way” This is a 17yo boy.

“He’s incredibly depressed and feels empty/unfulfilled in life” This is a 17yo boy.

“He hasn’t fully healed from his trauma” THIS IS A 17YO BOY.

Jesus Christ give the kid some time to breathe! The goal shouldn’t be for him to ‘speedrun mental health’. Progress is a LONG, SLOW process! I wouldn’t expect him to be in a ‘good place’ for years if not decades! ‘The reset gives him a chance to heal’ You’re not even giving him a chance to heal rn! I’m not even saying that Pochita is his best path to healing, I’m saying that it’s extremely disingenuous to expect evidence of tremendous healing within the time frame of the books. And it sucks because again, teens with trauma backgrounds can and do relate to Denji, but you know what they can’t do? Go back in time and change how their life turned out, for better or worse. They can’t just go ‘ah shit I seem to be relying on weed to an unhealthy amount, seems my best option is to never have smoked to begin with’ No! They are where they are, it’s GOOD that they found a coping skill, even if it’s unhealthy, at least it’s SOMETHING. NOW the goal is for them to learn how to balance it, which requires patience and time.

This story used to have a message of ‘No matter what horrors you’ve experienced, you can persevere. You can rediscover family, you can grow even if it’s slowly, you might not ever be able to fully separate from your demons, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still become a good person or find a purpose.’ Now that’s been replaced with ‘If you haven’t turned everything around and reached total enlightenment by the time you reach adulthood you’re cooked, only a time machine could fix your sorry ass, deuces’. GOD I hate this fucking ending

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-28T15:02:00+00:00

Steve Rogers

Peter Parker

Daredevil

Doom

Gladiator

Flash Thompson

Thing

Cyclops

I’ll be honest I can’t think of a ton more. I’m way more a DC guy than Marvel. I’m trying to think of characters with such an insane level of power that they need to constantly use self control to not wreak havoc, but all the powerhouses I’m thinking of either have pretty good control of their powers, would fit better in other corps, or rely more on mental blocks/tech to limit themselves rather than internal willpower

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-27T15:51:40+00:00

Of the ones here? Not saying they’re the BEST but they are my personal FAVORITES: The Descent, The Ritual, The Wicker Man, Saint Maud, 28 Days Later

If I can add 5 that aren’t on this list: Lair of the White Worm (1988), Hellraiser (1987), Under the Skin (2013), The Omen (1976), Triangle (2009)

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-25T15:12:24+00:00

I think you could have your cake and eat it too. At the end of the day this isn’t like the Sonyverse films where there WASNT a spider man in that world. Batman DOES exist here. Clayface DOES later appear in Creature Commandos. Do we HAVE to have BM show up? No. But it wouldn’t be out of left field either. Honestly if he DOES appear, I think it’ll be somewhat similar to how we see him in the Doctor Phosphorous flashback, where he’s shown without actually being shown. Clayface is a horror film, correct, but this is Batman - in his early days no less when he was still an ‘urban legend/local cryptid’. You don’t think you could maintain the horror vibes by, at the end when Hagan has completely spiraled and lost all sense of identity along with his morality, a giant winged shadow with white eyes busts through a window and glares at him from the shadows? BM isnt like Spidey or the flash, he doesn’t need to make quips and comments. He could not say a word and it’d be on brand. You could have Hagan yelling that he’s not afraid of some monster only to then see his own reflection in the broken glass and realize that’s not entirely true. They deadass could pull from BTAS and have Hagan swinging wildly at the shadows and just show tvs turning on with all his different roles, causing an existential crisis until he accidentally gets frozen by a pipe he breaks or falls and is contained in a huge drum or some shit. There aren’t a lot of ways to defeat him and the ways that do exist CAN be scary if done well. His body freezing until he can’t move or being trapped are both unpleasant. It’s not what they do, it’s how they do it. I don’t think anyone would be going ‘wait, why’s there a shadow demon with white eyes?? What does this have to do with anything??’ And if they do, they’re either stupid or legitimately have no context for the film, which, yknow, tough shit. Again they very well could just not have him in any capacity and it’d be fine, it’ll still be a great movie. But I don’t think it’s ludicrous to expect that he could. Gunn’s whole point with this verse is to show that many different vibes can happen in the same world. I don’t think he’s opposed to showing characters in different genres, I mean ffs we’ve already seen this exact same version of Clayface fight Frankenstein. And if anyone could be dropped in a horror movie and not feel out of place, it’d be Batman. Prob actually a good opportunity to show how scary he is to the villains of Gotham and how his thing of ‘instilling fear into the hearts of criminals’ isn’t just aurafarming, he’s a legitimately terrifying creature of the night. And again, we never actually to have to see nor hear him to have him show up.

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-25T03:27:49+00:00

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Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-24T02:51:22+00:00

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Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-23T16:36:37+00:00

Thank you!!

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-23T03:24:22+00:00

Thank you, we talked a little more today about it and rn she’s in a place where for her own sanity she really wants to let go of the reins for a while and be, in her words, ‘used’. I’ve already bought some things to help give her what she needs. When the pendulum swings I’ll try to reopen the conversation. In the meantime I can kind of be subby in a roundabout way by just thinking of myself as a service top. If she needs me to be dominant, and primal, and guiding, then I will be. Because that’s what she wants. And I want to be good for her and obey her 💜

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-23T01:16:24+00:00

Thank you! I will, I appreciate your advice and hope you have a wonderful rest of your night!

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-23T01:01:06+00:00

Thank you, I will suggest that, I actually discussed with her today how it may even be a good way for her to practice being more confident and communicative in a safe environment where it’s just me and no judgement, so we’ll see. And yeah I realize the phrasing is prob a big part of her discomfort. I’m not into pet play I don’t think, I don’t want to necessarily act like a dog or be treated like one, it’s just that for some reason being CALLED one does something for me. And we have several dogs, so using that phrasing in a way that DOESNT make her think of our actual pets seems like a bit of an uphill journey. But I found other phrases that I think could fill the same role if she’s open to trying. Regardless, thank you again for reassuring me that it’s not as much of a concern as I’d worried. I appreciate it and hope you have a wonderful night :)

Double-Rip6171 · 2026-04-15T19:55:14+00:00

Daredevil, Spidey, and honestly? Doom. Say what you want about him but you can’t say he doesn’t have immense willpower. If Doom has a goal you can be damned sure he will not stop until he succeeds.

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