#dc Talk

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

Maybe.... maybe they were right about segregation.

#talkin #tik tok #dc talk #music

[zaritarazi]

big news for "there's got to be a secret third carter" truthers out there, all [looks at notes] 4 of us

#hawkgirl (2023) #hawkman #hawkgirl #carter hall #kendra saunders #dc comics #dcu #dc talk #jadzia axelrod

[isaacsapphire]

No One Gives A Shit That You're A Jesus Freak

It occurred to me that the through line of presenting your demographic as victims as a culture war tactic traces back very clearly to the Religious Right of the Nineties and their drive to be persecuted.

#the war on christmas #original post #the wreckage of my christianity #jesus freak #dc talk #nindies #1990s #american politics #no war but culture war #playing the victim #american culture #Columbine #90s90s90s #only 90s kids remember

[theworstofallpossibleworlds]

The Worst of All Possible Worlds #108: DC Talk - Jesus Freak feat. Tarence Ray

Tarence Ray (Trillbilly Worker’s Party) and the lads jot down their devotionals and sing praises to the mid-90s as they cover DC Talk’s seminal 1995 grunge-as-worship album: Jesus Freak. Topics include the band’s Liberty University origins, the impressive sonic palette, and what it takes to make art in the world of corporate evangelicalism.

#podcasts #twoapw #i'm cool voltaire #dc talk #trillbillies #ccm #i don't really care if they label me a jesus freak #there ain't no disguising the truth

[only-in-december]

Hello. It's been almost two years since I first posted about Christian Rock music, so I'm gonna go ahead and talk more about that. (Some of this will be basically the same, just with some updated information.) (@dp-marvel94 if you have any to add, I know you know some more than me.)

In case any of y'all didn't know, I am a Christian. I grew up in the church and still go regularly. (If you want specifics, I'm Non-Denominational.) Growing up, I listened to a lot of Christian Rock, because that's what my parents (especially my Dad) like.

Christian Rock is a fairly new thing. And honestly, it's only recently getting on par with a lot of the secular stuff. Mainly because back in the 60s-90s it was seen as "the Devil's music." But there were bands even back then that had really good (on par with the secular stuff of the day) music. Some examples include:

Resurrection Band/Rez Band/Rez. Some of the biggest pioneers of modern Christian metal and hard rock. They were a band in the 70s through the 90s. More blues rock than metal in my personal opinion, but still not bad. (They had two different music videos on MTV in the 80s. Which is a pretty big deal.)

Petra. I mentioned them in my first post, I grew up hearing some of their stuff, very 70s rock. Not bad if you like that kind of music.

Larry Norman. Another artist I mentioned in my first post. He was definitely one that called out a lot of Church culture for being not-so-Christlike. (Ex. "The Great American Novel.")

Those guys are just a few of the artists that really made modern Christian Rock possible. Without them, we wouldn't really have any others. I linked one song from each of them that I think really showcase their talent. (Excepting Larry Norman who got two linked songs.) The 90s is I think where Christian rock really started to meet up with Secular rock.

One Bad Pig, for example, is very 90s metal. Loud disruptive and very hard. (They got the name "One Bad Pig" after seeing the mascot for the St. Louis radio station KSHE95 which is a pig. Apparently upon seeing it, one of the band members said, "That is One Bad Pig!" And they liked that for a band name.) I will warn though, that they do scream and have a generally more...metal feel than some of the others.

There's also dc Talk. (Which you may recognise as the band that started TobyMac's career.) A mix of rap, and rock, they had a style that was really popular with the youths of the time. (Fun fact: the senior pastor at my church was a backup dancer for them in the "Nu Thang" era.)

#christian rock #christian music #resurrection band #petra #larry norman #one bad pig #dc talk

[turboacek-blog]

Who would be DC’s Spider-Man equivalent?

Just something to think about as Spider-Man with Superman and Batman are the most popular

Marvel kinda has some equivalents for Superman and Batman that have more similarities and discussion I feel

So I was curious who would be or should be the Spider-Man equivalent of DC comics

Black Spider

To get it out the way the Black Spider from Young Justice shown above is definitely the DC version of Spider-Man but they did the thing where he’s a villain which I think is cool but I’m more talking about the role of Spider-Man not just the literal power set which Black Spider definitely has

The hero candidates: (imo)

Nightwing

Blue Beetle

Sideways

Robin

Static Shock

Nightwing

The first Robin, the most recognizable outside the Robin costume

The one that has had the most success as a solo hero from the ones I listed

Has some similarities to Spider-Man such as the acrobatics, young hero, complicated romance life etc

The cons of Nightwing is that he despite the relative success doesn’t have a rogues gallery, no real stand out stories, to tied into the Batman character and world and despite the fan base loving him hasn’t really affected pop culture too much

Nightwing is a character that on paper would be a great equal but due to things not really in the characters control it’s hard to pick him

Blue Beetle

Has the bug theme, has stand alone qualities, young hero, rising popularity

The Jaime Reyes iteration has grown a lot over the years

He obviously existed before but Young Justice made him more known along with other characters from the show like Miss Martian and Artemis

So he’s been in multiple cartoons comics and is now kinda seen as the cyborg replacement in the Teen Titans since Cyborg is now more Justice League now

Blue beetle shares a lot of the same problems as Nightwing, despite the relative success doesn’t have much individual story to stand out, no rogues gallery, the scarab backstory and general mantle of blue beetle isn’t solid yet

The popularity can always change with the new movie coming out as the fact Blue Beetle got a movie before Nightwing, Static, and just other Justice league members like Martian Manhunter, Cyborg, Green Arrow etc does show there’s potential

I do think it relies on the movie, as if it excels then it could have a Harley Quinn effect

And if it bombs could relegate the character back to just purely for comics and cartoons

And just normal would just mean they might try again a decade from now

He’s not a clone of Spider-Man as in many aspects he has a lot in common with other marvel heroes like Iron Nan for example but he does have a lot of the same similarities without the exact same power set

Sideways

So this was the literal Spider-man equivalent they tried to make back in like 2018

I don’t know much about him but it seems that it just didn’t catch on as they probably would of hoped

Other characters like Damage who was seen as the Hulk equivalent seemed more relevant

He does look the most like Spider-Man and from what I understand dies gave a similarish story

I can see in the future for those obscure characters that James Gunn likes to highlight Sideways being chosen as a way to either capitalize or play off the recent Spider-Man success

Otherwise I can’t see it unless some new project makes him relevant again as even being seen as the equivalent his role in DC comics itself isn’t comparable to Spider-Man in Marvel

Robin

So this is just the mantle of Robin and not any specific Robin like Dick Grayson/Nightwing

Robin is the most famous sidekick and more famous the most heroes

Even in the DC/Marvel crossover comic the Robin (which was Tim Drake at the time iirc) was paired with Spider-Man making them seem like the equivalents

And yes based on popularity Robin is probably the closest outside of Batman and Superman to rival Spider-Man

The catch is even moreso than Nightwing Robin is too tied to Batman to have Robin as the Spiderman equivalent as Robin comics don’t stand out on their own and many of the robins individual stories shine when they take up their other mantle (Nightwing, Red Hood, Black Bat etc)

Even in a more Robin focused stories it still has Batman majorly in some way

For Robin they excel in team settings such as Teen Titans, Young Justice, Outsiders etc as they usually have the traits of a leader and etc so if counting some of the team stuff as Robin stories could help but then it’s like debating Justice League or Teen Titans against the Avengers or X-Men

So I think if they could make Robin more solo and it excel then the highest probability otherwise could be the least due to being the permanent sidekick in eyes of most people

Static Shock

So this is a interesting one imo

If this was back in the 2000s even early 2010s I would say would be the obvious choice

The success from the Tv show basically made Static the DCAU Spiderman as he was the young hero amongst the adults and had the quips, could beat them at times, had the closely connected rogues gallery, etc etc

Popularity not as high as JL and JLU but the connection to them, Batman Beyond and etc definitely made most around that time at least aware of the character

The problem is that due to mostly legal ownership stuff because Static wasn’t technically DC (kinda like the Hulk with the MCU stuff) they never got to truly capitalize off that success and when they finally got to do something with the character it didn’t excel

And they thrown him on teams like the titans but again never stood out whether due to writing as a whole or they just didn’t utilize his character

Even in the current young Justice show, they had a decent story line with the runaways and him then he’s just another member of the team and might as well just be anyone with Lightning based powers

Despite all that Static is compared to Spider-Man even in more recently memory Miles Morales Spider-Man due to being black and having electric powers shown in their death battle

So in a sense he already is the Spiderman equivalent lol

So who is the Spider-Man Equivalent in DC comics?

Robin I guess lol

He’s the most popular and at the end of the day that’s kinda what matters as otherwise the equivalent would be a Sideways or Black Spider from Young Justice lol

And things like Teen Titans might as well be Robin stories at certain points

In an ideal scenario Blue Beetle or Static Shock would be the equivalent

Both are young, non white, non side kicks (mostly) heroes that has a different power set from the Trinity

Batman no powers, gadgets intelligence more vigilante

Wonder Woman, some magic, some godly abilities, weapons more ethereal

Superman, alien superhuman abilities the main super hero

Blue Beetle would be the more tech based one along with some alien depending on Superman and the iteration

Static Shock the more meta human based one

All they need is one comic run to be revered and then have it adapted to an animated movie or something and I feel the buzz will eventually catch on

So yea I think the young comic book character that a majority knows and has a big part in their universe would be Robin

For the potential growth into being that type of hero and notoriety: Blue Beetle and Static Shock

Literal look a like: sideways

And comic success: Nightwing

Who would you pick?

#dc universe #dc comics #spiderman #nightwing #blue beetle #static shock #dc robin #sideways #dc talk

[torturedpoetemotions]

Reclaiming Christian Rock music from my teen years by making it about Destiel.

#supernatural #destiel #skillet #relient k #dc talk #skillet: one real thing #relient k: i am understood? #dc talk: supernatural

[way-too-addicted-to-fandoms]

Nineties and early 2000's Christian radio just hits different.

#the nostalgia alone #christian #music #christian music #mark shultz #jeremy camp #steven curtis chapman #carman #newsboys #rebecca st. james #david crowder band #rich mullins #needtobreathe #avalon #dc talk #chris tomlin #mercyme #casting crowns #third day #aaron shust #matthew west #matt maher #superchick #nichole nordeman #big daddy weave #michael w. smith #plumb #jars of clay #brandon heath #audio adrenaline

[bistephs]

personally i don’t think bruce and jason are “both right” but i do think they’re both wrong

#txt #dc talk #mmmm anyways. the discussion of which one is 'right' between them is v boring to me #i just. don't care who has the moral high ground in their relationship. that whole debate in & out of comics has 0 interest for me #mostly i care about them being Extremely Dysfunctional at each other in various tragic & hilarious ways

[justrandomtrashes]

I don't hate Zero Year riddler but Zero Year is already an verrry old arc. so fandom needs to love newer stories... It's kinda boring tbh

Also I'm really tired of the fandom woobiefied him lmao

#riddler #dc talk

[connieaaa]

I tried to introduce my teenager to DC Talk's Jesus Freak.

"This actually holds up.....this actually sounds a lot like Nirvana.... now they are singing about beheadings....nope, I am out".

#dc talk #jesus freak #jesusfreak #jesus take the whole car #religious trauma #ex fundamentalist #bad parenting #ex christian #ex religious #ex baptist #ex fundamentalists #ex fundie #spiritual trauma #growing up religious #religious fundamentalists #religious trauma syndrome #religious education #religious #christianity #ex christianity #cptsdsurvivor

[llhanb]

DC Talk - Between You And Me (Official Music Video)

#youtube #dc talk #learning #music #listening #2022

[zaritarazi]

Another day, another comics article on a fucking website praising runs that i hate and that are bad. I can never rest

#awww did you think hawkman 2018 was good. are you reading batman comics #did you like a flash title?? grow up #dc talk

[brucedinsman]

Music Mix: DC Talk - Jesus Freak

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#2024 #DC Talk #Jesus Freak #Music Mix

[dwuerch-blog]

I'm a Jesus Fan

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#advertising Jesus #blog #bold #christian #contemporary Christian #DC Talk #defend the unborn #devotion to God #facebook #fanatical #go to church #God is good #honk if you love Jesus #inspiration #Jesus Fan #Jesus Freaks #Jesus is the Way #love our country #nothing is impossible with God #spread the good news #trust God #waving signs

[ditzybat]

just imagining a teeny tiny tim being absolutely devastated about jason’s death, that he manages to get on to dark forums to contact a mercenary for a hit on the joker’s life.

and who happens to be that mercenary? deathstroke.

tim wires money from his (admittedly very high) allowance to slade, who finishes the job within the week — news outlets are going crazy as nobody knows who pulled off such a stunt — bruce is confused, and dick is both grateful, that someone took the bastard who killed his baby brothers life, and angry, because bruce wasn’t the one to do it.

slade however? wants to investigate, someone finally had the gall to order a hit on the joker and he’s a little curious to see who it is.

only come to find a little boy all alone in a big house who spends his nights following around a vigilante in a furry suit.

and, well, slade hasn’t been the best parent, and probably doesn’t know how to deal with an average kid, but who can blame him when he begins to train tim into becoming a mercenary just like him — after all, how else is he gonna defend himself on the streets of gotham when he gallivants around with an expensive camera, a sign basically saying ‘kidnap me!’ strapped to his chest?

so what if the kid becomes robin and uses those skills in the cape? that’s batman’s problem to figure out.

#tim eating ice cream as someone’s artery pops all over deathstroke: you’re so nice mr slade! #slade: maybe i *should* talk to my kids… #dc #dc comics #tim drake #robin #red robin #slade wilson #deathstroke #ravager #rose wilson #batman #dick grayson