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Blurb and musings
Aug. 14th, 2008 08:44 amSince seeing the Batman movies, I've been getting into my beloved The Batman verse again: rediscovering old favorite episodes and finding new ones. The second season is made of awesome. I have so many good memories of watching it on TV when it first aired: being intrigued by the Riddler from the start, journeying into Joker's mind, angst with Clayface.... The fourth season is pretty amazing, too, boasting pretty much the most awesome Riddler episode and a Robin who doesn't totally ruin the show, as I was afraid he might (especially after seeing Batgirl be a Jade clone). And in the fifth season, we can hear George Newbern guest star as Superman in four episodes. **purrrrr.** Batgirl seems to have grown up, too. Jade could have taken some lessons from her. **is still irritated that Jade remained the same cookie-cutter character throughout all five seasons of Jackie Chan Adventures.**
A few days ago, I got an utter crack idea: a fic set in The Batman verse, where someone tampers with the space time continuum (it was probably Joker messing up something the Riddler was doing) and totally makes a mess of things. The cunning, serious Riddler (the Marilyn Manson one ♥) is sent to the world of the 1960s Batman live-action show, while Frank Gorshin's over-the-top Riddler is sent to the world of The Batman. Maybe there's mixups with some other villains, too---though probably just my other favorites, Joker and the Penguin. LOLOLOL. Poor everyone. The misplaced villains, as well as both Batmans, would be so confused. And havoc would be wreaked!
I was also thinking about which Batman villains were the inspiration for which Darkwing Duck villains, because Batman was the main thing Darkwing was a parody of. At first I thought Quackerjack was DW's Joker, and there's definitely some similarities (Joker in Batman: the Animated Series even says "It's playtime!"), but I'm thinking now that DW's Joker is probably a combo of Quackerjack and Negaduck. Because Joker in his intended form is pretty much a homicidal maniac, and that's more Negaduck than Quackerjack. XD Besides, I always think of Joker as Batman's arch-enemy, and in DW, that's a title held by Negaduck.
Quackerjack may be inspired partially by Toyman from Superman fame, too. DW parodied Superman sometimes as well, most notably in The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck.
And Tuskerninni? Totally the Penguin! Why? Well, aside from sharing the Penguin's physique and a liking for fancy suits, Tuskerninni had penguin henchmen. What could be more obvious as an in-joke?All that's missing is a constant umbrella.... Or did Tuskerninni have one, at least sometimes?
Bushroot = Poison Ivy. Naturally.
Somebody compared the Liquidator's origin to a Batman villain, but now I'm not sure who it was. XD; Or was it his powers that were compared to one? Because I thought it was Hydroman (is there a Batman villain called this?), but Liquidator's origins seemed awfully similar to Mr. Freeze (at least in The Batman verse).
I'm not sure the Riddler has a DW counterpart.
I'm also tacking on an extremely random Batman blurb. I can't seem to do anything more with it, so I decided this is all I'll get out of it right now. This is The Batman verse, a world of barefoot Jokers and Marilyn Manson Riddlers (but only in looks; Riddler doesn't sing. XD) LOL. ♥ Mostly it's Batman's reactions to the situation presented. It takes place sometime after both the episode Riddler's Revenge and my fic Kaleidoscope, but it is not part of the timeline I've already started to develop.
( More than a criminal )
Somehow, in the middle of all these musings (and trying to figure out how to get my hands on all The Batman Riddler merchandise), I wrote chapter 5 of The Diamond Rose Glass. X3 It feels so good to write an all-out, classic mystery! So much nostalgia. And describing the book and antique store has been so much fun. I love the fact that I basically know where this fic is going, too, instead of randomly writing anything that comes to mind. Of course, there's still improvisations and me being surprised by some twists, but it's not as prevalent as it was in my YGO mysteries.
A few days ago, I got an utter crack idea: a fic set in The Batman verse, where someone tampers with the space time continuum (it was probably Joker messing up something the Riddler was doing) and totally makes a mess of things. The cunning, serious Riddler (the Marilyn Manson one ♥) is sent to the world of the 1960s Batman live-action show, while Frank Gorshin's over-the-top Riddler is sent to the world of The Batman. Maybe there's mixups with some other villains, too---though probably just my other favorites, Joker and the Penguin. LOLOLOL. Poor everyone. The misplaced villains, as well as both Batmans, would be so confused. And havoc would be wreaked!
I was also thinking about which Batman villains were the inspiration for which Darkwing Duck villains, because Batman was the main thing Darkwing was a parody of. At first I thought Quackerjack was DW's Joker, and there's definitely some similarities (Joker in Batman: the Animated Series even says "It's playtime!"), but I'm thinking now that DW's Joker is probably a combo of Quackerjack and Negaduck. Because Joker in his intended form is pretty much a homicidal maniac, and that's more Negaduck than Quackerjack. XD Besides, I always think of Joker as Batman's arch-enemy, and in DW, that's a title held by Negaduck.
Quackerjack may be inspired partially by Toyman from Superman fame, too. DW parodied Superman sometimes as well, most notably in The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck.
And Tuskerninni? Totally the Penguin! Why? Well, aside from sharing the Penguin's physique and a liking for fancy suits, Tuskerninni had penguin henchmen. What could be more obvious as an in-joke?
Bushroot = Poison Ivy. Naturally.
Somebody compared the Liquidator's origin to a Batman villain, but now I'm not sure who it was. XD; Or was it his powers that were compared to one? Because I thought it was Hydroman (is there a Batman villain called this?), but Liquidator's origins seemed awfully similar to Mr. Freeze (at least in The Batman verse).
I'm not sure the Riddler has a DW counterpart.
I'm also tacking on an extremely random Batman blurb. I can't seem to do anything more with it, so I decided this is all I'll get out of it right now. This is The Batman verse, a world of barefoot Jokers and Marilyn Manson Riddlers (but only in looks; Riddler doesn't sing. XD) LOL. ♥ Mostly it's Batman's reactions to the situation presented. It takes place sometime after both the episode Riddler's Revenge and my fic Kaleidoscope, but it is not part of the timeline I've already started to develop.
( More than a criminal )
Somehow, in the middle of all these musings (and trying to figure out how to get my hands on all The Batman Riddler merchandise), I wrote chapter 5 of The Diamond Rose Glass. X3 It feels so good to write an all-out, classic mystery! So much nostalgia. And describing the book and antique store has been so much fun. I love the fact that I basically know where this fic is going, too, instead of randomly writing anything that comes to mind. Of course, there's still improvisations and me being surprised by some twists, but it's not as prevalent as it was in my YGO mysteries.
