NIGHTWING: REBIRTH #1 Written by TIM SEELEY Art by YANICK PAQUETTE Cover by JAVIER FERNANDEZ He’s been Robin, Batman, a spy, a ghost. Now, Dick Grayson returns to Gotham City to reclaim the life that was taken from him. But when a new evil threatens those he loves most, Nightwing faces being torn away from home once again in order to destroy the dark force once and for all. Powerhouse artist Yanick Paquette (BATMAN, SWAMP THING) joins series writer Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL) to return Nightwing to the DC superhero stage! On sale JULY 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T 

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NIGHTWING #1 Written by TIM SEELEY Art and cover by JAVIER FERNANDEZ “BETTER THAN BATMAN” Chapter One: Batman taught Nightwing everything he knows – but what if everything he taught him is wrong? When Dick is stuck with a new mentor who challenges everything Batman taught him, Nightwing has to shatter his concept of justice in order to fight for what he knows is right. Writer Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL) launches Nightwing onto a new quest alongside rising talent Javier Fernandez (RED HOOD/ARSENAL). On sale JULY 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

i’m strong enough and smart enough for anything you throw at me.

why doesn’t the x-mansion have wheelchair ramps

it’s literally his house

how does he get in and out of his own house

Even Wolverines Upgraded X-men school had stairs, kinda small ones but still! (although admittedly Prof X wasn’t a headmaster anymore, there were definetly students who could have benefitted from more accessible surroundings). Unless there’s hidden elevators built into those sci fi looking added parts.

That’s right! Even if Xavier was no longer headmaster, I’m pretty sure the absence of a ramp is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you’re rebuilding the entire school from scratch, you don’t even need to retrofit it.

You know, something that occurs to me the more I think about it… how many times during Xavier’s tenure did the mansion get destroyed and have to be completely rebuilt from the ground up? And every single time, he put in stairs!

The man is loaded. He has the money to run a mutant boarding school/top-secret paramilitary organization with its own private top-of-the-line fighter jet, underground hangar, holodeck of death, and whatever the hell Cerebro is. When the mansion was destroyed the first time, he could’ve been like, “Well, I’m rebuilding it to be as convenient as possible for me, what with it being my own damn house and all.” There could literally not even be any stairs at all. When you think about it, ramps are easier than stairs even for the able-bodied.

This school could have been a marvel of modern architecture. A Guggenheim-like spiral ramp in the center with rooms branching off of it. Wide doorways with automatic sliding doors everywhere that could be operated manually in case the power went out. Instead he didn’t even put in a three-foot wedge of concrete to give himself access to his own damn house!

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Ezra Miller for Out Magazine.

Beach date!

Natalie Dormer for Harper’s Bazaar Australia, May 2016

what i learned today: in 1800 alexander hamilton and aaron burr were both defense lawyers for a guy who was accused of murder. they tried to cast suspicion on another guy who was near the scene of the crime, richard croucher. the details of what happened next are contentious, because the court transcript is vague and it honestly sounds like something either of these two fuckos would have done, so here’s a brief run-down of the two equally beautiful stories that have evolved regarding richard croucher’s day in court, paraphrased from ron chernow who was kind enough to ensure history didn’t forget this anecdote

the legend is, while croucher was testifying, hamilton held two candles under the dude’s face, giving him a “sinister glow”. he told the jury, “i conjure you to look through that man’s countenance to his conscience.” apparently spooked by a-ham’s theatrics, croucher confessed on the spot.

however! aaron burr later insisted HE was the one who put on this circus show. his version of the story is, he grabbed two candelabras and thrust them at croucher, exclaiming “BEHOLD THE MURDERER, GENTLEMEN!” croucher then ran out of the courtroom in terror

A rendition of this dramatic moment. 

“burr, you’re a better lawyer than me.”

incredible in court - succinct, persuasive