SNOWFLAKE CHALLENGE #6: RECS!

[queenslayerbee]

In your own space, share a favourite piece of original canon (a show, a specific TV episode, a storyline, a book or series, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. . Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

A while ago I started doing posts with a few recs that got sidetracked when I stopped using this journal for a little while, so I thought I'd do one of those!

• ONE SHOW: yesterday I decided to watch a few episodes from the first season of "Batman: The Animated Series" and was once again overtaken by how much I love that show. I haven't really watched the other seasons, but from what I've seen new adventures didn't quite land that... baby's first gothic vibe season one had going on. Season one though? Superb. The Cat and the Claw and the first meeting between Bruce-Batman and Selina-Catwoman, the utter heartbreak in Heart of Ice, the melancholy It's Never Too Late, the tragic bent in On Leather Wings and ESPECIALLY Feet of Clay, the catharsis in Joker's Favor... this show had hit after hit after hit.
• ONE FILM: "The Lion in Winter". If you enjoy a good story about an immensely fucked up royal family, this one is my favourite of all time. No character leaves you indifferent. And although we're already halfway through January, I love to watch it in winter. Really gets me in the spirit of the holidays!
• ONE COMIC: I recently read "Nightwing/Huntress" (written by the infamous Devin Grayson, whose writing I'm just getting familiar with). Loved it. It's a take on Dick not everyone will enjoy, but I dig it, and the dynamic it presents between the characters is fascinating. Also, it's only four issues long, the art is gorgeous, and Helena should always wear that version of the suit.
• ONE BOOK: "The Sanguine Sorceress" by Camilla Andrew. I don't get tired of recommending this book and this author, someone who I consider both a friend and a remarkable artist. I love a good tale of revenge starting an imperfect victim, with opulent descriptive prose and a detailed fantasy worldbuilding, and this novelette has it all. The paperback edition (still available for purchase) finally arrived in the mail, and it has gooooorgeous illustrations (ETA: forgot to add credit to the artist, Rachel Bostick). If it sounds like it could be the story for you, I wholeheartedly recommend it.

Comments

[sparrow2000]

Four for the price of one, I love it! I don't know the other fandoms/canon, but a good rec is worth its weight in gold. And god, The Lion in Winter - Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn are the business. I haven't seen it in years but reading your piece makes me want to seek it out again so thank you for doing that! :)

[freevistas]

this makes me want to re-visit batman: the animated series. i've never re-watched it as an adult!

[linky]

Batman TAS is so good! Its been a while since I've seen some episodes but it's truly something special and wonderfully made.

[snowynight]

The art of The Sanguine Sorceress is so pretty!

Thanks for the recs. You have great taste.

[silveradept]

Kevin Conroy does such a great job with Batman in that series, and the entire thing is a giant visual treat. It's what I think of when "art deco" is in my head, especially all of the gorgeous decorations on the buildings, and the way the characters are drawn and animated.