Grumpy Beastie's Other Lair

I had meant to get this up the last week of September, but was just not able. Better late than never I guess?

October is the beginning of what I call prompt list season. The main factors for this seem to be the flood of alternative lists to Inktober, the fact that virtually any theme of challenge goes well with -tober, and it's the warm up for the holidays & gifting season.

While these are mostly intended for art, they translate well into other things and sometimes you just need a good prompt list. And some of us just hoard them like a dragon.

Because I'm doing this on a phone and linking is difficult, this list will be light on links, but hopefully, I will have given you enough to find anything you find interesting.

On DW, vexed_wench and I are hosting our 10th Fall Fest at allbingo. kiramaru7 has already agreed to make personalized banners for those who make bingo by the end of the month.

At krazykattstableemporium, we have added several new prompt tables: tables 2-7 of the Halloween Baking Challenge inspired prompts, a Batman 85th Anniversary table, a fall flavor inspired table, and fall/Halloween candle inspired table. (We are aware of the typos, but a certain hurricane interrupted the editing process.)

Prompt lists that have caught my attention elsewhere in the wild:

On YouTube, ZoeHartist posted a video titled Alternative Prompt Lists for Inktober in 2024. I found her recommendations quite good and she stays on the prompt list long enough to screencap it and links to where they're from in the video description. In the video, she recommendeds:

- ArtyFartober 2024 - it's a very fall themed list, a bit random, and includes a secondary lite version of the prompt list. She links to the Artyfartists discord & Arty Farty Annie aka Annie Claxton's YouTube channel

- Mab's Drawlloween Club 2024 - this is a popular annual list that doesn't change drastically from year to year. It's mostly creatures and very spooky. It also includes a lite list. She links to MabGraves Instagram.

- Dark Artober 2024 - "1 prompt, 2 days, 0 pressure", the prompts are animal or creature combinations, like ghost + goat or toad + cow. She links to Dark Arts by Racine's YouTube channel.

- #kattober - 31 days of cats, the idea is to use the prompts like upside down, jars, thick, etc. to draw cats, but the creator has stressed it does not have to be cats. She links to Kattvalk's YouTube channel.

- Peachtober 24 - This list is if you are looking for something a little different. Some sample prompts are daisy, sparkle, apricot, pixel, pearl, and grass. She linked to Furrylittlepeach's Instagram.

- in the comments, people also recommended shiptober/otp, which there are usually several versions of every year, and birdtober, which seems to be very popular this year.


The rest of these are from Instagram:

- #inktoberbyash, hosted by ashsgreen. It's their 3rd year and this year's theme is combining cozy, fall + woodland themed prompts. It's a short list with an optional color palette.

- ACFUNTOBER 24 by ayangcempaka. It's a very random, unthemed list of 31 prompts.

- Citrus.mouse's 2024 Inktober prompt list aka #citrusmousetober by citrus.mouse. It's a very classic Halloween list. Citrus.mouse plans on using it to strengthen their flash tattoo portfolio.

- 2024 Witchtober Challenge. The theme this year is bewitched boutiques. There are 5 business themed prompts with mood boards. It has 5 hosts, but I found it via sorubiart's account

- Sharktober 2024. "A fun art challenge about creating shark related art to help spread better representation for those incredible creatures that take care of our oceans." I found it at astralrequin.

- 2024 Doodle-a-Day October by ellolovey. They have been putting up monthly lists of daily prompts all year with optional color palettes. October's is very traditional Halloween.

- Inktober Elves. This is the 7th annual list. The goal is to draw an elf a day. They have included all 7 lists to mix and match as you choose: cottagecore, flora + fauna, magical, autumnal, witchy, professional, & fashionable. There is also an optional element list to combine with your other prompt. Hosted by ranefea.

- Morning Crocodoodles October 2024 by morningcrodiles. The theme is classic horror this month. (They do lists every month.) There are 2 alternative variants of the list and an optional color palette.

- Cat-tober 2024 by black_cattober. Not to be confused with the other cat themed list, this one has prompts that are types of cats.

- Tattoober 2024 by anonymous.ink the prompts are all tattoo themed

- leartober 2024: spooky 2024 prompt list lite by learistically. A short list of spooky prompts.

- Fear'o'ween by boyfear. It has 2 prompts per day, but instead of combining them, you chose between them. Some are creepy, very seasonal.

- Witchtober with Joyouart 2024. It's a bit random, but also has witch's spell ingredients vibes

- calmtober by kriksisart 2024, a shorter list of cozy prompts

- cozy cauldron by marcies_art. It only has 5 prompts

- Goretober 2024 by strawb3rrymeat. Title is self-explanatory

- Mushtober by aly_ber. Loosely mushroom themed list

- Drawtober 2024 by drawtober. 6 prompts. The theme is monster mash.

- pinuptober 2024 by deuza_art. Pinup themed prompts

- Endicott's Tea Party 2024 by lanylevendula. Mostly cozy tea party vibes

- Dolltober 2024 by salem_sisterhood. This list is geared towards doll collectors and doll & toy photography

- Cabinet of Curiosities Inktober 2024, #sadinktober24, by stephanie.artdesign. things you'd find in a cabinet of curiosities.

- minitober magic by minimagia_3 just a very cute & different list

- emojitober by isa.b.e.e the prompts are strings of emojis

- rattober 2024 by thebeanbaguette. You guessed it, rat themed prompts.

- The Haunted Tea House Japan Edition by yumi.tiger This one if fairly self-explanatory

- SuperBatober has no official list, it's just an artist (mikemaihack) drawing Batgirl & Supergirl comics. They are fun. Check them out.

I have 9ish more lists saved and they are great lists, but they are all more typical Halloween lists, cute Halloween lists, or cozy fall lists, and once you start looking for lists, you are bound to find oodles of them. These are just the ones that caught my eye the last week of September.

I have a long standing goal to do ALL the June Somethings. This month, this year, I have decided to finally go for it.

These were originally meant to do over 15 days in June to help boost activity on DW during the summer when it is traditionally very slow.

squidgiepdx's The June Something 2019 Edition

1. We all have that ONE fandom, or OTP. But what would you consider your backup fandom? Bonus: Who is your backup OTP? Same fandom or different?

If I were to divide my fandoms into main, back up, and other; I guess my back up fandoms would be Merlin, Fullmetal ALchemist, and InuYasha. It's little sad because at one time InuYasha was unquestionably my main fandom.

Backup OTP: I have so many pairings, in so many fandoms, I'm not sure how I would filter between "main" and "backup." Best I can do is if I am looking for something to read late at night and I can't find whatever it is that I was looking for to scratch whatever itch I had, my next search is usually Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Roy Harper/Jason Todd, or Ronon Dex/Rodney McKay. (Different fandoms)

2. If you were able to insert yourself into one fandom as your reality, what would it be? Bonus: How different would you be in that reality?

I'm not sure I'd survive any of my fandoms. (I just keep picturing a chibi version of myself in one of those claw machine claws, being carried around, looking for a place to drop me.)

In theory, I could be the most useful in Supernatural - I am excellent at research, I have survival skills, experience with guns, knife throwing, axe throwing, wood chippers, power tools, etc. Assuming I survive the first 5 minutes, I could probably find a niche.

However, Food Wars has more of an appeal. No dying. Ridiculous sexualization of food. I'd be fine.

3. What character do you think you would end up being best friends with? Bonus: What other character would you and your new bestie give a hard time to?

Friends might not be the right word, but I could be one of Rowena's worshipful underlings. Not a long life expectancy with that, but you know. Oh, we would be giving a hard time to literally everyone.

4. You get to crossover two completely different fandoms. What two shows, and why? Bonus: Give us a preview!

May I direct you to my AO3. It's probably the most common thing I write, crossovers. My favorites to do/have done are probably Avatar: The Last Aibender/Batman, Stargate Atlantis/Care Bears, InuYasha/Avatar: The Last Airbender, and a retail AU where I crossed over all of my fandoms,

5. You get to insert your favorite OTP into a new fandom. Who is the OTP, and what fandom? Bonus: Give us a preview!

See above. To be fair though, if I am just moving a pairing to do a fusion, I tend to plop them into horror movies. They don't always fair well. I've done it with most pairings I have at some point, but most recently it has been the unholy cluster fuck of Roy Harper/Dick Grayson/Jason Todd/Koriand'r (DC), John Sheppard/Rodney McKay (Stargate Atlantis), & Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1).

6. What fandom that got a series finale was that most appropriate/most satisfying. Bonus: What about it would you have changed, if anything?

Um, do they ever? Logically, I do know it happens. I've even discussed good endings somewhere at some point. iZombie was wrapped nicely from what I remember. Leverage was also okay. Lately, it seems any time something was good/that had a good ending, got ruined by reboots and continuations. The bad part is, if they're good, I don't necessarily remember them...

7. What fandom that got a series finale was the LEAST appropriate/least satisfying. Bonus: How would you have fixed it?

...and if they are bad, I write fan fic. Frankly, if you want an unsatisfying ending, just throw a dart. The two that come to mind first are Supernatural and Stargate Atlantis, but they have both already been thoroughly ripped apart repeatedly elsewhere.

8. What is a fandom that you never thought you'd get into, but did? Bonus: How did you end up getting into it?

Honestly, Supernatural. I had a friend that was super into it from the beginning that would give me constant updates from day one until the season 5 finale, to the point where I felt like I was watching the show myself and could not summon any interest in it. However, her descriptions and recaps later turned out to be... not the best. Vexed got into the show during season 6 and spent that entire season dragging me into the show and fandom kicking and screaming. By the time season 7 was through, I was caught up enough to be watching the show as it aired and was firmly entrenched in the fandom.

9. What is the smallest fandom that you're in?

At one time, I would have said Blue Exorcist, but things fluxuate so much anymore, I'm not really sure. (I mean aside from essentially dead fandoms like Northern Exposure, but that finally got a home for streaming, so that may change.)

10. What is the largest fandom that you're in?

Unquestionably, Batman/DC comics

11. What is the fandom that you're in, but none of your fen are?

Our Flag Means Death. I try not to be obnoxious about it.

12. What fandom did everyone else get into, but you never did?

Game of Thrones. I have nothing against it, I just never summoned enough interest in it to even try it, the show or books, which is weird because you would think it would be right up my alley.

13. What do YOU consider fandom's "little black dress"? Is it a coffeeshop AU? Sharing a bed trope? Bonus, share your favorite example.

After rolling some dice to pick a fandom, Batman's little black dress is case fics. AU or canon, any pairing, that is the most common type of fic, even if it's not the main trope or even a listed trope of a fic, it works its way in. This is in no way surprising, but it is a thing.

14. Some long fics used to come with a playlist. What's a song that you were introduced to by something fannish, and what was it inspired by? Bonus: Share a link to the song/music.

I miss fics having playlists. I also miss the playlist from a certain fanfic that has been taken down and I don't want to mention the title of that I hopefully still have a PDF of somewhere.

I used to have my own long playlist of these kinds of songs, but that's gone now. Off the top of my head though:

"Every Time We Touch" by Cascada was ubiquitous in fandom for a long stretch. There was not a fandom or a pairing it seemed that did not have a fan video made with this song.

"When You Were Young" by The Killers. There was a heartbreakingly beautiful Samurai Champloo fan video made to this song that I used to watch over and over again. It's burned into my soul. Sometimes, I still try to find it again, but I'm fairly certain it disappeared off the internet.

Almost every Taylor Swift song I know is because of the Supernatural fandom.

The Supernatural fandom is also responsible for nearly all of my knowledge of Ke$ha songs, with the glaring exception of "Your Love is my Drug." That would be the fault of Avatar: the Last Airbender and Zuko/Sokka/Jet.

"Don't Trust Me" by 3OH!3 - I see you Naruto fandom and your unhinged behavior that helped form my early internet fandom years.

15. What is something you do today that you wouldn't be doing if not for fandom? Examples: Vacation with fellow fen, running a community, etc.

Simply even be on DW for one. I wouldn't have most of my friends and all the things we've done together over the years. I probably would have stopped writing. Book club would be far less fun. Frankly, to be probably, a little too honest, if it wasn't for fandom, I would probably be dead by now.

<user name="squidgiepdx">'s The June Something 2019 Edition <b>1. We all have that ONE fandom, or OTP. But what would you consider your backup fandom? Bonus: Who is your backup OTP? Same fandom or different?</b> <b>2. If you were able to insert yourself into one fandom as your reality, what would it be? Bonus: How different would you be in that reality?</b> <b>3. What character do you think you would end up being best friends with? Bonus: What other character would you and your new bestie give a hard time to?</b> <b>4. You get to crossover two completely different fandoms. What two shows, and why? Bonus: Give us a preview!</b> <b>5. You get to insert your favorite OTP into a new fandom. Who is the OTP, and what fandom? Bonus: Give us a preview!</b> <b>6. What fandom that got a series finale was that most appropriate/most satisfying. Bonus: What about it would you have changed, if anything?</b> <b>7. What fandom that got a series finale was the LEAST appropriate/least satisfying. Bonus: How would you have fixed it?</b> <b>8. What is a fandom that you never thought you'd get into, but did? Bonus: How did you end up getting into it?</b> <b>9. What is the smallest fandom that you're in?</b> <b>10. What is the largest fandom that you're in?</b> <b>11. What is the fandom that you're in, but none of your fen are?</b> <b>12. What fandom did everyone else get into, but you never did?</b> <b>13. What do YOU consider fandom's "little black dress"? Is it a coffeeshop AU? Sharing a bed trope? Bonus, share your favorite example.</b> <b>14. Some long fics used to come with a playlist. What's a song that you were introduced to by something fannish, and what was it inspired by? Bonus: Share a link to the song/music.</b> <b>15. What is something you do today that you wouldn't be doing if not for fandom? Examples: Vacation with fellow fen, running a community, etc. </b>

Or more accurately, Batman adjacent things. Most of this might actually be Jason Todd. These are all little things that were originally going to be there own posts, but I have collected them together into one big post so, that they would actually get posted. Enjoy!

~ Batman's 85th anniversary is this year. When it is most appropriate to celebrate is debatable, but I'm still kicking myself for not doing anything for the 80th anniversary. I have no ideas though. If you have any, please let me know.

~ It was recently Jason Todd's death day. My Instagram was flooded with wonderful fan art and I had planned on finally watching my interactive Blu-ray of Death in the Family, (it was not meant to be). It got me thinking about if their are any other fandoms where they commemorate a character's death day, but also I think Jason is the only member of the Batman that has a single established birthday. I could be wrong on this, but I know Dick Grayson has 5 official birthdays, Bruce has 2, I think, and several characters just don't have one. Also, logically it's a little weird we don't also celebrate his coming back from the dead day, but there are so many different variations on how that happened, I don't think any date was ever established. Did anyone else do or plan to do something for Jason's death day?

~ I was on a Taylor Swift kick for a couple days and it struck me that Shake It Off by Taylor Swift would be the perfect karaoke song for Bruce Wayne when he is in Brucie Wayne mode. Please look up a YouTube video with the lyrics and envision the near himbo Brucie Wayne alter ego performing it while you listen.

~ Looking for some input: I am working on a couple collages, one for Jason Todd, and a SuperBats one, both are in the collecting materials stages. I am trying to go for the 2000s fandom graphics/Blingee/Myspace vibe, but in a physical format. Any ideas are welcome.

~ I do not know how or why, but for nearly a week, my Instagram recommends were full of Batman/Hello Kitty artwork. Not Batman being a Hello Kitty fan, not Hello Kitty dressed as Batman, but Batman/Hello Kitty as a shipped pair. And it was multiple different artists. I've refrained from interacting with it enough that it's mostly gone away, but my brain is still unsure what to do with this information. It did give me a surprisingly not cursed fic idea though (with Vexed's help).

~ I no longer have the article (pretty sure it was Screen Rant), but someone suggested a live action fan casting of Jensen Ackles for Batman and Timothee Chalamet as Robin. I really wanted to hate it, but damn, I like it. (The specified Robin was Damian Wayne.)

~ Panda Redd's April Tik Tok compilation videos came out on YouTube and unexpectedly, he has his own theory justifying Jason Todd having an autopsy scar. I was not expecting him to be pro-autopsy scar. To be fair, I am also pro-autopsy scar, mostly for aesthetic reasons, but I also know it doesn't make sense for him to have one, and frankly, the logic part of my brain can't get past some horrifying implications. If you want me to do a post on this, let me know.

~ kibar.art for #nationalsuperheroday put up a guide on how to light a face from different angles using Batman on Instagram and it tickled me.

~ impyssadobsessions on Tumblr made an adorable fanart called My Neighbor Batman that shows the bus stop scene from My Neighbor Totoro, with Batman as Totoro and Dick!Robin & Jason!Robin as the kids, that needs to be seen.

I actually have 6 more things, but I think I will stop here for now and do a part 2 later.

Challenge #13

Make a rec list of fanworks!

If this looks suspiciously like last year’s rec post, it’s because it is. The first one is a fourth year in a row repeat because I like it and why break tradition. The others are because I’d still rec them and I’m having to do this on a library computer where traipsing around my AO3 bookmarks would be frowned upon (and anywhere else I have things saved, there runs a great risk of accidentally bringing up content that would be considered NSFW, which would get me banned from the computers).

Batnesia by Qui is one of my favorite SuperBats fics of all time. Bruce Wayne gets amnesia that very specifically only affects his memories that involve being Batman. When he wakes up, one of the first people he sees is Clark staring down at him and immediately assumes Clark is his boyfriend. The BatFam is advised to just go with whatever Bruce thinks and let his memories come back to him on his own. This leads to some hijinks and some surprising self-reflection on Bruce's part. It also has some case fic elements as they try to figure out how Bruce got amnesia in the first place and how to fix it. I'm not going to share my favorite part because, while it is a minor plot point, it is still a bit spoilery. I am going to say, I appreciate that Clark is very aware of the consent issues of being intimate with Bruce while he doesn't know who he is and avoids doing so, much to Bruce's frustration. Also, this fic started the whole “Jason Todd identifies things by licking them” bit of fanon.

Batnesia (69205 words) by Qui
Chapters: 41/41
Fandom: Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Lois Lane, Alfred Pennyworth
Additional Tags: Amnesia, Batfamily (DCU), Damian Wayne is Robin, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Absurd, Poor Clark, Identity Porn
Summary:

In which Bruce forgets a few key facts, and Clark has to go along with it.

Or, the Bruce-Has-Amnesia Fic we've all been wishing for.

On to the rest of the recs, all links go back to AO3:

Batman/DC Comics
Fans in Cape by fayescar, rated Teen and up, Gen fic. During Dick Grayson's time as Batman, he discovers fans in the batsuit.

Good Omens
meantime i ask you to be my valentine (i'll be your valentino) by hipsterchrist, rated Teen and Up, pairing: Aziraphale/Crowley, Aziraphale and Crowley celebrating Valentine's Day through the centuries.

Good Neighbours, Good Fences (and Other Misunderstandings) by out_there, The first time Crowley meets his downstairs neighbour, Aziraphale is breaking into his flat. He's not what Crowley imagined in a burglar -- he's fussy, old-fashioned, and surprisingly adorable. Crowley is intrigued, Aziraphale is ready to share a good wine... and possibly more. (Human neighbours AU.) , rated Explicit, pairing: Aziraphale/Crowley, Harlequin Big Bang

Merlin (BBC)
The Boy Next Door by lady_ragnell, rated Teen and Up, pairing: Merlin/Arthur, In which there is pining, Merlin bakes, Arthur borrows batteries he doesn't actually need, and did I mention the pining?, modern setting AU

Person of Interest
[Vid] Carousel by JinkyO, rated Teen and Up, pairing: Harold Finch/John Reese, fanvid set to “Carousel” by Melanie Martinez

Stargate Atlantis
Christmas in Kansas City by ras_elased, rated Explicit, pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay. Fluffy, Christmas romance. During a vacation on earth, John takes Rodney on a Christmas time road trip for a romantic weekend in Kansas City, which is all a surprise to Rodney.

Supernatural
Her Name is Sandman by knitmeapony, Rated G, gen fic, Dean wakes up in the hospital after an encounter with some talking ponies...

"Survey Says!" by Sylvia_Locust, rated Teen and Up, gen fic, It's 1978, and John is trapped in a two-room rental with a broken ankle and two teenage boys. He's going out of his mind with boredom until he spots a shapeshifter posing as a TV game show host. , Or John, Bobby, Rufus, and Dean get on “Family Feud” to try to gank a shapeshifter. (Sam is there too, but too young to actually be on the show.)

Challenge #8

Talk about a current fannish project (fic, art, vid, crochet, funko pop village) (that you are creating or enjoying)

I have a lot of fannish projects in varying stages of progress. These are the ones that are most present on my mind of late:

- I am actively working on adding to my crossover series'. I feel like I don’t give them enough love, despite being some of my favorite things to poke at. The most current ones are:

An Avatar: The Last Airbender/Batman crossover modern magic AU. Basically, magic and supernatural creatures are real, and it’s not really a secret, but it’s kind of ignored or looked down upon by larger “regular” human society. It’s there if you are looking for it, but most people aren’t. Bruce Wayne is a doctor at a free clinic by day and mad scientist by night, Alfred is something unspeakable and old, there is something really wrong with Dick but nobody talks about it, Tim has been recently turned into a vampire and hiding it, and Jason Todd is a werewolf that was adopted by Bruce and then resurrected Frankenstein style after he died. Most of the rest of the cast, including nearly all the AtLA characters, are magic users of various types, except Sokka. I have no idea what to do with Sokka. Most of the characters know each other by either being adopted by being part of the Wayne family or by going to the same exclusive school.

And

An Addams Family/Batman crossover kid fic AU, where Bruce Wayne and Wednesday Addams are the same age and neighbors (and have a crush on each other).

- I’ve been designing ornaments for a fandom themed holiday tree to reflect my multifandom-ness. Examples include: a small stocking that, in material and design, is inspired by the Stargate Atlantis off world uniforms with a ZPM in it and a garland that looks like Inuyasha’s beads of subjugation necklace. Though everything is in the planning stages.

Related to this, I’ve also been working on a strictly Good Omens themed mini tree. I have the white mini tree and I made a red snake garland for it, but it has some issues. The rest of the decorations were going to be made from shrink plastic, but I haven’t had time and resources to make them.

- Last year I started a junk journal of my year, that included tags of my fandoms of the year. Almost all of them are still in progress. Basically, they were paper tags styled after old school manilla tags and I drew related fanart on them. So far, there are ones for Wednesday, The Sandman, Hilde, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Invader Zim, and Moonstruck, but there are more to come.

- I have lengthy WIP that is a master list of all the Bat gadgets mentioned in the original 1960 Batman TV series, as well as another list of all of Dick Grayson’s hobbies and extracurricular activities. I am thinking of starting another one of all the committees Bruce is on.

- Speaking of lists, I also have one of all of the “periodic exclamations of surprise that also name-check women in history and the arts” in the Lumberjanes series in progress. (I had to quote someone on Good Reads to get the description right.)

There are more, but those are the big ones, I think.

I planned on reacting to this list for Batman Day back in September, but I never got the chance. I actually agree with this list. There are others I might add to it, but it's pretty solid. That being said, there are three movies I haven't seen and two I haven't seen for quite a long time on the list.

Oh, and there might be spoilers. I avoided them as much as I could.

15 Batman Animated Movies Every Fan Needs to See from movieweb.com

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Challenge #4

In your own space, add something to your fandom’s canon.

I'm not sure if it counts for this, but there is a almost entirely untapped bit of canon in the 1966-68 Batman TV series. There was a crossover between the Green Hornet series airing at the same time in a two part episode in season two ("A Pieced of the Action" and "Batman's Satisfaction"). A lot of open ended lore is established in these episodes that is never used ever again anywhere (as far as I can tell):

- Bruce Wayne and Britt Reid have known each other since possibly childhood and have been rivals since at least college (though neither knows the other's secret identity). I think there were more little throw away details about time they spent together, but my notebook with Batman details is at home and I am housesitting (also, its hard to find details online).

- They have a friend in common, Pinky Pinkston. She is an heiress to the Pink Chip Stamp Factory, wears all pink, and has her dog Apricot (who is also dyed pink) as a constant companion. She is the only female character on the show to be unusual/have a gimmick and not be a villain, highly intelligent, AND not be romantically or sexually interested in Bruce Wayne. In her few appearances in the episode, she is either outwitting the villains or playing Bruce and Britt against each other like a fiddle. Also, whenever she asks one on a date, she makes sure the other is there too. I believe she also went to college with Bruce and Britt, but, again, I don't have my notes with me.

Now, I get why nothing more was done with this, but think of the possibilities.

Since Batman: Wayne Family Adventures premiered on Webtoons, I have pretty faithfully kept up with it each week and recommended it whenever I get a chance, but this year has continually kicked my ass to the point where I got several months behind on this as well. Yesterday, I took the time to catch up and to celebrate, here are the episodes that live rent free in my head!

But first, a brief description of what I'm talking about: Batman: Wayne Family Adventures is an official DC Comics webcomic on Webtoons by CRC Payne & StarBite. It starts with Duke Thomas moving into Wayne Manor and the highjinks that ensues from becoming part of the Bat Family. While the series has serious storylines from time to time, it is mostly humorous, slice of life stories. The comic also takes the time to give all the characters their own arcs and not focus primarily on Bruce Wayne/Batman. If someone is looking for an introduction to Batman characters, I really recommend this series, despite it's fluffy nature, it does help you get a sense of each character and all in nice, bite-sized chunks. While this series is intended for people new to Batman, there are references to the vast Batman lore/canon everywhere. The series is rated Teen and updates every Thursday on Webtoons.

Now on to the list! Episodes* that live rent free in my head (thar be light spoilers):

#2: Ep. 2 - The Last Cookie (Sept 8, 2021): This very early episode sort of sets the tone for the rest of the series. The Bat Family is resting post patrol with platters of Alfred's post patrol baked goods. All is well until they are down to the last cookie. A manor wide brawl for it ensues.

#31: Ep. 31 - Dirty Little Secret (Mar 23, 22): Damian is collecting blackmail material on everyone else in the family, but has been unable to get anything on Jason. Jason is totally aware of Damian's stalking and combats it with his usual flare. It ends with an adorable bonding moment between the two of them.

#44: Ep. 44 - Ransom (Jun 22, 22): Tim gets kidnapped as a civilian and has to be rescued by Red Hood, who bonds with the kidnappers and gives them tips.

#45 & #46: Ep. 45 - Strong Enough (1/2) [Jun 29, 22] & Ep. 46 - Strong Enough (2/2) [Jul 6, 22]: Jason is working on his motorcycle in the Batcave when a sound triggers a PTSD flashback to when he was beaten by the Joker with the crowbar and he actually gets help and support.

#53: (S2) Ep. 53 - Online (Oct 5, 22): Barbara is doing her regular online check on the Batfamily's civilian identities and finds Jason's online dating profile.

#71: (S2) Ep. 71 - High Heels (Feb 8, 23): It starts as Selina teaching Stephanie how to fight better in high heels, which turns into a battle between Stephanie and Damian, both in high heels. There is also a sweet moment with Bruce & Selina at the end.

#77: (S2) Ep. 77 - Suit Up (Mar 22, 23): After a battle with Condiment King, Batman needs his spare batsuit and trusts Batwoman to get it from the cave. Unfortunately for him, she runs into Nightwing and Red Hood there, who know about the secret closet of old Bat costumes. Batman does chose to own their choice while he's meeting with Gordon at the end.

#79: (S2) Ep. 79 - Just Desserts (Apr 5, 23): Bruce has a nemesis on the PTA at Damian's and Duke's school.

#83: (S2) Ep. 83 - Utility Belt (May 3, 23): Batman is on a mission with Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and Hal learns exactly how much ridiculousness is contained within Bat's utility belt. They even worked in the shark repellant. (They bears and the robots are cuter than they have any right to be.)

#95 & #96: (S2) Ep. 95 - Win or Lose (Part 1) [Jul 26, 23] & (S2) Ep. 96 - Win or Lose (Part 2) [Aug 2, 23]: A more serious Jason centric story about Jason on patrol, the choices they make as vigilantes, and if it makes a difference.

#97: (S2) Ep. 97 - Wonderful (Aug 9. 23): This is the episode that officially introduces Wonder Woman and she has to meet ALL of Damian's animals before her and Bruce can discuss business.

#108: (S2) Ep. 108 - There Can Only Be One (Oct 25, 23): This episode officially introduces Roy Harper & his daughter. Jason thinks just the three of them are going to spend the day at the fair, but Dick was also invited. Jason & Dick spend the entire time trying to prove which one of them is Lian's favorite uncle.

#111: (S2) Ep. 111 - Haley (Nov 15,23): Bitewing vs. The Vacuum while Tim cleans Dick's apartment and Dick narrates.

Honorable Mentions. Theses are episodes that don't live in my head rent free, but are definitely worth mentioning:

#22: Ep. 22 - The Tournament (Jan 19, 2022): Barbara, Jason, Tim, Stephanie, and Cassandra gather for the Fifth Annual Challenge of Champions. (Duke & Damian sacrifice their participation to serve as a distraction to Alfred & Bruce so the tournament can happen.) The loser this year has to patrol for 2 weeks in Dick's old "Discowing" costume. Guess who loses?

#89: (S2) Ep. 89 - Stick Up (Jun 14, 23): Tim is once again confronted with the kidnappers from #44 while in his civilian identity and has to be saved by Red Hood, again.

#92 - (S2) Ep. 92 - Newsflash (Jul 5, 23): Clark takes Jon & Damian with him to the Daily Planet to learn more about his civilian job. Jon & Damian try to figure out what a phone booth is and Lois ends up being the real hero when she teaches the boys the importance of helping people outside of what they do as costumed heroes.

#93 - (S2) Ep. 93 - Alarm Bells (Jul 12, 23): Bruce will not leave the batcomputer, so Alfred offers a reward of fresh cookies if Dick, Jason, Duke, and Cassandra can get him away from it. Jason is very on point, but Dick is so perfectly devious.

#102: (S2) Ep. 102 - Bad Day (Sep 13, 23): Alfred is sick and the rest of the family is injured, but they manage to rally and make soup as a team.

#105: (S2) Ep. 105 - Trivia Night (Oct 4, 23): Apparently, Bruce, Clark, & Diana have monthly get togethers in their civilian identities (& Bruce in disguise). This night in particular, they deal with the fact that Bruce is a nightmare at trivia night.

#109: (S2) Ep. 109 - PhD (Nov 1,23): Damian & Harley Quinn debate the merits of having a higher education in Gotham.

*Episodes are what Webtoons calls individual comics of a series.

I am fairly certain I have missed things

ongoing:
NCIS
The Adventures of Superman (1950s)
Bob's Burgers
The Great North
The People's Court
Fantasy Island (2021)
Young Sheldon
The Goldbergs
Harley Quinn
Batman (1966)
The Neighborhood
MacGyver (1985)
Hawaii Five-O (2010)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Last Man Standing
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
Pictionary
The Simpsons
We Bare Bears

movies:
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
Justice League vs Teen Titans (2016)
Batman: Year One (2011)
Constantine: City of Demons (2018)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)
The Death of Superman (2018)
Batman: Hush (2019)
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
Another Round (2020)
The Raven (1963)*
Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
The Munsters (2022)
Godzilla the King of the Monsters (1956, Americanized version)*
Shoplifters (2018)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)*
Batman:The Dark Knight Returns part 1 (2012)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns part 2 (2012)
The Boys in the Band (2020)
The Sea Beast (2022)
The Menu (2022)
Duel (1971)*
Bleach (2018, live action)
Injustice (2021)
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019)
The Old Guard (2020)
Fantastic Fungi (2019)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)*
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022)
We Bare Bears: The Movie (2020)
The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Barbarian (2022)
A Man Called Ove (2015)
Decision to Leave (2022)
The Invisible Man (1933)*
Kiss of the Vampire (1963)*
Island of Lost Souls (1932)*
The Blood of Dracula (1957)*
Old Dark House (1932)*
This Island Earth (1955)*
The Mole People (1956)*

series:
The Sandman
Wednesday
Grace & Frankie (season 7)
Svengoolie*
We Baby Bears
Dear White People (volume 4)
Hilda
The Haunting of Hill House (dnf)
Sharp Objects
The Witcher
The Crown (season 5)
Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure

anime:
Aggretsuko (season 4)
Devilman Crybaby (2018)
The Way of the Househusband (season 2)
A Whisker Away
Flavors of Youth: International Version
Beastars (season 2)
Violet Evergarden
Aggretsuko (season 5)
Violet Evergarden Special (2018)
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (dnf)
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Violet Evergarden: The Movie

short film:
Silent (2014)
Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leagured (2014)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy Thanos Threat (2017)

other:
The Boondocks S1 E8: A Huey Freeman Christmas