Let's Talk Lady Shivaさんのイラストまとめ

@itsmespicaa Not that I know of, but you might've missed Cass, Duke and Steph taking a picture and playing mini-golf together in Urban Legends #3.

... crime that can never be forgiven. If I had to choose between a softer, sappier and more human Shiva, and the two-dimensional cackling useless villainess of the 90s and New52, I'll take the former every day of the week and ask for seconds.

That don't mean I gotta like it tho.

In 2006, Gabrych was the man who wrote the first attempt at giving Shiva a new backstory. It was rushed and janky and problematic and leaves a bad taste in my mouth and, interestingly enough, was completely sandbagged the moment it came out.

... more amicably than ever before.

Shiva talks about losing Cass in this story, when they've really never been on better terms than now.

In the context of the run that this story references, the key elements of Shiva's characterization here start feeling a bit forced to me.

Even little things, like this line about Bruce's "empty nest", build up to the main theme and final resolution of the story. Parents feel empty when their children leave them, but that's the way it goes, and finding fulfillment in a son or daughter's joy is the key to avoiding...

Shiva further explains her sudden loneliness and Bruce takes her to a mini-golf course, where they spot Cassandra, Duke and Steph having a good time together, and Bruce offers a final resolution about how these kids don't belong to them, how they can and should have lives of...

To Bruce's credit, even while fighting he still genuinely tries to reach out to her, a gesture that Shiva repays by going below the belt a bunch of times, and finally all that goading pays off when Bruce snatches the knife and turns it on Shiva.

Then it gets a bit weird.

... the knife coming out, both literally and figuratively. Shiva feels that Bruce has taken Cassandra from her. And she's so mad about it that even the lettering cannot keep up for a sec.

This fight is short, like the story, but Alburquerque does a lot of good stuff with it, giving it a very nice and tangible flow from movement to movement.

Meanwhile, on the writing side, Shiva continues to taunt Bruce through and through until eventually we get to...

... he cared for her daughter. Who also makes her first appearance in this story in a photo with Duke and Steph, which prompts a rather aggressive line from Shiva.

Bruce, probably sensing that something's wrong, tries to reach out to Shiva through shared pain, grief and loss...