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SHADOW

Having been born blind, Amara spent the majority of her childhood growing up in Nigeria. Fortunately, she was able to hone her other senses to help her live. Sadly, her family lived in a small village that was constantly preyed upon by criminals. One day, a group of bandits attacked the village and burned it down. In the chaos, her family was killed. She was then kidnapped and sold in a child slavery ring. While locked in a black market warehouse, Lady Lotus showed up to inspect the goods. Upon seeing the children, she was sickened and freed them. Noticing the blind girl, she adopted Amara and gave her a home. While living with Lotus, she was taught martial arts and took a particular love of the Boa staff. Before long, Amara was a member of Lotus' network of assassins. She gained the trust of many other members like Shinigami, Viper, and Scarlet Fox. When the time came for her first assignment, she was considered one of the best. The assignment was to go to the USA, specifically Harking City, California. Lotus was looking to move all of her operations to the city and planned to take over from the inside. Amara's goal was to see how viable it was, economically, culturally, and criminally. Lotus wanted to overtake any preexisting criminal operations in order to establish the network's presence in the city. Amara had been programmed by the network to follow orders unquestioningly. Upon arriving in Harking City, she set to work, scouting out every criminal enterprise in the city. It didn't take long to encounter the superhero team P.E.A.C.E. She witnessed the actions of Lady Lotus' nemesis, Ryuko, and admired her methods. She fought with skill but refused to kill the villains she fought. Mercy had not been taught to Amara, as it was practiced by the superheroes. They fought to protect the innocent rather than for personal gain. Remembering how much she hated criminals for killing her family, Amara turned her back on Lotus and join Ryuko.

Meet Riddler Beyond: The Quizmaster Queen

In this universe, Edward Nygma (The Riddler) uploaded his mind to the internet while on his deathbed. He then lived inside of Neo Gotham’s internet for several years, jumping from device to device until someone important discovered him. Barbara Grayson, the 18 year old daughter of Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) & Dick Grayson (Nightwing) discovered him while surfing the internet, as she had inherited her mother’s skill with computers. Despite everyone in her school loving The Joker, Two-Face, and Bane, Barbara loved The Riddler for his personality and intelligence, not to mention sense of style. Wanting to be a superhero like her parents used to be, Barbara made a deal with Riddler. He would mentor her in how to be a detective if she promised not to turn him over to the GCPD. She now works as a cyber-vigilante, sometimes aiding Batman Beyond in his protection of Neo Gotham.

Valentino Tribute (I'm Bad)

This is a song I found that I think fits Valentino The Pornography Demon from Hazbin Hotel perfectly. Give it a listen!

Big Head/The Mask

I recently began reading The Mask Comics series and fell in love with it. It inspired me to draw the titular character, fusing aspects of both the movie and comic design. How does it look?

Even in only 2 pages, James Jesse still manages to have more presence than Axel Walker.

The Flash #775

Just saw The Batman.

LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Dano killed it as The Riddler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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"It appears violence is baked into the fabric of our very lives these days. Don't fret, my little chickens. All things must come to an end, dear Gotham. And over time, answers give way to new mysteries. And when original lessons are forgotten, all we have are the questions we started with. We're back to the beginning: When is a murderer not a murderer?"

The physical personification of Batjokes.

"Three tragedies in 24 hours. A trinity, if you will. Trinities are holy. Good things come in threes. Third time's the charm. But nothing good comes out of Gotham, does it? If this is a sermon, then let me say what Gotham needs is an exorcism. Who's up to the task? I dabble in numerology, as it happens. The thing about devils is that they disguise themselves before our very eyes. The road to Hell and all those Good Intentions. Batman, Batman, why hast thou forsaken me? You never answered my question. Riddle Me This........ When is a murderer not a murderer? The bodies are piling up, Batman."

ANARKY (Beware The Batman)

This is my own redraw of Anarky from the "Beware The Batman" cartoon. While I know everyone has their own opinions on the show (or don't know it exists), I will admit that it has always been one of my favorite Batman shows. One of the most polarizing things about the show is its inclusion of obscure Batman villains like Professor Pyg & Magpie and using them as placeholders for the primary Batman villains. And though I certainly am one to be critical of vast departures in comic-to-screen adaptations, I am willing to forgive certain decisions if they make sense or at least have good reasoning. Case in point: The show's depiction of Anarky.

I will admit that this is kind of a terrible Anarky. He's not a politically conscious teenage anti-hero/anti-villain who masquerades as an adult to further his political rebellion and has an on/off relationship with the Bat Family. Instead, he's basically the show's answer to The Joker. And while I normally wouldn't be so forgiving of such a change to a character that I like and respect, I am willing to accept it if what they make is at least good. And while this isn't a good Anarky, IT IS A GREAT VILLAIN. One thing I like so much about this Anarky is that they basically made him the "Anti-Batman". He dresses in a nearly accurate costume to Batman's, save for it having a hood, an "A" as its symbol, and being entirely white. He even has similar gadgets, though made to kill people as opposed to Batman's non-lethal gadgets. He's also a master combatant who can hold his own against Batman (He was basically the proto Nemesis). I also like how they use him as a Joker placeholder while still making him his own character. Instead of being a maniacal mass-murdering cartoon villain dressed in a purple tuxedo, he's a much more reserved and calculated mastermind who often manipulates others into unknowingly doing his bidding; like when he tricked Batman and Lady Shiva into nearly unleashing an epidemic or when he teamed up with Harvey Dent to take down Batman, which led to the latter getting scarred and becoming Two-Face. He's also not clown-themed in any way, instead going for more of a Chess theme with him as the "White King" and Batman as the "Black King". I also really like his portrayal by Wallace Langham. Instead of being a very off-the-wall over-the-top hammy performance, he's soft-spoken and mellow, but with hints of malice behind his voice. He kind of sounds like Neil Patrick Harris if he had Schizophrenia. Anarky barely ever loses his cool and hardly ever raises his voice, which adds to his menace.

That's all I have to say really. What are your opinions of "Beware The Batman" or this version of Anarky?