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Post by redsycorax on Jul 16, 2022 1:39:36 GMT
Hmmmm, An interesting idea about Selina moving on, jon. Several potential beaus occur to me... (a) Deathstroke/Slade Wilson- well, both Selina and he are morally ambiguous characters. And it could be interesting to watch what happens when Adeline Kane finds out. (b) Insofar as the Flash rogues gallery goes, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, or Heat Wave could be interesting. (c) I like the Roy Harper/Arsenal idea too
As for Talia (a) Slade Wilson could be very compatible with her (b) Roy Harper, too, given Ollie's past entanglement with the League of Assassins (c) Eobard Thawne, Professor Zoom (d) Sinestro (e) Lex Luthor, on the rebound
How about having Fear Factor/Scarecrow become involved with June Moone, the Enchantress? As for the Penguin, it might be interesting to have him become involved with someone against the grain, such as Vicki Vale (if she's still around Gotham). I'm serious. She's an investigative journalist and she uncovers something that fundamentally shifts her perception of the Penguin and causes a decisive break with Batman over the disclosure. The Penguin is grateful and something sparks between the two of them...
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Post by redsycorax on Jul 16, 2022 2:02:27 GMT
Meanwhile, in an AU with vampires in it and with Nightwing now their alpha, having killed Jim Gordon and her family, Batgirl is out for staking him. Quite an interesting thematic change from having the two of them romantically involved with one another. This sounds like a really novel take on the characters and it'll be interesting to read it: screenrant.com/dc-vs-vampires-nightwing-vs-batgirl-epic-brawl-vampire-king/
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Post by redsycorax on Jul 16, 2022 2:14:38 GMT
And in the Batman/Catwoman AU, Bruce and Selina tie the knot in a modest twenty four hour chapel with Clark and Lois as best man and matron of honour. Looks fitting somehow for those of us who prefer a Bruce/Selina relationship and its culmination. I used to be noncommital about the possibility and then I read Alan Brennert's Earth-Two story about the couple in which the Scarecrow ironically ended up making Bruce and Selina finally acknowledge what they felt for one another and tied the knot: screenrant.com/batman-catwoman-wedding-finally-tom-king-dc-comics/
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Post by starskyhutch76 on Jul 17, 2022 20:36:21 GMT
Just got the goofiest scene in my head. Catwoman choosing some C-level character to have a fling with to get over Bruce, Could be something goofy like Cat-man (just because it's so obvious) or maybe Speedy (Nightwing is off limits but Speedy might serve the double purposes of tweeking off Bruce) or anyone that might seem like a "Mr Right ... Now" in Catwoman's eyes. The thing would be that: 1) the person Selina chooses thinks it is more than just a fling. 2) they were in a serious relationship just prior to Selina. This leads to a situation where the poor schlub thinks he has two potential love interests (Selina and his not-quite-Ex), the following line "But we were on a break" and the schlub being dumped by both women (with Selina and the ex trading jabs about our schlub as a romantic partner). What if Selina were to go so far as try and turn Catman into Batman in all but name. It's a common trope of women hooking up with men and then trying to change them into what their image of them ought to be. She might try and encourage him to go straight and become a hero and help him come up with Batman/Catman gimmicks. She might even try to help him get a sidekick or just partner with him herself. Whether he would be able to adjust to this change of role remains to be seen.
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Post by jonclark on Jul 17, 2022 21:33:13 GMT
Just got the goofiest scene in my head. Catwoman choosing some C-level character to have a fling with to get over Bruce, Could be something goofy like Cat-man (just because it's so obvious) or maybe Speedy (Nightwing is off limits but Speedy might serve the double purposes of tweeking off Bruce) or anyone that might seem like a "Mr Right ... Now" in Catwoman's eyes. The thing would be that: 1) the person Selina chooses thinks it is more than just a fling. 2) they were in a serious relationship just prior to Selina. This leads to a situation where the poor schlub thinks he has two potential love interests (Selina and his not-quite-Ex), the following line "But we were on a break" and the schlub being dumped by both women (with Selina and the ex trading jabs about our schlub as a romantic partner). What if Selina were to go so far as try and turn Catman into Batman in all but name. It's a common trope of women hooking up with men and then trying to change them into what their image of them ought to be. She might try and encourage him to go straight and become a hero and help him come up with Batman/Catman gimmicks. She might even try to help him get a sidekick or just partner with him herself. Whether he would be able to adjust to this change of role remains to be seen. That could work too, but I was going more for the "a few fun no strings dates" rather than a "fixer-upper" where Catman was concerned. If the Wrath was still around after the neron story I could see him being the guy Selina might use for "not-quite-Bruce-but-he'll-do" idea or a Bane type (the original take not the post-Knightfall muscle-brian.
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Post by starskyhutch76 on Jul 18, 2022 21:49:25 GMT
Didn't Chuck have Catwoman on the side of the angels in his stories with her? It's more likely she would hook up with a D-list hero. Maybe Animalman? I think he was still single pre-crisis.
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Post by DocQuantum on Jul 18, 2022 21:55:29 GMT
Animal Man is married with children, though. But I like the idea better than an alliance with a villain at this point in Selina’s life. She hasn’t been a crook since years before the Crisis. In fact, before and just after the COIE she was Batman’s unofficial regular partner, causing Robin to be jealous of the time spent with her.
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Post by DocQuantum on Jul 18, 2022 22:00:24 GMT
I’ve always thought there should be some kind of major return to Gotham story for Catwoman that takes place around the time of Bruce’s wedding, that would have Silver briefly wondering if she might lose Bruce but would result in Batman and Catwoman parting ways as friends. She would be adversarial but not criminal. I just never worked out a plot for it.
I think it’s fine for Catwoman to live in Florida for a good while (or anywhere else), but I think she will always return to Gotham, IMO, even if Batman is no longer her love interest.
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Post by starskyhutch76 on Jul 18, 2022 22:13:45 GMT
Another idea could be Chuck's own creation, the Earth-1 Wildcat.
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Post by redsycorax on Jul 19, 2022 0:08:18 GMT
Hey, what about Selina becoming involved with Ra's al=Ghul? That'd cause a lot of drama, particularly considering how Talia would react. Perhaps Ra's and Selina might work together and he might become attracted to her tenacity, fortitude and self-discipline, and...
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