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The Jason Todd's relationship charts if he actually stayed in Gotham for more than 6 months and DC made him actually interact with the Batfamily.

(I mean, what his relationships would look like if he actually interacted with the batfamily, since DC almost never tries to explore how this would change the family and mainly Jason's character).

I will try to be the most unbiased in this post... Like, trying to be the most canon-accurate as possible.

Chart 1: More or so the way that other people see Jason relationships with other characters.

Tier S: The ones with daddy issues, the ones that had to deal with villainy (like being destined for killing and violence, because of their parents) in the past, the Robin before him that had a somewhat similar Gotham City experience.

Justification: These would be the people that Jason would relate instantly, mainly Cassandra Cain who is very similar to him in many aspects, expected that she got over her past and Jason don't.

Tier A: The ones that would never turn their backs to him, mainly Alfred, for obvious reasons.

Tier B: This one is obvious, Jason is always trying to get Bruce's attention one way or another.

Tier C and D: Self-explanatory.

Chart 2: How Jason would actually see other characters.

Tier S: Their relationship would grow a lot because of their very similar life experiences. Jason would start to become very emotionally depend/invested, since she is the only one that fully understand what he thinks and what he feels.

Tier A: Early teen Jason had a crush on Batgirl, he was in his puberty phase, so, it's quite obvious he would find Barbara attractive and caring at the time, but it's in the past.

Tier B: The ones he respect or admires the most (outside Tier S and A). Here goes the strong female characters and Alfred, who is the closest thing to a father in Jason's eyes.

Tier C: Self-explanatory. Jason pisses them off for fun.

#dc comics #batfam #batfamily #bruce wayne #jason todd #selina kyle #cassandra cain #damian wayne #dick grayson #stephanie brown #tim drake #alfred pennyworth #kate kane #helena bartinelli #barbara gordon #batman #batgirl

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Up NEXT, in the next month (December #6/Villains and Almost Heroes Edition)

POISON IVY #7 (12/6/22)

Writer: G. WILLOW WILSON

Art: ATAGUN ILHAN

Cover: JESSICA FONG

Sinopsis: SHILL, BABY SHILL! Poison Ivy has finally sold out to Big Fracking! That’s right! You heard it here first, folks! With a new mission, a renewed outlook on life, and a burgeoning new sense of purpose, Ivy is back and better than ever before. A brand-new era of Poison Ivy begins!

SWORD OF AZRAEL #5 (12/6/22)

Writer: DAN WATTERS

Art and Cover: NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA

Sinopsis: Reeling from his confrontation with the Order of St. Dumas’ origins, Jean-Paul Valley and Azrael find their faith crumbling. Disgusted by the shortcomings of his would-be-brother, Father Valley arrives to mete out justice unto the failed Azrael. And the sentence is death!

THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #3 (12/6/22)

Writer: MATTHEW ROSENBERG

Art and Cover: CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO

Backup art: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

Sinopsis: The Joker is dying and needs medical help…but where can the most wanted man in the United States get it? And to make matters worse, Jason Todd decides now to finally hunt and kill the Clown Prince of Crime?

#dc comics #solicitations #december #batfamily #batfam #poison ivy #azrael #jean paul valley #joker #jason todd #red hood

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Up NEXT, in the next month (December #5C/Batfamily Edition)

TIM DRAKE: ROBIN #4 (12/27/22)

Writer: MEGHAN FITZMARTIN

Art and cover: RICARDO LÓPEZ ORTIZ

Sinopsis: Bernard has been kidnapped and only one person can save him: his boyfriend, Tim Drake! Plus, the Gotham Marina continues to be the target of both political unrest and a string of bizarre crimes. With every part of Tim’s life seemingly ready to explode, can the young sleuth crack the case of his abducted admirer before it’s too late?

BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #22 (12/13/22)

Writer: JAMAL CAMPBELL, JOEY ESPOSITO, DENNIS CULVER and YEDOYE TRAVIS

Art: JAMAL CAMPBELL, VASCO GEORGEIV, HAYDEN SHERMAN,and others

Cover: JAMAL CAMPBELL

Sinopsis: All-star creator Jamal Campbell begins a two-part Nightwing story featuring new villain the Director, who films crime scenes. The Murder Club and the Court of Owls create a mystery too deep for Batman to solve as the Bat-Family crumbles. Arkham Academy gets a guest instructor who doesn’t care whether the students live or die. And in a story set in Gotham’s past, Anarky empowers the citizens of Gotham City with Batman’s tools.

#dc comics #solicitations #december #batfamily #batfam #dick grayson #tim drake #bernard #batman

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Up NEXT, in the next month (December #5B/Batfamily Edition)

NIGHTWING #99 (12/20/22)

Writer: TOM TAYLOR

Art: DANIELE DI NICUOLO

Cover: BRUNO REDONDO

Sinopsis: With Blockbuster off the table, the crime families all head to Bludhaven in an attempt to claim the city as their own…including Tony Zucco himself! This should be easy, right? Since his “daughter” Melinda Zucco is currently the mayor, and definitely not secretly working with Nightwing to take down crime bosses?

THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #4 (1/3/23)

Writer: MATTHEW ROSENBERG

Art: CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO

Backup Art: FRANCESCO FRANCVILLA

Sinopsis: Why did The Joker cross town? To get to the bottom of the mystery that has been haunting him: Who is the man pretending to be The Joker and what does he want? But every lead he follows is a dead end, and every move he makes brings the Red Hood one step closer to him. What happens when the former Clown Prince of Crime comes face-to-face with the current crime boss of Gotham? Everyone is dying to find out.

#dc comics #solicitations #december #batfamily #batfam #dick grayson #nightwing #joker #jason todd #red hood

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Up NEXT, in the next month (December #5A/Batfamily Edition)

BATGIRLS #13 (12/13/22)

Writer: BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD

Art: JONATHAN CASE

Cover: JORGE CORONA

Sinopsis: Batgirls Steph and Cass were taken off guard when they were captured by their own parents while magically swapped inside each other’s body in the 2022 Annual, and now it’s time for them to take the power back and do their own confronting! But sometimes it’s easier to kick butt than it is to talk about feelings, especially when those feelings hit close to home. Lady Shiva and Cluemaster seem to want to make amends with their daughters, but if the girls know anything, it’s that nothing is ever what it seems!

BATMAN INCORPORATED #3 (12/13/22)

Writer: ED BRISSON

Art and Cover: JOHN TIMMS

Sinopsis: The senses-shattering third chapter of “No More Teachers” continues as the Batman Incorporated team find themselves at war with…a rival Bat-group? And Ghost-Maker is about to come face-to-face with his greatest failure and his deadliest enemy—the mysterious PHANTOM-ONE!

BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #23 (1/10/23)

Writer: JAMAL CAMPBELL, JOEY ESPOSITO, DENNIS CULVER, and KENNY PORTER Art by JAMAL CAMPBELL, VASCO GEORGIEV, HAYDEN SHERMAN, and SIMONE DI MEO

Cover: NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA

Sinopsis: The final issue of the landmark anthology series is here! Jamal Campbell’s epic Nightwing two-parter draws to a close. Batman has to defeat the Time Commander to get the Waynes back to their time. The first graduating class of Arkham Academy decides their fate and future course! And in a flashback story to the beginning of Dick Grayson’s tenure as Robin, he has to save Batman’s life.

#dc comics #solicitations #december #batfamily #batfam #tim drake #cassandra cain #stephanie brown #barbara gordon #dick grayson #ghost maker

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Up NEXT, in the next month (December #4/Harley Quinn Edition)

Harley Quinn goes into the "Multiverse of Madness" in HARLEY QUINN #25, gets an artbook with HARLEY QUINN: UNCOVERED #1 and in the universe of HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, we get LEGION OF BATS! #3.

HARLEY QUINN: UNCOVERED #1 (12/13/22)

Writer: Multiple

Art: DERRICK CHEW, RYAN SOOK, WARREN LOUW, AMANDA CONNER, and others.

Cover: JAY ANACLETO

Sinopsis: In celebration of Harley Quinn #25 comes a gorgeous, irreverent look at the amazing variant covers that helped make the Maid of Mischief magnificent! Enjoy an art book of epic proportions featuring some of the hottest creators in the industry!

HARLEY QUINN #25 (12/27/22)

Writer: STEPHANIE PHILLIPS

Art: MATTEO LOLLI

Cover: JONBOY MEYERS

Sinopsis: There can be only one Harley Quinn…or, ya know, maybe like 100? The Multiverse is a strange place. Old Lady Harley, Harley Who Laughs, Harley who joined a bowling league in Indiana for the free chicken wings…we’ve got the whole gang together and we’re ready to put the fun in this Multiversal murder mystery, and maybe also cause more murder with a side of mayhem. Join the team for an epic 25th issue of Harley Quinn!

HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES: LEGION OF BATS! #3 (12/20/22)

Writer: TEE FRANKLIN

Art: JON MIKEL

Cover: YOSHI YOSHITANI

Sinopse: Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, a.k.a. Harlivy, a.k.a. the DCU’s most favoritest couple. They’re inseparable, right? Right? Well, maybe not. While Ivy focuses on prepping for her new job with the Legion of Doom and Harley dives mallet-first into her role as a member of the Bat-Family, the DCU’s most favoritest couple find themselves stretched thin. But are they at their breaking point?

#dc comics #harley quinn #poison ivy #solicitations #december #batfamily #batfam

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Up NEXT, in the next month (December #3/Punchline Edition)

After the events of PUNCHLINE: THE GOTHAM GAME #2, Punchline finally crossed paths with Catwoman for the control of Alleytown!

PUNCHLINE: THE GOTHAM GAME #3 (12/27/22)

Writer: TINI HOWARD and BLAKE HOWARD

Art and Cover: GLEB MELNIKOV

Variant Covers: ROSE BESCH and EJIKURE

Sinopsis: PUBLIC ENEMY number one! Punchline crossed a dangerous line at ACE Chemicals, and crossed Batman in the process. Now every masked vigilante and officer of the law is after Punchline, but this is exactly what she wants. What’s the point of being a public enemy if you’re not going to be public enemy number one? But the scariest person in the Gotham world isn’t the Bat…it’s the Cat. Catwoman will hunt Punchline and make her pay.

And that's it for main books, but she also appears in: CATWOMAN #50

#dc comics #batfamily #batfam #catwoman #selina kyle #solicitations #december #punchline #alexis kaye

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Up NEXT, in the next month (December #2/Catwoman Edition)

This is "up NEXT" area, where I post the solicitations and previews of main or the most interesting (in my honest opinion) upcoming (like, always from the next month) comic books related to Batman and Batfamily.

Following the events of PUNCHLINE: THE GOTHAM GAME #2, we have the involvement of Catwoman in CATWOMAN #50 against Punchline and her Royal Flush Gang, and more, we finally have BATMAN-ONE BAD DAY: CATWOMAN #1.

CATWOMAN #50 (12/20/22)

Writer: TINI HOWARD

Art: NICO LEON and SAMI BASRI

Cover: JEFF DÉKAL

Sinopsis: Punchline and her Royal Flush gang are causing mayhem in Alleytown and things are blowing up—literally!—so Catwoman calls in backup! We all know the cat has nine lives, and the same can be said about her gang! But what’s a nine-person heist without a little danger, maybe some…death? And, uh-oh, those handcuffs definitely don’t look like the sexy kind, but what’s worse is Selina has bigger things to worry about right now: like her ex-lover and current lover in the same room! At least she’s criminally good at being bad!

BATMAN – ONE BAD DAY: CATWOMAN #1 (12/20/22)

Writer: G. WILLOW WILSON

Art and cover: JAMIE McKELVIE

Sinopsis: Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman, is the greatest thief that Gotham City has ever seen. She’s effortlessly stolen countless items of immense value over the years and successfully evaded the GCPD and Batman. But when Catwoman finds out an item from her past is being sold for way more than it used to be worth, it sends Catwoman into a spiral, and she’ll do everything in her power to steal it back. Batman tries to stop her before she goes too far, and a mysterious figure known as the Forger will change Catwoman’s life forever. The all-star creative team of G. WILLOW WILSON (Poison Ivy, Ms. Marvel) and JAMIE McKELVIE (The Wicked & The Divine, Young Avengers) unite for this epic story!

That's it, these are the main Catowoman books for December, but she also appears in: TALES FROM EARTH-6: A CELEBRATION OF STAN LEE #1 / PUNCHLINE: THE GOTHAM GAME #3

#up next #solicitations #dc comics #selina kyle #Catwoman #punchline #one bad day #december

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Up NEXT in the next month (December #1/Batman Edition)

This is "up NEXT" area, where I post the solicitations and previews of main or most interesting upcoming (like, always from the next month) comic books related to Batman or Batfamily.

This time it's the final battle between Batman and Robin in BATMAN VS. ROBIN #4 that will kickoff Lazarus Planet and the final chapter of FAILSAFE arc in BATMAN #130.

BATMAN VS. ROBIN #4 (12/20/22)

Writer: MARK WAID

Art and cover: MAHMUD ASRAR

Sinopsis: As the final battle erupts between Batman and Robin at the heart of Lazarus Island, a strange tremor rocks the combatants to their senses…This isn’t an island at all—it’s a volcano! With the Devil Nezha pulling the strings and unbelievable transformative power about to explode out into the world, our heroes have no choice but to do the unthinkable—fall back! A battle between father and son goes global as the Earth enters into the Lazarus Planet…

BATMAN #130 (12/6/22)

Writer: CHIP ZDARSKY

Art and cover: JORGE JIMENEZ

Backup art: LEONARDO ROMERO

Sinopsis: The final chapter in the Failsafe arc reaches its brutal and stunning conclusion! Batman has one desperate, final option…will he walk away from it? The answer will shock you! And in the backup, the early days of the Dark Knight and his relationship with Zur-En-Arrh continue!

#dc comics #batfam #bruce wayne #batmam #damian wayne #lazarus planet #failsafe #december #solicitations

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Punchline: The Gotham Game #2 (review and highlights on "Read More").

Sinopsis:

SHOWDOWN AT ACE CHEMICALS! Punchline’s construction of her Royal Flush Gang court draws the attention of Gotham City’s thriving Yakuza faction and Batman. All things come to a head at Ace Chemicals. Will Batman successfully stop Punchline and her court, or will the factory bring him another devastating failure?

Review:

Following the events of Punchline: The Gotham Game #1 and Punchline: The Trial of Alexis Kaye storyline, Alexis Kaye a.k.a Punchline continues to grow her influence inside the Royal Flush Gang by leading her own cell against another, but no so evil rival gang, the Hasigawa Clan, wich is directly related to Catwoman and protects the industrial area of Gotham, and that includes Ace Chemicals. A factory that Punchline needs for the production of her own toxin. In Issue #1 we find out that Batman has Kaye on his radar (half of #2 is just Bruce pov), and in Issue #2 he decides to act and stop Punchline before she gets way more powerful than she already is.

And these are my thoughts about Punchline: The Gotham Game #2:

I love how DC is expanding and turning Punchline into a more fully-developed character, showing what she looks like in Batman's eyes and explaning that she's also a product of Gotham City atmosphere of constant contact with supervillains, mainly Joker.

And finally, the highlights:

(Batman on what is even the Punchline)

(Batman showing his dad-jokes skills)

("There are worse phases to have", but Punchline still on her goth one)

(Batman knows how to act like the "edgy tough guy").

#dc comics #batfam #bruce wayne #batman #punchline #alexis kaye #dick grayson #eiko hasigawa #the gotham game

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Damian's role (of being a brat) in DARK CRISIS: THE DARK ARMY #1!

Sinopsis: As Pariah’s Dark Army continues its march around the globe, Damian Wayne thinks he’s got an answer as to why Pariah is able to control the most dangerous cosmic villains of the Multiverse—and he’s taking Red Canary and Dr. Light on the road to see if he’s right! Don’t miss this thrilling Dark Crisis tie-in with direct connections to the present and future of the DCU!

Or it's just: Damian builds a team composed by Power Girl, Dr Light, Sideways and the at first unwanted presence of the new girl, Red Canary, to travel around the multiverse while the battle against the Dark Army in the main Earth rages on. To not spoil everything, the most I can say is that the Justice League Incarnated Is brought back from their Dark prison to help in the final fight.

Now for some of the most interesting moments (mainly Damian Wayne being a brat):

Damian doing Red Canary dirty (damn):

Bruh, Damian is a "robin" and he can't fly either...

I don't know why they drew Damian older in this first half of the comic (but I enjoyed while it lasted).

Power Girl is mad pissed at Damian in this book, but Robin doesn't help that much either.

This scene shows different, multi-versal futures of theses characters (Sideways is a furry in some random universe...).

Sheesh, Damian is destined to be the "edgy Batman" in every single universe (lol) and he's using his Batman vs Robin event suit in every single multi-versal version of him (hmm).

#dc comics #batman #batfam #batfamily #damian wayne #sideways #red canary #power girl #dr light #justice league #dark crisis

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Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution #1 writer opens up about Jason Todd and Vigil. "It's not a different identity for Jason at all. Read n find out." But what Red Hood has to do with this Vigil, no one knows, I guess we will have to wait and find out. Can't wait!

#vigil #jason todd #red hood #dc comics #lazarus planet #the dawn of the dcu #news #batfam #ram v

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Is "Vigil" the new Jason Todd hero identity after the events of "The Man Who Stopped Laughing"? Looks like Jason's Red Hood era is finally over as this new comic (maybe) shows the victory of Jason Todd over his past (by probably not killing the Joker after all). Since Red Hood is a Joker related identity, it makes sense to transform into something new to get over all these years of drama.

LAZARUS PLANET: NEXT EVOLUTION #1

"HEROES WILL BE FORGED!

Good and bad, yin and yang…all sides of humanity will be transformed by the Lazarus event…and in the DC Universe one thing's for sure: heroes will always rise. In this special we'll explore some of the amazing new powers gifted to the freedom fighters of the future…and we'll see what perils these villain-vanquishing virtuosos will face. What secret does Flatline seek from the heart of Talia al Ghul's HQ? Can Red Canary bring order to an out-of-control city? What secret does the heroic Dead Eye hold that will haunt him forever? And enter into a brand-new legend with the fantastic debut of Vigil!"

The point is, we don't have any information about Jason Todd in the official description, and the only character that didn't get his own (exclusive) variant cover is Vigil, but in reality, it's about Jason Todd. This became obvious when we can seeJason Todd using the "Vigil" symbol on his back.

Btw I loved Dead Eye design! Extremely edgy! Also, I'm in love with the Red Canary variant!

#dc comics #lazarus planet #jason todd #red hood #red canary #flatline #dead eye #vigil #the dawn of the dcu #solicitations #next evolutions

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This is what I call a breath of fresh air in the DCU, holy ****, it was so much fun reading this new WildCats book.

This Grifter guy, damn! I laughed so much when it is revealed that he was literally trying to convince some random goon to give up, by literally talking about their entire origin story.

I'm already predicting Nightwing ass-related jokes in a near future.

Very interested to see more of Zealot, I don't know much about her, but I'm even more interested in Fairchild, she looks so cute, and has a very interesting superpower (She basically gains super strength, invulnerability, speed, flight, for a short period of time before fainting).

G: It's a member of the Justice League.

M: Wich one?

G: Not one of the scary ones, Robin Hood.

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G: Permission to take him out?

Just... lol...

#wildcats #cole cash #zealot #Fairchild #nightwing #dick grayson #wildstorm #dc comics #grifter #cassandra cain #batgirl #green arrow #oliver queen #batmam #bruce wayne

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Comparing his own adopted son to the man that killed his parents. This is a new low in batfamily writing, they need to redeem Jason already, or turn him into a full fleged villain, anything is better than being humiliated like he was in this issue.

I don't know why Bruce is such an a-hole in Batman vs Robin #3. He's literally comparing Jason Todd to Joe Chill of all people!

#batfam #jason todd #dc comics #batman #batfamily #red hood

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I've been toying with AI generated art (especially Stable Diffusion, wich is free and I highly recommend it), so I asked the AI to make some Batfamily portraits and here are the results.

Bruce Wayne (probably the best possible AI creation, this guy is such a Dilf!):

I'm down for the goth Selina lol:

Some Jason Todd (the third one is... Damn! I had to share that!):

And my favorites of this batch, some Cassandra Cain:

Since these images are AI generated, it's all free to use in pretty much any way you want, no one has any right over these images (well, at least for now).

#ai artwork #dc comics #batfamily #batfam #bruce wayne #selina kyle #cassandra cain #jason todd

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It's quite interesting to see that Bruce would quit being Batman to finally be the father he never was to any of the adopted sons or even Damian, just because he loves Selina and Helena that much.

#helena wayne #bruce wayne #dc comics #selina kyle #the new golden age #batman #catwoman