Nano update

Chapter 4.1, in which everyone gets told about Robin. And Hob has his first bit of highway robbery. Awww. He's growing up so fast. And 3000 words were achieved today, as opposed to yesterday's 700.

Did bloody awful yesterday, due to the Sheriff and Gisburne refusing to get any further than Gisburne taking his clothes off. Dammit, I need a sex scene! Was it not Nick Grace who sanctioned this in his holy wisdom by telling us that 'you've got to get sex somewhere'? There is chemistry. We have slow languidness! Dammit, Gisburne, get in the damn bed!

comics musing

Well, apart from derryderrydown's musing on abuse in the superhero community, (she's worked it out that everyone in the Outsiders except Anissa and the people who literally haven't been alive for more than a few months has been a victim of sexual abuse, which is bloody scary, and I'm going to be talking about Birds of Prey, of whom all the main characters - Babs, Dinah and Helena have been)

Re-reading BoP#75. And wondering exactly how Babs can be so blind. Seriously. Dinah's clearly shown, and written, as caring for Babs deeply. We're not talking about just best friends here. This isn't random, either. Over the last several issues, it's been constant. Constant worrying, constant affection, etc, etc. Christ, even the artist is drawing large amounts of touching that is both tasteful and obvious. (yes, we are talking Ed Benes, the master of the innappropriate butt shot) Babs is even shown as expecting it, too. And this is not a touchy-feely girl.

And the back-up story with Eduardo Barretto focussing on Lady Blackhawk... dammit, that was cool. And great at showing her as having different, 40s-era sensibilities and uncomfortability with being used as PR. But :wails: Why can't we have him as the main artist?! He draws leggy and pretty, it's just that his leggy and pretty is close to reality and does not constantly show off butt-cheeks.

Last thing : Dinah is technically older than Babs, right? (but has been made a few years younger due to the Lazarus Pit) Dinah started superheroing when she was 18, same time as Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Batman and Supes, and Babs started at about 17 or 18 a couple of years later. How much longer after Robin came on the scene did Batgirl start? Anyone?