Let's Talk Lady Shivaさんのイラストまとめ

She's been waiting a long time for this one.

@AverageAnimeFa2

If this was somehow a Shiva series and the next arc were all about her learning to find meaning in her life without Cass (or hell, just embracing the meaningless of her life with a wink and a smile) I could at least accept that this messy first step was necessary to get there.

... she gets in one run is jettisoned by the next writer. And this is a big problem when it comes to characters with such few appearances per year as Shiva, because god only knows when she'll show up next. So it locks her into this irritating cycle of stop-and-go.

- BATGIRLS #13 (December 13th, 2022)
- BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #16 (September 8th, 2020)

... straight into the trap of making Shiva someone who wants to mold Cass in her image, instead of just letting her be who she is as long as that gives her the strength to keep being the best.
There is one little spark of light with Shiva being unrepentant in this panel, but...

Then there's this next bit that feels utterly bizarre given that Shiva didn't even exist in Cassandra's life until she was almost an adult. This isn't something Steph should be saying to Shiva, it's something she should be saying to David at most.

And of course, it falls...

But this part is just... baffling.

First off, we have Shiva questioning her very identity without Cass, which is, well, upsetting. It's the most explicit use of Shiva's obsession with her daughter so far, just straight-up saying she's nothing without her.

And that ain't nice.

Anyway, the fight mercifully ends before something really embarrassing can happen to Shiva, and after a quick detour to the rest of the cast, we get to the real meat of my issues with this, well, issue. Because everything so far has been relatively minor quibbles.

Immediately, Shiva devolves into a severely pissed off snarling little barrel of hate, and while I understand the situation may warrant it, I don't like it. I don't like any version of Shiva with this much of a short fuse who can be so easily ticked off. It just feels bland.