The First Lady of Gotham
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scans_dailyIt's pretty clear that Thomas Wayne receives a lot more focus than Martha, but she does get some moments. Here's two of my favorites.
Two and half pages from Batman: Gotham Streets #16.
The recently released from jail Mr. Pierce tells of his past with Martha Kane:
Doesn't Bruce's momma look so cute here? *smushs her*Why so wonderful, Dustin Nguyen.
Ming Doyle drew a comic dedicated to Martha Wayne in 2007 called "Lady Gotham." Since the entire comic is posted at her site, I'm going to assume it's alright to post it all here.
There's a lot of dissimilarity between the two versions, but I think they're both interesting.
Two and half pages from Batman: Gotham Streets #16.
The recently released from jail Mr. Pierce tells of his past with Martha Kane:
Doesn't Bruce's momma look so cute here? *smushs her*
Ming Doyle drew a comic dedicated to Martha Wayne in 2007 called "Lady Gotham." Since the entire comic is posted at her site, I'm going to assume it's alright to post it all here.
There's a lot of dissimilarity between the two versions, but I think they're both interesting.
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Date: 2010-10-01 10:08 pm (UTC)i think the Dini Martha is great. she's a spitfire :)
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Date: 2010-10-01 11:00 pm (UTC)Lisa; I'm a magazine rack!
Homer: Look, I'm the first to admit it, I don't write good parts for women.
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Date: 2010-10-01 11:47 pm (UTC)I'm just a bit confused. I think I might get the concept, but...
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Date: 2010-10-02 06:04 am (UTC)Chris Nolan has never actually said "I don't writer great parts for women" but in Inception, Mal literally only exists as a part of Dom. Rachel Dawes only really exists as Ms. Exposition or someone for the male characters to angst over... even after she's dead.
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Date: 2010-10-02 11:01 am (UTC)Yeah, I noticed that about Nolan around the time TDK came out, and when I went to see Inception came out you bet I was paying attention to how he treated female characters.
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Date: 2010-10-01 10:54 pm (UTC)That way we could have a clear root for Bruce's devotion to the ideals of justice as well as charity.
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Date: 2010-10-02 12:36 am (UTC)There needs to be more about Martha, about mothers in general in comics -- hell, in all media. I'm tired of the idea that it's dear old Dad who's the biggest influence in a kid's life, whatever the gender; especially that it's always Dad who's number one in a boy's life. That is just so much bullshit.
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Date: 2010-10-02 06:09 am (UTC)Slightly off-topic
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Date: 2010-10-02 06:06 am (UTC)Also, the first has a pretty crafty way of getting around the whole 'needs money, but won't take a bribe' thing. She WON'T take a bribe, but she WILL take a donation - a bribe is only a bribe if it influences your future actions, after all. I've always wanted to write a scene where something like this happens:
Hero: Alright, bad guy, hands up! You're coming with me.
Bad guy: You don't wanna do that, hero. Not when I can make your life so much easier. What would you say to $10,000?
Hero: I'd say 'gee, thanks!'
Bad guy: I knew you'd see it my way. *forks over the cash*
Hero: Now hands up!
Bad guy: What?!
Hero: Hands up!
Bad guy: What the hell are you doing? I just bribed you!
Hero: No, you didn't.
Bad guy: I gave you $10,000 cash!
Hero: Yes, and it was very nice of you. Up with the hands.
Bad guy: I BOUGHT you! You're DIRTY! YOU WORK FOR ME!
Hero: Listen, if you want to give me ten grand, that's your business. I'd be a fool not to take it. But you haven't BOUGHT me, you've PAID me.
Bad guy: There's no difference!
Hero: There's all the difference in the world. A BOUGHT person belongs to you, a PAID person is someone you've given money to. If you want to pay me for something I haven't done, then who am I to argue? I could use ten grand. But I'm not BOUGHT unless I let that money make you mine - and brother, that ain't happenin'. I like money, but I also like justice. Now hands up already!
Bad guy: I KNEW this was gonna be a bad day...
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